Outlook Group completed the acquisition and integration of the Pewaukee, Wisconsin, flexible packaging facility of ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions, adding flexible packaging and film-printing capacity.

EPL and Indovida signed definitive agreements to merge their flexible and rigid PET packaging businesses into a group valued at about USD 2 billion with roughly USD 1 billion in revenue. Indorama Ventures will hold 51.8% and Blackstone 16.6%, pending regulatory and shareholder clearances.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

Malaysia's Scientex agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Hunan-based flexible plastic packaging producer Mintpack for RMB 167.3 million (about USD 25 million), with completion expected by end-2026.

Scientex agreed to acquire a 42.41% stake in Daibochi through a share swap valued at RM222.5 million, with a mandatory general offer for the remaining stake under consideration.

Jones Healthcare Group, an Ontario-based healthcare packaging company, acquired an operating thermoforming facility and related assets in Brampton, Ontario, previously owned by good natured Products, to add in-house production of custom-formed packaging components.

The European Commission authorised the combination of Spanish packaging groups Caiba and Nosoplas under shared control of Portobello Capital Fondo IV, Cobega and Sonab, finding no competition concerns. The combined company covers PET preforms, containers and recycled PET resin.

Pezzutti Group acquired the recycled PET container technology of Socopet srl for about €4 million, taking a 75% stake in the newly formed Socopet Group based in Rivalta Scrivia, Italy. The founding Petrini brothers hold the remaining 25%.

Butterfly Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sayreville, New Jersey-based Sabert, a plastic, paper and molded-fiber food packaging maker with 13 manufacturing facilities, for undisclosed terms.

Boca Raton-based New Water Capital acquired LidWorks, a family-owned maker of custom food and beverage lids in Plant City, Florida, and plans plastic packaging add-ons.

The European Commission approved, under its simplified procedure, the combination of Portobello Capital's Caiba and Cobega's Nosoplas plastics businesses into a single PET packaging company.

The European Commission approved a packaging joint venture in which Indorama Netherlands and Epsilon Bidco (Blackstone affiliate) gain joint control of EPL, with Indovida to be absorbed by EPL. The clearance was granted under the simplified merger procedure and covers plastic packaging and PET products.

Greif announced it is acquiring Envaplast, a Spanish producer of polymer containers, as reported alongside its fiscal third-quarter 2026 results. Deal value was not given in the excerpt.

Gerresheimer agreed to sell Centor US Holding and its global Primary Packaging Plastics business, with 15 plants in nine countries plus Centor's US site, to Apax Funds at an enterprise value of about EUR 1.5 billion. Closings are expected by the end of FY2026 for Centor and in H1 FY2027 for the plastics business.

Morocco's Competition Council received notification of a joint control acquisition of Caiba SA, after its merger with Nosoplas SLU, by Portobello Capital Gestión, Cobega and Sonab. Third-party observations are due by July 27, 2026.

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.

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.

Borouge and Borealis combined into Borouge International, which is acquiring NOVA Chemicals, with OMV and XRG each holding 50 percent. The new company is headquartered in Austria with regional headquarters in the UAE.

Indorama Ventures agreed to merge its Indian packaging unit Indovida India with EPL, a Blackstone-backed company, in a deal reported at about $2 billion. The merger follows Indorama's earlier purchase of a 24.9% EPL stake from Blackstone.

Indorama Ventures' board approved merging its Indovida India packaging unit into listed EPL Limited, with Indorama expected to hold about 51.8% of EPL after completion. The total transaction value is about INR 62,558 million, and completion is expected within 12 months.

Indian packaging company EPL agreed to merge with Indovida, the rigid packaging venture of Indorama Ventures, in a share-swap deal valuing the combined business at about $2 billion. Indorama will hold 51.8% of the combined company and Blackstone about 16.6%.

Pactiv Evergreen announced it will acquire privately held Novolex Holdings for approximately $7.3 billion, paid with $4.85 billion in cash and about $2.45 billion in Pactiv stock. The Reynolds Group-backed deal would create a North American foodservice packaging leader with over $11 billion in combined revenue.

RMB Corvest and Alito Fund 2 have partnered to acquire a majority stake in Packaging World, a South African flexible plastic packaging maker based in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. Founder Dean Gianni will retain a meaningful stake.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a Chicago-based maker of blow molded packaging, has acquired Easy Plastic Containers Corp.

Chicago-based FirmaPak, a Shore Capital portfolio company, acquired Easy Plastic Containers Corp, a Canadian blow molder with two facilities near Toronto; financial terms were not disclosed.

The Hamburg-based LINDAL Group acquired a new manufacturing facility in Wismar, Germany, equipped for polymer processing, with 9,000 sqm of production space. Noerr advised LINDAL on the deal.

