All entries in the Packaging sector, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/sectors/packaging 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:726e3f2b:en 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z

IFCO is building a plant of more than 23,000 m² in the San Andrés industrial estate in Alcantarilla (Murcia region) to wash and prepare reusable crates for fruit and vegetables. Construction is due to start in December 2026; the first phase, with four washing lines and 70 million crates a year, is to open in May 2028 and the second, with eight lines and 140 million, in January 2029. The report gives no job figure (El Periódico, 2 November 2026). — Source: https://www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/20261102/multinacional-ifco-invertira-32-millones-136010983

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:27c2471e:en 2026-10-19T06:00:00Z

Silgan and private equity firm American Industrial Partners are buying metal packaging maker Trivium for about US$3.4bn and combining it with Silgan's metal containers and closures business in the joint venture Silgan MCC, in which Silgan holds 60%. Closing is expected in mid-2027 (Silgan, 19 October 2026; second source: Simpson Thacher, 20 October 2026). — Sources: https://finviz.com/news/403833/silgan-announces-strategic-portfolio-acceleration-establishes-partnership-to-acquire-trivium · https://www.stblaw.com/about-us/news/view/2026/10/20/american-industrial-partners-to-acquire-trivium-with-silgan-and-create-a-$7.3-billion-diversified-global-metal-packaging-business

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6d3a5eb6:en 2026-10-07T06:00:00Z

Norske Skog has taken the investment decision to rebuild paper machine PM6 at its Saugbrugs mill in Halden, idle since the April 2023 rockslide, at a cost of up to about NOK 850m. The rebuilt line is to make either up to roughly 300,000 tonnes of TMP-based kraftliner or about 230,000 tonnes of SC magazine paper a year and start up in the first half of 2028; machines PM4 and PM5 are then to close for good, and the new line needs fewer staff (the company gives no job figures). Funding is to come partly from a sale and leaseback of the PM6 building; the site is also exploring an 80–100 MW data centre on spare land (Norske Skog Oslo Børs filing, 7 Oct 2026). Update (1 November 2026): The letter of intent with Green Mountain for a data centre at Saugbrugs expired on 31 October 2026 and will not be extended; Norske Skog is continuing development of the 80-100 MW project and will look for a new industrial partner (Oslo Børs disclosure, 1 November 2026). — Sources: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/683727 · https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/685269

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f2d6ac69:en 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z

Stora Enso Packaging is opening change negotiations (muutosneuvottelut) covering about 50 employees: corrugated packaging output is to be concentrated in Lahti and the Kristiinankaupunki (Swedish: Kristinestad) unit shut permanently, no earlier than May and no later than September 2027. The company cites a difficult Finnish market for several years, relatively high fixed costs and the need for equipment investment; sales, customer service and warehousing would remain on site (Yle, 22.09.2026). Update (29.10.2026): Change negotiations have ended. Stora Enso Packaging is ending corrugated packaging production in Kristiinankaupunki, with about 50 jobs lost and fewer than 10 staff remaining in warehousing, sales and customer service. Production moves to Lahti from November, with the transfer expected to finish in autumn 2027 (Yle, 29.10.2026). — Sources: https://yle.fi/a/74-20247592 · https://yle.fi/a/74-20254046

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ad42bdea:en 2026-09-15T06:00:00Z

Film maker Irplast inaugurated a new 'Lisim' extrusion line (Brückner Maschinenbau technology) for recyclable high-performance polypropylene packaging film at its Atessa plant on 15 September 2026; the line has an annual capacity of 30,000 t. The investment of over €60m targets the requirements of the new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and strengthens the production hub in Abruzzo (Chiaro Quotidiano, 15 September 2026; Alimentando, 16 September 2026). — Source: https://chiaroquotidiano.it/2026/09/15/alla-irplast-di-atessa-inaugurata-nuova-linea-produttiva-da-60-milioni-di-euro/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f3839208:en 2026-09-10T06:00:00Z

As part of the financial restructuring of Italian cartonboard maker Reno de Medici, UK investors M&G Investment Management and Arini Capital Management plan to take joint control, currently held by Apollo; the notification to the European Commission was published in the Official Journal on 10 September 2026 (EUWID, 23 September 2026). Update (25 September 2026): the European Commission cleared the deal as case M.12612 (European Commission, Daily News, 25 September 2026). — Sources: https://www.euwid-paper.com/news/companies/mg-and-arini-seek-control-of-reno-de-medici-230926/ · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_1982

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c6647892:en 2026-09-07T06:00:00Z

The board mill Frischfaser Karton in Baiersbronn (Black Forest), in business for over 75 years and insolvent since June 2026, is ceasing operations entirely in September 2026 after investor talks failed; around 220 employees lose their jobs (reported 7 September 2026). High energy costs and the persistently weak state of the European paper and board industry are cited as causes. — Source: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101417476/insolvenz-frischfaser-karton-baiersbronn-stellt-betrieb-im-september-ein.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5fabf569:en 2026-08-31T06:00:00Z

