SunOpta completed a USD 35 million expansion of its Midlothian, Texas beverage plant by adding a fourth production line, expected to raise its network manufacturing capacity by 10%.

Amcor will invest $44.55 million in its Centerville, Iowa flexible packaging facility to add machinery and raise capacity for multilayer films, creating 24 jobs.

O-I Glass is modernizing its Muskogee, Oklahoma production facility with a multi-million dollar, multi-phase capital investment covering glass-melting furnaces, production equipment and control systems, supported by a $2 million state incentive award.

JBM Packaging has opened a 52,500-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Ohio for contract packaging, kitting and filling services, with 50 new employees.

Crawford Packaging has opened a new facility in Auburndale, Florida to support its produce packaging business in Central Florida.

Amcor is expanding production capacity for multilayer packaging films at its Centerville, Iowa facility with a $44.6 million corporate investment and $2 million in state tax credits, creating 24 jobs.

Platinum Equity is in advanced talks to acquire Dutch metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging for USD 3.5 billion from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Ardagh Group, with a final agreement expected within weeks.

Hydro-Aire Aerospace Corp., doing business as Crane Aerospace & Electronics of Elyria, Ohio, was awarded a maximum $11,841,845 firm-fixed-price sole-source contract for J85 rotary pumps by the Defense Logistics Agency, with performance through Oct. 31, 2030.

Pratt (4.0 Corrugating), LLC, a subsidiary of Pratt Corrugated Holdings and part of Atlanta-based Pratt Industries, will establish its first Iowa manufacturing facility in Bondurant, approved for state tax credits. Investment and job figures were not included in the article excerpt.

Accu-Mold LLC plans to construct a 53,000-square-foot addition to its Ankeny plant to increase production of precision micro injection molded components. The $33.25 million investment is expected to create 150 jobs, supported by $1.08 million in state tax credits.

Summit Products plans to add 30,080 square feet to its existing Altoona facility with robotics, automation, laser work center and metal panel bending equipment. The $5.73 million investment is expected to create 21 jobs, supported by $193,000 in state tax credits.

Atlas Copco has broken ground on a 355,000-square-foot North American Service Center in Lancaster County, South Carolina, for warehousing and distributing compressed air equipment, industrial tools and spare parts. Operations are expected to begin in June 2027.

Crane Company agreed to acquire the U.S. pump business of Trillium Flow Technologies, which serves municipal water and wastewater markets, for about $240 million. Closing is expected in Q4 2026.

Baker Hughes received a significant award from Venture Global for a modular liquefaction package with cold boxes tied to the expansion of the Plaquemines LNG facility in Louisiana.

Baker Hughes booked an order from Venture Global to supply 13 gas compression systems powered by Frame 5/2E turbines for the Cloud Connector Pipeline feeding the Plaquemines LNG facility in Louisiana. It is the second such order for the project.

DrinkPAK Beverage completed its Fort Worth facility, a 1.4 million sq ft plant built by ARCO for the fast-growing contract manufacturer. The completion was reported on September 11, 2026.

Novelis, a Hindalco subsidiary, is building a 600 KT greenfield aluminium rolling and recycling plant at Bay Minette, Alabama, now expected to cost around $5 billion. About two-thirds of output is to serve North American beverage packaging, under long-term customer contracts.

SPG has acquired DFW Crating & Packaging, a crating and packaging company, as reported on September 10, 2026.

Orrville City Council approved a 12-year, 75% property tax abatement on 8 September 2026 for McElroy Packaging's planned $3.5 million expansion adding 25,000 square feet to its corrugated-box plant, expected to add five jobs.

Franklin Electric completed its acquisition of Minneapolis-based high-pressure pump maker Cat Pumps for $350 million in cash, plus a potential earnout of up to $50 million in Franklin stock. The deal was announced on September 8, 2026.

Splintered Oak Equipment acquired WC Tractor's three New Holland dealership locations in Brenham, Dayton and Sealy, Texas.

Acme Equipment opened a 13,104-square-foot facility in Bismarck featuring a Kubota showroom and housing Acme Rents.

The Defense Logistics Agency Maritime awarded SFC Valve Corporation a contract with a total value of $39,226.32 for pumps and compressors, with award date September 3, 2026.

North Carolina-based Specialized Packaging Group, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, acquired Texas-based DFW Crating & Packaging in September 2026. DFW continues operating from Grand Prairie, Texas.

Lumson USA, the North American subsidiary of an Italian cosmetic packaging maker, acquired New York-based Lombardi Design and Manufacturing, a cosmetic primary packaging specialist, in September 2026.

