High Purity New England plans to open a fourth manufacturing facility near its three existing buildings in Smithfield, Rhode Island, funded by a federal contract; the company expects about 350 employees after new hires.

Colombia-based Plastilene Group will establish its first U.S. operation in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, a $47 million sustainable food packaging research and production facility expected to create 58 jobs.

EMD Electronics, the North American electronics business of Merck KGaA, announced a new factory in Chandler, Arizona to manufacture gas and chemical delivery systems equipment, with a $28 million investment. Operations are expected to start by end of 2022 with more than 100 employees at full ramp-up.

Green Bay Packaging will build a new 600,000 sq ft corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas, replacing its existing 200,000 sq ft plant there. Construction is set to begin in Q1 2022 with startup scheduled for Q2 2023.

Atlanta packaging company Battle Copacking plans to invest $13.6 million in a new 128,000-square-foot building at Deerfield Business Park in Mooresville, Iredell County, creating up to 20 jobs. The building is expected to be delivered by the end of the year.

DSS, Inc.'s subsidiary Premier Packaging is nearing completion of a new 105,000 sq ft paperboard packaging facility in Henrietta, NY, near Rochester, with operations expected to begin February 1, 2022.

Kampack, a division of National Packaging Group, will relocate its headquarters and build a new corrugated packaging manufacturing facility in the King Mill Distribution industrial park in Henry County, Georgia. The $35 million investment is expected to create 120 jobs.

Pratt Industries broke ground in Henderson, Kentucky, on a $500 million paper mill and box factory complex that will create 321 jobs across two facilities. The box factory is due for completion by 2023.

The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation plans to pay North Carolina-based Manteenbar incentives, including a property tax deferral and $10,000 per job, to build a $40 million factory in Amarillo, Texas, that would employ about 160 workers. The deal goes to city council in early January 2022.

International Paper announced it will build a state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania, employing about 150 people. Construction starts in Q1 2022 with full operation expected in Q1 2023.

Zep Inc. completed and started up a new AFCO production facility in Kingman's Industrial Park, Arizona, to serve western US customers in the food and beverage processing industry, with about 25 jobs expected over two years.

Nashville Box, LLC will invest $3.3 million to set up corrugated box manufacturing operations in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, creating 48 new jobs.

Kruger Packaging is building a $114 million, 400,000 sq ft packaging plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, expected to open in summer 2022 and create nearly 150 jobs.

EQ United, an Indiana-based logistics provider and RV components manufacturer, is consolidating its manufacturing into a new facility in Cassopolis, Michigan with a $6.2 million capital investment and up to 175 jobs. The Michigan Strategic Fund supports the project.

Watson-Marlow has broken ground on a 150,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at Devens, Massachusetts, for peristaltic pumps, tubing and fluid path products. The site is expected to create over 150 positions.

J.M. Smucker announced an investment in a new manufacturing facility in McCalla, Alabama to accelerate growth of its Smucker's Uncrustables products. No investment amount or job numbers were given in the source.

Startup 86 Pearson Lane will establish its first manufacturing location in Lexington, Tennessee, investing $16 million and creating 155 jobs. The company will buy the Ayers Building and expand the facility by 60,000 square feet, with operations expected in early 2022.

Celadon Development Corporation will invest over $155 million to open a North American headquarters and a recycling and advanced manufacturing facility in Chatham County, Georgia, creating 117 jobs. The plant will make recycled brown pulp from old corrugated cardboard, with Phase 1 producing 450,000 tons per year per line.

Graham & Company and Sunbelt Paper & Packaging announced plans for a 216,000 sq ft distribution facility in Calera, Alabama, requiring about $16.5 million of investment. Sunbelt will occupy about 108,000 sq ft, with completion expected by Q3 2022.

Ardagh Metal Packaging has revealed plans for a beverage can plant in the south west United States to add capacity, announced with its third-quarter results. No further details were given in the article.

Walbro LLC is expanding in Cass City, Michigan, with a $11.4 million capital investment supported by a $400,000 state grant, creating up to 40 advanced manufacturing jobs. Construction of the new facility has started.

Watson-Marlow will begin construction in October 2021 on a 150,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts, with first production due in late 2022. The site will make peristaltic pumps, tubing and fluid path solutions for life sciences and process customers.

Evanesce Packaging Solutions, an investee of Billy Goat Brands, will open a new manufacturing facility in Hampton County, South Carolina on October 21, 2021, to produce millions of PLA straws per day, creating 78 jobs.

Pregis began production at its new $80 million blown film extrusion facility in Anderson, South Carolina, with a ribbon cutting attended by Governor Henry McMaster. The 168,000 sq ft plant is expected to create 120 jobs.

