EcoSynthetix Inc. won a new commercial account with one line of an unnamed leading global pulp manufacturer, under a purchase order worth about CAD 1.1 million for calendar 2025 deliveries of its SurfLock strength aids.

KSB GIW was contracted to supply slurry pumps, including mill discharge, SAG underflow, tailings and froth pumps, for Teck's Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension project in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Italian packaging maker Masterpack S.P.A has acquired PC Packaging, based in Anjou, Quebec, and the company will gradually be renamed Masterpack North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Burckhardt Compression won an order for two process gas compressors to support hydrogen recovery at a Canadian power generation company's Tritium Removal Facility in early 2025. The customer is not named in the article.

Velan Inc. was selected by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy as a supplier for Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project, North America's first small modular reactor, and signed a Main Services Agreement.

NEXE Innovations made a second delivery of its BPI-certified compostable coffee pods to Bridgehead Coffee and signed a multi-year master manufacturing agreement initially covering two years.

Weir Group has been awarded contracts to supply WARMAN MCR 760 slurry pumps and CAVEX hydrocyclones for Teck's Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension project in British Columbia, Canada. The pump will be the largest mill circuit pump in North America.

Atlanta-based packaging supply chain firm Coregistics, a Red Arts Capital portfolio company, acquired contract packager Belvika Trade & Packaging, which operates from Mississauga, Ontario. No financial terms were disclosed.

Weir Group has been awarded contracts to supply WARMAN MCR 760 mill pumps and CAVEX hydrocyclones for Teck's Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension project in British Columbia, Canada, the largest mill circuit pump in North America.

Nova Circular Solutions, a unit of Nova Chemicals, signed a long-term agreement to supply Winpak with post-consumer recycled polyethylene (rPE) under the Syndigo brand for flexible packaging.

French firefighting equipment maker Leader Group announced a merger with C.E.T. Group, a Pierreville, Quebec manufacturer of portable fire pumps and foam systems. The deal, announced 30 October 2024, strengthens Leader's international position.

Hanon Systems announced a new plant in Woodbridge, Ontario, to produce electric scroll compressors for hybrid and battery electric vehicles, with capacity of up to 900,000 units annually and about 300 planned jobs. Production is expected to start in the first half of 2025.

Premier Doug Ford directed the LCBO in a letter to launch a new tender process limited to Ontario suppliers for paper bags, after an earlier contract was awarded to a Quebec producer.

Quebec family office Atwater Capital has acquired RDC Contrôle Ltée, a Quebec manufacturer of industrial cylinders, actuators and thermocouples founded in 1975. The announcement was made on October 17, 2024.

Canadian valve maker Velan signed a main services agreement with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy as supplier for Ontario Power Generation's Darlington New Nuclear Project. GEH placed an initial purchase order for engineering support and critical valves for the first BWRX-300 SMR, with three more units planned by 2034.

GE Vernova's Nuclear business selected Montreal-based Velan Inc. to provide engineering support and manufacture valves for the first BWRX-300 small modular reactor at OPG's Darlington site in Ontario.

Atlantic Packaging Products opened a new manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ontario, to increase capacity for packaging customers and create local jobs. The company is hiring for the site.

Enjay Converters, a portfolio company of Champlain Financial, has acquired Toronto-based protective packaging manufacturer Corner Edge Products; financial terms were not disclosed.

The LCBO signed a contract worth about C$10.9 million with Montreal-based Rosenbloom Inc. to supply paper bags to its roughly 670 retail locations, with a two-year term.

ADF Group has signed a series of new steel structure fabrication contracts in Quebec and the U.S. Midwest totaling C$55.0 million, including additional work on a pharmaceutical-sector project, with fabrication starting in coming months.

Norbec opened its new CAD 45 million manufacturing plant in Strathroy, Ontario, its first in Ontario, creating 70 jobs to serve Ontario and U.S. Midwest markets.

Winters Instruments has acquired CPW Valve & Instrument, a Canadian manufacturer of pressure instruments and accessories based in Edmonton, Alberta. Both companies will continue to operate independently.

Kaeser Compresseur Canada announced a C$20 million investment to expand its Boisbriand, Quebec operations by acquiring an adjacent property, tripling capacity and creating 45 jobs between 2024 and 2026.

The Steam Generator Replacement Team joint venture, including Framatome, United Engineers & Constructors and Aecon, signed a $700 million contract to replace steam generators at Units 5, 7 and 8 of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, with completion anticipated by 2033.

Simex Defence won a multimillion-dollar contract to supply Safety Relief Valves to the Department of National Defence Maritime Forces in Canada. The contract value was not specified.

Armtec Inc. was awarded a 12-month contract by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador for corrugated steel pipe and accessories, running from October 2024 to September 2025. The contract value is CAD 1,963,390.60.

