Rinnai Australia officially opened its new network of manufacturing facilities and an R&D centre in Melbourne's South East, producing hot water, heating and cooling systems. The site is expected to create new jobs.

Japan Pulp and Paper plans to take a 51% stake in the merged Australasian paper distributor formed from BJ Ball (PagePack) and K.W. Doggett, with the merger possibly as soon as July 2017. The deal is estimated at nearly 7 billion yen, with the remaining 49% possibly acquired later.

MaxiTRANS Industries won a $60 million contract to supply 395 refrigerated and non-refrigerated truck trailers to Coles supermarkets, built at its Ballarat plant in Victoria. The deal is expected to create more than 100 jobs.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded Promet Valves Australia a contract to supply valve gates, valued at AUD 17,671.50 and awarded on 17 March 2017 with a three-month term.

Visy Industries, the private cardboard box and paper recycling group of Anthony Pratt, will raise $150 million in 10-year long-term debt from AustralianSuper and IFM Investors, arranged by Westpac's Institutional Bank. The funds will refinance existing senior debt.

Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract by INPEX Operations Australia for subsea inspection, repair and maintenance services across the Ichthys facilities in the Timor Sea, with options to extend, delivered from its Perth office.

Oji Holdings will construct a new Queensland plant making food-grade pulp-based cardboard boxes for meat processors and farmers, costing about 5 billion yen, with operations starting around October and capacity rising to 3-4 million square meters a month by 2019.

Promet Valves Australia Pty Ltd was awarded a contract to supply firefighting nozzles to the Australian Department of Defence, valued at about AUD 60,852. The award was made on 21 December 2016.

The Royal Australian Mint awarded Rodenprint and Packaging a contract to supply specialised printed packaging for coins and medals. The contract was awarded on 15 December 2016 with a value of AUD 15,444.

Taiyo Nippon Sanso will acquire an unnamed Australian industrial-gas company this year to expand its industrial-gas operations in Australia. The deal is part of its effort to strengthen its overseas network.

Oji Fibre Solutions is developing a new paper-based corrugated packaging facility in Yatala, Queensland, with about A$68 million invested. The plant will initially employ 50 staff and is on track for completion by the end of 2016.

SPC Ardmona has signed a three-year contract to supply increased volumes of deciduous fruit for Woolworths' private label brand, around nine million cans. The deal was reported on 16 November 2016.

Black & Veatch's joint venture with Civmec will upgrade and expand Western Australia's largest wastewater treatment plant under an EPC alliance contract with the Water Corporation.

Precision Global, a portfolio company of Peak Rock Capital and maker of valves and dispensing solutions, has acquired Australian plastics maker Ralpet Plastics Pty Ltd. The deal was reported on 2016-10-14.