Italian flexible packaging group Inn-Flex has installed two new printing lines at its Serbian subsidiary Papir Print, doubling production capacity, as part of a EUR 11.5 million (USD 12.9 million) investment plan in Serbia.

DS Smith Packaging plans to invest EUR 16 million in its Krusevac production site in Serbia, adding 25% capacity and installing a six-color flexo printer and upgraded corrugators.

Ball Packaging Europe Beograd has applied to Belgrade's environmental secretariat for approval of an impact study for adding a fourth aluminium can production line at its Zemun plant, raising capacity to 3.2 billion cans per year.

DS Smith agreed to acquire Bosis doo, a Serbian maker of offset cardboard and blister packaging, via a share transaction expected to complete in the second half of its financial year. The deal strengthens its East Europe packaging business.

Ball Corporation is investing EUR 45 million in a new production line at its Belgrade beverage can plant in Serbia, increasing capacity toward more than two billion cans a year.

Smurfit Kappa agreed to buy an integrated packaging business in Belgrade, Serbia, from Kappa Star Group, including the FHB paper mill and Avala Ada corrugated plant. The deal is valued at EUR 133 million.