Colombia

CANPACK, in partnership with Bavaria, announced a new aluminum beverage can plant in Malambo, Atlantico, Colombia, with an investment of 548 billion Colombian pesos. The plant is expected to be operational by 2027 and create about 150 direct jobs.

Schrader Camargo is part of the consortium building Canpack and partner Bavaria's new aluminum packaging plant in Malambo, Atlántico, Colombia, a COP 548 billion investment expected to be fully operational in 2027.

Canpack and Bavaria announced a COP 548,000 million investment to build an aluminum can plant in Malambo, Atlantico, expected to be fully operational in 2027 with 150 direct jobs. The plant will serve Bavaria's beverage operations and enable exports through nearby ports.

CANPACK Group plans a second aluminum beverage can plant near Barranquilla, Colombia, with about USD 140 million investment, capacity of around 1 billion can bodies a year and about 160 direct jobs. Operations are expected to start in Q1 2027.

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.

Canpack Group, a global aluminium beverage can producer, unveiled a plant in Colombia with annual capacity of about 1 billion cans, alongside its Q2 2025 results published August 30, 2025. Details beyond the headline were not available in the text.

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

SIG and Colombian co-packer Celema agreed to use SIG's Small 12 Aseptic filling system at Celema's Manizales site, with production expected to start in late Q4 2024.

Organización Terpel signed an amendment with Alpla Colombia extending its HDPE container supply contract for three years to 31 July 2027. The price is COP 231,586 million.

Smurfit Kappa inaugurated a new corrugated cardboard packaging plant in Guarne, Antioquia, Colombia, investing over USD 50 million to expand capacity from its Medellin plant, which it describes as the group's most modern in Colombia.

Amcor is opening a plastics recycling plant with a partner in Cauca, Colombia, in November 2023, as part of its Valle del Cauca operations. The article also profiles its Cali plant, which makes sustainable bottles and packaging.

Amcor Rigid Packaging's Cali plant in Colombia is now powered entirely by renewable energy through a supply deal with Celsia, which built a dedicated nearby solar plant and supplies hydroelectric power, cutting annual emissions by 7,388 tonnes of CO2.

O-I Glass will invest approximately $75 million to add a fourth furnace at its Zipaquira, Colombia glass plant, adding about 500 million bottles of annual output upon completion by end of 2022.

Smurfit Kappa Colombia is relocating its Medellín corrugated plant to a new facility in Guarne, Antioquia, with a USD 50 million investment. Construction starts in Q1 2021 and operations are expected by late 2023 with 50% more capacity.

Mondi will open its first South American paper bags plant in Cartagena, Colombia, in January 2021, with one production line of about 50 million bags per year, serving chemical, food and cement customers.

Canpack launched its aluminum beverage can factory in Tocancipá, Cundinamarca, Colombia, a 75,000 m2 site with capacity of about 1.3 billion cans per year, expandable to 1.9 billion. The investment is reported at US$150 million.

Canpack has launched its aluminum beverage can factory in Tocancipá, Cundinamarca, Colombia, with an investment of US$150 million. The 75,000 m2 plant can produce about 1.3 billion cans a year, expandable to 1.9 billion, and will serve Peru, Ecuador and the Caribbean.

In early 2020 CANPACK announced an increase of production capacity at its Colombian can plant to 1.9 billion cans per year.

Canpack opened a $150 million aluminium beverage can factory in Tocancipa, Colombia, with capacity of 1.3 billion cans per year expandable to 1.9 billion. The plant employs over 200 people and mainly supplies Bavaria, part of AB InBev.

CANPACK opened a can factory in Colombia in the fourth quarter of 2019 with annual capacity above 1.3 billion cans, making it the first Colombian producer able to supply specialty can formats.

The Caldas state liquor company ILC signed a contract manufacturing agreement with the department of Boyacá to produce Aguardiente Líder. Around 300,000 reduced-size 750 ml units are expected in 2019.

The Caldas state liquor company ILC signed a contract manufacturing (maquila) agreement with Diageo to produce Smirnoff Lulo vodka. Around 400,000 units are expected to be produced in 2019.

Smurfit Kappa intends to launch a €90 million cash offer for an additional 15.54% stake in Cartón de Colombia, lifting its holding from 69.94%. The deal is subject to Colombian regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019.

Canpack, a Krakow-based metal packaging group, started operations at an aluminium beverage can factory in Colombia during 2019, according to its annual review.

Weener Plastics acquired Proenfar, a Latin American packaging company with four plants in Colombia, Argentina and Mexico, under an agreement signed April 23, 2018. The price was not disclosed.