Genpak LLC expanded and reopened its renovated 400,000-square-foot Hope Hull manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama, investing $22.8 million and adding 155 jobs to its existing 145 employees. The reopening was reported on 16 May 2024.

EAM-Mosca opened its $20.6 million expansion of its Hazle Township, Luzerne County manufacturing operation, growing its footprint from 165,000 to 283,000 square feet and creating over 50 jobs.

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.

Volk Packaging and its contract packaging division Volk Paxit will implement Amtech Software's EnCore ERP with Scorekeeper, TopGun and Visual Analytics for an automated solution. The announcement was made on May 6, 2024 from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

JetCo Packaging Solutions, Ponderosa Packaging and Mil-Spec Packaging of GA will share a maximum $27,555,755 indefinite-delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency for fiberboard boxes and sheet material. The five-year contracts run to May 5, 2029.

Acme Corrugated Box Company announced it will add a second Isowa Falcon to its production capacity for 2025, following its first Falcon added in mid-2023.

Amcor Flexibles North America announced its largest-ever expansion of dairy production capacity, enhancing printing and converting capabilities in Northeast Wisconsin over the next 18 months. The investment targets growing demand for flexible dairy packaging.

Greif is finalizing construction of a bulk corrugated manufacturing plant in Dallas, Texas, scheduled to open in spring 2024. The plant will mainly make triple wall sheets and jumbo boxes for industrial and agricultural customers.

Private credit funds are reportedly in talks to provide up to $2.5bn of financing for a sale of US metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging, which could be worth more than $3.5bn, according to Bloomberg sources.

Private credit funds are reportedly preparing up to $2.5 billion of financing for a possible sale of US packaging firm Trivium Packaging, which owners Ardagh Group and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan are exploring.

TAYLOR, a commercial and industrial contractor, was awarded the construction management contract for a multi-phase site improvement and facility expansion of Carolina Container in Hickory, North Carolina. Phase 2 adds a 65,000 sq ft production space, a 14,000 sq ft loading dock and 11,000 sq ft of WIP storage.

ProAmpac, a US flexible packaging company, announced the acquisition of UP Paper, a North American recycled kraft paper producer based in Manistique, Michigan. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Menasha Packaging Company plans to invest $70 million to consolidate and expand its two Richmond, Indiana locations as part of a U.S. network modernization initiative. The investment targets corrugating, printing and converting technology.

WestRock plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, at an estimated cost of about $140 million, partly offset by property sales. The company intends to close its existing North Chicago plant once the new facility is complete.

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.

Graphic Packaging agreed to sell its Augusta, US bleached paperboard manufacturing facility to Clearwater Paper for US$700 million, based on about US$100 million Adjusted EBITDA. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close in Q2 2024.

Welch Packaging acquired Innovative Packaging Solutions, a corrugated manufacturer in York, PA, expanding its footprint into the Mid-Atlantic. Terms were not disclosed.

Jamestown Container Companies agreed to acquire the packaging business of Midwest Box Company in Cleveland, Ohio, effective February 19, 2024. Terms were not disclosed, and Midwest Box will operate as a division of Jamestown Container.

Craft Beverage Warehouse is installing a second multimillion-dollar German-made digital print-to-can line at Milwaukee's Century City Business Park, expected to start operating by end of May and create six to eight jobs.

Koerber has acquired a majority stake in Rondo-Pak LLC, a New Jersey printing and pharmaceutical packaging company it previously ran as a joint venture since 2015. The acquisition took effect on 1 February 2024 and Rondo-Pak will operate under the Koerber brand.

US thermal laminates distributor Nobelus acquired the film division of McKinleys Group, announced on 1 February 2024.

Mauser Packaging Solutions completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Consolidated Container Company, a maker and reconditioner of industrial containers, on February 1, 2024, for $56 million in cash. The target has facilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Kansas City, Kansas.

Saica Group is reportedly planning a $130 million corrugated box facility in Anderson, Indiana, for which it has asked the Anderson Plan Commission to use 39 acres. The plant would initially employ 60 people and would be Saica's second US facility.

