Gruppo Decorluxe, controlled by Ethica Global Investments, completed the acquisition of 100% of ISSCO srl, a Lombardy company doing metallization and UV sputtering on plastic packaging for cosmetics. The founder and CEO Nicola Trasatti stays on and reinvests in the parent company.

Navitas Capital and Dijkstra Plastics reached an agreement under which Navitas will acquire a majority stake in the Dutch maker of plastic packaging buckets. The deal was announced on 15 July 2025 from Haaksbergen/Alphen aan den Rijn.

BVS Packaging Group AG, headquartered in Urdorf, Switzerland, entered a strategic partnership in which substantial shares were transferred to Packaging Group AG of Zug, retroactive to January 1, 2025. The locations in Switzerland, Germany and Austria remain under current management.

TedPack LLC assumed control of all flexible packaging operations previously handled by Fairview International, effective July 1, 2025. The Fairview business had operated from Jackson, Wisconsin.

Packaging Corp of America said it will buy the containerboard business of Greif for $1.8 billion, adding two mills with about 800,000 tons of capacity. The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter.

Packaging Corporation of America agreed to buy Greif's containerboard business for $1.8 billion in cash, including two mills in Ohio and Virginia with about 800,000 tons of annual capacity. The deal is expected to close by the end of PCA's third quarter.

Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co KG completed its acquisition of five corrugated box and sheet mills from International Paper in France, Portugal and Spain. The closing was reported June 30, 2025, with completion expected by the end of Q2 2025.

HySum Flexibles (300501.SZ) plans to acquire 100% of Guangdong Zhengyi Packaging Co., Ltd. in cash from its shareholders to gain control, after signing an equity acquisition intent agreement on June 25, 2025. Zhengyi Packaging specializes in aluminum oxide film and vacuum aluminum-coated film.

The European Commission cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control of the Schoeller Group by US firm Madison Dearborn Partners; closing is expected in Q3 2025.

Diamond Box, a UK sheet plant business with annual revenues near £50m, has been acquired by Nova Paper, a Dutch entity owned by Eren Group.

Manjushree Technopack, backed by PAG, is reportedly in talks to acquire four to five packaging assets for a combined $150-180 million, with two deals in advanced stages, according to people familiar with the matter.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a manufacturer of blow molded packaging solutions, has acquired Lighthouse Packaging. The article gives no deal value or location.

SCG Packaging, a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group, acquired the remaining 30% stake in Vietnamese rigid plastic packaging maker Duy Tan Plastics, becoming its sole shareholder. The transaction was valued at USD 108.6 million and was reported on 2025-06-12.

Amcor finalised its merger with Berry Global's Consumer Packaging division, creating one of the world's largest flexible packaging companies focused on personal care, home care, healthcare and aerosol packaging.

PET cup and lid maker Broadway Technology, through Zhejiang Gaokai New Materials, signed a merger agreement with SPAC Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation. The combined company, Cuisine Universal Packaging Solution, is expected to list on Nasdaq as CUPS.

Bliston Packaging, backed by NewPort Capital, acquired packaging peer Meulendijks Packaging, a plastic packaging maker for the catering and food industry. Both companies will continue operating under their own names.

Japan's Toppan completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Irplast SpA, a polypropylene film and label producer based in Empoli, Italy, through its Indian subsidiary Toppan Specialty Films, with the remaining 20% kept by management.

Dublin-based IPL and Schoeller Allibert announced a merger combining rigid plastic manufacturing and reusable transport packaging, creating a group with 27 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and the UK and combined 2024 revenue of $1.4 billion.

Berlin Packaging has completed its acquisition of Sarom Packaging and Romgallia, Romania-based glass packaging suppliers, expanding its EMEA footprint and glass portfolio.

Duni Group of Sweden is acquiring 80% of LinePack Oy, a Finnish company that designs, equips, installs and services automated packaging solutions for the food industry. LinePack has annual revenue of about EUR 2 million and six employees; the deal was announced on June 3, 2025.

Gruppo Fabbri Vignola has completed the acquisition of Spanish packaging company G.F. Packaging España S.A., its long-standing dealer in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and South America. The article is dated 30 May 2025.

WinCup, an Atar Capital affiliate, acquired ConverPack, a Florida-based manufacturer of disposable paper cups, including its paper cup manufacturing capabilities, announced July 8, 2025.

Mondi has completed its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western Europe business for €634 million, adding two mega box plants in Germany to its corrugated packaging portfolio.

The Royal Group announced the acquisition of Northwest Packaging, a maker of point-of-purchase displays and corrugated packaging, for an undisclosed amount. The announcement is dated 14 May 2025.

Ardagh Group SA and Element Holding II LP notified the Moroccan Competition Council of a joint venture, Trivium Packaging BV, in metal packaging manufacturing and distribution.