KAESER Compressors Canada announced a CAD 20 million investment to expand in Boisbriand, Quebec, after acquiring a former Canada Goose facility. The project is planned to create 45 new positions by 2026.

Bruce Power signed a 10-year alliance agreement with Velan Inc. to supply nuclear and non-nuclear valves and related services, valued at $50 million and possibly near $100 million. The work supports Bruce Power's Life-Extension Program in Ontario.

Bruce Power signed a 10-year alliance agreement with Velan Inc. to supply nuclear and non-nuclear valves and related services, worth $50 million and potentially up to $100 million, announced 8 July 2024.

Ebara group companies Hayward Gordon ULC and EBARA Pumps Canada merged into EBARA HG ULC, which makes industrial pumps and mixers. Scott Turbon Mixer was renamed EBARA Mixers Inc.

Canada's PacifiCan announced over CAD 3.1 million in funding for VMAC in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to expand its manufacturing facility and increase production of vehicle-mounted air compressors for commercial electric vehicles. The funding was announced on June 27, 2024.

Hayward Gordon ULC and EBARA Pumps Canada Corporation amalgamated to form EBARA HG ULC, and Scott Turbon Mixer Inc. was renamed EBARA Mixers Inc., effective June 30, 2024. The changes are based in Halton Hills, Ontario.

NETZSCH Pumps & Systems is expanding in Western Canada with a new 11,500 sq ft assembly, sales and service facility in Calgary, Alberta. The site is meant to serve the energy sector and other industries closer to customers.

Siemens Canada is investing approximately CAD 14 million in a multi-phased modernization of its Drummondville, Quebec factory to expand made-to-order switchboard production and increase automation, which could raise jobs by up to 15% by 2027.

Annexair announced a C$30 million investment to add 14,000 m2 to its plant in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, and buy new equipment. Works start soon with completion planned for June 2025, bringing the site to 46,500 m2.

Imperial Dade Canada, backed by Advent International, acquired Canpaco, a custom packaging company based in Woodbridge, Ontario. The deal value was not disclosed.

ATS Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paxiom Group, a Montreal-headquartered maker of primary, secondary and end-of-line packaging machines with about 200 employees and roughly $67 million revenue in 2023.

Wipro Hydraulics signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Canada-based Mailhot Industries, including its JARP Industries unit, a maker of hydraulic cylinders for refuse trucks and snow removal equipment; financial terms were not disclosed.

Asahi Kasei has broken ground on a lithium-ion battery separator plant in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, expected to begin commercial production later. The article is truncated, so the investment value and start date are not stated.

Labatt Breweries of Canada invested $9 million in new machinery at its Turning Point Brewery in Delta, British Columbia, to eliminate plastic rings from can packaging and enable new can formats.

Amcor Capsules opened a new plant in Granby, Quebec, Canada, to increase closure and capsule production for North American wine and spirits customers, with commercial operations expected in early April 2024.

Baker Hughes received an order from Black & Veatch to supply turbomachinery for the Cedar LNG project in British Columbia, including four electric-driven refrigeration compressors, two boil-off gas compressors and six centrifugal pumps. The award was booked in Q1 2024.

Laurentide Controls, Eastern Canada's largest industrial process automation supplier, acquired Liquiteck, a pump distributor and repair firm with facilities in Valleyfield and Val d'Or, Quebec. Liquiteck will keep its name and facilities.

Baker Hughes won a contract from Black & Veatch to supply turbomachinery for the Cedar LNG project in Canada, including four electric-driven refrigeration compressors, two boil-off gas compressors and six centrifugal pumps. The award was booked in Q1 2024 and announced on April 5, 2024.

The AQRCB/Consignaction signed an agreement with Machinex for a new sorting and packaging plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, to process aluminum, plastic and multilayer carton deposit containers. The plant is due to be in place by March 1, 2025.

EcoPoly Properties Inc. will invest over $32 million to enhance its existing plastics facility in Orillia, Ontario, adding new equipment and automation. The project will create 85 jobs and receives over $3.5 million in provincial funding.

Mondi intends to invest in the Hinton mill and, subject to pre-engineering and permitting, add a new kraft paper machine capable of producing 200,000 tonnes of kraft paper annually. No investment value was given.

Mondi completed its acquisition of the Hinton Pulp mill in Hinton, Alberta, which was announced in February 2024. The company celebrated the completion with local officials and employees on March 20, 2024.

ProAmpac signed a definitive agreement on March 13, 2024 to acquire Gelpac, a producer of multiwall paper and poly-woven packaging with six facilities in the US and Canada, from an investor group led by NAMAKOR Holdings.

CKF Inc. will move rPET plastic recycling operations from Delta and a Langley facility into its foam manufacturing plant on 200th Street in Langley over 12-14 months, with about 300 staff expected there.