Packaging and processing equipment maker tna opened a new 80,000 sq ft manufacturing centre in Boronia, Victoria, built for almost $8 million, and targets over $1 billion in sales within five years.

Detpak USA selects Spartanburg County, South Carolina, for its first U.S. manufacturing operation with a multi-million-dollar investment creating over 50 new jobs.

UFP Packaging invests $5.31 million in a new Cherokee County, South Carolina, operation, creating 136 new jobs.

CurTec USA is expanding its operations in Oconee County, South Carolina, with a $10 million investment and 10 new jobs.

The European Commission conditionally approved DS Smith's acquisition of Spanish packaging maker Europac on 14 November 2018, after DS Smith agreed to sell Europac's Ovar plant in Portugal and two Normandy plants.

HP and LVAI Holdings have signed an MoU for LVAI to increase its HP Indigo 20000 digital press fleet to eight, the largest deployment in APJ. The new presses are scheduled for delivery in 2019.

Vetropack will close its existing glassworks in Trezzano sul Naviglio, Italy, once production starts at the new Boffalora sopra Ticino plant by the end of 2021. The current workforce will be transferred to the new facility.

Vetropack signed a preliminary purchase agreement to buy land in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy, to construct a new glassworks, replacing the existing plant in Trezzano sul Naviglio. The company plans to invest around EUR 200 million, with groundbreaking in late 2019 and opening by end of 2021.

Owens-Illinois (O-I) acquired a just over 49.7% interest in Empresas Comegua S.A., Central America's leading glass container maker, from a subsidiary of Vitro for $119 million.

US packaging material maker Tekni-Plex has acquired Beyers Plastics from Famo, according to the article.

Fortis Solutions Group completed the purchase of two US packaging companies, Austin Label and Premier Georgia Printing and Labels, to strengthen its product portfolio and national footprint.

Reflex Group acquired UK packaging maker Fusion Flexibles and its subsidiary Mercury Packaging for an undisclosed sum after the firms entered administration.

Chinese brewer Great Leap Brewing agreed to collaborate with British PET packaging provider Petainer on producing petainerKeg kegs next year at a new blow-moulding facility in Tianjin.

Santos, s.r.o. was awarded a contract by Felföldi Édességgyártó és Szolgáltató Kft. to supply two cartoning machines for packaging QM 10-13 products, valued at HUF 65,000,000. The award was granted on 2019-03-20.

BO Packaging do Brasil said it expects to invest US$1 million in new machines to expand production at its Ponta Grossa plant in the Distrito Industrial, following the new domestic paper supply deal.

Suzano began supplying paperboard to BO Packaging do Brasil for making paper cups at its Ponta Grossa plant. The partnership was celebrated at a ceremony on 7 November 2018.

Auer Packaging is building a third block warehouse with 6,300 square metres of floor space at its Amerang site in Germany. The investment is about seven million euros and completion is planned for December 2018.

Specialty chemicals group ALTANA invested in Israeli industrial digital printing company Velox Ltd. The investment amount was not disclosed.

Constellium supplies Czech aerosol can maker Moravia Cans with its Aeral aluminium solution for producing Unilever's Dove antiperspirant aerosols, using drawn and wall ironing technology.

VPK Packaging bought land and buildings with a total size of 20,000 square metres opposite its Raamsdonksveer factory in the Netherlands to replace two external warehouses. No purchase price was given.

Klabin is investing R$50 million in 2018 to buy a complete printing and bag production line at its Lages plant in Santa Catarina, increasing capacity by 10%.

DMK Group selected the Sealio composite can packaging from A&R Carton for its Strückhausen plant, which is being converted to infant milk formula production as part of a several million euro investment. A&R Carton installed the complete packaging line.

Private equity fund One Equity Partners has acquired 100% of the shares of the Alltub Group from previous shareholder Aurora Capital, effective 1 November 2018.

Reid Canada, a subsidiary of Consolidated Container Company, acquired plastic bottle makers Polybottle Group and Humberline Packaging from ABC Group, with plants in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton. Terms were not disclosed.

WestRock announced approval of a US$345 million investment to expand its paper mill in Três Barras, Santa Catarina, boosting HyPerform kraft paper capacity to about 685k metric tons a year from about 470k. The announcement was made on 4 November 2018.

Koenig & Bauer agreed to take over 80 per cent of folder gluer maker Duran Machinery's business in Istanbul, integrating it as Koenig & Bauer Duran.

