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International Paper confirmed talks with potential bidders for its EMEA Packaging business as an alternative to a planned spin-off and listing. No decision has been made yet. The article is dated 16 October 2026.
International Paper broke ground on May 20, 2026 on a $225 million greenfield corrugated packaging plant of 468,000 square feet in Rankin County, Mississippi. Operations are expected in the fourth quarter of 2027.
International Paper announced it has acquired Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to expand its capacity and regional footprint. Terms were not disclosed.
International Paper will spend $225 million on a greenfield 468,000-square-foot box plant in Brandon, Mississippi. Construction is slated to begin in June with operations expected in Q4 2027.
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.
DS Smith is investing up to €13.4 million to upgrade its corrugated packaging facility in Grenaa, Denmark, adding a flexographic rotary die-cutting line to expand capacity for automation-ready packaging.
Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co KG completed its acquisition of five corrugated box and sheet mills from International Paper in France, Portugal and Spain. The closing was reported June 30, 2025, with completion expected by the end of Q2 2025.
International Paper is reportedly exploring the possibility of building a new facility in Salt Lake City, Utah; no decision has been confirmed.
International Paper is adding 40 jobs at a container plant in McAllen, Texas, as it consolidates its manufacturing footprint along the U.S.-Mexico border.
International Paper announced the groundbreaking of a new packaging box plant in the United States. The location and investment were not given in the excerpt.
International Paper has entered exclusive negotiations with PALM Group to sell five corrugated box plants in Europe, a remedy demanded by regulators for its purchase of DS Smith. The report is dated 16 April 2025.
International Paper's Moroccan subsidiary CMCP International Paper is investing more than 100 million dirhams to expand its facility in Ait Melloul near Agadir to meet demand from the agriculture sector.
International Paper completed its acquisition of DS Smith, a deal estimated at $7.2 billion, creating a combined packaging company headquartered in Memphis with a European headquarters in London. Expected synergies are at least $514 million.
International Paper announced a new greenfield box plant in Waterloo, Iowa, near protein-segment customers and with freight access to one of its mills. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.
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 European Commission cleared International Paper's acquisition of DS Smith on condition that it divest five European box plants. The deal was announced in April 2024 at about $9.9 billion.
Shareholders of both International Paper and DS Smith approved the all-share combination of the two companies, which is expected to close in Q4 2024 subject to regulatory clearance. The combination aims to create a corrugated packaging company focused on Europe and North America.
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.
Mondi bought 90.38% of Turkish corrugated packaging company Olmuksan, following its earlier plan to acquire the shares from International Paper for US$80.6m.
International Paper agreed an all-share deal to buy British packaging firm DS Smith, valuing it at 5.8 billion pounds ($7.2 billion) and outbidding Mondi. DS Smith said it had received proposals from both bidders.
International Paper and DS Smith agreed the terms of a recommended all-share combination creating a global sustainable packaging leader. The transaction value is about $9.9 billion and the deal is expected to close by Q4 2024.
UK packaging company Mondi reached an agreement in principle on a potential all-share offer for rival DS Smith valued at £5.14 billion, with Mondi shareholders owning 54% of the combined group.
International Paper celebrated the opening of its new $100 million corrugated packaging facility in Atglen, Pennsylvania, providing more than 100 manufacturing jobs.
Russia's government commission approved the sale of International Paper's 50 per cent stake in Ilim SA to its Russian joint venture partners for $484 million, with a further $24 million deal for IP's remaining 2.39% stake in JSC Ilim Group; completion is expected in April 2023.
International Paper announced a 100 million MAD (about 10 million EUR) investment in its Morocco facilities for 2022, including new equipment at its Tangier box plant to add about 55 million fruit and vegetable trays annually and enable large boxes for automotive customers.
International Paper announced it will build a state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania, employing about 150 people. Construction starts in Q1 2022 with full operation expected in Q1 2023.
International Paper announced a $40 million investment in its corrugated packaging plants in France and Spain, adding new production lines to raise capacity in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by about 10%.
Mondi completed the acquisition of a 90.38% stake in Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj from International Paper for 66 million euros on June 1, 2021. The implied enterprise value on a 100% basis is about 88 million euros.
Graphic Packaging announced plans to acquire North American folding carton maker Americraft Carton for around $280 million. The deal includes seven Americraft converting facilities and all its employees.
Klingele Paper & Packaging Group has acquired the Société Guadeloupéenne de Carton Ondulé corrugated board plant in Baillif, Guadeloupe, from International Paper, to operate as Klingele Cartonnerie de Guadeloupe.
International Paper acquired the Molded Fiber division of Berkley International, Berkley MF LLC, which operates a molded fiber plant near Reno, Nevada. The purchase price was undisclosed.
Austria's Mayr-Melnhof agreed to buy International Paper's Kwidzyn pulp, paper and board mill in Poland for €670 million on a cash and debt free basis, plus €33 million in usufruct and operating lease liabilities. The mill has about 740,000 tpy of capacity.
MM Group agreed to acquire International Paper (Poland) Holding, owner of the Kwidzyn integrated pulp and paper mill in Poland, for about EUR 670 million debt- and cash-free, with closing expected in Q3 2021.
International Paper plans to invest up to $52.2 million to upgrade the recovery boiler, filtration, condenser and acid systems at its Bogalusa paper mill in Louisiana, retaining 492 direct jobs.
Mondi agreed to acquire a 90.38% stake in Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj, a listed Turkish corrugated packaging producer with five plants, from International Paper for €66 million, with completion expected in the first half of 2021.
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.
Klabin agreed to acquire International Paper's packaging assets in Brazil for R$330 million, consolidating its leadership in corrugated packaging. The deal was announced on 29 March 2020.
France's Autorité de la concurrence cleared International Paper to acquire DS Smith Packaging Normandie's two plants in Torigni-sur-Vire and Cabourg, Normandy, as a remedy for DS Smith's acquisition of Europac.
International Paper is developing a 159,486 square foot expansion of its Waxahachie plant to make finished corrugated boxes for the local market, according to a letter to the city.
International Paper announced it will build a state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant in Atglen, Pennsylvania, employing about 150 people. Construction was set to begin in Q1 2022 with full operation expected in Q1 2023.
Graphic Packaging has closed its $6 billion deal to buy International Paper's North American Consumer Packaging business, merging it with Graphic's existing operations. The closing took place in early January 2018.
Graphic Packaging Holding will acquire International Paper's North American consumer packaging business for $1.8 billion. The company says the combination with its mills would create an integrated packaging company with potential sales of $6 billion.
Graphic Packaging will run a new paper-based packaging partnership with International Paper's Consumer Packaging business, holding 79.5% while IP keeps 20.5%. The partnership is valued at about $6bn and will assume $660m of IP debt.
Graphic Packaging will own 79.5% of a new partnership combining its businesses with International Paper's North America Consumer Packaging business, with International Paper holding 20.5% valued at $1.14 billion. The deal was announced on 24 October 2017.
International Paper plans to invest about $300 million to convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Alabama to whitetop linerboard and containerboard. The conversion, targeted for mid-2019, adds 450,000 tons of annual capacity.
International Paper invested more than $90 million to increase energy efficiency at its Pensacola, Florida mill, retaining 424 employees and adding 12. A further $20 million went to environmental controls and $68 million to a water quality project.
Food and beverage container maker Genpak agreed to buy the 333,000 sq ft former International Paper building at Westlake Business Commons in Charlotte for about $15.8 million. It will use the site as its new headquarters and manufacturing plant.
