Visy has produced the first glass bottles at its new recycling and manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland. Annual capacity is expected to reach up to 1 billion bottles and jars once fully operational.

Pact Group and Aldi are scaling up recycled packaging in Australia, with more than 19 million laundry and cleaning bottles per year to contain up to 50% Australian recycled plastic. The announcement is dated 22 October 2026.

Allied Pinnacle has invested AUD 10 million across its Sydney manufacturing operations to increase capacity, improve production speed and deploy automation. The announcement is dated 22 October 2026.

Visy has invested AUD 30 million in a new 2.8-metre-wide corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney, increasing board output by 33 per cent. The announcement is dated 21 October 2026.

Visy has invested $30 million in a new 2.8 metre corrugator at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney. The upgrade lifts board output by 33% and supports the agricultural and food and beverage sectors.

The Department of Defence awarded Australian Pump Industries Pty Ltd a contract to supply valve parts, valued at AUD 16,460.40. The award was made on 19 October 2026 and runs to 31 May 2028.

Franklin Electric has agreed to acquire Australian underground mine dewatering specialist Challenge Pumps Holdings for US$181 million. The deal is reported on October 28, 2026.

Pope Packaging completed a more than A$50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack plant, raising finished sack capacity by 50 percent and doubling printing capacity with a new high-speed press.

Atlas Copco Group acquired Compressors Australia Pty Ltd, a distributor of small and medium compressors with 9 employees in Brisbane and Melbourne, joining its Compressor Technique service division. The purchase price was not disclosed.

AxFlow Oceania acquired Thornhill Australia, a plate heat exchanger specialist with over 30 years of expertise and local service capabilities.

Franklin Electric has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Challenge Pumps Holdings, a Perth-based maker of underground mine dewatering solutions, for $181 million. The article header gives the date as 29 October 2026, which is later than the article's listing date.

AxFlow Oceania acquired a majority stake in Queensland-based Dowdens Group, its largest regional investment to date in the Australian fluid handling market.

MyEco Group (ASX: MCO) won a 3-to-5-year contract to supply compostable FOGO caddy bin liners and dog waste bags to Penrith City Council, New South Wales, worth up to $6.83m over five years, starting May 15, 2026.

MyEco Group won a tender to supply compostable FOGO caddy bin liners and dog waste bags to Penrith City Council in New South Wales, worth up to $6.8 million over five years. The contract commenced on 15 May 2026.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded Thales Australia a limited-tender contract worth AUD 755,650.76 for additional valves and compressors deliveries, running from 8 May to 4 December 2026.

Orora Cans plans a third can line at its Rocklea site in Australia to meet rising demand from customers expanding in Queensland. The project is part of about $364 million invested across Australia and New Zealand.

AxFlow Oceania bought a majority stake in Dowdens Group in Queensland, Australia; the existing owners remain as shareholders.

Valmet inaugurated a new flow control service center and manufacturing unit in Sydney, Australia, offering valve and pump services, spare parts and local assembly for process industries.

AxFlow Oceania has partnered with management to acquire a majority stake in Dowdens Group, a Queensland fluid handling provider founded in 1973. The deal is AxFlow's largest investment in Oceania to date.

Challenger Valves officially opened a new $8 million facility on Wheeler St in Shepparton, including a 3,800 square metre warehouse with capacity for 3,400 pallets. The expansion began in 2024 with the purchase of industrial land.

Chief Fluid Systems signed an MoU with Fairbanks Morse Defense to become its authorised distributor in Australia for Hunt valve and fitting products, covering distribution, servicing and support.

Consolidated Packaging Australia, a KnoxCorp subsidiary, agreed to buy Pro-Pac Packaging's Australian businesses, excluding Perfection Packaging, with completion expected by early March 2026. The New Zealand sale is expected to complete by end January 2026.

Perfection Packaging, a unit of Pro-Pac Packaging based in Dandenong, Victoria, is being wound down and is scheduled to close in February 2026. It was excluded from the sale to Knoxcorp.

Australian investor Knoxcorp, through subsidiaries, is buying the Australian and New Zealand continuing businesses of Pro-Pac Packaging from administrator McGrathNicol, excluding the Perfection Packaging unit. Completion is expected in early March 2026 in Australia and by 30 January 2026 in New Zealand.

TechnipFMC won a significant contract from Chevron to supply Subsea 2.0 production systems for the Gorgon Stage 3 project offshore Western Australia. The contract value is reported as $75-250 million.

AMPO POYAM VALVES supplied roughly 1,500 cryogenic and non-cryogenic valves up to 38 inches and 2500 lbs for Woodside Energy's Pluto LNG Train 2, built by EPC contractor Bechtel. The train will process Scarborough gas and produce 5 mtpa of LNG.

