Investments, Funding & M+A

AFRICA – Afri-Plastics Challenge has announced strand 2 finalists comprising 10 teams of innovators from across Sub-Saharan Africa with solutions for reducing plastic usage. The…

CANADA – Private equity firm, Clearlake Capital Group has completed the acquisition of global provider of protective packaging solutions, Intertape Polymer Group Inc. Under the…

UK – Industrial decarbonization-focused private equity firm, Ara Partners has completed the acquisition of UK-based producer of sustainability-focused beverage packaging solutions, Petainer. According to Ara…

FINLAND – Finnish engineering services firm, Neste has acquired the European rights to Alterra Energy’s liquefaction technology, advancing the company’s effort in chemical recycling. Alterra…

MEXICO – The German company Henkel inaugurated an adhesives plant in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, with an investment of US$34.8 million. With a size of nearly…

AUSTRALIA – US-based packaging company TricorBraun has completed its acquisition of Australian packaging provider PB Packaging, a wholly-owned business of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited, expanding its…

UK – Austrian cartonboard and folding cartons giant Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has agreed to purchase Essentra packaging business unit in a deal worth US$382.4 million.…

USA – Chicago-based private equity firm, Red Arts Capital has completed the acquisitions of Coregistics, an award-winning, contract packaging services provider known for its flexibility…

UK – London-based Total BioDesignTM Company, Epoch Biodesign has secured US$11 million in a seed funding round to scale bio-recycling capabilities for plastic in the…

AUSTRIA – Austrian packaging and recycling company ALPLA Group is accelerating the roll-out of new plastic packaging solutions with the opening of STUDIOa, a product…