News
SPLAT (SPLAT Global) has launched production of kids' toothpaste in recyclable packaging at its Organic Pharmaceuticals plant in Okulovka, starting the category-wide shift to an eco-friendly tube format.
Farmasyntez Group commissioned a new pharmaceutical enterprise in Ussuriysk (Primorsky Krai). The plant with a design capacity of 12 million medicine packages a year was implemented under the import substitution program Pharma-2030; 90% of manufactured items are on the VED list.
The Kofemania restaurant brand has put into operation its first in-house food industry production complex in Moscow. The full-cycle factory kitchen on Ryabinovaya Street with a capacity of up to 100 tonnes per day was built under the large-scale investment projects mechanism (MaIP), with investments of 4.45 billion rubles.
Biofarmlab, a resident of the Dubna SEZ, commissioned the third stage of its cosmetics plant. The new building of 5,600 sq m will allow the company to produce up to 100,000 units per day and 3 million units per month.
ITMO University presented a laboratory prototype of 'smart' packaging for ready meals at the OpenBio forum: product condition can be assessed visually by a color-changing label — without a smartphone or special devices.
Austrian packaging maker ALPLA expanded its portfolio for personal care and pharma with a new monomaterial foam dispenser featuring a twistlock. The system is made entirely of polypropylene, contains no metal and is fully recyclable.
Argumentum Pharma is completing the equipping of its new pharmaceutical plant in Moscow region's Dubna SEZ: high-tech automated filling and packaging lines have already been installed. Total investment in the project is estimated at 2.5 billion rubles, with commissioning planned before the end of 2026.
On September 23, a press tour of Gofromir Group took place in Noginsk at the full-cycle printing house Printomir: the facility with a capacity of over 50 million packaging units per month announced 30% output growth, four-color flexography on corrugated board and the first industrial batch of packaging with eco-friendly lamination.
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe announced the launch of innovative Recycl-IN rPP1025C hybrid polymer containing 70% recycled material, designed for cosmetics packaging without compromising on quality or performance.
Eco-packaging maker GVPAK (Green Valley Technology) presented at Paris Packaging Week 2026 its Pentawards Bronze-winning 'Zhi Ying Xiang Shui' paper bottle and a new collection of sustainable perfume packaging made from molded fiber.
From October 14 to 17, the 33rd International exhibition of the perfume and cosmetics industry InterCHARM 2026 will take place at Crocus Expo. Organizers announced the main premieres: from AI synthesis of cosmetic molecules and biotech ingredients to lyophilized formulas and refillable packaging.
The Moscow-based OSQ Group is expanding its presence in the Kaliningrad region: the company is looking for a site near Khrabrovo Airport for the construction of a new paper packaging plant for ready meals and street food, having already invested 200 million rubles in the project.
"Packaging Systems" JSC, a leading supplier of integrated solutions, has carried out a comprehensive modernization of the Lipetsk "Lebedyanmoloko" dairy plant: a bottling line for ultra-pasteurized milk and cream with a shelf life of up to 12 months in aseptic packaging has been launched.
"Rinsler Pak" company (part of "Rinsler" / "Terra Plast" Group of Companies) has announced the construction of a new production site for plastic containers for cosmetics and household chemicals at the existing site in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region. Investments will amount to about 840 million rubles, the launch is scheduled for July–August 2025.
The Russian pharmaceutical manufacturer PFK "Renewal", operating under the Renewal brand, has commissioned a new production facility for the production of vital and essential medicines (VED) in the Novosibirsk region. The area of the complex exceeds 18.1 thousand square meters, and the design capacity reaches 100 million packages of finished products annually.
The company of the "NEOPOLIS" group will build a new production and warehouse building to meet the growing demand for flexible packaging for food and feed. The capacity launch is scheduled for April 2026.
The Korean manufacturer SMCG (Somang Glass) has announced a new line of packaging glass for the cosmetics industry: the share of post-consumer recyclables in the material reaches 60%, and compliance is confirmed by the international GRS certificate. The new product is designed for bottles and cans of skin care products, decorative cosmetics and perfumes.
"VERTEX" is completing the commissioning of a blister-cardboard line with double-sided aluminum packaging, unique for its capacities. The new machine will become the tenth blister line of the enterprise and will allow to produce about 260 thousand packages by the end of 2026.
A new production facility for food polymer packaging will be opened in the "Kashira" special economic zone in the Moscow region. The SEZ resident "Ushakov—Kashira" company will invest about 600 million rubles in the project and create 90 jobs. The launch of the enterprise is scheduled for 2028.
One of the key Russian manufacturers of food packaging, PJSC "Lambumiz", has reached the stage of approving the construction of a new aseptic packaging production. The first stage of the workshop with the capacity to meet the growing demand of dairy farmers will be launched in the summer of 2026.
"Arabia", a manufacturer of professional cosmetics from Moscow region, is completing the construction of a new production complex in Protvin. Investments in capacity expansion amounted to 700 million rubles, which will allow the company to increase production by 40%.
""""On Moscow Industry Day, Sergei Sobyanin opened a new production complex "Generium-Next" (GC "Farmstandart") at the Alabushevo site. The company will produce genetically engineered drugs for orphan and socially significant diseases for 8.5 billion rubles.
SIBUR and its partners have launched the industrial production of HAGL film with antifog effect, a universal domestic material for sealing plastic trays with ready-made food, at "BIAXPLEN" in Nizhny Novgorod. The tray and film are a monopolymeric solution that can be recycled without pre-sorting.
Kaluga-based polymer packaging manufacturer "Plant Protey" has launched a second production site in Zhukov: investments have exceeded 4 billion rubles, and the capacity of single—stage PET technology has increased by 80% to 800 million vials and cans annually.