Country Activity
Activity in Spain
Activity overview
The industrial paper and packaging sector in Spain shows concrete operational activity across machinery investments, mill upgrades, converting expansions, and corporate acquisitions. Smurfit Westrock completed a €54 million expansion at its facility in Ibi, doubling its Bag-in-Box output. Concurrently, Ence finalized a €48 million project at its Navia pulp mill to improve wood processing and eliminate fossil fuels in its lime kilns, while machinery manufacturer Tavil committed €60 million to enlarge its Girona plant to 120,000 square meters.
Converting operations also advanced with new production capacity and infrastructure adjustments. LC Paper brought a new Valmet Perini MyGo converting line into full production in Fornells de la Selva within 16 days of shipment, while Espabox deployed a high-definition digital printing line for corrugated packaging. In corporate transactions, CL Grupo Industrial completed the €39.2 million acquisition of paper mill Papresa to operate the PM5 and PM6 machines for recycled containerboard, and Italian converter Scatolificio del Garda acquired Spanish converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging in Tarragona.
What changed
CL Grupo Industrial finalizes Papresa paper mill purchase
CL Grupo Industrial has finalized the €39.2 million acquisition of the insolvent Spanish paper mill Papresa, preserving 167 jobs. The move bolsters the company's vertical integration in the corrugated packaging sector by optimizing the PM5 and PM6 machines for sustainable recycled containerboard production.
Ence completes €48 million upgrade at Navia pulp mill
Ence completes a 48 million euro upgrade at its Navia pulp mill to optimize wood processing and eliminate fossil fuels in its lime kilns.
Smurfit Westrock finishes €54 million expansion at Ibi plant
Smurfit Westrock has completed a €54 million expansion at its Ibi facility in Spain, doubling its Bag-in-Box production capacity to meet surging European demand.
LC Paper achieves full production on Valmet converting line
Spanish tissue manufacturer LC Paper has achieved full production on its new Valmet Perini MyGo converting line just 16 days after shipment.
Scatolificio del Garda acquires converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging
Italy's Scatolificio del Garda acquires Spanish converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging, surpassing €50M in revenue and expanding its HoReCa footprint.
Tavil commits €60 million expansion of Girona machinery complex
Spanish machinery manufacturer Tavil is investing €60 million to expand its Girona complex to 120,000 square meters, boosting its multiformat automation capacity.
Espabox installs digital printing line for corrugated boxes
Espabox has launched a new high-definition digital printing line to produce highly customized corrugated packaging for its 2026 Christmas collection.
Companies in motion
CL Grupo Industrial
CL Grupo Industrial has finalized the €39.2 million acquisition of the insolvent Spanish paper mill Papresa, preserving 167 jobs.
Ence
Ence completes a 48 million euro upgrade at its Navia pulp mill to optimize wood processing and eliminate fossil fuels in its lime kilns.
Espabox
Espabox has launched a new high-definition digital printing line to produce highly customized corrugated packaging for its 2026 Christmas collection.
Graphi Red
Italy's Scatolificio del Garda acquires Spanish converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging, surpassing €50M in revenue and expanding its HoReCa footprint.
LC Paper
Spanish tissue manufacturer LC Paper has achieved full production on its new Valmet Perini MyGo converting line just 16 days after shipment.
Meraki Packaging
Italy's Scatolificio del Garda acquires Spanish converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging, surpassing €50M in revenue and expanding its HoReCa footprint.
Papresa
CL Grupo Industrial has finalized the €39.2 million acquisition of the insolvent Spanish paper mill Papresa, preserving 167 jobs.
Scatolificio del Garda
Italy's Scatolificio del Garda acquires Spanish converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging, surpassing €50M in revenue and expanding its HoReCa footprint.
Smurfit Westrock
Smurfit Westrock has completed a €54 million expansion at its Ibi facility in Spain, doubling its Bag-in-Box production capacity to meet surging European demand.
Tavil
Spanish machinery manufacturer Tavil is investing €60 million to expand its Girona complex to 120,000 square meters, boosting its multiformat automation capacity.
