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.

BillerudKorsnäs has begun trial runs of KM7, one of the world's largest board machines, at its Gruvön mill in Sweden. The total investment was later estimated at SEK 6.84 billion, including a major mill conversion.

Koenig & Bauer Coding GmbH acquired All-Print Holding AB, which owns Svenska Allen AB and All-Print i Linköping AB, to expand its marking, coding and print-and-apply business in Scandinavia.

Rottneros Packaging has started molded-fiber tray production at its new factory in Sunne, Sweden, after a move to new premises, with an investment of about SEK 45 million and planned capacity of 50 to 80 million trays per year.

Ståthöga MA Teknik won an RFP and signed a three-year pump service and maintenance frame agreement with Stockholm Vatten och Avfall, with total estimated contract value of SEK 24 million.

Ståthöga MA Teknik signed an exclusivity agreement for Sweden with SPP Pumps, a European pump manufacturer, on 18 November 2019 to support customers with rotating equipment solutions.

Lithuanian recycler AB Plasta acquired Swedish bag and sack producer Rullpack AB from Holtback Group AB and others, expanding its sales and production in Sweden and the Nordic region. The deal was advised by Setterwalls.

Hayward Tyler, owned by Avingtrans, secured a contract worth over £10 million from Sweden's Vattenfall to supply critical parts and components for the reactor internal pumps at the Forsmark nuclear reactors. Delivery is scheduled for 2020 to 2022.

ANDRITZ received an order from Holmen's Iggesund Paperboard to supply fiberline process technology and equipment for its Iggesund mill in Sweden, with start-up scheduled for Q4 2019.

Finnish valve and pump maker Flowrox Oy acquired NovaTek AB, a filtration technology company based in Sodertalje, Sweden, to grow in solid/liquid separation.

Stora Enso will invest EUR 22 million (SEK 232 million) to expand the water treatment plant at its Skoghall Mill in Sweden, adding capacity and new technology to reduce environmental impact.

Rettig ICC Ltd and Midway Holding AB signed an agreement for Rettig ICC to buy all of Sigarth AB, including its production facilities in Sweden and Poland and a German sales office, with closing expected at the end of November 2018.

Stora Enso has acquired Cellutech, a Sweden-based developer of sustainable wood-based materials for packaging. The deal strengthens Stora Enso's fibre and cellulose capabilities.

GKN Aerospace Sweden has been awarded a development and manufacturing contract by ArianeGroup to produce two full-scale metal additively manufactured turbines for the Prometheus reusable rocket engine demonstrator. The first set is due for delivery at the end of 2019.

Property owner Lund Waterfront Packaging Districts and ÅR Carton agreed to extend the lease keeping ÅR Packaging's Å&R Carton and Flextrus in Källby, Lund, until at least 2027. The companies employ over 400 people there.

Ecolean, a lightweight liquid food packaging producer, acquired a 30,000 square meter site in Landskrona, Sweden, for a new production facility worth US$29 million (25 million euros), expected to be running in 2020 with about 100 new jobs.

The City of Gothenburg's water and recycling department awarded Dahl Sverige Aktiebolag a framework agreement for sluice valves DN 65-300 mm for 2018-2020, with a contracted value of 16,000,000 SEK.

Swedish public buyer Varuförsörjningen awarded multiple suppliers contracts for transport and waste packaging, including collection boxes, cartons, bags and labels, with an estimated 12-month value of 15 million SEK.

Patricia Industries agreed to acquire Piab from private equity firm EQT, as announced on 30 April 2018. The article gives no deal value or location details.

Stiebel Eltron Group and Danfoss finalized an agreement for Stiebel Eltron to acquire Danfoss Värmepumpar AB (Thermia), with activities in Sweden, Finland and Norway. Thermia has annual turnover of about 650 million SEK and 210 employees.

AB Ewald Larsson Eftr (AB ELE) of Kilafors has acquired all shares in Aven Forsa AB, one of Sweden's leading wooden packaging manufacturers, based in Forsa near Hudiksvall. The deal value was not disclosed.

NCC signed a cooperation agreement with BillerudKorsnas to carry out nearly all construction work for the KM7 expansion at Grums, valued at about 950 million SEK. The contract was signed in December 2016.

BillerudKorsnas is investing 5.7 billion SEK in a new board machine KM7 at its Grums mill in Varmland, Sweden, with 550,000 tonnes annual capacity expected to start in early 2019.

