KCE (Kaizaharra Corporación Empresarial) has acquired CTL-TH Packaging Group, a flexible tube manufacturer with plants in Vitoria, Barcelona and Vichy, and a turnover of over €70 million in 2019.

Atlas Ward Polska is general contractor for an expansion of Schumacher Packaging's corrugated cardboard packaging factory in Krępice, Lower Silesia, adding about 10,000 sqm of buildings. Completion is planned for the end of August 2020.

Catalan packaging maker Alucan plans a new high-speed aluminium packaging line in Belgium with an annual capacity of 40 million units. COFIDES will provide a 3.7 million euro co-investment loan toward a total investment of 13.2 million euros.

Berry Global Group is investing approximately $30 million to increase production capacity for ultra-high performance stretch films at nine North American locations. The projects are expected to be completed by April 2021.

Huhtamaki has launched a new flexible packaging manufacturing unit in 6th of October, Egypt, with a €23 million investment. The facility is a joint venture with Ayman Korra, with Huhtamaki owning 75%.

OOO Sterex Pak is building a new plant in Sterlitamaksky District, Bashkortostan, to produce multilayer aseptic packaging for liquid food products. The investment is 1.7 billion rubles, with a capacity of 100 million packages per month (1.2 billion per year), and is expected to create 110 jobs.

Canpack is expanding aluminum can capacity at its Colombia and Russia facilities by more than one billion cans annually in a US$80 million investment, adding more than 150 full-time jobs.

Logoplaste Group acquired a majority stake in Masterchem, a Polish PET container manufacturer, forming Masterchem Logoplaste led by CEO Piotr Wasilewski, with the deal completed after UOKiK antitrust approval.

Coveris Management GmbH acquired Plasztik-Tranzit Kft, a Hungarian flexible packaging producer, for an undisclosed sum. The acquired company will be renamed Coveris Pirtó.

Good Natured Products agreed to acquire Shepherd Thermoforming & Packaging, a custom thermoforming provider in Brampton, Ontario, for C$9.5 million. BDC is providing financing, including a C$6 million mortgage for the real estate, and the deal is expected to close in May 2020.

Italian box maker Toppazzini SpA is adding corrugated packaging capacity with a new corrugator at its San Daniele site, northeast of Venice. The article gives no specific investment value or date for the new line.

Canpack launched its aluminum beverage can factory in Tocancipá, Cundinamarca, Colombia, a 75,000 m2 site with capacity of about 1.3 billion cans per year, expandable to 1.9 billion. The investment is reported at US$150 million.

ALTANA completed the acquisition of Schmid Rhyner AG, an overprint varnish specialist based in Adliswil, Switzerland, with nearly 80 employees and €50 million in 2018 sales.

Cerulean, part of the COESIA group, partnered with PCE Group Limited to develop automated end-of-line packing solutions for collapsible tube manufacturers, integrating leak testing, vision inspection, tray forming, packing, and palletising.

Nefab Packaging Sweden AB acquired Trio Emballage AB, a heavy-duty packaging producer in Staffanstorp, Sweden, effective March 2, 2020. Trio has around 50 employees.

Chongqing Brewery's wholly owned subsidiary Chongqing Brewery Yibin plans to build a beer can filling line with up to 150,000 kiloliters annual capacity, with investment of up to RMB 264 million. Construction is expected to start July 2020 and trial production May 2021.

Cullen Packaging is installing two Expertfold 165 folder-gluer machines from Bobst at its Glasgow corrugated packaging plant, alongside a 20,000 sq ft extension. The machines are expected to be installed by the third quarter of 2020.

Alupol Packaging Kety Ltd. signed a contract with Bobst Group for delivery of two flexo printing machines and one laminating machine. The machines will be installed at the Kety plant by end of 2020.

Italian group Dopla has invested EUR 18 million to open two 10,000 square metre plants at its Polinyà site in Barcelona, making biodegradable cups and plates, with 44 new hires. The plants are already operating, according to the Catalan government.

DS Smith completed the sale of its plastics division.

AtCorr Packaging is investing $780,950 and creating 31 new jobs by relocating its corrugated sheet plant to a new 130,000 square foot facility at 1320 West Main Street in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

Biffa has won a contract to supply food-grade recycled HDPE plastic to Müller UK for use in milk bottles. The contract began in November 2019 and is long-term, with value and tonnage undisclosed.

Atlantis-Pak will establish a new production facility for multilayer barrier sausage casing in the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, with an investment of 2 billion rubles, aiming for full capacity by 2022 and creating about 300 jobs.

Costa Rica's Consejo Nacional de Producción, through its Fábrica Nacional de Licores, awarded lines 2 and 3 of a cardboard box tender to Corrugados del Guarco S.A. for US$249,504 including VAT. Line 1 was declared void.

