UFlex has commissioned its first overseas woven polypropylene bags plant in Altamira, Mexico, with an investment of about USD 52 million. The 10-acre facility strengthens its manufacturing presence in the Americas.

Symphony Environmental Technologies delivered its first commercial container-load of d2p EA masterbatch to Sirane Central Americana in Mexico. The delivery follows new independent ethylene-adsorption test results from AIMPLAS.

Disruptive Packaging opened a new manufacturing and recycling facility in Mexicali, Mexico, on February 18, 2026, with two production lines producing up to 20 million URTHCOR boxes.

Grupo Empresarial Salaverry started flexographic printing and five-layer extrusion processes at its Xiloxoxtla plant in Tlaxcala, Mexico, which the state governor says will raise production capacity by 38%. The start-up was reported on 2025-04-11.

FEMSA reached a definitive agreement to sell its plastics solutions operations to AMMI, an affiliate of Milenio Capital, for 3,165 million Mexican pesos on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

PAC Worldwide moved operations from Pedro Escobedo into a new 83,000 square-foot flexible packaging plant in San Juan del Rio, about two hours north of Mexico City. The plant is expected to produce over 700,000 bags daily at full capacity.

Flex Américas CEO Om Prakash Mishra announced a second stage of expansion in Altamira, with a planned $300 million complex to be built in 2024-2025 on a site still being sought. The total investment through 2025 is above $500 million.

Flex Américas laid the first stone of a new BoPET film plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas, as the first stage of a $200 million expansion for construction in 2022-2023. The company says the expansion will create about 1,000 jobs.

Flex Américas opened a BoPET film recycling plant at its Altamira industrial complex in Tamaulipas, Mexico, with state government officials present. The project was completed a few weeks before the November 3, 2022 ceremony.

St. Johns Packaging completed its acquisition of Plasticos Uribe, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer based in Tlaquepaque near Guadalajara, Mexico, announced May 9, 2022. The deal adds Mexican manufacturing capacity alongside a new greenfield plant in Leon, Guanajuato.

Clearlake Capital-backed Pretium Packaging completed its acquisition of Grupo Edid, a Lerma, Mexico rigid packaging manufacturer and paperboard printer, on December 16, 2021; financial terms were not disclosed.

Direct Pack Inc. opened a new 200,000-square-foot thermoforming facility in Mexicali, called Direct Pack Baja, which began producing food packaging in September 2021. The plant represents a $25M investment.

Typack-Recipet plans to invest US$5 million in a new thermoformed plastic packaging plant in Mexico, expected to be operational within 15 months.

Trelleborg's offshore operation was awarded a major multi-million-dollar contract by Pemex to supply its Elastopipe rubber-based flexible piping system for the Abkatun A complex in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract was announced on 3 July 2019.

Rohrer is building a new thermoforming facility in Tijuana, Mexico, to serve U.S. consumer goods and packaging customers who have moved manufacturing to the border region. The plant is expected to employ nearly 200 people at full production.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GualapackGroup announced the acquisition of Mexican converter Excel Nobleza S.A.P.I. de C.V., establishing a laminates manufacturing presence in Mexico, with the Herrero family remaining in management.

Hexpol AG invested $9.2 million (EUR 8.7 million) in a 135-litre rubber mixing line at its Queretaro facility, adding about 12,000 tonnes of capacity to 53,000 tonnes per year; the addition was celebrated at an open house on 16 November.

Bemis Manufacturing is adding 15,200 square meters and three 1,000-1,500 ton presses to its Monterrey plant, and the building can support future presses up to 4,400 tons. The company plans to hire once the expansion is complete.

Altopro SA de CV plans a $50 million expansion of its Irapuato facility, including a new five-layer polypropylene oriented film line from Brückner, expected operational in early 2017 and adding about 40 million pounds of capacity.