Embaquim started full operation of a new Carnevalli coextruder at its São Bernardo do Campo plant to make multilayer barrier films. The equipment adds 50 tonnes per month and raises total film capacity by 15%.

Coveris is installing a 5-layer specialist agri extrusion line at its Kufstein plant in Austria to expand agri film capacity, with commissioning planned for Q2 2020.

Nypro, a Jabil company, announced plans to invest $18.5 million in its Asheville, North Carolina operations, adding 68 positions to its 325-person workforce. The expansion covers facilities, new technology and equipment for precision plastic healthcare products.

Mauser Packaging Solutions broke ground on an expansion of its Erkelenz, Germany facility, adding warehouse space and new reconditioning and recycled resin processing lines.

OCTAL, the largest global PET sheet and resin manufacturer on a single site, secured US$625 million of banking facilities to fund capex expansion at its locations in Oman, USA and Saudi Arabia.

Pregis is investing $5 million in a fourth multilayer Windmoeller & Hoelscher blown film line at its Pregis Films facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, adding about 4 million pounds of annual output, and is leasing 35,000 additional square feet of warehouse space.

Evonik Industries is expanding its capacity for organic dispersions used in heat seal lacquers at its Darmstadt, Germany site, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2021. The dispersions serve food and beverage flexible packaging.

Food tray maker Efupico will invest about 2.7 billion yen to expand processing and moulding equipment for food containers made from used PET bottles. It plans to raise capacity by 20% within fiscal 2020.

Solvay will increase production capacity of its Tecnoflon FKM peroxide curable fluoroelastomer by nearly a third at its Spinetta Marengo plant in Italy, with the extra capacity due by May 2021. The expansion serves demand from automotive, oil and gas, and semiconductor industries.

Mid South Extrusion will invest $4.5 million to add a 10th production line at its Monroe, Louisiana plant, which makes polyethylene packaging films. The project will create eight new jobs and retain 128 existing jobs.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, through subsidiary PT MC PET Film Indonesia, is building a new polyester film plant with 25,000 tons per year capacity and a US$130 million investment. Construction is targeted for completion by end of 2021.

ExxonMobil started production on a new high-performance polyethylene line at its Beaumont, Texas plant, increasing site capacity by 650,000 tons per year to nearly 1.7 million tons per year. The announcement is dated July 24, 2019.

HSIL plans to double capacity of its Sangareddy pipes and fittings plant near Hyderabad to 60,000 tonnes by FY-2022 with an investment of INR 150 crore.

Plastipak Packaging signed a 96-month lease expansion of 233,770 square feet at Southern California Logistics Airport, bringing its total occupied space there to 530,230 square feet. The space supports a new bottled water business.

Pretium Packaging invested $2 million in new reheat stretch PET blow molding equipment and infrastructure at its Troy, Alabama plant. The lines can make cold- and hot-fill containers from 6 ounces to 2 liters.

Auer Packaging is building a third production hall of about 3,000 m² at its Amerang headquarters, due for completion in December 2019, to house eight new injection molding machines from February 2020.

Pano Cap Limited has added several new injection molding machines and hired more machine operators at its Kitchener, Ontario plant, increasing manufacturing capacity for plastic closures. The company reports improved lead times as a result.

Noreva GmbH is constructing a new 1,100 square metre production hall at its Mönchengladbach headquarters for high-performance plastic parts, investing about €4 million, with construction starting in Q2 2024.

Pregis is investing $6 million in its Grand Rapids, Michigan facility to add a third multilayer Windmoeller & Hoelscher blown film line to meet growing demand. It follows a $23 million investment in the first two lines and related equipment made between 2016 and 2018.

ALPLA, Inc. broke ground in April 2019 on an expansion in the Kentucky Transpark, a $6.9 million capital investment that includes 60,000 square feet of additional warehouse space.

Kuraray is investing approximately $15 million to install plant-based high barrier resin production in Houston, Texas, supporting its partnership with Sealed Air. The resin plant is scheduled for completion in September 2019 and operation in early 2020.

Sealed Air is investing about $24 million to add production of plant-based food packaging using Plantic resin at its Simpsonville, S.C. facility, with production scheduled to start in Q2 2020.

