BERICAP is investing in a new plant in Kunshan near Shanghai that will increase its production capacity by 50%. Production is planned to start in 2027, and the investment amount was not disclosed.

Ablebox Ltd has acquired a 52,000 sq ft facility in Sherborne as its third site and is investing a GBP 6 million project, installing a rotary die-cutter and converting lines.

Deshbandhu Group is building a 100% export-oriented jumbo bag plant in Palash upazila, Narsingdi, with an investment of Tk300 crore and about 2,000 planned jobs, with production scheduled for June 2024.

Tricor, part of the Rengo/Tri-wall Group, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new heavy duty corrugated packaging factory in Weeze-Goch, Germany, with production set to start in July 2025.

TRICOR Group held the groundbreaking for a €170 million heavy corrugated board plant in the Weeze-Goch region of Germany, expected to employ more than 200 people.

Klabin is establishing a new cardboard box factory in Piracicaba, São Paulo, with 240,000 tonnes capacity and an investment of R$1.57 billion, with operations expected to start in Q2 2024.

Multipak, part of Xignux, began construction of a $7.4 million plant at the Centro Logistico Industrial in Durango, Mexico, expected to create about 300 jobs and start operations in late 2024.

Saica Group is reportedly planning a $130 million corrugated box facility in Anderson, Indiana, for which it has asked the Anderson Plan Commission to use 39 acres. The plant would initially employ 60 people and would be Saica's second US facility.

Imbal Carton plans a 20,000 square meter corrugated cardboard plant in Piadena Drizzona, Cremona, in collaboration with German multinational Progrup, with a EUR 15 million investment including machinery. Construction is planned to start next year, with turnkey delivery expected by 2026 and 50 initial jobs.

Welch Packaging Group plans to open a new production facility in Wooster, Ohio, creating 50 new jobs, after the Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved tax credit assistance for the project.

Violeta, owned by Petar Corluka, is opening a 30,000 sq m corrugated carton packaging factory in Grude, with a 35 million euro investment. Test production began in December 2023 and the official opening is expected soon.

Belmark Inc. will locate a new 156,000-square-foot flexible packaging plant in Allen County, Kentucky, with a nearly $99 million investment creating 159 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in June 2025 and finish in 2026.

WestRock plans a state-of-the-art corrugated box plant of over 550,000 square feet in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, for about $140 million, with construction expected in 2024 and completion in 2025.

Cascades converted the former Bear Island paper mill in Hanover County, Virginia into a recycled linerboard facility, announced in October 2020 with a $380 million investment. The first roll of containerboard was produced in May 2023.

Saica has commenced construction of a new corrugated board factory in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Catalonia, with an investment of more than $107.8 million. Operations are scheduled to start in 2025 and the plant will replace two existing sites.

A joint venture involving Hell Energy and the Azerbaijan Investment Company plans an aluminum beverage can production and filling plant in the Alat Free Economic Zone. Design work is being finalized and construction is expected to start soon, with 280 permanent jobs anticipated.

Mold-Tek Packaging acquired land in Mahad, Maharashtra for a 1,500-tonne manufacturing plant with an investment of INR 20 crore, to supply pails to Grasim Industries. The plant is expected to be set up by October.

Mold-Tek Packaging opened new rigid plastic manufacturing units in Panipat (Haryana), Cheyyar (Tamil Nadu) and Sultanpur (Telangana) with a total investment of more than INR 100 crore, adding 5,500 tonnes of capacity. The company announced it on January 8, 2024.

Russian group Arnest is building an aluminum beverage can plant in Ulyanovsk's Zavolzhye industrial park, with investment above 10 billion rubles, capacity up to 2,000 cans per minute, and first line launch planned for Q1 2024.

Spanish packaging group Saica, through its UK subsidiary Saica Pack, lodged a full planning application for a 485,000 sq ft corrugated fibreboard factory on a 25-acre site at Invest NI's Carnbane Industrial Estate in Newry. The investment is expected to be in the tens of millions and will relocate its Warrenpoint operation.

Beverage packaging company Multipack announced a $10.4 million production facility in Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana, creating 141 direct jobs, with production expected to start in Q3 2024.

Dhunseri Ventures' subsidiary Dhunseri Poly Films has started commercial production at its Panagarh plant in West Bengal, initially making 45,000 TPA of BOPET films. Phase I is a Rs 540 crore investment that is expected to employ over 200 people.

Toppan will build a 50,000 m² barrier film manufacturing facility in Most, Usti nad Labem region, Czech Republic, to produce its GL BARRIER transparent film for Europe. The ground-breaking took place in November 2023 and mass production is expected by late 2024.

Smurfit Kappa plans a $115 million investment to build and expand two production plants in Santa Clara Coatitla, Ecatepec. The municipality has granted the licenses needed to start construction.

Uflex Ltd is investing 550 crore rupees (about $85.7 million) in its fourth factory in Sanand, Gujarat, to make aseptic packaging with capacity of 7 billion containers per year and enter a market dominated by Tetra Pak. The plant will initially employ 250 people.

