Packaging Corporation of America started operations at its new 550,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, a month ahead of schedule. The $275 million investment is the company's largest box plant to date.

Vert opened a 35,000-square-foot pouch and roll stock production site in Longmont, Colorado, built around HP Indigo digital printing, with pouch production starting in July 2026.

Ball began making beverage cans at its new Millersburg, Oregon production site in July 2026, with a single line producing standard cans and a full ramp-up targeted for 2027.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Ponderosa Packaging Corp a $875 delivery order for 36x20x15 inch shipping boxes under contract SP3300-24-D-0008, with the award dated June 30, 2026.

Mavidon, a medical device and contract packaging manufacturer, is investing $6 million to expand at the historic Oriole Mill property in Henderson County, North Carolina. The project will create 28 new jobs.

Profile Films plans to build a new 97,000-square-foot facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, next to its existing headquarters and production site, according to MLive. A city board approved a $5.1 million incentive for the project this week.

Sonoco is upgrading the wastewater treatment system at its large metal packaging plant in Milwaukee, adding biogas capture and combustion, with operation expected at the end of Q3; no amount was disclosed.

Sonoco added a second rigid paper cans manufacturing line at its West Chicago, Illinois facility, doubling paper cans production capacity there; the line is operational and ramping up.

EOS Corrugated Group acquired a significant ownership stake in Stafford Corrugated Products, a North Carolina distributor of technical consumables for corrugated packaging, and named it sole US importer of its polyurethane anvil covers.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Ponderosa Packaging Corp. a delivery order worth $157,750 for fiberboard inserts and shipping boxes for E-Rations, to be delivered to DLA Distribution San Joaquin by July 18, 2026.

The US Defense Logistics Agency awarded multiple-award IDIQ contracts for cushion packaging material to Ferro Solutions, FP Woll and Co and Federal Merchants Corp, with a total not-to-exceed amount of $8,961,096.38. Place of performance is New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. held a grand opening and innovation showcase for its 100,000-square-foot Reno, Nevada facility, which serves as a packaging, manufacturing and distribution hub for Northern Nevada, Northern California and the western United States.

Berlin Packaging has acquired O Berk Co, a US supplier of glass, metal and plastic containers and closures with sites in California, Connecticut and Maryland. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Pratt Industries will add about 346,000 square feet to its existing corrugating facility in Rockwall Technology Park, Texas, bringing the total to about 736,000 square feet. The project is expected to involve $90 million in capital investment and create 100 new jobs.

Campbell Wrapper acquired George Gordon Associates, which will be merged into Campbell's De Pere, Wisconsin facility; GGA's president will remain part-time for a three-year transition.

UFP Packaging opened a new corrugated box plant in Las Vegas, Nevada during summer 2026, its first full corrugated converting manufacturer in that market, with automation and robotics. The site joins its All Boxed Up plants in Flower Mound, Texas and Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Family-owned packaging maker Jamestown Container Companies announced the acquisition of Syracuse Corrugated Box Corp., expanding its footprint across New York State. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Graham Packaging has proposed a manufacturing facility in about 215,000 square feet of a warehouse in Lee's Summit Commerce Center, with about $33.7 million of machinery and 82 jobs, and has requested a 75% five-year personal property tax abatement.

Rural Development Partners allocated $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to start-up PackEx USA to redevelop a 256,000 sq ft former bottling plant in Marianna, Florida. Phase 1 will support two production lines and about 300 jobs.

International Paper broke ground on May 20, 2026 on a $225 million greenfield corrugated packaging plant of 468,000 square feet in Rankin County, Mississippi. Operations are expected in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Kelso-backed Novvia Group acquired APC Packaging, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida supplier of sustainable luxury beauty packaging. No financial terms were disclosed, and the founding owners will keep running the business.

Poly Craft Industries opened a 72,000 sq ft flexible plastic packaging facility in Middletown, New York, costing $27 million, consolidating two Long Island locations and serving as corporate headquarters.

Chicago-based TRG Packaging and Display Solutions announced the acquisition of Columbia Container, a corrugated manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland, to strengthen its Mid-Atlantic network.

Union City, California-based Emerald Packaging bought the flexible packaging assets of Blower-Dempsay Corp. in Santa Ana, California, establishing its second facility and its first acquisition in 63 years. Headcount is expected to rise from 250 to over 300 by year end.

International Paper announced it has acquired Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to expand its capacity and regional footprint. Terms were not disclosed.

