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Van Genechten Packaging (VGP) are investing, according to their strategic road map, and opening a second plant in Komárom, Hungary to expand both their footprint and capacity. The plant has been commissioned in record time and will pick up production this month.

Medication Packaging Holdco Limited, owners of Medica Packaging Limited, a folding cartons and leaflet manufacturer, based in Crewe, Cheshire, is pleased to announce the acquisition of F.G. Curtis plc, a folding carton manufacturer based in Redhill, Surrey. The Curtis business has been operating for over 80 years, and specialises in the manufacture of folding cartons for the cosmetics and beauty markets.

The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has joined the global "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" initiative to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 degree through appropriate measures.

We are pleased to announce that Graphic Packaging International has finalized its acquisition of AR Packaging, one of Europe’s premier producers of fiber-based consumer packaging solutions. This acquisition is part of Graphic Packaging’s mission to grow with valued customers in selected market segments, and it will enhance the combined group's global scale, innovation capabilities and value proposition for customers worldwide.

Cardbox Packaging has announced its acquisition of the Buch Theiss GmbH bookbinding workshop’s premises in St. Stefan/Wolfsberg. The Cardbox Packaging Group, with sites in Austria, Serbia, Czechia and the USA, has been active in Carinthia since 2011, employing 60 of its almost 250 employees at this location.

Paperpack S.A. (the “Company”) announces it has received the following information from its main shareholder and Chairman & CEO, Mr. Ioannis Tsoukaridis:

AR Packaging broadens its offering to the UK food and healthcare customers by adding local folding carton production through the acquisition of Firstan Holdings Ltd, including its subsidiary Firstan Limited. This strategic move makes the Group a key multi-category provider of folding cartons, flexibles and fibre-based containers in the UK.

Proposed acquisition to strengthen MMK’s position in virgin-fiber based cartonboard