Oji Holdings is investing USD 110m to build an aseptic carton packaging plant in Dong Nai, Vietnam. The plant is expected to start operations in 2028 with maximum annual capacity of 8 billion packs and will create more than 200 jobs.
Why this mattersAn 8 billion-pack aseptic carton plant adds substantial Southeast Asian capacity from a Japanese group, increasing competition for incumbent carton system suppliers in the region.
- Oji Holdings is investing USD 110m in the plant.
- Site is located in Dong Nai province, Vietnam.
- Operations are expected to start in 2028.
- Maximum annual capacity is 8 billion packs.
- The project is expected to create more than 200 new jobs.
Oji Holdings has broken ground on a new aseptic liquid-packaging plant in Dong Nai, Vietnam, under its Oji Liquid Pak brand, with total investment of USD 110m (VND 2,800 billion). The 57,000 sqm plant at Long Thanh High-Tech Park is expected to start operations in 2028 with capacity of 8 billion cartons a year and more than 200 new jobs, adding to Oji's existing Vietnamese network of three Ojitex plants and a United Packaging facility.
Why this mattersEight billion cartons a year of new aseptic capacity from 2028 shifts regional liquid-packaging supply closer to Southeast Asian fillers.
- Total investment is USD 110m (VND 2,800 billion)
- Plant site covers approximately 57,000 sqm at Long Thanh High-Tech Park, Dong Nai city
- Groundbreaking took place on 10 October 2026
- Planned annual capacity is 8 billion cartons
- Operations expected to start in 2028
- More than 200 new jobs to be created
- Oji Liquid Pak was established in Vietnam in 2025.
- The plant works alongside IPI, an Italian aseptic carton and equipment maker that joined Oji Holdings in 2023.
- Oji Liquid Pak was established in Vietnam in 2025 as part of Oji Group
- Plant technology draws on more than 40 years of aseptic packaging experience from Italian unit IPI, acquired by Oji Holdings in 2023
- Oji Group already operates Ojitex Vietnam, Oji Interpack and United Packaging in Vietnam
- Oji Liquid Pak is a joint venture between Oji Holdings and Italian aseptic packaging technology group IPI
- First client deliveries are expected in the first half of 2028
- Plant technology draws on more than 40 years of aseptic packaging experience from Oji group company IPI of Italy.
Walki Group has named Timo Saahko Executive Vice President of Packaging Materials, effective 1 October 2026. He will also join the Group Executive Team, taking responsibility for developing the company's packaging materials business. Saahko joins from Mölnlycke Health Care.
Why this mattersA new operating head signals Walki's intent to prioritise growth of its packaging materials division within a broader industrial group.
- Timo Saahko becomes Executive Vice President of Packaging Materials at Walki Group.
- Appointment takes effect 1 October 2026.
- Saahko will also join the Group Executive Team.
- He previously worked at Mölnlycke Health Care.
Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsushiro mill in Kumamoto has remained shut since a July 2026 earthquake damaged its chimney, with no restart date confirmed. The Japan Paper Association said on 24 September that a cross-industry emergency support scheme, including Nippon Paper rerouting output from its Iwanuma mill to Kyushu, has prevented disruption to newsprint supply.
Why this mattersShows Japanese papermakers can pool capacity to absorb a single-site outage, reducing the risk of newsprint supply shocks from natural disasters.
- Nippon Paper's Yatsushiro mill in Kumamoto has been offline since a July 2026 earthquake damaged its chimney, with no restart timeline confirmed
- The Japan Paper Association's newsprint committee set up an emergency response headquarters on 31 July to coordinate alternative supply among member companies
- Nippon Paper rerouted newsprint output from its Iwanuma mill in Miyagi prefecture to Kyushu to cover the shortfall
- Association chairman Hiroyuki Isono, also president of Oji Holdings, said on 24 September there is currently no concern over newsprint supply stability
