Wenzhou Xifa Industrial signed a new order with a Ukrainian customer for 5 kg and 10 kg PE woven fertilizer bags. The article is dated November 2020.

Protective packaging supplier Pregis LLC has acquired machinery maker Technical Machinery Solutions (TMS) and its affiliated Graphic Innovators business for an undisclosed amount. TMS engineered equipment for producing recyclable all-paper mailers.

SeaTac Packaging Manufacturing Corporation has taken delivery of a BOBST EXPERT CI flexo press as part of a multi-million-dollar investment at its new facility in Tacoma, Washington. The press will expand printing capabilities and increase capacity.

Mayr-Melnhof announced a EUR 18 million investment in its Neupack folding carton plant in Hirschwang, Austria, covering an enlarged production and storage hall, new printing technology, die-cutting capacity and automation.

Mayr-Melnhof announced on November 5, 2020 an EUR 18 million investment in its Neupack folding carton plant at Hirschwang, Austria, covering an enlarged production and storage hall, new printing technology, die-cutting capacity and automation.

Delice Group renovated its dairy plant in the Governorate of Sid Bouzid, Tunisia, with new sleeving line from FINPAC, now operating 24/6.

Inovar Packaging Group acquired Kansas City-based Tabco, a label and packaging manufacturer founded in 1957, in partnership with its existing management team, announced on 4 November 2020.

Wepoba Wellpappenfabrik, part of the Panther Group, installed a BOBST 8.20 Expertline inline machine at its Display and Packaging Park in Wustermark, Germany, as part of a €60 million investment program to increase folding box capacity.

Aktieselskapet Vinmonopolet awarded a framework contract for plastic bags for its stores to Stenqvist AS, with an award value of NOK 45,000,000 dated 3 November 2020.

Berlin Packaging announced the acquisition of Consolidated Bottle Corporation, a Canadian supplier of plastic, glass and metal containers and closures. The deal significantly expands Berlin Packaging's footprint in Canada, and all Consolidated Bottle employees and locations will be retained.

Chicago-based BASCO, Inc. announced the acquisition of Youngstown-based Youngstown Barrel and Drum (YBD), a distributor of industrial packaging. YBD customers will gain access to BASCO's wider product lines.

Thailand-based SCG Packaging announced its acquisition of Go-Pak, a UK total packaging solution provider based in Yate, Bristol. Go-Pak will keep its management, operations and brand, and the deal supports SCGP's expansion in the UK, Europe and North America.

Thailand's SCG Packaging (SCGP) signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Go-Pak UK Limited, a foodservice packaging maker with its base in Vietnam, expected to close around December 2020 and add over THB 2,800 million in annual revenue.

Sweden's Försvarsmakten awarded CLIP-LOK SIMPAK (Scandinavia) ApS a SEK 15,000,000 contract to supply packaging material, published 2020-11-02 via open procurement.

Wipak UK announced a £5 million strategic investment in November 2020, including a combi laminator from Nordmeccanica, an advanced slitter, and a laser machine for its flexible packaging factory in Welshpool, Powys. The combi laminator is the first of its kind in Wales and one of the largest installations in the UK.

Jokey Group is building a new production facility in Murcia, Spain, for its Jokey Treplás subsidiary, investing about 12 million euros, to replace the Molina de Segura plant and double capacity, with operation expected in early 2021.

SCG Chemicals and A.J. Plast will set up a joint venture in Vietnam to produce and distribute biaxially oriented film, with a total capital of 700 million baht, SCG Chemicals holding 45%.

SCG Chemicals, a unit of SCC, will subscribe to 40,560,773 new A.J. Plast shares, about 9.22%, at 17.15 baht per share, totaling roughly 696 million baht, in a private placement.

TriMas signed an agreement to acquire Affaba & Ferrari Srl, a designer and manufacturer of precision caps and closures based in Borgo San Giovanni, Italy. The deal is expected to close before the end of 2020 and will join TriMas' Packaging segment through its Rieke division.

HSIL Ltd. announced a ₹220 crore investment in a new greenfield facility for AGI Glaspac to manufacture specialty glass in Bhongir, Telangana. The plant will have a capacity of 150 tonnes per day with five lines and is expected to be operational by September 2022.

Ardagh Group, Glass - North America, has selected TricorBraun WinePak, a division of TricorBraun, in a strategic alliance announced October 28, 2020. The article is a short excerpt with few details.

Orkla launched chips packaging made with certified renewable polypropylene from SABIC's TRUCIRCLE portfolio, converted into BOPP film by Irplast. The partners say the solution halves the carbon footprint of their value chain compared with traditional plastics.

U.S. Corrugated of Delaware chose Dover, Delaware as its preferred location for a new $80 million, 457,000 sq ft box-manufacturing plant creating 159 jobs, with state grants of over $3 million under consideration.

Flexible packaging converter Glenroy, Inc. appointed Tom Danneker as President and CEO and William Dopp as CFO; the company plans a major campus expansion to boost film and pouch production, due for completion in 2021.