Samyang Foods announced it will absorb-merge its subsidiary Samyang Square Pack, a cardboard box maker, through a no-capital-increase merger, after acquiring an additional 5% stake to reach 100% ownership.

SIG InnoVentures and Optima agreed to join PulPac as new shareholders. The stake sizes and deal value were not disclosed in the article.

Brand agencies SGS & Co and SGK finalized their merger into the Propelis family of brands, with packaging-graphics and print operations combined under SGX. The combined group has about 10,000 employees and nearly $1 billion in annual sales.

Kirk Kapital-owned Dansk Træemballage has acquired AB Karl Hedin Emballage, the packaging division of AB Karl Hedin, with 10 production sites in Sweden and one in Estonia. The packaging division had SEK 600m revenue in 2023; the deal value was not disclosed.

Elkhart, Indiana-based Welch Packaging acquired corrugated packaging maker JaMar Packaging of West Chicago, Illinois. It is Welch's 40th acquisition and expands its presence in the Chicagoland region.

MPE invested in and merged Central Coated and Sun America to form a new food packaging platform. Both companies will keep operating from their current manufacturing facilities.

St. Louis, Missouri-based Novvia, a rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor backed by Kelso, has acquired packaging firm Garrett Hewitt International.

IPL and Schoeller Allibert have agreed a merger creating a global reusable plastic packaging company with 27 sites in North America, the UK and Europe and over $1.4bn pro-forma revenue; completion is targeted for Q3 2025.

IPL announced a merger with Schoeller Allibert to form a reusable plastic packaging company with manufacturing in 27 locations and combined 2024 revenue above US$1.4 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.

Holden's Bottling agreed to acquire the small-pack packaging operations of South East Bottling (SEB), taking over its contract packaging volume. The deal was announced on April 28, 2025.

Belgium-based VPK Group is acquiring Open Imballaggi, a family-owned corrugated packaging producer in Calcinate near Bergamo, Italy. The target runs one sheet plant with capacity of 40 million m² of corrugated packaging.

Switzerland's Amcor and Indiana's Berry Global will combine in an all-stock transaction, creating a global leader in consumer and healthcare packaging solutions. The deal was reported on 2025-04-24.

Huhtamaki acquired Zellwin Farms, a privately owned molded fiber producer of egg cartons and egg flats in Zellwood, Florida, in a transaction with a USD 18 million enterprise value.

FCA Packaging, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, acquired Viking Packing Specialist, a Tulsa-based maker of custom wood crates, cases, metal containers and dangerous goods packaging. No financial terms were disclosed.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved Mpact Operations' proposal to increase its shareholding in Seyfert Corrugated Western Cape, a Western Cape maker of corrugated boxes and packaging. The Tribunal decision was published on April 4, 2025.

Coral Products acquired Arrow Film Converters from administrators through its subsidiary Film & Foil Solutions, for a stated £502,899.

Grenadier Packaging announced the acquisition of Kentmere Packaging, a UK-based manufacturer of folding cartons, in March 2025. The deal's value was not disclosed.

Groupe Guillin, through its subsidiary WEFOLD DIFFUSION, entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the businesses of Cartonnerie Moderne, Défi Imprimerie and Alpes Emballages, which make food cardboard packaging with about EUR 13 million combined 2023 revenue and around 30 staff at three French sites.

Middle East Company for Manufacturing and Producing Paper signed an SPA to acquire the entire shareholding of Al-Medan Project Company for Corrugated Carton for SAR 91 million in cash plus new Mepco shares, raising its stake to 100%.

kdc/one and Clarion Group signed a joint venture agreement in Chennai to establish kdc/one Clarion Beauty Pvt Ltd, which will build a new injection-moulding and metallized beauty packaging plant in Gujarat within 12 months.

TOPPAN Speciality Films agreed to acquire 80% of the shares of Irplast S.p.A., an Italian maker of BOPP packaging films, labels and print tapes, with completion planned for April to June 2025.

Ball Corporation closed a 49:51 joint venture with Ayna.AI, named Oasis Venture Holdings, LLC, covering its Aluminum Cup business and plant in Rome, Georgia.

Massman Companies announced the acquisition of privately held ADCO, a cartoner machinery maker based in Sanger, California, to expand its carton-to-pallet automation offering.

Suseok, a Dong-A ST Holdings subsidiary making packaging containers, will absorb-merge its wholly owned sister company Dongcheonsu, a beverage maker, with the merger effective on the 30th of next month to improve efficiency and cost competitiveness.

ISEM Packaging Group, a Milan-based luxury packaging group, has acquired EGISA, a Barcelona-based high-end folding carton manufacturer with over 60 years of experience. The deal is backed by Peninsula Capital, and the value is not disclosed.