SPR Packaging, a member of the Armando Alvarez Group, is opening a $100 million plastic film manufacturing plant on a 103,000-square-foot site in Greenville, Texas. A separate project record lists the construction cost as $50 million, which conflicts with the reported figure.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Boca Raton-based New Water Capital acquired LidWorks, a family-owned maker of custom food and beverage lids in Plant City, Florida, and plans plastic packaging add-ons.

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.

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.

Gerresheimer agreed to sell Centor US Holding and its global Primary Packaging Plastics business, with 15 plants in nine countries plus Centor's US site, to Apax Funds at an enterprise value of about EUR 1.5 billion. Closings are expected by the end of FY2026 for Centor and in H1 FY2027 for the plastics business.

Vert opened a 35,000-square-foot pouch and roll stock production site in Longmont, Colorado, built around HP Indigo digital printing, with pouch production starting in July 2026.

Profile Films plans to build a new 97,000-square-foot facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, next to its existing headquarters and production site, according to MLive. A city board approved a $5.1 million incentive for the project this week.

Graham Packaging has proposed a manufacturing facility in about 215,000 square feet of a warehouse in Lee's Summit Commerce Center, with about $33.7 million of machinery and 82 jobs, and has requested a 75% five-year personal property tax abatement.

PolyFlex, part of Nefab Group, opened a two-building manufacturing and engineering campus in Wixom, Michigan, for returnable plastic packaging and protective solutions serving automotive and advanced manufacturing clients.

Poly Craft Industries opened a 72,000 sq ft flexible plastic packaging facility in Middletown, New York, costing $27 million, consolidating two Long Island locations and serving as corporate headquarters.

Azuria Water Solutions broke ground on a new $80 million, 72,000-square-foot plant in Batesville, Mississippi, to make Fusible PVC pipe. The facility is expected to create 50 jobs and be completed in early 2027.

New Tech Plastics is investing $5 million to expand into pouch converting at a facility in Piqua, Ohio, creating an expected 30 jobs. It receives a $250,000 grant from the JobsOhio Revitalization Fund.

Alltrista Plastics, a Jadex subsidiary, is adding a 25,000 sq ft expansion at its Springfield, Missouri facility for compression blow forming. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2026 and was described as a multimillion-dollar investment.

CG Roxane is expanding its Benton, Tennessee facility to bring PET preform and HDPE cap manufacturing in-house, adding about 60,000 sq ft of infrastructure. The company announced the expansion on April 21, 2026.

Southeastern Container plans to invest $31 million in facility modernization and equipment at its Enka-Candler headquarters in North Carolina, adding closure production capacity and 12 new jobs.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a Chicago-based maker of blow molded packaging, has acquired Easy Plastic Containers Corp.

Axium Packaging, headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, is investing $45 million to expand its tube manufacturing and build a specialized warehouse in Jersey Township. Its total central Ohio investment reaches $550+ million.

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.

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.

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.

Axium Packaging is investing $45 million to open a new location in Jersey Township, Ohio, with 70 new jobs. The company plans two new production plants to make plastic containers and caps for the personal care industry.

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.

Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a division of Westlake Corp., has completed a 190,000-square-foot PVCO pipe plant at its Wichita Falls, Texas site, expanding its North American PVCO pipe capacity. The completion was announced on November 2, 2026, and no investment value was given.

PolyFlex Products, part of Sweden's Nefab Group, will invest $8.3 million to open a new manufacturing facility in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, creating 58 jobs. The plant will add material extrusion and reuse of end-of-life industrial packaging.

Shell Polymers agreed to supply polyethylene made from chemically recycled feedstock, produced at its Monaca, Pennsylvania plant, to specialty film producer Charter Next Generation for flexible packaging.

ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to acquire flexible packaging provider PAC Worldwide, headquartered in Redmond, WA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Canadian plastic packaging producer E. Hofmann Plastics has broken ground on a $43 million production facility in Madisonville, Kentucky, its first US operation. The plant is expected to create 164 jobs and be completed in 2026.

Schütz Container Systems will expand its St. Joseph, Missouri site with a new building and a new manufacturing line for industrial packaging, investing $31 million and creating 20 jobs. The announcement was made on 31 July 2025.

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.

ExxonMobil introduced its ExxonMobil Signature Polymers portfolio brand, uniting its polyolefin products.

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.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a manufacturer of blow molded packaging solutions, has acquired Lighthouse Packaging. The article gives no deal value or location.

Balcan Innovations announced a $200 million capex plan to add co-extrusion, printing and bag-making machinery at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin plant, which will raise film capacity by more than 700%. Installation is planned for 2025 through 2027.

Charter Next Generation announced a $106 million investment to expand operations in Northeast Ohio, adding 12 film packaging lines in Lexington and four extrusion lines in Ontario, with 125 new jobs.

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.

Rajshree Polypack Limited won international orders worth ₹6.54 crore from two US food packaging distributors, for thermoformed packaging and injection-moulded products.

Forming Technologies is expanding its Muskegon, Michigan facility with an anticipated capital investment of up to $18.8 million, creating 70 new jobs in a building of at least 150,000 square feet that will also house its headquarters.

Amcor secured a commercial order for its HDPE AmSky Blister System, used for the new TheraBreath Invigorating Icy Mint chewing gum sold in major U.S. retailers. The announcement was made on April 9, 2025.