Ball Corporation's new aluminum can manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Oregon, became operational over the summer of 2026. The site is expected to reach full capacity in 2027 and alleviate capacity constraints in the region.

Sonoco Products Company announced a $40 million investment over two years to modernize and expand its Richmond, VA paperboard mill, increasing annual production capacity by approximately 9,000 tons. Construction is expected to begin in early 2027, with completion by the end of 2028.

Ringmetall SE entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Rapak, LLC, headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois. Rapak manufactures flexible bag-in-box packaging for liquid food products, beverages and industrial liquids. The transaction is expected to close on November 2, 2026.

Dominion Packaging, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Henrico County, Virginia, with a $25 million project that includes relocating to a 188,000-square-foot facility at the Airport Logistics Center to serve as a finished goods and distribution hub. The expansion is expected to create more than 100 jobs.

Dominion Packaging has expanded in Henrico with a 188,000-square-foot industrial facility at 2724 Seven Hills Boulevard, a $25 million investment expected to create over 100 new jobs.

SupplyOne secured a request for proposal covering multiple locations of a growing bird seed producer by engineering corrugated boxes that met the customer's and a national retailer's specifications.

UFP Packaging rolled out the All Boxed Up name across its three corrugated box-making facilities and customer-facing channels to highlight its expanded corrugated packaging business. The brand dates to the 2022 acquisition of Titan Corrugated and its distribution affiliate.

Buckeye Corrugated (BCI) has opened a dedicated contract packaging and fulfillment facility of more than 60,000 square feet near the Port of Houston, Texas. The site offers assembly, kitting, labeling and shipping preparation alongside its corrugated manufacturing.

Buckeye Corrugated has opened a dedicated contract packaging and fulfilment facility with over 60,000 sq ft in Houston, Texas, separating these services from its Houston division.

Outlook Group completed the acquisition and integration of the Pewaukee, Wisconsin, flexible packaging facility of ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions, adding flexible packaging and film-printing capacity.

CurTec USA, the American arm of a Dutch packaging supplier, is investing $10 million to expand its Westminster, South Carolina facility with a new blow molding line. The 27,300 sq ft expansion is expected to finish in Q2 2027 and create 10 jobs.

Cube Packaging Solutions is investing $30 million to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity at its St. Charles, Illinois facility. The investment was announced on October 13, 2026.

CuBE Packaging Solutions is investing more than $30 million to expand its U.S. manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Illinois, adding high-speed injection molding machines and end-of-line automation. The announcement was made on October 13, 2026.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America announced a renewed supply agreement with Stanpac to manufacture glass milk bottles and jars for food and dairy brands across the U.S.

CurTec is investing USD 10 million to expand warehouse and production lines at its Westminster, South Carolina plant, adding 10 jobs. The expanded capacity is expected online in summer 2027.

SupplyOne acquired Packaging Design Corporation, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, strengthening its Midwest presence and Chicago expansion.

Hivest Capital Partners acquired Wisconsin-based Sustana from Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities platform. Sustana produces fiber packaging products with multiple mills and recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

Grafine Partners and Atlantic Ridge Capital announced they are acquiring Oklahoma-based Paragon Films from Rhône for an estimated $900 million. Paragon manufactures plastic stretch film for pallet wrapping.

Gerresheimer completed the sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor to an affiliate of Apax Partners for about 750 million euros. Proceeds will be used to lower debt.

Central National Gottesman announced it is acquiring Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Co., a distributor of paper and packaging products. OPC will operate under CNG's Lindenmeyr Munroe division.

ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal) acquired Minnesota-based Ultra Green Packaging, a supplier of molded fiber foodservice packaging. This is the 12th acquisition since ACR was acquired by Oridian Capital Partners.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

Alpla is building a 13,000 sq m extrusion blow moulding plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, with capex of just over $8 million and 51 new positions. Operations are due to begin in spring 2027.

Amcor will invest $44.55 million in its Centerville, Iowa flexible packaging facility to add machinery and raise capacity for multilayer films, creating 24 jobs.

O-I Glass is modernizing its Muskogee, Oklahoma production facility with a multi-million dollar, multi-phase capital investment covering glass-melting furnaces, production equipment and control systems, supported by a $2 million state incentive award.

JBM Packaging has opened a 52,500-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Ohio for contract packaging, kitting and filling services, with 50 new employees.

Crawford Packaging has opened a new facility in Auburndale, Florida to support its produce packaging business in Central Florida.

