Eco King Solutions, a U.S. subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Kingsun Eco-pack, will invest $80.5 million to open a disposable biodegradable tableware plant in a vacant 588,000 sq ft facility in Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina. The project will create 515 jobs and receives state incentives.

Canada-based E. Hofmann plans its first U.S. facility in Madisonville, Kentucky, with a $43 million investment in a 100,000-square-foot building and equipment. Construction is slated for completion next year, and the project commits to 164 jobs.

Grundfos announced a multi-million-dollar expansion with a new state-of-the-art pump production facility in Brookshire, Texas. Construction is due to start in early 2026, with first production lines starting in Q4 2027.

ValorFlex Packaging of Kentucky, a subsidiary of ValorFlex Holdings, will establish an advanced flexible packaging manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with a $23.4 million investment creating 82 jobs.

Canadian plastics packaging producer E. Hofmann Packaging plans a 100,000-square-foot production facility in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, with a $43 million investment that will create 164 jobs. Construction is expected to start in 2025 and finish in 2026.

Hoerbiger Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Hoerbiger Holding AG, broke ground in April on a nearly 200,000 sq ft plant in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, costing over $70 million, with completion projected for 2026 and 100 additional jobs.

International Paper is reportedly exploring the possibility of building a new facility in Salt Lake City, Utah; no decision has been confirmed.

FloWorks International, a Houston-based valve and pipe fittings provider, broke ground on a 245,000-square-foot industrial warehouse and operations facility in Pearland, Texas.

UAE-based Hotpack announced a $100 million manufacturing and distribution facility in Edison, New Jersey, its first North American production base. The 70,000 sq ft plant is planned to create up to 200 jobs and begin operations in June 2025.

International Paper announced the groundbreaking of a new packaging box plant in the United States. The location and investment were not given in the excerpt.

Complete Design & Packaging, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, has opened a new 65,000-square-foot warehouse in Concord, N.C., to serve as the primary shipping hub and add overflow capacity.

Norwegian packaging manufacturer Elopak has opened its $100 million all-electric carton plant at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas, its first in North America, creating about 100 jobs.

Wessels Company broke ground on a 57,000+ sq ft factory in Tiffin, Ohio, leased by National Machinery Group to Wessels East for pressure vessel manufacturing. Completion and manufacturing start are projected for November 2025 and about a dozen jobs are planned, rising to nearly 30 more.

HOERBIGER Corporation of America held a groundbreaking on April 23, 2025 for a new Florida Campus in Delray Beach, with about 200,000 sq ft of space, including 155,000 sq ft of manufacturing. The facility is slated to open in 2026.

Karat Packaging signed a lease for a 187,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Chino, California, nearly doubling its distribution capacity there and adding about 500 paper product SKUs.

Graphic Packaging International is advancing a proposal to build a warehouse and parking lot beside its recycled paperboard mill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, consolidating four local warehouses, with completion scheduled for 2028.

Morris Packaging plans to build a new $60.9 million flexible packaging production plant in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, creating 276 full-time jobs. The more-than-100,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed by October.

HYDAC Technology Corp. is preparing to open a new $3 million, 19,500-square-foot manufacturing building in Cheney, Washington, to replace a smaller facility in western Washington. The plant will produce hydraulic valves, pumps and motors for construction equipment.

UFP Packaging, a UFP Industries subsidiary, has opened a 165,000 sq ft corrugated manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, that began operations in late 2024 and will expand through 2025.

Tecnocap plans to invest $4.5 million to buy and renovate a facility in Bellaire, Ohio, consolidating operations for its metal closure manufacturing and creating an estimated 29 jobs.

Flex recently announced a new 400,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Dallas for data center power infrastructure, including switchgear, power pods and power distribution units. No investment value was given.

ABB announced an $80 million investment to replace its Selmer, Tennessee operations with a new 320,000 square-foot facility producing electrical distribution equipment. The facility is expected to add 50 jobs and open in late 2026.

Saica Group, a Spanish recycled paper and corrugated packaging manufacturer, plans a 350,000-square-foot corrugated plant in Anderson, Indiana, with an investment of more than $110 million and over 100 jobs at full ramp-up. Construction starts in May with operations expected in Q4 2026.

