May 3: The most recent updates to this tracker are:

• American Kraft Paper Industries acquired an unbleached kraft paper mill from Twin Rivers Paper Co. in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The facility, previously owned by Mondi, makes kraft paper for a variety of bag applications.
• France-based Arkema announced the pending acquisition of Dow’s flexible packaging laminating adhesives business. According to Dow, this includes five manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico and Italy. The transaction, valued at $150 million, is set to close by the end of 2024.
• Private equity firm Breck Partners has partnered with the management of NPX One to acquire ownership interests in the company. Pennsylvania-based NPX One is a manufacturer of foam trays for fresh protein products, servicing clients such as food processors, distributors and supermarkets.
• Missouri-based TricorBraun has acquired spirits packaging distributor UniquePak and industrial packaging distributor Alplas Products, both in Australia. This follows prior deals in the region, including this year’s purchase of Plas-Pak WA.
• Washington-based Clearwater Paper finalized the acquisition of a bleached paperboard manufacturing facility from Graphic Packaging in Augusta, Georgia, for $700 million.
• New York-based Sunshine Enclosures acquired Full Scale, a provider of branding and packaging services in the Colorado cannabis market.
• New Jersey-based Imperial Dade acquired Wolfpack Packaging, an Ontario-based distributor of industrial and janitorial products.

While some parts of the packaging industry are already highly consolidated and recent economic challenges have created headwinds, deals are happening. Packaging Dive aims to track as many as possible throughout 2024 to help you stay up to date.

Although the packaging industry is global, this list focuses on deals involving companies that are either based in the U.S. or have a notable U.S. presence. We list the acquirers in alphabetical order by their parent company or common operating name, which may differ from the specific legal entities involved in the acquisitions. The list can be sorted by category by clicking on each column title in the table below.

Do you have suggestions on how to update the scope or layout of this tool? Do you know of new deals we should include, or are you hearing about a tip you want us to investigate? Get in touch at [email protected].