Graphic Packaging International is advancing a proposal to build a warehouse and parking lot beside its recycled paperboard mill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, consolidating four local warehouses, with completion scheduled for 2028.

Forming Technologies is expanding its Muskegon, Michigan facility with an anticipated capital investment of up to $18.8 million, creating 70 new jobs in a building of at least 150,000 square feet that will also house its headquarters.

Morris Packaging plans to build a new $60.9 million flexible packaging production plant in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky, creating 276 full-time jobs. The more-than-100,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed by October.

Amcor secured a commercial order for its HDPE AmSky Blister System, used for the new TheraBreath Invigorating Icy Mint chewing gum sold in major U.S. retailers. The announcement was made on April 9, 2025.

FCA Packaging, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, acquired Viking Packing Specialist, a Tulsa-based maker of custom wood crates, cases, metal containers and dangerous goods packaging. No financial terms were disclosed.

Bascom Hunter acquired Candent Technologies, a Greenfield, Indiana provider of propulsion and power systems for the aerospace and defense market. Candent will be aligned under Bascom Hunter's Xcelaero division. The announcement was made on April 9, 2025.

Mid South Extrusion is investing $12.5 million to add two polyethylene extrusion lines at its Monroe, Louisiana facility, creating 12 new jobs with operations expected in 2026.

Atlas Copco Group acquired the compressed air business of distributor Powered Compressors and Supplies (PCS) in Terre Haute, Indiana, adding 12 employees; the business joins the group's Compressor Technique service division.

Graphic Packaging International signed an agreement with New Jersey co-packer JJM Packaging to make its Boardio paperboard canisters available to brands and retailers in the U.S. and Canada from Q2 2025.

Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation AS secured a sizeable contract to design, manufacture and assemble an E-House power distribution module for a subsea installation in an offshore project in the Gulf of Mexico. Delivery is scheduled for Q1 2026.

Greensboro-based Tencarva Machinery, backed by Bessemer Investors, acquired Atlantic Valve & Equipment, a Richmond, Virginia valve representative for municipal and industrial water markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Chicago private equity firm May River Capital acquired the Global Pump Solutions business of CECO Environmental, including the Dean, Fybroc and Sethco pump brands. They will operate under a new portfolio company, Tusk Industrial, with sites in Telford, Pennsylvania and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Graphic Packaging International signed an agreement with co-packer JJM Packaging to make its Boardio paperboard canister available to brands across the U.S. and Canada for nutrition powders, sweeteners, beverage mixes and cereals.

FIFCO USA unveiled a $28 million can line at its Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York, capable of 1,500 12oz cans per minute, lifting site capacity above 15 million cases a year.

Ball Corporation closed a 49:51 joint venture with Ayna.AI, named Oasis Venture Holdings, LLC, covering its Aluminum Cup business and plant in Rome, Georgia.

Massman Companies announced the acquisition of privately held ADCO, a cartoner machinery maker based in Sanger, California, to expand its carton-to-pallet automation offering.

Spokane Valley builder of paperboard-packaging equipment Alliance Machine Systems International agreed to acquire Systec Corporation of Indianapolis and Automatan LLC of Plover, Wisconsin, with completion expected by month end; terms undisclosed.

Graphic Packaging International signed an agreement making its Boardio paperboard canister available through New Jersey co-packer JJM Packaging to brands and retailers across the U.S. and Canada, with availability from Q2 2025.

Engineered Foam Packaging (EFP) is expanding its existing Bishopville facility in Lee County with a $31.5 million investment that adds 200,000 square feet and 57 new jobs. The expansion will increase production of expanded polystyrene and polypropylene packaging, with operations expected online in April 2026.

HYDAC Technology Corp. is preparing to open a new $3 million, 19,500-square-foot manufacturing building in Cheney, Washington, to replace a smaller facility in western Washington. The plant will produce hydraulic valves, pumps and motors for construction equipment.

Zumbiel, a paperboard packaging maker, has acquired Crown Valley Co-Manufacturing in Farmington, Missouri, which will operate as ZumBev and offer beverage co-manufacturing with canning and bottling lines.

UFP Packaging, a UFP Industries subsidiary, has opened a 165,000 sq ft corrugated manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, that began operations in late 2024 and will expand through 2025.

Tecnocap plans to invest $4.5 million to buy and renovate a facility in Bellaire, Ohio, consolidating operations for its metal closure manufacturing and creating an estimated 29 jobs.

Atlas Copco has placed its $40 million expansion of its Voorheesville, New York compressor facility on hold, according to Albany County's development chief. The planned 63,000-square-foot addition was reportedly not approved by the parent board amid trade tensions.

ArcelorMittal has made a $1.2 billion investment to build an advanced non-grain-oriented electrical steel manufacturing facility in Alabama. The plant will produce up to 150,000 metric tons of NOES annually.

