While many European packaging companies are becoming more selective with large capital projects, Dunapack Packaging is continuing to strengthen its position in Türkiye.
This story is not only about one new corrugator.
It is about a country where Dunapack already reports around 500 million m² of corrugated packaging production volume and describes itself as one of the market leaders in Türkiye. According to Dunapack Packaging’s own country profile, the company operates Turkish sites in Adana, Denizli, Eskişehir and Çorlu / Tekirdağ, supported by a central office in Istanbul.
That makes Türkiye more than a side market for Dunapack.
It is a major regional production platform — with several plants, a long acquisition history, strong industrial customers and a geographic position between Europe, the Balkans, the Black Sea region, the Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa.
The latest expansion at the Eskişehir plant now gives this platform another important layer.
The new BHS line is important — but it is part of a bigger story
The recent news is the startup of a new 2.8-metre BHS Corrugated line at Dunapack Packaging’s Eskişehir facility.
According to The Packaging Portal / Brunton Business Publications, the new line gives the plant capacity of up to 230 million m² per year, speeds of up to 450 metres per minute, and flexibility across E, B and C flutes, as well as EB and BC double-wall combinations.
EUWID also reported that Dunapack commissioned the new corrugator at the Eskişehir packaging plant in June 2026, replacing an existing line and expanding corrugated board production capacity in Türkiye.
These details matter.
A 2.8-metre BHS line is not a cosmetic upgrade. It adds capacity, speed and board flexibility. It can support lighter retail and shelf-ready packaging, stronger transport packaging, industrial boxes, food logistics and export packaging.
But if the article stops there, it becomes a late equipment news item.
The more interesting question is different:
Why is Dunapack continuing to build Türkiye into one of its strongest corrugated packaging platforms?
Fact box: Dunapack in Türkiye
Production volume: around 500 million m² in Türkiye
Turkish sites: Adana, Denizli, Eskişehir, Çorlu / Tekirdağ
Central office: Istanbul
Eskişehir upgrade: 2.8-metre BHS Corrugated line
Eskişehir capacity after expansion: up to 230 million m² per year
Line speed: up to 450 m/min
Flutes: E, B, C, EB and BC double-wall
Strategic role: domestic Turkish market + regional industrial and export corridors
From Dentaş to Dunapack Türkiye
Dunapack’s Turkish story did not start with Eskişehir.
It is closely connected with Dentaş, one of the important historical names in the Turkish corrugated packaging industry.
Dunapack’s own Turkish history states that Dentaş was established in Denizli in 1972, the Denizli packaging plant started production in 1977, the Çorlu plant started production in 2002, and the Adana plant followed in 2007. In 2013, Dentaş became part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group.
That timeline is important because it shows that Dunapack did not enter Türkiye through one isolated investment.
It inherited and developed a multi-regional packaging base.
Denizli gave the company a long-established western Turkish platform. Çorlu connected it to the Marmara region, one of Türkiye’s most important industrial and logistics zones. Adana opened access to southern Türkiye, agriculture, food production and regional trade flows.
That is exactly the type of structure corrugated packaging companies need.
Because in corrugated board, geography is not a detail.
Corrugated packaging is light but bulky. Transport distance, delivery speed, service reliability and proximity to customers all affect competitiveness.
Eskişehir: the Camiş step
The next important move came with Camiş Ambalaj Sanayi A.Ş.
In 2016, Dunapack agreed to acquire the corrugated business of Camiş Ambalaj in Eskişehir. IPW reported at the time that the acquisition would give Dunapack four box plants in Türkiye and increase its overall corrugated packaging sales volume.
Legal adviser Erdem & Erdem described Camiş Ambalaj’s Eskişehir business as producing and selling around 160 million m² of corrugated packaging per year, serving customers in food, beverages, glassware, fresh fruit and vegetable industries.
This makes the new BHS investment easier to understand.
Eskişehir was already a large corrugated packaging site before the latest line was installed.
Dunapack first added the site through acquisition.
Now it is modernising it with a high-capacity BHS Corrugated line.
That is not a random equipment purchase.
It is the continuation of a platform strategy.
Why Türkiye matters for corrugated packaging
Türkiye has a rare combination of advantages for corrugated packaging producers.
It has a large domestic market, strong food and agricultural production, industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, retail and export-driven logistics.
It also sits between several demand zones.
From Türkiye, packaging producers are close to Europe, the Balkans, the Black Sea region, the Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa.
That matters because corrugated packaging demand is strongly linked to the movement of goods. Food exports, fresh produce, industrial products, e-commerce, consumer goods and retail all require stable packaging supply.
Independent market estimates also point to continued growth. IMARC Group values the Turkish corrugated boxes market at around USD 2.8 billion in 2025 and projects it to reach USD 3.9 billion by 2034, with a 3.47% CAGR during 2026–2034.
