Swiss automotive supplier Autoneum has agreed to acquire France's Trèves Group, a supplier of acoustic and thermal insulation, for an upfront €40 million, with potential earn-out of up to €24 million. The deal is expected to close in early Q1 2027.

Autoneum Management Ltd signed an agreement to acquire Trèves Group, an automotive supplier specializing in acoustic and thermal insulation, for an upfront consideration of about €40 million (total consideration ~€64 million). The deal is intended to strengthen Autoneum's position in automotive acoustics and thermal management.

Autoneum will acquire Trèves Group, a supplier of automotive acoustic and thermal insulation solutions, for an upfront consideration of about EUR 40 million plus a potential earn-out of up to EUR 24 million. The acquisition is expected to close in early Q1 2027.

Arkema inaugurated a new acrylic acid purification unit featuring an innovative process at its Carling site in France on October 15, 2026.

French start-up Lactips signed a contract with US packaging group SmartSolve to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-derived water-soluble polymer, a substitute for petroleum-based PVOH, following two years of joint development.

Nemera inaugurated Hall 3, a 7,200 sqm production building at its Ponts-et-Marais site in Normandy, France. It adds capacity for the SP9 pump and enables consolidation of SP2 production at Le Tréport, creating up to 100 jobs.

Trillium Flow Technologies announced the sale of its French valves operations to nuclear energy company Framatome.

SÜDPACK Medica officially opened its significantly expanded plant in Coulmer, France, on 17 July 2026. The site's clean-room production areas were almost doubled to make primary packaging for pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Florette France has replaced PET bottles with Elopak Pure-Pak Sense 1-litre cartons for its chilled soup range, now rolled out across French supermarkets.

The Workdry Group expanded in mainland Europe by acquiring French pumping and dewatering specialist DMTP in Q3 2026.

SOREPACK was awarded a contract by the City of Lorient to supply 100% cellulose trays and lidding film for its municipal catering service, valued at EUR 600,000. The contract runs from June 2026 to June 2027.

Framatome has bought Trillium Flow Technologies France, a maker of nuclear valves based in Saint-Victoret, France, and the unit is renamed Sebim. The article gives no purchase price.

Astorg portfolio company IPCOM, a European specialty distributor of insulation products, acquired a majority stake in Le Froid Pecomark, a French distributor of refrigeration, heat pump and ventilation equipment. No deal value was disclosed.

Danfoss is investing an additional €10 million in its heat pump component factory in Reyrieux, France, expanding its European heat pump component manufacturing capacity.

JC Display Packaging completed a 3,000-unit order of customized cylinder boxes for an unnamed French skincare client. The boxes feature a teal design with the client's logo.

GROUPE ATLANTIC is investing nearly €150 million in a new 35,000 square metre heat pump factory in the Chalon region of Saône-et-Loire, expected to create 300 jobs and add 180,000 units a year by 2028.

Smurfit Westrock will invest around €600 million in its French sites over the next three to five years to modernise and decarbonise plants, including a €40M expansion at Épernay and over €100M for the Facture paper mill.

Smurfit Westrock announced it intends to invest nearly €600 million in its French activities over three to five years. The plan includes a €40 million expansion of its Épernay site and €20 million for its corrugated plant in the Ardennes.

Smurfit Westrock announced plans to invest about €600 million across its French operations over three to five years to modernise, decarbonise and expand plants. Projects include a €40 million expansion at Épernay and €20 million at Vernon, plus over €100 million at its Facture paper mill.

Danfoss announced an additional €10 million investment in its Reyrieux, France production site, which makes heat pump components. The upgrade includes on-site renewable power, energy efficiency measures and refurbished workspaces, building on €61 million invested there from 2015 to 2025.

Smurfit Westrock plans a EUR 20 million investment to further develop its corrugated board plant in Rethel, Ardennes, France.

Smurfit Westrock plans a EUR 40 million expansion and modernisation project at its Épernay site in the Marne region of France.

Smurfit Westrock announced a EUR 600 million investment programme over the next three to five years to modernise its industrial sites and decarbonise its activities in France.

Bauer Compresseurs inaugurated its new site in Méry, Savoie, on 24 April 2026 in the presence of regional officials and the Bauer group's second-generation owner Heinz Bauer.

Tecofi is investing €20 million in a 16,000 m² factory in Corbas, Rhône, to replace its current site from late 2027 and relocate guillotine valve production, with 80 hires planned by 2030.

CCL Industries signed a binding option agreement to acquire France-based shrink-sleeve label producer Sleever, which has 11 plants and about $213 million in 2025 sales. The deal, valued at about $151 million, is expected to close by mid-2026.

