Huhtamaki inaugurated a 12,500 m2 extension to its Nules, Spain factory for paper-based packaging, a EUR 20 million investment with a EUR 2.2 million regional grant, doubling site capacity and creating around 130 jobs; production starts January 2023.

Smurfit Kappa signed an agreement to acquire Pusa Pack, a Valencian maker of 200 to 1,500 litre flexible bulk bags, to join its Bag-in-Box operations in Spain. No price was disclosed.

Litens acquired a controlling interest in Industrias Dolz S.A., a Spanish maker of automotive water pumps with plants in Spain, China and Argentina. Dolz will keep operating as a separate business under CEO Jesus Dolz.

Litens Automotive Group acquired Industrias Dolz S.A., a Spanish manufacturer and distributor of automotive water pumps and powertrain products. Dolz will continue to operate as a separate business led by CEO Jesus Dolz.

Germany's Lauda Ultracool opened a new production plant of nearly 5,000 m2 in Terrassa, Catalonia, with a €7 million investment and 30 new jobs, including an R&D centre. The plant is expected to triple the company's turnover by 2026; the project was supported by ACCIÓ.

Colep Packaging has acquired a 40% stake in ALM, a Spanish aluminium aerosol producer, to expand its packaging portfolio, announced August 3, 2022.

Gestión de Medio Rural de Canarias awarded Klingele Embalajes Canarias a EUR 15,882 contract to supply single-use corrugated cardboard boxes, with the award dated 1 August 2022.

The Saica Group, through Saica Pack, acquired a majority stake in Cartonajes Bañeres (CartoBan), an Alicante corrugated cardboard maker, and its wholly owned subsidiary Electro Mariola, which operates a cogeneration plant. The two companies had combined turnover above 26 million euros in 2021.

Otis officially inaugurated its new factory in Donostia (San Sebastian), Basque Country, with a 20 million euro investment that makes elevator motors and safety systems. About 80% of output will be exported, and the plant had been operating for a couple of months.

Damm is investing an additional 25 million euros to launch a new can packaging line at its El Prat de Llobregat brewery, creating 50 jobs during 2022. The line will package cans for all of the company's brands, with launch planned for May 2022.

Crown Packaging Manufacturing will invest just over €30 million to convert its Agoncillo plant in La Rioja from steel to aluminium beverage can production, with production expected to start in Q1 2023. The 250 workers' jobs are secured.

Crown Holdings will build a new high-speed aluminum can line at its Agoncillo, Spain beverage can facility, with commercial production expected in Q1 2023 to serve growing demand in Northern Spain.

Papresa completed the rebuild of paper machine PM5 at its Errenteria mill in Spain, which produced its first jumbo roll of recycled containerboard on 29 March 2022. The machine's capacity rises to 205,000 tpy of testliner and fluting from 135,000 tpy of newsprint.

Damm has invested 25 million euros to expand its El Prat de Llobregat factory with an auxiliary building, a can packaging line and tank loading systems. The factory intends to create 50 new jobs during 2022, and the line starts in May.

Haizea Bilbao won its largest contract to date from Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted, adding over 700 million euros of workload in Bilbao over four years, with the contract starting in 2025.

Haizea Bilbao will expand its Port of Bilbao plant by 48,800 square metres to over 100,000 square metres, creating about 350 direct jobs. Expansion work begins before summer 2022 to meet a contract with Ørsted.

US manufacturer Jabil will build a consumer goods manufacturing and packaging plant in l'Aldea, Baix Ebre, Catalonia, with an investment of EUR 4 million and an initial 50 jobs that could rise to about 100. The plant is expected to start up in the third quarter of 2022.

Huhtamaki signed two 10-year virtual power purchase agreements with BayWa r.e. covering about 80% of its European electricity use, totaling 200 GWh. The deal supports its goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

JC-Valves installed another Okuma CNC lathe in its machining area at its Sant Boi de Llobregat factory in Spain to increase production capacity for special valves.

Rheinmetall won an order worth €80 million from a globally operating automotive system partner for an electric a/c compressor for electric vehicles. Production will start in 2023 at Rheinmetall's plant in Abadiano, Spain.

Rheinmetall won an order worth €80 million from an unnamed global automotive system partner to supply an electric air conditioning compressor for electric vehicles, with production starting in 2023 at its plant in Abadiano, Spain.

Spanish valve maker Ringo Válvulas plans to invest up to €8 million in an 8,000 m² factory in the Empresarium industrial estate to expand production capacity.

Berlin Packaging has acquired the Juvasa Group, a Seville-based supplier of glass, plastic and metal packaging with locations in Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands. Terms were not disclosed.

Ampo plans to spend about EUR 3 million on upgrades to its valve plant in Idiazabal, Spain, including new high-pressure test benches. The company also says it invests roughly EUR 0.5 to 1 million a year at the site.

Portobello Capital agreed to acquire Caiba, a Valencian maker of PET plastic containers, from Nazca Capital for over €110 million. The deal is pending competition authority approval.

