Ahlsell announced a public tender offer for Meier Tobler, a Swiss technical distributor in HVAC and plumbing with approximately 1,300 employees and CHF 497 million in net sales in 2025. The transaction would expand Ahlsell's footprint into Switzerland and Central Europe.

Holcim placed an order with SaltX Technology for an expanded development program focused on further process development and in-depth validation of material for electrified clinker production using SaltX ECR technology. The program supports continued work toward a joint demonstration plant.

China General Technology (Group) Holding Co. (Genertec) is considering acquiring Kellenberger, a Swiss maker of high-precision grinding, milling and turning machines, from US private equity owner Centre Lane Partners for about $400 million. The consideration is ongoing and may not lead to a transaction.

Zug-based Packaging Group AG is acquiring a significant portion of shares in Vogel Kunststoffe AG in Dittingen, effective January 1, 2026, as a succession arrangement. The group will have about CHF 100 million in sales and around 200 employees.

Swiss company Perlen Industrieholding has secured exclusive rights to produce Pulpex's fiber-based paper bottles in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and southern Germany. Perlen is evaluating an industrial implementation, with production potentially starting in 2027.

Perlen Industrieholding AG secured exclusive rights to manufacture Pulpex's patented paper bottles in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Southern Germany, with a production decision expected after evaluation, potentially from 2027.

Perlen Industrieholding AG and its subsidiary Perlen Papier AG entered an exclusive partnership with UK packaging technology firm Pulpex, securing manufacturing rights for fibre-based paper bottles in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and southern Germany. Production may begin in 2027 pending a decision.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation acquired all shares of Swiss rotating equipment service provider AST Turbo AG, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the MHI Group, as of February 27, 2026.

Wisecap Group and Corvaglia Group agreed an industrial partnership in which Wisecap takes over the production activities of Corvaglia Closures Eschlikon AG and integrates them into its network, while Corvaglia takes a minority stake in Wisecap. Financial details were not disclosed.

GEMÜ announced plans for a comprehensive expansion of its Emmen plant in canton Lucerne, which makes plastic solutions for the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. The first stage is due in 2029, subject to acquiring adjacent land.

BVS Packaging Group AG, headquartered in Urdorf, Switzerland, entered a strategic partnership in which substantial shares were transferred to Packaging Group AG of Zug, retroactive to January 1, 2025. The locations in Switzerland, Germany and Austria remain under current management.

Constantia Flexibles has completed the acquisition of a majority of shares in Swiss flexible packaging producer Aluflexpack AG, which employs about 1,700 people in nine countries.

Swiss company Bourquin SA commissioned a new corrugated cardboard machine from BHS Corrugated at its Oensingen site on November 19, 2024, increasing production capacity by up to 30% and adding a photovoltaic system.

Swiss company Bourquin SA put a new state-of-the-art corrugated cardboard machine into operation at its Oensingen site on November 19, 2024, as part of an investment package to raise capacity and productivity.

Constantia Flexibles plans an all-cash public tender offer to acquire 57% of the shares of Swiss packaging producer Aluflexpack, at an estimated CHF 15.00 to CHF 18.75 per share. Completion is expected in the final quarter of 2024, pending regulatory approvals.

Pawi Packaging Schweiz AG invested CHF 330,000 to switch its heating from gas to district heating from Stadtwerke Winterthur. The connection was made in 2021 and is reported in January 2024.

Constantia Flexibles is taking over Aluflexpack, according to a Pack aktuell news roundup. The headline gives no date, so the article date is used.

Vetropack reported gloomy prospects for 2024 and the closure of its last Swiss production site. The headline does not give a date, so the article date is used.

IWB Industrielle Werke Basel awarded a valve and fitting supply tender for gas and water to Indufer AG, Hawle Armaturen AG and Wohlgroth AG, with total awarded value of CHF 614,348 (EUR 634,985).

Emerson announced a definitive agreement to acquire Afag Holding AG, a Swiss maker of electric linear motion, feeding and handling automation solutions, to strengthen its factory automation business. The deal expands Emerson's served market by more than $9 billion.

Ardagh Metal Packaging acquired a majority share in Switzerland-based digital can printer NOMOQ, a start-up founded in 2021. The deal extends AMP's support for newcomers to the beverage market and gives its European customers access to digital can printing.

aXpel s+r AG and aXpel one for all AG began operating together under the aXpel one for all AG name on December 1, 2022, with a broader range of paper and PE sacks. The certified production site in Burgdorf, Switzerland will remain and be expanded.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has become a strategic shareholder in the Bern-based startup ReseaTech, which makes microdroplet flow sensors, to support joint small-volume dosing solutions and fund production scale-up.

Swiss maintenance firms IASA Instandhaltungstechnik AG of Frauenfeld and Robert Hunziker AG of St. Gallen will cooperate closely, both led by owner Thomas Schnyder, offering combined pump, valve and electric motor services.