Mauser Packaging Solutions, a global rigid packaging supplier, acquired Siena Plastics LLC, a manufacturer of small high-performance containers. The deal was reported by law firm Michael Best on December 16, 2025.

Cartonpack S.p.A., part of Carton Pack Group, has acquired a majority stake in Andolfi&C, an Italian extrusion and conversion company for mono-material polyethylene flexible packaging. The deal adds flexible film extrusion capability, announced 12 December 2025.

Kanpur Plastipack Limited's board approved a 50:50 joint venture with Italy's Essegomma. The article gives no financial terms or product details.

Sterling-backed Precision Concepts International (PCI) acquired Comar, a Voorhees, New Jersey producer of consumer and healthcare rigid packaging and plastic medical products. No financial terms were disclosed.

Cartonpack S.p.A. acquired a majority stake in Andolfi & C, an Italian extrusion and conversion company for flexible packaging, established in 1961. The deal was announced on October 24, 2025.

Albéa Group announced an agreement to acquire Amfora Packaging, based in Bogotá with operations in Colombia and Peru, to expand its Latin American presence in beauty and personal care packaging.

Guala Closures, part of Investindustrial, signed an agreement on 8 October 2025 to acquire 100% of Austrian plastic closure and dosing device maker Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster GmbH, subject to customary closing conditions.

TIPA Compostable Packaging, with its subsidiary Bio4Pack, announced on October 20, 2025 the acquisition of SEALPAP, a maker of recyclable coated paper-based packaging. The deal expands TIPA's offering across compostable and recyclable paper solutions.

Spanish packaging group Grabalfa announced the acquisition of Plásticos Francés, a family-owned flexible plastic packaging manufacturer based in Beneixama, Alicante. It is Grabalfa's third acquisition in two years.

Cascades agreed to sell its Flexible Packaging plant activities in Mississauga, Ontario, to Five Star Holding of Houston, Texas, for CAN$31 million, effective immediately. The 45 employees will be retained and a supply agreement covers continued film supply to Cascades.

Biffa completed the acquisition of Esterform, a PET pre-form and bottle manufacturer, building on its 2023 purchase of a 49.9 per cent stake. The deal was reported on 8 October 2025.

Biffa has completed the acquisition of Esterform, merging it with its PET recycling operations into a combined business trading as Esterpet. Esterform makes PET preforms and bottles at sites in West Yorkshire and Worcestershire.

Time Technoplast signed an MoU to acquire a 74% equity stake in Ebullient Packaging, a FIBC and packaging maker, at an enterprise value of about ₹200 crore. Completion is expected in 4 to 6 months, subject to due diligence.

ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to acquire flexible packaging provider PAC Worldwide, headquartered in Redmond, WA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Westlake Corporation agreed to acquire the global compounding solutions businesses of Portugal-based ACI/Perplastic Group, a maker of PVC, polyolefin, silicone and thermoplastic rubber compounds with four plants, with closing expected in early 2026.

ACON Investments agreed to sell its controlling interest in Colombian packaging company Amfora Packaging S.A.S. to Albéa Group. Terms were not disclosed.

Navitas Capital and Dijkstra Plastics reached an agreement under which Navitas will acquire a majority stake in the Dutch maker of plastic packaging buckets. The deal was announced on 15 July 2025 from Haaksbergen/Alphen aan den Rijn.

BEWI completed the combination of its raw material business BEWI RAW with Dutch company Unipol, owned by The Rock Capital Group. The total value is up to EUR 75 million, with EUR 30 million settled on completion. The announcement is dated 10 July 2025.

Stonepeak agreed to acquire an approximately 50% co-controlling stake in IFCO Group, a reusable plastic container provider, from a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Triton remains a partner with equal governance. The announcement is dated 9 July 2025.

Nefab Group has acquired Plasticos Flome, a Valencia-based specialist in sustainable thermoforming and injection molding. The deal was announced on 9 July 2025 and the amount was not disclosed.

IPL and Schoeller Allibert completed their previously announced merger, creating IPL Schoeller, a sustainable packaging provider with 26 manufacturing locations in North America, Continental Europe and the UK. Proforma 2024 revenue is over US$1.4 billion with more than 4,000 employees.

ALPLA Group agreed to acquire Germany-based KM Packaging to strengthen its ALPLAinject division, with completion subject to competition approval; financial terms were not disclosed.

The European Commission cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of sole control of the Schoeller Group by US firm Madison Dearborn Partners; closing is expected in Q3 2025.

Shore Capital-backed FirmaPak, a manufacturer of blow molded packaging solutions, has acquired Lighthouse Packaging. The article gives no deal value or location.