Adherex Group, a Cleveland-based packaging and adhesion solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Polymer Packaging, Inc., a North Canton, Ohio maker of flexible, bakery and protective packaging, on September 28, 2026.

Butterfly Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sayreville, New Jersey-based Sabert, a plastic, paper and molded-fiber food packaging maker with 13 manufacturing facilities, for undisclosed terms.

Boca Raton-based New Water Capital acquired LidWorks, a family-owned maker of custom food and beverage lids in Plant City, Florida, and plans plastic packaging add-ons.

Plumbing and heating distributor Ferguson Enterprises completed its $1.6 billion acquisition of Houston-based FloWorks from Wynnchurch Capital. FloWorks is an industrial distributor of valves and flow control solutions with over 60 locations in the US and Canada.

NIBCO has completed its acquisition of UniTorq Actuators and Controls, a Lawrenceville, Georgia maker of pneumatic and electric valve actuators, adding actuation and controls to its valve portfolio.

OTC Industrial Technologies acquired Global Energy Solutions, LLC, a regional distributor and repairer of industrial electric motors, controls, pumps, gearboxes and switchgear. Jones Day advised on the deal.

Ferguson completed its acquisition of FWI Holdings (FloWorks), an industrial distributor of valves and flow control solutions, from Wynnchurch Capital. The deal closed on August 31, 2026.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs awarded BREEWORLD LLC a contract worth $4,589,781.30 to supply styrofoam shipping coolers for temperature-sensitive medications at the Lancaster CMOP in Texas. The award date was 26 August 2026.

Mangrove Equity Partners has acquired Cascon Pumps and Chamberlain Machine, which together form Cascon-Chamberlain, a maker of custom precision pumps. The company operates a 50,000 sq ft plant in Walpole, New Hampshire.

Westerman will invest $45 million to establish a new nuclear manufacturing operation in Hebron, Ohio, primarily supporting the expansion of Centrus Energy's American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon. The project will create 135 jobs.

Westerman will invest $6.5 million to increase production at its Bremen, Ohio headquarters for energy customers, creating 210 jobs. The announcement was made on August 24, 2026.

Molded fiber food packaging maker Cirkla will invest $5 million in a new manufacturing facility in the Gainesville 85 Business Park in Hall County, Georgia, expected to create around 140 jobs over three years.

DRC Industries is investing about $4 million to establish operations in an existing facility in Columbus, Mississippi, expected to create 50 jobs with state tax incentives.

Western Steel plans a processing and fabrication facility in Fernley, Nevada, as part of state-approved projects announced on 14 August 2026. Investment and job figures for this project were not included in the article excerpt.

Buckeye Corrugated Inc. plans to establish and expand corrugated packaging manufacturing in northern Nevada, with $12.76 million in capital investment and 27 near-term jobs. Nevada approved $1.57 million in tax abatements for the project. The approvals were announced on 14 August 2026.

ALPLA Inc. plans to establish a plastic bottle manufacturing facility in Clark County, Nevada, with $8.01 million in capital investment and 51 near-term jobs. Nevada's governor's office approved $818,718 in tax abatements for the project. The approvals were announced on 14 August 2026.

Warburg Pincus agreed to acquire Sundyne, a Colorado-based maker of centrifugal pumps and compressors, from Accudyne Industries, owned by BC Partners and The Carlyle Group. The article is dated January 7, 2020; the deal value was not stated.

UFP Packaging announced a new manufacturing facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina, with a $5.31 million investment in property, machinery and equipment to expand custom crate manufacturing. The project is expected to create 136 jobs over five years.

Xylem has agreed to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for $1.46 billion, adding slurry, solids-handling and self-priming pumps. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Brazilian aluminum maker Wyda Packaging USA plans to boost output at its Charlotte facility, which could create at least 40 jobs. The plan was reported on 11 August 2026.

Cullman-based Rusken Packaging has acquired Triad Packaging, an independent corrugated converter in Athens, Alabama, expanding its network to over 18 facilities in nine states. The deal was reported on 11 August 2026.

Amberjack Capital Partners completed its acquisition of PMV Automation, a valve positioner and automation products maker, from Flowserve, with industry veterans Joseph Jobe and Micah Floyd leading the company post-closing.

Pregis acquired MP Global Packaging, a division of MP Global Products, to scale its paper-based cold chain business. MP operates two plants in New Albany, Indiana, and Norfolk, Nebraska, employing around 110 people.

Lansing-based Air Lift Co., a manufacturer of automotive aftermarket air suspension products, acquired San Bernardino-based Universal Air Suspension, a maker of patented air bags, air management systems, tanks, valves and compressors.

Dobbs Equity Partners acquired two Malvese Equipment locations in New York from Al & Otto Cooley.