Grupo Empresarial Salaverry started flexographic printing and five-layer extrusion processes at its Xiloxoxtla plant in Tlaxcala, Mexico, which the state governor says will raise production capacity by 38%. The start-up was reported on 2025-04-11.

Forming Technologies is expanding its Muskegon, Michigan facility with an anticipated capital investment of up to $18.8 million, creating 70 new jobs in a building of at least 150,000 square feet that will also house its headquarters.

Mid South Extrusion is investing $12.5 million to add two polyethylene extrusion lines at its Monroe, Louisiana facility, creating 12 new jobs with operations expected in 2026.

VPK Group's Aquila commissioned a new Fosber 2.8m S/Line corrugator at its Września plant in Poland as part of a €25 million investment. The line can produce up to 20 million square meters of corrugated board per month, and the official ribbon cutting took place in early 2025.

Mondi's newly converted paper machine in Duino, Italy started up successfully in April 2025. Once fully operational it will produce 420,000 tonnes per year of recycled containerboard.

Stora Enso's new consumer packaging board line at its Oulu site in Finland has begun production ramp-up, converting an idle paper machine into a folding box board and coated unbleached kraft line. The line has an annual capacity of 750,000 tonnes and an investment of EUR 1 billion, with first deliveries expected by Q2 2025.

International Paper's Moroccan subsidiary CMCP International Paper is investing more than 100 million dirhams to expand its facility in Ait Melloul near Agadir to meet demand from the agriculture sector.

SFT Group plans to start new production lines at its second corrugated packaging plant Kartonstara-2 in Maikop, Adygea, in May 2025, with annual capacity of up to 150 million square meters.

Summit Packaging Systems has added a two-story 6,500-square-meter extension to its European headquarters in Almere, Netherlands, raising the site's manufacturing footprint by 40% and adding injection molding capacity for valves and actuators.

FIFCO USA unveiled a $28 million can line at its Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York, capable of 1,500 12oz cans per minute, lifting site capacity above 15 million cases a year.

Rondo Ganahl invested 16.5 million euros in a new corrugator at its Frastanz headquarters, which went into operation in mid-January 2025 and increases corrugated board production capacity by 10 percent.

Gulf Packaging Industries (GulfPack) has secured contracts to add two 10.4m-wide BOPP production lines at a new plant, lifting capacity from 183,000 to about 318,000 tonnes per year, with start-up in 2026 and 2027.

Engineered Foam Packaging (EFP) is expanding its existing Bishopville facility in Lee County with a $31.5 million investment that adds 200,000 square feet and 57 new jobs. The expansion will increase production of expanded polystyrene and polypropylene packaging, with operations expected online in April 2026.

Mondi completed a €90 million investment upgrade at its Mszczonów plant near Warsaw, doubling capacity and making it the largest corrugated solutions plant in Poland. The upgrade is part of a €280 million corrugated packaging investment across central and eastern Europe.

Packaging One, a family-run UK protective packaging maker, moved into a 44,000 sq ft site in Middlewich, Cheshire, increasing manufacturing capability by about 70%. The expansion followed a seven-figure funding deal from NatWest and aims to double the workforce to 80 people.

British eco-packaging maker Corplex plans to significantly expand its Hurbanovo, Slovakia plant, adding new operations of nearly one hectare that will be twice the size of the current site. The plant reportedly reached EUR 20 million in revenue in its first year.

SIG Combibloc's board has approved installing an extrusion line at its Ahmedabad, India site at a cost of around EUR 50 million, scheduled to come online in 2027.

Coveris is investing £5 million to triple the production footprint of its St Neots packaging site in Cambridgeshire, UK, to about 3,158 sqm. The project, begun in October 2024, adds capacity for around 700 million recyclable food-to-go packs a year.

Eagle Flexible Packaging plans a new 52,000 square foot, $5 million facility in Waupun, Wisconsin, expected to be largely complete by year end and to create up to 40 jobs.

VPK Packaging Group's AQUILA plant in Września, Poland has installed a new Fosber corrugator as part of an investment that includes a 13,000 square metre production hall.

