UPM Adhesive Materials plans to open its first factory in India in early 2028, located in Gujarat, featuring an acrylic-based coating line for self-adhesive label materials.

SPR, part of Armando Álvarez Group, inaugurated its Greenville, Texas, manufacturing facility on November 4, 2026. The 103,000 sq. ft. plant represents a $100 million investment and will produce mulch film, greenhouse cover film, silage film and agricultural stretch film, with an annual capacity of 46.3 million pounds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kenlead is building a packaging film plant in Qantara West in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt, on a 170,000 square meter site with EGP 4.16 billion of self-financed investment. Operations start with two lines and output is targeted to reach 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes a year by 2027.

JBM Packaging has opened a 52,500-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Ohio for contract packaging, kitting and filling services, with 50 new employees.

Crawford Packaging has opened a new facility in Auburndale, Florida to support its produce packaging business in Central Florida.

Rinsler Pack is investing 840 million rubles in a new plastic packaging production site at its existing facility in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, creating 177 jobs. Annual capacity will be 92 million unprinted bottles, 23 million printed bottles and 237 million container lids.

Pratt (4.0 Corrugating), LLC, a subsidiary of Pratt Corrugated Holdings and part of Atlanta-based Pratt Industries, will establish its first Iowa manufacturing facility in Bondurant, approved for state tax credits. Investment and job figures were not included in the article excerpt.

Seki's board approved a JPY 4.3 billion (USD 27.3 million) water-based flexographic printing and converting plant in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, producing food bags and beverage labels. Construction is set to start in February 2027 with operations from April 2028.

UFlex is preparing to start commercial production by the end of 2026 at a new US$126 million, 30-acre aseptic packaging plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, with annual capacity of 12 billion packs. The plant will be Asepto's second manufacturing base after India.

UFlex has commissioned its first overseas woven polypropylene bags plant in Altamira, Mexico, with an investment of about USD 52 million. The 10-acre facility strengthens its manufacturing presence in the Americas.

SIG opened its first aseptic carton plant in India, a EUR 90 million facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, built in 20 months with initial capacity of up to 4 billion packs a year and more than 300 jobs.

Crown Holdings broke ground on its first greenfield aluminium beverage can plant in India at the IMLC, Unnao, with an investment of ₹2,078.44 crore. The facility is expected to create more than 200 direct jobs.

ALPLA opened a new packaging plant in Adana, Türkiye, on 14 September 2026, covering about 20,000 square metres for PET preforms and HDPE and PP packaging. It is part of Turkish investments totalling about EUR 30 million.

Ball Corporation's Indian subsidiary Ball Beverage Packaging India has selected land at the IMLC in Meerut and proposed an investment of ₹2,913 crore for a large aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility. The company has been extended state incentives.

EXXE & CO has opened a new packaging facility in Miren, Slovenia, on a 6,000 m² site with designed capacity of about 60,000 tonnes per year, with first deliveries to retail chains scheduled.

DRC Industries is investing about $4 million to establish operations in an existing facility in Columbus, Mississippi, expected to create 50 jobs with state tax incentives.

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.

Worth Wellness Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Worth Peripherals Limited, began commercial production on August 1, 2026 at its new corrugated packaging facility in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The plant also plans a solar power installation.

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.

Paranova is building a £6m purpose-built 98,000 sq ft manufacturing site in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, expected to be fully operational in November with 150 staff, with a new Koenig & Bauer press arriving in September.

Grupo RFK has opened a new R$400 million factory in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, developed with Krones, tripling its production capacity for cans and PET packaging, with about 300 direct jobs and a target of R$2 billion in revenue.

Detpak, the foodservice packaging arm of Adelaide's Detmold Group, opened a 175,000-square-foot factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, initially employing more than 50 people, with full production due in August 2026.

Jenson & Nicholson Packaging signed a land lease with the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority to build a new manufacturing facility at the National Special Economic Zone, an investment of about US$13.7 million.

Detpak USA, a subsidiary of Australia's Detmold Group, will open its first US manufacturing operation in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at a 175,000 square-foot facility on New Cut Road. The multi-million-dollar investment will create over 50 jobs, with operations expected online in August 2026.

Eren Holding opened its Modern Karton new production plant in Muslu, Kilimli district, Zonguldak, Turkey, in a ceremony attended by the Industry and Technology Minister. The investment is reported at $850 million.

AGI Greenpac has begun construction of a greenfield aluminium beverage can plant on 34 acres in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, with an investment of ₹1,000 crore. Operations are expected in H1 2027 with initial output of 1.3 billion cans per year.

Packaging Corporation of America started operations at its new 550,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, a month ahead of schedule. The $275 million investment is the company's largest box plant to date.

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.

Ball began making beverage cans at its new Millersburg, Oregon production site in July 2026, with a single line producing standard cans and a full ramp-up targeted for 2027.

Shri Krishana Overseas PLC invested KES 132 million (US$1.0 million) in a new corrugated packaging facility on a 5-acre industrial park in Kisaju, Kajiado County, Kenya. The plant will raise annual production from 3,000 to 22,000 tonnes.

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.

Polish packaging maker Grembox is investing 110 million zloty (about 26 million euros) in a new corrugated cardboard plant in the Katowice Special Economic Zone in Bytom, creating up to 70 jobs. Commissioning is scheduled for 2027.

ISEM Packaging Group officially opened a new manufacturing and logistics platform in Trecate, in Italy's Novara area, integrating three former production facilities. The site covers more than 49,000 square metres.

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. held a grand opening and innovation showcase for its 100,000-square-foot Reno, Nevada facility, which serves as a packaging, manufacturing and distribution hub for Northern Nevada, Northern California and the western United States.

Al Bayader International signed an agreement with National Industries Park to develop a AED 180 million (about USD 50 million) integrated manufacturing and logistics hub in Dubai, able to produce up to 30,000 tonnes of packaging a year, with construction starting in 2026 and operations targeted for early 2028.

UFP Packaging opened a new corrugated box plant in Las Vegas, Nevada during summer 2026, its first full corrugated converting manufacturer in that market, with automation and robotics. The site joins its All Boxed Up plants in Flower Mound, Texas and Jeffersonville, Indiana.

EAM Mosca inaugurated a US$8 million plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, its first strapping production site in Mexico and Latin America. The plant makes plastic strapping consumables locally for the region's industrial and agricultural sectors.

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.