SIG announced a €6.7 million investment to expand its Vinhedo, São Paulo production site, including new machinery, with the work planned for 2025.

Leser India Private Limited plans to double its safety valve production capacity by upgrading machinery at its plant in MIDC Paithan, Maharashtra, from the current 32,000 valves per year. The estimated value is Rs 60 crore.

Tyler Union, a McWane company, held a ribbon cutting for its new 53,000-square-foot large diameter foundry in Anniston, Alabama, at a cost of about $25 million. The project is projected to create 15 to 25 additional jobs.

L&M Corrugated Container Corp. unveiled a German-made Göpfert five-color rotary machine with dual die cutter at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin plant, part of an $8 million machinery expansion. The unveiling took place on Friday, 2025-04-11.

Grupo Empresarial Salaverry started flexographic printing and five-layer extrusion processes at its Xiloxoxtla plant in Tlaxcala, Mexico, which the state governor says will raise production capacity by 38%. The start-up was reported on 2025-04-11.

Forming Technologies is expanding its Muskegon, Michigan facility with an anticipated capital investment of up to $18.8 million, creating 70 new jobs in a building of at least 150,000 square feet that will also house its headquarters.

Ferrero Group will invest CAD 445 million to expand its Brantford, Ontario production facility, creating 500 new jobs and enabling production of Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares.

Heinzel Group has commissioned the modernised PM11 paper machine at Heinzelpaper in Laakirchen, Upper Austria, after investing around 140 million euros to convert it to corrugated base paper production.

Mid South Extrusion is investing $12.5 million to add two polyethylene extrusion lines at its Monroe, Louisiana facility, creating 12 new jobs with operations expected in 2026.

Danfoss will start mass production later in 2025 at its campus in Nanjing, Jiangsu, making insulated gate bipolar transistor modules and electric and hybrid power train systems.

VPK Group's Aquila commissioned a new Fosber 2.8m S/Line corrugator at its Września plant in Poland as part of a €25 million investment. The line can produce up to 20 million square meters of corrugated board per month, and the official ribbon cutting took place in early 2025.

Mondi's newly converted paper machine in Duino, Italy started up successfully in April 2025. Once fully operational it will produce 420,000 tonnes per year of recycled containerboard.

Roto Pumps Ltd has expanded its manufacturing infrastructure at its Greater Noida facility with new 40,000 square meter facilities including in-house elastomer, plating and test capabilities, targeting USD 100 million revenue by 2028.

Stora Enso's new consumer packaging board line at its Oulu site in Finland has begun production ramp-up, converting an idle paper machine into a folding box board and coated unbleached kraft line. The line has an annual capacity of 750,000 tonnes and an investment of EUR 1 billion, with first deliveries expected by Q2 2025.

International Paper's Moroccan subsidiary CMCP International Paper is investing more than 100 million dirhams to expand its facility in Ait Melloul near Agadir to meet demand from the agriculture sector.

SFT Group plans to start new production lines at its second corrugated packaging plant Kartonstara-2 in Maikop, Adygea, in May 2025, with annual capacity of up to 150 million square meters.

Summit Packaging Systems has added a two-story 6,500-square-meter extension to its European headquarters in Almere, Netherlands, raising the site's manufacturing footprint by 40% and adding injection molding capacity for valves and actuators.

FIFCO USA unveiled a $28 million can line at its Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York, capable of 1,500 12oz cans per minute, lifting site capacity above 15 million cases a year.

SAMSON India opened a new 4,500 sqm expanded factory at its Ranjangaon site near Pune, India, to produce butterfly valves, ball valves, rotary actuators and ceramic lined valves.

Rondo Ganahl invested 16.5 million euros in a new corrugator at its Frastanz headquarters, which went into operation in mid-January 2025 and increases corrugated board production capacity by 10 percent.

Gulf Packaging Industries (GulfPack) has secured contracts to add two 10.4m-wide BOPP production lines at a new plant, lifting capacity from 183,000 to about 318,000 tonnes per year, with start-up in 2026 and 2027.

Nestlé will invest nearly €15 million to start up two new packaging lines at its coffee factory in Girona, Spain, enabling recyclable materials in packaging. The work is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

Engineered Foam Packaging (EFP) is expanding its existing Bishopville facility in Lee County with a $31.5 million investment that adds 200,000 square feet and 57 new jobs. The expansion will increase production of expanded polystyrene and polypropylene packaging, with operations expected online in April 2026.

Munters plans to invest SEK 250 million to expand and modernise its Tobo factory in Sweden, adding automated lines and 9,000 m2 to make GLASdek humidification medium, with completion expected by 2026.

Aliaxis will invest over Rs 550 crore in India to expand Ashirvad Pipes capacity by 30% through greenfield and brownfield projects, including new plants in Hyderabad and Chennai and upgrades in Cuttack and Durgapur.

