Schur Pack International inaugurated a new carton packaging factory in Gallin, east of Hamburg, on September 21, 2016. The 70 million euro investment replaces an older plant at Büchen, with 150 employees transferred.
Ball Corporation's 92,440 sq ft addition to its Canton, Ohio food and household packaging plant, housing a new can printing line, was built by Campbell Construction and completed in August 2016 for $32 million.
TC Transcontinental acquired Robbie Manufacturing, a flexible packaging supplier in Lenexa, Kansas with over 175 employees, announced on June 30, 2016. Deal value was not disclosed.
Windmöller & Hölscher sold its 500th MIRAFLEX II flexo printing press and a VAREX II blown film extrusion line to Packages Ltd in Lahore, Pakistan. The order was placed at drupa 2016.
Rondo-Pak opened a new plant in Camden, N.J., combining its North American headquarters with Contemporary Graphics' assets. The facility has been operating since summer 2016.
Anheuser-Busch broke ground in March 2016 on a $175 million expansion of its Metal Container Corporation plant in Jacksonville, Florida, to make 16 oz aluminum bottles, with Haskell and Benham building it and 75 new jobs promised.
In 2016, Lead Technology installed an integrated packaging line for KOUKAKIS to package yogurt plastic cups in carton trays, including a PK-01 Pick & Place robotic system.
Rondo-Pak invested $30 million in its business in 2016, according to the article. The investment accompanied its joint venture and new Camden plant.
Rondo-Pak, part of Körber's Medipak Systems network, merged its North American operations with Contemporary Graphics Solutions in a joint venture that took effect on 1 January 2016. The combined business makes pharmaceutical folding cartons and marketing printing.
Australian packaging firm Amcor agreed to acquire South American flexible packaging maker Alusa for $435m, covering four plants in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Colombia.
Kruger completed the conversion of its No. 10 newsprint machine at the Trois-Rivières mill in Quebec into a lightweight linerboard line with 360,000 tonnes annual capacity, creating 270 jobs. The project was first announced with the Government of Quebec in September 2015.