Pope Packaging completed a more than A$50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack plant, raising finished sack capacity by 50 percent and doubling printing capacity with a new high-speed press.

EPL and Indovida signed definitive agreements to merge their flexible and rigid PET packaging businesses into a group valued at about USD 2 billion with roughly USD 1 billion in revenue. Indorama Ventures will hold 51.8% and Blackstone 16.6%, pending regulatory and shareholder clearances.

Knack Packaging received a new order and three-year contract renewal to supply packaging material, including PLWPP and pinch bottom bags, about 60 million bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore per annum until December 2028. The contract was awarded by an international entity.

Knack Packaging received a new order and a three-year contract renewal to supply about 60 million packaging bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore annually through December 2028.

Zhejiang Jucheng Cylinder Co. published the results of its October 2026 to January 2027 carton procurement tender, awarding contracts to Zhejiang Wuyi Zhang Packaging, Zhejiang Qiyue Paper and Quzhou Huayida Packaging. Bid values are listed without a clear currency.

Straub-Verpackungen has opened its €45 million Plant 3 in Bräunlingen, Germany, adding about 19,000 m² of converting space and a Göpfert G-CUT die-cutter. The plant began production in June 2026 and was officially inaugurated in October 2026.

Hivest Capital Partners acquired Wisconsin-based Sustana from Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities platform. Sustana produces fiber packaging products with multiple mills and recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

Henkel completed the acquisition of Netherlands-based Stahl, a PE-backed coating specialist for flexibles with about 1,800 employees globally.

Grafine Partners and Atlantic Ridge Capital announced they are acquiring Oklahoma-based Paragon Films from Rhône for an estimated $900 million. Paragon manufactures plastic stretch film for pallet wrapping.

Gerresheimer completed the sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor to an affiliate of Apax Partners for about 750 million euros. Proceeds will be used to lower debt.

Central National Gottesman announced it is acquiring Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Co., a distributor of paper and packaging products. OPC will operate under CNG's Lindenmeyr Munroe division.

ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal) acquired Minnesota-based Ultra Green Packaging, a supplier of molded fiber foodservice packaging. This is the 12th acquisition since ACR was acquired by Oridian Capital Partners.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

Alpla is building a 13,000 sq m extrusion blow moulding plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, with capex of just over $8 million and 51 new positions. Operations are due to begin in spring 2027.

Tien Wah Press's subsidiary PT Bintang Pesona Jagat extended its packaging materials supply agreement with PT Bentoel Prima, a British American Tobacco Group member, for five years to October 2031. A separate five-year commodity supply agreement was also signed by Alliance Print Technologies with PT Bentoel Prima from October 1, 2026.

Dansk Retursystem has published an open tender for supplying big boxes, lids and optional feet for beverage packaging collection for 2027 to 2030. The estimated value is EUR 5.2 million excluding VAT, with tenders accepted until November 10, 2026.

Kenlead is building a packaging film plant in Qantara West in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt, on a 170,000 square meter site with EGP 4.16 billion of self-financed investment. Operations start with two lines and output is targeted to reach 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes a year by 2027.

Malaysia's Scientex agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Hunan-based flexible plastic packaging producer Mintpack for RMB 167.3 million (about USD 25 million), with completion expected by end-2026.

CMPC agreed to sell its Chilean corrugated packaging business, including Envases Impresos Cordillera and Chimolsa, to Smurfit Westrock for $420 million, subject to review by Chile's National Economic Prosecutor's Office.

Amcor will invest $44.55 million in its Centerville, Iowa flexible packaging facility to add machinery and raise capacity for multilayer films, creating 24 jobs.

UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a Tata Steel subsidiary, made an equity investment in contract canner Cardiff Canning, which then added a second production line.

Cardiff Canning has installed a second production line at Freemans Park, Cardiff, costing GBP 400,000, lifting annual capacity to 35 million cans for the UK ready-to-drink market.

Wasdell Group acquired Polypouch, whose range includes stand-up, foil, kraft and spout pouches, flat-bottom bags and sachets.

O-I Glass is modernizing its Muskogee, Oklahoma production facility with a multi-million dollar, multi-phase capital investment covering glass-melting furnaces, production equipment and control systems, supported by a $2 million state incentive award.

JBM Packaging has opened a 52,500-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Ohio for contract packaging, kitting and filling services, with 50 new employees.

Crawford Packaging has opened a new facility in Auburndale, Florida to support its produce packaging business in Central Florida.

Amcor is expanding production capacity for multilayer packaging films at its Centerville, Iowa facility with a $44.6 million corporate investment and $2 million in state tax credits, creating 24 jobs.

