Smurfit Kappa Mexico plans to invest between $10 and $15 million over the next three years in its four plants in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, which make corrugated cardboard packaging.

Smurfit Kappa inaugurated a folding carton manufacturing plant in Tijuana, Mexico, with an investment of US$145.5 million. The plant creates 250 jobs and starts with annual production of 10 million square meters.

Smurfit Kappa inaugurated its third plant in Tijuana, Mexico, after an investment of US$14.5 million, creating 250 jobs. The folding cardboard plant has a capacity of 10 million square meters and began operations at the end of 2018.

MAPAL Frhenosa, a joint venture of the MAPAL Group, opened a second branch in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, with a ceremony held at the end of January 2019. The site adds production capacity for tool reconditioning and is expected to create 100 jobs.

US steel producer Nucor has acquired POK, a precision castings company with a facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. POK serves oil and gas, mining, sugar mill and pump and valve customers.

Wärtsilä's EPC-built 130 MW gas-fuelled power plant near Monterrey, Mexico, commenced full operations in September 2018 for Pemcorp and Arroyo Energy Investors, with a three-year O&M agreement.

GEPP's Procesos Plasticos (Proplasa) plant in Tultitlan, State of Mexico, has a production line targeting over 14,000 tonnes of shrink film and 4,500 tonnes of stretch film per year. Italian firm Amut Dolci Extrusion supplied three coextrusion lines and related equipment.

Tempe-based Walbar Engine Components completed a new manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Sonora, with a 35,000 sq ft building for non-aerospace work and a 70,000 sq ft building for aerospace work. The expansion represents an investment of roughly $10 million.

Spanish company TotalWinePack formed a strategic alliance with Mexican packaging firm Todo de Cartón, which will manufacture TotalWinePack wine bottle boxes in Mexico. The alliance was closed in November 2018 after three years of joint work.

Grupo Gondi announced plans to build a new corrugated and high-graphic packaging plant near Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, with an investment of over $44 million. The plant will create 250 permanent jobs and will supply local manufacturers including Constellation Brands' Obregón brewery.

ITASA built a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with a EUR 20 million investment, 150 million m2 annual capacity and 50 employees, starting operations in October 2018 with siliconing from February 2019.

Illinois-based Transparent Container is opening a new production facility in Tijuana's La Encantada industrial park, an 87,750-square-foot plant with 11 thermoforming lines. The company has not disclosed investment or job numbers.

U.S. Corrugated, Inc. acquired a majority interest in Corrugated and Packaging LLC, which operates a corrugated sheet plant and foam fabrication in Tijuana, Mexico.

Saverglass opened a $120 million glass bottle manufacturing and decoration plant in Jalisco, Mexico, which began production in June 2018, created 400 local jobs and adds 120 million bottles per year.

Cooper Standard laid the foundation stone for a $12 million polymer mixing plant in Aguascalientes, creating 100 direct jobs, with completion expected in the first quarter of 2019.

Copamex will switch production at its Anáhuac mill in Mexico from graphic paper to recycled containerboard, having ordered a modern stock preparation system from Voith.

Voith agreed a deal with Copamex of Monterrey, Mexico, to install a BlueLine stock preparation system at its Anáhuac mill, converting it to containerboard production of 260,000 tpa, with startup expected in early 2019.

Voith Paper North America reached a deal with Copamex to install a BlueLine stock preparation system at Copamex's Anáhuac mill in Mexico, which is being converted to make containerboard. The system is due to start up in early 2019 and will output 260,000 metric tons per year of testliner and corrugated medium.

Voith Paper North America won a contract from Copamex to install its BlueLine stock preparation system at the Anahuac mill in Mexico, which is being converted to containerboard and packaging production. Start-up is planned for early 2019.

Voith Paper North America agreed to supply a BlueLine stock preparation system for Copamex's Anáhuac mill in Mexico, which is being converted to containerboard production. The system is to start up in early 2019 and output 260,000 metric tons per year.

Voith Paper North America will supply a BlueLine stock preparation system for Copamex's mill in Anáhuac, Chihuahua, which is being converted to containerboard. The system is due to start up in early 2019 and output 260,000 metric tons per year.

Spanish release liner maker ITASA is building a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with a €20M investment and 150 Mm2 capacity, employing 50 people. Cutting and printing operations are due to start in October 2018 and silicone processing in February 2019.

St. Johns Packaging announced on January 10, 2026 that it has completed the acquisition of Flexible Packaging Solutions Pty Ltd. The deal expands its global reach in flexible packaging.

Mexican packaging company Empaques Nova inaugurated a new plant in Mérida, Yucatán, for making packaging paper and containers, with the Mexican Secretary of Economy attending. The ceremony was reported on 3 June 2018.

Treofan Americas plans to install a 10-meter wide BOPP extrusion line in late 2018 adding 30,000 tons of capacity at its Zacapu, Mexico plant. The total project capital expenditure is estimated at $65 million.

CCL Industries signed a binding agreement to acquire Treofan America Inc. and Trespaphan Mexico Holdings from M&C S.p.A. for a net purchase price of about $255 million. Closing is expected in Q2 2018, subject to regulatory approvals.

