German packaging maker Papier-Mettler acquired an industrial building in Moorefield, West Virginia, in May and will invest $48 million to create up to 100 jobs there, its first US production plant.

Kruger Packaging's Elizabethtown team produced the first sheets of corrugated paper at its soon-to-open corrugated box plant, with construction continuing toward completion. The milestone was reported on June 27, 2022.

Keiding, Inc., a Milwaukee-based maker of molded pulp protective packaging, is opening a second factory at N90 W14507 Commerce Drive in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, creating 20 manufacturing jobs. The facility is expected to open in November 2023.

Berlin Packaging acquired Andler Packaging Group, a US distributor of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures with locations in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida, announced June 10, 2022.

Canpack marked the steel framing completion of its 862,000 sq ft aluminium beverage can plant in Monroe Township, Muncie, Indiana, with plant operations expected in Q4 2022. The $380 million facility is expected to employ about 345 people.

Eastside Distilling subsidiary Craft Canning + Printing bought a production facility operated by Aprch Beverage in Portland, Oregon, and was contracted to exclusively provide can printing and co-packing for Aprch's products in Washington and Oregon.

Pratt Industries, through subsidiary Pratt Corrugated Holdings, will locate a Regional Manufacturing & Innovation Center in Cedar Hill, Texas. The company will invest more than $200 million and employ 150 full-time workers.

Sinclair & Rush, Inc. completed its acquisition of Indepak Corporation, a Portland, Oregon thermoform manufacturer of custom trays, blisters and clamshell packaging. The deal adds thermoforming capacity and a west coast manufacturing footprint.

Craft Canning became the exclusive provider of can printing and co-packing services to Aprch Beverage Co for products sold in Washington and Oregon, including its CBD water flavors. Supplies began the week before the announcement.

Eastside Distilling subsidiary Craft Canning + Printing acquired the Portland, Oregon production facility previously operated by Aprch Beverage Co. The deal was announced on June 3, 2022.

Eastey, a shrink-packaging equipment maker owned by Engage Technologies, moved its sealer and tunnel manufacturing into a 50,000 sq ft building in Big Lake, Minnesota, announced June 1, 2022.

Scholle IPN will invest $31.1 million to expand its Smyth County operation by 73,000 square feet, adding new film extrusion and packaging lines and 75 jobs, plus new rail track for resin deliveries. The announcement was made on June 1, 2022.

ProAmpac acquired Specialty Packaging, a Fort Worth, Texas maker of stock and custom bags, wraps and liners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kelso & Co, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Inovar Packaging Group from AEA Investors. Inovar makes pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Johnson County Council approved two tax abatements for a $15 million expansion of Sonoco Flexible Packaging's facility north of Edinburgh, Indiana. The announcement is dated 13 May 2022.

Huhtamaki North America plans to expand its Hammond, Indiana facility with nearly $100 million of capital investment to add molded fiber capacity. The project adds about 250,000 square feet and about 100 jobs, with construction starting in summer 2022.

Brook + Whittle has acquired Diamond Flexible Packaging, a family-owned flexible packaging and converting company in Northbrook, Illinois, adding five pouch lines and bag-making capabilities.

Welch Packaging, based in Elkhart, Indiana, bought a 98-inch Fosber corrugator for a new operation at 4200 Industrial Blvd in Indianapolis, expected to add at least 50 jobs.

Nashville Box has started manufacturing at its 100,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Lebanon, Tennessee, after installing converting lines, announced May 2022.

good natured Products Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire the business and operating assets of FormTex Plastics Corporation, a Houston custom plastic packaging manufacturer, for $4.8 million USD cash, subject to closing adjustments.

Novvia Group acquired Southern Container, a Dalton, Georgia distributor of intermediate bulk containers, plastic and steel pails and drums, and other rigid packaging. The terms were not disclosed. The deal closed on April 25, 2022.

Straub Brewery announced that St. Marys Box Company is manufacturing eco-friendly cases for its 16 oz. returnable glass bottles, starting a long-term collaboration. The announcement was made around Earth Day 2022.

Anchor Packaging LLC announced the acquisition of Panoramic Inc., a rigid food packaging company located in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Rand-Whitney held a groundbreaking for a 384,000 square foot packaging facility in Boylston, Massachusetts, designed and built with PROCON. When fully operational it will be able to produce 300 million boxes annually.

Saica plans a second phase at its Hamilton, Ohio plant, adding two converting machines including a 4-colour Bobst flexo folder-gluer and a 2-colour Bobst rotary die-cutter. Civil works are to start in coming months, with both machines running in the second half of 2023.

Saica Group started corrugated packaging production at its new 360,000 square-foot plant in Hamilton, Ohio, its first U.S. corrugated plant. The plant has capacity over 1,500 MSF/year and is part of a $800 million U.S. investment plan; about 500 jobs are expected.