Weichai Power, through Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding, acquired a 49% stake in Switzerland's Fischer Fuel Cell Compressor AG and set up a joint venture in China with it. The transaction was advised by Niederer Kraft Frey.

Datwyler signed a new multi-year contract with Nespresso running until 2030 for capsule and seal production at its automated plant in Schattdorf, Switzerland, with continuous volume and revenue growth expected. Terms are confidential.

Dantherm Group has acquired AirCenter AG, a Baden-based Swiss supplier of dehumidification and air-conditioning products with about 30 employees. The deal extends Dantherm's distribution channels in Switzerland.

Wise Road Capital, through affiliates, agreed to acquire a 100% interest in Swiss pressure and flow measurement component maker Huba Control from Siemens, subject to closing conditions.

Soudronic AG has bought Can Man AG, together with its latest acquisition Frei AG, from the Umbricht family. Can Man will operate independently as an innovation and manufacturing platform focused on 3-piece metal cans.

HAUG Sauer Kompressoren AG broke ground on an expansion of its St.Gallen-Winkeln production in Switzerland, adding an 800 m2 hall for oil-free piston compressors, with an investment of several million and new jobs. The article is dated 2020-07-13.

Emerson signed an agreement on 18 August 2016 to acquire Pentair's Valves & Controls business, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, for US$3.15 billion, with about 7,500 employees.

Medela AG has more than tripled its Swiss production of surgical and airway suction pumps since mid-March 2020 to meet pandemic demand.

Valeta Group, a Halder portfolio company, acquired a majority stake in Swiss pneumatics suppliers Sirag, Univer and Uniprod, to be integrated with Drumag and EPH Elektronik Produktions.

Two Halder portfolio companies acquired 100% of SIRAG AG, UNIVER AG and UNIPROD AG, Swiss suppliers of pneumatic and automation assemblies based in Steinhausen. The companies will be merged into Valeta GmbH, and the sellers are handing over to internal successors.

Burckhardt Compression is cooperating with GRZ Technologies, an EPFL spin-off in Lausanne, to develop a metal-hydride static hydrogen compressor for refuelling stations and energy storage. The compressors are designed for 200, 350 and 700 bar.

Faurecia received a major order from Hyundai to supply complete hydrogen storage systems, including 10,000 tanks, for 1,600 H2 XCIENT fuel cell trucks planned for the Swiss market. Delivery is to run from 2021 over four years.

LEWA NIKKISO Switzerland AG won a tender from CERN worth more than CHF 5.5 million for 33 LDG drive units with remote pump heads, plus up to 13 years of maintenance, for cooling detectors in the ATLAS and CMS experiments. The contract was signed in September 2018 and announced in December 2019.

Burckhardt Compression said Hans Hess, its first chairman until 2011, will leave its board in July 2019.

Ball Corporation has added a fourth production line at its aluminium beverage can plant in Widnau, Switzerland, further expanding its European can capacity. A company spokesperson confirmed it to EUWID.

Lewa Nikkiso Switzerland AG was awarded an order worth more than CHF5.5 million by CERN for 33 LDG drive units with remote pump heads for low-temperature diaphragm pump applications.

Packaging group Amcor will make a substantial investment in its Swiss plant to fulfil a new multiyear contract to make coffee pods for Nespresso. The deal supports growth in Amcor's flexible packaging division.

Netherlands-based packaging services provider Novio Packaging Group has acquired Flacopac / Deflaco, which makes cosmetic packaging, for an undisclosed sum. The deal expands its cosmetics portfolio and European footprint.

Maxon Motor has invested 30 million Swiss francs in an additional building in Sachseln, Switzerland, to expand its medical technology business, with more jobs planned.

Busch Vacuum Pumps and Systems announced that Swiss engineering company NSB Gas Processing is now part of the Busch group and has been renamed Busch NSB AG. The deal adds liquid ring vacuum pumps and compressor systems for oil and gas and chemical customers.

Taco Family of Companies acquired the Taconova Group, a Zurich-headquartered maker of hydronic heating, balancing, underfloor heating and valve solutions. The deal strengthens Taco's presence in Europe.

Beijing Sanlian Hope Shin-Gosen Technical Service acquired 80% of Swiss polymer plant builder Polymetrix AG from the Bühler Group, which keeps 20%. Closing is expected at the beginning of 2018.

Härterei Gerster AG is expanding capacity at its Egerkingen site with two new tempering furnaces expected to raise capacity by about 30 percent, plus a new hydraulic straightening press.

Emerson completed its acquisition of the Valves & Controls business from Pentair plc for $3.15 billion; the Swiss-headquartered unit in Schaffhausen has about 7,500 employees and will join Emerson Automation Solutions.

Michael Taraba, Rotronic CEO for 25 years, has left the company to focus on his role as CEO and board member of the Secomp Group.

Rotronic divested its Swiss-based trading division, covering UPS solutions, rack systems, power supplies and F&B solutions, to Secomp effective 1 July 2017.