The most recent updates to this tracker include:
- Closure Systems International acquired two beverage closure compression molding facilities from Amcor. These include a 183,000-square-foot site in Erie, Pennsylvania, and a 119,000-square-foot site in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Indianapolis-based CSI plans to integrate and transition certain production volumes into the facilities during 2026. Amcor has been in the process of shedding non-core assets as it continues to integrate Berry Global.
- Private equity firm Pacific Avenue Capital Partners announced it entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire ESE World from Amcor. With manufacturing facilities in France and Germany, ESE manufactures plastic and steel waste containers and provides associated waste management services, generating about 300 million euros in annual revenue. The deal is targeted to close sometime in Q2.
- UFP Packaging has acquired the operating assets of three Pennsylvania and Virginia locations of Pennsylvania-based pallet manufacturer John Rock. UFP Packaging also acquired Minnesota-based pallet manufacturer Berry Pallets. The company says the deals help it expand in “two high-demand supply chain corridors.” John Rock adds about $82 million in annual revenue and 250 employees to UFP Packaging, while Berry adds $23 million and 75 employees.
- PolyExpert and Polykar Industries have combined to form Canadian company Invera Flexibles, which expects to have 200 million Canadian dollars in combined sales and 350 employees. “With coast-to-coast operations, three state-of-the-art facilities in Montreal, Laval, and Edmonton, Invera Flexibles is positioned as a market leader across five key segments, including converter films, industrial and food-grade packaging, agricultural films, and compostable solutions,” the company’s announcement states. “The PolyExpert and Polykar brands will continue as distinct product lines.” The private equity-backed company will be led by Polykar’s former president and CEO.
- Maine-based Twin Rivers Paper acquired New York-based Potsdam Specialty Paper, adding 26,000 tons of annual production capacity to its asset base. Applications for Potsdam’s papers include tape base, durable label, high-end retail packaging and others.
Following a string of megadeals in 2024 and 2025, analysts anticipate consolidation in 2026 could be driven by smaller players. Packaging Dive aims to track as many deals as possible to help you stay up to date.
Although the packaging industry is global, this list focuses on deals involving companies that are either based, or have a notable presence, in the U.S. or Canada. We list the acquirers 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. You can also scroll down to see archived lists from 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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