Saipem selected GE Power Conversion to develop the Electrical Module for Petrobras' P-79 FPSO for the Buzios field off Brazil. The module will be fabricated in Asia, delivered in 2023 and the FPSO is scheduled to start operations in 2025.

Sonoco acquired the remaining one-third interest in Sonoco do Brasil Participacoes from private investors, taking full ownership of the flexible packaging joint venture near Curitiba, Brazil. The joint venture had about $34 million in 2021 sales.

Keppel Offshore & Marine selected Siemens Energy to provide power generation and compression packages for Petrobras' P-78 FPSO in Brazil's Búzios field. Equipment will be built at Siemens Energy's Santa Barbara d'Oeste facility, with delivery slated for 2023.

GE Renewable Energy's Hydro division signed a contract with SPIC Brasil to lead the full modernization of six generating units and auxiliary systems at the 1,710 MW São Simão hydroelectric plant in Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil, with Powerchina supporting the consortium.

Majesty Packaging Systems built a new facility in Brazil through its subsidiary Majesty America do Sul Embalagens, to be operational by mid-2022, producing actuators, dip tubes and aerosol valves and pumps.

Klabin announced on 2022-03-18 an R$188 million investment to expand its corrugated paper packaging plant in Horizonte, in the Fortaleza metropolitan region. Capacity will rise from 20,000 to 100,000 tons per year and about 200 jobs will be created by 2023.

Brazilian group Klabin will invest R$188 million at its Horizonte facility in Ceará state to add 80,000 tons per year of capacity from 2023, mainly serving the Northeast fruit market.

TMC Compressors has been contracted by Brazilian shipowner OceanPact to deliver marine compressed air systems for two anchor handling tug supply vessels working under Petrobras contracts. The deal value was not disclosed.

NETZSCH is building a new plant in Ribeirão Souto near Pomerode, Santa Catarina, to take over all production of NOTOS multi screw pumps. The opening is planned for March 2023 and the plant will create about 90 jobs.

Norpolim Nordeste Polímeros, part of the Plasvan group, announced a plant in the Manaus Free Trade Zone industrial hub. The investment is R$17 million over three years, with about 100 direct jobs, and production is expected in the first half of 2022 pending approvals.

Smurfit Kappa announced an investment of over USD 33 million to expand its Fortaleza plant in Ceará, Brazil, adding a new corrugator, high-end printers and an innovation centre. The announcement was made on 18 January 2022.

PJ Valves (PJV) was awarded two FPSO valve contracts for projects in Brazil's Santos and Campos basins, including the Buzios and Mero 3 FPSOs. The contracts are reported as worth $11 million in total.

TechnipFMC signed three frame agreements with Petrobras to manufacture more than 500 km of flexible pipe over four years for Brazilian brownfield developments, worth between $500 million and $1 billion.

TMC Compressors has been selected to supply a large marine compressed air system for the Mero-3 FPSO, destined for the Libra block offshore Brazil. The system will be manufactured in Europe. The contract value was not disclosed.

ANDRITZ received an order from Klabin to supply energy-efficient key equipment and processes, including a DD-Washer, for the Puma II capacity increase project in Ortigueira, Paraná, with start-up scheduled for Q2 2023.

Chile's CMPC agreed to buy three plants and forests of Paraná-based Iguaçu Celulose Papel for R$946 million including debts. The deal gives CMPC entry into Brazil's packaging market as the second-largest paper bag supplier.

PJ Valves was awarded two FPSO valve contracts totalling about $11 million for the Buzios and Mero 3 projects in the Santos and Campos basins offshore Brazil. Deliveries are planned from 2022 to 2024.

Wärtsilä will supply three gas engine power plants with a combined output of 150 MW to Brazil on an EPC basis, following a Brazilian Reserve Capacity Auction. The orders were placed by companies held by BTG Pactual Asset Management funds and the plants are scheduled to be operational in Q2 2022.

Aker Solutions has won a substantial contract from Petrobras to supply a subsea production system and related services for the Mero 4 project offshore Brazil. Installation is scheduled for 2023 to 2025.

Yinson Holdings received two letters of intent from Petrobras to supply the FPSO for the Integrado Parque das Baleias project offshore Brazil. The contract period is 22.5 years, valued at $5.2 billion, with production scheduled to start in Q4 2024.

Nidec Global Appliance inaugurated a new EM compressor production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina site on November 11, 2021. The line cost R$100 million and created 250 jobs, part of R$300 million invested in the state since 2019.

Valmet and CMPC finalized an agreement under which Valmet will supply key technology and automation for the BioCMPC project at the Guaíba pulp mill in Brazil. The line 2 capacity will rise from 1.5 to 1.85 million ADt/y, with start-up expected in Q4 2023. The order value was not disclosed.

Verallia will invest R$500 million to expand its glass container plant in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, adding a new furnace that raises capacity to 1.3 million pieces per day from late 2023. The project is expected to create about 140 direct jobs.

Owens-Illinois will invest $180 million in two new glass packaging factories in Brazil, starting operations in the third quarter of 2023 and adding more than 650 million units per year of capacity; exact locations are still being discussed.

Italian packaging maker Gualapack, through Gualapack Brasil, agreed to acquire Brazilian flexible packaging converter Teruel Embalagens, which has two factories in Brazil. The deal adds laminate production to Gualapack's pouch business in South America. It was announced on October 4, 2021.