SCA is investing SEK 196 million at its Munksund pulp and paper mill in Sweden to increase production of white-top kraftliner, lifting capacity from 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes per year.

Lund-based Nexam Chemical agreed to buy all shares of privately owned masterbatch and additives maker Plasticolor Sweden AB in Lomma for SEK 116 million. The deal gives Nexam production capacity and new market segments.

Ramén Valves acquired Engelsbergs Ventiler AB, a Swedish valve manufacturer, which will be included as a sales division. The deal extends Ramén's range of industrial valves.

Wärtsilä agreed to acquire Puregas Solutions, a Sweden-based provider of biogas upgrading solutions with subsidiaries in Germany, Denmark, the UK and the USA. The enterprise value is SEK 280 million (EUR 29 million), plus up to SEK 70 million more based on performance.

Stece Fjädrar, a Lesjöfors company, is installing a new Waifos SNA 22 machine to extend its wave spring range down to Dy 20 mm, with the machine scheduled to start at the end of September 2017.

Smurfit Kappa Piteå is investing a total of SEK 45 million in its kraftliner mill in Piteå, Sweden, including a new chip screen and debarking drum upgrades, as part of its Piteå 750 plan to reach 750,000 tonnes a year.

Askalon AB becomes the new provider and service partner for former Pentair Valves & Controls products (Sempell, Keystone, Crosby and others) across Sweden, excluding the nuclear sector, effective 1 August 2017. Emerson bought the business from Pentair on April 28, 2017.

Säffle-based valve maker Somas received a framework agreement from Billerudkorsnäs covering hand, control, on/off and butterfly valves for the new KM7 board machine at Gruvön in Grums, with deliveries over one year starting autumn 2017.

Ahlsell agreed in June 2017 to acquire the Swedish VA distributor ViaCon VA, with annual revenue of about 320 MSEK, and the Swedish Competition Authority has now approved the deal. Takeover is expected in early November 2017.

Wavin is investing SEK 80 million in new production lines at its Kjula plant outside Eskilstuna, Sweden, to raise output by up to 70 percent. Work starts in 2017 and is due for completion in Q2 2018.

PBM Capital agreed to sell a majority stake in Breas, a maker of medical ventilation devices, to China's Fosun. Financial terms were not disclosed in the article.

BillerudKorsnäs will invest SEK 5.7bn (about £516m) in a new board machine at its Gruvön site in Sweden, with a capacity of 550,000 tonnes a year, plus rebuilds at the existing pulp mill. It is the company's largest investment ever.

Billerud Korsnäs is investing SEK 5.7 billion in a new paperboard machine with 550,000 tonnes annual capacity at its Gruvön mill in Värmland, Sweden, plus rebuilding work at the pulp mill. Start-up is expected in the first quarter of 2019.

Atlas Copco intends to split into two listed companies, one focused on industrial customers and the other on mining and civil engineering customers, with the mining group to be spun off to shareholders.

Finland's Betonimestarit agreed to supply concrete elements and steel structures for BillerudKorsnäs's new liquid packaging board mill near Karlstad, Sweden, a year-long project starting February-March 2017 that will add 5-10 jobs in Iisalmi.

NCC signed a partnering agreement with Billerud Korsnas for earth, foundation and concrete works at the Next Generation project at Gruvon mill in Grums, with costs estimated at about SEK 950 million.

NCC signed a partnering agreement with BillerudKorsnas for earth, foundation and concrete works for its Next Generation packaging board production facility at Gruvon Mill in Grums, Sweden, estimated at about SEK 950 million.

Alfa Laval and Honeywell are reportedly bidding for Munters, a climate control maker owned by Nordic Capital, in a potential deal of 10 billion Swedish crowns, according to sources.

Billerudkorsnäs has commissioned Pöyry to deliver engineering services for a new board machine at its Gruvön mill in Sweden, the company's largest investment ever at SEK 5.7 billion. The machine will have capacity of about 550,000 tonnes a year.

BillerudKorsnäs has contracted Pöyry mill engineering services for a new KM7 packaging board machine at Gruvön, Sweden, with capacity of about 550,000 tonnes a year and start-up in 2019. The investment totals SEK 5.7 billion.

BillerudKorsnäs decided to build a new paperboard machine with 550,000 tonnes annual capacity at its Gruvön production site, with production expected to start in Q1 2019.