Parker Hannifin won a contract to supply filtration, power augmentation and acoustic silencing systems for 29 GE Vernova LM2500XPRESS gas turbines at the Stargate Site 1 data center in Abilene, Texas. The turbines total over 1 GWe of generation capacity.

Eaton will invest $46 million in a new facility at 7230 Cross County Road in North Charleston, South Carolina, to make hydraulic pumps and motors for aerospace platforms. The plant will create 50 jobs and is expected to begin operations in 2028.

Family-owned corrugated products maker Welch Packaging Group announced its merger with Phoenix/Packaging of Mount Joy, PA, adding capabilities and capacity to its IPS business near York, Pennsylvania. The announcement is dated October 21, 2025.

Handgards, a foodservice products distributor owned by Wynnchurch Capital, announced the acquisition of Albany Packaging USA on September 26, 2025. Albany, headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida, distributes paper folding cartons and coffee sleeves.

Eaton was selected by Bell Textron to design, develop and certify the retractable aerial refueling probe for the U.S. Army's MV-75 FLRAA aircraft. Initial work covers certification, qualification units and prototype hardware, with production across Eaton facilities in the US and UK.

Action Packaging has acquired Morgan Chaney, which will continue to operate under its own name, with all its employees moving to Action Packaging. The Morgan Chaney business has served customers since 1955.

PolyFlex Products, part of Sweden's Nefab Group, will invest $8.3 million to open a new manufacturing facility in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, creating 58 jobs. The plant will add material extrusion and reuse of end-of-life industrial packaging.

Pregis opened a 477,000-square-foot paper-converting centre in Elgin, Illinois, at a ribbon-cutting on 19 September 2025, supporting over 500 manufacturing jobs and making curbside-recyclable paper mailers.

Ring Container Technologies is investing $77 million to expand its plastic container manufacturing business into Whitestown, Indiana. The facility is expected to open next year.

Sweden-based Lamiflex Group is entering the United States with a more than $5 million plastic packaging plant in Borden, Indiana. The plant will mainly supply US sheet steel producers and employ 62 people at full capacity.

Strahman Group, a division of FCH, announced its acquisition of GEMCO Valve, completed August 13, 2025. GEMCO's Middlesex, NJ manufacturing will move to Strahman's Bethlehem, PA facility in early 2026.

SupplyOne, Inc. has acquired the business of Vital Pack, a Signal Hill, California packaging distributor with label printing capabilities. The announcement was dated 17 September 2025.

Veritiv Operating Company acquired Subotnick Packaging, an Oregon-based distributor of packaging products and equipment serving building materials, food, e-commerce and transportation. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Momentium, a portfolio company of Core Industrial Partners, acquired Los Angeles-based Superior Lithographics, a provider of folding cartons, corrugated top sheets and litho labels. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency's DLA Maritime awarded Argo Turboserve Corporation a contract valued at $95,251.20 for valve reed parts, with the award dated September 15, 2025.

Burckhardt Compression completed on September 12, 2025 its acquisition of ACT (Advanced Compressor Technology), a reciprocating compressor service and component maker with locations in Batavia, Illinois and Pasadena, Texas.

Ball Corporation, Red Bull and Rauch North America broke ground on a USD 1.5 billion can manufacturing and distribution facility in Concord, North Carolina, able to produce up to 3 billion cans a year for Red Bull, with operations expected from 2028.

Baker Hughes won an award from Bechtel Energy to supply main liquefaction equipment, including two Frame 7 gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors, for Train 4 of NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas. The order adds about 6 MTPA of LNG capacity.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Argo Turboserve Corporation a contract valued at $191,056.50 for piston compressor items, with the award dated September 11, 2025.

Shell Polymers agreed to supply polyethylene made from chemically recycled feedstock, produced at its Monaca, Pennsylvania plant, to specialty film producer Charter Next Generation for flexible packaging.

Kaishan Compressor USA (KCA) held an opening ceremony on September 9, 2025 for the second phase of its plant in Loxley, Baldwin County, Alabama, an investment of over USD 11 million that doubles its operations and makes oil-free screw compressors locally.

Kaishan Compressor USA completed an $11 million expansion of its Loxley, Alabama plant, doubling the site's size to boost production, training, R&D and job creation, with more than 50 jobs planned.

Monkey Island LNG awarded McDermott a Master Services Agreement for front-end engineering and planning of its planned LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, a project valued at $25 billion across two phases.

Unison Ltd agreed to acquire the assets of production machinery and tooling specialist PHI, maker of tube bending and hydraulic press equipment in City of Industry, California. Financial terms were not disclosed and closing is expected in November 2025.

Ohio Valve Company held the grand opening of its 265,000-square-foot Valve World Headquarters in Houston.

