Australian-Singaporean water treatment company De.mem Ltd has acquired Stevco Seals & Pumps Victoria Pty Ltd, based in Epping, Victoria, to expand its cross-selling of membrane-based systems.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services awarded a contract to BAUER KOMPRESSOREN AUST P/L to supply breathing apparatus compressors, valued at $36,905. The award was dated 30 April 2022.

Orora announced an approximately AUD 85 million capacity expansion adding a multi-size can line at its Revesby, New South Wales site, expected to come online in 2025.

Visy will invest A$48 million in major upgrades to its material recovery facility on Gibson Island, Queensland, which will divert up to an additional 30,000 kt of material from landfill.

Visy announced a new A$150 million corrugated box factory at Hemmant, Queensland, to serve the state's agricultural sector. The projects together are expected to create over 900 construction jobs and 300 remanufacturing jobs.

Visy announced a A$500 million glass food and beverage container recycling and manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland, relocating its glass remanufacturing from South Brisbane, expected in 2025. The plant will produce about 1 billion glass containers a year.

TricorBraun agreed to acquire PB Packaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging, expanding its presence in Australia. PB has 140 team members and the deal is expected to close in Q2 2022, subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval.

Winnellie Valve & Process was awarded a supply contract for 885 initially, rising to over 1,000 valves for the East Rockingham Waste to Energy plant in Western Australia. The plant is valued at $511 million and will generate 29MW of renewable baseload power.

AES Engineering Group acquired a controlling stake in Stevco Seals & Pumps and Australian Engineering Sales & Service, forming AESSEAL NSW Pty Ltd in New South Wales. The price was undisclosed and the deal was completed on March 31, 2022.

Frucor Suntory selected Queensland for a new multi-beverage manufacturing facility in Swanbank, Ipswich, with a stated value of over $400 million and about 160 long-term jobs.

The Circular Plastics Australia joint venture officially opened its A$45 million PET recycling plant in Albury-Wodonga on 11 March 2022, backed by up to A$16.5 million in CEFC debt finance. The plant recycles about 30,000 tonnes of PET a year and employs about 40 people.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is investing in a new PET plastic recycling facility in Victoria, Australia, built through a cross-industry partnership. The company is also expanding recycling capacity in Indonesia and Europe.

Navantia Australia Pty Ltd was awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence on 9 February 2022 to supply fluid pressure regulating valves, valued at about AUD 18,729.

The Chevron Australia joint venture awarded Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering a $554 million contract to build a 27,000-tonne field control station for the Jansz-Io gas compression project offshore Western Australia, due for completion by Q3 2025.

Saipem won two offshore contracts in Australia and Guyana worth a total of $1.1 billion. The Australian contract covers export trunkline coating and installation for the Scarborough gas field offshore Western Australia, awarded by the Scarborough Joint Venture.

Frontline Australasia Pty Ltd was awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence to supply valves, with a listed value of about 11,712 dollars. The award date was 6 January 2022, and the listing is in Victoria.

Baker Hughes won a contract from Santos to supply gas turbine, compressor and heat recovery steam generator technology for the Moomba carbon capture and storage project in South Australia, which will store 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 annually.

Baker Hughes was awarded a contract by Bechtel to supply six LM6000PF+ gas turbines, 14 centrifugal compressors and a gas turbine generator for Pluto LNG Train 2 in Western Australia, operated by Woodside. The train is expected to have about 5 million tpy capacity. The announcement is dated December 8, 2021.

Aker Solutions won a new contract from Chevron Australia for dynamic subsea umbilicals for the Jansz-Io compression project offshore Western Australia. The scope covers about 70 km of umbilicals plus subsea compressor and pump umbilicals, with a value of NOK 200 million to 700 million.

UBEECO Group, a subsidiary of UFP Industries, acquired the assets of Boxpack Packaging in Melbourne, Australia, on 1 November 2021. Boxpack reported trailing 12-month sales of AUD 8.2 million to June 2021.

Compressor Controls Corporation was awarded a contract by Aker Solutions to supply seabed compressor control technology and engineering support for the Chevron-operated Jansz-Io Compression project in the Indian Ocean.

WestStar subsidiary Alltype Engineering has won a $25 million contract from APA Group to deliver a new gas compressor station on the Goldfields Gas Pipeline in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Bundaberg manufacturer Grillex opened a new 2,680 square metre facility in Bundaberg's Kensington industrial area, backed by Queensland's Jobs and Regional Growth Fund, with 15 new roles planned.

TricorBraun agreed to acquire Cormack Packaging, a rigid packaging supplier in Australia and New Zealand, marking its entry into Australia. The deal was announced on September 13, 2021 and expected to close later that month.

