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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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%.