Francks Kylindustri acquired Kyl & Värmepumpservice i Halmstad AB, a family refrigeration and heat pump service business in Halmstad, Sweden with about SEK 50 million turnover and 14 employees. The former owners will continue to run the company. Announced November 24, 2021.

Metsä Board awarded Core Link AB a combined contract for new core and reel handling systems at its Husum mill to support a production increase of BM1 from 400,000 to 600,000 tonnes per year. Machine installations are scheduled from Q4 2022 through the end of 2023.

S:t Eriks signed an agreement to acquire all shares of MEAG VA-System AB, a Swedish producer of concrete water and sewage (VA) solutions with about 90 employees, to be run as a separate company within the group.

Sweco was contracted by Metsä Board to design the new building structure needed for the Husum capacity expansion, under a contract running until December 2023 worth SEK 21.5 million.

Metsä Board plans to invest about SEK 2.1 billion to raise folding boxboard capacity at its Husum board and pulp mill in Västernorrland by 200,000 tons per year, from 400,000 to 600,000 tons.

Västra Götalandsregionen awarded Atlas Copco Compressor Aktiebolag a contract for service of compressors and ancillary equipment, valued at 2,205,800 SEK. Two bids were received.

Metsä Board decided to raise annual folding boxboard capacity at its integrated Husum mill by 200,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes, investing about EUR 210 million. Additional capacity is expected to start up in 2024-2025.

Concentric AB received a development contract from an unnamed global truck and bus OEM to supply electric coolant pumps for a fuel cell electric vehicle bus application.

Nouryon will spend SEK 180 million modernizing its Domsjö plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The upgrade could raise capacity by up to 4,000 tons. The announcement was reported on 26 May 2021.

Falu Energi och Vatten AB awarded San Sac AB a contract to supply paper bags for food waste, valued at 8,867,490 SEK, with three bids received.

Nord-Lock Group expanded its Expander pivot business factory in Åtvidaberg, Sweden by 130% to 3,500 square metres, adding production, a technical center and high-volume order handling. The expansion is expected to let Expander increase its order volume eightfold.

Momentum Group agreed to acquire 100 percent of Öbergs i Karlstad AB, a Swedish pneumatics specialist with annual sales of about 50 MSEK and 12 employees. The takeover took effect on 5 February 2021.

Renewcell signed an agreement for Valmet to supply main equipment for its planned 60,000-tonne-per-year textile recycling plant at Ortviken industrial area in Sundsvall, Sweden. The order value is about EUR 25 million, with production planned from the first half of 2022.

Tranås municipality awarded TechPack in Scandinavia AB a contract for plastic food packaging worth 800,000 SEK, running to roughly December 2022 to February 2025, out of two bids.

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Web Inspection System to Stora Enso's coating and laminating plant in Forshaga, Sweden, for an extrusion coating line producing a barrier paperboard. The order was included in Valmet's third-quarter 2020 orders.

Stora Enso plans to invest about SEK 8.6 billion (EUR 800-850 million) to upgrade and expand pulp and packaging board capacity at its Skoghall mill in Värmland, Sweden. A pre-project and environmental permit application have been started, with production possibly starting in Q4 2023.

Sweden's Försvarsmakten awarded CLIP-LOK SIMPAK (Scandinavia) ApS a SEK 15,000,000 contract to supply packaging material, published 2020-11-02 via open procurement.

Orkla launched chips packaging made with certified renewable polypropylene from SABIC's TRUCIRCLE portfolio, converted into BOPP film by Irplast. The partners say the solution halves the carbon footprint of their value chain compared with traditional plastics.

Stora Enso has started production of formed fiber foodservice products at its Hylte Mill in Sweden, following an investment announced in 2019. The plastic- and PFAS-free PureFiber range is intended for fresh food packaging.

HydraSpecma is moving into a new 11,200 sq m facility that will house its Swedish headquarters and production of hydraulic equipment for the vehicle industry. Logistic Contractor is building the new warehouse, and Installationsbolaget is installing its sprinkler system.

Alfa Laval will expand and automate its separator production capacity at its Eskilstuna, Sweden facility, using AFRY's Real Digital Twin technology to simulate and test the process lines before production expansion. The announcement is dated 2020-07-13.

The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) awarded a packaging materials contract for 2020 to Clip-Lok Simpak (Scandinavia), Pacson Öst and Vida Packaging, with a contracted value of 15,000,000 SEK.

Metso is installing a mega-size compress press at its Trelleborg factory in Sweden to increase consumables wear parts capacity, with production starting in May 2020; the first of three similar presses has a series value of EUR 10 million.

Assemblin acquired Örestadskyl, a refrigeration, freezing and heat pump company with offices in Malmö and Löddeköpinge, Sweden, with annual revenue of about SEK 30 million. The deal took effect immediately.

Coffee roaster Löfbergs is installing a new packaging line at its Välsviken roastery in Karlstad, Sweden, in a multi-million investment to increase whole bean capacity.

Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. acquired all shares of AQS Produkter AB, a Swedish distributor of comfort, process and IT cooling and heat pump products, on April 1, 2020. The deal strengthens Mitsubishi Electric's commercial business in Sweden.

Arnon Oy acquired AB B.O. Park, a Swedish manufacturer of electric automation and pneumatic products with about EUR 2.7 million turnover in 2019, strengthening its presence in Sweden.

Kalmar municipality in Sweden awarded Duni AB a contract to supply packaging material for food distribution, with a contracted value of 2,800,000 SEK. The award was published on 2020-03-25.

Nefab Packaging Sweden AB acquired Trio Emballage AB, a heavy-duty packaging producer in Staffanstorp, Sweden, effective March 2, 2020. Trio has around 50 employees.

Valmet will supply a waste-fired steam boiler with a 20 MW thermal capacity to Lidköping Energi in Lidköping, Sweden, to convert 130,000 tons of waste per year into heat, steam and electricity. The boiler is scheduled to start up in 2021.

Future Neles Corporation, Metso's valve business, signed a distribution agreement with Axel Larsson Maskinaffär AB in Sweden. The agreement was reported on 10 January 2020.

Concentric AB has been awarded a contract to supply electrically driven coolant pumps to a global truck and bus OEM for mid-size electric trucks. Production starts in 2021 and runs until 2025, with total sales estimated at SEK 150 million.

Kaeser Kompressorer AB will supply four oil-free screw compressors, each rated 300 kW, for Scania's new Södertälje foundry. The compressors will be monitored with SPM's Intellinova Parallel EN online system.

Scania is building a new foundry at its Södertälje plant in Sweden to produce engine blocks, investing about SEK 1.6 billion. The foundry is due in 2020 and will triple capacity to 90,000 tonnes of molten iron per year.

Duni AB was awarded a public tender by Sotenäs municipality for food distribution packaging materials for the VästUpp group of municipalities, with a contracted value of SEK 7 million.

Sca will invest SEK 7.5 billion to raise kraftliner capacity at its Obbola mill in Sweden from 275 thousand to 725 thousand tonnes a year, with a new paper machine starting in Q1 2023.

BillerudKorsnäs inaugurated its KM7 board machine at the Gruvön mill in Sweden on 3 October 2019, its biggest investment to date. The machine has a capacity of 550,000 tonnes per year.

Swedish packaging company Avisera has acquired the bankruptcy estate of Aare Grafiska Produktion. The announcement was published on 19 September 2019.

SCA will build a new paper machine at its Obbola paper mill in Umeå, raising annual kraftliner output from 450,000 to 725,000 tonnes. The total investment is SEK 7.5 billion over five years, with start-up planned for Q1 2023.

ANDRITZ acquired KEMPULP, a Karlstad-based specialist in chemical pulping process technologies, including its intellectual property, expertise, tools, systems and inventory. KEMPULP will be fully integrated into ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper.

The Absolut Company signed a 10-year supply agreement with Ardagh Glass Limmared AB for Absolut Vodka bottles, valued at more than SEK 5 billion and running to 2029. Ardagh Glass Limmared is the largest supplier of the bottle.

Gardner Denver Holdings acquired Oina VV AB, a Stockholm-based maker of customized peristaltic pump solutions for medical, process and industrial uses, for a net purchase price of about US$10 million funded from cash on hand. Oina will join Gardner Denver's Medical Segment.

IDEX Corporation acquired Velcora Holdings AB, whose businesses include mechanical seal maker Roplan and hygienic mixer and valve maker Steridose, in Q3 2019. The deal complements IDEX's sealing solutions and health and science platforms.

BillerudKorsnäs agreed to sell 89.9% of Bergvik Skog Öst AB to pension company AMF at an enterprise value of SEK 12.2 billion (US$1.32 billion), debt-free. A 15-year wood supply agreement keeps BillerudKorsnäs as sole buyer of wood from the lands.

Denmark-based precision parts maker KP Components inaugurated a new factory in Sweden in June 2019, almost doubling its production space there. Four new CNC machines were installed for mobile hydraulics and transportation parts.

British engineering specialist GRE Ltd won a five-figure contract from the European Spallation Source in Lund, Sweden, to develop bespoke ultra-pure water cooling solutions for its linear proton accelerator.

Valmet will supply an OptiClear green liquor clarifier with polymer station and installation work to Stora Enso's Skoghall mill in Sweden, with start-up planned for spring 2020. The order value was not disclosed.

Carlsberg has begun using ExcelRise's R100 100% recycled plastic film for beer multipacks in Sweden, as part of its Together Towards ZERO sustainability program. The film contains at least 30% recycled content from Carlsberg's European breweries.

Ecolean is constructing its second packaging production facility in Landskrona, Sweden, with an investment of approximately €30m ($36m), employing 100 people upon completion in 2020.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, signed a comprehensive three-year cooperation agreement under which it takes full responsibility for log handling at Iggesund Paperboard's Iggesund mill, including equipment, operators, maintenance and software.