MAN Energy Solutions won a contract from Aker Solutions to supply five subsea HOFIM compressor units for Chevron's Jansz-Io compression project off Western Australia, which supports gas recovery at the Gorgon LNG project.

Aker Solutions awarded MAN Energy Solutions a contract to supply five Subsea HOFIM compressor units for Chevron's Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Western Australia, part of the Gorgon gas development.

Chevron selected Worley to provide detailed engineering, design and construction management services for the Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Western Australia; contract value was not disclosed.

ABB won contracts worth $120 million from Chevron and Aker Solutions to supply the electrical power system for the Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Western Australia, expected to be operational in 2025.

ABB has won an order worth about $120 million to supply the electrical power system for Chevron's Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Australia, under contracts with Chevron Australia and Aker Solutions.

Central Adelaide Waste and Recycling Authority appointed Visy Recycling to operate its new Material Recovery Facility in Kilburn, South Australia, which is due to open in September 2021.

Baker Hughes won a contract from Chevron to supply subsea compression manifold technology for the Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Western Australia. The contract value was not disclosed.

Monadelphous Group announced new construction and maintenance contracts in the resources sector totalling about $200 million. Clients include Origin Energy, Queensland Alumina, BHP, and Rio Tinto, with work in Queensland and the Pilbara.

Lactalis Australia won a five-year contract to process and package Woolworths own-brand milks in Western Australia, effective January 1, 2022. The deal replaces Brownes Dairy as the supplier.

Baker Hughes will supply six LM6000PF+ gas turbines, 14 centrifugal compressors and a gas turbine generator for Bechtel's expansion of Woodside's Pluto LNG facility in Western Australia. The train is expected to have a capacity of about 5 mtpa.

Aker Solutions confirmed a major contract from Chevron to supply an all-electric subsea gas compression system for the Jansz-Io field offshore Western Australia, booked as about NOK 7 billion order intake in Q2 2021.

Chevron contracted Aker Solutions for an all-electric subsea gas compression system for the Jansz-Io field offshore Western Australia, worth NOK 7 billion ($808 million), with delivery expected in 2025.

The Department of Defence awarded Gardner Denver Industries Pty Ltd a contract to supply safety relief valves in Victoria, valued at AUD 19,545.37, on 25 May 2021.

FROMM Packaging Australia was awarded a contract to supply packaging materials to Australia's Department of Defence in New South Wales, valued at AUD 14,190. The award is dated 17 May 2021.

Gold Coast craft brewer Black Hops is investing $3 million in a packaging upgrade at its Biggera Waters brewery, including a Master C-Block 24/4 filler and seamer supplied by CFT Australasia. The upgrade is intended to raise can output.

FITT Resources has been awarded a new major contract by Sydney Water to supply, repair and overhaul submersible, centrifugal and positive displacement pumping units under the P4S delivery model. The award was reported on 2021-04-01.

The Department of Defence of Australia awarded Frontline Australasia Pty Ltd a contract to supply valve diaphragms, valued at AUD 44,750.48, in Victoria. The award was dated 19 January 2021.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded Sonartech Atlas Pty Limited a contract to supply valves, valued at AUD 24,832.50, on 15 December 2020 for a six-month term in New South Wales.

Weir Group has won a £95 million ($127 million) order to provide aftermarket components and service for the Iron Bridge magnetite project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, running for seven years from 2022.

EBSRAY PUMPS PTY LTD was awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence on 5 November 2020 to supply disk valves, valued at AUD 65,252 in New South Wales.

EBSRAY PUMPS PTY LTD was awarded a contract on 4 November 2020 by the Department of Defence to supply valves and various assembly spares, valued at about AUD 24,979 in New South Wales.

Toll Group has integrated two CMC CartonWrap 1000 automated 3D packaging machines at its Sydney logistics operations, supplied through ABBE Corrugated, the sole Australian distributor of CMC's equipment.

The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Eaton's planned $3.3 billion sale of its hydraulics business to Danfoss over concerns about competition in hydraulic components for mobile machinery.

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry awarded Kelair Pumps Australia Pty Ltd a contract worth A$40,634 for a ship-to-shore refuelling booster pump, with the award dated 2 September 2020.

The Department of Defence awarded Bale Defence Industries a contract to supply water mixing valves, with an award date of 1 September 2020 and a listed value of about AUD 12,848.

Nippon Paper Group agreed to acquire Orora's paperboard fibre-based packaging business in Australia and New Zealand for an enterprise value of A$1.72bn (US$1.15bn), entering integrated corrugated paperboard manufacturing in Oceania.