Smurfit Kappa and WestRock announced a merger creating Smurfit WestRock, which will be domiciled in Ireland with global headquarters in Dublin. Smurfit Kappa shareholders will hold 50.4% and WestRock shareholders 49.6%, with closing expected in Q2 2024 subject to regulatory approval.

Packaging Holdings announced the bolt-on acquisition of Ace Corrugated, a corrugated box maker based in Cavan. It is part of two bolt-on deals with a combined outlay of over EUR 11 million.

Amcor announced a multi-million-dollar investment to add thermoforming capabilities for medical packaging at its Sligo, Ireland healthcare packaging facility, including Class 7 cleanroom manufacturing and a design studio.

Sealed Air has announced the acquisition of Foxpak Flexibles, a digital-printing flexible packaging firm based in Collon, Ireland with 33 employees. The fee was undisclosed.

SEE (NYSE: SEE) announced the acquisition of Foxpak Flexibles Ltd., a privately owned Irish digital-print flexible packaging company with 33 employees, under its SEE Ventures initiative. Terms were not disclosed.

Irish packaging company Zeus announced a deal to buy Limerick Packaging, a corrugated packaging supplier to the industrial and transit packaging market, in Ireland. The sale is subject to approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Waddington Europe, a Novolex division, agreed with Irish recycler Shabra to purchase food-grade recycled PET for making new packaging at its Arklow production site, announced August 31, 2021.

C&D Foods agreed a €40 million contract with ProAmpac's Donegal facility in Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland, for flexible packaging supply across its European operations. The deal is expected to support site expansion and job creation.

ProAmpac signed a multi-year, multi-million euro contract making its Donegal facility the strategic supplier of flexible pet food packaging for C&D Foods, the pet food division of ABP Food Group, with plans to expand production and employment.

West Pharmaceutical Services has doubled its workforce at its Waterford, Ireland plant to over 900 employees to supply millions of rubber vial stoppers for Covid-19 vaccines to more than a dozen global customers.

ProAmpac confirmed a multi-year, multi-million-euro supply contract making its County Donegal facility the strategic supplier of flexible pet food packaging to C&D Foods. The contract was announced in mid-May 2021.

US-based ProAmpac Holdings acquired RA Pacaisti Teo from Ludgate Investments, with plans to expand manufacturing of primary packaging for ready-to-eat foods. The company keeps its Donegal and London operations and terms were not disclosed.

Bunzl agreed to acquire Abco Kovex, a Dublin-based distributor of flexible packaging with UK operations and 2019 revenue of EUR 23 million. Completion is subject to clearance by the Irish competition authority.

Foxpak has opened a new €3 million manufacturing plant in Collon, County Louth, to add capacity for flexible compostable packaging. The opening was reported on 7 June 2019.

Foxpak Flexibles Ltd. officially opened its new manufacturing plant in Collon, County Louth, Ireland, on 28 March 2019, after a recently completed EUR 3 million investment in new equipment and facilities.

Hong Kong-based GPA Global has acquired Ireland-based Lucas Luxury Packaging and Lucas Promotions, packaging and promotional item companies serving the spirits and beverage industries. The fee was not disclosed.

Rigid Containers has completed a €8 million investment at its Limerick city production facility and plans an expanded workforce.

VPK Packaging Group's Rigid Containers opened two extensions and new conversion equipment at its Limerick, Ireland plant after an EUR 8 million investment. The company plans a third shift that would add 25 to 30 jobs over two years.

Finnish packaging firm Huhtamaki acquired a 70% stake in Ennis-based paper cup maker CupPrint for EUR 22 million on a debt-free basis. The deal was reported on May 31, 2018.

The Office of Government Procurement in Ireland published a request for tender (FCT034C) for the supply and delivery of disposable polypropylene and aluminium meal containers, sealing films, tray sealing machines and polystyrene food boxes, with contract start 10 March 2017 and no value specified.