UK central purchasing body YPO published a contract award notice on 17 June 2025 for its 001278 packaging materials and consumables framework, with six lots and two suppliers per lot.

Manjushree Technopack, backed by PAG, is reportedly in talks to acquire four to five packaging assets for a combined $150-180 million, with two deals in advanced stages, according to people familiar with the matter.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a manufacturer of blow molded packaging solutions, has acquired Lighthouse Packaging. The article gives no deal value or location.

Faller Packaging begins producing folding cartons at its new Horsens, Denmark facility in late summer 2025, in a 5,700 square metre building it acquired in 2023. The plant is planned to make up to 600 million folding cartons per year, raising Danish capacity to about 900 million units.

Montreal plastics maker Les Industries Gould signed a strategic partnership with Home Depot Canada to supply contractor bags, creating, retaining and consolidating 88 jobs at its Montreal plant. The deal includes new production lines and about 3 million additional pounds of recycled plastic processed annually.

SCG Packaging, a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group, acquired the remaining 30% stake in Vietnamese rigid plastic packaging maker Duy Tan Plastics, becoming its sole shareholder. The transaction was valued at USD 108.6 million and was reported on 2025-06-12.

The US General Services Administration awarded Ponderosa Packaging Corp. a contract with a total value of $5,000,000, with the award dated June 11, 2025 and published October 27, 2025.

Amcor finalised its merger with Berry Global's Consumer Packaging division, creating one of the world's largest flexible packaging companies focused on personal care, home care, healthcare and aerosol packaging.

The General Services Administration awarded Ponderosa Packaging Corp. a Multiple Award Schedule contract with a base and all options value of $5,000,000. The award was posted on June 11, 2025.

SCG Packaging invested VND 2,825 billion (about THB 3,727 million) to take a further 30% stake in Duy Tan JSC, raising its total shareholding to 100%.

Kruger Products inaugurated its new light dry crepe tissue plant in Sherbrooke, part of a $377.5-million expansion that created 205 direct jobs and doubled the site's production capacity.

PET cup and lid maker Broadway Technology, through Zhejiang Gaokai New Materials, signed a merger agreement with SPAC Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation. The combined company, Cuisine Universal Packaging Solution, is expected to list on Nasdaq as CUPS.

Sonoco is investing in four US facilities in West Chicago, Illinois; Greenville, Wisconsin; Dayton, New Jersey; and Norwalk, California to add paper-bottom can lines. The investment is described as multimillion-dollar, with no exact figure given.

Bliston Packaging, backed by NewPort Capital, acquired packaging peer Meulendijks Packaging, a plastic packaging maker for the catering and food industry. Both companies will continue operating under their own names.

Avantium will supply Netherlands-based juice producer Hoogesteger with its renewable PEF polymer for juice bottles. The bottles will be sold at Albert Heijn once Avantium's flagship plant is operational.

Japan's Toppan completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Irplast SpA, a polypropylene film and label producer based in Empoli, Italy, through its Indian subsidiary Toppan Specialty Films, with the remaining 20% kept by management.

Dublin-based IPL and Schoeller Allibert announced a merger combining rigid plastic manufacturing and reusable transport packaging, creating a group with 27 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and the UK and combined 2024 revenue of $1.4 billion.

Berlin Packaging has completed its acquisition of Sarom Packaging and Romgallia, Romania-based glass packaging suppliers, expanding its EMEA footprint and glass portfolio.

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation awarded its 84-month packaging materials and consumables contract, split into six lots, to Arrow County Supplies, Maxpack Group, Priory Business Group, Kite Packaging, Allpack Packaging and Victoria Grant in Wakefield, UK.

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation awarded a packaging materials, machines and consumables supply contract to six suppliers, including Allpack Packaging, Arrow County Supplies, Kite Packaging Group and Maxpack, running from 2025 to 2032.

Avantium signed a conditional offtake agreement under which Hoogesteger will buy PEF polymer from Avantium's FDCA Flagship Plant for fresh juice bottles. The bottles will be sold at Albert Heijn once the plant is operational.

Duni Group of Sweden is acquiring 80% of LinePack Oy, a Finnish company that designs, equips, installs and services automated packaging solutions for the food industry. LinePack has annual revenue of about EUR 2 million and six employees; the deal was announced on June 3, 2025.

Crown Holdings is increasing its beverage can manufacturing capacity in Brazil to meet growing demand from alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage customers. The report is dated 2 June 2025.

Balcan Innovations announced a $200 million capex plan to add co-extrusion, printing and bag-making machinery at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin plant, which will raise film capacity by more than 700%. Installation is planned for 2025 through 2027.