MARCO has been selected to supply and install the hydraulic system, deck machinery and fishing equipment for a new 80-metre tuna vessel for Grupomar, to be built at Astilleros Armón Gijón in Spain. The vessel can store 1,200 tonnes of fish.

Smurfit Kappa completed a 12 million euro investment in a new flexible material production facility at its IBI plant in Spain, announced on 11 June 2021.

Smurfit Kappa completed a €12 million investment adding a 4,300 m2 flexible material production area at its Bag-in-Box plant in Ibi, Spain, which began phased operations earlier in 2021.

Plastipak will build a food-grade recycled PET recycling facility at its Toledo, Spain site, producing 20,000 tons of rPET pellets per year. The project will create about 14 jobs and is scheduled to start production in summer 2022.

Plastipak plans a new recycling facility at its Toledo site in Spain to convert PET flake into food-grade recycled PET pellets, producing 20,000 tonnes per year from summer 2022 and creating about 14 jobs.

Spanish garbage bag maker Saplex invested EUR 3.6 million to expand its factory in Canovelles, Barcelona by 4,000 square metres. The expansion was reported in its 2020 results.

Walki Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Plasbel Plasticos S.A.U., a Spanish maker of recycled and compostable bags and flexible packaging with a facility in Murcia. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Mondi Group is providing Spanish clothing retailer Alvaro Moreno with recyclable paper shopping, delivery and gift bags that can replace almost 90 metric tons of plastic per year. The announcement was reported on 2021-04-01.

Moroccan seafood canner Unimer Group selected Trivium to supply aluminium club cans for its Titus sardine and anchovy brand, produced at Trivium's plant in Pontevedra, Spain, for export to France and Belgium.

US paper manufacturer Neenah signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Release Liners, the parent of Spanish release liner maker ITASA, for a cash consideration of EUR 205 million ($247 million), with closing expected the following month.

As part of its 2021-2025 strategic plan, INTARCON plans to build a new production plant of 20,000 square metres of factory and office space to optimise manufacturing service.

Spanish HVAC and refrigeration manufacturer INTARCON appointed Germán Gil, former business development director for the Americas, as its commercial director to support its 2021-2025 strategic plan.

Lauda Ultracool, which makes industrial recirculating chillers, has started building a new EUR 7 million factory at 316 Carretera de Rubí, Terrassa, to replace its current site. The plant is expected to be finished by late 2021 and operating in early 2022.

Berlin Packaging has acquired Spanish plastic packaging company Repli, based in Barcelona. It is the ninth Berlin Packaging acquisition in Europe since 2016.

Valve maker Didtek has built a new 3,900 square metre factory to expand production of gate, globe and check valves, to meet rising demand. Contagas, its distributor, reported it on 10 December 2020.

Coca-Cola European Partners began manufacturing and distributing WestRock's CanCollar cardboard can collation ring at its Barcelona plant, first in the Balearic Islands, after a 2.6 million euro plant investment this year.

Jokey Group is building a new production facility in Murcia, Spain, for its Jokey Treplás subsidiary, investing about 12 million euros, to replace the Molina de Segura plant and double capacity, with operation expected in early 2021.

RDM Group's subsidiary RDM Barcelona Cartonboard acquired 100% of Papelera del Principado (Paprinsa) and three smaller related companies in Mollerussa, Spain, from 15 sellers. Paprinsa produces 120,000 tons of recycled chipboard a year.

Héroux-Devtek's Spanish subsidiary CESA was awarded a major multi-year contract by Boeing to manufacture actuation components for several commercial aircraft platforms, including the 787, 777, 777X, 767 and 747.

Messer is building a new air separation plant in Vila-seca, Tarragona, with a €35 million investment, producing 2,400 tonnes per day of oxygen, nitrogen and argon, with startup planned for December next year.

Coca-Cola European Partners invested EUR 2.6 million in its Barcelona plant, with WestRock supplying CanCollar Fortuna equipment, to replace plastic multipack rings with paperboard. The solution launches in the Balearic Islands in November 2020.

Soldatal, parent of SDT Air, signed a sale agreement to acquire the machining production unit of the FES Technology Centre in Ripoll, Girona. The site adds 1,400 m2 of plant space for SDT Air's capacity expansion.

ITP Aero has installed a 1400 bar Quintus Technologies Flexform high pressure sheet hydroform press at its recently completed plant in Bilbao, Spain, with the press installed in December 2019. ITP Aero also enrolled in a long-term Quintus Care Program.

SAPA Placencia signed a contract to supply its BP-065 Auxiliary Power Units for installation in various versions of a European combat vehicle, with deliveries from 2020 to 2033. The article is dated 20 April 2020.

Bemasa Caps plans a EUR 1.5 million first phase of works to expand its metal caps factory in Molina de Segura, Spain, to about 20,000 square metres, with completion expected later this year.