Stora Enso's board approved a plan to demerge its Swedish forest assets into a separate, publicly listed company named Bergslagets Skogar AB. The announcement was made on 30 October 2026.

Allied Pinnacle has invested AUD 10 million across its Sydney manufacturing operations to increase capacity, improve production speed and deploy automation. The announcement is dated 22 October 2026.

Visy has invested AUD 30 million in a new 2.8-metre-wide corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney, increasing board output by 33 per cent. The announcement is dated 21 October 2026.

Cube Packaging Solutions is investing $30 million to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity at its St. Charles, Illinois facility. The investment was announced on October 13, 2026.

UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a Tata Steel subsidiary, made an equity investment in contract canner Cardiff Canning, which then added a second production line.

O-I Glass is modernizing its Muskogee, Oklahoma production facility with a multi-million dollar, multi-phase capital investment covering glass-melting furnaces, production equipment and control systems, supported by a $2 million state incentive award.

Tecumseh do Brasil will invest R$80 million to start production of its VR3 refrigeration compressor in São Carlos, São Paulo, with R$64 million for capacity and R$16 million for R&D and line adaptation. First deliveries are planned for the second half of 2026.

SIG's board approved a further EUR 50 million for a local extrusion line in India, expected to be operational by 2027.

Smurfit Westrock has invested R$1 billion in Brazil over the past two years for capacity expansion, automation, artificial intelligence and packaging solutions.

Uniflow Controls Private Limited has committed multi-crore capital to a new Industry 4.0 manufacturing facility in Maharashtra to double control valve output. The amount was not specified in the article.

IDB Invest approved a financing package of up to $60 million for Interpack S.A., a Grupo HZ company, to build and equip a new corrugated cardboard packaging plant in Pilar, Buenos Aires Province. The package includes a senior loan and a B loan.

Paranova Print and Packaging plans to invest £20m over five years to expand its fibre-based packaging operations, including a £6m facility and £14m on equipment and automated logistics.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest R$128 million to expand its industrial unit in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, creating 12 direct and 50 indirect jobs. The project is at an early study stage and was approved by the municipal economic development council.

Tennants UK, a number plate manufacturer in Nottingham, installed a second VeloBlade Nexus digital cutting system in August 2026 to expand in-house production of Enviro-Plate and Acrylic Plate components. The investment value was not disclosed.

Smurfit Westrock says it has put R$1 billion into Brazil in recent years to expand production capacity, modernize industrial units, and add automation, AI and innovation. All output from its Brazilian operations currently serves the domestic market.

Voltas plans to invest around Rs 200 crore during FY27 and is assessing in-house compressor manufacturing to strengthen backward integration, according to Chairman Noel Tata at the AGM.

PALM converts its paper mill in King's Lynn, UK, from newsprint to corrugated case material after the paper machine PM 7 was affected by the decline in newsprint demand.

Sonoco is upgrading the wastewater treatment system at its large metal packaging plant in Milwaukee, adding biogas capture and combustion, with operation expected at the end of Q3; no amount was disclosed.

Investor Kartesia has announced a renewed investment in Van De Velde Packaging Group of Wetteren, Belgium, to support its long-term growth. The deal value was not disclosed and completion is subject to regulatory approvals; the announcement is dated 19 June 2026.

Nampak Zimbabwe invested US$1.3 million in expansion and replacement projects at its Megapak and CarnaudMetalbox factories to boost production capacity and efficiency, as disclosed with half-year results to March 31, 2026.

Smurfit Westrock will invest around €600 million in its French sites over the next three to five years to modernise and decarbonise plants, including a €40M expansion at Épernay and over €100M for the Facture paper mill.

Smurfit Westrock announced it intends to invest nearly €600 million in its French activities over three to five years. The plan includes a €40 million expansion of its Épernay site and €20 million for its corrugated plant in the Ardennes.

Smurfit Westrock announced plans to invest about €600 million across its French operations over three to five years to modernise, decarbonise and expand plants. Projects include a €40 million expansion at Épernay and €20 million at Vernon, plus over €100 million at its Facture paper mill.

Danfoss announced an additional €10 million investment in its Reyrieux, France production site, which makes heat pump components. The upgrade includes on-site renewable power, energy efficiency measures and refurbished workspaces, building on €61 million invested there from 2015 to 2025.

Smurfit Westrock announced a EUR 600 million investment programme over the next three to five years to modernise its industrial sites and decarbonise its activities in France.

Suzhou Neway Valve signed a project to build a high-end fluid control valve production and R&D platform in Suzhou High-tech Zone, targeting nuclear power, power and water treatment markets. The project is expected to generate annual output value of RMB 2.5 billion once in full production.

