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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

Pope Packaging completed a more than A$50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack plant, raising finished sack capacity by 50 percent and doubling printing capacity with a new high-speed press.

Straub-Verpackungen has opened its €45 million Plant 3 in Bräunlingen, Germany, adding about 19,000 m² of converting space and a Göpfert G-CUT die-cutter. The plant began production in June 2026 and was officially inaugurated in October 2026.

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.

Cardiff Canning has installed a second production line at Freemans Park, Cardiff, costing GBP 400,000, lifting annual capacity to 35 million cans for the UK ready-to-drink market.

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.

Smurfit Westrock's Parenco mill in the Netherlands has received an environmental permit to expand production and potentially switch to recycled corrugated case material. The report gives no capacity or investment figures.

Fuxing Development Group is expanding output of PP corrugated plastic boxes, fish totes and harvest bins at its Davao and Manila plants to serve North American produce and seafood buyers. The move follows the 2026 US AD/CVD case on boxes from China and Vietnam.

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.

Crown Holdings' Brazilian unit Crown Embalagens will invest about BRL 500 million (USD 97 million) to expand its beverage can plant in Ponta Grossa, Paraná. A commitment agreement with the municipality was signed on 1 September 2026, and more than 300 jobs are expected.

Smurfit Westrock has completed a €54 million expansion at its Ibi facility in Alicante, Spain, doubling Bag-in-Box production capacity to meet European demand. The site has received €90 million in capital over the last decade.

Mayr-Melnhof is advancing its packaging production expansion at a Romanian plant, which is on schedule. Commercial production is set to start in October 2026, and the project is part of its Food & Premium Packaging division.

Ideal Can has commissioned a fourth production line at its Saint-Apollinaire plant in Quebec, raising annual capacity from 350 million to 470 million cans, supported by a C$1.5 million contribution from CED.

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.

Packaging maker Ondupack will invest more than EUR 3.6 million to expand its Almendralejo plant in Extremadura, Spain, creating 15 jobs with a EUR 905,791.50 government incentive. The announcement was made on 13 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.

Trombini Embalagens plans a R$120 million investment in four phases at its Farroupilha unit, adding 8,000 square metres of built area and lifting capacity from 20 million m2 per month, with full operation expected in the first half of 2030.

The Plast-Box Group will install a new machine for 5-litre IML containers at its Suwary plant in Ksawerow, Poland, in January 2027, significantly increasing capacity for this segment.

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.

Brazilian packaging maker Grupo Penha began a modernisation and expansion project in 2024 at its Itapira headquarters, with a total investment of about R$200 million, including a new corrugator and die-cutting machine from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

CANPACK Group has approved a $100 million investment in a second line at its greenfield aluminum can facility in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India, adding 1.2 billion cans of capacity. Commercial production is expected in late 2027 or early 2028.

Smurfit Westrock has inaugurated a new Bobst Mastercut 2.1 die-cutting line at its Anzio plant near Rome, a €11 million investment adding over 20 million square metres of capacity and raising hourly productivity by over 20%.

SÜDPACK Medica officially opened its significantly expanded plant in Coulmer, France, on 17 July 2026. The site's clean-room production areas were almost doubled to make primary packaging for pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

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.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest R$128 million to expand its existing industrial packaging plant in Uberaba, Brazil, adding new facilities and advanced production technology. The project is expected to generate R$526 million in annual revenue and 12 direct and 50 indirect jobs.

Amcor has commenced an expansion at its flexible packaging facility in Dongguan, China, adding a 7,000 sqm manufacturing facility and automated warehouse to expand the campus to over 38,000 sqm, with completion expected by July 2027. The announcement was dated 9 July 2026.

Tokk Metalpak is investing RUB 1.1 billion (about USD 13 million) to modernise its Krasnodar Krai plant, installing a new varnishing line and building a 14,000 sqm warehouse in the Kurganinsky District, creating 100 jobs. The announcement was dated 9 July 2026.

LIGA-PAK will invest 385 million roubles to modernize its production in the Dinskoy district of Krasnodar Krai, raising production capacity by 30% and creating 25 jobs.

SFT Group will invest 500 million roubles to modernize its corrugated packaging production in the Timashevsk industrial park, aiming to raise output to 110 million square metres per year by 2031.

Mavidon, a medical device and contract packaging manufacturer, is investing $6 million to expand at the historic Oriole Mill property in Henderson County, North Carolina. The project will create 28 new jobs.

Sonoco added a second rigid paper cans manufacturing line at its West Chicago, Illinois facility, doubling paper cans production capacity there; the line is operational and ramping up.

Pusterla 1880 officially inaugurated a new luxury packaging plant in Sousse, Tunisia, with about 260 employees and an initial investment of EUR 4 million, plus EUR 3 million planned for later phases.

Pratt Industries will add about 346,000 square feet to its existing corrugating facility in Rockwall Technology Park, Texas, bringing the total to about 736,000 square feet. The project is expected to involve $90 million in capital investment and create 100 new jobs.

Actron Industries has installed a SIG Midi 12 aseptic filling line at its Calamba, Laguna plant in the Philippines, capable of filling up to 12,000 cartons per hour, with commercial production scheduled for Q2 2026.

Smurfit Westrock plans a EUR 20 million investment to further develop its corrugated board plant in Rethel, Ardennes, France.

Smurfit Westrock plans a EUR 40 million expansion and modernisation project at its Épernay site in the Marne region of France.

Dunapack Packaging opened a fully automated high-bay warehouse for semi-finished goods at its Strasswalchen site, invested at €12.1 million. The facility adds automated storage for about 1.2 million square metres of corrugated board.

SCGP announced a VND 604 billion (about THB 748 million) investment to add 26,800 tons per year of corrugated container capacity at Vina Kraft Paper's existing plant in Ho Chi Minh City. Commercial operation is expected in September 2027.

DS Smith will invest an additional €3.6 million in 2026 at its Ghimbav, Romania plant for infrastructure modernisation and corrugated board production equipment upgrades, building on a €13 million investment launched in 2023.

DS Smith is investing €10.5 million at its Timișoara, Romania plant by Q1 2027 for automation, production flow changes, warehouse expansion and a new conversion line. The investment is part of a wider €14 million Romanian program.

Invera Flexibles is committing up to $20 million to expand and modernize production capacity at its Edmonton and Laval facilities, which will exceed 150 million pounds of annual capacity upon completion.

Paranova Print and Packaging completed a £5 million transformation of its St Neots, Cambridgeshire plant, adding 2,000 square metres and tripling capacity for fibre-based food-to-go packaging. The upgrade includes a new custom Bobst press.