Trebor Developments reached practical completion on Crown Packaging's £150 million, 632,000 sq ft beverage can plant at the former Mars Petcare site in Woodston, Peterborough, which will employ at least 280 people. Crown started production at the site as construction finished.

Elopak plans its first U.S. production plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, to make Pure-Pak gable-top cartons for dairy, juice and plant-based products. The investment is about USD 70 million and will create more than 100 permanent jobs.

Tricor Group plans to invest €170 million in a new plant near the Dutch border in the Weeze/Goch region, with start-up in Q3 2025 and capacity of up to 200 million square metres of corrugated board per year.

Saica Group started work on a new corrugated board plant in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, investing more than EUR 100 million. The plant will combine Saica Pack El Prat and Saica Pack Barcelona and is due to start in spring 2025.

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will invest $233 million to build its first US advanced manufacturing facility in Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina, to make lithium-ion battery pouches for EVs and create 352 jobs.

Tess Agro PLC launched Agro Tin Tech, a can manufacturing plant at its factory in Kelaniya with capacity of 80,000 cans per day. The initial machinery and equipment investment is Rs. 79.2 million.

Smurfit Kappa is establishing its first South Carolina operation in Anderson County with a $68 million investment that will create 200 jobs. The company expects to acquire a 259,000-square-foot facility at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road.

AkzoNobel announced a €32 million investment to build a metal packaging coatings factory in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, creating 40 jobs. Operations are scheduled to begin by mid-2025, and the cornerstone has been laid.

Opal Fibre Packaging, a Nippon Paper Group member, has officially opened its corrugated cardboard packaging facility in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, established with a AUD 140 million investment. The site can produce up to 720,000 square meters of packaging per day.

Bonet Madeiras e Papéis announced the start of activities at a R$15 million vertically integrated plant in Caçador, Santa Catarina, for biodegradable packaging and cups. The company expects its revenue to triple next year.

Opal Group opened stage one of its A$140 million corrugated cardboard packaging facility at the Logic Wodonga industrial estate in Barnawartha, Victoria, in November 2023, creating 432 jobs, with stage two planned to add capacity.

Pratt Industries is building a 496,000-square-foot production facility in Warner Robins, Georgia, its 13th site in the state, opening in 2024. The company's total investment in Georgia will exceed $800 million.

American Packaging Corporation opened its flexible packaging Center of Excellence in Cedar City, Utah, in August 2023. The project had an estimated investment of $100m, was announced in July 2021, and is expected to create more than 135 jobs.

Vetropack inaugurated its new high-tech glass container plant in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Milan province, after an investment of over CHF 400 million. The site is expected to raise production by 70%.

PAC Worldwide moved operations from Pedro Escobedo into a new 83,000 square-foot flexible packaging plant in San Juan del Rio, about two hours north of Mexico City. The plant is expected to produce over 700,000 bags daily at full capacity.

Paboco plans to set up a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site and development center in Denmark, with series production of recyclable paper bottles scheduled to start at the end of 2024. The company currently has 18 employees.

Colep Packaging and the Envases Group signed a joint venture agreement, based on a 50/50 shareholding, to build an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico. The total initial investment is more than $30 million over two years.

Colep Packaging and Envases Group signed a 50/50 joint venture to build an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico with a total initial investment of more than $30 million over two years. The first stage will use three aluminium aerosol lines.

Colep Packaging and Envases Group signed a joint venture agreement to build an aerosol packaging plant in Mexico, initially with three aluminium aerosol lines serving Mexico and Central America. The announcement is dated 23 October 2023.

Minnesota-based canning company Lagersmith Can Supply Co. is investing $10 million to build a 25,000-square-foot warehouse and production facility in Bark Creek Industrial Park, Fremont, creating more than 20 jobs over three years.

Gruppo Fanti celebrated the opening of Fanti USA, its first US manufacturing facility, in a former vacant building in the Half Moon Industrial Park in Weirton. The roughly $30 million investment is the company's largest expansion project, and production begins in the coming weeks.

Green Bay Packaging announced that its new 600,000-square-foot corrugator plant in Fort Worth, Texas, is nearing completion this fall. It will replace an older facility built in 1986 and will house a new 110-inch Fosber corrugator.

CPMC's subsidiary Benepack Hungary Kft has started construction of a 24,000 square metre aluminium beverage can plant in Makó, Csongrád-Csanád county, with production due in autumn 2024. The €65 million project will create 120 jobs and is designed to produce one billion cans per year.

Visy opened its A$175 million corrugated cardboard box factory in Hemmant, Queensland, capable of making up to one million boxes a day from recycled paper. The facility directly employs over 100 people.

SIG laid the foundation for its first aseptic carton plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with planned phased investment of about ₹880 crore, expected to add 4 billion packs per year and create about 300 jobs.