Astemo plans to invest more than $11 million in its Muncie, Indiana manufacturing operations, including additional injection molding capacity and a new assembly line for intake manifolds for ICE and HEV vehicles. The new line is expected to start production in March 2027 and add up to nine jobs.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation was awarded contracts valued in excess of $225 million by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. to provide advanced propulsion valves, pumps and instrumentation and control systems for U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarines, Columbia-class submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers. Work is performed at facilities in New York and Pennsylvania and will continue through 2030.

Mercer International has reached restructuring support agreements to cut debt via a prepackaged Chapter 11 filing, exchanging about USD 1.1 billion of senior notes for equity and securing USD 400 million in new capital. The plan is expected to be completed by end-2026.

Ball Corporation's new aluminum can manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Oregon, became operational over the summer of 2026. The site is expected to reach full capacity in 2027 and alleviate capacity constraints in the region.

Airmo Inc. Pressure Technologies has installed a MAZAK VC-Ez 26 CNC mill at its Minneapolis facility to expand in-house manufacturing capabilities, reduce reliance on outside suppliers, and shorten lead times.

Wright Implement expanded to 23 locations by acquiring 8 Meade Tractor stores across Kentucky and Indiana.

KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools plans to expand its Cincinnati, Ohio, facility with new manufacturing equipment and robotic automation, creating 37 jobs.

Sonoco Products Company announced a $40 million investment over two years to modernize and expand its Richmond, VA paperboard mill, increasing annual production capacity by approximately 9,000 tons. Construction is expected to begin in early 2027, with completion by the end of 2028.

Ringmetall SE entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Rapak, LLC, headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois. Rapak manufactures flexible bag-in-box packaging for liquid food products, beverages and industrial liquids. The transaction is expected to close on November 2, 2026.

Continental Diamond Tool Corp. formed a strategic alliance with Winterthur Technology Group to expand CDT's conventional bonded abrasives offering for customers across North America.

Continental Diamond Tool Corp. completed its acquisition of PG&F Superabrasives, a US superabrasives business with operations in Royersford, Pennsylvania, and Montrose, Colorado, from Nimbus.

Marvell Technology, Inc. and Lumentum announced a definitive agreement for Marvell to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock transaction valued at $115 billion enterprise value. The deal combines electrical and optical technologies for AI connectivity. The announcement was made on November 2, 2026.

Dominion Packaging, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Henrico County, Virginia, with a $25 million project that includes relocating to a 188,000-square-foot facility at the Airport Logistics Center to serve as a finished goods and distribution hub. The expansion is expected to create more than 100 jobs.

Flex Machine Tools, a Wapakoneta, OH-based manufacturer of machine tool solutions, has acquired TARUS, a 57-year-old U.S. machine tool manufacturer based in Sterling Heights, MI. The acquisition expands Flex's manufacturing capacity and adds large CNC machine building capabilities.

Canada's Seatply, a Montreal furniture components producer, plans to buy Autumn House, a curved plywood maker in Granite Falls, North Carolina. It will spend several million dollars on new machinery at the plant.

Mitsubishi Power Americas announced a $490 million investment to expand its Savannah Machinery Works in Pooler, Georgia, adding 450,000 square feet and over 220 jobs to double production capacity of gas and steam turbines, with potential completion by early 2029.

SPR Packaging, a member of the Armando Alvarez Group, is opening a $100 million plastic film manufacturing plant on a 103,000-square-foot site in Greenville, Texas. A separate project record lists the construction cost as $50 million, which conflicts with the reported figure.

Atlas Copco Compressors will begin US assembly of dedicated Z range oil-free air compressors at a new 200,000-square-foot facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina, also supporting distribution and remanufacturing.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility in Genesee County to expand US production of dry vacuum pumps for the semiconductor industry, expected to employ up to 600 people.

Atlas Copco Comptec opened a 63,000-square-foot expansion at its 45-acre Voorheesville site to meet demand for large centrifugal compressors and turboexpanders, bringing the workforce to about 340.

Dominion Packaging has expanded in Henrico with a 188,000-square-foot industrial facility at 2724 Seven Hills Boulevard, a $25 million investment expected to create over 100 new jobs.

SupplyOne secured a request for proposal covering multiple locations of a growing bird seed producer by engineering corrugated boxes that met the customer's and a national retailer's specifications.

UFP Packaging rolled out the All Boxed Up name across its three corrugated box-making facilities and customer-facing channels to highlight its expanded corrugated packaging business. The brand dates to the 2022 acquisition of Titan Corrugated and its distribution affiliate.

