Veritiv Operating Company has acquired Pack4, LLC, a Boston-area distributor and fabricator of custom protective packaging with facilities in Lawrence, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. The deal, announced February 3, 2026, expands Veritiv's presence in New England.

The US Air Force awarded Front Porch Enterprises of West Allis, Wisconsin a contract worth $189,762.20 for fast packs and fiber board at AMARG in Arizona. The award was dated February 3, 2026.

The US Air Force awarded MIL-SPEC Packaging of GA a contract worth $51,984 for fast packs and fiber board at AMARG in Arizona. The award was dated February 3, 2026.

SunDance announced on January 30, 2026 that it added a new production facility to its Florida hub for flexible packaging manufacturing.

Welch Packaging Group announced on April 9, 2026 its partnership with Jamel Containers, a custom corrugated products maker in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which joins the Welch family of companies.

Carolina Container's Hickory, North Carolina plant is undergoing Phase 2 expansion with a building addition and 15,600 sq ft loading dock, managed by TAYLOR, with completion expected in 2026.

The US Defense Logistics Agency awarded Sonoco Protective Solutions a contract worth $3,166,140 for thermal containers, with place of performance in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on January 28, 2026.

Infinity Global Inc. will expand its packaging operations in Danville, Virginia, with a $34 million investment creating 150 new jobs, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced.

Butterfly Equity completed its acquisition of ePac Holdings, a digitally printed flexible packaging producer with 14 facilities in the US and Canada, from an investor group including Amcor and Indevco North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Buckeye Corrugated has opened a 100,000-square-foot corrugated manufacturing and distribution facility in Reno, Nevada, its first entirely new corrugated plant, expected to employ 20 to 25 production workers.

Pratt Industries has opened a 496,000-square-foot corrugating facility in Warner Robins, Georgia, creating more than 125 jobs in Peach County. The plant will produce corrugated boxes from recycled containerboard.

Ranpak expanded its partnership with Medline Industries, with Medline deploying Ranpak's Cut'it EVO right-sizing machine and Form'it case erector in its high-volume outbound operations.

PPC Flex, a North American flexible packaging maker, acquired the United States operations of SÜDPACK, including its Oak Creek, Wisconsin facility. The price was not disclosed.

Flexcraft will open a new 194,000 square foot automated manufacturing and warehousing facility in Fort Worth, Texas in March 2026, producing bottles and closures and roughly doubling its manufacturing capacity.

AB InBev agreed to repurchase a minority stake in its US metal packaging operation for $3 billion, as the brewer says the plants are strategic. The deal was reported on January 6, 2026.

SupplyOne, Inc., a corrugated converting distributor, has acquired Wertheimer Box, a Chicago-based corrugated packaging provider, to expand its custom packaging solutions and reach in the Chicago market. The deal was reported on January 6, 2026.

APackaging Group broke ground on a $25 million, 300,000-square-foot packaging manufacturing facility on a 35-acre site in the Enterprise Industrial Park in Defiance, Ohio, built by Rupp Rosebrock Inc., with $12.5 million in production technology.

Packaging Corporation of America will permanently shut down the W2 paper machine and kraft pulp lines at its Wallula, Washington containerboard plant, cutting about 200 jobs and reducing annual capacity by about 250,000 tonnes. Measures are to be completed by the end of Q1 2026, with pre-tax charges of about USD 205 million.

New Zealand-based WML Paperboard acquired Tahoe Paperboard Transpacific, a US paperboard converter and distributor in Woodland, California, operating a 60,000 square foot facility with two precision sheeters. The deal was announced on December 17, 2025.

Aran USA is spending $4 million to expand its Greer, South Carolina facility by about 16,000 square feet, doubling production lines and capacity and creating 18 jobs over two years. Construction has begun for the aseptic liquid packaging plant.

Canned beverage maker DrinkPAK will establish its first Pennsylvania plant with a $195 million investment, leasing a 1.4 million sq ft build-to-suit facility in the Bellwether District of Philadelphia. The Commonwealth is investing $2 million and the project will create 174 jobs over three years.

GZ PrintPak will spend $7.1 million to expand production capacity at its recently opened Mount Pleasant plant for luxury paper bags. The announcement was made on 4 December 2025.

ProAmpac signed a definitive agreement to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental for US$1.51 billion (about CAD 2.1 billion). The deal is expected to close in Q1 2026.

Kelso-backed Novvia Group has acquired the distribution assets of Aaron Packaging, a Sumner, Washington manufacturer and distributor of plastic and glass containers and closures. The article reports the deal on 19 November 2025 and gives no value.