Qingdao Wivo Valves is adding 8,000 square meters of workshop space at its Qingdao production base in Shandong to meet surging Southeast Asian demand for industrial valves. The expansion adds smart manufacturing and is expected to raise output by 40%.

Atlas Copco has placed its $40 million expansion of its Voorheesville, New York compressor facility on hold, according to Albany County's development chief. The planned 63,000-square-foot addition was reportedly not approved by the parent board amid trade tensions.

ABB announced a $40 million investment to double the size of its Senatobia, Mississippi site to produce advanced low voltage circuit breakers. The site is expected to open in Q2 2026 and create 200 new jobs.

Mondi completed a €90 million investment upgrade at its Mszczonów plant near Warsaw, doubling capacity and making it the largest corrugated solutions plant in Poland. The upgrade is part of a €280 million corrugated packaging investment across central and eastern Europe.

Ingredion announced a $50 million investment to modernize and expand industrial starch production at its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility for the packaging and papermaking industries.

Nilon Valves announced an expansion of its second unit adding more than 215,000 sq ft of facility space. The move is aimed mainly at export capacity and is expected to triple existing production capacity with robotics and automation.

Packaging One, a family-run UK protective packaging maker, moved into a 44,000 sq ft site in Middlewich, Cheshire, increasing manufacturing capability by about 70%. The expansion followed a seven-figure funding deal from NatWest and aims to double the workforce to 80 people.

German multinational Netzsch plans a new 4,600 square metre warehouse at its Pomerode, Santa Catarina plant to expand grinding equipment output by up to 70%. The investment totals about R$73 million over three years within a R$87 million overall commitment.

Leonardo DRS received a $45 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base investment commitment through contracts with HII Newport News Shipbuilding. It will fund capabilities and a 40,000 sq ft expansion of its under-construction naval propulsion facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina, expected to open in 2026.

Godrej Enterprises Group's Process Equipment business announced a ₹200 crore investment for Phase III expansion of its Dahej, Gujarat facility, raising annual manufacturing capacity to about 30,000 MT.

Wilo has expanded its pump production facility in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone, raising capacity by 60 percent and tripling warehouse space to serve emerging markets. The investment amount was not disclosed.

British eco-packaging maker Corplex plans to significantly expand its Hurbanovo, Slovakia plant, adding new operations of nearly one hectare that will be twice the size of the current site. The plant reportedly reached EUR 20 million in revenue in its first year.

SIG Combibloc's board has approved installing an extrusion line at its Ahmedabad, India site at a cost of around EUR 50 million, scheduled to come online in 2027.

Harro Höfliger is building a new plant in Debrecen, Hungary, as part of a HUF 6 billion development that will triple production capacity and create 100 jobs. The Hungarian government is supporting it with HUF 1.5 billion in non-refundable grants.

SMC Manufacturing Vietnam received an investment certificate for a $330 million expansion at its Long Duc Industrial Park plants in Dong Nai, starting operations in July 2025. The move adds thermo chillers and raises automation component capacity.

Coveris is investing £5 million to triple the production footprint of its St Neots packaging site in Cambridgeshire, UK, to about 3,158 sqm. The project, begun in October 2024, adds capacity for around 700 million recyclable food-to-go packs a year.

Eagle Flexible Packaging plans a new 52,000 square foot, $5 million facility in Waupun, Wisconsin, expected to be largely complete by year end and to create up to 40 jobs.

Zhejiang Ruian Huanan Pump Valve Manufacturing received approval for a technical renovation project adding 300 tons per year of valve castings and 400 tons of mechanical parts through a smart workshop section.

VPK Packaging Group's AQUILA plant in Września, Poland has installed a new Fosber corrugator as part of an investment that includes a 13,000 square metre production hall.

BTMS Technology announced an expansion of its operations in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with an investment of about 500 million Mexican pesos and the creation of 400 new jobs.

AQUILA Września, part of VPK Group, is building a 13,000 sqm production hall and installing a new FOSBER 2.8m corrugator in Greater Poland. The line is expected to launch in early 2025 and produce up to 20 million m2 of corrugated board monthly.

Canpack is expanding its existing Bydgoszcz plant in Poland with a new production building and a line capable of over one billion beverage cans per year, in a 440 million PLN project. ALSTAL Grupa Budowlana is the design-and-build general contractor and is nearing completion of the shell, with production planned for June 2026.

RIVARD is investing close to EUR 20 million to enlarge its production site in Daumeray (Maine-et-Loire), growing it from 7,000 m2 to over 10,000 m2 and moving assembly lines to dynamic production. The company says the change could double or triple its revenue.

Letica Corp., a Berry Global subsidiary, plans to expand its Fulton County, Kentucky plant with a $27.8 million investment adding 45,000 sq ft of warehouse space and creating 15 new jobs.

RIDGID, part of Emerson, completed a 30,000 sq ft press jaw manufacturing expansion at its Elyria, Ohio headquarters with robotic systems and milling machines. The investment doubles annual jaw set production capacity and cuts lead time by 30 days.