Davey is expanding its Scoresby, Australia site with a 1,030 sqm warehouse extension, raising pallet capacity from 5,000 to 7,400, and moving AquaShield 2.0 production from New Zealand to Scoresby. Half a million dollars is being spent on Commercial department upgrades.

Jamestrong Packaging opened a new A$8 million aluminium casting line at its Taree, New South Wales plant, allowing it to produce aluminium slugs onshore for aerosol cans.

Abbe Group has announced its acquisition of Oji Fibre Solutions Australia, a corrugated and carton board packaging maker, extending its reach into Queensland and strengthening operations in Victoria and NSW. The acquisition takes effect on 1 November 2025.

VEEM signed a new six-year contract worth $65 million with ASC Pty Ltd to keep supplying ball valves and specialised components for Australia's Collins Class submarines through 2031. Currency is presumed to be AUD.

Western Australian manufacturer Veem has won a contract worth about A$65 million with the Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC), reported on 2025-08-12.

Orora has begun commercial production with its Helio high-speed digital can printing system at its Dandenong can plant in Victoria. The technology serves beverage customers across Oceania and was announced on 11 August 2025.

Australian compostable food packaging group BioPak has acquired Bygreen, a Buderim-based maker of paper straws and sustainable tableware. The deal was reported on 8 August 2025 and no value was disclosed.

AxFlow, the fluid handling group of Axel Johnson International, acquired Advanced Pump Technologies Pty Ltd, a Perth-based pump distributor serving mining, industrial and irrigation markets in Western Australia, including exclusive Lowara distribution rights.

Atlas Copco Group acquired Clearpro Construction Water Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian specialty mobile water treatment rental company based in Queensland that serves dewatering projects.

Franklin Electric has acquired Australia-based PumpEng Pty Ltd, a manufacturer of submersible pumps for the mining sector, as listed in a January to June 2025 review.

Melbourne-based Onpack partnered with hydration brand Rippl to supply direct-to-can digitally printed aluminium cans. Rippl has since produced 716 can designs and delivered over 300,000 cans across Australia.

SIAD delivered a flash gas compressor (model MS3-2) to Australia for installation in Perdaman's Project Ceres gas-based ammonia-urea plant in the Burrup Strategic Industrial Area, Western Australia. The wider project is valued at US$4.5 billion with 2.3 MTPA capacity.

Asahi Beverages has unveiled a new $60 million canning line at its Yatala brewery in Queensland, able to produce up to 400 million cans a year and adding 27 net full-time jobs.

Epiroc won its largest order in company history, worth A$350 million, to supply Fortescue with autonomous and electric surface drilling equipment over five years for Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia.

Franklin Electric has bought Australia-based PumpEng Pty Ltd, a manufacturer of submersible pumps targeted at the mining sector.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded BEAK Engineering (Aust) a contract to supply valves, valued at AUD 12,525.02, on 11 March 2025 in Victoria.

Franklin Electric has acquired PumpEng Pty Ltd, a Perth-based maker of submersible dewatering pumps for the mining sector. PumpEng has locations in Kalgoorlie, Townsville, Adelaide and Twin Falls, Idaho, and about 50 staff.

Franklin Offshore subsidiary CFE Engineers Asia completed fabrication and load-out of 12 suction piles for Chevron's Jansz-Io compression project offshore Western Australia. Hanwha Ocean had secured a $545 million construction contract from Chevron in early 2022.

Orora has committed roughly AUD 130 million to expand can production capacity at its Rocklea facility in Queensland, adding a new 375ml classic can line that will raise Cans capacity by more than 30% together with other projects. Installation is expected by late FY26.

GE Vernova secured a contract from Queensland transmission utility Powerlink to supply 69 dead tank circuit breakers rated 245kV and above. Delivery is scheduled between August 2025 and March 2026 from GE Vernova's Suzhou factory in China.

Franklin Electric agreed to acquire Challenge Pumps Holdings, a Perth-based maker of underground mine dewatering pumps, for about US$181 million in cash plus up to US$14 million contingent consideration.

Metso is acquiring Jindex Pty Ltd, a privately owned Australian maker of valves and process flow control equipment, to strengthen its slurry handling offering for the mining industry.

Orora plans to invest $130 million to increase can production at its Rocklea site in Queensland by more than 30%, following its planned divestment of Orora Packaging Solutions.

Amiblu has acquired RPC Pipe Systems, its long-term Flowtite licensee in Australia and New Zealand, expanding its operations into the Asia-Pacific region. No value was disclosed.