Atlas Copco Comptec celebrated the ribbon cutting for a $40 million expansion and new 65,000-square-foot high-bay facility at its industrial compressor factory in Voorheesville, New York. The project received about $4.2 million in Albany County IDA assistance and a $475,000 state grant.

Buckeye Corrugated (BCI) has opened a dedicated contract packaging and fulfillment facility of more than 60,000 square feet near the Port of Houston, Texas. The site offers assembly, kitting, labeling and shipping preparation alongside its corrugated manufacturing.

A subcontract for supply and installation of submersible, line shaft and horizontal pumps and butterfly, check, ball and plug valves for Project HDWB 26-02 in Palmdale, California was posted 23 October 2026, with responses due 9 December 2026.

Buckeye Corrugated has opened a dedicated contract packaging and fulfilment facility with over 60,000 sq ft in Houston, Texas, separating these services from its Houston division.

ITT Goulds Pumps is relocating from Southaven to a 297,000-square-foot facility at 5633 Mineral Wells Road in Memphis, Tennessee, with about $30.2 million capital investment and 57 new jobs, supported by an EDGE 10-year PILOT.

Outlook Group completed the acquisition and integration of the Pewaukee, Wisconsin, flexible packaging facility of ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions, adding flexible packaging and film-printing capacity.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Compressor Engineering Corp. a contract for 49 valve assemblies (NSN 4820-00-034-0080) with a total value of $213,052. The award was posted on 20 October 2026.

ITT Inc. plans to invest $31 million to establish a Goulds Pumps manufacturing and distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee, expected to create 57 jobs. The site will increase North American pump capacity and supports the existing Southaven, Mississippi operation.

CurTec USA, the American arm of a Dutch packaging supplier, is investing $10 million to expand its Westminster, South Carolina facility with a new blow molding line. The 27,300 sq ft expansion is expected to finish in Q2 2027 and create 10 jobs.

Accredo Packaging acquired a nearly 226,000-square-foot industrial facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada for $46 million, according to CoStar. The report was published in October 2026.

HOERBIGER announced a new North American reciprocating compressor component manufacturing plant in Coral Springs, Florida, creating 420 jobs and a $43.1 million capital investment. The company will also retain 277 employees in Broward County. The announcement was made on August 4, 2015.

Cube Packaging Solutions is investing $30 million to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity at its St. Charles, Illinois facility. The investment was announced on October 13, 2026.

CuBE Packaging Solutions is investing more than $30 million to expand its U.S. manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Illinois, adding high-speed injection molding machines and end-of-line automation. The announcement was made on October 13, 2026.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America announced a renewed supply agreement with Stanpac to manufacture glass milk bottles and jars for food and dairy brands across the U.S.

Brothers Machinery Company acquired Gulf Coast Bobcat, establishing a standalone platform backed by an investment partner.

CurTec is investing USD 10 million to expand warehouse and production lines at its Westminster, South Carolina plant, adding 10 jobs. The expanded capacity is expected online in summer 2027.

SupplyOne acquired Packaging Design Corporation, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, strengthening its Midwest presence and Chicago expansion.

Summa America relocated to a new US headquarters and a state-of-the-art Experience Center in Indianapolis during 2024.

Hivest Capital Partners acquired Wisconsin-based Sustana from Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities platform. Sustana produces fiber packaging products with multiple mills and recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

Grafine Partners and Atlantic Ridge Capital announced they are acquiring Oklahoma-based Paragon Films from Rhône for an estimated $900 million. Paragon manufactures plastic stretch film for pallet wrapping.

Gerresheimer completed the sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor to an affiliate of Apax Partners for about 750 million euros. Proceeds will be used to lower debt.

Central National Gottesman announced it is acquiring Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Co., a distributor of paper and packaging products. OPC will operate under CNG's Lindenmeyr Munroe division.

ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal) acquired Minnesota-based Ultra Green Packaging, a supplier of molded fiber foodservice packaging. This is the 12th acquisition since ACR was acquired by Oridian Capital Partners.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

Alpla is building a 13,000 sq m extrusion blow moulding plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, with capex of just over $8 million and 51 new positions. Operations are due to begin in spring 2027.

Pentair plc completed its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group Holdings, a maker of hydronic and water-based pumps, valves and controls for HVAC, plumbing and industrial markets, on October 1, 2026.

GEA is adding about 70,000 square feet of office, manufacturing, research and industrial space at its Janesville campus in Wisconsin. The investment of about USD 25 million covers construction, machinery and equipment, with full operation scheduled for early 2028.