Sibeg, the Coca-Cola bottler in Sicily, selected Sidel to supply a complete aseptic PET production line with an 18,000 bph capacity at its Catania site. The line uses Sidel's Aseptic Combi Predis, EvoFilm Stretch and PalKombi machines.

Gruppo Fabbri announced that CAVECO has officially joined the Modena-based group, adding thermosealing machines and packaging lines to its portfolio. The deal's value was not disclosed.

Ardian signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Celli S.p.A., an Italian beverage solutions company based in Rimini with 2018 turnover of €110 million, from Consilium and the Celli family. Senior management will reinvest.

CFT Group acquired a majority shareholding in CO.MAC S.R.L., which designs and makes beverage filling and packaging machines, especially for beer kegs. The deal extends CFT's beverage portfolio.

Treviso-based food equipment maker Irinox plans to acquire two adjacent industrial sites in Vittorio Veneto, previously occupied by woodworking firm La San Giuseppe, and to grow headcount from 250 to over 300 by 2019 as it doubles production space.