A €7.7 million construction contract for production building No. 6 at the Ventspils High Technology Park was awarded to SIA Ostas celtnieks by the Ventspils port authority. Immer Digital leases the building to make recyclable packaging materials and plans to expand its investment in Ventspils beyond EUR 11 million.

Artpresto Viet Nam Co., Ltd, a member of Japan's Bandai Namco Group, started construction on a packaging factory in Chau Son Industrial Zone, Ha Nam province, Vietnam. The factory has a total investment of US$5 million and an annual output capacity of nearly 40 million packaging products.

ProMach, a packaging machinery solutions provider, acquired Code Tech Corporation, a supplier of inkjet marking and coding solutions based in Princeton, New Jersey. Code Tech's leadership will continue to lead thermal inkjet development within ProMach.

Ceisa Packaging, a subsidiary of ExcelRise, will produce R100, a 100% recycled plastic film, at its Bernay plant in Eure, France, for Carlsberg multipacks in Sweden. The Bernay plant is to produce 1,000 tonnes of R100.

Anomatic Corporation acquired CP Technologies Company, an injection molding firm in Columbus, Ohio. The deal expands Anomatic's capabilities in packaging for beauty, personal care, and spirits markets.

Danone SA signed a multi-year packaging supply agreement with Loop Industries to buy 100% sustainable, upcycled Loop-branded PET produced at Loop's joint venture facility with Indorama Ventures in the US.

French public body SIVU Bordeaux Mérignac awarded Nutripack SAS a EUR 1,000,000 contract for compostable, bio-based cellulose food packaging and lidding film, published 2019-02-13.

Spanish search fund Ariol Capital acquired 100% of Italian plastic and metal packaging distributor Pentapackaging in summer 2018, a deal now disclosed. It is financed with own resources and bank debt, and is part of its portfolio company Repli's growth plan.

Packaging Partners has purchased the assets and design IP of Adaptapack, the robotic case packing technology business developed by Walls Machinery, which went into administration.

Greif has completed its all-cash acquisition of Caraustar Industries for $1.8 billion, expecting at least $45 million in cost synergies within 36 months.

Essel Propack has inaugurated its first greenfield unit in Kamrup, Assam, with capacity of 275 million laminated tubes annually. Phase-I investment is ₹82 crore and it will employ about 150 people.

Sealed Air has acquired the flexible packaging business of privately held MGM, based in Manila, to expand its printing and lamination capabilities in Asia Pacific. The deal is expected to close in April 2019, and terms were not disclosed.

Amcor will make a substantial investment in its Swiss plant to fulfill a new multiyear contract to make coffee pods for Nespresso.

Packaging group Amcor will make a substantial investment in its Swiss plant to fulfil a new multiyear contract to make coffee pods for Nespresso. The deal supports growth in Amcor's flexible packaging division.

Packaging and filling equipment manufacturer Tauras-Fenix will invest 3.2 billion rubles in building a new plant in St. Petersburg, with construction planned by 2021. The plant will produce over 250 units of food packaging equipment annually and create 800 jobs.

Thailand's Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Bevpak Limited, a Nigerian manufacturer of PET preforms with a production capacity of 18,000 tons/year. The transaction is expected to close in the current quarter.

Saica Pack has launched a Digital Briefcase application to offer a complete end-to-end packaging solution. The report is dated 7 February 2019.

SIG has opened a new Tech Centre close to its packaging plant in Suzhou, China, to help customers develop new product concepts and packaging solutions. The report is dated 7 February 2019.

UPM Raflatac has successfully completed the first pilot of its RafMore smart label solution for e-commerce. The report is dated 6 February 2019.

Nefab Americas has acquired Pacific Coast Packaging, which makes custom wood, foam and corrugated packaging at its Anaheim, California location. The announcement was made on 6 February 2019.

Ossid, a brand of ProMach, has been named the U.S. master distributor for REEPACK's thermoformers and tray sealers. Ossid will handle sales and support for the Italian OEM's products in the United States.

McLaren Packaging has acquired Port Glasgow-based Moelle Interlok Packaging from administration through newly formed Interlok Divisions. The report is dated 5 February 2019.

PPC Flexible Packaging, based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, announced its acquisition of Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based HFM Packaging, a maker of labels and pouches for cosmetics, personal care and pharma.

L'Occitane and Loop Industries signed a multi-year supply agreement for Loop branded 100 percent sustainable PET plastic. L'Occitane en Provence will start using it in product packaging from 2022.

Nestle and Danimer Scientific announced a collaboration to develop biodegradable water bottles based on Danimer's Nodax PHA. PepsiCo, an existing Danimer partner, may also gain access to the resins developed.

Toray Plastics (America) is investing in a new 8.7-meter polypropylene film line at its North Kingstown, Rhode Island plant, with start-up anticipated in 2020. The project includes a new building to house the equipment.

