Investments, Funding & M+A

AFRICA – At the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, African leaders have announced their commitment to climate change and call to action. Following the conclusion…

USA – Sustainable packaging solutions provider, Cirkla has secured US$3 million in pre-seed funding to scale operations and invest in new technologies. The latest funding…

IRELAND – Aseptic carton packaging supplier SIG has teamed up with micro encapsulation specialists, AnaBio to aseptic packaging for a long-life probiotic yogurt. The new…

USA – MEI Rigging & Crating, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, has completed the acquisition of professional packaging and crating company ProPack International. Founded…

UK – The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is urging businesses to be prepared for the upcoming single-use plastics ban coming into force on October…

USA – American manufacturing company, Greif has acquired 51% stake in ColePak, a supplier of paper partitions in North America in an all-cash transaction funded…

CHINA – Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and China’s Sinopec have announced the start of the commercial operation of their new polycarbonate plant in Tianjin…

FRANCE – Versalis, Eni’s chemical company has signed an agreement with Technip Energies aimed at integrating Versalis’ Hoop® and Technip Energies’ Pure.rOilTM and Pure.rGasTM purification…

INDIA – Diversified group ITC has invested Rs 1,500 crore (US$181m) in Madhya Pradesh to set up an integrated food manufacturing and logistics facility and…

BRAZIL – Plastic films and aluminium extrusions manufacturer Tredegar has agreed to sell its flexible packaging films business, Terphane, to Oben Group affiliates for US$116…