2006
- Impress Rus established by acquisition of canmaking interests of Global Investment LLC near Moscow, Russia
- Building starts on new factory in Casablanca, Morocco
- Impress Ukraine established through acquisition of production assets from Himpak
- Acquisition of US Can Europe business in France, Germany, Italy and Spain
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2005
- Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Sutton strengthens UK presence
- Impress acquires can making facility at Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick, from Connors Bros
- Impress acquires PAK Sp.z.oo near Krakow, Poland
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2003
- Impress acquisition of the Nestlé end making plant in Hjørring Denmark
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2000
- Impress acquisition of Ferembal, a leading canmaker in France and Czech Republic
- Impress acquisition of Heinz USA StarKist canmaking facilities
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1997 
- Impress launches retortable peelable end under the Easy Peel® brand
- Creation of Impress BV by Doughty Hanson & Co, one of Europe's largest independent equity firms, by the merger of the metal packaging interests of Pechiney and Schmalbach-Lubeca
- Ferembal purchases Amco Buftea, Romania
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1995
- Pechiney acquires Capolo, a major Italian canmaker.
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1994
- Schmalbach creates Continental Can Salacgriva in Latvia, a joint venture with Kombinat Brivais Vilnis.
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1993
- Ferembal acquires Obalex A.S., Czechoslovakia.
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1992
- Schmalbach purchases Vaya factory, Hungary.
- Pechiney purchases Strojobal A.S., a leading canmaker in Czechoslovakia.
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1969
- Continental Can Company acquires a majority shareholding in Schmalbach-Lubeca AG.
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1967
- Schmalbach AG and Lubeca Werke GmbH merge.
- Pechiney introduces first Easy Open end for a food can.
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1965
- Merger of Thomassen & Drijver and Verblifa creates TDV.
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1964
- T&D purchases Sobemi, a leading Belgian canmaker.
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1939
- Schmalbach launches the first welded can made of tin-free steel
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1935
- Continental Can Company acquires a shareholding in J.A. Schmalbach Blechwarewerken.
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1919 
- Establishment of Thomassen & Drijver, The Netherlands.
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1898 
- J.A. Schmalbach establishes the Ware factory in Brunswick, Germany.
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1877 
- Alfred Rangot, aka Pechiney, becomes the manager of the company to which he gives his name.
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