Summit Packaging Systems broke ground on a 77,000-square-foot facility expansion in Racine, Wisconsin, a $20 million project expected to create about 145 jobs and to be completed within 12 months.

US packaging company TricorBraun agreed to acquire PBFY, a California-based flexible packaging distributor, from Pacific Western Sales. The transaction was expected to close later in April 2022.

Saica Pack started up its first US box plant, a 360,000 sq ft greenfield facility in Hamilton, Ohio, in April 2022. It currently runs one shift with 32 employees and targets 140m sqm of corrugated board per year by 2029.

Italian packaging company Gruppo Fanti held a groundbreaking for its first US production site in Weirton, Brooke County, West Virginia, investing $30 million to make metal packaging containers and creating 40 jobs.

Haskell converted a vacant warehouse in Plainfield, Illinois into the Lincolnway facility for Diageo, with two high-speed can lines capable of 25 million cases of RTD products per year.

All American Label & Packaging merged with Western Shield Label and Packaging, a pressure-sensitive label and packaging maker with plants in California, Texas, Ohio and Tennessee. Heartwood Partners supported the merger, announced March 24, 2022.

WestRock held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $47 million expansion of its Claremont plant, adding 285,000 square feet to grow production of food, food service and beverage packaging, with 50 new jobs expected by end of 2023.

B2B Industrial Packaging, a GenNx360 company, announced the acquisition of MillerBevco, a packaging supplies company in Shawnee, Kansas. It is B2B Industrial Packaging's 23rd major acquisition.

Cold Chain Technologies acquired Packaging Technology Group, a Fall River, Massachusetts maker of thermally engineered packaging for biotech, biopharma and medical customers, on 2022-03-21. Terms were not disclosed.

The Massman Companies, a packaging machinery maker based in Villard, Minnesota, acquired New England Machinery, Inc., a privately held maker of bottling and packaging line equipment based in Bradenton, Florida. The transaction closed on 11 March 2022 and was announced on 14 March 2022.

Darnel Inc. will invest about $16 million over five years to expand its Monroe, North Carolina plant, including a 60,000-square-foot warehouse and new production equipment, and create about 20 jobs. Union County and the City of Monroe approved incentive grants of up to $352,000 and $320,000.

C-P Flexible Packaging, a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, acquired privately held Bass Flexible Packaging, which makes stand-up pouches, premade bags and shrink sleeves in Lakeville, Minnesota. Terms were not disclosed.

Stevanato Group's subsidiary OMPI of America agreed with BARDA, a US government agency, to receive up to about $95 million to expand planned vial manufacturing capacity in Fishers, Indiana. The aim is to strengthen US national defense and public health readiness.

Bericap SC LLC plans to add several production lines to its Cowpens, South Carolina plant by June 2026 with a $19.7 million investment. The expansion targets North American demand in water, dairy, soft drink and sports beverage markets.

Menasha Packaging Company signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Color-Box, a corrugated packaging business unit of Georgia-Pacific with about 550 employees and plants in Indiana, Mississippi and California. Terms were not disclosed and closing is expected in early summer 2022.

Apollo Global Management agreed to buy a majority stake in packaging maker Novolex Holdings from Carlyle Group, which will keep a minority stake. Bloomberg's headline cites a $6 billion value, although the article text says financial terms were not disclosed.

Trivium Packaging is investing $40 million to install new aluminum impact-extruded can and bottle lines at its Youngstown, Ohio and Itupeva, Brazil plants. The added capacity is expected in 2023 to meet demand from aerosol and beverage customers.

Sea Box of Cinnaminson, New Jersey won a federal contract worth $31,092 from the Defense Logistics Agency for containers, packaging and packing supplies, as reported on February 8, 2022.

Austin-based craft beverage packaging maker American Canning signed a long-term lease for a 154,786-square-foot facility at Park 183 in Southeast Austin for a new plant and headquarters. The expansion is planned for 2022.

Delmarva Corrugated Packaging has selected Dover, Delaware for a new $91 million corrugated box plant employing 159 people, replacing its New Jersey facility. The plant will have capacity of 75 tractor trailer loads per day when fully staffed.

McKinley Packaging, a subsidiary of Bio Pappell, is building a box manufacturing plant of over half a million square feet on East Pleasant Run in Lancaster, Texas. The more than $35 million facility will add 125 jobs and is scheduled for completion at the end of 2022.

WestRock plans a new corrugated boxing plant in Longview, Cowlitz County, double the size of its current facility, to be built by the end of 2023. The company cites growing demand from regional customers in the Pacific Northwest.

McKinley Paper Company, a subsidiary of Bio PAPPEL, is acquiring 100% of Midwest Paper Group, a Wisconsin containerboard producer with 500 thousand tons annual capacity, from investment fund IOP.

Scholle IPN agreed to be acquired by SIG, a Swiss aseptic carton packaging company, creating a combined firm with nearly 8,000 employees and 69 sales and manufacturing sites. The announcement was made on February 1, 2022.