Cartonneries de Gondardennes Wardrecques Group (CGW) signed an agreement in February 2019 to acquire all shares of the Lacaux Group, with the final acquisition expected in April 2019. The new group will have turnover of about €200 million and a workforce of about 660.

HCI Equity Partners acquired Express Packaging, a contract packaging and manufacturing provider in Newcomerstown, Ohio, with a subordinated debt and equity investment from Patriot Capital, announced February 2019.

Seiko Plastics Co., Ltd. won the bid for Total Lubricating Oil (China)'s blow-molded bottle packaging project in January 2019. The contract covers multiple packaging specifications including 1L, 4L, 5.6L, and 6L bottles.

Berry Global Group said it is considering a possible cash offer for RPC Group, challenging Apollo Global's £3.3bn bid. Berry is reportedly conducting due diligence and an offer may not materialise.

Green Bay Packaging is launching a paper mill in Wisconsin that will use 100% recycled fiber and process 685,000 tons per year to make linerboard and corrugated medium. The $500 million facility is projected to create 1,000 construction jobs and 200 additional jobs by 2022.

Sarapul-moloko, part of OJSC MILKOM, began installing a high-speed Tetra Pak A3Speed UHT 200 Slim Leaf packaging line at its site in Sarapul, Russia. The line, with a capacity of 24,000 packs per hour, is part of a 280 million ruble investment by KOMOS GROUP.

Oliver Healthcare Packaging purchased US-based medical packaging firm CleanCut Technologies, including its 70,000 sq ft facility in Anaheim, California and its product portfolio. The deal also covers design, prototyping and contract packaging.

China Resources Wufeng (China) Investment published a shortlist for its 2019 Shenzhen carton procurement tender, ranking Shenzhen Houdewei Packaging Products first and Shenzhen Hongfenghao Paper second. The public notice ran from 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02.

The Wilkins Group, a packaging and printing company in Colwick, UK, has invested £1 million in a new BOBST EXPERTCUT PER 106 die-cutting machine to increase capacity and productivity. The machine is expected to be delivered in March 2019.

Smurfit Kappa inaugurated its third plant in Tijuana, Mexico, after an investment of US$14.5 million, creating 250 jobs. The folding cardboard plant has a capacity of 10 million square meters and began operations at the end of 2018.

Smurfit Kappa is investing a total of 60 million Danish kroner in its Vamdrup packaging plant, including new printing machines and a 2,500 square metre extension, with 10-15 new employees to be hired when the expansion finishes around 1 April.

Company Borsa plans to create a production facility for industrial polypropylene woven packaging (big bags) in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, with an investment of 678.4 million rubles. The facility is expected to employ 238 people.

Selen Science & Technology signed a CNY220 million contract to supply 8 million square meters of aluminum plastic film to Farasis Energy's Jiangxi subsidiary for new energy vehicle battery packaging in 2019.

Évolupak, a maker of recyclable thermoformed food packaging, will build a 40,000 sq ft building costing 10 million dollars to double its floor space in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. About 20 jobs will be created, with completion targeted for June 2019.

Songwon Industrial and RPC bpi nordfolien intend to manufacture 20kg polyethylene bags containing 50% recycled PE. Songwon is expected to begin the transition in the coming months.

Austria-based Constantia Flexibles has agreed to acquire a major stake in TT-print, a Russian maker of aluminium blister foil and coldform pharmaceutical packaging, for an undisclosed sum. Completion was scheduled for Q1 2019.

Netherlands-based packaging services provider Novio Packaging Group has acquired Flacopac / Deflaco, which makes cosmetic packaging, for an undisclosed sum. The deal expands its cosmetics portfolio and European footprint.

Kurganpribor announced an investment project to produce biaxially oriented polystyrene food packaging film in partnership with French company Marchante SAS. The project cost is about 1 billion rubles.

Amcor has pushed the closing of its all-stock $5.25 billion takeover of Bemis back by a quarter to the second quarter of 2019, citing US antitrust approval and SEC review delays caused by the partial government shutdown.

Apollo Global Management agreed to buy RPC Group Plc, a British container and packaging maker, for 782 pence per share in cash, valued at 3.32 billion pounds ($4.3 billion). RPC announced the deal on 23 January 2019.

PCI Pharma Services extended onsite controlled substance storage at its commercial packaging locations in Philadelphia, PA, and Rockford, IL, with further expansions planned to meet demand from opioid legislation.

UK packaging group DS Smith acquired Europac, a Spanish corrugated cardboard packaging company headquartered in Alcobendas, Madrid, on January 22, 2019.

RPC Group signed a three-year cooperation agreement with Norwegian dairy company TINE, covering plastic containers, pails, pots and bottles from three RPC companies. The deal aims to improve efficiency and packaging development.

Eastside Distilling has acquired Portland-based mobile canning and bottling provider Craft Canning + Bottling by merger for an aggregate $5.2 million. The business will combine with Eastside's Mother Lode co-packing subsidiary, serving wine and RTD cocktail producers in Oregon, Washington and Colorado.