DS Smith, part of International Paper, will invest over €14 million in its Timișoara and Ghimbav packaging plants in Romania, including about €10.5 million in Timișoara by Q1 2027 for automation and a new converting line.

Rural Development Partners allocated $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to start-up PackEx USA to redevelop a 256,000 sq ft former bottling plant in Marianna, Florida. Phase 1 will support two production lines and about 300 jobs.

Virginia Artesian Bottling has installed a Polypack WR-I wraparound case packer at its Hanover, Virginia plant to handle multiple bottle formats and shift private-label packaging from shrink wrap to recycled corrugated cases.

TIL Limited, an Indian heavy-equipment and defence engineering company, announced a rights issue of equity shares. The rights issue was reported in a press release dated 28 April 2026.

ASC Direct, a bespoke corrugated packaging maker in West Yorkshire, announced an investment in two new corrugated box making machines, the BM2508-Pro and BM1800-Mini, to extend its manufacturing footprint.

NEWAY plans to invest about 1.2 billion yuan in a high-performance fluid control valve project to relieve capacity bottlenecks. The project is expected to produce about 300,000 valves a year and be completed in March 2027, subject to shareholder approval.

Orange Co announced a significant capital investment in RWN Pump & Fabrication to modernize facilities, add automation and expand production lines. The amount was not disclosed.

WIKA inaugurated a new industrial plant in Boituva, São Paulo state, with an investment of R$100 million, expanding its instrumentation production capacity in Brazil.

Danfoss plans to invest ₹1,500 crore in India by 2030 to increase local production, expand capacity and roll out new technology. The focus includes local compressor production for data-center cooling.

Bidell Gas Compression invested $1.8 million to install a state-of-the-art paint and sandblast booth at its Weirton, West Virginia facility.

Cascades invested $6.9 million in its Kingsey Falls, Quebec uncoated recycled boxboard plant to raise production capacity and quality, installing new quality control equipment.

DS Smith is investing up to DKK 100 million (about EUR 13.4 million) to upgrade its corrugated packaging facility in Grenaa, Denmark, adding a Göpfert rotary die-cutting line with flexographic printing. The company expects capacity to rise by up to 15 million square metres of corrugated board per year.

Mondi has completed a three-year €1.2 billion capex programme to expand capacity at its corrugated and flexible packaging mills and converting plants, including a new paper machine at Štětí, Czech Republic.

Spanish corrugated packaging producer Grupo La Plana announced a €14 million investment in an automated high-rack storage facility at its primary manufacturing site to improve logistics and production capacity.

KITZ Corporation announced an investment in Tecofi, a French industrial valve manufacturer founded in 1985, alongside existing shareholders Bpifrance and Garibaldi Participations.

Italian can-end maker Easytech Packaging, headquartered in Fisciano, invested in four high-speed rotary liners capable of 1,200 lids per minute to enter the pet food packaging market. Henkel supplied its food-grade sealant for the can end production.

Label and packaging printer Brook + Whittle has added an HP Indigo V12 digital press, completing its fleet of 11 HP Indigo presses to speed short-run and label production.

Massilly North America will invest CAD 85 million in a new Brantford, Ontario facility making three-piece metal cans for food packaging, with coil cutting, creating 50 jobs. The Ontario government is providing CAD 5 million through the Ontario Together Trade Fund.

Massilly North America will invest C$85 million to establish a new metal can manufacturing facility in Brantford, Ontario, with new production lines, creating 50 new jobs and sustaining 228 existing jobs. The Ontario government is providing C$5 million in funding.

ePac Flexible Packaging is investing in upgrades at its facilities in Austria, France, Poland and the United Kingdom, including digital printing presses and pouch converting equipment, announced in January 2026.

PONAR Wadowice has received a support decision under the Polish Investment Zone for a strategic project worth nearly PLN 100 million, including a new 1,000 m2 production hall and modern machinery for defense and civilian hydraulics, to be carried out in 2026-2027.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest more than R$800 million in its Brazilian mills to expand production of recyclable paper packaging and modernize its plants. The CEO of its Brazil unit, Manuel Alcalá, described the country as strategic.

Graz packaging specialist GPI Graz is investing millions of euros in new production equipment and expanded manufacturing capacity in Graz, Austria. No specific amount was disclosed in the article.

Lee Li Holdings is investing $533 million in renovating and expanding its existing Mississauga, Ontario bottling plant and building a new 85,000 sq ft facility, expected to create 275 jobs with $90 million in provincial funding.