H+E GmbH, an Aquarion Group company in Stuttgart, has been awarded a contract to supply a reverse osmosis process water treatment plant with 120 m3/h capacity to an unnamed electric-vehicle manufacturer in Germany. Delivery and commissioning are scheduled for 2020.

Ziehl-Abegg SE is investing 16 million euros to expand its production buildings at Kupferzell, adding about 8,400 square metres for energy-efficient electric motors and composite fan production. The official groundbreaking took place with Baden-Württemberg's economics minister present.

Koch-Chemie began a construction project to modernize and expand its Unna factory, adding production capacity and planned bottling equipment and office space. The announcement was dated 24 June 2020.

Vexve Armatury Group acquired 95.5% of ZMK Technologies GmbH, a Düren-based maker of petrochemical valves, from Advanced Holdings and the founders. ZMK's operations continue in Düren.

Plastic container maker Auer Packaging is expanding its Amerang site with a third production hall, expected to go into operation in July 2020, bringing the site to three production halls and one warehouse.

August Faller GmbH & Co. KG plans to invest EUR 30 million in a new headquarters and plant at its Waldkirch, Germany site, with construction starting in Q1 2022 and completion about two years later.

Pharma folding-carton maker Faller Packaging plans a new plant in Waldkirch, described as its largest investment in company history, after sales and orders rose during the crisis.

Oerlikon Barmag held the topping-out ceremony for a new approximately 4,000 m2 pump manufacturing building at its Remscheid Lennep site. About 80 employees will move in from December 2020 with 40 machine tools.

GEA Group won a contract from Hochwald Foods GmbH to supply the complete dairy processing technology for a new dairy in Mechernich near Cologne, which will process about 800 million liters of milk per year, with commissioning planned for mid-2021.

Magna International announced the acquisition of ixetic Verwaltungs GmbH, a maker of automotive vacuum, engine and transmission pumps with plants in Germany, Bulgaria and China, for about €308 million.

Munich-based Accursia Capital acquired tinplate packaging maker Klann Packaging from fellow Munich holding company Mutares on 18 May 2020. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Palm Group selected Heimbach as co-supplier of forming fabrics, press felts, shoe press belts and transfer belts for its new PM 5 corrugating base paper machine, with a 750,000-ton annual capacity and start-up planned for the first half of 2021.

Poland's KGHM ZANAM won a tender to supply seven LKP-0703 load-haul-dump machines to K+S's Zielitz potash mine in Saxony-Anhalt, with delivery planned for mid-November 2020. The contract was reported on 14 May 2020.

Private equity investor CGS Management, through portfolio company EOL Packaging Experts, acquired a majority stake in BMS Maschinenfabrik of Pfatter, a maker of sorting systems and dry parts solutions. The deal was announced on 13 May 2020; no value was disclosed.

Palm Group selected Heimbach as co-supplier of forming fabrics, press felts, shoe press belts and transfer belts for its new PM 5 corrugating base paper machine, with 750,000 tons annual capacity and start-up in the first half of 2021.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering agreed to acquire the Gestra division of Flowserve, a Bremen-based maker of steam and fluid control valves, for EUR 186 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, with the purchase contract signed on 31 March 2017.

Exel Industries acquired Intec GmbH, a maker of bonding and dosing equipment for automotive body assembly with about 120 staff in Erftstadt, Germany, from the insolvency administrator of Eisenmann SE. Closing was completed in February 2020.

Leipziger Stadtwerke signed a contract with Siemens for two SGT800 gas turbines totalling 2x62 MW for the new Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Süd, with an investment of about EUR 60 million and operation planned from late 2022.

Voith Group and Moog Inc. signed contracts on 29 April 2020 to form the joint venture HMS - Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH in Rutesheim, focused on hydrostatic servo-hydraulic drives for industrial markets.

SIG was selected as preferred partner to supply 15 aseptic filling machines for Hochwald's new greenfield UHT milk plant in Mechernich, Germany, with production planned from 2022. The plant will have capacity of more than 800 million litres of milk per year.

EQT is reported to be in talks to acquire Schülke, a German hygiene solutions provider, from Air Liquide. No deal has been announced and no value was given.

Valmet will supply its 300th Valmet Paper Lab automated board and paper testing laboratory to Papierfabrik Palm's Aalen-Neukochen mill in Germany, with delivery during 2020. Valmet will also supply three Paper Labs in total to Palm sites and a containerboard machine at Aalen-Neukochen. The order value was not disclosed.

Hexagon Purus received an order from Everfuel to deliver two X-STORE high-pressure hydrogen distribution modules, to be produced in Kassel, Germany, for hydrogen refueling stations in Denmark. Deliveries are scheduled for Q3 2020. The article is dated April 3, 2020.

Dover has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Em-tec GmbH, a Finning, Germany-based maker of ultrasound flow measurement devices for medical and biopharma applications. Terms were not disclosed and closing is expected in Q2 2020.