Welch Packaging Group plans to open a new production facility in Wooster, Ohio, creating 50 new jobs, after the Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved tax credit assistance for the project.

Belmark Inc. will locate a new 156,000-square-foot flexible packaging plant in Allen County, Kentucky, with a nearly $99 million investment creating 159 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in June 2025 and finish in 2026.

Unicorr Packaging Group acquired corrugated packaging producer TriState Container Corporation, which operates three facilities in the Philadelphia area. The transaction closed in October 2023 and was announced January 24, 2024.

Accredo Packaging completed its fourth expansion at its Sugar Land headquarters, adding 83,000 square feet of office space for a $10 million investment and creating 30 jobs.

WestRock will close its existing corrugated box plant in North Chicago, Illinois, once the new Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin facility is complete.

WestRock plans a state-of-the-art corrugated box plant of over 550,000 square feet in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, for about $140 million, with construction expected in 2024 and completion in 2025.

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.

Cascades converted the former Bear Island paper mill in Hanover County, Virginia into a recycled linerboard facility, announced in October 2020 with a $380 million investment. The first roll of containerboard was produced in May 2023.

DRT Holdings announced the purchase of U.S.-based Custom Machining Corporation for an undisclosed sum; CMC joins DRT's Metal Packaging Systems segment, which makes rotary end coating systems for metal packaging.

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.

Hood Container Corporation has acquired the corrugated packaging business of Sumter Packaging Corporation, including its Sumter, South Carolina operations and its Statesville, North Carolina facility.

Fresh Mark, Inc. plans a new 38,000-square-foot expansion at its Lincoln Avenue plant in Salem, Ohio, adding 50 jobs and bringing the workforce to 800. Construction begins in January 2024 and the expansion is expected to be operational in July 2024.

Beverage packaging company Multipack announced a $10.4 million production facility in Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana, creating 141 direct jobs, with production expected to start in Q3 2024.

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.

H.I.G. Capital portfolio company SIAT Group bought a 50% stake in US-based Combi Packaging Systems from 3M, with terms undisclosed.

Atlas Packaging Inc. has acquired Republic Packaging of Florida in Miami, adding wood crating and expanded fulfillment services.

NOVA Infrastructure acquired A&R Bulk-Pak, a South Carolina provider of contract packaging, transloading and warehousing for the petrochemical industry. No financial terms were disclosed.

Genera broke ground on a nearly $350 million expansion of its Sustainable Biomaterials Campus in Vonore, Tennessee, adding over 150,000 square feet and more than 230 local jobs for compostable molded fiber packaging production.

MAX Solutions, a packaging manufacturer, and Walker SCM, a transportation and logistics company, formed Unity Solutions, a joint venture offering turnkey packaging, fulfillment and logistics solutions with manufacturing and fulfillment facilities in logistics hubs.

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages will use WestRock's PETCollar Shield Plus paperboard carriers at its Philadelphia plant to replace plastic rings on multipack bottles, expected to be operating by summer 2024 and cutting about 200,000 pounds of plastic a year together with its existing mini-can packaging.

Elopak plans its first U.S. production plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, to make Pure-Pak gable-top cartons for dairy, juice and plant-based products. The investment is about USD 70 million and will create more than 100 permanent jobs.

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.

President Container Group acquired garment hanger pack and wardrobe box maker RHE Container Company, completing the deal in December 2023; the integration was announced in a June 2026 release.

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will invest $233 million to build its first US advanced manufacturing facility in Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina, to make lithium-ion battery pouches for EVs and create 352 jobs.

Smurfit Kappa is establishing its first South Carolina operation in Anderson County with a $68 million investment that will create 200 jobs. The company expects to acquire a 259,000-square-foot facility at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road.

Miller Valentine Construction has begun a major expansion of Huhtamaki's folding carton plant in Paris, Texas, which will triple the 150,000-square-foot facility to 438,000 square feet. The project started in early November 2023.

Unicorr Packaging Group announced the acquisition of Pennsylvania-based TriState Container Corporation, a corrugated packaging maker with three Philadelphia-area facilities. TriState will operate as a subsidiary of Unicorr.