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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Saica Group confirmed an investment of more than €100 million in a new Saica Pack corrugated packaging factory in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, which will consolidate its El Prat and Barcelona plants, with installation of the first machines expected by end-2024.

US manufacturer Jabil will build a consumer goods manufacturing and packaging plant in l'Aldea, Baix Ebre, Catalonia, with an investment of EUR 4 million and an initial 50 jobs that could rise to about 100. The plant is expected to start up in the third quarter of 2022.

Plastipak will build a food-grade recycled PET recycling facility at its Toledo, Spain site, producing 20,000 tons of rPET pellets per year. The project will create about 14 jobs and is scheduled to start production in summer 2022.

Jokey Group is building a new production facility in Murcia, Spain, for its Jokey Treplás subsidiary, investing about 12 million euros, to replace the Molina de Segura plant and double capacity, with operation expected in early 2021.

Italian group Dopla has invested EUR 18 million to open two 10,000 square metre plants at its Polinyà site in Barcelona, making biodegradable cups and plates, with 44 new hires. The plants are already operating, according to the Catalan government.

Ball Corporation has inaugurated a new beverage can production plant in Cabanillas del Campo, Guadalajara, Spain. Ball invested more than 100 million euros in the facility.

Crown Packaging is finishing its can plant in Parc Sagunt I, Sagunto, and will start production in October 2018 with 150 direct jobs, with two lines planned to produce about two billion cans a year.

Crown Holdings announced it will build a new aluminum beverage can plant at Parc Sagunt near Valencia, Spain, with initial annual capacity of about 900 million cans, expected to be operational in Q4 2018.

LY Company chose MachinePoint Engineering to build its new factory in Malaga for packaging wine, water and oil in carton containers, with financing and a Tetra Pak partnership arranged through MachinePoint. The article is dated 2 May 2017.

Ball Beverage Packaging will install a new can factory in Cabanillas del Campo, Guadalajara, with an initial investment above EUR 100 million and more than 110 direct jobs. The plant will make about 1.2 billion aluminum cans a year, with a second line planned later.