NIBE Industrier signed an agreement to acquire 100% of German heat pump manufacturer WATERKOTTE GmbH, which operates in Herne and Georgsmarienhütte in Germany. The purchase price was not disclosed, and consolidation is expected from 1 April 2020. The announcement was made on 10 March 2020.

Oerlikon Barmag broke ground in Remscheid Lennep, Germany, on February 25, 2020, for a roughly 4,000 m² extension to its Pump Construction division. The investment is in the high single-digit million-euro range, with completion planned by December 2020.

IE Plast of Munich was commissioned to plan the operational and logistics processes and realize the new SCHOTT polymer packaging plant in Müllheim, and to support qualification and validation.

SCHOTT started construction of a new plant in Müllheim, Germany, for sterile polymer pharmaceutical primary packaging such as prefillable syringes, on an 11,000 square meter site, with completion planned by 2022 and 100 new jobs.

AR Metallizing, a Nissha subsidiary, completed its acquisition of the paper coating side of Eurofoil in Berlin, excluding the aluminium foil operation. The deal adds metallized paper capacity and direct food-contact packaging products.

Schumacher Packaging signed a subscription contract with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen for a Speedmaster XL145-6+LX large-format press with logistics, consumables and service at its Forchheim, Bavaria site. The agreement was reported on February 10, 2020.

Atlas Copco made a cash takeover bid for German vision technology group Isra Vision, valuing it at 1.09 billion euros ($1.19 billion) including debt, offering 50 euros per share, a 43% premium to Friday's close.

Auer Packaging GmbH of Amerang, Germany received its first order from Rolls-Royce for Eurobehälter 'Made in Amerang' plastic containers and closed-lid large boxes to support Rolls-Royce's engine intralogistics. The order was placed in December 2019.

Progroup AG's new PM3 paper factory in Sandersdorf-Brehna has been awarded the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) certificate before it starts operating in August 2020.

Mauser Packaging Solutions broke ground on an expansion of its Erkelenz, Germany facility, adding warehouse space and new reconditioning and recycled resin processing lines.

Kramer-Werke GmbH, a Wacker Neuson subsidiary, is expanding its Pfullendorf plant with €20.5 million of investment, adding 8,800 m² of production space and raising wheel loader and telehandler capacity from 6,500 to over 8,300 units per year.

German plastic container maker Auer Packaging received its first order from Rolls-Royce, for Euro containers with hinged lids and closed big boxes used in engine production logistics. The order was received in December 2019 and reported on January 16, 2020.

Family-owned Auer Packaging of Amerang has won its first order from Rolls-Royce for plastic containers for intralogistics. The order covers Eurobehälter containers.

Gerresheimer opened two new production lines at its Essen site after upgrading the clear-glass furnace, linked to an expanded cleanroom, making the site a Center of Excellence for type II pharmaceutical glass.

China's Neway Valve plans to acquire Dortmund-based flow control products maker Econosto International Holding for EUR 11.3 million (USD 12.5 million) to expand its international market share. Neway's board approved the plan, and the company said on Dec. 6 it will move on to an equity transfer deal.

ABEL GmbH installed a new horizontal machining center (Mori Seiki NHX 6300) at its Büchen, Germany site in December 2019, after renovating part of hall 2 to support it.

Weber Maschinenbau inaugurated its new plant in Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia, producing components and format and cutting tools for packaging machines. The building was delivered with C + P, which built the steel structure and outer shell.

Evonik Industries is expanding its capacity for organic dispersions used in heat seal lacquers at its Darmstadt, Germany site, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2021. The dispersions serve food and beverage flexible packaging.

FoamPartner Fritz Nauer AG is building a converting center for industrial technical foams at its Duderstadt site in Germany, scheduled to start in the first half of 2020 and create several new jobs.

Funds advised by Triton have completed the acquisition of a stake in All4Labels, a Hamburg-based label manufacturer, while minority shareholder Genui Partners sold its shares. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Nissha's subsidiary AR Metallizing N.V. signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Eurofoil Paper Coating GmbH, a German metallized paper manufacturer, with completion expected toward the end of November 2019 subject to German cartel approval. The announcement was made on 8 November 2019.

KW automotive is completing construction and investment of 35 million euros at its Fichtenberg headquarters near Stuttgart to meet rising demand for coilover suspensions.

Gerresheimer completed renovation of its clear-glass furnace in Essen, adding new capacity for injection and infusion bottles and securing about 400 jobs at the plant.

Gardner Denver is investing over £7 million in a new centre of excellence at its Simmern production site in Germany, adding machinery and continuous-flow production for CompAir compressors. The article states completion was due at the end of 2016, so the date may be older than the publication date.

ANDRITZ received an order from thyssenkrupp Rasselstein to supply a new trivalent chromium plating line for its Andernach, Germany packaging steel plant, with first coil production scheduled for Q1 2022.

Thimm Packaging Systems, part of Thimm Group, is taking over ISL Group's two German sites in Viernheim and Serba, which employ about 250 people and generated €25m revenue in 2018. The deal awaits Federal Cartel Office approval, and the price was not disclosed.