This does not mean the market is easy.
It means the market is large enough and strategically positioned enough to justify long-term investment.
The risks are real
A serious view of Türkiye must also include the challenges.
The country remains a demanding operating environment. Inflation, currency volatility, energy costs, logistics pressure and strong local competition can affect producers, customers and investment timing.
Reuters reported that Türkiye’s annual inflation was 32.61% in May 2026, with monthly inflation at 1.71%.
For packaging producers, this matters because inflation can influence wages, energy, transport, paper costs, financing and customer pricing.
That makes Dunapack’s continued investment more interesting, not less.
It suggests that Prinzhorn Group is not only looking at short-term macroeconomic pressure. It is looking at the structural value of Türkiye as a production and logistics platform.
In a volatile market, scale can become more important.
A company with several plants, an integrated paper and packaging model, technical expertise and a large customer base may be better positioned to manage pressure than smaller producers.
Prinzhorn’s integrated model
Dunapack Packaging is part of Prinzhorn Group, whose structure connects recycling, containerboard and corrugated packaging.
This model matters because it gives the group a wider industrial logic.
Recovered paper can feed paper production.
Containerboard can support corrugated packaging plants.
Corrugated packaging can then serve food, industrial, retail and export customers.
That is different from a standalone converter that depends entirely on external paper supply.
Dunapack describes its wider business as a network of 24 plants in 12 countries, serving customers through state-of-the-art technology and a circular value chain.
For Türkiye, this integrated model is especially relevant.
A large packaging market with strong industrial demand can benefit from supply reliability, customer proximity and group-level investment capacity.
Türkiye and Germany: two sides of the same strategy
Türkiye is not the only place where Dunapack is expanding.
In April 2026, Prinzhorn Group’s Dunapack Packaging entered into an agreement with Stora Enso to take over its German corrugated packaging operations. Dunapack described the move as part of its growth strategy and a way to strengthen its geographical footprint.
Max Hölbl, Chairman of Dunapack Packaging, said about the German transaction: “We are excited to serve our existing and new customers with the best of our proven service quality by benefitting from our integrated business model with Hamburger Containerboard Division.”
That quote is about Germany, not Türkiye.
But it helps explain the broader logic.
Dunapack is not just collecting factories. It is building regional positions where customer proximity, paper integration and service reliability can create advantage.
Germany gives access to Europe’s largest corrugated packaging market.
Türkiye gives access to a large domestic market and a wider regional corridor.
Together, they show how Prinzhorn is allocating capital: not only into machines, but into platforms.
What this means for plant directors
For plant directors, the Dunapack Türkiye story is useful because it shows the importance of a multi-site model.
A single large plant can be powerful, but it can also create dependence.
A network of sites can improve regional coverage, reduce delivery distance and support different customer sectors more effectively.
Dunapack’s Turkish platform combines long-established plants, acquired operations and modernised capacity.
That gives the company more options: serving food producers from one region, industrial customers from another, and export-oriented clients from a stronger national network.
The Eskişehir BHS line strengthens that model because it adds high-capacity production and wider flute flexibility inside the network.
The practical lesson is clear.
In corrugated packaging, the next advantage is not only machine speed.
It is the combination of machine capability, plant location, customer proximity and network coverage.
What this means for investors
For investors and industry analysts, Türkiye shows another side of Prinzhorn Group’s capital allocation.
The company is investing in markets with different profiles.
Germany offers mature demand, high industrial density and consolidation potential.
Türkiye offers growth, regional access and a strong domestic manufacturing base — but also more volatility.
That balance is important.
It suggests that Dunapack’s strategy is not limited to safe, mature markets. It is also prepared to invest in countries where geography and long-term packaging demand can outweigh short-term uncertainty.
The Eskişehir project is therefore not only an equipment story.
It is a signal that Dunapack continues to see Türkiye as a strategic corrugated packaging base.
The key conclusion
Dunapack Packaging’s latest investment in Eskişehir is not only about a new corrugator.
It is about the continued development of a 500 million m² corrugated packaging platform in Türkiye.
The company entered deeper into the market through Dentaş, expanded with Camiş Ambalaj, built a multi-site network and now continues to modernise one of its key plants with BHS Corrugated technology.
That is the story corrugated producers should watch.
Because the next stage of competition will not be won only by companies with faster machines.
It will be won by companies that put the right capacity in the right countries, close to the right customers, with enough flexibility to serve changing demand.
For Dunapack and Prinzhorn Group, Türkiye appears to be one of those countries: a market with scale, industrial demand and a regional position where corrugated packaging capacity can matter far beyond one plant.
Sources
Dunapack Packaging / Prinzhorn Group; The Packaging Portal / Brunton Business Publications; EUWID; IPW Online; Erdem & Erdem; IMARC Group; Reuters; Packaging Insights; corruga.expert analysis
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