The European Commission has cleared Saica's takeover of Thimm, whose operations span Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. Saica is starting integration following the approval.

Morocco's Competition Council approved Amcor Plc's $8.4 billion acquisition of Berry Global Group at its session on 5 February 2025. The deal still awaits approval in the United States, Canada, China and Turkey.

The European Commission cleared International Paper's acquisition of DS Smith, conditional on International Paper divesting box plants in Mortagne, Saint-Amand, Cabourg, Ovar and Bilbao.

The expiration of the US Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period cleared a major regulatory hurdle for International Paper's all-equity acquisition of DS Smith. The deal, valued at about $7.22bn, is still subject to European Commission clearance and a court sanction, and is expected to close in Q4 2024.

The Smurfit Kappa and WestRock merger has received US, UK and other clearances, while EU merger and Foreign Subsidies Regulation approvals and Mexico clearance remain pending as of March 25, 2024.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal prohibited the proposed intermediate merger between Corruseal Group and Neopak Holdings, a decision reported on March 2, 2023 and issued the day before. The Commission said the merger would increase concentration in an already highly concentrated recycled containerboard market.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal prohibited the proposed merger between packaging companies Corruseal Group and Neopak Holdings under the Competition Act. The Competition Commission welcomed the decision on 23 February 2023.

South Africa's Competition Tribunal granted Mpact leave to intervene in the consideration of the intermediate merger between Corruseal Group and Neopak Holdings, both recycled containerboard and corrugated packaging businesses. The order limits Mpact's participation to specified theories of harm.

The Competition Commission of South Africa prohibited the proposed acquisition of Neopak Limited by Corruseal Group, finding it would substantially lessen competition in recycled containerboard supply. Ethos Private Equity had agreed to sell Neopak in December 2021 for an undisclosed sum.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority cleared Sonoco Products Company's completed acquisition of French packaging maker Can Packaging SAS after a phase 1 merger inquiry, with the decision announced on 2020-12-21.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority found in its Phase 1 investigation that Liqui-Box's proposed takeover of DS Smith's rigid and flexible packaging business could reduce competition in Bag-in-Box packaging. The parties must address the concerns or face an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.

The US Justice Department filed a complaint and proposed final judgment requiring Amcor to divest medical flexible packaging assets, including facilities in Ashland, Massachusetts and Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a condition of its proposed acquisition of Bemis.

The US Department of Justice approved WestRock's proposed $4.9bn acquisition of KapStone Paper and Packaging through Whisky Holdco. The deal was originally agreed in January 2018.

The European Commission cleared Ball's acquisition of beverage can maker Rexam in January 2016, conditional on divesting 12 plants in the EEA and nearly the whole European overlap. The decision followed a phase 2 investigation.