Isovolta is commercializing grades of a reformable, recyclable and weldable vitrimer prepreg as an alternative to epoxy resins for composites in aircraft interiors, electrical and industrial applications, having produced several hundred kilograms on series production equipment.

Dunapack Packaging opened a fully automated high-bay warehouse for semi-finished goods at its Strasswalchen site, invested at €12.1 million. The facility adds automated storage for about 1.2 million square metres of corrugated board.

AxFlow GesmbH Austria became the official sales and service partner for Flygt wastewater pumps and mixers in Austria.

GKT delivered a package of high-quality high-pressure plant components for BHDT GmbH, a Kapfenberg-based maker of equipment for urea and LDPE plants. The parts were manufactured at GKT sites in Gloggnitz and Attnang-Puchheim, Austria.

Graz packaging specialist GPI Graz is investing millions of euros in new production equipment and expanded manufacturing capacity in Graz, Austria. No specific amount was disclosed in the article.

Coca-Cola HBC, with packaging maker DS Smith and machinery supplier Krones, is rolling out a corrugated cardboard handle for 1.5-liter bottle multipacks in place of plastic shrink wrap. Commercial trials began in Austria in 2023.

SIG has equipped Austrian dairy SalzburgMilch with its DomeMini carton bottle, the first such adoption in Europe. The packaging is expected on the market by mid-2026.

DS Smith developed the Lift Up, a fully recyclable corrugated cardboard handle for 1.5-litre soft drink bottle multipacks, in collaboration with Krones and Coca-Cola HBC. Krones says the method could cut packaging production energy use by 58%.

Guala Closures, part of Investindustrial, signed an agreement on 8 October 2025 to acquire 100% of Austrian plastic closure and dosing device maker Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster GmbH, subject to customary closing conditions.

DS Smith and Alpine Water developed a recycled and recyclable corrugated transport box for Hallstein glass water bottles that replaces polyethylene foam inserts. The announcement was dated 18 September 2025.

Nidec is investing more than 22 million euros over the next two years at its Fürstenfeld site in Austria, for a new inverter production line and production of its ATOM compressor family.

KSB has invested several million euros to acquire an interest of almost 20% in Ecop, an Austrian developer of large industrial heat pumps. The stake gives KSB access to the market for large heat pumps.

Heinzel Group has commissioned the modernised PM11 paper machine at Heinzelpaper in Laakirchen, Upper Austria, after investing around 140 million euros to convert it to corrugated base paper production.

INNIO Group is building a new 4,000 square meter production site in Hall in Tirol, Austria, to manufacture Jenbacher engine components; operations start in Q4, with completion scheduled for 2026.

Rondo Ganahl invested 16.5 million euros in a new corrugator at its Frastanz headquarters, which went into operation in mid-January 2025 and increases corrugated board production capacity by 10 percent.

Mondi produced a bespoke 190g containerboard outer pack for Zwiesel Glas's Handmade collection at its Grünburg corrugated plant. The packaging was reported on 6 February 2025.

Mayr-Melnhof Karton agreed to sell 100% of TANN Group, a tipping paper producer with seven sites and about 730 employees, to Evergreen Hill Enterprise for an enterprise value of EUR 360 million. Closing is expected in Q1 2025.

Hörmann Intralogistics has been commissioned as general contractor to build an automated two-aisle high-bay work-in-progress warehouse for Dunapack Packaging in Straßwalchen, Austria, to expand storage capacity.

ANDRITZ received an order from Rondo Ganahl AG to replace the dewatering and dispersing equipment at its Frastanz paper mill, raising capacity to 230 bdt/d. Start-up is scheduled for end of 2024.

Austrian-German packaging company Rattpack acquired Giko Verpackungen GmbH, a flexible packaging maker with sites in Weiler (Austria) and Diepoldsau (Switzerland) and around 85 employees, lifting the Rattpack Group's annual turnover to about EUR 150 million.

Coca-Cola HBC Austria replaced plastic shrink film on four soft drink multipacks with kraft paper and cardboard packaging, developed with Krones, DS Smith and Mondi. The line was installed at its Edestal plant in Burgenland.

Coca-Cola HBC Austria replaced plastic films on 1.5-litre PET multipacks with recyclable cardboard and kraft paper outer packaging at its Burgenland production center, saving an estimated 200 tons of plastic annually. Krones, Mondi and DS Smith collaborated on the project.

WEBER-HYDRAULIK has opened a 6,000+ square metre new building at its Losenstein site in Upper Austria, a rescue equipment competence center. The family company invested about 12 million euros in the extension.

One Rock Capital Partners agreed to acquire packaging manufacturer Constantia Flexibles from Wendel for net proceeds of around EUR 1.1 billion. Closing is expected in the second half of 2023, subject to regulatory approval.

Rondo Ganahl AG invested 36 million euros in its St. Ruprecht site in Styria, Austria, opening a new corrugated packaging print centre built around a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 164 press.

Austrian heat pump maker iDM is investing about 35 million euros in a new 10,500 square meter production hall in Matrei, targeting 40,000 heat pumps per year, with completion and commissioning planned for July 2023.

