Optima Packaging Group has opened a new sales and service office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of its ongoing expansion in the Middle East.

Berlin Packaging, a hybrid packaging supplier, has acquired Italian company Cosmei, further expanding its footprint in the beauty and cosmetics industry.

Alternative investment company Stonepeak has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 50% co-controlling interest in IFCO Group, a provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh foods.

INEOS Styrolution, a producer of high-performance styrenics, has launched its 100% 'bio-attributed' polystyrene (PS), Styrolution PS 158K BC100, for food packaging applications.

Veolia, a UK-based resource management company, has initiated a £70m ($95m) plastics recycling project, featuring the country’s reportedly first 'tray-to-tray' closed-loop polyethylene terephthalate ...

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Alvotech, a global biotech company, has announced the acquisition of Ivers-Lee Group, a Switzerland-based provider of assembly and packaging services for the pharmaceutical sector.

Kenco, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, has announced the launch of its new contract packaging division, enhancing its end-to-end supply chain solutions with a focus on secondary packaging.

Rørosmeieriet, a Norwegian organic dairy company, has introduced Elopak's Natural White Board cartons for Coop's Änglamark brand.

American private equity company Atar Capital has announced that its affiliate WinCup has acquired Conver Pack, a Medley, Florida-based manufacturer of paper cup products.

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