Amcor is expanding production capacity for multilayer packaging films at its Centerville, Iowa facility with a $44.6 million corporate investment and $2 million in state tax credits, creating 24 jobs.

Platinum Equity is in advanced talks to acquire Dutch metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging for USD 3.5 billion from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Ardagh Group, with a final agreement expected within weeks.

Pratt (4.0 Corrugating), LLC, a subsidiary of Pratt Corrugated Holdings and part of Atlanta-based Pratt Industries, will establish its first Iowa manufacturing facility in Bondurant, approved for state tax credits. Investment and job figures were not included in the article excerpt.

SPG has acquired DFW Crating & Packaging, a crating and packaging company, as reported on September 10, 2026.

Orrville City Council approved a 12-year, 75% property tax abatement on 8 September 2026 for McElroy Packaging's planned $3.5 million expansion adding 25,000 square feet to its corrugated-box plant, expected to add five jobs.

North Carolina-based Specialized Packaging Group, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, acquired Texas-based DFW Crating & Packaging in September 2026. DFW continues operating from Grand Prairie, Texas.

Lumson USA, the North American subsidiary of an Italian cosmetic packaging maker, acquired New York-based Lombardi Design and Manufacturing, a cosmetic primary packaging specialist, in September 2026.

Adherex Group, a Cleveland-based packaging and adhesion solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Polymer Packaging, Inc., a North Canton, Ohio maker of flexible, bakery and protective packaging, on September 28, 2026.

Butterfly Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sayreville, New Jersey-based Sabert, a plastic, paper and molded-fiber food packaging maker with 13 manufacturing facilities, for undisclosed terms.

DRC Industries is investing about $4 million to establish operations in an existing facility in Columbus, Mississippi, expected to create 50 jobs with state tax incentives.

Buckeye Corrugated Inc. plans to establish and expand corrugated packaging manufacturing in northern Nevada, with $12.76 million in capital investment and 27 near-term jobs. Nevada approved $1.57 million in tax abatements for the project. The approvals were announced on 14 August 2026.

ALPLA Inc. plans to establish a plastic bottle manufacturing facility in Clark County, Nevada, with $8.01 million in capital investment and 51 near-term jobs. Nevada's governor's office approved $818,718 in tax abatements for the project. The approvals were announced on 14 August 2026.

Brazilian aluminum maker Wyda Packaging USA plans to boost output at its Charlotte facility, which could create at least 40 jobs. The plan was reported on 11 August 2026.

Cullman-based Rusken Packaging has acquired Triad Packaging, an independent corrugated converter in Athens, Alabama, expanding its network to over 18 facilities in nine states. The deal was reported on 11 August 2026.

Pregis acquired MP Global Packaging, a division of MP Global Products, to scale its paper-based cold chain business. MP operates two plants in New Albany, Indiana, and Norfolk, Nebraska, employing around 110 people.

Balcan Packaging launched a five-layer wide web extrusion line at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin plant, enabling production of industrial sheeting up to 50 feet wide.

Axjo Group, a Sweden-based recycled plastic packaging specialist, opened a new 160,600-square-foot plant in Haltom City, Texas, and has begun producing large reels for the wire and cable sector.

Axium Packaging is expanding its Midwest presence with a new 202,000-square-foot facility in the St. Louis area, its third in Missouri. It will initially launch with extrusion blow molding and later add injection stretch blow molding.

Detpak, the foodservice packaging arm of Adelaide's Detmold Group, opened a 175,000-square-foot factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, initially employing more than 50 people, with full production due in August 2026.

Detpak USA, a subsidiary of Australia's Detmold Group, will open its first US manufacturing operation in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at a 175,000 square-foot facility on New Cut Road. The multi-million-dollar investment will create over 50 jobs, with operations expected online in August 2026.

ACR, backed by Oridian Capital Partners, has acquired RediBagUSA, a New Hyde Park, New York supplier of reusable retail bags, paper products and packaging. No financial terms were disclosed, and RediBagUSA's CEO will remain involved.

CCL Container will invest $16.3 million to install a new production line at its Hermitage City facility in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, nearly doubling production capacity and creating 30 new jobs over three years. The state is contributing $160,000 to the project.

APPLIED Adhesives entered an exclusive arrangement to handle US distribution of Henkel's flexible packaging adhesive and coating range, combining Henkel's portfolio with APPLIED's sales, technical support and logistics. The announcement was dated 9 July 2026.