Mid South Extrusion is investing $12.5 million to add two polyethylene extrusion lines at its Monroe, Louisiana facility, creating 12 new jobs with operations expected in 2026.

Evertis, part of IMG Group, plans a $100 million plant in Columbia, South Carolina, to make PET multilayer packaging film. The first phase adds 30,000 tons of capacity and more than 100 jobs, with operations expected in Q2 2026, and a second phase would bring total capacity to 60,000 tons by Q2 2028.

Berry Global Group acquired CMG Plastics, a North American producer of containers, bottles, closures and specialty packaging with about 170 employees. PMCF Investment Banking served as exclusive financial advisor to CMG.

Novolex agreed to acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $18 per share in cash, a deal valued at about $6.7 billion, creating a larger North American packaging company. Apollo Funds and CPP Investment Board will contribute about $1 billion, and closing is expected in mid-2025.

Serioplast, an Italian rigid plastic packaging maker, will invest $25,725,000 to occupy a 140,000 sq ft industrial facility in Shenandoah County, Virginia, creating 45 new jobs.

Letica Corp., a Berry Global subsidiary, plans to expand its Fulton County, Kentucky plant with a $27.8 million investment adding 45,000 sq ft of warehouse space and creating 15 new jobs.

Greene Concepts Inc. announced a partnership with Oman-based APEX Transgulf Manufacturing to use APEX's PET preform units so it can blow its own BE WATER bottles at its Marion, North Carolina bottling plant.

Berry Global has acquired CMG Plastics, a maker of injection- and blow-molded rigid plastic packaging with production sites in Somerville, New Jersey and Brantford, Ontario and over 170 staff. CMG says the deal expands its resources and capabilities.

Portuguese packaging manufacturer Intraplás announced a new production plant in Van Wert, Ohio, with a total investment of around €40 million. The plant will use extrusion, thermoforming and printing technology, is scheduled to start operations in summer 2025, and will create more than 50 local jobs.

NUPI Americas will expand its Early Branch facility in Hampton County with a $7 million investment, doubling the site size to add fitting production and 30 jobs. Operations are expected to be online in 2028.

Petainer Manufacturing USA will open a new site at 315 Joe Frank Porter Drive in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, investing $10 million and creating 35 new jobs in the Cherry Glen Industrial Park.

Flexible packaging and pouch manufacturer Global Packaging Solutions grew by 25,000 square feet in Albemarle, North Carolina, adding 10 jobs with a state building reuse grant of $80,000.

Amcor announced in November 2024 that it would acquire Berry Global in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.43 billion, combining consumer and healthcare packaging operations.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions signed an agreement to acquire CRC Distribution, a US specialist distributor of polymer seals based in Robertsdale, Alabama, with annual external sales of about SEK 170 million. Completion is expected in Q1 2025.

APackaging Group, a beauty and cosmetics packaging maker, invested $49 million to open a new manufacturing facility in Defiance, Ohio, providing bottle blow molding, custom molding and dispenser and cap production.

Avantium N.V. and Plastipak signed a conditional offtake agreement for Plastipak to purchase PEF polymer from Avantium's FDCA Flagship Plant for food and beverage packaging in the United States.

Avantium N.V. signed a conditional offtake agreement under which Plastipak Packaging will buy bio-based PEF polymer from Avantium's FDCA Flagship Plant for beverage and food packaging in the United States.

Reliance Packaging announced on August 14, 2024 a more than $7.4 million expansion of its Aberdeen, North Carolina plastic packaging plant, adding two multi-layer film extruders and 32 new jobs.

Aliaxis signed a definitive agreement on August 13, 2024 to acquire the manufacturing assets of Johnson Controls' CPVC pipe and fittings business for residential and light commercial sprinkler systems, located in Huntsville, Alabama, with annual revenue of about $100 million. Financial terms were not disclosed.

US packaging maker Plastipak will supply Kraft Heinz with containers made from 100% food-grade recycled PET. The article is paywalled, so only the headline details are confirmed.

Axium Packaging has opened a $36 million, 130,000-square-foot plastic packaging plant in Archdale, North Carolina, its first in the Carolinas. The plant is about 15 miles southwest of Greensboro and will bring new jobs, though no number is given.

Clearly Clean Products, LLC will build a new manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, with a $24.9 million capital investment and at least 80 new jobs. The plant will nearly double its production capacity for recyclable plastic food trays.

Westlake Pipe & Fittings announced on 23 May 2024 plans to add a 190,000 sq ft facility at its existing Wichita Falls, Texas site to manufacture molecular-oriented PVC (PVCO) pipe. Construction is slated to begin by the end of 2024.

Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems agreed a supply deal for an estimated 65,000 metric tons per year of certified-circular pyrolysis oil from a planned Arizona advanced recycling facility, to be used in Dow's US Gulf Coast operations from as early as 2026.

Plastipak Packaging and Kraft Heinz agreed to convert KRAFT Real Mayo and MIRACLE WHIP containers in the United States to 100% food-grade recycled PET, eliminating about 14 million pounds of virgin plastic. The announcement was made on May 13, 2024.