Welch Packaging Group of Elkhart, Indiana, announced its merger with ABCOR Packaging of Cleveland, Tennessee, a corrugated products maker serving southeast Tennessee, northern Georgia and western North Carolina.

Peli BioThermal moved into a 90,100 sq ft facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, roughly 43% larger than its former site about 10 miles away.

Gaia Biomaterials established a supply hub in Los Angeles for its compostable, microplastic-free materials, created with distributor Mitsubishi International Corp to shorten lead times for US customers.

Averra Packaging doubled the clean room square footage at its thermoforming facility in Salt Lake City to add an inline medical thermoforming machine.

Orbis held a grand opening for its renovated reusable pallet, tote and bulk container plant in Greenville, Texas, with 420,000 sq ft of manufacturing space. The company expects to create 190 jobs within three years.

Plastipak Packaging announced a $53.8 million, 200,000-square-foot expansion of its Rapides Parish facility in Pineville, Louisiana, adding warehouse space and up to five production lines, with completion expected by Q4 2026.

Ponderosa Packaging Corp. of Melville, New York, was awarded a maximum $23,226,780 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract for fiberboard boxes and bags by the Defense Logistics Agency, running to November 16, 2030.

Sealed Air agreed to be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $10.3 billion, at $42.15 per share. The deal was announced on November 17, 2025.

Koenig & Bauer Celmacch confirmed that North Carolina-based Morrisette Packaging will be the first North American installation of a ChromaCUT High Tech 2100 8-color flexo press, bundled with an Omega Magnus 230 folder gluer. Delivery is scheduled for February 2026.

Sterling-backed Precision Concepts International (PCI) acquired Comar, a Voorhees, New Jersey producer of consumer and healthcare rigid packaging and plastic medical products. No financial terms were disclosed.

Wyda Packaging USA doubled its Charlotte manufacturing facility to 26,000 square feet and added automation and robotics. The expansion creates about 40 new jobs and raises capacity to 6,000 tons of aluminum packaging annually.

TricorBraun acquired Craft Beverage Warehouse, a provider of digital printing for canned beverage companies headquartered in Milwaukee. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Clayton Dubilier & Rice agreed in November 2025 to buy packaging maker Sealed Air at an enterprise value of $10.3 billion. Banks led by JPMorgan and Wells Fargo are reportedly preparing about $7.9 billion of debt financing, with completion expected by mid-2026.

Georgia-Pacific completed its acquisition of Anchor Packaging from TJC, L.P. and other investors on October 22, 2025. Anchor makes rigid food containers and cling film at four US plants with about 1,250 employees. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Saica Group broke ground on its second U.S. corrugated packaging plant in Anderson, Indiana, an investment of more than $110 million that will create over 100 jobs and open in Q4 2026.

Welch Packaging Group announced on October 21, 2025 that it has joined forces with Phoenix/Packaging, a corrugated packaging company.

CastlePierce Printing Company has acquired Quality Assured Label (QAL) of Minnesota, a specialty label maker, combining their packaging offerings.

JBM Packaging broke ground in September 2025 on a new 52,500-square-foot building one mile from its Lebanon, Ohio headquarters, expected to be completed by the end of February 2026.

Huhtamaki is planning an additional $10 million expansion of its Hammond, Indiana operations, which make molded fiber drink carriers and egg filler trays.

Ecopax is expanding its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania facility by more than 100,000 square feet for food service packaging production, expected to create up to 20 jobs.

Axium Packaging will invest $45 million in a nearly 300,000-square-foot facility in Jersey Township, Ohio, for expanded tube manufacturing and warehousing. The project will create 70 new jobs and retain over 1,200 existing jobs. Announced 8 October 2025.

Smurfit Westrock is investing nearly $19.3 million to expand its corrugated operations in Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi, with new equipment that raises production capacity by 50 percent. The expansion is expected to be completed by October 2026.

Family-owned corrugated products maker Welch Packaging Group announced its merger with Phoenix/Packaging of Mount Joy, PA, adding capabilities and capacity to its IPS business near York, Pennsylvania. The announcement is dated October 21, 2025.

Handgards, a foodservice products distributor owned by Wynnchurch Capital, announced the acquisition of Albany Packaging USA on September 26, 2025. Albany, headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida, distributes paper folding cartons and coffee sleeves.

Action Packaging has acquired Morgan Chaney, which will continue to operate under its own name, with all its employees moving to Action Packaging. The Morgan Chaney business has served customers since 1955.

Pregis opened a 477,000-square-foot paper-converting centre in Elgin, Illinois, at a ribbon-cutting on 19 September 2025, supporting over 500 manufacturing jobs and making curbside-recyclable paper mailers.