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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fernholz Verpackungen has commissioned another high-performance extruder at its film site in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, and increased silo capacity by 75%. The end-2025 start-up completes its investment programme begun in 2022.

Lewa GmbH signed a purchase contract with the city of Leonberg for part of Ulmer Strasse, creating a contiguous plant site of about 50,000 square metres; construction is planned to take one year.

Südpack held a ground-breaking ceremony for new production space in Erolzheim for PharmaGuard recyclable blister packaging and a regranulation plant, with completion scheduled for Q3 2027 and around 50 jobs initially, up to 170 by 2030.

Wintipak broke ground on a new 11,800 square metre production hall at Star Park Halle (Saale), with Goldbeck as general contractor, raising capacity by around 30 percent. Completion is scheduled for June 2026.

Compressor maker Kaeser Kompressoren plans to expand its Coburg site by about 100 hectares in the northern part of the city through a mixed-use 'factory in the green'. The Coburg city council approved the draft urban framework plan in October 2025.

Gerresheimer has broken ground on a new 4,000 m² production hall at its Wertheim site in Germany for ready-to-fill vials on the EZ-fill Smart platform, with a total investment of about EUR 30 million. Production is expected by mid-2027 and the expansion should create around 50 jobs.

RRK Wellpappenfabrik in Bottrop, part of Panther Group, plans a new fully automated corrugator and warehouse on a neighbouring 30,000 m2 plot, with about EUR 40 million invested and capacity above 300 million m2 a year. Timing depends on economic development and will be set in 2026.

Pump maker Homa invested EUR 7 million at its Neunkirchen-Seelscheid site, adding automated milling, machining and winding equipment and training for about 300 staff.

Panther Group's Coswiger Wellpappe is adding a new production and warehouse building in Coswig, Saxony-Anhalt, due to go into operation in August 2025. The site is expected to grow by around 30 per cent.

Panther Group plans to build a €40 million fully automated corrugator at its RRK Wellpappenfabrik site in Bottrop, after buying an adjacent 30,000 square metre plot. Annual capacity is to rise above 300 million square metres, with timing to be finalised in 2026.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems completed and inaugurated an expansion of its Öhringen plant, a new roughly 6,000 m² building combining production, assembly and an automated small parts warehouse. The company invested about 20 million euros, and the site is now a lead factory for process valves.

Leser GmbH & Co. KG is investing EUR 45 million in a new 15,000 m2 production building at its Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein plant, which is to become one of the world's largest safety valve production sites, with completion planned for early 2026.

LESER has begun construction of a 15,000 m² production hall in Hohenwestedt, Germany, investing 41.3 million euros to increase safety valve capacity. Completion is slated for early 2026.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is expanding its Gerabronn plant in Germany, having completed the shell of three new halls, expanding assembly and storage capacity, and modernizing solenoid valve production.

Heat pump maker Stiebel Eltron plans to invest up to EUR 72 million in its Holzminden plant to expand production of air-to-water heat pumps, receiving a grant of up to EUR 10.8 million; the grant notice was handed over on 8 January 2025.

SAMSON received official approval to build and operate an electroplating unit at its new site in Offenbach, Germany, adding over 30% capacity for valve surface treatment. The unit is part of the MainChange headquarters relocation from Frankfurt, a project with about EUR 400M total investment.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is expanding and modernizing its Gerabronn, Germany plant over about two and a half years. Work includes a new assembly hall for customer-specific systems, modernized solenoid valve production and more storage, with the second phase starting in March 2025.

Bischof+Klein extended its clean room extrusion facility at Lengerich, Germany, with new blown film extrusion lines for packaging films, commissioned from December 2024 onward.

LESER GmbH & Co. KG began construction of a 15,000 square metre production building in Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein, investing €41.3 million to expand its safety valve factory. Completion is planned for early 2026.

Bürkert laid the foundation stone on 4 November 2024 for a three-phase modernisation and expansion of its Gerabronn plant, covering assembly, solenoid valve production and storage. Work is scheduled to take about two and a half years.

Plastics specialist Auer GmbH plans a fourth production hall with an attached picking hall at its headquarters technology park in Amerang, Germany, with construction possibly starting in 2026.