ORBIS Corporation signed a lease-to-own agreement with EPM Partners for 420,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in Greenville, Texas, to produce reusable pallets, totes and bulk containers. The company expects to add more than 190 jobs, with initial operations projected by the end of 2024.

Quebec company Soleno is constructing its first plant outside Canada in Saratoga, New York, with a $22 million investment to make large-diameter HDPE pipes, expected to open at the end of the third quarter of 2024.

Berry Global agreed to spin off and merge its Health, Hygiene and Specialties Global Nonwovens and Films business with Glatfelter in a Reverse Morris Trust deal valuing the combined company at $3.6 billion enterprise value. Berry shareholders will own 90% of the combined company and Berry will receive about $1 billion in cash.

ALPLA has acquired all shares of Fortiflex, Inc., a Puerto Rico-based plastic packaging manufacturer with production in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The deal was contractually agreed on 22 December 2023.

Republic Services' new Las Vegas Polymer Center will supply post-consumer PET flake to Circularix for food-grade recycled packaging. The Polymer Center started up in December 2023 with an estimated 100 million pounds per year capacity.

Circularix signed a supply agreement to source some of its postconsumer PET flake from Republic Services' Polymer Centers. Circularix's Hatfield, Pennsylvania site can produce 55 million pounds of food-grade rPET pellets annually.

Circularix, a producer of food-grade rPET pellets, agreed to source an unspecified portion of its postconsumer PET flake from Republic Services' polymer centers. Circularix operates a Hatfield, Pennsylvania plant and plans a second in Ocala, Florida.

HCI Equity Partners-backed AmerCareRoyal acquired Thermosource Tooling and Manufacturing (TTM), a maker of thermoformed and flexible packaging in El Segundo, California. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Spartech will invest $4.9 million in new manufacturing equipment at its Muncie, Indiana facility, adding six full-time jobs and retaining 100, with a five-year tax abatement approved by the city.

Barcelona-based Quadpack signed a partnership with US injection moulder Colt's Plastics in Connecticut to produce its Regula Airless Refill range locally for Americas brands. Full-scale production is planned for 2024.

GF Central Plastics broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 41401 Wolverine Road in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The $30 million investment is expected to create up to 300 full-time jobs upon opening.

Amcor signed a memorandum of understanding with NOVA Chemicals to purchase mechanically recycled polyethylene resin for flexible packaging films. The resin will come from NOVA's Connersville, Indiana recycling facility, projected to start operating as early as 2025.

LyondellBasell acquired a 25% equity ownership in Cyclyx, the joint venture between Agilyx and ExxonMobil, to accelerate US plastics circularity infrastructure.

ORBIS Corporation has expanded its Urbana, Ohio manufacturing plant, adding 30% more space for producing reusable totes and pallets and allowing more presses and tools. The expansion raises the company's overall molding capacity by 10%.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry held the grand opening of a new $460 million foundry in Oakboro, North Carolina, on 700 acres in Stanly County. It replaces the company's century-old Uptown Charlotte cast iron foundry.

Sharps Technology signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Nephron Pharmaceuticals' InjectEZ specialty syringe manufacturing facility for $50 million, backed by a term sheet for up to $75 million in debt financing.

TC Transcontinental Packaging announced a US$60 million investment in a new biaxially oriented polyethylene film line and a 120,000 sq. ft building expansion at its Spartanburg, South Carolina facility, with completion expected in fiscal 2024. Brückner was selected to supply the equipment.

TC Transcontinental Packaging will install a $60 million biaxially oriented PE (BOPE) film line supplied by Brückner at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, which expanded the site by 120,000 square feet, with commissioning planned for spring 2024.

Berry Global, Deaconess Midtown Hospital and Nexus Circular launched an initiative to recycle non-hazardous, sterile plastic packaging and non-woven fabric from the hospital's Surgical Center, about 500 lbs per week. Waste streams are sent to Evansville Packaging Systems for auditing and separation.

Plastilene Group opened its Sustainable Food Packaging Innovation Center at the Rocktenn building in Washington Court House, Ohio, its first US facility, on Wednesday June 7, 2023. The $47 million facility is expected to create 58 new jobs.

Asahi/America opened its newly constructed 59,000-square-foot fabrication facility in Paulina, Louisiana, for large-scale thermoplastic pre-fabrication. The facility operates as Asahi/America - PPI and was celebrated with a grand opening on June 1, 2023.

good natured Products signed a two-year contract to supply GoodGuard tamper-evident Bio-PET packaging to a regional US snack food producer, produced at its Houston, Texas facility. Revenue of about USD 1.2 million is expected in the first year, with first shipment in Q3 2023.

Paragon Films held a groundbreaking in April 2023 for a 70,000-square-foot expansion of its stretch film plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina.

Charter Next Generation plans a 200,000-square-foot specialty film expansion in Milton, Wisconsin, as part of a broader $270 million investment in Wisconsin.

Berry Global began a 25,000 sq ft expansion of its Lewisburg, Tennessee stretch film facility, adding cast lines and 10 jobs, for completion by early 2024.