Indutrade AB signed and closed the acquisition of all shares in Armaturen Aichhorn GmbH, an Austrian technical trading company supplying industrial valves with about EUR 6 million in annual sales. The company has 17 employees and is located in Krenglbach, Austria.

Constantia Flexibles is investing more than EUR 80 million to expand its Constantia Teich plant in Weinburg, Austria, raising aluminium foil capacity to 90,000 tonnes a year, about 30% more, and making it the largest European aluminium foil producer.

Cardbox Packaging is investing over €14 million in its Wolfsberg site in Austria, adding premises, a new Heidelberg printing line, die-cutting machines and an off-line barrier coating line, with operations starting in Q4 2022.

Constantia Flexibles is investing over €80 million at its Teich factory in Austria to build a new rolling mill and lacquering line, raising aluminum foil output to 90,000 tons per year.

Mondi is investing nearly €65 million to increase production capacity at three Consumer Flexibles plants in Korneuburg (Austria), Halle and Steinfeld (Germany) for sustainable pet food packaging. Work has already started at Korneuburg.

Rondo Ganahl built a new production hall at its St. Ruprecht an der Raab site in Styria, housing a Koenig & Bauer Durst Delta SPC 130 digital printer. Investment totals EUR 25 million including equipment, and production started in early April 2022.

Voss Fluid acquired a majority stake in HypTec, an Austrian developer of hydrogen and natural gas high-pressure valves, expanding its fluid transport portfolio. The deal was reported on 2022-02-24.

Spirotech is acquiring the Austrian family business EDER, including its pressurisation technology and about 90 employees, effective 1 January 2022. The deal adds EDER's pressurisation solutions to Spirotech's HVAC system water quality range.

Laakirchen Papier AG and Heinzel Holding GmbH approved an investment program of well over 100 million euros to convert paper machine 11 at Laakirchen into a lightweight recycled containerboard machine. Containerboard products are expected on the market from mid-2023.

Cardbox Packaging Group announced the acquisition of Valuepap GmbH, a paper cup producer with 18 staff at its Pinkafeld, Austria site, with closing scheduled for 31 December 2021.

Plastic packaging maker and recycler Alpla Group acquired Austria-based Wolf Plastics Group to strengthen its European growth. The deal was reported on 23 August 2021.

AUMA has been awarded a five-year framework agreement to replace valve actuators with its SAEx 25.1 models at pumping stations along the Austrian part of the Transalpine Pipeline.

Heat pump maker Ochsner is establishing a new site on a three-hectare plot in Oed, Lower Austria, with construction starting in 2022 and up to 200 jobs at full build-out. The site is planned to produce up to 20,000 heat pumps per year.

Prinz is building a three-storey production hall of 1,200 square metres at its Albrechtsberg site in Loosdorf, housing machine construction, a coating system and offices. The company calls it its largest investment in its history.

Lindsay Goldberg agreed to sell an 80% stake in Austria-based Schur Flexibles Group to B&C Group, retaining 20% ownership, subject to antitrust approvals.

Stuttgart investment firm Finexx acquired all shares of Volpini Verpackungen GmbH Austria, a plastic packaging producer in Spittal an der Drau with about 60 employees and roughly EUR 13 million in annual sales. Financial terms were not disclosed and closing is expected within weeks.

Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging acquired Austrian food packaging solutions business Petruzalek from Italmobiliare, completing a three-year acquisition strategy. The price was undisclosed; Petruzalek reportedly had 2020 revenues of about €58 million.

Automation technology maker B&R is expanding production capacity at its Eggelsberg and Gilgenberg sites in Austria, creating 100 new jobs in production and warehousing. The company cites strong order growth and an expanded Automation Campus of 35,000 m² in Eggelsberg.

Litostroj Power, part of ENERGO-PRO, will produce four Francis turbine runners and develop the hydraulic design for Verbund Hydro Power's Rosshag pumped-storage plant in Zillertal, Austria. The contract is Litostroj's eighth from Verbund.

Logistics provider Albert Craiss won a contract to handle production supply and outbound logistics for a German technology group in Weiz, Austria, and is building a new logistics centre there, with completion expected in autumn 2021 and about 50 jobs.

Mayr-Melnhof announced on November 5, 2020 an EUR 18 million investment in its Neupack folding carton plant at Hirschwang, Austria, covering an enlarged production and storage hall, new printing technology, die-cutting capacity and automation.

Heat pump maker Ochsner has broken ground on a three-stage expansion of its Haag production and administration site, investing a double-digit million euro sum over four years. Annual output is set to rise from 10,000 to 20,000 units.

Hygiene specialist Hagleitner broke ground on August 3, 2020 on an expansion of its dispenser plant at its headquarters in Zell am See, Austria, investing EUR 7 million and creating 30 jobs. Capacity is set to rise from 250,000 to 750,000 units per year, and an additional chemical production facility is also planned there.

Heat pump maker iDM has appointed Christoph Bacher as technical managing director alongside Hans-Jörg Hoheisel in Matrei, Austria. Bacher will oversee production, R&D and digitalisation.