Ball Corporation detailed a new aluminum can manufacturing facility in Germany in its Q3 2026 earnings release. The facility is part of Ball's global capacity expansion to meet demand for energy drinks and non-alcoholic beverages.

Nestlé Germany awarded DS Smith the Lighthouse Award after DS Smith reduced complex corrugated display production times from six to three weeks. The award was presented in November 2026.

RAFAMET S.A. signed a contract with Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel GmbH (VBBr) to supply and install a UGE underfloor wheel lathe for EUR 1.45 million, with delivery in Q4 2027.

The German state of Saxony will support the Wepa and Honext Material joint venture with EUR 9.85m for a planned recycled fibreboard plant in Kriebstein. The announcement was made on 28 October 2026.

Former CEO Dr Karsten Derks acquired full ownership of Papierfabrik Niederauer Mühle in Kreuzau, Germany, effective 1 October 2026, after the former owner families sold their stakes. The news was reported on 28 October 2026.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems completed the modernization and expansion of its Gerabronn, Germany manufacturing site, enlarging its floor area from about 9,000 m² to 13,000 m² with the largest gain in coil manufacturing. The total investment was €36 million, and the main construction phases were inaugurated in October 2026.

Schirmer Maschinen GmbH, part of Beckhoff Automation Group, held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 21, 2026 for a new plant at its headquarters site in Verl and Rietberg, Germany. The project is the largest investment in company history and will consolidate all operations at one location.

German waste management company Südroh Recycling acquired a majority stake in recovered paper recycler M. Becker Altpapier Recycling, strengthening its presence in southwestern Germany. The stake size was not disclosed.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has modernized and expanded its Gerabronn site over about two years, investing €36 million in production capacity, working conditions and energy measures. The expansion was officially inaugurated on 21 October 2026.

Straub-Verpackungen has opened its €45 million Plant 3 in Bräunlingen, Germany, adding about 19,000 m² of converting space and a Göpfert G-CUT die-cutter. The plant began production in June 2026 and was officially inaugurated in October 2026.

Members of the VDMA Valves Association elected Lubert Winnecken, CEO of KEUCO GmbH & Co. KG, as chairman at a general meeting in Cologne, succeeding Axel Weidner of Mankenberg GmbH.

After its acquisition by Svanehoj, KOHO Kompressorsysteme appointed Jens Wulff as Managing Director of KOHO and Head of Compressors at Svanehoj.

Nikkiso's Clean Energy and Industrial Gases group won a contract from EPC lead CS Gas North to supply 16 submerged motor pumps for the German LNG Terminal at Brunsbuettel, due to start operating in 2027. It follows an earlier order of about 30 pumps for the Hanseatic Energy Hub in Stade.

Nikkiso CE&IG won a contract from EPC contractor CS Gas North to supply 16 submerged motor pumps for the German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel, which is scheduled to be operational in 2027.

Nikkiso CE&IG won a contract to supply 16 submerged motor pumps for the German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel, awarded by EPC contractor CS Gas North SL. The terminal is scheduled to become operational in 2027.

Private Assets SE & Co. KGaA is bundling its Kiel industrial holdings Kieler Maschinenwerke and Pro-Valve under the newly founded Kiel Power Systems SE. The company makes large engine components for data centre, energy and marine customers.

MM Board & Paper signed an agreement to acquire the operating business of the R.D.M. Arnsberg recycled cartonboard mill in Germany via an asset deal, with about 230,000 tonnes annual capacity. The price was not disclosed and closing is expected in Q4 2026.

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has agreed to acquire the R.D.M. Arnsberg recycled fibre-based cartonboard mill from Reno De Medici S.p.A. The article says the agreement is dated 17 August 2026, while the article is dated 16 August 2026. Completion is expected in Q4 2026, subject to antitrust approval.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland is investing 45 million euros in a new canning line at its Halle plant, with a Krones filler capable of up to 120,000 cans per hour. The line is scheduled for commissioning in November 2026 and will create 25 new jobs.

The Wilo Group acquired a majority stake in PreFab TGA, a German company specializing in industrial prefabrication of technical building equipment modules.

French packaging distributor Antalis acquired Speidel Verpackungen, a German maker of custom corrugated and wood and foam packaging with 60 employees and revenue of nearly EUR 17 million. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The European Commission approved Saica Group's acquisition of Thimm Group's nine corrugated board plants in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania, plus a preprint facility in Ilsenburg, Germany. The deal adds 1.2 billion square metres of corrugated capacity and about 2,500 employees.

Dunapack Packaging has completed its acquisition of Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging plants, Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI. The German Cartel Office approved the deal on 2 June 2026, after plans were announced in mid-April.

Coveris has acquired GEFO Folienbetrieb, a producer of cast polypropylene (CPP) films based in Gera, Germany, expanding its CPP film capabilities. The price was not disclosed.

Mosburger GmbH, a Dunapack Packaging subsidiary of the Prinzhorn Group, completed the acquisition of Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations on July 1, 2026. The businesses have sites in Heidelberg, Grünstadt-Sausenheim and St. Ingbert and generated about EUR 74 million revenue in 2025.

