Montréal-based Transcontinental acquired the Americas flexible-packaging business of Coveris Holdings, a Chicago-based plastics products manufacturer owned by Sun Capital, for $1.72 billion.

Volter (Guangzhou) Fluid Equipment Co. has approved plans to set up an injection molding workshop at its Guangzhou industrial park, adding three injection machines. Preparation is planned to take 90 days.

Spanish release liner maker ITASA is building a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with a €20M investment and 150 Mm2 capacity, employing 50 people. Cutting and printing operations are due to start in October 2018 and silicone processing in February 2019.

Reid Canada, a subsidiary of Consolidated Container Company, has acquired the assets of Deltapac Packaging, a Montreal maker of plastic bottles for the specialty chemical, cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries. Terms were not disclosed.

Tekni-Plex acquired the healthcare packaging, performance lidstock, induction seal and specialty lamination businesses of Oracle Packaging of Winston-Salem, N.C. These lines will join its Tri-Seal business.

Uponor North America completed renovations on its $6.35 million, 237,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hutchinson, Minnesota, bought in July 2017, six months ahead of schedule. PEX pipe production is underway.

Coster Group is expanding its Barlborough, UK valve production site by 4,000 square meters to a total of 8,500 square meters, adding an injection moulding department and an assembly department. Production from the Stevenage plant will move to Barlborough and Zwolle, with Stevenage ceasing operations by September 30.

Pro-Pac Packaging Group agreed to acquire Polypak, an Auckland soft flexible packaging manufacturer and distributor, for NZ$8.8 million. The North Harbour plant employs 28 people.

ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging Group agreed to buy Victoria-based flexible packaging maker Perfection Packaging for $49.8 million, funded by a capital raising. The factory in Dandenong South employs 100 people.

SGT laid the first stone for a new 10,000 m2 factory in Chalon-sur-Saône making PET preforms, with an investment of nearly 28 million euros. The plant should be operational from spring 2019 and employ around forty people.

Groupe Guillin's UK subsidiary Sharpak Bridgwater signed an exclusive agreement to acquire Etimex Primary Packaging's British CPET packaging production and sales business, with a closing expected by end of September 2018. The business has annual revenue of about EUR 6 million.

American Packaging Corporation's new 215,000 square-foot facility in Chili, Monroe County, is operating, after phase one of an expansion with nearly $50 million invested. The company has hired 70 people so far and plans up to 260 new full-time jobs over five years.

Packaging maker Faerch Plast joined Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Tesco and waste firm Viridor in a circular-economy project to recycle black plastic into new food-grade packaging. Recycling starts in July 2018 at Viridor's Rochester facility in Kent, with an initial target of 120 tonnes per month.

Stockwell Elastomerics added a Sodick GL30A-LSR press to expand its micro liquid silicone rubber molding capacity, improving precision, throughput and lead times.

Stockwell Elastomerics announced a total investment of more than $8 million to expand its manufacturing footprint, production capabilities and technical workforce for custom silicone gaskets and elastomeric components.

Uponor North America began producing PEX plastic pipe at its newly purchased 237,000-square-foot Hutchinson plant, six months ahead of the original 2019 schedule. The $6.35 million investment was announced in July 2017.

Indorama Ventures and India's Dhunseri Petrochem formed a 50:50 joint venture to acquire up to 50% of Egyptian Polyester Company (EIPET) and restart its 540,000 tonne/year PET plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Financial details were not disclosed.

Private equity funds managed by L Catterton and Ambienta sgr will take control of Pibiplast, a cosmetics and personal care plastic packaging maker based in Correggio, Italy. The Bosi family will retain a minority stake. The deal value was not disclosed.

DowDuPont plans a new Tyvek production building and third line at its Luxembourg facility, an investment of more than $400 million, expected online in 2021, freeing medical packaging capacity in the US.

Berry Global plans to invest nearly $16.5 million to install two blown film extrusion lines at its existing Bowling Green, Kentucky facility, creating 20 full-time jobs. The announcement was made on 4 June 2018.

RWC has acquired John Guest Holdings Ltd, a UK maker of plastic push-to-connect fittings and pipe with three UK manufacturing facilities. The deal was announced on 4 June 2018 and no value was stated.

Pregis is investing about US$6 million in a second multilayer blown film line from Windmoller & Holscher at its Pregis Films facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The article is dated May 31, 2018.

Brazil's competition authority CADE approved a merger control agreement allowing Tredegar to sell its Brazilian flexible packaging business Terphane to Oben Group. Closing is planned for November 1, 2024, for a base consideration of $116 million.

Dutch keg maker Lightweight Containers took a 10-year lease on a 62,000 sq ft unit at Foxcover Industrial Estate in Seaham, County Durham, expecting around 35 jobs within two years and production from July.