John Mackle (Moy) Ltd, trading as Mackle Pet Foods, has secured funding from Invest NI for a Plastic Pots & Trays Expansion Project, adding a third high-speed, fully automated pot filling line at its factory in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Emballator Tectubes is investing SEK 8 million in its Hjo, Sweden factory to increase automation in the production of aluminum tubes, including vision cameras and IoT monitoring.

Germany- and France-based CDL Omni-Pac, backed by Motion Equity Partners and Arkéa Capital, acquired Scunthorpe-based Moulded Fibre Products, the UK's leading recyclable pulp packaging manufacturer.

Megaplast launched a new flexible packaging plant of 9,100 square meters in Thiva, Central Greece, part of a 23-million-euro investment program over three years. The plant is expected to employ 70 workers.

Shorr Packaging Corporation opened a new facility outside Monterrey, Mexico, with on-site warehousing, sales representation, and logistics capabilities. The facility is fully operational and stocked with inventory.

Kokusai Pulp & Paper (KPP) signed binding agreements with Sequana and Bpifrance to acquire their 83.7% stake in paper and packaging distributor Antalis, representing about 75.2% of its share capital. The deal is subject to conditions precedent.

Huhtamaki has completed the acquisition of the remaining shares of its Brazilian joint venture Laminor S.A., a tube laminate maker, for approximately EUR 30 million. The business is consolidated from April 1, 2020.

Coca-Cola HBC has set aside £9.3 million of capital expenditure for a second canning line at its Knockmore Hill plant in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, with capacity of 4.8 million cans a week. The line will support production of Sleek Cans and Monster Energy products.

Plast-Box signed a framework agreement with Sabic Sales Europe for the supply of polypropylene used in packaging production. The contract runs until the end of 2020 and the estimated turnover is around €6 million.

Kuraray Co., Ltd. announced it will establish a new MonoSol production facility for PVA water-soluble films in Zimna Wodka, Poland, with an investment of approximately ¥5.0 billion. The facility is slated to start production in mid-2022.

Rohrer Corporation broke ground on January 27, 2020, to expand its print platform at the Wadsworth, Ohio facility with a multi-million dollar investment to establish a Center of Excellence.

SWM (Schweitzer-Mauduit International) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tekra, LLC and Trient, LLC, converters of high-performance films, for $155 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close before March 31, 2020.

AR Metallizing, a Nissha subsidiary, completed its acquisition of the paper coating side of Eurofoil in Berlin, excluding the aluminium foil operation. The deal adds metallized paper capacity and direct food-contact packaging products.

Tosca will ship Wegmans Food Markets' case-ready meat in reusable plastic containers (RPCs), replacing corrugated packaging. The change is intended to meet Wegmans' sustainability goals.

Saica Group announced a £50M+ investment to build a new purpose-built corrugated packaging plant in Livingston, West Lothian, replacing its Edinburgh and Milngavie sites. The site is due for completion by the end of 2021.

Corex Group opened a new production facility in Wierden, Netherlands, dedicated to consumer packaging for dry food and other segments. The line can produce 15 million cans annually.

ZARGES started manufacturing its own foam inserts in January 2020 at its Weilheim facility, creating a production area of around 400 square meters with various systems including a splitting machine, laminating line, band saw, water jet cutter and CNC milling machine.

Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington announced its acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old family-owned corrugated box maker in North Charleston, South Carolina. Coastal also makes protective packaging components for the automotive industry.

Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, NC announced the acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old box company in North Charleston, SC. Coastal makes large-format corrugated boxes and custom protective packaging for the automotive industry.

Monoflo International expanded its reprocessing and recycling operation with a new state-of-the-art facility at its corporate headquarters in Winchester, Virginia, investing over $2 million and adding 57,000 square feet to nearly triple scrap material processing capacity.

AptarGroup has announced plans to acquire premium airless and colour cosmetics packaging company Fusion Packaging (FusionPKG) through a binding agreement. The deal is aimed at meeting demand for fast beauty packaging.

Solucan is setting up a digital can printing production line in part of the former Wabasso plant in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, for a project of CAD 4,094,891. The Quebec government granted a loan of CAD 1,340,713 and the federal government a loan of CAD 500,000; production started in December.

Butterball selected Amcor to provide flexible packaging for its new snacking product line, including an easy-open EZ Peel lid with matte film and anti-fog properties. The article is dated February 14, 2020.

Aptar entered into a binding agreement to acquire Fusion Packaging I, L.P. (FusionPKG), a Dallas-based maker of prestige airless and color cosmetics packaging for the North American beauty market. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and the value was not disclosed.

TASI Group acquired Cassel Messtechnik GmbH, a leader in metal detection and x-ray inspection systems, effective January 31, 2020. The acquisition will expand TASI's Packaging Integrity segment's global reach.

Mauser Packaging Solutions is investing in new quart and gallon F-style metal can lines at its Memphis, Tennessee facility to more than double combined capacity. The gallon line is expected to be operational in Q3 2020.