Duravant LLC signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pattyn Group BV, a Bruges-based designer and manufacturer of packaging automation systems for bag-in-box and other packaging applications. The deal value was not disclosed.

Belgian public buyer IVAREM awarded Dimensio Verpakkingen BV a contract to supply PMD bags and waste containers worth EUR 908,850 excluding VAT, with a planned end date of 1 January 2029.

Gestión de Medio Rural de Canarias awarded a single-lot contract for corrugated cardboard boxes for its Tenerife marketing activity to Klingele Embalajes Canarias for €1 excluding VAT, after receiving one bid. The estimated value was €981,670.

Mondi produced a bespoke 190g containerboard outer pack for Zwiesel Glas's Handmade collection at its Grünburg corrugated plant. The packaging was reported on 6 February 2025.

Morocco's Competition Council approved Amcor Plc's $8.4 billion acquisition of Berry Global Group at its session on 5 February 2025. The deal still awaits approval in the United States, Canada, China and Turkey.

Paper and board maker April International appointed Scalderhurst Ltd as its sole distributor for the UK and Ireland, covering GC1 and GC2 folding box boards, art boards and cup stock boards. The announcement was made on 5 February 2025.

Schumacher Packaging Birmingham began full commercial digital production on a Koenig & Bauer Durst Delta SPC 130 single-pass press, the first six-colour FlexLine Eco+ installation in the UK. The installation is part of a €30 million investment that also upgrades its Birmingham plant and two nearby warehouses.

Borouge announced a series of supply agreements and collaborations valued at over $100 million to supply advanced polyethylene and polypropylene to Bericap, Taghleef Industries, INDEVCO Group and ALPLA, plus a shipping sack project with Tahzeem Packaging and Rebound.

SCHÜTZ and National Plastic Factory Company signed a licence agreement to produce ECOBULK intermediate bulk containers for Saudi Arabia and the GCC. A new production facility will be established near Dammam, with production expected to begin in 2026.

ORBIS Corporation opened a new manufacturing plant in Greenville, Texas, repurposing an existing facility, producing reusable totes and pallets; it is expected to reach full production by spring 2025 and create more than 190 jobs.

DS Smith partnered with bfresh spitiko, creator of the spitiko juice brand, to develop a fibre-based corrugated e-commerce packaging system replacing wooden trays for juice in glass bottles.

Resonac Holdings transferred all shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary Resonac Packaging, which makes secondary battery and food packaging materials, to Dai Nippon Printing effective February 3, 2025. Resonac says the impact on its performance will be insignificant.

Canpack is expanding its existing Bydgoszcz plant in Poland with a new production building and a line capable of over one billion beverage cans per year, in a 440 million PLN project. ALSTAL Grupa Budowlana is the design-and-build general contractor and is nearing completion of the shell, with production planned for June 2026.

International Paper completed its acquisition of DS Smith, a deal estimated at $7.2 billion, creating a combined packaging company headquartered in Memphis with a European headquarters in London. Expected synergies are at least $514 million.

Tri-Wall Group is investing 70 million leva in a new corrugated board and packaging plant near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, through its local unit Tri-Wall Bulgaria, with completion expected by mid-2026 and 250 to 300 jobs created.

International Paper announced a new greenfield box plant in Waterloo, Iowa, near protein-segment customers and with freight access to one of its mills. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.

KHS installed an ultramodern non-returnable PET bottling line for Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited at its Willowvale industrial area plant in Harare, increasing production capacity by 300% over the replaced line. The line can produce and fill up to 36,000 containers per hour.

Letica Corp., a Berry Global subsidiary, plans to expand its Fulton County, Kentucky plant with a $27.8 million investment adding 45,000 sq ft of warehouse space and creating 15 new jobs.

VPK UK & Ireland plans to close its Leeds corrugated packaging site by 29 August 2025, affecting 59 employees. Operations will move to other VPK locations.

US-based packaging provider AE Global merged with industrial packaging supplier Acorn East to expand combined footprint across industrial packaging, custom packaging, equipment and automation. The merged entity will set up its national headquarters in a 150,000 sq ft facility at Sunshine State Park.

Amcor and Berry Global filed a definitive joint proxy statement for their proposed $13 billion all-scrip merger, with shareholder votes scheduled for 25 February 2025; the combined company would have about 400 plants and 75,000 staff.

CANPACK Group broke ground on 28 January 2025 on a greenfield aluminum beverage can plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, with an estimated investment of $150 million (INR 13 billion) on 60 acres in an integrated manufacturing logistics cluster.

Greene Concepts Inc. announced a partnership with Oman-based APEX Transgulf Manufacturing to use APEX's PET preform units so it can blow its own BE WATER bottles at its Marion, North Carolina bottling plant.

DS Smith developed new fibre-based corrugated cardboard ecommerce packaging for V. Roubis, maker of the Bfresh Spitiko juice brand, replacing wooden trays and polystyrene for its glass-bottled juices.

Smurfit Westrock OnWell signed a five-year lease for about 5,200 square metres at Värjan 13 in Berga, Helsingborg, with move-in during 2025 to add production capacity.