LINDAL Group opened a 12,000 sqm aerosol dispensing facility in São Paulo, Brazil, after a 370-day build, with a €14 million investment and 130 initial employees.

WestRock started up the Três Barras paper mill expansion in Paraná, Brazil, raising kraftliner capacity to 750,000 tonnes per year from 480,000. The expansion cost $350 million within a wider $1.2 billion Brazil investment cycle.

Novelis completed a $150 million investment adding 100 kilotonnes each of rolling and recycling capacity at its Pindamonhangaba plant in Brazil, lifting annual capacity to about 680 kilotonnes of aluminum sheet and 490 kilotonnes of recycling.

Prysmian Group was awarded a contract by Petrobras to supply 350 km of deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals, worth about EUR 92 million. Production and delivery will run from 2022 to 2025 at its Vila Velha center in Brazil.

ANDRITZ is supplying pulp production technologies and process equipment under an EPCC basis for Bracell's Project STAR pulp mill in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil. The contract was awarded in July 2019, and start-up is scheduled for August 2021.

TechnipFMC has secured a new subsea contract from Petrobras for the Búzios 6-9 fields offshore Brazil, to supply subsea trees, controls, distribution units, topside systems and installation support. Delivery is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract by Petrobras for the Búzios 6-9 fields in the Santos basin offshore Brazil, reported as worth between $250 million and $500 million. Delivery is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023.

Ardagh Group told investors it plans a new factory with two lines in Minas Gerais, Brazil, as part of a US$1.8 billion expansion programme to be completed in the second half of 2022. The programme also includes expansions of existing units in the Northeast region and in Jacarei, Sao Paulo.

Crown Embalagens is building a can factory in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, with a planned investment of R$650 million and 140 direct jobs. The plant is scheduled to open in April 2022 with capacity of 2.4 billion cans per year.

Valmet will supply Klabin in Brazil a paperboard machine (PM 28), a new fiberline with Continuous Cooking G3 and a BCTMP line as part of Klabin's PUMA II investment, with start-ups scheduled for 2Q 2023. Values were not disclosed.

Petrobras signed a $2.3 billion EPC contract with a Saipem and DSME joint venture to supply the P-79 FPSO for the Buzios field in Brazil's Santos Basin, with delivery scheduled for 2025.

Valmet received orders from Klabin for a paperboard machine PM 28, a new fiberline with Continuous Cooking G3 and a BCTMP line, for start-up in Q2 2023 as part of Klabin's PUMA II investment phase. Values were not disclosed.

Japan's MODEC was formally awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by Equinor for a large FPSO for the Bacalhau field offshore Brazil, following Equinor's final investment decision. The project is worth about $8 billion.

The Santa Catarina state government delivered the environmental operating license for WestRock's expansion of its Três Barras paper mill. The project, begun in February 2019, cost about US$345 million and raises paper capacity to about 685,000 tonnes a year.

Ball is set to open its 11th can plant in Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a R$500 million investment and 1.5 billion cans per year capacity, entering production in Q3 2021.

Bosch is investing R$170 million to relocate a diesel fuel injector production line from the United States to its Curitiba plant in Brazil, with production expected to start in July 2021.

Argentina's IMPSA was hired by Santo Antonio Energía to provide engineering services evaluating failures in 50 bulb turbines at the Santo Antonio Hydroelectric Power Plant in Rondonia, Brazil. The announcement is dated 17 May 2021.

Dompel, a group from Caxias do Sul, is building Pump América, a plant in Linhares, Espírito Santo, to make pump and trigger plastic valves. Initial investment is R$8 million, rising to R$16 million, with about 100 jobs and production expected from August 2021.

EagleBurgmann do Brasil, a Freudenberg Group subsidiary, is moving its headquarters and plant from Campinas to a new factory in Valinhos, São Paulo, with about R$20 million of investment. Completion is expected in November 2021.

Brazilian compressor maker Schulz plans to invest over R$150 million this year to expand product range and production capacity at its Joinville units, Schulz Automotiva and Schulz Compressores. Work includes new Industry 4.0 machinery, expanded production lines and a new electric motor and aluminium casting area.

TechnipFMC secured a significant subsea contract from Petrobras to supply up to eight manifolds with robotic valve controllers for the Marlim and Voador fields offshore Brazil. The contract is valued between $75 million and $250 million.

Modec's Production Systems Singapore unit placed a purchase order with PetrolValves for 35 severe service control valves, sized 2 to 12 inches, for Equinor's Bacalahu FPSO project offshore Brazil. The valves are rated for pressures up to 500 bar.

Crown Embalagens Metalicas da Amazonia signed a letter of intent with the city of Uberaba, Brazil, for a new beverage can factory with about R$500 million investment. Earthworks have begun on a 360,000 square metre site, with 800 construction jobs and 140 operating jobs expected.

Modec ordered 35 control valves (API 10K and 15K, 2 to 12 inches) from PetrolValves for Equinor's Bacalahu FPSO project in Brazil, reported March 29, 2021. The valves have pressure drops up to 500 bar.

Nidec Global Appliance will invest R$100 million in a new production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina factory, raising compressor output by 17% to a capacity of 2.5 million compressors per year and creating 200 jobs.