U.S. Corrugated, Inc. acquired a majority interest in Corrugated and Packaging LLC, which operates a corrugated sheet plant and foam fabrication in Tijuana, Mexico.

RPC is in preliminary talks with two major private equity firms over a possible sale of the plastic packaging company.

BEWiSynbra Group has entered agreements to acquire BEWi Produkter, BEWi Polar (together BEWi Norway) and BEWi Automotive, partly paid in new shares and partly in cash. Completion is subject to financing and shareholder approval.

RPC Group, a European plastic packaging maker, confirmed it is holding discussions with private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Bain Capital about a possible sale of the company.

ND Paper agreed to purchase Resolute Forest Products' recycled bleached kraft pulp mill in Fairmont, West Virginia, valued at $55 million. The deal expands its packaging paperboard manufacturing base.

An investment holding company managed by GFEP Family Equity acquired the majority of ETT Verpackungstechnik GmbH and ETT Service GmbH in a succession deal. ETT, based in Moringen, Lower Saxony, makes end-of-line packaging systems, and the existing management will continue.

UNIPAKHELLAS SA, a member of the INDEVCO Group, completed the acquisition of Greek paper and packaging manufacturer PAKO SA on 5 September 2018. The price was undisclosed, and PAKO will be integrated into INDEVCO Paper Containers.

Graphic Packaging International agreed to acquire substantially all assets of the foodservice business of Letica Corporation, a subsidiary of RPC Group, for $95 million. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, subject to regulatory review.

Amcor Ltd agreed to buy Bemis Company in a deal valued at $6.8 billion, in an all-share transaction in which Bemis shareholders receive 5.1 Amcor shares per Bemis share. The combination creates a leader in flexible consumer packaging in the Americas.

De Jong Packaging Holding completed its acquisition of Gaster Wellpappe, a German corrugated manufacturer with locations in Heidelberg and Augsburg. The deal extends DJV's production into Germany.

Solidus Solutions has acquired a majority interest in Northern Paper Board, a UK manufacturer of solid board boxes and corrugated octabin solutions for the food processing industry.

Orora Limited has acquired Dallas-based packaging distributor Bronco Packaging Corporation for up to USD 24 million as part of growth in its North American packaging business. Bronco generates over USD 50 million in revenue, mainly serving fresh food manufacturers in Texas.

Kyoto Seisakusho acquired PMI Cartoning in December 2017, and the two packaging equipment makers began operating as PMI KYOTO Packaging Systems in July 2018.

RPC sold its foodservice business, Letica Corporation, to US-based Graphic Packaging International for $95 million (£74 million).

US packaging group Sonoco acquired the remaining 70% stake in Conitex from Texpack, giving it 100% of Conitex, the parent of Papertech in Tudela, Spain. The deal is valued at EUR 123 million and was notified to Spain's CNMC on 27 August 2018.

Plastic product maker Transcendia has completed its acquisition of Precision Poly, a flexible packaging and blown film bag provider, from Spire Flexpack.

Mondi has acquired a 96% interest in Egyptian industrial bags producer Suez Bags for EGP 284 million ($15.88 million), to be integrated into its Fibre Packaging business.

WestRock signed an agreement to acquire German leaflet and booklet supplier Schlüter Print Pharma Packaging, which will join its Multi Packaging Solutions business. The deal expands WestRock's pharma and European footprint.

Arnold Packaging acquired World Class Packaging, a Baltimore packaging solutions provider with more than 200 regional customers, adding six employees. The deal expands its mid-Atlantic market share. It was announced on August 8, 2018.

ONCAP announced it has acquired Precision Global, a Greenville, South Carolina manufacturer of dispensing solutions with 18 facilities. ONCAP IV invested approximately $111 million, terms otherwise undisclosed.

Australian packaging company Amcor is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire U.S. rival Bemis, which had a market value of about $4.20 billion; a deal could be announced as soon as the following week.

Amcor agreed to buy Wisconsin-based Bemis in an all-stock, cash-free transaction valued at about US$9.2 billion, announced in August 2018, creating the largest flexible packaging company.

Green Bay Packaging Inc. acquired Grand Traverse Container, Inc., a packaging company based in Traverse City, Michigan, with an operation in Grand Rapids. The acquisition was effective 2018-07-27 and announced on 2018-08-01.