German folding carton producer Faller Packaging will expand its folding carton and packaging insert production capacity and has taken over the real property of the former All4Labels plant in Gebesee near Erfurt. The article is dated September 25, 2024.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases broke ground on an expansion of its Wurzen, Saxony facility on August 29, 2024, nearly doubling its European manufacturing capacity. The site will make cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers and hydrogen fueling skids.

Endress+Hauser is investing over 100 million euros in its Maulburg production site in southern Germany under the Campus 2030+ project. The first construction phase is scheduled for completion in 2027.

Wepoba Wellpappenfabrik, part of the Panther Group, has bought an adjacent property in Wustermark and plans a double-digit million euro investment to expand its logistics center. The planned automated high-bay warehouse would raise storage capacity from about 15,000 to 30,000 pallets.

Walki completed an investment of more than EUR 6 million in a new production line called The Bridge at its Steinfurt plant in Germany, to make recyclable fibre-based barrier board and flexible packaging.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems officially commissioned a new 6,000 square metre building with an automated small-parts warehouse in Öhringen, part of a 20 million euro investment. The buildings have been ready for use since June 2024.

NOVAPOR is adding 2,000 square meters of warehouse and manufacturing area at its Kaltenkirchen, Germany facility, with completion scheduled for the end of 2024 to increase capacity and shorten delivery times.

Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen is investing around EUR 20 million to add three production bays in Regensburg, Germany, expected in operation by mid-2025, raising capacity by 25% by 2025.

Alpla Werke Lehner inaugurated a new production and warehouse hall at its Exter site in Vlotho, Kreis Herford, after investing about EUR 30 million in the site's modernisation and new building.

TD Deutsche Klimakompressor (TDDK) held a topping-out ceremony for the sixth construction phase of its Bernsdorf, Saxony plant, adding 17,500 sq m of building area for electric refrigerant compressors, with the shell due to be completed by end 2024.

TDDK announced on April 8, 2024 that it will expand its Straßgräbchen plant near Kamenz into the largest electric automotive climate compressor production site in Europe. Mass production is due to start in 2025, and capacity will rise from six to eight million compressors a year. Investment size has not been disclosed.

Viessmann Climate Solutions has started series production of the Vitocal 200-A PRO air/water heat pump for commercial use on a new production line at its Landsberg am Lech site, with capacity for four-figure annual volumes.

JEAN MÜLLER is investing a further €10 million in its Eltville production site to add about 8,000 square metres of production space, modernize logistics and buy new machines. Construction began in early 2024 and completion is planned for autumn 2024.

Bürkert broke ground on a new production and warehouse hall at its Öhringen, Germany plant, adding 5,800 square metres of floor space. The expansion includes an automated small-parts warehouse and increases production capacity.

GEA Group will invest about €5.5 million by 2026 to modernize production at its GEA AWP valve plant in Prenzlau, Germany, replacing seven older machines and adding about 20 production jobs.

Bayern-Fass Group subsidiary Rhein-Fass expanded its Ludwigshafen production with new halls and an IBC cleaning line commissioned in July 2023, tripling daily reconditioning capacity.

LESER is expanding its production building in Hohenwestedt, Germany, which is described as the world's largest facility of its kind for safety valves. The construction project runs until 2032.

Packaging maker Thimm is investing more than EUR 3 million in a new Mastercut 2.1 flat-bed die-cutter from Bobst at its Castrop-Rauxel site. The machine adds capacity of 25 million square metres of corrugated board per year.

Piller Blowers & Compressors is investing a low double-digit million euro sum in a new workshop, warehouse and office building at its Moringen site in Germany, with construction starting in Q2 2024.

The Panther Group is building new halls and production lines at its Altonaer Wellpappenfabrik plant in Tornesch near Hamburg to expand production of folding box adhesive products. The project began in early 2023, a second folding box gluer is due in summer 2024, and the project is scheduled for completion in August.

LESER plans to expand its Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein plant by 14,300 square meters for €41.2 million, with construction starting in February 2024. The expansion adds automated long-goods storage and new sawing machines.