Viega Group officially opened its new production site in Kirkel, Saarland, in a former Michelin warehouse complex. The first phase cost about EUR 150 million and creates 150 jobs, with around 100 employees already in place.

BDG Testing & Automation, a subsidiary of Bürkert, is taking over EP Ehrler, a flow measurement and calibration specialist, from ABB as part of ABB's integration of the Födisch Group. The article gives no deal value and the announcement is dated 19 June 2026.

BUTTING is building a new housing and component manufacturing complex at its Knesebeck site, with about 10,000 square meters of production space for large series of pump and valve housings and welded assemblies. No investment value was stated.

KSB held the groundbreaking for a new Eta pump production facility at its Frankenthal headquarters, an investment of more than EUR 70 million. The modernisation is planned to be completed by 2030.

Carlyle agreed to sell Flender, a Bocholt-based mechanical drive technology maker, to Triton Fund 6; closing is expected in Q4 2026 and terms were not disclosed.

ORPU Pumpenfabrik GmbH celebrated the topping-out of its new company facility, including a production hall and office building, on May 6, 2026. The plant will make pump systems for the chemical, environmental and process engineering industries.

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

XOLUTION broke ground on a new production and development center at NU Park Dachau, Germany, on 23 April 2026, consolidating administration, R&D and production from Bremen and the Czech Republic, with capacity of up to 900 million XO lids per year.

KSB increased its ownership stake in Hamburg-based AI company ai-omatic solutions from 5% to 47%. The move was announced on April 21, 2026.

Dunapack Packaging, part of the Prinzhorn Group, agreed to acquire Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations, including Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI in southwestern Germany. Closing is expected in 2026 subject to merger clearance.

Prinzhorn Group's Dunapack Packaging agreed to take over Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations, Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI, in southwestern Germany. The businesses have about 350 employees and about EUR 74 million turnover in 2025; closing is expected in 2026 subject to merger clearance.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases was awarded a contract by EPC contractor Tecnicas Reunidas to supply 29 submerged motor pumps, 20 low-pressure and 9 high-pressure, for Hanseatic Energy Hub's LNG terminal in Stade. Delivery is scheduled for 2026 and operation is expected in 2029.

Antalis announced the acquisition of Hein Verpackungen, a Lauterhofen, Germany maker of corrugated cardboard packaging and POS displays with around EUR 8 million turnover in 2025, to expand its European packaging portfolio.

Progroup AG selected Akarton GmbH as a new partner to operate the packaging park at its PW05 corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Schüttorf, Germany.

An investor group led by Apollo-managed funds is acquiring a 37 per cent minority stake in Syntegon from CVC Capital Partners, which keeps its 63 per cent majority. The value was not disclosed; Syntegon reported €1.75 billion revenue for 2025.

Coroplast Group opened a new production site in Schönebeck (Elbe), Germany, for high-performance acrylic adhesive tapes, with about EUR 25 million invested in the first construction phase. About 22 employees are expected by the end of 2026, with long-term potential for more than 100 jobs.

KSB secured its largest order ever, worth more than €150 million, to supply eight main reactor coolant pumps for a nuclear power plant project in Eastern Europe. Production will take place at its Frankenthal plant in Germany over the coming years.

BASF and Schütz signed an agreement for Schütz to build a highly automated IBC production and storage facility at BASF's Ludwigshafen headquarters. Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2026.

KSB received its largest single order ever, worth more than 150 million euros, to supply eight main reactor coolant pumps for a nuclear power plant in Eastern Europe, to be manufactured at its Frankenthal plant. The client's name was not disclosed.

Swedish WTR Group entered a strategic partnership with Lotzer & Mühlenbruch GmbH (L&M Pumps), a Delmenhorst-based German manufacturer of pumps, spare parts and seals, to strengthen its German platform. The deal was advised by Livingstone.

Söndgerath Pumpen GmbH is doubling its storage capacity at its Essen site with a new warehouse to improve efficiency and shorten distances. The company also reports signed contracts for pump deliveries in Germany and abroad to be commissioned in 2026.

Maximator GmbH commissioned a new cleanroom in Nordhausen on 11 February 2026, investing approximately EUR 250,000 to manufacture high-pressure gas compression systems for semiconductor customers. Industrial technology specialist item supported planning and implementation.

Palm is consolidating two existing Alzenau and Hasselroth-Gondsroth plants into a new EUR 200 million corrugated board plant on a greenfield site. Operations start in Q2 2026, with installation of production lines ongoing.

Royal Van Leeuwen signed an agreement on January 16, 2026 to acquire C+R HYDRAULICS GmbH, a Munich-founded hydraulic products supplier with revenue above EUR 40 million and about 45 staff. Completion is expected by end of February 2026, subject to regulatory approval.

Siemens Energy was awarded the contract to supply the hydrogen compression station for Hamburger Energienetze's Moorburg project. The order covers two large hydrogen compressor packages plus balance-of-plant scope, with commissioning scheduled for the second half of 2027.