Smurfit Westrock agreed to acquire the Chilean containerboard and corrugated business of Empresas CMPC for $420 million, including a recycled containerboard mill in Santiago, three corrugated plants and a molded tray facility. Completion is expected in the first half of 2027.

Rinsler Pack is investing 840 million rubles in a new plastic packaging production site at its existing facility in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, creating 177 jobs. Annual capacity will be 92 million unprinted bottles, 23 million printed bottles and 237 million container lids.

The board of Işbir Sentetik Dokuma decided on September 22, 2026 to merge with its 100% subsidiary İnter Tekstil Ambalaj by takeover under the simplified procedure, using financial statements as of July 31, 2026.

Platinum Equity is in advanced talks to acquire Dutch metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging for USD 3.5 billion from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Ardagh Group, with a final agreement expected within weeks.

Pratt (4.0 Corrugating), LLC, a subsidiary of Pratt Corrugated Holdings and part of Atlanta-based Pratt Industries, will establish its first Iowa manufacturing facility in Bondurant, approved for state tax credits. Investment and job figures were not included in the article excerpt.

ATEV Fehérjefeldolgozó awarded a framework agreement for BIG-BAG sacks to Somló-Zsák Kender-Juta Kft. and LC Packaging TPI Kft. for HUF 265,440,000. The award decision was made on 11 August 2026 and published on TED on 18 September 2026.

Latvijas valsts meži awarded Stora Enso Packaging a supply contract for waterproof corrugated cardboard boxes used to store and transport forest seedlings, worth EUR 641,410. The award decision was dated 24 August 2026 and published on TED on 17 September 2026.

Société Marocaine des Manufactures de Mohammedia, controlled by Mediterrania Capital Partners, has notified Morocco's Competition Council of a proposed takeover of Alma Pack and Le Carton. No deal value or completion timetable has been disclosed, and third-party comments are due by 28 September 2026.

Seki's board approved a JPY 4.3 billion (USD 27.3 million) water-based flexographic printing and converting plant in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, producing food bags and beverage labels. Construction is set to start in February 2027 with operations from April 2028.

Rengo's joint venture Thai Containers Group has approved an investment project to acquire 90% of Jin Zhong Fa Paper Industrial, a corrugated packaging manufacturer with one plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The deal brings Rengo's Thai corrugated plant count to 16.

SCG Packaging has completed the acquisition of a 90% stake in Jin Zhong Fa Paper Industrial, a corrugated containers producer in Chonburi, Thailand, for Baht 68 million. The deal adds 28,000 tonnes of annual capacity and will be consolidated from October 2026.

UFlex is preparing to start commercial production by the end of 2026 at a new US$126 million, 30-acre aseptic packaging plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, with annual capacity of 12 billion packs. The plant will be Asepto's second manufacturing base after India.

UFlex has commissioned its first overseas woven polypropylene bags plant in Altamira, Mexico, with an investment of about USD 52 million. The 10-acre facility strengthens its manufacturing presence in the Americas.

SIG's board approved a further EUR 50 million for a local extrusion line in India, expected to be operational by 2027.

SIG opened its first aseptic carton plant in India, a EUR 90 million facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, built in 20 months with initial capacity of up to 4 billion packs a year and more than 300 jobs.

Smurfit Westrock's Parenco mill in the Netherlands has received an environmental permit to expand production and potentially switch to recycled corrugated case material. The report gives no capacity or investment figures.

Russian beverage producer Bochkari completed the purchase of 100% of two Russian aluminium can companies from Tapon France and Canpack S.A., which operate can plants in Volokolamsk and Novocherkassk. The assets now sit under a new entity called Dom Pak.

Crown Holdings broke ground on its first greenfield aluminium beverage can plant in India at the IMLC, Unnao, with an investment of ₹2,078.44 crore. The facility is expected to create more than 200 direct jobs.

Fuxing Development Group is expanding output of PP corrugated plastic boxes, fish totes and harvest bins at its Davao and Manila plants to serve North American produce and seafood buyers. The move follows the 2026 US AD/CVD case on boxes from China and Vietnam.

Scientex agreed to acquire a 42.41% stake in Daibochi through a share swap valued at RM222.5 million, with a mandatory general offer for the remaining stake under consideration.

SPG has acquired DFW Crating & Packaging, a crating and packaging company, as reported on September 10, 2026.

Qingdao Likang Food Packaging Technology won a public tender by Guangdong Yantang Dairy and its Jieyang subsidiary to supply aseptic packaging materials and related services for RMB 60.16 million. The award notice was published on September 9, 2026.

Orrville City Council approved a 12-year, 75% property tax abatement on 8 September 2026 for McElroy Packaging's planned $3.5 million expansion adding 25,000 square feet to its corrugated-box plant, expected to add five jobs.