Nefab opened a 150,000 sq. ft. Southeast Hub in Braselton, Georgia, relocating from Norcross. The $9.5 million investment will add 30 manufacturing jobs and serves cloud, automotive and healthcare customers.

Pelican Energy Partners acquired Sigma Valve Experts, a Charlestown, Indiana supplier of commercial-grade valves for power plants and nuclear safety-related service. The announcement was dated September 2, 2025, and the deal value was not disclosed.

Yazoo Mills is constructing a third paper tube and core manufacturing plant in Hanover, Pennsylvania, a 107,000-square-foot facility representing a $14 million investment. Five new high-speed production lines are planned, with completion expected in January 2026.

Packaging Corporation of America completed its $1.8 billion cash acquisition of Greif's containerboard business, with the transaction closing on Sunday. Greif will use the proceeds to pay down about $1.4 billion of debt.

Avingtrans subsidiary Hayward Tyler Inc. secured two nuclear contracts worth over $16 million from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. The deal covers safety-related reactor pumps and spare parts, manufactured in Colchester, Vermont, with delivery by the end of FY27.

Viega opened its 244,000-square-foot, $178 million copper plumbing products factory in Shalersville, Ohio, and plans to hire 68 full-time employees.

Dutch specialist Amca acquired Cal-Draulics, a California-based company known for precision valves and actuators used in aerospace and other markets.

Georgia Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch, Inc., acquired Anchor Packaging, a maker of rigid food containers and cling film, from private equity firm TJC. The article is dated October 2025 in its text, which conflicts with its source date.

Wärtsilä will supply 12 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines for a new 217 MW power plant near Hallam, Nebraska, awarded by Nebraska Public Power District. Commercial operation is expected in 2028.

Foam Packaging Specialties of Tempe, Arizona, has acquired Advanced Packaging Specialties Inc., creating Custom Packaging Solutions, LLC to offer corrugated boxes and shipping materials alongside foam packaging.

Viega North America is opening a new 244,000-square-foot manufacturing, distribution and training facility in Mantua, Ohio, representing a $178 million investment and about 68 new jobs; the ribbon-cutting is set for September 4, 2025.

Baker Hughes has won a contract to supply six refrigerant turbo compressors to Commonwealth LNG's 9.5 million tonne per year export project near Cameron, Louisiana.

German supplier MAHLE is adding e-compressor production at its Morristown, Tennessee plant, creating nearly 50 new jobs. The line will make high-voltage air conditioning compressors for the North American market, with employment rising to almost 800.

ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to acquire flexible packaging provider PAC Worldwide, headquartered in Redmond, WA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Commonwealth LNG has authorized an order for six Baker Hughes refrigerant turbo compressors powered by LM9000 gas turbines for its 9.5 Mtpa LNG export facility in Cameron, Louisiana. Technip Energies will place the order as EPC contractor.

Ranpak will install numerous AutoFill void-fill systems across Walmart's five Next Generation Fulfillment Centers under a multi-year agreement announced August 26, 2025. The upcoming deployment includes sites in Greencastle PA, Joliet IL, Lancaster TX and Stockton CA.

Clow Valve, part of McWane, held a ceremony opening its $80 million, 36,000-square-foot foundry expansion in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The expansion nearly doubles production capacity, retains area jobs and automates foundry control systems.

Penn Pump and Equipment, a Peak Capital company, has acquired Pennsylvania-based Alyan Pump and New York-based Federal Pump, makers of packaged and booster pump systems. The deal expands Penn Pump's product portfolio and engineering capabilities.

Pentair plc announced a definitive agreement to acquire Hydra-Stop LLC, a specialty valve maker in Burr Ridge, Illinois, from Madison Industries for approximately $290 million in cash. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2025.

Busch Vacuum Solutions plans a 60,000-square-foot regional hub in Tempe, Arizona, for repair, service and overhaul of vacuum pumps and systems. Operations are scheduled to begin in October 2025.

ECI Defense Group, Inc. was awarded a Defense Logistics Agency contract for 39 compressor valve units at $2,035.57 each, totaling $79,387.23. The award was posted on 2025-08-18.

Schütz Container Systems held the grand opening of its new 370,000-square-foot production facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a $166 million project expected to create 185 jobs over five years. The site will later add reconditioning of used industrial packaging.

Amcor is considering separating its North American beverage business, a roughly $1.5 billion unit facing operating challenges, as part of redefining its core portfolio after the Berry Global integration.

Sappi completed the $500 million replacement of its No. 2 paper machine at its Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine.

Eco King, a China-based fiber tableware maker, will invest $80.5 million to open a production facility in the existing dormant industrial plant in Robbinsville, North Carolina, its first in North America. It plans to hire 300 people initially and add 515 jobs over time.