Nidec signed a definitive agreement with Secop Austria to acquire the Delta household refrigeration compressor production line in Fürstenfeld, taking over about 40 employees. Closing is expected by June 1, 2020.

Coveris is installing a 5-layer specialist agri extrusion line at its Kufstein plant in Austria to expand agri film capacity, with commissioning planned for Q2 2020.

Heat pump maker Ochsner Wärmepumpen will invest €5 million to expand its plant in Haag, Lower Austria, its largest expansion in company history, more than doubling production capacity. Groundbreaking is planned for April 2020 with completion by mid-2021.

The European Commission announced it would investigate planned job losses at a divested compressor plant in Fürstenfeld, Austria, after Nidec acquired Whirlpool's Embraco compressor business under conditional merger approval. The job cuts were announced in October 2019 and reportedly affect around 250 employees.

SSI Schäfer realized an automated intralogistics solution, including a fully automated high-bay warehouse and compact conveyors, at Etivera Verpackungstechnik's new fulfilment logistics center in St. Margarethen/Raab.

Egger Getränke ordered an additional glass filling line at its Unterradlberg site, adding 60 million glass bottles per year, with commissioning planned for February 2020.

Austrian screw manufacturer 3S has added 1,600 m² of production space with modern machinery at its headquarters in Roitham to meet rising demand for extruder screws and core parts. The company employs 100 people across Roitham and Wartberg.

Schiebel broke ground on the doubling of its Wiener Neustadt site to nearly 8,000 m2 in 2019 and 2020, investing EUR 15 million and creating around 80 jobs. The site will employ 200 people.

Honeywell was selected to refurbish server virtualisation, process visualisation and cybersecurity technologies at Sappi Austria Produktions' paper mill in Gratkorn, Graz-Umgebung, Austria.

Nidec signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Delta production line from Secop Austria through its Nidec Global Appliance Italy subsidiary and Austrian company. The agreement was signed on 31 March 2020.

Walther Faltsysteme completed one of its largest logistics contracts, supplying recyclable plastic pallets with RFID chips to retailer Hofer in Austria, with pallets in circulation since the start of 2018.

Valmet's three IQ Moisturizer systems delivered to Dunapack Mosburger's corrugated line in Strasswalchen, Austria, have been started up to improve box quality and plant performance.

ABB is investing in a new R&D center at B&R headquarters in Eggelsberg, expanded production capacity in Gilgenberg, and an expanded technical office in Salzburg to add 50 developers. No investment value was stated.

Power and automation group ABB agreed to acquire North American low voltage product maker Thomas & Betts in a transaction described as approximately USD 3 billion.

AMAG signed a multi-year contract to supply at least 35,000 tonnes of aluminium coils per year to Constantia Flexibles' Teich site in Weinburg, Lower Austria, including closed-loop recycling of production waste.

Austrian packaging printer Bauernfeind Print + Display became the first commercial user of Durst's Delta WT 250 water-based digital printing system, which it bought to print corrugated display packaging. The company expects to grow its turnover by 25% a year.