UFP Packaging, a division of UFP Industries, acquired Berry Pallets, Inc., a pallet manufacturer with a facility in Waseca, Minnesota, to extend its pallet network into the Upper Midwest. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Virginia Artesian Bottling has installed a Polypack WR-I wraparound case packer at its Hanover, Virginia plant to handle multiple bottle formats and shift private-label packaging from shrink wrap to recycled corrugated cases.

Nextera Packaging has opened a new headquarters in White Bear Township, Minnesota, with a 114,000 sq ft warehouse and office facility that is 116% larger than its previous HQ.

Mondi has opened a highly automated paper bag plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consolidating production from its Wellsburg, West Virginia and Oakdale, Pennsylvania sites. After ramp-up it is expected to reach 300 million paper bags a year.

Mondi Bags USA will relocate its manufacturing from Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Wellsburg, West Virginia to a 200,000-square-foot facility in Findlay Township, Allegheny County. The project creates about 170 jobs over three years, supported by a $1,036,000 Pennsylvania First grant announced on 21 April 2026.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, part of the US Treasury, awarded Cadillac Products Packaging Company a contract for currency packaging film with a total value of $7,483,269.75. The award was published on 13 April 2026.

An affiliate of CD&R completed its acquisition of Sealed Air, which is now privately held and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The deal has an enterprise value of $10.3 billion, with about $6.3 billion paid to shareholders.

Cold Corr of Monterey, a new corrugated sheet producer linked to Cumberland Container, ordered Interpac's patented cold corrugator, the first such order in the United States and third worldwide.

Midland acquired Wetoska Packaging Distributors to expand its end-to-end packaging and supply chain solutions, strengthening its food sector capabilities through combined distribution footprints.

Tetra Pak broke ground on a $22 million innovation facility at its U.S. and Canada campus in Denton, Texas, adjacent to its product development center. The space will roughly double the campus's innovation capacity and is expected to open in Q1 2027, adding eight jobs.

Tetra Pak broke ground on a new Product Development Center at its U.S. and Canada headquarters in Denton, Texas, with 12,000 sq ft for product development and 3,000 sq ft for a Customer Innovation Center. The facility is scheduled to open in Q1 2027 and create eight jobs.

Yazoo Mills completed construction of a new $14 million, 107,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and is phasing in equipment installation.

International Paper will spend $225 million on a greenfield 468,000-square-foot box plant in Brandon, Mississippi. Construction is slated to begin in June with operations expected in Q4 2027.

ePac Flexible Packaging is opening a new facility in Phoenix, Arizona, its largest plant, to serve Southwest U.S. customers. It is also adding capacity at sites in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Vancouver.

Gravis announced the acquisition of Procon Pacific, a bulk packaging solutions supplier and global sourcing manager headquartered in Lombard, Illinois.

SupplyOne, Inc. acquired Specialty Packaging, LLC, a packaging distributor based in East Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 2012. It is SupplyOne's 47th acquisition and strengthens its New England presence.

Astara Capital Partners led a continuation vehicle for Garlock Flexibles and the simultaneous merger of C-P Flexible Packaging, combined in October 2025 into a North American flexible packaging maker with 10 plants in the US and Canada. The combined company is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.

Edible Garden AG is expanding its Zero-Waste Inspired platform with a ready-to-drink manufacturing hub at its Midwest facility of over 200,000 sq ft. It selected Tetra Pak for planning, installation and integration of proprietary processing and aseptic carton packaging, with an agreement to be executed on March 4, 2026.

Ametsa Packaging, LLC is adding a $2 million bottling line at its Paris, Texas facility for non-alcoholic and flavored beverages, creating up to 50 jobs. The line is scheduled to launch in Q2 2026.

Jianas Brothers Packaging Co. of Kansas City, Missouri was awarded a maximum $39,791,400 fixed-price indefinite-delivery contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for instant powdered juice pouches for the military, running to February 2029.

ProAmpac Holdings Inc. is acquiring the packaging business of TC Transcontinental, per a Reuters update published February 25, 2026. The source gives no deal value or closing details.

Southeastern Container plans to invest $31 million in facility modernization and equipment at its Enka-Candler headquarters in North Carolina, adding closure production capacity and 12 new jobs.

Printpack completed upgrades at its Bloomington, Indiana facility, adding bag-making machines and slitting capability to focus on large-format pet food bags and other bags.

Georg Utz plans a 90,000-square-foot facility in Sumter County, South Carolina, for rigid returnable packaging, with roughly $40 million investment and 50 jobs, scheduled to start manufacturing in 2028.

UCanPack announced an expansion of its U.S.-made corrugated cardboard box line, adding faster custom sizing, low-minimum printing and sustainable options. The announcement was made on February 5, 2026. No capacity figures or investment value were given.