Austrian packaging maker Alpla plans a $21 million plastic packaging plant of 154,000 square feet in a NorthPoint Development warehouse near Dayton International Airport, creating 50 jobs.

RPC Superfos provided Sweden-based cheese maker Skånemejerier with a wedge-shaped, fully recyclable injection-moulded polypropylene pack with an oxygen-barrier label.

Wavin opened a 86,111 sq ft expansion of its plastic pipe factory in Chippenham, Wiltshire, funded by a multimillion-pound investment from its Mexican parent Mexichem. The expansion is intended to add job opportunities at the site.

Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Berry Global and Ampacet are collaborating with Oskar Blues to produce the first printed collation shrink packaging in the US for its 24-can variety cases. The packaging was piloted in 2017 and has grown more than 300 percent through national retailers.

Petoskey Plastics will invest $29.6 million to add 30,000 square feet to its Morristown, Tennessee polyethylene film facility in Hamblen County, creating about 70 jobs over five years.

Sirane acquired flexible packaging manufacturer B&G Products for an undisclosed fee as it expands into bags and pouches, reported on 3 May 2018.

Tekni-Plex acquired Dunn Industries, a maker of specialty extrusion tubing for medical devices, complementing its Natvar microextrusion tubing business.

Packaging maker FIPCO won a competitive tender from SABIC to manufacture and supply plastic bags worth an estimated SAR 20.49 million. The supply contract was signed April 23, 2018.

ISOFlex Packaging opened a third production line at its Daviess County, Indiana facility, investing more than $4 million to add 700,000 to 800,000 pounds of blown film per month. The line adds six jobs, bringing the plant total to 38.

Weener Plastics acquired Proenfar, a Latin American packaging company with four plants in Colombia, Argentina and Mexico, under an agreement signed April 23, 2018. The price was not disclosed.

Honduran group Polygroup invested US$17.5 million to expand its facilities and acquire new technology, raising production capacity by 35% as it targets US and Caribbean markets.

AST Kunststoffverarbeitung is building a new production site near Eppingen in Baden-Württemberg, part of a company investment of about 30 million euros in 2018, with 15 million euros for this site.

AST Kunststoffverarbeitung plans to invest around 30 million euros in 2018 in several projects at its Erndtebrück headquarters.

AST Kunststoffverarbeitung took a majority stake in EuroMouldings Packaging in Nijverdal, Netherlands, adding compact plastic bottles to its range; AST plans about 30 million euros of investments in 2018.

One Equity Partners Europe signed an agreement to acquire Walki Group, a Finland-based technical laminate and protective packaging material producer, from Finnish private equity firm CapMan Buyout.

Germany's NORMA Group SE agreed to acquire Kimplas Piping Systems Ltd, a Nashik-based maker of fittings, valves and micro-irrigation equipment, for an undisclosed amount. The deal was agreed on April 6, 2018 and is expected to close by mid-2018.

ProAmpac, a portfolio company of PPC Partners, acquired Pactech Packaging, which manufactures flexible packaging such as pouches, bags and liners with zippers and spouts. Its products serve government, military, aerospace and automotive supplies.

Consolidated Container Co. acquired the assets of PolyCycle Solutions, a manufacturer of large-format plastic water containers in Irwindale, California, from DS Services of Lakeland, Florida. The deal expands CCC's large-format water production.

DowDuPont announced about $100 million of investments over two years to expand capacity and modernize the Sabine River Works plant in Orange County, Texas, for Surlyn, Nucrel, Fusabond and Vamac specialty materials, with phased output starting in 2020.

Greek food processor Provil selected RPC Corby's 900g Euro Squeeze multi-layer polypropylene bottle for its new Sandwich Creams sauce range.

Hengan subsidiary Hengan Mega Jumbo Investments plans to acquire a 100% stake in Sunway Kordis Holding from Starmix for CNY 145 million ($23.05 million).

Bain Capital Private Equity announced the acquisition of World Wide Packaging LLC, a provider of cosmetic packaging components and plastic tubes. Bain also agreed to buy a Chinese cosmetics packaging maker and plans to merge the two companies.

F.M. Howell & Company is expanding at its Elmira, New York sites, installing new manufacturing and printing equipment for its Howell Packaging division and buying a thermoformer for Howell Plastics. The project, supported by an $800,000 capital grant from the Southern Tier REDC, will create 14 jobs and retain 182.

Walther Faltsysteme completed one of its largest logistics contracts, supplying recyclable plastic pallets with RFID chips to retailer Hofer in Austria, with pallets in circulation since the start of 2018.

Constantia Flexibles Group agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in India's film-based laminates producer Creative Polypack for an undisclosed fee, as reported on 28 March 2018.

ASX-listed Secos Group signed a two-year lease, with an option for two more years, on a 30,000 sq ft facility about 19 km from Port Klang to expand bioplastic resin manufacturing, with resin production expected by June 2018.