SIG has opened its €10 million Packaging Development Center Europe at its packaging plant site in Linnich, Germany, on or around 28 November 2023.

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will invest $233 million to build its first US advanced manufacturing facility in Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina, to make lithium-ion battery pouches for EVs and create 352 jobs.

TNA Solutions added a third Australian manufacturing site, its second in Sydney, in Wetherill Park to produce complete confectionery line systems for its global supply chain.

Beak & Johnston opened a new A$110 million pastry and ready-meal production facility in Arndell Park, Sydney, with capacity for up to one million meal solutions per week and 180 new jobs.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning's subsidiary Johnson Controls-Hitachi Wanbao Compressor (Guangzhou) signed the main terms of an investment contract with Conghua district for a scroll compressor project planned at about 100 mu of land, with investment of RMB 480 million.

Tess Agro PLC launched Agro Tin Tech, a can manufacturing plant at its factory in Kelaniya with capacity of 80,000 cans per day. The initial machinery and equipment investment is Rs. 79.2 million.

A new $80 million cardboard box plant at the former Longview Fibre pulp and paper mill site in Longview, Washington is scheduled to open within weeks, owned by WestRock.

Jabil inaugurated its third manufacturing plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, a 250,000 sq ft facility in the Chihuahua 2000 Industrial Park with a $50 million investment, expected to generate 2,000 jobs.

Smurfit Kappa is establishing its first South Carolina operation in Anderson County with a $68 million investment that will create 200 jobs. The company expects to acquire a 259,000-square-foot facility at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road.

AkzoNobel announced a €32 million investment to build a metal packaging coatings factory in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, creating 40 jobs. Operations are scheduled to begin by mid-2025, and the cornerstone has been laid.

DrinkPAK, a contract beverage manufacturer, is investing more than $450 million to build two facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas totaling about 2.8 million square feet. The DP2 low-acid plant is expected to open in November 2024 and DP3 high-acid plant in January 2025, creating 1,000 jobs by 2026.

Opal Fibre Packaging, a Nippon Paper Group member, has officially opened its corrugated cardboard packaging facility in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, established with a AUD 140 million investment. The site can produce up to 720,000 square meters of packaging per day.

GF Central Plastics broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 41401 Wolverine Road in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The $30 million investment is expected to create up to 300 full-time jobs upon opening.

AUX Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone to settle a project producing 30 million compressors annually in Wuhu, Anhui, China.

Atlas Copco (India) is setting up a manufacturing facility and office building in Talegaon, Maharashtra, to make air and gas compressor systems for the local market. Completion is targeted for Q2 2024, with an estimated value of Rs 140 crore.

Danfoss Turbocor, marking 10 years as a wholly owned Danfoss company, said a new production facility in Nordborg, Denmark is scheduled for completion in 2026. The Nordborg site currently handles sales and service for European customers.

Bonet Madeiras e Papéis announced the start of activities at a R$15 million vertically integrated plant in Caçador, Santa Catarina, for biodegradable packaging and cups. The company expects its revenue to triple next year.

Opal Group opened stage one of its A$140 million corrugated cardboard packaging facility at the Logic Wodonga industrial estate in Barnawartha, Victoria, in November 2023, creating 432 jobs, with stage two planned to add capacity.

NETZSCH Southern Africa opened a 1,200 square metre positive displacement pump assembly centre in Durban in November 2023 to serve South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The older Johannesburg plant will be repurposed as a sales and service centre.

Amcor is opening a plastics recycling plant with a partner in Cauca, Colombia, in November 2023, as part of its Valle del Cauca operations. The article also profiles its Cali plant, which makes sustainable bottles and packaging.

Arde Makine has begun building a 5,000 m2 production facility in Bursa's Kayapa industrial zone, aiming to triple manufacturing and workforce capacity. The company plans to start production at the new factory by the end of 2024.

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks opened its 22,000 sqm Master Brewery in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 31 October 2023 with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attending. The plant cost more than A$120 million, including a A$19 million government grant, and was equipped with Krones beverage systems.

Korean auto interior maker Daesol Ausys Georgia is opening a $72 million facility in Harris County, Georgia, creating more than 140 jobs. The plant begins operations in late 2024 and supplies Kia, Hyundai and General Motors.

CJ Foodville, a subsidiary of CJ Group, is opening a $47 million bakery and food processing facility in Hall County, Georgia, to support its TOUS les JOURS brand. At full capacity in 2025 it will produce more than 19,000 tons of products a year.

DAS Corp, a supplier to Kia and Hyundai, is opening a $35 million facility in Metter, Georgia, to make auto seat structures. The plant will create 300 jobs and begin production in late 2024.