Austin Foam Plastics, a Sealed Air subsidiary, plans a 60,000-square-foot expansion of its Pflugerville, Texas facility with a $4.7 million investment and 22 new jobs. The deal was approved by the local development corporation pending city council approval.

Interflex Group has invested £1.5 million in new equipment at its Sunderland factory, which makes flexible packaging for bakery and snack food, to increase capacity by about 20%.

Ortec, a biomaterial and polymer technology company, plans to invest $20 million to expand its existing Pendleton facility in Anderson County, South Carolina, creating about 18 new jobs. Hiring is projected to begin in the second quarter of 2019.

Toray Plastics (America) is investing in a new 8.7-meter polypropylene film line at its North Kingstown, Rhode Island plant, with start-up anticipated in 2020. The project includes a new building to house the equipment.

Évolupak, a maker of recyclable thermoformed food packaging, will build a 40,000 sq ft building costing 10 million dollars to double its floor space in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. About 20 jobs will be created, with completion targeted for June 2019.

Virospack, a maker of cosmetic droppers, recently started up a new production unit of 14,000 square meters in Badalona near Barcelona, with latest-generation machinery and automated production lines.

INEOS Styrolution made the final investment decision to build a new 100kt ASA plant at its Bayport, Texas site, with start-up scheduled for 2021. WorleyParsons was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract.

Borealis took the final investment decision to expand its polypropylene plant in Kallo, Belgium by 80 ktpa. The added capacity is expected to start up in mid-2020.

Packaging manufacturer Duo UK is investing £1.5m in new machinery for its Manchester factory, including an Italian-made co-extruder, to raise productivity and boost stock capacity by 30%. The investment is expected to create five new jobs.

H. Großekämper Kunststoffe plans to build an automated high-bay warehouse with about 10,260 pallet spaces and a loading hall at its plastic bucket plant in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, at a gross cost of €10.5 million, with construction in 2018–2020.

GEPP's Procesos Plasticos (Proplasa) plant in Tultitlan, State of Mexico, has a production line targeting over 14,000 tonnes of shrink film and 4,500 tonnes of stretch film per year. Italian firm Amut Dolci Extrusion supplied three coextrusion lines and related equipment.

Videolar-Innova is investing R$500 million to double its styrene monomer plant in Triunfo, Brazil, to 460,000 tonnes per year, with completion expected in 2019.

Nylene broke ground on Nov. 13, 2018 on an $8 million expansion at its Henderson, Kentucky plant, adding an 80,000 sq ft building and 40 jobs, with completion expected by July 2019.

KP Linpac ordered a third Infrared Rotary Drum from Kreyenborg to expand thermoformed PET packaging capacity at its Beeskow site in Germany, with delivery planned for early 2019.

Auer Packaging is building a third block warehouse with 6,300 square metres of floor space at its Amerang site in Germany. The investment is about seven million euros and completion is planned for December 2018.

Carolina Poly Inc., which markets products under the Husky brand, is spending $25 million to expand operations in Chester, South Carolina. The announcement was reported in November 2018.

Kumho P&B Chemicals will invest 200 billion won to add 200,000 tonnes per year of BPA capacity at a new site near its Yeosu plant, raising capacity from 450,000 to 650,000 tonnes. Completion is due in the second half of 2021.

Plastipak Packaging will invest $10 million in its Garland, Texas production facility, a roughly 400,000 square foot plant operating since 1996, expected to create six new jobs.

Rubber and plastics manufacturer Lavelle Industries is expanding its operations in Burlington and Whitewater, Wisconsin, with up to $14 million in investment over three years. The expansion is expected to create 70 new jobs and is supported by state tax credits.

Toyo Seikan Group's subsidiary Toyo Seikan will build a new plant building at its Toyohashi factory in Aichi Prefecture to make plastic pouches and cups, with total investment of about 9 billion yen including capacity equipment. Completion is planned for March 2020.

Alpla Inc. will expand its Bowling Green, Kentucky plant with a 100,000-square-foot warehouse project costing $6.9 million, creating 24 full-time jobs. Completion is expected in 2019.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.