AQUILA Września, part of VPK Group, is building a 13,000 sqm production hall and installing a new FOSBER 2.8m corrugator in Greater Poland. The line is expected to launch in early 2025 and produce up to 20 million m2 of corrugated board monthly.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Engineered Foam Packaging announced a $31.5 million project to enlarge its Browntown Road plant in Bishopville, South Carolina by 200,000 square feet. The state granted a $750,000 infrastructure grant to Lee County.

Meerut Packaging, a corrugated packaging maker with a 22-acre plant in Mussorie village near Meerut, India, plans to expand into litho-laminated and monocartons.

Corruempaques, a corrugated cardboard box maker, inaugurated an expansion of its plant in the Parque Industrial Querétaro, adding a 17,000 m² facility for storage and production that will generate 300 new jobs.

Mondi completed a EUR 90 million modernization of its Mondi Warsaw corrugated packaging plant in Mszczonów, near Warsaw, doubling production capacity and making it the largest corrugated packaging plant in Poland. The upgrade was marked at an event hosted for Polish manufacturers.

Opus Packaging Florence is expanding into a 50,000 square foot property adjacent to its current facility at 1131 Edwards Circle in Florence, South Carolina, to increase corrugated products manufacturing.

Constantia Tobepal announced a €14.1 million investment in a new tandem extruder at its Burgos facility in Spain to boost pharmaceutical and food packaging capacity. The line is expected to be fully operational by mid-2026.

Flexible packaging and pouch manufacturer Global Packaging Solutions grew by 25,000 square feet in Albemarle, North Carolina, adding 10 jobs with a state building reuse grant of $80,000.

Contract food packaging company Econo-Pak announced a 125,000-square-foot addition to its 200,000-square-foot facility in Milford, Pennsylvania, for packaging automation and expanded storage.

Bischof+Klein extended its clean room extrusion facility at Lengerich, Germany, with new blown film extrusion lines for packaging films, commissioned from December 2024 onward.

DS Smith announced a €34.4m investment at its Füzesabony, Nagykáta and Győr sites in Hungary, aiming to raise manufacturing capacity by over 40%, with completion expected by April 2026.

Hinojosa Packaging Group is rebuilding its PM 1 paper machine at Alquería, Spain with supplier Voith, raising containerboard output about 19% to 128,000 tons per year. The shutdown and restart are scheduled for Q1 2026.

Coveris is investing in its Winsford, Cheshire polyethylene extrusion site, adding a nine-layer blown EVOH barrier film line, a cast stretch film line and a 5,000-pallet warehouse. The cast line is set to start production in December 2024 and the warehouse is expected to be fully operational by the end of Q1 2025.

Mondi started up a new extrusion line at Mondi Coating Štětí in the Czech Republic, part of a wider investment including a new production building, coating and slitting machinery, to expand FunctionalBarrier Papers output.

Swiss company Bourquin SA put a new state-of-the-art corrugated cardboard machine into operation at its Oensingen site on November 19, 2024, as part of an investment package to raise capacity and productivity.

Italian packaging maker Scotton SpA has recently installed a new 1.8m Quantum corrugator at its Borso del Grappa, Treviso plant to improve board quality and output.

Rumopak plans to double aerosol can production to 288 million cans a year by building a new production complex with three technology lines in Vyazma, Smolensk region, with an investment of nearly 500 million rubles. The investor has received a construction permit and is preparing to start building, according to the governor.

Huhtamäki Oyj is expanding its fiber lid production capacity at its Lurgan site in Northern Ireland. The article provides few details beyond the headline.

Graham Packaging is investing $35 million to expand and modernize its Hammond production facility in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, acquiring advanced equipment and upskilling its workforce. The company expects to retain more than 100 positions, with all enhancements completed by 2027.

Mondi completed a €95 million investment at its Świecie containerboard mill in Poland, rebuilding paper machines PM2 and PM5 and adding 55,000 tonnes per annum of kraftliner capacity, with the project finished in June 2024.

Orora plans to invest $130 million to increase can production at its Rocklea site in Queensland by more than 30%, following its planned divestment of Orora Packaging Solutions.