Mark Emmett, owner of HMPS, acquired Propac Industrial, a VFFS equipment manufacturer in Seven Hills, Sydney, for an undisclosed sum. Propac will continue operating independently.

Hoffmann Neopac is acquiring the production lines for hinged lid cans from Trivium Packaging in Deventer, the Netherlands. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Coveris is installing a 5-layer specialist agri extrusion line at its Kufstein plant in Austria to expand agri film capacity, with commissioning planned for Q2 2020.

Gryphon Investors signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment in Pacur LLC, a supplier of extruded PETG sheet for medical device packaging based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Terms were not disclosed and the founding family and management will remain owners.

Comar is building a new 230,000 sq. ft. custom facility in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, consolidating operations from existing plants in Rancho Cucamonga and Garden Grove. Construction is planned to begin in spring 2020, with production startup by the end of 2020.

Fedrigoni has completed its acquisition of the Ritrama group, an Italian multinational specialising in self-adhesive products.

Intertape Polymer Group agreed to acquire substantially all operating assets of Nortech Packaging, a maker of automated packaging machines near Chicago, Illinois, for about $36.5 million in cash plus potential earn-out. The deal was announced on February 10, 2020.

Allpax Products, a ProMach brand, will build an 80,000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing center in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, replacing existing facilities. The $7 million investment retains 55 jobs and creates five new direct jobs.

Insoca, operating as Cartonajes Izquierdo, has started work on a expansion in Soria, Spain, with a planned investment of at least EUR 25 million over the medium term. The first phase includes a two-level automated warehouse with a silo for 7,000 pallets and about 25 new direct jobs.

Highlander Partners, L.P. has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Akomex Group, a packaging manufacturer in Central Europe, to a group led by co-founder Sebastian Śliwa and management, with support from AMC Capital IV. The deal is subject to approval by the Polish antitrust authority.

PSB Industries is in negotiations with manufacturer Groupe Pochet to acquire its plastic packaging business Qualipac, a beauty packaging company.

API Foils, a tobacco packaging foil maker, has entered administration, resulting in 155 job losses.

AMC Capital IV provided EUR 21.1 million to support a management buy-back of Akomex, a Polish packaging manufacturer, led by co-founder Sebastian Śliwa with management. Akomex operates two plants in Poland and one converting operation in Denmark.

IndianOil's Marketing Contract Cell awarded a tender for 5-ply cartons for its WR Lube Plants to Progressive Fibre Containerz Pvt Ltd, with a contract value of INR 1.21 crore and a 180-day work period.

Lindal Group is building a new factory for Lindal do Brasil in Jundiaí, São Paulo state, with an investment of R$112 million due by 2021 and about 130 new jobs. Construction is underway and completion is expected within a year.

Highlander Partners signed a definitive agreement to sell Polish packaging maker Akomex Group to co-founder Sebastian Śliwa and management, with support from AMC Capital, subject to antimonopoly approval.

Vietnamese packaging maker Tapack decided to invest $1 million in a new environmentally friendly production line.

TNUVA partnered with BW Packaging and installed a Dairy Pack RM12C filling machine to support the launch of its Yolo cream dessert, producing up to one million cups per week.

Pitreavie Group plans a new £3.8m corrugated box manufacturing facility in Cumbernauld, Scotland.

Italian closure maker Enoplastic and France's Sparflex signed a strategic agreement to merge and create a global leader in wine and spirits closures. The combined company has 13 production sites across six countries.

Auer Packaging GmbH of Amerang, Germany received its first order from Rolls-Royce for Eurobehälter 'Made in Amerang' plastic containers and closed-lid large boxes to support Rolls-Royce's engine intralogistics. The order was placed in December 2019.

Nutmeg Container, a division of Unicorr Packaging Group, has completed refurbishment of a 125,000 sq ft manufacturing and warehouse facility in Thompson, Connecticut, consolidating its wood production there.

Welch Packaging has acquired Tri-Lakes Container, a corrugated packaging supplier in Pierceton, Indiana. Terms were not disclosed.

CCL Industries Inc. has acquired privately owned Ibertex Etiquetaje Industrial S.L.U. and Eti-Textil Maroc S.a.r.l. AU for an enterprise value of approximately $19.6 million. The acquisition will integrate into the Apparel Labeling Systems business of Checkpoint.

Danimer Scientific and Columbia Packaging Group partnered to develop home compostable produce bags using Danimer's Nodax PHA film resin, with CPG receiving resin from Danimer's new Kentucky plant.

