Italian food packaging firm Scatolificio del Garda, controlled by Fondo Italiano d'Investimento since 2025, acquired a majority stake in Spanish company Graphi Red. The deal was announced on 7 September 2026.

The European Commission authorised the combination of Spanish packaging groups Caiba and Nosoplas under shared control of Portobello Capital Fondo IV, Cobega and Sonab, finding no competition concerns. The combined company covers PET preforms, containers and recycled PET resin.

The European Commission approved, under its simplified procedure, the combination of Portobello Capital's Caiba and Cobega's Nosoplas plastics businesses into a single PET packaging company.

Smurfit Westrock has completed a €54 million expansion at its Ibi facility in Alicante, Spain, doubling Bag-in-Box production capacity to meet European demand. The site has received €90 million in capital over the last decade.

Packaging maker Ondupack will invest more than EUR 3.6 million to expand its Almendralejo plant in Extremadura, Spain, creating 15 jobs with a EUR 905,791.50 government incentive. The announcement was made on 13 August 2026.

Greif announced it is acquiring Envaplast, a Spanish producer of polymer containers, as reported alongside its fiscal third-quarter 2026 results. Deal value was not given in the excerpt.

Compañía Española de Tabaco en Rama (CETARSA) awarded a contract to PALM PACKAGING BILBAO S.L. to supply 45,000 C48 AC ND boxes for tobacco packaging in Cáceres for EUR 602,100, with the award dated 16 July 2026.

Morocco's Competition Council received notification of a joint control acquisition of Caiba SA, after its merger with Nosoplas SLU, by Portobello Capital Gestión, Cobega and Sonab. Third-party observations are due by July 27, 2026.

CETARSA awarded PALM PACKAGING BILBAO S.L. a contract to supply 45,000 C48 boxes for tobacco packaging for EUR 602,100 excluding VAT, from a 630,000 EUR estimated value. The tender was published on 12 June 2026 and the award is listed as dated 24 July 2026.

Spanish corrugated packaging producer Grupo La Plana announced a €14 million investment in an automated high-rack storage facility at its primary manufacturing site to improve logistics and production capacity.

Preludio Partners acquired a 100% stake in Envases Sanz Belda, a packaging company, as reported on 26 February 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Zeus Packaging Group acquired KOEX Packaging Solutions, a premium and retail packaging specialist with operations in Miami, Paris and Fuzhou, China. The deal is aimed at increasing production and logistics capacity in Europe and extending Zeus into the US; financial terms were not disclosed.

CMSA has opened a new 2,700 m² packaging hub in Beniaján, Murcia, after investing EUR 1.8 million in robotics, quality control and automation. The company targets EUR 28 million in turnover in 2026.

Compañía Española de Tabaco en Rama (CETARSA) awarded DS Smith Packaging Italia a supply contract for corrugated cardboard boxes for tobacco packaging, worth 903,000 EUR excluding VAT, with deliveries to Cáceres factories from February to July 2026.

PackBenefit launched a new state-of-the-art fibre-based food packaging plant in Aldeamayor de San Martín, Valladolid, which more than doubles its production capacity.

Spanish packaging group Grabalfa announced the acquisition of Plásticos Francés, a family-owned flexible plastic packaging manufacturer based in Beneixama, Alicante. It is Grabalfa's third acquisition in two years.

Ondupack, part of CL Grupo Industrial, will invest €9 million to add a production line at its Navalmoral de la Mata plant in Cáceres, raising annual capacity from 50 million to 90 million m2, with start-up planned for April 2026.

PackBenefit has built a new sustainable food packaging plant in Valladolid, Spain, with an investment of more than 28 million euros that will double production capacity. The official inauguration is scheduled for October 24, 2025.

Resilux Ibérica Packaging is expanding its PET preform and packaging plant in Higuera la Real, adding capacity, storage and multilayer preform products with an investment above EUR 28 million. The works began in 2022 and completion is expected in 2025, creating 35 permanent jobs.

Gruppo Fabbri Vignola has completed the acquisition of Spanish packaging company G.F. Packaging España S.A., its long-standing dealer in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and South America. The article is dated 30 May 2025.

Hinojosa Packaging Group has finished a €30 million expansion of its Xàtiva plant in Valencia, adding 15,000 square metres and installing a 3.35-metre corrugator that raises capacity to two million boxes per day. The project began in 2022 and was announced on 14 May 2025.

Smurfit Kappa Navarra was awarded a public tender to supply 70,000 C48 AC ND cardboard boxes for tobacco packaging to CETARSA in Cáceres, for 950,600 euros excluding VAT.

Spain's Mando de Apoyo Logistico awarded a public tender for packaging, labelling and pallets to Herlo Recambios and Suministros Industriales Heyser, with an awarded amount of EUR 100,826.45 excluding VAT, on 5 August 2025.

ISEM Packaging Group, a Milan-based luxury packaging group, has acquired EGISA, a Barcelona-based high-end folding carton manufacturer with over 60 years of experience. The deal is backed by Peninsula Capital, and the value is not disclosed.