Vivid Laminating Technologies completed installation of two 3.2-metre Veloblade Nexus cutting systems and two Easymount Hybrid laminators for Global Experience Specialists at its French facility, in March 2026.

KITZ Corporation announced an investment in Tecofi, a French industrial valve manufacturer founded in 1985, alongside existing shareholders Bpifrance and Garibaldi Participations.

Italian SACMI, through SACMI Packaging & Chocolate, acquired a 65% majority stake in France's Groupe Emballage Technologies, which owns Etpack, Sermatec and Pactisoud. The deal was made official on 19 December 2025.

Quiri completed a 1,500 m2 extension of its Duttlenheim site in Bas-Rhin, France, costing 1.5 million euros and adding 25% production capacity. The extension was commissioned in November 2025.

Valve maker Tecofi is building a 16,000 m² factory on a 33,000 m² site in Corbas (Rhône), with commissioning planned for early 2027 and 60 planned hires, backed by Bpifrance and a €15 million investment.

The French blood establishment (EFS) awarded a 48-month framework contract for secondary transport packaging to four suppliers, including Less France, LM Plastiques, Delema packaging ALMP and Hanova. The maximum value is EUR 1.7 million.

Hinojosa Packaging Group finalised the acquisition of ASV Packaging, a French folding carton manufacturer, adding about 200 employees in France. Hinojosa had held a 49% stake since July 2023.

Komori-Chambon expanded its Orléans site to 12,000 square meters for design, assembly and testing of printing machines, doubling the site's footprint and increasing production capacity.

Warehouse-robotics provider Exotec and E80 Group announced a strategic partnership to combine Exotec's Skypod AS/RS with E80's pallet-handling systems into one automation ecosystem. The joint offering will initially target CPG and grocery customers.

The City of Reims awarded Raja a single-supplier framework contract for packaging and packing materials, with a maximum value of €215,000 excluding VAT.

Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of the cryogenics business unit of Fives Group, now Fives Energy Cryogenics, a maker of cryogenic heat exchangers and pumps. The business joins Alfa Laval's Energy Division as a new separate unit.

Framatome has acquired Valserve, a Lyon-based maker of nuclear, military and cryogenic valves, for an undisclosed amount.

Posson Packaging completed its large extension works at its Louailles, Sarthe plant, which it is inaugurating on 27 June 2025 to mark 20 years at the site.

Antalis announced a binding agreement to acquire Club Groupe, Digital Printing France and Technical Digital Printing, visual communication businesses in France.

Carbios has signed its first multi-year offtake contracts with L'Oréal and L'Occitane en Provence for biorecycled r-PET from its Longlaville plant under construction in France. The article is dated 28 May 2025 and the announcement itself is dated 27 May 2025, with production expected from 2027.

Carbios has signed two multi-year offtake contracts with L'Oréal and L'Occitane en Provence for biorecycled r-PET from its future Longlaville plant in France. The announcement is dated 27 May 2025 and gives no contract value.

Thermodyn, a Baker Hughes subsidiary, announced a 10 million euro investment to more than double production capacity at its Le Creusot site with a new building and two test positions, creating 40 jobs by end of 2025. The first stone ceremony was held on 15 May 2025.

SUDAC Air Service, a Veolia subsidiary, won a three-year contract to maintain compressed air installations at three Franciliane (SEDIF) drinking water plants in the Paris region, starting January 2025.

Nemera has started building a new 3,000 m² production plant at Ponts-et-Marais in Seine-Maritime, with injection presses and assembly lines. The site is expected to employ 100 people by 2027, with delivery planned for April 2026.

Groupe Guillin, through its subsidiary WEFOLD DIFFUSION, entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the businesses of Cartonnerie Moderne, Défi Imprimerie and Alpes Emballages, which make food cardboard packaging with about EUR 13 million combined 2023 revenue and around 30 staff at three French sites.

Alfa Laval signed a binding put-option agreement to acquire the Fives Cryogenics business unit of Fives Group for a fixed price of EUR 800 million, subject to works council consultation.

Velan shareholders approved the sale of Velan's French subsidiaries Segault and Velan S.A.S. to Framatome for €170 million (US$177.6 million), with total consideration of US$201.1 million including an intercompany loan.

RIVARD is investing close to EUR 20 million to enlarge its production site in Daumeray (Maine-et-Loire), growing it from 7,000 m2 to over 10,000 m2 and moving assembly lines to dynamic production. The company says the change could double or triple its revenue.

PET preform maker SGT Group of Rezé, France, announced its acquisition of Axium Packaging, a Saint-Étienne injection and blow molding firm with 385 employees and production in France, the Czech Republic, Italy and Germany.