Heineken's new seventh brewery in Meoqui, Chihuahua, built by Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma with an investment of 7.5 billion pesos, was inaugurated on February 27, 2018, adding 5 million hectoliters of annual capacity and about 500 direct jobs.

Mann+Hummel inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of 300 million pesos to make automotive and industrial filters. The plant will produce 15 million filters per year and create 150 jobs in its first phase.

Germany's Schütz signed an agreement to acquire Mexican rigid industrial packaging company Envases y Laminados (ELSA) for an undisclosed sum, with completion expected in early 2018.

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) announced it will spend $100 million over two years to expand global production capacity, including doubling side-by-side vehicle capacity at its Juarez 2 plant in Mexico. The board approved the investment on 30 November 2017.

Siemens inaugurated a new production line at its Balvanera plant in Corregidora, Queretaro, investing US$7.2 million to double capacity for low and medium voltage control panels and switches from 7,000 to 14,000 panels per year, adding 240 jobs.

Grupo Saargummi announced a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment reported at 682.5 million pesos and about 1,100 jobs to be created in the short and medium term. The plant will make rubber profiles for doors, trunks and windows, including for Volkswagen vehicles.

Owens-Illinois will build a fifth glass furnace at its Nava plant in northeastern Mexico to supply beer bottles to Constellation's adjacent brewery, an expansion estimated at about $140 million, financed equally by both partners.

Mexican packaging maker Grupo Gondi announced plans to invest US$300 million in a containerboard mill with 400,000 tons a year capacity in the Nexxus industrial park in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon.

Japanese-owned Aisan Autopartes México officially started operations at a new plant in Villa de Pozos, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with a $72 million investment and 260 jobs. The plant makes throttle bodies, engine valves and fuel pumps for the automotive sector.

Smurfit Kappa started operating a new containerboard machine PM6 at its Los Reyes paper mill in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, in October 2017, adding about 100,000 tonnes a year of capacity for $62 million.

Crown Holdings officially opened a beverage can plant in Juarez, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, with a USD 75 million investment and 1.2 billion cans a year of output. A second line costing USD 45 million over two years is planned, and about 160 jobs will be created.

Vichisa, a Crown subsidiary, will invest $200 million in two phases to build its ninth glass container plant in Meoqui, Chihuahua, to supply Heineken's nearby brewery. The first phase is $120 million and is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs, with construction starting in October 2017.

Vichisa, partner of Crown Brand-Building Packaging, signed an agreement with the Chihuahua state government to build a glass container factory in Meoqui supplying the Heineken plant, with a first-phase investment of $120 million and over 200 direct jobs. A second phase of $80 million is planned within three to four years.

Sanhua Automotive Mexico opened its third plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with an investment of about 400 million pesos, adding roughly 250 jobs. The plant will make automotive thermal expansion valves and other components.

Arca Flow Controls, the US subsidiary of Arca Regler, delivered several large anti-surge control valves for compressor lines in Mexico, ordered in 2016 and delivered in early 2017. The valves serve pipeline stations in La Laguna, Coahuila and Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi.

Treofan is investing USD 45 million in a new 5-layer, 10.4m BOPP orientation line at its Zacapu, Mexico plant, due to start in Q4 2018. The line yields a net capacity increase of about 30,000 tons per year, or 50% of current capacity, as an old 1992 line is mothballed.

Arca Flow Controls, the US subsidiary of Arca Regler GmbH, has begun delivering several large anti-surge control valves for compressor lines in La Laguna, Coahuila and Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

Arca Flow Controls, the US subsidiary of Arca Regler GmbH, delivered five anti-surge valves to Mexico for compressor lines at pipeline stations in La Laguna, Coahuila and Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi. The compressors are scheduled to go online in winter 2017 or early 2018.

Arca Flow Controls, the US subsidiary of Arca Regler, delivered five large anti-surge control valves for compressor lines in Mexico, ordered the previous year. The valves serve compressor stations in La Laguna (Coahuila) and Villa de Reyes (San Luis Potosi) that feed natural gas to CFE power stations and industry.

Bosch will begin operations in December 2017 at a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with investment above $80 million. The plant will focus on steering systems for automakers in the Bajío corridor.

German BOPP film maker Treofan Group announced in July 2017 a $45 million new manufacturing line at its Zacapu, Michoacan plant, adding 30,000 tonnes a year of capacity, with completion expected in Q4 2018.

Treofan invested $45 million in a new biaxially oriented polypropylene film line at its Zacapu, Mexico plant, adding about 30,000 tons per year of capacity, with operation due in Q4 2018. Brückner Group will supply the line.

Walbro LLC opened a new aluminum die casting facility co-located with its engine management plant in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. It starts with flywheels for small engines and plans six more die casting machines.

General Electric Oil & Gas Pressure Control opened a plant in the Guadalupe Industrial Park, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, for manufacturing oil industry equipment. The investment was 200 million pesos, creating 160 direct jobs, with exports to 22 countries.