Flex recently announced a new 400,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Dallas for data center power infrastructure, including switchgear, power pods and power distribution units. No investment value was given.

ABB announced a $40 million investment to double the size of its Senatobia, Mississippi site to produce advanced low voltage circuit breakers. The site is expected to open in Q2 2026 and create 200 new jobs.

ABB announced an $80 million investment to replace its Selmer, Tennessee operations with a new 320,000 square-foot facility producing electrical distribution equipment. The facility is expected to add 50 jobs and open in late 2026.

Japanese water treatment company Metawater signed a stock sale agreement to acquire Schwing Bioset, a Somerset-based maker of equipment converting human waste into fertilizer, in March 2025.

Saica Group, a Spanish recycled paper and corrugated packaging manufacturer, plans a 350,000-square-foot corrugated plant in Anderson, Indiana, with an investment of more than $110 million and over 100 jobs at full ramp-up. Construction starts in May with operations expected in Q4 2026.

Honeywell agreed to acquire pump and gas compressor maker Sundyne from private equity firm Warburg Pincus in an all-cash deal valued at $2.16 billion, about 14.5x 2024 EBITDA. The deal will expand Honeywell's Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment.

Scruggs Company and Neil Technical Services, a Rox Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired Mid America Valve, a Kansas-based distributor of valves and fittings for the water and wastewater industry. Mid America Valve will continue operating under its established name.

Ingredion announced a $50 million investment to modernize and expand industrial starch production at its Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility for the packaging and papermaking industries.

Modine announced $180 million in orders for Airedale by Modine data center cooling systems from a new customer, a leading AI infrastructure developer. The products will be manufactured in Rockbridge, Virginia and Grenada, Mississippi, with delivery through the first half of 2026.

CANPACK's 862,000-square-foot beverage can manufacturing plant in Muncie, Indiana, cost $380 million and created more than 300 jobs. The plant began producing cans in 2023, with AEP supporting the site's development.

Oxford Flow has secured an order of nearly US$1 million from bp for its ES stemless axial flow valves. It is the company's largest order to date and supports its expansion in the US market.

Shareholders of Amcor and Berry Global approved Amcor's acquisition of Berry Global, a deal valued at US$8.43 billion announced in November 2024. Completion is still subject to closing conditions, with the combination expected by mid-2025.

Hoerbiger is acquiring the BICERA explosion relief valve product line from Penn-Troy Manufacturing, including customer relationships, intellectual property, brand and production. The line strengthens Hoerbiger's safety portfolio and its presence in the US market.

Evertis, part of IMG Group, plans a $100 million plant in Columbia, South Carolina, to make PET multilayer packaging film. The first phase adds 30,000 tons of capacity and more than 100 jobs, with operations expected in Q2 2026, and a second phase would bring total capacity to 60,000 tons by Q2 2028.

Berry Global Group acquired CMG Plastics, a North American producer of containers, bottles, closures and specialty packaging with about 170 employees. PMCF Investment Banking served as exclusive financial advisor to CMG.

Leonardo DRS received a $45 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base investment commitment through contracts with HII Newport News Shipbuilding. It will fund capabilities and a 40,000 sq ft expansion of its under-construction naval propulsion facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina, expected to open in 2026.

Sauer Compressors USA is establishing a satellite facility in Cache Valley, Utah to expand operations, focusing on rentals and serving Western US customers. Operations are planned to begin within the next few months.

Novolex agreed to acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $18 per share in cash, a deal valued at about $6.7 billion, creating a larger North American packaging company. Apollo Funds and CPP Investment Board will contribute about $1 billion, and closing is expected in mid-2025.

General Pump Co., a San Dimas pump and water well services provider, bought San Bernardino-based Legend Pump & Well Service for an undisclosed sum, announced February 18, 2025. Legend's 80 employees will work under the General Pump name.

Busch Group USA, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, acquired Total Maintenance Solutions LLC, a vacuum pump and blower maker in Milan, Illinois. TMS will continue to operate as an independent division with its staff unchanged.

Premier Packaging relocated its headquarters and production operations to an expanded facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

Eagle Flexible Packaging plans a new 52,000 square foot, $5 million facility in Waupun, Wisconsin, expected to be largely complete by year end and to create up to 40 jobs.

HAWE Manufacturing US, a subsidiary of HAWE Hydraulik GmbH, is moving hydraulic valve production from China to a 50,000 square foot space in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.

Impel Company, backed by Pike Street Capital, announced the acquisition of Pump Dynamics, a flow management products and services provider serving Washington, Oregon and Arizona. The deal adds an Arizona presence and semiconductor-industry service capabilities; no value was disclosed.

John H. Carter Co./ControlWorx plans a $69 million, 285,000-square-foot facility in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana to assemble, service and distribute flow control products. Construction starts March 2025 with operations expected in early 2027.