Investments, Funding & M+A

USA – Aluminum packaging producer, Ball Corporation has agreed to sell its aerospace business to BAE Systems for gross proceeds of US$5.6 billion. The transaction,…

EGYPT – Papyrus Australia, a developer of sustainable technology that converts banana waste into fiber and biodegradable food packaging products, is set to deliver its…

THAILAND – Petrochemical company SCG Chemicals and Brazil chemicals group Braskem have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to create Braskem Siam Company…

AUSTRALIA – German developer of specialty paper for the packaging, Koehler Paper has provided its NexPlus packaging solution to support Australian tea brand Madura Tea’s…

FRANCE – Thailand-based packaging producer Indorama Ventures has inked a deal with AMB to drive circularity in PET food tray packaging. The companies intend to…

SOUTH AFRICA – JSE-listed packaging group Nampak has successfully concluded credit-approved term sheets with revolving credit facility and term loan lenders. The revised debt structure…

USA – Automation equipment vendor Duravant has acquired National Presort LP (NPI), a provider of automated sortation solutions that will add to Duravant’s material handling…

UK – Food packaging specialist Colpac has extended its recyclable, food-contact Stagione range to include PE-coated pots and implement ovenability into its PP-coated packaging. The…

IRELAND – Belfast-based carton packaging, paper wraps and self-adhesive labels provider Biopax has invested in a Heidelberg press to increase productivity. The Belfast packaging company,…

GERMANY – Anton Paar GmbH, an Austrian maker of materials measuring equipment, has acquired Brabender GmbH & Co. KG of Duisburg, Germany. Based in Duisburg,…