Seki's board approved a JPY 4.3 billion (USD 27.3 million) water-based flexographic printing and converting plant in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, producing food bags and beverage labels. Construction is set to start in February 2027 with operations from April 2028.

Rengo has begun construction of a new corrugated cardboard factory, the Ehime Toon Factory, in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture, to relocate its Matsuyama plant. The investment is 14 billion yen and operations are scheduled to start in January 2024.

Asahi Printing completed a pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging factory in Kizugawa, Kyoto, built for about 6 billion yen next to an existing plant. It will start full operation within the month, alongside its Toyama site.

Toyo Seikan decided to construct a new factory building for manufacturing flexible packaging containers within its Toyohashi Plant in Aichi Prefecture. The project costs 9 billion yen and is scheduled for completion in March 2020.