Cosmo First commissioned a new BOPP packaging film line with capex above Rs 400 crore at its Aurangabad, Maharashtra plant on June 1, 2025. The line has annual capacity of 81,200 MT, raising total BOPP capacity about 40% to 277,000 MT.

Amcor announced in June 2025 that it will expand capacity for packaging with postconsumer recycled content at its existing Nicholasville, Kentucky facility. The added dedicated silos allow PCR blending up to 100%, mainly for spirits customers.

Green Bay Packaging is expanding its Morrilton, Arkansas facility with an investment of more than $1 billion, creating 35 new jobs and acquiring about 300 acres for future growth. The mill's production capacity could more than double.

Gruppo Fabbri Vignola has completed the acquisition of Spanish packaging company G.F. Packaging España S.A., its long-standing dealer in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and South America. The article is dated 30 May 2025.

Crown Holdings will add a third high-speed production line to its beverage can plant in Ponta Grossa, Parana, lifting capacity from 2.4 to 3.6 billion cans, with commercial production expected in Q3 2026.

WinCup, an Atar Capital affiliate, acquired ConverPack, a Florida-based manufacturer of disposable paper cups, including its paper cup manufacturing capabilities, announced July 8, 2025.

SIG announced an R$44.1 million investment to expand its production unit in Vinhedo, São Paulo, creating more than 60 jobs. The project is expected to be completed later in 2025.

A joint venture is building Saudi Arabia's first tinplate mill to meet rising regional demand for metal packaging. The report is dated 23 May 2025.

SFT Group opened the Kartontara-2 corrugated packaging plant in Maykop, Adygea, with an investment of 3.5 billion rubles built over two years. The plant has capacity of up to 150 million square metres of product a year and is expected to create up to 120 jobs.

Amsterdam-based Avantium has joined the Bottle Collective to integrate its plant-based PEF polymer into dry molded fiber bottle manufacturing. Prototypes are being validated, with PA Consulting overseeing the move to commercial production.

Stora Enso has started a collaboration with Swedish laminator Oppboga Bruk to produce and market its Ensocoat 2S double-coated cartonboard for luxury packaging and high-quality graphics across Europe.

Sidel will install a complete aseptic PET packaging line at DenEast's new aseptic beverage plant near Ho Chi Minh City, which broke ground and will produce up to one million liters of beverages per week.

Mondi has completed its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western Europe business for €634 million, adding two mega box plants in Germany to its corrugated packaging portfolio.

CANPACK is investing over PLN 440 million to expand its aluminum beverage can plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland, adding about one billion cans per year of capacity and over 100 new jobs.

International Paper is adding 40 jobs at a container plant in McAllen, Texas, as it consolidates its manufacturing footprint along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Charter Next Generation announced a $106 million investment to expand operations in Northeast Ohio, adding 12 film packaging lines in Lexington and four extrusion lines in Ontario, with 125 new jobs.

Oliver Healthcare Packaging officially opened a new 120,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, producing medical-grade pouches, lids and roll stock for Asia-Pacific pharmaceutical and medical device customers. The opening was reported on 15 May 2025.

Smurfit Westrock's board approved a US$150 million investment to expand and modernize its paper packaging operations in Brazil, to be executed over 18 to 22 months.

The Royal Group announced the acquisition of Northwest Packaging, a maker of point-of-purchase displays and corrugated packaging, for an undisclosed amount. The announcement is dated 14 May 2025.

Van Genechten Packaging Group announced the start of a €10 million expansion at its VG Kvadra Pak plant in Riga, Latvia, adding construction, automation and sustainability upgrades to increase production capacity. UPB Nams is the building contractor for the nine-month project.

Huhtamaki Egypt received a Golden License from the Egyptian Cabinet to build a molded fiber packaging plant using recycled wastepaper in Sadat City, with EGP 1.47 billion investment and over 61 direct jobs. Operations are planned to start in August 2026.

Hinojosa Packaging Group has finished a €30 million expansion of its Xàtiva plant in Valencia, adding 15,000 square metres and installing a 3.35-metre corrugator that raises capacity to two million boxes per day. The project began in 2022 and was announced on 14 May 2025.

Book retailer Thalia selected Ranpak to install 12 automated packaging systems at its fulfilment and production centre, scheduled to open in 2026, with Element Logic managing deployment.

Ardagh Group SA and Element Holding II LP notified the Moroccan Competition Council of a joint venture, Trivium Packaging BV, in metal packaging manufacturing and distribution.

Ranpak announced a partnership under which Thalia will install 12 automated packaging systems, including Cut'it EVO, Form'it and Flap'it units, at its fulfillment and production facility opening in 2026.

Reykjavik Creamery is investing in a new fully automatic wraparound case packer from BW Integrated Systems, capable of filling up to 35 cases per minute.