Valmet
Spanish tissue manufacturer LC Paper has achieved full production on its new Valmet Perini MyGo converting line just 16 days after shipment.
Connected developments
Primary papermaking operations and converting capacity expansions
Large capital investments have simultaneously addressed primary board assets and downstream converting. CL Grupo Industrial invested €39.2 million to acquire Papresa's PM5 and PM6 machines for recycled containerboard, while Smurfit Westrock executed a €54 million physical expansion in Ibi to double Bag-in-Box production. The sources demonstrate targeted capital allocations at both stages of paper converting but do not evidence any shared raw material supply agreement between these two specific operators.
Equipment deployment across packaging converting facilities
Converters integrated specialized production machinery into Spanish sites, seen in LC Paper's installation and operation of the Valmet Perini MyGo line in Fornells de la Selva and Espabox's launch of a high-definition digital printing line for corrugated formats. While both projects establish operational machine deployments within converting facilities, the evidence does not establish any technological partnership or commercial connection between LC Paper and Espabox.
Activity analysis
The documented activities reflect simultaneous capital allocation in core papermaking assets and downstream converting lines. Heavy infrastructure projects, such as Ence's Navia mill fuel transition and CL Grupo Industrial's acquisition of Papresa's paper machines, focus on raw material and containerboard processing. Downstream, converters such as Smurfit Westrock, LC Paper, and Espabox have integrated specialized lines to expand production volumes in Bag-in-Box formats, tissue converting, and digitally printed corrugated board.
- CL Grupo Industrial finalizes Papresa paper mill purchase
- Ence completes €48 million upgrade at Navia pulp mill
- Smurfit Westrock finishes €54 million expansion at Ibi plant
- LC Paper achieves full production on Valmet converting line
- Scatolificio del Garda acquires converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging
- Tavil commits €60 million expansion of Girona machinery complex
- Espabox installs digital printing line for corrugated boxes
Alongside internal equipment installations, corporate realignments through acquisitions have restructured plant ownership and cross-border participation in Spain. Scatolificio del Garda's purchase of Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging expands foreign operating presence in Tarragona, while Tavil's engineering expansion in Girona directly addresses packaging automation machinery capacity. These developments document specific industrial asset transitions without indicating sector-wide totals or aggregate output levels.
- CL Grupo Industrial finalizes Papresa paper mill purchase
- Ence completes €48 million upgrade at Navia pulp mill
- Smurfit Westrock finishes €54 million expansion at Ibi plant
- LC Paper achieves full production on Valmet converting line
- Scatolificio del Garda acquires converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging
- Tavil commits €60 million expansion of Girona machinery complex
- Espabox installs digital printing line for corrugated boxes
Regional context
Original The Paper reports
- · CL Grupo Industrial finalizes Papresa paper mill purchase
CL Grupo Industrial has finalized the €39.2 million acquisition of the insolvent Spanish paper mill Papresa, preserving 167 jobs.
- · Ence completes €48 million upgrade at Navia pulp mill
Ence completes a 48 million euro upgrade at its Navia pulp mill to optimize wood processing and eliminate fossil fuels in its lime kilns.
- · Smurfit Westrock finishes €54 million expansion at Ibi plant
Smurfit Westrock has completed a €54 million expansion at its Ibi facility in Spain, doubling its Bag-in-Box production capacity to meet surging European demand.
- · LC Paper achieves full production on Valmet converting line
Spanish tissue manufacturer LC Paper has achieved full production on its new Valmet Perini MyGo converting line just 16 days after shipment.
- · Scatolificio del Garda acquires converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging
Italy's Scatolificio del Garda acquires Spanish converters Graphi Red and Meraki Packaging, surpassing €50M in revenue and expanding its HoReCa footprint.
- · Tavil commits €60 million expansion of Girona machinery complex
Spanish machinery manufacturer Tavil is investing €60 million to expand its Girona complex to 120,000 square meters, boosting its multiformat automation capacity.
- · Espabox installs digital printing line for corrugated boxes
Espabox has launched a new high-definition digital printing line to produce highly customized corrugated packaging for its 2026 Christmas collection.