Paper mill Schleipen Paper in Bad Dürkheim, founded in 1737, permanently ceased operations at the end of August 2026 following preliminary insolvency proceedings (filed 24 June 2026); all 73 employees lose their jobs. Despite an international search, no buyer could be found for the site, which specialised in graphic specialty papers (print.de, 31 August 2026). — Source: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101428340/schleipen-paper-insolvenz-nach-289-jahren-papierfabrik-muss-schliessen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bd802efd:en 2026-08-26T06:00:00Z

UPM and Sappi had signed binding agreements in May 2026 for a 50:50 joint venture combining their European communication-paper businesses, aiming to become the EEA market leader (with roughly EUR 100 million in expected synergies). On 26 August 2026 the European Commission sent the companies a statement of objections setting out its preliminary view that the venture could harm competition in coated mechanical and coated woodfree magazine paper. The notice does not prejudge the outcome; UPM and Sappi can respond and request a hearing. Closing had been targeted for end-2026. — Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1747

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6d4443a7:en 2026-08-19T06:00:00Z

German printing group Euro-Druckservice (EDS) told the 84 employees at its Ghimbav subsidiary on 19 August 2026 that the plant, built in 2008 with a EUR 20 million investment, will close by 31 December 2026, citing rising energy, labour and paper costs versus other European sites (Economedia, 19 Aug 2026). — Source: https://economedia.ro/compania-germana-euro-druckservice-isi-inchide-tipografia-din-romania-decizia-explicata-prin-costurile-mari-de-productie.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:31481c98:en 2026-08-03T06:00:00Z

Corrugated board and carton manufacturer Karl Mayer, based in Haiterbach with further sites in Ottersweier and Altenstein-Spielberg, has filed for insolvency at the Tübingen district court; Sebastian Mielke (Menold Bezler) was appointed preliminary insolvency administrator. Around 110 employees are affected; wages and salaries are covered by insolvency benefit for three months. The company says operations continue without restriction while an investor is sought to carry on the restructuring. — Source: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101370682/karton-hersteller-aus-deutschland-meldet-insolvenz-an.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f2eea650:en 2026-07-29T06:00:00Z

On 29 July 2026 Gerresheimer signed binding agreements to sell its global primary plastic packaging business (15 plants in nine countries) and its US subsidiary Centor to funds advised by Apax Partners; the two units are valued at about €1.5bn combined, generated around €570m in sales in 2025 and employ about 2,400 people, who transfer with them. The group wants to focus on drug delivery systems and glass packaging for injectable drugs and use the proceeds to cut debt. Centor is due to close by the end of financial year 2026 and the plastics business in the first half of financial year 2027 (Gerresheimer, EQS release, 29 Jul 2026; second source: DCAT Value Chain Insights, 6 Aug 2026). Update (8 Oct 2026): The European Commission cleared the acquisition of the primary plastic packaging business unconditionally under the simplified procedure (case M.12602; European Commission, 8 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://app.boersengefluester.de/en/newswire/DE000A0LD6E6/gerresheimer-ag/gerresheimer-is-selling-centor-and-its-global-primary-packaging-plastics-business-to-apax-funds-2373126 · https://www.dcatvci.org/top-industry-news/gerresheimer-selling-two-pharma-packaging-units-in-1-7-bn-deals/ · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_2112

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a34fd86b:en 2026-07-29T06:00:00Z

Unlike its sister mill in Tarascon, which was liquidated on 27 July 2026, the Saint-Gaudens pulp mill won a reprieve. The public prosecutor had also applied for liquidation, but the Toulouse commercial court granted a short deadline for an initially anonymous industrialist — reported to be a manufacturer of wood-based insulation, who filed a letter of intent on the eve of the hearing — to lodge a 2 million euro deposit and submit a takeover project within one month. The roughly 270 employees were to be told the outcome on the morning of Thursday 30 July 2026; sources put the site's headcount at between 270 and 400. UPDATE (30 July 2026): The Toulouse commercial court granted Alsatian building materials group Soprema (around €5.2 bn in revenue) a further four weeks, until 24 August 2026, to submit a consolidated takeover offer. Soprema intends to convert the site to cellulose-based insulation materials and holds out the prospect of some 50 additional jobs. The offer is due to be examined on 8 September 2026; if it fails, liquidation looms on 15 September 2026. Update (15 September 2026): On 15 September 2026 the Toulouse commercial court followed the public prosecutor and approved the temporary continuation of operations for three months; takeover bids must be filed by 22 October 2026. The prospective buyers are Soprema (backed by the Occitanie region) and a Portuguese paper maker; the roughly 270 jobs are preserved for now (ToulÉco, 15 September 2026). — Source: https://www.ici.fr/occitanie/haute-garonne-31/saint-gaudens/fibre-excellence-la-liquidation-prononcee-pour-tarascon-la-decision-pour-saint-gaudens-connue-jeudi-matin-5208013

