Family-owned packaging maker Jamestown Container Companies announced the acquisition of Syracuse Corrugated Box Corp., expanding its footprint across New York State. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ardagh Group agreed to sell its entire ~42% minority stake in metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging as Ontario Teachers' sells its majority stake to Silgan Holdings and American Industrial Partners. The deal values Trivium at about $3.4 billion, with about $90 million net cash proceeds to Ardagh; closing is expected mid-2027.

Smurfit Westrock announced it intends to invest nearly €600 million in its French activities over three to five years. The plan includes a €40 million expansion of its Épernay site and €20 million for its corrugated plant in the Ardennes.

Smurfit Westrock announced plans to invest about €600 million across its French operations over three to five years to modernise, decarbonise and expand plants. Projects include a €40 million expansion at Épernay and €20 million at Vernon, plus over €100 million at its Facture paper mill.

Guangxi China Tobacco Industrial Co Ltd published the award notice for its second 2026-2028 tender for cigarette strip and box packaging paper, with bids of 4294.25, 944.73, 3220.62 and 731.86 yuan per 10,000 sheets (ex-tax) for four materials. Winning suppliers are not named in the text. The tender budget was 60 million yuan.

Smurfit Westrock plans a EUR 20 million investment to further develop its corrugated board plant in Rethel, Ardennes, France.

Smurfit Westrock plans a EUR 40 million expansion and modernisation project at its Épernay site in the Marne region of France.

Smurfit Westrock announced a EUR 600 million investment programme over the next three to five years to modernise its industrial sites and decarbonise its activities in France.

Zhejiang Juecheng Steel Cylinder Co. announced the tender result for carton packaging for steel cylinders covering June to September 2026, with a winning bid of CNY 6,531,000. The winning supplier names are masked in the text.

Guangxi Zhenlong Color Printing Packaging Co. has issued a public tender for three years of outsourced wooden strip box processing, with a budget of CNY 180 million including tax. Bids close on 23 June 2026.

Dunapack Packaging opened a fully automated high-bay warehouse for semi-finished goods at its Strasswalchen site, invested at €12.1 million. The facility adds automated storage for about 1.2 million square metres of corrugated board.

EAM Mosca inaugurated a US$8 million plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, its first strapping production site in Mexico and Latin America. The plant makes plastic strapping consumables locally for the region's industrial and agricultural sectors.

Essel Propack (EPL) and Indovida India agreed to a merger, to be approved by regulators and shareholders, with Indorama Ventures to own 51.8% of the combined company. The combined platform is valued at about $2 billion, and completion is expected within 12 months. The deal value is not disclosed.

SCGP announced a VND 604 billion (about THB 748 million) investment to add 26,800 tons per year of corrugated container capacity at Vina Kraft Paper's existing plant in Ho Chi Minh City. Commercial operation is expected in September 2027.

The Competition Commission of India approved the merger of Indovida India with and into EPL Limited, a packaging company, as reported on May 26, 2026.

Graham Packaging has proposed a manufacturing facility in about 215,000 square feet of a warehouse in Lee's Summit Commerce Center, with about $33.7 million of machinery and 82 jobs, and has requested a 75% five-year personal property tax abatement.

DS Smith, part of International Paper, will invest over €14 million in its Timișoara and Ghimbav packaging plants in Romania, including about €10.5 million in Timișoara by Q1 2027 for automation and a new converting line.

Rural Development Partners allocated $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to start-up PackEx USA to redevelop a 256,000 sq ft former bottling plant in Marianna, Florida. Phase 1 will support two production lines and about 300 jobs.

International Paper broke ground on May 20, 2026 on a $225 million greenfield corrugated packaging plant of 468,000 square feet in Rankin County, Mississippi. Operations are expected in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Kelso-backed Novvia Group acquired APC Packaging, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida supplier of sustainable luxury beauty packaging. No financial terms were disclosed, and the founding owners will keep running the business.

Poly Craft Industries opened a 72,000 sq ft flexible plastic packaging facility in Middletown, New York, costing $27 million, consolidating two Long Island locations and serving as corporate headquarters.

Zug-based Packaging Group AG is acquiring a significant portion of shares in Vogel Kunststoffe AG in Dittingen, effective January 1, 2026, as a succession arrangement. The group will have about CHF 100 million in sales and around 200 employees.

Chicago-based TRG Packaging and Display Solutions announced the acquisition of Columbia Container, a corrugated manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland, to strengthen its Mid-Atlantic network.

Union City, California-based Emerald Packaging bought the flexible packaging assets of Blower-Dempsay Corp. in Santa Ana, California, establishing its second facility and its first acquisition in 63 years. Headcount is expected to rise from 250 to over 300 by year end.

