Ringmetall SE is acquiring a 75.1% majority stake in Tesseraux SA, a Cape Town bag-in-box producer into which Vinbag operations are contributed, with a call option on the remaining 24.9%. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Coleus Packaging invested about R200 million upgrading its Alrode facility and equipment, including new SACMI punching and lining machines, a new coater and printer, and expanded factory footprint. The upgrade was officially launched on March 20, 2026.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved Mpact Operations' proposal to increase its shareholding in Seyfert Corrugated Western Cape, a Western Cape maker of corrugated boxes and packaging. The Tribunal decision was published on April 4, 2025.

RMB Corvest and Dlondlobala Capital concluded a management buyout of Nampak Liquid Cartons, Nampak Zambia and Nampak Malawi, which will be held in the newly formed Diversified Liquid Packaging Group.

RMB Corvest and Dlondlobala Capital concluded a management buyout of Nampak Liquid Cartons, Nampak Zambia and Nampak Malawi, which will join the newly formed Diversified Liquid Packaging Group. The deal's value was not disclosed.

South Africa's Competition Commission approved Guala Closures' proposed acquisition of Astir Vitogiannis, whose subsidiary Coleus Packaging is a major crown cork supplier in Southern Africa. The approval comes with specific conditions.

Private equity firm Agile Capital has acquired a significant minority stake in Berry Astrapak, a South African manufacturer of rigid moulded and thermoformed plastic packaging. The article does not state the deal value.

Nampak agreed to sell its South African liquid cartons business and its stakes in Nampak Zambia and Nampak Malawi to a consortium of RMB Corvest and Dlondlobala Capital for R450 million.

Tetra Pak opened an expanded carton packaging plant in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, as part of a R500 million investment, with exports planned to other African countries.

Coleus Packaging invested R40 million (US$2.14 million) in a PMC500 metal crown manufacturing machine for its Alrode factory in Alberton, Johannesburg, able to produce 5,000 crowns per minute.

Coleus Packaging has acquired and installed a new PMC500 machine at its Alrode factory in Alberton, South Africa, spending about R40 million to raise output of metal crown closures by about 20%. Yearly output is expected to rise from six billion to seven to eight billion units.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal approved without conditions the intermediate merger between Rebel Packaging, an indirect subsidiary of Mpact, and corrugated sheetplant Box Boyz.

Mauser has added a new plastics drum line at its Durban plant, enabling production of UN-certified tight-head drums in 210, 232 and 250 litre sizes.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal prohibited the proposed intermediate merger between Corruseal Group and Neopak Holdings, a decision reported on March 2, 2023 and issued the day before. The Commission said the merger would increase concentration in an already highly concentrated recycled containerboard market.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal prohibited the proposed merger between packaging companies Corruseal Group and Neopak Holdings under the Competition Act. The Competition Commission welcomed the decision on 23 February 2023.

Ardagh Glass Packaging South Africa, formerly Consol Glass, is expanding its Nigel plant east of Johannesburg with two additional furnaces, a R3bn investment that will add about 30% capacity and create 300 jobs.

Caxton subsidiary CTP acquired Amcor's Cape Town bag-in-box and pouching operations and its Port Elizabeth operation for R90 million, effective 1 August 2022 after competition approval.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved CTP Limited's acquisition of the packaging operations of Amcor Flexibles South Africa in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, including bag-in-box laminate production and tyre-liners.

Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa announced a R1.5 billion expansion of its Nigel production facility southeast of Johannesburg, adding a new furnace and production lines. The investment more than doubles capacity and has created over 150 direct jobs.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal granted Mpact leave to intervene in the consideration of the intermediate merger between Corruseal Group and Neopak Holdings, both recycled containerboard and corrugated packaging businesses. The order limits Mpact's participation to specified theories of harm.

Caxton subsidiary CTP Limited agreed to acquire Amcor's bag-in-box and pouching operations in Cape Town and its Port Elizabeth operations for a cash consideration of R90 million. The deal adds packaging capacity in South Africa.

Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers, through subsidiary CTP Limited, agreed to acquire as a going concern the Amcor bag-in-box and pouching operations in Cape Town and the Port Elizabeth operations for R90 million cash, subject to competition approval.

Teqal moved into a new 4,000 sqm factory at Dube TradePort, KwaZulu-Natal, after its 2021 expansion funded by a R50m IDC financing facility, adding energy-efficient servo-driven equipment capable of up to 40 million jars per year.

The Competition Commission of South Africa prohibited the proposed acquisition of Neopak Limited by Corruseal Group, finding it would substantially lessen competition in recycled containerboard supply. Ethos Private Equity had agreed to sell Neopak in December 2021 for an undisclosed sum.

Tetra Pak is investing R500 million to upgrade and increase production capacity at its packaging material factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The multi-year upgrade starts in the first quarter of 2022 and will raise local packaging content to 80%.

Teqal, a maker of injection-moulded rigid plastic packaging, moved into a new 4,000 m² factory and warehouse in Dube TradePort, KwaZulu-Natal, after IDC awarded it a R50m financing facility.

Tetra Pak announced a R500 million investment to upgrade and increase production capability at its packaging material factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, with work running until August 2023 and 120 jobs added.

Austrian packaging converter ALPLA has acquired Verigreen Packaging, a South African maker of bottles and canisters for lubricants, with a site in Durban. Financial terms were not disclosed.

AB InBev will invest $220 million in new bottling lines at South African Breweries plants in Gauteng province, South Africa, to produce returnable glass bottles, with both lines expected operational by October 2020. The expansion is expected to raise overall capacity by up to 8%.

Huhtamaki agreed to acquire 70% of privately owned flexible packaging manufacturer Everest Flexibles in South Africa for an enterprise value of EUR 58 million, paid partly in cash and partly in shares.

Greif won a five-year contract to supply lightweight jerrycans to a leading beverage manufacturer, with product going to bottling companies across Africa. The customer is not named.

Greif is investing in a new blow molder machine at its Vanderbijlpark operation in Gauteng to produce lightweight jerrycans after a major new contract win. The investment supports expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa.

Huhtamaki agreed to acquire 70% of Everest Flexibles, a private flexible packaging manufacturer in Durban, South Africa, at an enterprise value of EUR 58 million. Sellers will hold 30% of Huhtamaki's South African activities through a joint venture; completion is subject to competition approval.

Huhtamaki agreed to acquire a 70% majority stake in privately owned flexible packaging maker Everest Flexibles in Durban, South Africa, at an enterprise value of EUR 58 million. Everest has annual net sales of about EUR 40 million and about 420 employees.

South African packaging maker Corruseal Group has commissioned a new corrugated board plant in Cape Town, equipped with a 2.5m Fosber S/Line corrugator and converting and materials handling machinery. The article is dated 1 June 2018.

Mpact opened its new corrugated factory in Port Elizabeth on 11 April 2018, with a R100 million investment centred on a new BHS corrugator that more than doubles capacity.

Mpact officially opened its new corrugated packaging factory in Port Elizabeth on 11 April 2018. The R150 million project centers on a new corrugator supplied by German machine maker BHS and more than doubles the plant's capacity.

Novus Holdings agreed to acquire control of ITB Manufacturing, a South African maker of flexible packaging and security bags, through its subsidiary Paarl Media. Purchase consideration is R180 million plus an EBIT-based amount, capped at R300 million in aggregate.