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:745d0b65:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

On 27 July 2026 the Toulouse commercial court rejected investment banker Matthieu Pigasse's takeover bid for Fibre Excellence as inadmissible, because a condition precedent regarding state aid had not been met — the government had refused the public support required. This seals the liquidation of the Tarascon pulp mill and its roughly 275 jobs; employees responded by blockading the site. The sister plant at Saint-Gaudens (Haute-Garonne) won a reprieve until the end of August 2026 after an anonymous buyer expressed late interest. — Source: https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/gard/nimes/liquidation-actee-usine-bloquee-et-275-emplois-supprimes-ce-que-l-on-sait-de-la-chute-de-l-usine-fibre-excellence-a-tarascon-3393112.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a4254c57:en 2026-07-24T06:00:00Z

On 24 July 2026 the European Commission cleared, under the simplified procedure, the acquisition of sole control of Germany's THIMM Group by Spanish packaging manufacturer Saica. The deal mainly concerns corrugated board and corrugated packaging; the Commission saw no competition concerns given the limited resulting market position. Completion of the transaction is still pending. Outcome (24 August 2026): Saica and THIMM announced that the acquisition has been completed (closing); around 2,500 employees across plants in Germany, Poland, Czechia and Romania, including roughly 130 in Castrop-Rauxel, continue at their existing sites with no site closures announced. (source: https://www.saica.com/de/nachrichten/saica-gruppe-ubernimmt-thimm-gruppe/) — Source: https://financialfood.es/la-comision-europea-autoriza-la-adquisicion-de-thimm-por-parte-de-saica/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0c4fd186:en 2026-07-23T06:00:00Z

Plastics processor SPHERE España is investing €6.3m in modernising its Spanish production sites. €5.2m goes to the main Pedrola plant (Zaragoza) for technological upgrades and automation of its extrusion lines; €1.1m goes to its Barcelona subsidiary Plasticbag, which makes bags from 100% recycled material for the professional channel. The Pedrola plant runs entirely on electricity from renewable sources and covers around 15% of its power consumption from its own photovoltaic installation. No figure for new jobs was given. — Source: https://www.elespanol.com/aragon/economia/20260723/sphere-acelera-crecimiento-industrial-inversion-millones-modernizar-plantas-pedrola-barcelona/1003744331920_0.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:edc317b4:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

Estonian aerosol-packaging maker Metaprint announced on 16 July a €50–60 million investment programme centred on building a new plant in Lichtenau (Saxony, between Dresden and Leipzig); in parallel it is implementing the robotised 4,500 m² production hall in Tallinn announced back in February. The automation is intended to gradually reduce night-shift and staffing needs at the Estonian site (no specific job figure given). Second source: Ehitusuudised. — Source: https://www.toostusuudised.ee/uudised/2026/07/16/metaprint-investeerib-saksamaa-tehasesse-kuni-60-miljonit-eurot-ja-robotiseerib-eesti-tootmist

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4d38237e:en 2026-07-14T06:00:00Z

Austria's last remaining envelope manufacturer announced on 14 July that it will cut production capacity and staff at its Hirm site, citing a European envelope market shrinking by around 7 percent annually and rising production costs. An early-warning notice has been filed with the AMS labour office; the exact number of job cuts (the site employs over 70 people in total) is still being negotiated with the AMS and the works council. Second source: heute.at. — Source: https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3362689/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1ad91ddd:en 2026-07-09T06:00:00Z

BOPP film maker Manucor presented an industrial plan at a union meeting with €66m of investment (2025-2026, up to about €100m over ten years) for its Sessa Aurunca (Caserta) plant; about 40 new hires on top of around 260 current employees. — Source: https://www.pupia.tv/2026/07/caserta-provincia/sessa-aurunca-manucor-investe-66-milioni-nello-stabilimento-40-nuove-assunzioni/639906

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d4e24abd:en 2025-11-20T06:00:00Z

The British packaging group DS Smith plans to close five production sites in Germany by the end of 2026, with around 500 job losses. Affected: plants in Paderborn and Hövelhof (North Rhine-Westphalia), Mannheim and Endingen am Kaiserstuhl (Baden-Württemberg) as well as Donauwörth (Bavaria); a partial closure of the display plant in Hamburg. The Hövelhof plant is particularly hard hit with 160 employees. The decision is still subject to consultation with employee representatives. — Source: https://www.chip.de/news/business/500-angestellte-ohne-job-uk-riese-macht-5-deutsche-werke-dicht_95e4407e-e04a-4366-a524-4b7bc0a3289a.html