Danfoss broke ground on a new 167,000 sq ft Turbocor manufacturing facility in Tallahassee, Florida, which will triple the unit's current manufacturing capacity, with completion scheduled for early 2023.

Hiru Corporation, through subsidiary AZ Custom Bottled Water, completed a new automated packaging and bottling facility. It will serve a three-year co-packing agreement with The Alkaline Water Company to produce Alkaline88 products. The announcement was made on October 6, 2021.

Hanwha Cimarron has broken ground on a $130 million factory in Opelika, Alabama, producing carbon fiber-wrapped high-pressure storage tanks. The project will create 261 new jobs, with hiring expected next spring.

PDC Machines has signed the lease on a new 148,000 square foot plant in Lower Salford, Pennsylvania to scale up production of diaphragm gas compressors for hydrogen refuelling stations, with capacity of thousands of units per year.

Crown Holdings will build a two-line aluminium beverage can facility of 355,000 sq ft in Mesquite, Nevada, creating 126 jobs. Operations are scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2023.

Ball Corporation announced plans for a multi-line aluminum beverage can plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, with a nearly $290 million investment, about 180 jobs and production starting in late 2022.

Kruger Packaging is building its first US packaging plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a $114 million investment expected to create 150 jobs and produce 2.4 billion square feet of corrugated boxes per year.

Atlas Copco Compressors opened a new 200,000-square-foot facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina to begin US assembly of Z range oil-free air compressors and support assembly, distribution and remanufacturing.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility in Genesee County, New York to expand US production of dry vacuum pumps for semiconductor manufacturers, expected to employ up to 600 people.

Allpax, a PROMACH brand, completed its move to a new Covington, Louisiana facility, more than doubling its office and manufacturing area from 40,000 to 86,000 sq ft.

Chapin International, a maker of compressed air sprayers, plans to acquire a 496,000-square-foot facility on the South Danville Bypass in Boyle County, Kentucky, investing $8.25 million and creating 100 full-time jobs.

Blackmer, a maker of rotary pumps, gas compressors and centrifugal pumps, plans a new manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its parent company expects to invest more than $7 million and create 50 jobs, and the company received a $350,000 MEDC grant.

Hanwha Cimarron plans to spend $51 million on a production facility in Opelika, Alabama, to make 4,000 high-pressure tanks per year. Construction is to finish in 2022.

Weastec, part of Toyodenso Group, is opening a plant in Greenfield, Ohio to assemble larger engine parts with two semi-automated lines. About 15 jobs are expected, with operations targeted for the end of 2021.

Hanwha Cimarron will invest $130 million in a new factory in Opelika, Alabama, making carbon fiber-wrapped hydrogen storage tanks and pressure vessels. The project will create 261 jobs.

Delmarva Corrugated Packaging is nearing completion of its $80 million paper corrugating plant in Dover, Delaware, with an October opening planned and about 160 jobs projected.

Muncie Power Products bought a former industrial building at 2500 N. Priority Way in Yorktown, Indiana, and will add 100,000 sq ft and invest over $20 million to consolidate operations there.

Price Container, a division of TricorBraun, signed a lease for a 30,000 sq ft facility in the Port of Centralia's Park I development in Washington to open a new metal and plastic packaging operation.

Arnett Engineered Solutions, a pump and valve manufacturer, will open a facility at 61 Innovation Drive in Bamberg County, South Carolina, creating 19 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by September 2021.

Atlantic Packaging is proposing a 488,450-square-foot corrugated packaging plant at 2601 Mason Road in Elgin, Illinois, a $30 million investment, as reported by the Daily Herald on Aug. 3, 2021.

Atlantic Packaging wants to build a 488,450-square-foot corrugated box factory at 2601 Mason Road in Elgin, in a development of about $30 million. The city planning commission recommended approval, and the full city council still has to vote.

Georgia-Pacific is manufacturing curbside recyclable paper padded mailers at a new facility in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, to serve Northeast customers including Amazon.

Gen3 Defense and Aerospace is moving into a larger facility in Kent County, Michigan, with a $8.7 million capital investment expected to create up to 269 high-wage jobs. Michigan was chosen over a site in Florida.

Pratt Industries announced a $400 million 100% recycled paper mill of 450,000 sq ft in Henderson, Kentucky, creating over 320 full-time jobs. A separate 700,000 sq ft corrugated box factory is planned next to the mill.

Pratt Paper LLC will build a $400 million corrugated box recycling and paper mill complex in Henderson, Kentucky, expected to employ 321 people within five years. The 1 million square foot site is on a 200-acre plot along Kentucky 425.

Ball Corporation will invest $383.8 million to build an 800,000 sq ft aluminum beverage can plant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, creating 220 jobs. The plant will join Red Bull and Rauch's beverage manufacturing hub in Concord.