Packaging

UFlex has commissioned two presses at its aseptic packaging facility in Egypt.

Stora Enso plans to close a corrugated packaging plant in Finland as it centralises the country's production at other sites.

Dominion Packaging has expanded in Henrico with a 188,000-square-foot industrial facility at 2724 Seven Hills Boulevard, a $25 million investment expected to create over 100 new jobs.

SupplyOne secured a request for proposal covering multiple locations of a growing bird seed producer by engineering corrugated boxes that met the customer's and a national retailer's specifications.

UFP Packaging rolled out the All Boxed Up name across its three corrugated box-making facilities and customer-facing channels to highlight its expanded corrugated packaging business. The brand dates to the 2022 acquisition of Titan Corrugated and its distribution affiliate.

Visy has produced the first glass bottles at its new recycling and manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland. Annual capacity is expected to reach up to 1 billion bottles and jars once fully operational.

Buckeye Corrugated (BCI) has opened a dedicated contract packaging and fulfillment facility of more than 60,000 square feet near the Port of Houston, Texas. The site offers assembly, kitting, labeling and shipping preparation alongside its corrugated manufacturing.

Buckeye Corrugated has opened a dedicated contract packaging and fulfilment facility with over 60,000 sq ft in Houston, Texas, separating these services from its Houston division.

Pact Group and Aldi are scaling up recycled packaging in Australia, with more than 19 million laundry and cleaning bottles per year to contain up to 50% Australian recycled plastic. The announcement is dated 22 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.

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.

Hungarian protein processor ATEV Fehérjefeldolgozó awarded a supply contract for big-bag goods-packing sacks for its sites to Somló-Zsák Kender-Juta Kft. for HUF 45,540,000, per a TED notice published 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.

Visy has invested $30 million in a new 2.8 metre corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney. The upgrade lifts board output by 33% and supports the agricultural and food and beverage sectors.

Silgan, Trivium and American Industrial Partners announced a transaction combining Silgan's metal containers and flat cap closures businesses with Trivium into Silgan MCC, with Trivium valued at about $3.4 billion enterprise value. Silgan keeps 60% ownership and receives about $2.3 billion in cash.

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.

Smurfit Westrock developed a seven-bottle paper-based consumer pack and corrugated transport packaging for AB InBev's Corona Cero, with one bottle per day of the week. The format is being rolled out in additional markets after launches in Colombia and Argentina.

CurTec USA, the American arm of a Dutch packaging supplier, is investing $10 million to expand its Westminster, South Carolina facility with a new blow molding line. The 27,300 sq ft expansion is expected to finish in Q2 2027 and create 10 jobs.

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited in Karachi invited bids to supply 30,000 sets of corrugated packing cartons for REMUS G1.6 gas meters, delivered at 3,000 sets per month. The estimated cost is PKR 180,000 and the closing date is 5 November 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.

CuBE Packaging Solutions is investing more than $30 million to expand its U.S. manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Illinois, adding high-speed injection molding machines and end-of-line automation. The announcement was made on October 13, 2026.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America announced a renewed supply agreement with Stanpac to manufacture glass milk bottles and jars for food and dairy brands across the U.S.

OJI Group's Oji Liquid Pak held a groundbreaking on 10 October 2026 for a USD 110 million aseptic carton packaging plant at Amata City Long Thanh, Dong Nai, expected to start operations in 2028 with capacity of up to 8 billion cartons a year.

Pulpex has opened its first commercial-scale fibre bottle factory at Westway Industrial Estate in Renfrew, near Glasgow, creating about 39 jobs. The plant has an initial capacity of up to 40 million bottles a year.

CurTec is investing USD 10 million to expand warehouse and production lines at its Westminster, South Carolina plant, adding 10 jobs. The expanded capacity is expected online in summer 2027.