Project Updates

Progroup’s PW14 Corrugated Sheet Feeder

The PW14 plant produces up to 200,000tpa of corrugated board sheets. Credit: Progroup

Project Type: Corrugated sheet feeder plant

Location: Strykow, Poland

Estimated Investment: €72m ($87.25m)

Announced: September 2019 

Opened: January 2023 

The investment facilitates regional growth and makes Poland one of the most important locations for the company in Central Europe.

SIG Aseptic Carton Packaging Plant 

SIG opened its new aseptic cartons packaging production facility in Suzhou, China, in 2020. Credit: SIG Combibloc Group

Project Type: Aseptic carton packaging production plant 

Location: Suzhou, China 

Estimated Investment: 175m ($212m) 

Expected Completion: 2020 

Developer: SIG 

The project was undertaken to meet the growing demands for packaged food and beverages in the Asia-Pacific region.

VPK Group’s DA Alizay Paper Mill Modernisation

VPK Group modernised its DA Alizay paper mill into a recycled paper-based packaging production site. Credit: VPK Group

Project Type: Paper mill conversion 

Location: Alizay, Normandy 

Investment: €200m 

Developer: VPK Group 

Completed: June 2023 

VPK produces more than one million tonnes of recycled paper in France from the Alizay paper mill and two other paper mills in Gironde and Alsace.