Tower Growth Management acquired Nottingham-based packaging firm Visual Packaging for an undisclosed sum, planning to grow its turnover from £2.6m to £3.3m with biodegradable plastic packaging.

RPC is buying Nordfolien GmbH, a maker of flexible packaging such as the NordiPure bag-in-bag, to build its flexible packaging platform. The article reports the deal on 2018-03-13 without stating a value.

CCL Industries signed a binding agreement to acquire Treofan America Inc. and Trespaphan Mexico Holdings from M&C S.p.A. for a net purchase price of about $255 million. Closing is expected in Q2 2018, subject to regulatory approvals.

Transcontinental Inc. has acquired Multifilm Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging maker in Elgin, Illinois, near Chicago, employing over 70 people and serving high-end confectionery markets.

Steel Partners Holdings, parent of UK-based API Group, completed the acquisition of specialty coated film manufacturer Dunmore, reported on 20 February 2018.

Schur Flexibles Group acquired packaging firms Cats-Hansel and Nimax from Clondalkin, including plants in Rotterdam, Freital and Elst.

Berry Global Group acquired plastic products company Clopay for $475 million to optimise production capacity and reduce costs.

Perlen Packaging AG, the packaging division of the CPH Group, agreed to acquire a 60% majority stake in Brazilian company Sekoya Industria e Comercio Ltda., effective retroactively from 1 January 2018, with formal closing planned for end of February. The price was not disclosed.

AST Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH of Erndtebrück, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in Dutch plastic drum and canister maker Euromouldings in Nijverdal from Wadinko NV, effective retroactively from December.

Brookfield Asset Management's private equity group agreed to acquire a 75% interest in Dutch returnable plastic packaging maker Schoeller Allibert Group for about EUR 205 million (about USD 245 million), buying it from JPMorgan Chase. The Schoeller family keeps 25%.

Brookfield Business Partners and partners agreed to acquire a 75% controlling stake in Schoeller Allibert, a European returnable plastic packaging maker, for €205 million from a J.P. Morgan subsidiary.

In 2018, Advent International acquired a 77% stake in Indian rigid plastic packaging maker Manjushree Technopack from Kedaara Capital and the promoters. The deal value was not disclosed.

Placon completed the acquisition of privately held rigid plastic container maker Plastic Packaging Corp. The target has a 100,000 sq ft plant in West Springfield, Massachusetts, and 141 employees.

Germany's Schütz signed an agreement to acquire Mexican rigid industrial packaging company Envases y Laminados (ELSA) for an undisclosed sum, with completion expected in early 2018.

OMERS and Berkshire agreed to sell Husky to Platinum Equity for $3.85 billion. Husky makes injection molding systems.

Adam Pack S.A., a Greek maker of gable-top cartons and plastic spouts in Lavrio, became part of the S.O. Holding group in October 2025. A major investment plan is aimed at more than doubling production capacity.

The European Commission granted unconditional approval under the EU Merger Regulation for the combination of Amcor and Berry Global, the final regulatory clearance needed. Closing was expected on April 30, 2025.

Lund-based Nexam Chemical agreed to buy all shares of privately owned masterbatch and additives maker Plasticolor Sweden AB in Lomma for SEK 116 million. The deal gives Nexam production capacity and new market segments.

Novolex, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, agreed to acquire certain assets and business operations of Shields Bag and Printing Co., a flexible packaging maker in Yakima, Washington. Terms were not disclosed and closing is expected near year end 2017.

Cascades increased its holding in Greenpac Mill from 62.5% to 66.1% by acquiring an additional interest in Containerboard Partners. It also bought the Coyle family's 33% stake in Tencorr Holdings, a sheet stock maker for box producers, for a combined cost of about $21 million.

Suez and LyondellBasell signed an agreement establishing a joint venture to produce high-quality circular polymers from recycled plastic.

Graham Partners, a private investment firm, announced its acquisition of EasyPak LLC, a thermoformed packaging provider headquartered in Leominster, Massachusetts. Atlas Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor on the sale, and management retains a minority stake.

Italian packaging producer Sirap-Gema agreed to buy rigid plastic food packaging maker Kama Europe, trading as Pactiv, from Reynolds Group Holdings, with completion expected mid-January 2018. Kama Europe has a plant in Sedgefield employing 110.

Berry Global Group has agreed to acquire Clopay Plastic Products Company from Griffon Corporation for $475 million in cash, adding printed breathable films and elastic films with about 1,500 employees.

Pact Group has bought two Reynolds companies in Asia, according to Plastics News. The article gives no further details on location, price or date beyond December 5, 2017.

TC Transcontinental acquired Montréal-based flexible packaging converter Les Industries Flexipak Inc., which employs 55 people, extending its packaging footprint to Eastern Canada.

