Aspla, part of Grupo Armando Álvarez, has finished its new polyethylene food-film plant in Reocín, Cantabria, after about 18 months of construction, raising its production capacity by 60% with around 20 new jobs and an investment of about EUR 20 million.

Ronal Group officially opened its new plant in Teruel, Aragón, Spain, its second site in northeastern Spain and its 13th plant overall. Construction created over 100 new jobs.

Heroux-Devtek agreed to acquire Compania Espanola de Sistemas Aeronauticos (CESA), a Madrid-based Airbus subsidiary making landing gear, actuation and hydraulic systems, for an enterprise value of EUR 140 million.

Crown Holdings announced it will build a new aluminum beverage can plant at Parc Sagunt near Valencia, Spain, with initial annual capacity of about 900 million cans, expected to be operational in Q4 2018.

Saica plans to invest EUR 29 million in a fully automated warehouse at its El Burgo de Ebro paper plant in Spain, with a total investment that could reach EUR 50 million. The warehouse is planned to be operational in 2019.

Mespack, a Duravant subsidiary making flexible packaging machinery, acquired Barcelona-based SR Innova, which makes secondary packaging and end-of-line machinery. The deal was announced on August 8, 2017; the value was not disclosed.

Kraft Heinz's Heinz Manufacturing Spain unit plans a EUR 70 million sauce factory in Alfaro, La Rioja, creating 39 permanent jobs. La Rioja's government declared the project of regional strategic interest.

Tecnospiro Machine Tool, part of Grup Spiroide, inaugurated a 4,500 m2 production plant in the Pla dels Vinyats industrial estate in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Catalonia. The investment exceeded EUR 1 million and the site houses R&D, export and assembly of ROSCAMAT screwing arms.

Crown Holdings will invest EUR 66 million to build an aluminium beverage can production plant on 60,000 square metres at Parc Sagunt in Valencia, Spain, creating more than 100 direct jobs. The approval was announced on 6 July 2017.

Crown Holdings plans a new plant at Parc Sagunt in Valencia, reported as a EUR 66 million investment creating 112 jobs. The company would occupy about 71,000 square metres for beverage can production, pending board approval.

Geesinknorba Spain delivered 28 Kiggen portable compactors (7 PD 729 and 21 PD 731) to the Municipality of Tias on Lanzarote, replacing the former wheeled containers in Puerto del Carmen. The order formed part of a 10-year waste collection contract awarded in 2013.

Crown Holdings plans to invest about EUR 66 million and create 112 direct jobs on a 60,000-65,000 square metre plot at Parc Sagunt industrial park in Valencia to make beverage cans. Approval by the park's board was expected the following Friday.

Jabil inaugurated new installations in La Aldea and Tortosa (Tarragona), Spain, including a 6,000 sq m site with a technology centre and mould and die plant, expected to create 80 new jobs over the medium term.

LY Company chose MachinePoint Engineering to build its new factory in Malaga for packaging wine, water and oil in carton containers, with financing and a Tetra Pak partnership arranged through MachinePoint. The article is dated 2 May 2017.

German rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Jokey Group acquired Treplas, an injection molding company based in Molina del Segura, Murcia, Spain, to strengthen its position in the Iberian Peninsula. The deal was announced in May 2017.

Amcor is investing in a new flexo press at its Alzira business in Spain to meet increased demand for blister foils and sachets in Iberia. No investment value was given.

Europac announced a €10m investment plan at its Lucena packaging plant to increase production, buy new assets and expand installations, expected to create 25 direct jobs.

Europac Group bought two companies holding an integrated corrugated packaging plant in Lucena, Córdoba, Spain, at an enterprise value of €9.8 million. The plant had 2016 sales of €7.6 million and will operate as Europac Packaging Lucena, with a planned €10 million investment and 25 direct jobs.

Interpump Group acquired 100 percent of Inoxpa Group, a Spanish maker of process equipment and flow-handling systems for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, for EUR 90 million. Inoxpa had fiscal 2016 sales of nearly EUR 60 million.

Hunosa signed an agreement with Hunaser to advise bottler Aguas Fuensanta on installing a biomass system at its Nava plant in Asturias, expected to cut energy costs by 22% and emissions by over 640 tonnes of CO2 a year.

Ball Beverage Packaging will install a new can factory in Cabanillas del Campo, Guadalajara, with an initial investment above EUR 100 million and more than 110 direct jobs. The plant will make about 1.2 billion aluminum cans a year, with a second line planned later.

The Galician waste company Valtalia won the public contract to expand the Sogama waste facility in Cerceda, worth EUR 405 million over 15 years. The expansion includes a new packaging recovery plant and a 36% increase in treatment capacity, with the contract approved after a challenge by FCC.

The Spanish subsidiary of Veolia Water Technologies won a contract to design, install and commission a demineralized water plant at ArcelorMittal's Avilés steelworks, valued at 1.1 million euros. The plant is expected to start operating in February 2017.