Ondupack inaugurated a corrugated cardboard plant in Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres, with an investment of 49 million euros, capacity for 200 million square meters per year and 50 direct jobs.

Hinojosa Packaging Group acquired Envases Toledo, a corrugated cardboard packaging maker with 25 staff and EUR 5.5 million in 2024 sales. The new plant in Aldaia, Valencia, will support the group's other packaging plants in the Valencian Community.

Gestión de Medio Rural de Canarias awarded a single-lot contract for corrugated cardboard boxes for its Tenerife marketing activity to Klingele Embalajes Canarias for €1 excluding VAT, after receiving one bid. The estimated value was €981,670.

Spanish postal operator S.E. Correos y Telégrafos awarded three lots for manufacturing and supply of retail packaging to Tompla, Cartonajes Gisbert and Formpaper Packaging, with a total awarded value of €6,394,523.

Ball Corporation has acquired European impact extruder Alucan for €82 million ($88 million). The deal includes Alucan's plants in Linars del Vallés, Spain and Lummen, Belgium, expanding Ball's capacity for aerosol cans and impact-extruded bottles.

Constantia Tobepal announced a €14.1 million investment in a new tandem extruder at its Burgos facility in Spain to boost pharmaceutical and food packaging capacity. The line is expected to be fully operational by mid-2026.

Hinojosa Packaging Group is rebuilding its PM 1 paper machine at Alquería, Spain with supplier Voith, raising containerboard output about 19% to 128,000 tons per year. The shutdown and restart are scheduled for Q1 2026.

Novapet, part of the SAMCA Group, announced the acquisition of PET packaging maker ENSO from GED Capital. The deal creates a vertically integrated group with five production plants in Spain and Portugal, with projected annual turnover above 400 million euros.

The European Commission approved Sonoco Products' acquisition of the Eviosys group, which includes metal packaging and closure plants in Spain, under EU competition rules.

Ondupack SAU, part of CL Grupo Industrial, launched a new corrugated board factory in Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres, Spain, with an initial capacity of 60 million m² per year and a planned 200 million m² project capacity. The 60,000 m² plant is equipped with Fosber, BOBST and Emmepi machinery.

French group PSB Industries, owner of Texen, finalized its acquisition of Spain-based Quadpack in October 2024, creating a beauty packaging group with combined sales of €360m and 12 wholly owned factories.

Smurfit Kappa Navarra was awarded a public supply contract by Compañía Española de Tabaco en Rama (CETARSA) for 50,000 C48 cardboard boxes for tobacco packaging, at €664,500 excluding VAT in Cáceres.

Salinas Packaging Group opened a new sustainable printing and graphic arts facility in Spain, investing close to EUR 10 million. The plant serves its three rigid box plants near Alicante and its Barcelona plant, and is expected to raise capacity by 40% in 2025.

Investment company Lemnos Capital acquired 100% of Cartonajes Limousin, a corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer in Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, Spain, and plans to expand its product range and regional markets.

Spain's state postal operator Correos y Telégrafos awarded a restricted framework agreement for paper and plastic packaging supplies, with an estimated value of EUR 4.95 million over 24 months, to Intermark Packaging and Labelling and four other firms.

Belgian packaging group deSter completed the acquisition of the production units of Spanish tableware makers Nupik International and Sky Paper from Dopla, including an automated warehouse in Barcelona, and will operate them as Nupik by deSter.

Spanish packaging group Salinas Packaging Group acquired the folding carton activity of Madrid-based Arteos Digital. The deal is part of Salinas's strategic investment plan launched in 2020.

Smurfit Kappa will invest EUR 54 million to double the capacity of its Bag-in-Box plant in Ibi, Alicante, Spain, and create 200 jobs. The investment also improves waste management and energy efficiency.

Saica has commenced construction of a new corrugated board factory in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Catalonia, with an investment of more than $107.8 million. Operations are scheduled to start in 2025 and the plant will replace two existing sites.

Ondupet, which makes rPET packaging, is investing 11 million euros to expand its plant in Almendralejo, Extremadura, and plans to grow its workforce from 65 to 110.

DS Smith has completed its acquisition of the corrugated packaging business of Spain's Grupo Lantero for approximately EUR 190 million, expanding its position in the Spanish market. Grupo Lantero operates seven sites.

Spain's Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre awarded Laminados de Cartón, S.L. a framework contract worth EUR 200,000 for grey cardboard lids, corrugated separators and corner protectors.

Saica Group started work on a new corrugated board plant in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, investing more than EUR 100 million. The plant will combine Saica Pack El Prat and Saica Pack Barcelona and is due to start in spring 2025.

Klingele Embalajes Canarias S.A was awarded a EUR 7,061 contract by Gestion de Medio Rural de Canarias for single-use corrugated cardboard boxes, with the award dated 2023-11-29.

AkzoNobel announced a €32 million investment to build a metal packaging coatings factory in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, creating 40 jobs. Operations are scheduled to begin by mid-2025, and the cornerstone has been laid.

Grupo Lappi acquired CPM-Penta Group, a Madrid-based maker of flexible packaging and labels, in October 2023. Terms were not disclosed.