MyEco Group won a tender to supply compostable FOGO caddy bin liners and dog waste bags to Penrith City Council in New South Wales, worth up to $6.8 million over five years. The contract commenced on 15 May 2026.

Viet Nam National Coffee Corporation approved a direct-award contract for Package No. 3, procurement of packaging materials for coffee containers, with a tender value of VND 483,726,000. The winning contractor is not named in the text.

DS Smith will invest an additional €3.6 million in 2026 at its Ghimbav, Romania plant for infrastructure modernisation and corrugated board production equipment upgrades, building on a €13 million investment launched in 2023.

DS Smith is investing €10.5 million at its Timișoara, Romania plant by Q1 2027 for automation, production flow changes, warehouse expansion and a new conversion line. The investment is part of a wider €14 million Romanian program.

DS Smith and Absolut Vodka introduced a range of 100% recyclable fibre-based corrugated brown boxes with flavour-specific colour coding to protect Absolut Vodka bottles in transit worldwide.

Luzhou Yutong Packaging Technology was awarded a public tender to supply packaging cartons for Laude Bach (Guangyuan) Beer Co. in Guangyuan, Sichuan, for a value of 160,000 yuan. The award notice was published on 7 May 2026.

Cosmogen acquired Asquan, a premium personal care packaging company headquartered in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, to form Cosmogen & Asquan Group with combined revenue of US$50 million. The deal value was not disclosed.

Bisheng Packaging completed end-to-end production and delivery of custom flexible packaging for roasted almonds for the North American brand Hannaford, and the products passed the client's quality audit.

Invera Flexibles is committing up to $20 million to expand and modernize production capacity at its Edmonton and Laval facilities, which will exceed 150 million pounds of annual capacity upon completion.

PolyExpert and Polykar Industries completed a merger of equals to form Invera Flexibles, a North American flexible packaging maker with over $200 million in combined sales and 350 employees. The company is majority-backed by Kent Road Capital.

Paranova Print and Packaging completed a £5 million transformation of its St Neots, Cambridgeshire plant, adding 2,000 square metres and tripling capacity for fibre-based food-to-go packaging. The upgrade includes a new custom Bobst press.

International Paper announced it has acquired Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to expand its capacity and regional footprint. Terms were not disclosed.

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

Cullen Sustainable Packaging has invested £5m in expanding its Glasgow manufacturing operations, including a new in-house Moulded Fibre Machine 8000 and creating new jobs, aiming to double output.

UFP Packaging, a division of UFP Industries, acquired Berry Pallets, Inc., a pallet manufacturer with a facility in Waseca, Minnesota, to extend its pallet network into the Upper Midwest. Financial terms were not disclosed.

SIG announced a two-phase expansion of its Querétaro, Mexico plant to double production from 1.5 to 3 billion packs per year by 2028, creating about 40 direct jobs.

Virginia Artesian Bottling has installed a Polypack WR-I wraparound case packer at its Hanover, Virginia plant to handle multiple bottle formats and shift private-label packaging from shrink wrap to recycled corrugated cases.

SIG plans a two-phase expansion of its Querétaro plant to double capacity from 1.5 to 3 billion packages per year by 2028. The project is expected to create about 40 direct jobs and relocate some production from Europe.

SK Agrofood Tech Pvt Ltd agreed to supply flexible food packaging to Zesty Bites, the snack arm of Padmaja Packaging Industries, ahead of a planned nationwide launch in May 2026. The article is dated 27 April 2026.

Orora Cans plans a third can line at its Rocklea site in Australia to meet rising demand from customers expanding in Queensland. The project is part of about $364 million invested across Australia and New Zealand.

Mondi announced the closure of three further processing sites, a Consumer Flexibles plant in Hungary and two Corrugated Solutions sites in Germany and Poland, with about 450 jobs lost over the year.

Nextera Packaging has opened a new headquarters in White Bear Township, Minnesota, with a 114,000 sq ft warehouse and office facility that is 116% larger than its previous HQ.

Mondi has opened a highly automated paper bag plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consolidating production from its Wellsburg, West Virginia and Oakdale, Pennsylvania sites. After ramp-up it is expected to reach 300 million paper bags a year.

Dunapack Packaging, part of the Prinzhorn Group, agreed to acquire Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations, including Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI in southwestern Germany. Closing is expected in 2026 subject to merger clearance.

Mondi Bags USA will relocate its manufacturing from Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Wellsburg, West Virginia to a 200,000-square-foot facility in Findlay Township, Allegheny County. The project creates about 170 jobs over three years, supported by a $1,036,000 Pennsylvania First grant announced on 21 April 2026.

CANPACK, in partnership with Bavaria, announced a new aluminum beverage can plant in Malambo, Atlantico, Colombia, with an investment of 548 billion Colombian pesos. The plant is expected to be operational by 2027 and create about 150 direct jobs.