Sealed Air is investing about $24 million to add production of plant-based food packaging using Plantic resin at its Simpsonville, S.C. facility, with production scheduled to start in Q2 2020.

Atlantis-Pak is constructing a new plant in the Yuzhno-Bataysk industrial park with a capacity of 10,400 tonnes per year and an investment of RUB 3.4 billion, including RUB 500 million from the Industrial Development Fund. Construction began in March 2018.

Atlantis-Pak has launched a new production line for high-barrier 'Amistyle' film at its plant in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The line has a capacity of 1,700 tonnes per year and received a first order from sausage maker TAVR.

Heidelberg and MK Masterwork presented the new Diana Go folder gluer for the packaging market at an open house event in Nové Město, Slovakia, with three orders already received.

NCI Packaging has installed and opened a new fully integrated aerosol can making line at its Preston operation in Victoria, Australia, investing almost $7 million.

Opus Packaging Group affiliate Opus Packaging – Wabash acquired Wabash Container, a corrugated sheet conversion plant in Mount Carmel, Illinois, from its owners the Burton family. Rhoades McKee advised on the deal.

Gault & Frémont, backed by UI Gestion, has acquired paper bag makers Emballages du Dauphiné and Daujas, which serve industrial bakeries and retail. The deal ensures the transfer of the founder's stake to managing director Carmen Pirès.

Smurfit Kappa intends to launch a €90 million cash offer for an additional 15.54% stake in Cartón de Colombia, lifting its holding from 69.94%. The deal is subject to Colombian regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019.

Multivac signed an investment agreement to establish a new production company in Taicang, China, for manufacturing packaging machines and components. Production is planned to start at the end of 2019, creating up to 100 jobs over three years.

Amcor finalised board of director and senior leadership appointments, including three Bemis directors, and filed shareholder documentation for the $6.8 billion all-stock merger with Bemis, expected to close in May 2019.

Formulated Polymer Products invested in a new custom-built mixing vessel to increase manufacturing capacity for its anti-slip coating FP 2177, enabling larger batch sizes up to 15,000 kilos. The coating is used for food tray mats and pallet liners.

Ball Corporation is investing EUR 45 million in a new production line at its Belgrade beverage can plant in Serbia, increasing capacity toward more than two billion cans a year.

Berry Global Group is acquiring RPC Group for $4.37 billion to create a global packaging platform.

Gerresheimer will manufacture its Duma and Triveni plastic pharmaceutical containers at a new plant in Changzhou, China, with production starting in the second half of 2019.

Smurfit Kappa is expanding Bag-in-Box packaging capacity with a new 100,000 sq ft plant in Texas, USA, acquired recently, to be equipped with modern dosing technology and employ 70 people at full capacity.

Belgian fruit and vegetable processor Allgro has ordered two new Tramper S-340 sealing lines, adding to two S-335 lines installed in 2014.

Robopac has acquired control of Sotemapack, a packaging machinery company with 40 years of experience, expanding Robopac's range of solutions.

Liqui-Box acquired the Plastics division of DS Smith on March 6, 2019. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ProAmpac signed a definitive agreement to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental for US$1.51 billion, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2026.

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited completed its acquisition of INVISTA Resins & Fibers GmbH, a specialty chemicals asset in Gersthofen, Germany, with a capacity of 282,000 tonnes/year and about 140 employees. The deal was announced on 20 December 2018.

Smurfit Kappa completed the takeover of Balkanpack, a Bulgarian corrugated board and packaging manufacturer with a plant in Kazanlak, on 1 March 2019. The deal's value was not disclosed.

OrCon Industries acquired AC Packaging on January 31, 2019, expanding its product and service offering to include on-site crating, doubling its wooden packaging production space and adding a third plant in Rochester, New York.

Owens-Illinois will invest more than $60 million to expand its plant in Gironcourt, France, including building a new furnace. The expansion is expected to be completed in early 2020.

Kimberly-Clark has launched a $120 million expansion plan at its Jenks, Oklahoma mill, adding 270,000 square feet and over 50 full-time jobs. The project will install new resources for making Kleenex folded tissue products and Scott bath tissue, and is expected to be completed in 2020.

In March 2019 Owens-Illinois announced an investment of more than $60 million to expand its plant in Gironcourt, France, to broaden its premium segment presence and increase capability.

Bibby Distribution won a new contract to transport horticultural boxes for cardboard manufacturer Jardin Corrugated using high-cube trailers and additional fleet capacity. The contract was reported on 1 March 2019.

Ima, an Italian packaging machinery company, signed agreements to acquire 70% of Spreafico Automation (coffee capsule machines) for EUR 9.6 million and 61.45% of Tecmar (coffee packaging machines) for EUR 1.3 million, completing its coffee machinery offering.