BDG & Associés and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ acquired Plastube Inc., a Granby, Quebec manufacturer of extruded and decorated plastic tubes for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food and industrial markets. Plastube employs about 130 people.

Integrated Packaging Group agreed a merger with Pro-Pac Packaging in a share sale deal valued at $177.5 million, creating a flexible packaging leader across Australia and New Zealand. Shareholder vote is expected end of October with tentative completion November 6, 2017.

Bayer sold a further 6.9 percent of Covestro shares for EUR 1 billion, reducing its direct stake to 24.6 percent and ending control via a control termination agreement effective September 30, 2017.

Polinas, a Yildiz Holding film manufacturer, acquired Propak, a Turkish converter of flexible packaging for snacks, confectionery and nuts, with MP Corporate Finance advising the sellers. The deal's value was not disclosed.

Novus Holdings agreed to acquire control of ITB Manufacturing, a South African maker of flexible packaging and security bags, through its subsidiary Paarl Media. Purchase consideration is R180 million plus an EBIT-based amount, capped at R300 million in aggregate.

Sealed Air agreed to acquire a 100% stake in Fagerdala Singapore, formerly Inducel Industrial Foams, for approximately 100 million dollars. Fagerdala makes polyethylene foam.

Bemis agreed to acquire the subsidiaries Evadix Labels and Evadix MPI from Belgium-based Evadix for 3.3 million euros, including about 0.84 million euros of debt repayments. Both businesses are based in Romania and make polyethylene films and flexible packaging.

MSD Partners LP agreed to acquire Ring Container Technologies, a blow molder of HDPE and PET plastic bottles based in Oakland, Tennessee. No financial terms were disclosed, and ownership transfer is expected in Q4 2017.

Speculation reports that Amcor could make a takeover bid for US packaging converter Bemis valued at about USD 5.3 billion; Amcor has acknowledged the speculation without confirming it.

Sydney-based Pro-Pac Packaging agreed a share sale to merge with Integrated Packaging Group in a A$177.5 million deal, creating a flexible and industrial packaging business, with completion proposed for 6 November after a shareholder vote.

Pritzker Group portfolio company ProAmpac has acquired Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Orlando, a maker of lidding foils and films, from Clondalkin Group. No financial terms were disclosed.

Sealed Air Corporation announced on August 2, 2017 its acquisition of Deltaplam Embalagens, a family-owned Brazilian flexible packaging manufacturer headquartered in Londrina, Parana. Terms were not disclosed.

Klöckner Pentaplast completed its acquisition of LINPAC Senior Holdings and its subsidiaries, a European food packaging film producer, creating a film group with annual revenues above $2 billion.

Progressio Investimenti II Fund acquired a 70% stake in Garda Plast, an Italian producer of PET preforms, from the Tonoli family, which retains 30%.

Plastic packaging company ALPLA is set to acquire Propack, an Italian producer of HDPE and PET bottles, to strengthen production capacity in north-east Italy; completion expected in July.

Sonoco agreed to buy 100 percent of Clear Lam Packaging, a family-held maker of high barrier flexible and forming plastic films, for about $170 million in cash. Clear Lam operates in Elk Grove Village, Illinois and Nanjing, China, and closing is expected in Q3 2017.

Turkish flexible packaging maker Korozo Ambalaj signed stock transfer and partnership agreements with private equity firm Actera Group. The transaction awaits Turkish Competition Authority approval.

UNITED CAPS announced it will acquire the caps, closures and handles business of Dewit Plastics, including screw, tamper-evident and child-resistant closures. The acquired assets will be integrated into UNITED CAPS' plant in Hoboken, Belgium, with closing expected at the end of May 2017.

GualapackGroup announced the acquisition of Mexican converter Excel Nobleza S.A.P.I. de C.V., establishing a laminates manufacturing presence in Mexico, with the Herrero family remaining in management.

IPL Inc. announced the acquisition of Macro Plastics Inc., a rigid plastic bulk bin maker headquartered in Fairfield, California, for US$150 million. Macro operates three plants in California, Washington and Kentucky and gives IPL a West Coast presence.

Sigma Plastics Group acquired BJK Flexible Packaging, adding 45 million pounds of blown film capacity and serving food packaging and other end markets in Kentucky.

Amcor announced an acquisition of a speciality container business in Colombia on May 3, 2017. The announcement text provided does not give the target name, price or other deal details.

German rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Jokey Group acquired Treplas, an injection molding company based in Molina del Segura, Murcia, Spain, to strengthen its position in the Iberian Peninsula. The deal was announced in May 2017.

New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office approved the sale of plastic container maker Sistema to Newell Brands for $660 million. Newell plans to keep manufacturing in New Zealand for 20 years at a new 52,000 sqm facility.