Fair Friend Group (FFG) completed the acquisition of MAG Group's automotive machine tool division in 2015 after eight years of negotiations. The deal included brands such as Hüller Hille and Honsberg, and was valued at 450 million euros for the automotive division.

German TSO 50Hertz awarded a contract to a consortium led by Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) for the North Sea Connector 2 grid connection project, including an offshore converter platform and onshore converter station. The project will transmit up to 2 GW of offshore wind power.

Infineon Technologies introduced the AURIX RC1 MCU platform, its first leveraging RISC-V. Samples will be available in the first half of 2027.

Grundfos has completed the acquisition of German water treatment specialist EUWA, strengthening its water treatment business in the beverage industry.

Ardelt Kranbau is assembling a new Tukan material-handling crane at Rhenus Midgard Hamburg. The crane was ordered in December 2025, is scheduled for deployment in December 2026, and will have a 50m outreach and lifting capacity of more than 60t.

Evonik Industries has invested €52 million to expand its silicone manufacturing platform at the Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site, adding a new production facility and tank farm for organomodified silicones.

Bond-Laminates GmbH, a subsidiary of LANXESS, has commissioned two new production lines for Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites at its Brilon site, increasing capacity by about 50% with a mid single-digit million euro investment.

Evonik has invested €52 million to expand its silicone platform at the Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site, with a new production plant and tank farm completed.

Covestro inaugurated a new production line for polyester resins at its Meppen site on November 3, 2026. The multi-million-euro investment adds capacity in the double-digit kiloton range and creates some additional jobs in production, filling and shipping.

BMW Group and Embotech have moved 1 million vehicles using automated in-plant driving technology across four production sites in Germany and the UK. This milestone demonstrates scalable factory automation for automotive production.

Evonik completed a €52 million investment at its Essen Goldschmidtstrasse site in Germany, including a new production plant and tank farm, to expand capacity for organomodified silicones. The new facility increases production capacity and optimizes logistics.

German crane and heavy-haulage group Schmidbauer has ordered 17 new Liebherr cranes, from 55-tonne to 450-tonne models, as part of a fleet renewal for industrial, energy and infrastructure work. The first machine, an LTM 1450-8.1, has been handed over.

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.

rose plastic AG acquired ROBOWORKER Automation GmbH, a German high-tech machine manufacturer specializing in powder compaction and automation, as a sister company effective November 1, 2026. The acquisition aims to combine packaging materials and automation into integrated solutions.

Schmidbauer took delivery of the first LTM 1450-8.1 crane from a total order of 17 Liebherr cranes with lift capacities from 55t to 450t. The remaining 16 cranes will be delivered in stages across Schmidbauer sites.

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.

Vishay Siliconix Itzehoe received a €215 million grant from German federal and state governments to upgrade its fab from 200mm to 300mm wafers for power MOSFETs, more than doubling capacity. The funding is under the European Chips Act.

Evonik's board officially rejected BASF's second and improved takeover offer of EUR 24 per share, valuing Evonik at approximately EUR 11.2 billion. Evonik intends to remain independent but is open to informal talks.

Vishay Intertechnology is expanding its power semiconductor production in Itzehoe, Germany, with a new 300mm wafer fabrication facility. The project is supported by €215 million in subsidies from the German federal and state governments, and will create about 250 jobs.

Pintsch GmbH has been awarded a €299,942 contract by EUROGATE KV-Anlage Bremerhaven GmbH for the construction of new level crossings with computer-controlled safety systems, including concrete switching houses and cabling, as part of the northern connection new build. The contract runs from October 2026 to March 2028.

Swecon Baumaschinen GmbH has been awarded a contract worth €339,012 to supply a material handling excavator to Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Celle, a waste management association in Celle, Germany. The tender was published on 29 October 2026.

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.

Boeing extended its Tailored Parts Package with Lufthansa Technik by three years, covering more than 6,500 part numbers. The agreement was announced at MRO Europe in Amsterdam.

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.

Popp & Lausser GmbH received a contract worth €2,784,185 from Technische Universität Braunschweig for the installation of heating and cooling systems in a new physics building at Hans-Sommer-Straße 10, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. The contract was awarded on October 13, 2026 and published on November 3, 2026.

Klockner & Co signed an agreement to sell Becker Group, a European supplier of steel, stainless steel and aluminum, to a consortium comprising Accura Investment Partners and Becker Consult + Beteiligungs-GmbH on October 9, 2026.

TKH Group acquired the Weld Seam Inspection business of Vitronic Machine Vision to expand into turnkey machine vision solutions for welding applications.

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.

Membion GmbH is investing approximately seven million euros to expand its production and development capacities in Schleckheim, Germany. The expansion is expected to create around 70 new jobs.

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.