Pratt Industries is building a 496,000-square-foot production facility in Warner Robins, Georgia, its 13th site in the state, opening in 2024. The company's total investment in Georgia will exceed $800 million.

PT Katup Industri Indonesia opened its first plant in Cikarang, West Java, producing oil and gas and mining valves with a stated value of USD 12 million. The plant targets 19,200 units in two shifts and aims to reduce valve imports.

Balluff opened its new greenfield smart factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on October 27, 2023. The 7,000 m² site represents a 50 million euro ($53 million) investment to regionalize its supply chain for the Americas.

American Packaging Corporation opened its flexible packaging Center of Excellence in Cedar City, Utah, in August 2023. The project had an estimated investment of $100m, was announced in July 2021, and is expected to create more than 135 jobs.

Ringo Válvulas is building a new valve factory in the Empresarium industrial estate, investing €11 million to double its production capacity. The plant is expected to be operational by mid-2024 and will add about 15 jobs.

Edwards plans a new dry pump factory at the STAMP park in Genesee County, New York, initially creating about 280 jobs and producing 10,000 dry pumps per year, expandable to 20,000. It is scheduled to be operational in 2025.

Chinese compressor maker Jiaxipera opened its new production plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with a $60 million investment in stages, creating 600 jobs. The first phase of $20 million supports two million compressors per year.

Jiaxipera's compressor factory in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico began production on October 26, 2023, with a US$60 million investment and annual capacity of 6 million units. It is the first independently built overseas factory of China's compressor industry.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry held the grand opening of a new $460 million foundry in Oakboro, North Carolina, on 700 acres in Stanly County. It replaces the company's century-old Uptown Charlotte cast iron foundry.

Vetropack inaugurated its new high-tech glass container plant in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Milan province, after an investment of over CHF 400 million. The site is expected to raise production by 70%.

PAC Worldwide moved operations from Pedro Escobedo into a new 83,000 square-foot flexible packaging plant in San Juan del Rio, about two hours north of Mexico City. The plant is expected to produce over 700,000 bags daily at full capacity.

Lubrizol and Grasim Industries broke ground on the first phase of a 100,000 metric-ton CPVC resin plant in Vilayat, Gujarat, as part of Lubrizol's $150 million India investment. Phase one and a Dahej line are expected to be operational by early 2025.

Paboco plans to set up a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site and development center in Denmark, with series production of recyclable paper bottles scheduled to start at the end of 2024. The company currently has 18 employees.

Colep Packaging and the Envases Group signed a joint venture agreement, based on a 50/50 shareholding, to build an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico. The total initial investment is more than $30 million over two years.

Colep Packaging and Envases Group signed a 50/50 joint venture to build an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico with a total initial investment of more than $30 million over two years. The first stage will use three aluminium aerosol lines.

Colep Packaging and Envases Group signed a joint venture agreement to build an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico, initially with three aluminium aerosol lines serving Mexico and Central America. The announcement is dated 23 October 2023.

Nantong Unika Machinery Equipment began construction on a 100 million yuan project in Qidong's high-tech zone to produce core components for roll press equipment.

Exe (Qidong) Fluid Technology received land and began construction on a 500 million yuan project in Qidong's high-tech zone to produce 200,000 intelligent control valves per year.

Parker Corporation announced an $8 million investment and 200 new jobs for a new plant in the Finsa industrial park in Aguascalientes, Mexico, starting operations in August 2024 to make air conditioner components.

Parker Corporation Mexicana announced an $8 million investment for a new plant in the FINSA industrial park in Aguascalientes, creating about 200 jobs and making air conditioner components, with operations starting in August 2024.

Minnesota-based canning company Lagersmith Can Supply Co. is investing $10 million to build a 25,000-square-foot warehouse and production facility in Bark Creek Industrial Park, Fremont, creating more than 20 jobs over three years.

Gruppo Fanti celebrated the opening of Fanti USA, its first US manufacturing facility, in a former vacant building in the Half Moon Industrial Park in Weirton. The roughly $30 million investment is the company's largest expansion project, and production begins in the coming weeks.

Oilfield equipment maker GulfTek inaugurated a new manufacturing plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, under Saudi Aramco's IKTVA program, with USD 20 million committed and a further USD 30 million planned over five years. The site adds 23,000 square metres, bringing production area to about 45,000 square metres.

German compressor maker BAUER opened its new compressor factory in Ghimbav, Brasov County, Romania, which started production in February 2023 and has 150 employees. The 2022-2032 investment plan exceeds 50 million euros and the plant will reach 28,000 compressors per year.

Green Bay Packaging announced that its new 600,000-square-foot corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas, is nearing completion this fall. It will replace an older facility built in 1986 and will house a new 110-inch Fosber corrugator.