Starview Packaging Machinery, Inc. announced the acquisition of Visual Packaging LP USA, adding manufacturing facilities in the USA and Canada to better serve the North American market.

Italy's Enoplastic and France's Sparflex agreed a strategic merger to create a global leader in wine and spirits closures, with 13 production sites in 6 countries and a commercial presence in more than 90 countries. Investment firm Cobepa and the Moglia and Soutiran families remain shareholders.

Pitreavie Group is opening a £3.8 million corrugated box manufacturing facility of 57,000 sq ft in Westfield, near Cumbernauld, with operations starting in March 2020 and 35 new jobs.

TriMas signed an agreement to acquire the Rapak brand, bag-in-box product lines and assets from Liqui-Box after Liqui-Box completes its purchase of DS Smith's Plastics Division, including facilities in Indianapolis, Union City and the Chicago area.

Somerset-based thermoformed packaging firm Kingsmoor Packaging has started the year with fully refurbished design, pattern and tooling facilities.

Atlantis-Pak, a manufacturer of sausage casings, installed a Mark Andy Performance Series P7 flexo press in its label printing department in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The press was delivered in 2018.

Corrugated packaging supplier Sandland Packaging has come under new ownership through a Buy-In Management Buyout, following a reported £5m investment.

Mauser Packaging Solutions broke ground on an expansion of its Erkelenz, Germany facility, adding warehouse space and new reconditioning and recycled resin processing lines.

Berry BPI Packaging Solutions' Hereford site renewed its contract with Bibby Distribution after nine years of on-time-in-full deliveries of shrink-wrap.

Silgan Holdings signed a binding offer to acquire the dispensing business of Albea for $900 million, adding engineered pumps, sprayers and foam dispensing solutions for personal care. Completion is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected in the first half of 2020.

Graphic Packaging agreed to acquire Greif's Consumer Packaging Group business for approximately $85 million, adding seven US converting facilities with over $200 million in annual revenue, with closing expected in Q1 2020.

Huhtamaki agreed to acquire 70% of privately owned flexible packaging manufacturer Everest Flexibles in South Africa for an enterprise value of EUR 58 million, paid partly in cash and partly in shares.

Private equity fund Gradiente I, managed by Gradiente SGR with co-investor La Finanziaria Trentina, sold 100% of aluminium packaging maker TR Alucap to Austria's Constantia Flexibles on March 1, 2017.

Amipak invested over £1.5 million in a new Brausse Forza 1100 C6 machine at its Croydon site as part of technology and modernization of production facilities.

Advanced Packaging Ltd installed a Baysek C170 automatic die cutter at its facility in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, to improve productivity and reduce labor costs.

Bangkok Glass Group's container glass unit BGC reportedly bought a 25% share in BS Glass Recycling Company, Thailand's largest buyer of used glass bottles, as part of its strategy to invest in clean energy and paper packaging.

Pactiv Corporation will invest a minimum of $8 million to expand its Greensboro facility in Guilford County, North Carolina, creating 25 new jobs, as announced by Governor Roy Cooper on January 24, 2020.

Syntegon Technology subsidiary Huettlin supplied a granulation line and other equipment to Pharmax's oral solid dosage plant in Dubai. The facility has an annual capacity of over 200 million tablets and capsules.

NEPA Carton & Carrier, a folding carton maker in northeastern Pennsylvania, is adding a second Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 press, due for delivery in spring 2020, to increase its capacity by 50%.

Syntegon Technology supplied oral solid dosage manufacturing equipment, including granulation, tableting, coating and capsule filling machines, to Pharmax Pharmaceuticals for its new factory in Dubai. The plant has an annual capacity of over 200 million tablet and capsule dosage forms.

Polythene packaging manufacturer DUO UK sold its partner company Moorgreen to fund expansion at its head office and invest in new recycling equipment.

Ball Corporation has invested about US$80 million in a 23,000 sq m aluminum can and lid plant in Guarambaré, Paraguay, which began production in December 2019 and creates over 350 jobs.

H.I.G. Capital portfolio company Cadica Group has acquired the majority of Scatolificio Cartotecnica Giorgi, a Tolentino packaging box maker producing over 70,000 boxes daily, announced January 21, 2020.

IG Design Group agreed a merger to acquire US consumer product maker CSS Industries for $9.40 per share in an all-cash deal valued at about $88 million, announced January 21, 2020.

Fosber confirms the sale of a 2.8m S/Line 420 corrugator to PCM for their Ciudad Juarez factory.