Ardagh Group is adding two new high-speed beverage can manufacturing lines at its Olive Branch, Mississippi facility, starting production by end of 2020 and adding more than 80 jobs.

Private equity group KCE of Bilbao, Spain completed the acquisition of CTL Packaging USA Inc., the U.S. manufacturing subsidiary of Corporacion Juan Celaya located in North Carolina, via a stock deal.

Ball Corporation approved a US$90 million investment to build a new aluminum can production plant in Frutal (MG), Brazil, its eleventh plant in the country, to meet rising demand for canned beer and new beverage categories.

The government of Bashkortostan opened a new plant by Sterex Pak LLC for multi-layer aseptic packaging in Sterlitamaksky District on October 24, 2020, with investments of 1.87 billion rubles, creating 110 jobs and capacity of up to 100 million packages per month.

Noelle + von Campe GmbH & Co. KG is investing EUR 65 million in a new glass furnace at its Boffzen site, with groundbreaking in week 44 of 2020 and first glass production expected in early 2022.

Korporacja KGL signed a framework agreement with Mondelēz International Europe to supply packaging to Mondelēz production plants in Poland and Lithuania.

OAO SvetlogorskKhimvolokno is implementing an investment project to increase output of polypropylene fabric and big-bag containers at its plant in Svetlogorsk, Belarus. The project includes installation of an extrusion line from STC and 19 circular looms, with a second phase adding sewing and printing equipment.

Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment launched a global partnership covering aluminum beverage packaging and recycling at venues in Denver, Los Angeles and London, including naming rights for the Denver arena.

Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment established a partnership across venues in Denver, Los Angeles and London to provide aluminum beverage packaging and boost recycling. The Denver arena will be named Ball Arena.

Novolex is investing in a new water treatment system at its North Vernon, Indiana recycling plant to increase recycling capacity for store drop-off plastics by more than 227,000 kg per year.

VPK Group agreed to buy Encase Ltd from Canadian Overseas Packaging Industries (COPI) Ltd, a corrugated packaging manufacturer with two plants in England and one in Scotland. VPK intends to merge Encase with its UK corrugated operations.

Bacardi collaborated with Danimer Scientific to create a spirits bottle from Nodax PHA biopolymer made from plant seed oils, which biodegrades in 18 months. The bottle is due on shelves by 2023, starting with Bacardi rum in the US.

Boxes and Packaging has installed a new Dong Fang Topra AD1628 2.8m two-colour printer die-cutter at its Leicester site, replacing an older machine to add production capacity for corrugated packaging.

Progroup and Krystals have started operating a joint packaging park in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool, linking Progroup's corrugator with Krystals' packaging production. Progroup's investment in the corrugated board plant and packaging park totals more than £90 million.

JDE Peet's plans to invest EUR 110 million in new high-speed aluminium coffee capsule production lines, starting with Andrézieux, France, operational in H1 2021. The investment will raise its capsule capacity by 60%.

Smurfit Kappa is investing about EUR 50 million at its Brühl, Germany plant to raise corrugated board output above 200 million square meters a year by mid-2023 and create around 50 jobs.

Opus Packaging Indianapolis agreed to acquire substantially all assets of Arvco Container Corporation's Indianapolis location, and offered employment to its current employees, effective October 5, 2020.

Amutec, a portfolio company of Ambienta, acquired Mobert, a designer of machinery for biocompostable and recycled bags, to create In.Pack Machinery, a new sustainable packaging hub. The deal doubles the group's size.

Foodmach was contracted by the Australian government to engineer and build seven mask-making machines for Med-Con, with the first machine commissioned in September 2020 producing 60,000 masks per day.

British flexible packaging converter Roberts Mart & Co installed a second Comexi S1 DT slitter to increase production quality and productivity.

Atlantic Packaging Products announced construction of a new 100% recycled paper machine next to its existing Whitby, Ontario machine, producing 400,000 tons per year of containerboard. Production is scheduled for Q1 2022.

Priority Plastics says it acquired and installed injection stretch blow molding (ISBM) equipment at its Portland, Indiana facility to increase PET container capacity. The article gives no installation date.

International Paper announced on 14 October 2020 that it completed the previously disclosed sale of its Brazilian corrugated packaging business to Klabin S.A. The business has three containerboard mills and four box plants. No price is given in the article.

Ribble Packaging completed a £3.5 million investment project, including a warehouse extension and new machinery such as the Unifold fanfold stacker, which raises its double-wall line speed from 170 to 220 metres per minute.

Saica Group held a groundbreaking on a 350,000 sq ft corrugated packaging plant in Hamilton, Ohio, its first US plant, representing a $72 million investment and expected to create 64 jobs.

Wipak Group is investing more than GBP 5 million (EUR 5.5 million) in new converting equipment for flexible packaging at its UK site in Welshpool. The new machines are expected to be operating by summer 2021 and will create more than 50 local jobs.