Alupol Films, an indirect subsidiary of Grupa Kęty, signed a contract with Basell Orlen Polyolefins Sprzedaż to buy raw materials for BOPP film production, valued at about PLN 147 million and running until the end of 2019.

CorrChoice, a US maker of corrugated paper and industrial packaging, will invest $40 million to increase capacity at its Pennsylvania plant, creating 79 new jobs and enlarging the facility to 32,550 square meters.

Pratt Industries will invest more than $20 million to finish and expand a shell building in Botetourt Center at Greenfield, Virginia, for manufacturing and converting corrugated boxes and displays, eventually employing 50 people.

Smurfit Kappa Mexico plans to invest between $10 and $15 million over the next three years in its four plants in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, which make corrugated cardboard packaging.

Saica Group has signed an agreement to acquire Norm Ambalaj's plant in Sakarya, Turkey, which employs 159 people and adds 75 million square meters of corrugated board capacity. The deal is subject to Turkish antitrust approval.

French packaging group BBA Emballages announced the acquisition of Attis, a Paris-region wholesale distributor of food packaging for restaurants. The deal adds over 1,300 product references and about EUR 10 million in revenue.

Funds advised by Triton and a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority agreed to acquire 100% of IFCO, the reusable plastic container provider, from Brambles Limited in equal shares. Regulatory approvals are pending.

Multi-Color Corporation, a Cincinnati-based label maker, agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $50.00 per share, in a transaction valued at $2.5 billion including $1.5 billion of debt. The deal was announced on 25 February 2019.

CBS Packaging, based in West Bromwich, bought assets of corrugated packaging firm Charapak from administrators Duff & Phelps for an undisclosed fee. The Derbyshire business had entered administration on 28 January 2019.

Snack brand Propercorn is moving its packaging supply from an Italian supplier to Amcor's Evesham site in the UK, effective from about April 2019, to avoid post-Brexit port disruption. The switch is expected to make packaging slightly more expensive.

Norton Packaging plans a $2.5 million expansion of its pail plant in Hamlet, Starke County, Indiana, adding 42,000 square feet and 20 jobs. It would be the third expansion of the county operation.

Ontex plans to expand its diaper factory in Radomsko, Poland, increasing production lines from one to four by 2020. Employment will rise from 70 to 170. The company has invested about EUR 26 million in the facility to date.

Smurfit Kappa acquired Papcart, a French offset printing and consumer cardboard packaging company with two sites in Gétigné and Jarnac, to expand its luxury, wine and spirits, FMCG and bag-in-box portfolio. The deal was reported on 21 February 2019.

Austin Foam Plastics, a Sealed Air subsidiary, plans a 60,000-square-foot expansion of its Pflugerville, Texas facility with a $4.7 million investment and 22 new jobs. The deal was approved by the local development corporation pending city council approval.

Interflex Group invested £1.5 million in new equipment at its flexible packaging facility in Sunderland, UK, to increase output by 20% and expand its workforce.

Ontex Group NV officially opened its new production facility in Radomsko, Poland, with an investment of €16 million. The 26,000 m² factory started with one production line and plans to expand to four lines by 2020, employing at least 170 people.

Interflex Group has invested £1.5 million in new equipment at its Sunderland factory, which makes flexible packaging for bakery and snack food, to increase capacity by about 20%.

Waterloo Container is seeking $207,050 in tax exemptions from the Seneca County IDA for a $2.28 million, 37,000-square-foot addition to its Seneca Falls facility, adding warehouse space and a bottle packing conveyor line and 22 new jobs.

Packaging manufacturer Duo UK received a multi-million pound funding package from HSBC UK to buy an Italian-made co-extruder for its Manchester factory, scaling up production by up to 20% and stock capacity by 30%. The company expects to create 5 new jobs over the next 12 months.

AutoMate Label Solutions acquired the assets of Diverse Label Printing as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. AutoMate will continue manufacturing in Burlington, North Carolina.

Czech packaging machine maker Viking Mašek opened a new cartoning center in Nová Role, Karlovy Vary Region, in February 2019, investing about CZK 55 million to increase production capacity.

Sovremennaya upakovka plans to build a corrugated cardboard plant in the Stavropol region by 2021, with an investment of about 500 million rubles and 160 new jobs. The agreement was signed at the Sochi investment forum and the plant will be located in the Nevinnomyssk industrial park.

IPP, a joint venture now part of SCG Packaging, opened a new greenfield packaging factory in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, on 15 February 2019, equipped with Koenig & Bauer, Heidelberg and Bobst converting equipment.