Investments, Funding & M+A

INDIA – US-based memory chip firm Micron Technology has revealed plans to invest as much as US$2 billion in building a semiconductor packaging factory in…

UK – British fiber-based packaging supplier DS Smith has registered revenues of £8.22bn (US$10.44bn) in the fiscal year 2022/23 (FY22/23), which ended on 30 April…

GAMBIA – British non-governmental organization (NGO) WasteAid in collaboration with Plastic Recycling Gambia has launched a project to boost the country’s circular economy and support…

EUROPE – French packaging solutions provider Sidel has partnered with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) to launch tethered caps for the latter’s polyethene terephthalate (PET) bottles.…

UK – German packaging solutions manufacturer All4Labels has completed the acquisition of UK-based digital packaging assets supplier Springfield Solutions. The deal follows the acquisition of…

AUSTRIA – Sustainable packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi in collaboration with Baumit has rolled out a new water-soluble paper packaging solution called SolmixBag, for use…

INDONESIA – Coca-Cola Indonesia, in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), has announced the nationwide launch of bottles made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) plastic,…

USA – Family-owned and operated maker of Crystal Geyser® Alpine Spring Water®, CG Roxane LLC has opened its second recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottling plant…

ETHIOPIA – Plastic upcycling startup Kubik has secured US$3.34 million in Seed funding to increase its focus on building material production in Ethiopia before expanding…

POLAND – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso in collaboration with Tetra Pak has opened a new recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons in…