Borouge signed four supply agreements for polyethylene and polypropylene with Bericap, Taghleef Industries, INDEVCO Group and ALPLA, plus a collaboration with Tahzeem Packaging and Rebound for recycled-content shipping sacks, valued at over $100 million (AED 367 million), announced on 28 January 2025.

Russian packaging manufacturer Kappa Rus has acquired Okulovskaya Paper Mill LLC, which produces corrugated base paper and packaging in the Novgorod region.

The European Commission cleared International Paper's acquisition of DS Smith, conditional on International Paper divesting box plants in Mortagne, Saint-Amand, Cabourg, Ovar and Bilbao.

Quality Pack Caspian, a project of an Azerbaijani investment company with Hungary's Hell Energy, will build a plant in the Alat Free Economic Zone to produce aluminum beverage cans. Annual capacity will be 700 million cans.

The European Commission cleared International Paper's acquisition of DS Smith on condition that it divest five European box plants. The deal was announced in April 2024 at about $9.9 billion.

Viglacera Tien Son Joint Stock Company awarded a supply contract for boxes under package number 08, with a tender value of 44,450,000,000 VND. The approval was dated 22 January 2025 and a winning contractor was named in the tender results.

Binh Son Petroleum Packaging and Trading Joint Stock Company published a direct-bidding contract for additives used in packaging production, with a tender value of 1,575,375,000 VND. The award result was published on 22 January 2025 and a winning contractor was named, though the winner is not identified in the text.

Mauser Packaging Solutions added new equipment at its Haiyan, China facility to manufacture UN-certified intermediate bulk containers using recycled plastic. The expansion was announced on 21 January 2025 and no value was given.

PerfoTec signed a major contract with the Eisberg Group, part of Bell Food Group, to support and roll out its packaging technology to all Eisberg sites and packaging lines in Central Europe. The announcement was dated 21 January 2025 and no value was disclosed.

Italian packaging maker Masterpack S.P.A has acquired PC Packaging, based in Anjou, Quebec, and the company will gradually be renamed Masterpack North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Propak received its first 2025 support decision from the Suwalki Special Economic Zone to increase production capacity at its existing paper and cardboard packaging plant in Augustow, Poland.

Valmet will deliver a third Advantage ThruAir Drying tissue machine and complete tissue production line to Irving Consumer Products' Macon, Georgia mill, with startup planned for 2027 and 75,000 tons of added annual capacity.

PET preform maker SGT Group of Rezé, France, announced its acquisition of Axium Packaging, a Saint-Étienne injection and blow molding firm with 385 employees and production in France, the Czech Republic, Italy and Germany.

Packaging company Envases Universales will invest $50 million to expand its plant in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, creating an estimated 150 direct and 200 indirect jobs.

Food service packaging maker Genpak LLC announced it will invest $6.69 million to expand its Scottsburg facility, expecting to add 45 jobs by 2028.

Macfarlane Group acquired Scotland-based protective packaging maker Pitreavie Group for a maximum cash consideration of £18m, including an earn-out of up to £4m over two years, financed from its existing bank facility.

Swiss company Bourquin SA commissioned a new corrugated cardboard machine from BHS Corrugated at its Oensingen site on November 19, 2024, increasing production capacity by up to 30% and adding a photovoltaic system.

Fondo Italiano d'Investimento SGR acquired a majority stake in Italian paper-based packaging maker Scatolificio del Garda, via its Agri&Food fund, to support international and product expansion. Completion is expected by April 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

Fort Smith, Arkansas corrugated packaging maker Corrugated Specialties was acquired by its president Marcus Slavens, who takes over as chairman and CEO from Paul Henson. The sale was announced on 8 January 2025.

Ringmetall SE agreed with the owner family to acquire all shares of Hutek Oy of Nastola, Finland, a producer of bag-in-box packaging, effective 8 January 2025. Hutek generated revenue of about EUR 4 million last year.

Orora has committed roughly AUD 130 million to expand can production capacity at its Rocklea facility in Queensland, adding a new 375ml classic can line that will raise Cans capacity by more than 30% together with other projects. Installation is expected by late FY26.

Southern Graphic Systems, LLC agreed to acquire Schawk, Inc. from Matthews International for total upfront consideration of $350 million, including $250 million in cash, with Matthews taking a 40% stake in the new entity. The deal is expected to close in mid-2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

SCHÜTZ signed a licence agreement with National Plastic Factory Company (NPF) under which NPF will build a factory near Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to produce ECOBULK 1,000-litre intermediate bulk containers for Saudi Arabia and the GCC. Production is scheduled to start in 2026.

RMB Corvest and Dlondlobala Capital concluded a management buyout of Nampak Liquid Cartons, Nampak Zambia and Nampak Malawi, which will be held in the newly formed Diversified Liquid Packaging Group.

ESPO published a contract award notice for its packaging materials and pallet supply framework, with Lot 1 awarded to three suppliers. The notice confirms the awards made in the same procurement.