Tomypak Holdings Bhd proposed to acquire a 100% stake in Johor-based packaging manufacturer EB Packaging Sdn Bhd for RM120 million to bolster its packaging manufacturing capacity after a fire incident at its Senai plant.

Amcor and Berry Global Group have announced the European Commission has granted unconditional approval under the EU Merger Regulation for their combination, satisfying the final regulatory clearance required.

CorrBoard has invested £60,000 to upgrade its manufacturing facility in Scunthorpe, UK, reconfiguring the traffic layout to improve site safety and painting.

SIG has opened its first aseptic carton pack production plant in Ahmedabad, India, with a €90 million investment. The plant has an initial annual capacity of up to 4 billion packs and is expected to create more than 300 local jobs.

DS Smith set out about EUR 480 million of annualised savings, mostly at run-rate by end-2027, ahead of its separation from International Paper as DS Smith plc, with London admission targeted for early to mid December 2026.

DS Smith announced the closure of 29 packaging sites, one mill, two recycling depots and four offices at its capital markets day on 3 November 2026, targeting EUR 480 million in annualised savings ahead of its listing as DS Smith plc.

Smurfit Westrock is investing about R$120 million to modernize its corrugated packaging site in Blumenau, Brazil, with new machinery, automated lines and a larger dispatch warehouse, from 2025 through 2027.

Zempack, a JBS subsidiary and one of Brazil's largest metal packaging manufacturers, has invested over R$350 million since 2015 in modernizing its plants in Lins and Guaiçara, São Paulo, focusing on automation and efficiency. The company has doubled production in ten years and now has capacity for over 1 billion units per year.

Logson Group has acquired independent Welsh sheet plant Playford Packaging for an undisclosed fee, marking its entry into the Welsh market. Playford Packaging will operate as a standalone business within Logson Group.

Ball Corporation detailed a new aluminum can manufacturing facility in Germany in its Q3 2026 earnings release. The facility is part of Ball's global capacity expansion to meet demand for energy drinks and non-alcoholic beverages.

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.

Cosmo First Ltd has formed a 50:50 joint venture with South Korea's Filmax Corporation, named 'Filmax Cosmo Korea Limited', to distribute, sell, and market flexible packaging products manufactured by both partners.

Nine Dragons Paper is raising corrugated medium and kraftliner prices by USD 8/t (CNY 50/t) at its Quanzhou and Chongqing bases in China between 3 and 9 November 2026, citing higher costs for recovered paper, coal and chemical auxiliaries.

Kimberly-Clark completed its acquisition of Kenvue on November 2, 2026, closing a transaction originally valued at approximately $48.7 billion, bringing Kenvue brands including Tylenol, Listerine and Neutrogena together with Kimberly-Clark's Huggies, Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle.

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.

REI Grup, through REI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING S.R.L., has commenced construction on a kraft paper bag manufacturing plant in Călan, Hunedoara County, Romania. The total investment exceeds €2.5 million, with 61.98% non-reimbursable financing. Completion is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

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.

Nestlé Germany awarded DS Smith the Lighthouse Award after DS Smith reduced complex corrugated display production times from six to three weeks. The award was presented in November 2026.

A recycled-fibre kraft paper mill under construction in Giurgiu, Romania, is about 60% built and due to start in 2028, at an estimated cost of EUR 80-90 million (USD 89-101 million). Planned capacity is 120,000-130,000 tonnes a year of kraft paper from recovered paper.

Can-One shareholders have backed a MYR 917.2 million offer for Kian Joo, a Malaysian packaging company.

Italian flexible packaging group Inn-Flex has installed two new printing lines at its Serbian subsidiary Papir Print, doubling production capacity, as part of a EUR 11.5 million (USD 12.9 million) investment plan in Serbia.

Grupo Nutresa has asked Colombia's competition authority, the SIC, to pre-clear its purchase of 100% of Empaques Industriales de Colombia (Empicolsa), a corrugated box maker. The seller is Chilean parent Sur Papel SpA, which would make a full exit. The deal is to close once the SIC grants Phase I clearance.

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.

The Hellenic Competition Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of EL-PACK SA by Dunapack Packaging Hellas SA on October 30, 2026. The deal involves production/sale of paper for cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard, and cardboard boxes.

Stora Enso plans to close a corrugated packaging plant in Finland as it centralises the country's production at other sites.

UFlex has commissioned two presses at its aseptic packaging facility in Egypt.

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.

Visy has produced the first glass bottles at its new recycling and manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland. Annual capacity is expected to reach up to 1 billion bottles and jars once fully operational.

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.

Pact Group and Aldi are scaling up recycled packaging in Australia, with more than 19 million laundry and cleaning bottles per year to contain up to 50% Australian recycled plastic. The announcement is dated 22 October 2026.

Allied Pinnacle has invested AUD 10 million across its Sydney manufacturing operations to increase capacity, improve production speed and deploy automation. The announcement is dated 22 October 2026.

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.

Hungarian protein processor ATEV Fehérjefeldolgozó awarded a supply contract for big-bag goods-packing sacks for its sites to Somló-Zsák Kender-Juta Kft. for HUF 45,540,000, per a TED notice published 22 October 2026.

Visy has invested AUD 30 million in a new 2.8-metre-wide corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney, increasing board output by 33 per cent. The announcement is dated 21 October 2026.

Visy has invested $30 million in a new 2.8 metre corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney. The upgrade lifts board output by 33% and supports the agricultural and food and beverage sectors.

Silgan, Trivium and American Industrial Partners announced a transaction combining Silgan's metal containers and flat cap closures businesses with Trivium into Silgan MCC, with Trivium valued at about $3.4 billion enterprise value. Silgan keeps 60% ownership and receives about $2.3 billion in cash.

International Paper confirmed talks with potential bidders for its EMEA Packaging business as an alternative to a planned spin-off and listing. No decision has been made yet. The article is dated 16 October 2026.

Smurfit Westrock developed a seven-bottle paper-based consumer pack and corrugated transport packaging for AB InBev's Corona Cero, with one bottle per day of the week. The format is being rolled out in additional markets after launches in Colombia and Argentina.

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.

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited in Karachi invited bids to supply 30,000 sets of corrugated packing cartons for REMUS G1.6 gas meters, delivered at 3,000 sets per month. The estimated cost is PKR 180,000 and the closing date is 5 November 2026.

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.

OJI Group's Oji Liquid Pak held a groundbreaking on 10 October 2026 for a USD 110 million aseptic carton packaging plant at Amata City Long Thanh, Dong Nai, expected to start operations in 2028 with capacity of up to 8 billion cartons a year.

Pulpex has opened its first commercial-scale fibre bottle factory at Westway Industrial Estate in Renfrew, near Glasgow, creating about 39 jobs. The plant has an initial capacity of up to 40 million bottles a year.

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.