UAB Grigeo Packaging, a subsidiary of AB Grigeo, agreed to take over the corrugated cardboard production business from its parent company to meet growing demand. The business continues operating from Grigiškės.

Stora Enso has acquired Cellutech, a Sweden-based developer of sustainable wood-based materials for packaging. The deal strengthens Stora Enso's fibre and cellulose capabilities.

The US Department of Justice approved WestRock's proposed $4.9bn acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging through Whisky Holdco. The deal was originally agreed in January 2018.

Spanish company TotalWinePack formed a strategic alliance with Mexican packaging firm Todo de Cartón, which will manufacture TotalWinePack wine bottle boxes in Mexico. The alliance was closed in November 2018 after three years of joint work.

Sinclair & Rush, through its VisiPak division, completed the acquisition of thermoform packaging maker MasterPac Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, expanding VisiPak's thermoforming capacity. Production continues at existing MasterPac sites.

The Royal Group (TRG), a division of Schwarz Partners, acquired corrugated packaging maker Mid-Atlantic Packaging in Montgomeryville, PA, adding a manufacturing facility in the northeast. Terms were not disclosed.

Oji Holdings is investing about 3 billion yen in a new corrugated cardboard plant at the Sanand industrial park in Gujarat, India, with monthly capacity of 6 million square meters. Operations are targeted for March 2020.

Hokkan Holdings agreed to acquire an 80% stake in the beverage packaging units of PT Deltapack Industri for IDR 1.3 trillion, through a new joint venture PT Hokkan Deltapack. The deal was agreed on 31 October 2018 and is expected to close in April 2019.

Smurfit Kappa agreed to buy an integrated packaging business in Belgrade, Serbia, from Kappa Star Group, including the FHB paper mill and Avala Ada corrugated plant. The deal is valued at EUR 133 million.

Carolina Poly Inc., which markets products under the Husky brand, is spending $25 million to expand operations in Chester, South Carolina. The announcement was reported in November 2018.

Welch Packaging has acquired Pierce Box and Paper Corporation, a corrugated packaging supplier in Belvidere, Illinois, extending its service area into northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Terms were not disclosed.

The U.S. Department of Justice cleared WestRock's pending acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging through Whiskey Holdco, with closing expected November 2, 2018 after the last antitrust approval.

Canpack Romania opened a new aluminum can production line at its Bucharest plant with an investment of over EUR 50 million, raising annual capacity from 950 million to 1.55 billion cans and creating about 88 jobs.

Vale of Mowbray invested in a new GSP 75 EVO flow wrapper supplied by KernPack to expand packaging capacity by 50%, enabling it to pack over 5 million pork pies in nine days for a major Christmas order. The machine was installed and operational within 24 hours.

DS Smith plans a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Indiana, with $106 million investment and 140 jobs by December 2020, after city council approved tax abatements.

Bomarko, Inc. announced a $5 million expansion in Plymouth, Indiana, including $2 million in building improvements and $3 million in new equipment, creating 20 jobs. The expansion was supported by a tax abatement approved on October 22, 2018.

CANPACK opened its new beverage can manufacturing plant in Nuh, Haryana, India, with capacity of 950 million cans per year and about 160 jobs.

Pipers Crisps Ltd has installed two tna robag FX 3ci VFFS packaging solutions at its Brigg, Lincolnshire facility, increasing packaging speed from 80 to 140 bags per minute (75% increase) to meet growing demand.

Biscuit manufacturer Fox's has purchased and installed a Delta Systems & Automation (DSA) Eagle flow wrapper from Ilapak for its Rocky bar line at the Kirkham, Lancashire factory, capable of speeds over 1,000 packs per minute.

Universal Forest Products, through an affiliate, acquired Milwaukee-based Pak-Rite, which designs and manufactures custom packaging solutions, to expand its footprint.

Brook and Whittle Holdings agreed to acquire Prime Package and Label Co LLC to grow its prime label business in pressure-sensitive and shrink-sleeve labels.

Huhtamaki and Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth, UK partnered to recycle paper coffee cups using bins at the outlet centre, with cups recycled into new paper products.

Bennett Packaging has installed a second Barberan Jetmaster digital press at its Lee's Summit, Missouri site, a 48-inch machine added to its existing 66-inch press.

Orora Limited announced the acquisition of Bronco Packaging Corporation, a Dallas, Texas packaging distributor, for about $24 million to expand Orora Packaging Solutions in North America.