CANPACK's 862,000-square-foot beverage can manufacturing plant in Muncie, Indiana, cost $380 million and created more than 300 jobs. The plant began producing cans in 2023, with AEP supporting the site's development.

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.

Sauer Compressors USA is establishing a satellite facility in Cache Valley, Utah to expand operations, focusing on rentals and serving Western US customers. Operations are planned to begin within the next few months.

Premier Packaging relocated its headquarters and production operations to an expanded facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

HAWE Manufacturing US, a subsidiary of HAWE Hydraulik GmbH, is moving hydraulic valve production from China to a 50,000 square foot space in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.

John H. Carter Co./ControlWorx plans a $69 million, 285,000-square-foot facility in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana to assemble, service and distribute flow control products. Construction starts March 2025 with operations expected in early 2027.

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.

ORBIS Corporation opened a new manufacturing plant in Greenville, Texas, repurposing an existing facility, producing reusable totes and pallets; it is expected to reach full production by spring 2025 and create more than 190 jobs.

Eaton announced it would invest $340 million to add a third US facility for manufacturing three-phase transformers in Jonesville, South Carolina. The site will support 700 new jobs and begin hiring and production in 2027.

International Paper announced a new greenfield box plant in Waterloo, Iowa, near protein-segment customers and with freight access to one of its mills. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.

IMI plans a $38 million manufacturing facility in Lake Forest, California, to support its IMI CCI actuator and control valve brand, self-funded by selling its Rancho Santa Margarita site, with the move targeted for early 2026.

Beverage packaging maker REV Copack is investing $3.1 million to move from its Jenkins Township site to a larger Pittston-area facility, going from two to at least four production lines. Pennsylvania is providing a $1.5 million PIDA loan and a $55,000 WEDnetPA training grant, with at least 132 new jobs committed.

Canadian beverage maker Cardiff Products Corp. will invest $99.6 million to open an aseptic co-packaging facility in the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park in Lexington County, South Carolina, creating 94 jobs.

McKinley Packaging, a subsidiary of Bio Pappel, has opened a 500,000 sq ft corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lancaster, Texas, its seventh US packaging plant, expected to employ about 125 people at full capacity.

Packaging Corporation of America plans to invest $229 million in a new facility on a 78-acre site on Thornwood Drive in Newark, replacing its South 21st Street sheet plant. The company will keep all 131 employees under an enterprise zone abatement agreement.

Palm Beach County approved Hoerbiger Corp. of America's plan for a 197,000-square-foot, $60 million manufacturing facility on 23 acres west of Delray Beach, where more than 400 people are expected to work 24 hours a day.

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.

TekniPlex Consumer Products opened a 200,000-square-foot specialty molded fiber facility in Van Wert, Ohio, representing a $40 million investment. The company plans to hire at least 100 people at the plant, its eighth specialty molded fiber plant.

Mitsubishi Electric established MELCO HVAC US, Inc. under its US holding company to convert a Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America plant in Maysville, Kentucky into a compressor factory. The investment is about $143.5 million, with production planned to start in October 2027 at a capacity of 1 million units per year.

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.

California-based Multipack is establishing a $10.4 million beverage can production facility in Caddo Parish near Shreveport, Louisiana, planning 141 direct jobs and output of more than 100 million cans annually.

Earthrings, a startup brand under Promac, opened operations in Elgin, Illinois, producing biodegradable cardboard beverage rings for brewery customers.

Brazilian packaging maker Wyda Packaging has opened a 15,000 sq ft factory in Charlotte, N.C., to produce recyclable aluminum foil and trays with capacity of 6,000 tons per year.

HVAC maker AAON will occupy the former American Snuff facility in Memphis, Tennessee, to produce data center thermal management equipment, investing $238 million and creating 828 jobs over five years.

Magnum Venus Products says its new manufacturing center in Knoxville, Tennessee is fully operational after new equipment and upgraded production capacity were installed. The company is a family-owned manufacturer with over 85 years of history.

TekniPlex held a grand opening for its new $17.5 million, 200,000 sq ft egg carton plant in Van Wert's Vision Industrial Park, which is expected to employ about 100 workers. Construction began in June 2023.

Graphic Packaging International is building a recycled paperboard manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas, with machine installation underway. The site is on track to ramp up in late 2025.