Nefab Expands in Guadalajara, Mexico with Sustainable Packaging Solutions and Closed-Loop Recycling

• Nefab is opening its second packaging manufacturing and warehousing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• The new site will provide sustainable plastics packaging solutions for the datacom, electronics and automotive industries.
• The facility integrates in-house design, production, and reuse processes emphasize Nefab’s commitment to sustainability.

Guadalajara, Mexico – March 24, 2025 – Nefab has doubled its manufacturing capacity in Guadalajara, Jalisco with a new 5,400-square-meter (>58 000 square feet) packaging manufacturing facility located in the northern industrial clusters of Pinar. The site will provide end-to-end sustainable plastics solutions, integrating in-house design, production, and reuse of packaging to support lithium batteries & E-Mobility and automotive, electronics, and datacom industries. Once at full capacity, the facility will employ 50 people.

Sustainable Trays and Cushioning Solutions

Specializing in thin-gauge thermoforming, the facility will produce recyclable trays and cushioning solutions designed to optimize primary packaging. By leveraging automatic thermoforming technology, the operation enables scalable production while addressing industry demands for cost-effective and environmentally friendly packaging. 

Nefab’s new facility streamlines the entire packaging lifecycle—from design and production to recycling—under one roof. The in-house engineering team develops durable, material-efficient packaging solutions tailored to customer needs. Using proprietary tooling, the facility produces customized packaging that optimizes fit, performance, and sustainability. At the end of its lifecycle, used packaging is collected, ground down, and reformed into sheets for reuse, supporting a fully closed-loop recycling process.

"This facility strengthens our ability to provide engineered solutions tailored to customers’ needs," said Eric Wickman, Regional Managing Director Latin America at Nefab. "By managing the entire process in-house—from design to production and recycling—we help customers reduce material use, costs, and environmental impact."

Nefab is taking a bold step toward sustainability by incorporating 100% recycled content in multiple materials from the outset, with plans to further increase this across all material groups.

Strategic Expansion

“Mexico is experiencing incredible growth, and Guadalajara has become a major hub for technology, manufacturing, and innovation," said Patric Vestlund, Executive Vice President - Americas region at Nefab. "Expanding our capacity here allows us to be where our customers are – reducing logistics costs and improving supply chain efficiency. This is how we work – partnering with clients through our strong engineering backbone to develop tailored solutions that optimize resources, lower costs, and drive sustainability” he added.

This new facility complements Nefab’s existing Guadalajara plant, which specializes in wood and plywood creates, corrugated and foam packaging, as well as its Leon facility for heavy-gauge thermoforming. Nefab also operates sites in Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez, and Chihuahua, reinforcing its commitment to delivering sustainable, engineered packaging solutions across Mexico.

With this expansion, Nefab continues to lead the transition to circular packaging, providing industries with cost-efficient, high-performance solutions that align with global sustainability goals.

About Nefab

Nefab saves environmental and financial resources by optimizing supply chains. We do this by innovating together with our customers to create smarter packaging and logistics solutions while always respecting people and high ethical standards. This contributes to a better tomorrow for our customers, for society and for the environment.

With more than 75 years of experience combined with competence and presence in more than 38 countries, we offer global solutions and local service worldwide to companies in industries such as Telecom, Datacom, Semicon, Energy, Healthcare, Mining & Construction, and LiB & E-mobility. Nefab Group has over 4900 employees spread across 38 countries, with a yearly turnover of 966 mln USD. The owners are the Nordgren/Pihl family and FAM AB, a privately owned holding company within the Wallenberg Ecosystem.