Private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg acquired packaging maker COVERIS Rigid from Coveris and Sun Capital Partners, and the company will be rebranded as PACCOR. COVERIS Rigid has 18 plants and 3,500 employees in Europe and the USA. The deal was reported on 2018-08-01 and no deal value was disclosed.

Pretium Packaging has acquired Cox Container, a manufacturer of HDPE containers in Alabama, USA, on a 13-acre site. The deal is Pretium's fifth acquisition in four years and raises its manufacturing locations to 17.

Wendel granted Aptar Group exclusivity to finalize the sale of CSP Technologies, a specialty protective packaging maker, at an enterprise value of $555 million, about 13 times adjusted EBITDA. Closing is expected in Q4 2018.

Cascades announced the acquisition of the Bear Island manufacturing facility in Virginia from White Birch for US$34.2 million cash. The site's newsprint machine will later be converted to recycled containerboard production.

AptarGroup announced a binding offer to acquire CSP Technologies Parent S.A., a leader in active packaging technology, for an enterprise value of $555 million, alongside its second quarter 2018 results.

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.

Intertape Polymer Group agreed to acquire 100% of Polyair Inter Pack, a private protective packaging maker with seven North American plants, for about $146 million in cash, subject to closing adjustments.

Melitta has acquired Cuki Group, the parent of Italian food storage and refuse bag market leader Cuki Cofresco, based in Volpiano near Turin. Cuki Group had 2017 revenue of about EUR 200 million; terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Private-equity-backed Fortis Solutions has acquired Lewis Label. The article gives no deal value or further details.

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.

KHS USA, the North American unit of KHS GmbH, acquired Scandia Packaging Machinery Co., a maker of compact packaging machines based in Fairfield, New Jersey, and Scandia will operate as KHS USA at its Sarasota, Florida site. Terms were not disclosed; the deal was announced on July 6, 2018.

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.

Ball and Platinum Equity formed a joint venture, Ball Metalpack, a standalone US maker of steel containers. Platinum Equity holds 51% and Ball keeps 49%, with Ball receiving $600 million in pre-tax proceeds.

Japan's Kyoto Seisakusho acquired Chicago-based PMI Cartoning, which became PMI Kyoto Packaging Systems as of July 1, 2018. The deal gives Kyoto Seisakusho a route into the North American market.

21 Invest acquired a majority stake in Carton Pack, a fruit and vegetable packaging company based in Puglia, Italy, together with the founding Leone brothers. The deal was completed in July 2018.

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.

Ball Corporation and Platinum Equity agreed to form Ball Metalpack, a steel container packaging joint venture in which Platinum holds 51% and Ball 49%. Ball contributes its U.S. tinplate steel food and aerosol plants and receives over $600 million in pre-tax proceeds.

Swedish OptiGroup signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Dutch packaging distributor Moonen Packaging B.V., pending approval from the Dutch competition authority ACM.

Mondi Group completed the acquisition of National Company for Paper Products and Import & Export (NPP) for EGP 510 million (about EUR 24 million), adding an industrial bags plant in Giza near Cairo.

Triple i Logistics Public Company Limited announced the acquisition of a 50% stake in DG Packaging Pte. Ltd. on 18 June 2018.

St. Johns Packaging completed the acquisition of an Amcor Flexibles unit serving the UK bakery market, announced June 30, 2020.

St. Johns Packaging announced on January 10, 2026 that it has completed the acquisition of Flexible Packaging Solutions Pty Ltd. The deal expands its global reach in flexible packaging.

Stone Canyon Industries, through subsidiary BWAY, agreed to acquire the parent of Industrial Container Services from Centerbridge Partners in a cash-and-stock deal with an enterprise value of about $1.0 billion. Closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

Novio Packaging Group has merged with Denmark-based Scandinavian Packaging, which will operate as Novio Scandinavia from January 1, 2019 under management of Hanne Zinck and Bjarke Arlø. The deal extends Novio's distribution into Scandinavia.

Logson Group, the UK's largest independent corrugated packaging supplier, acquired the Cardboard Box Company, an independent sheet plant in Accrington, Lancashire, with turnover above GBP 17 million and 90 employees. The deal value was not disclosed.