SIG has opened its first aseptic carton pack production plant in Ahmedabad, India, with a €90 million investment. The plant has an initial annual capacity of up to 4 billion packs and is expected to create more than 300 local jobs.

Ball Corporation detailed a new aluminum can manufacturing facility in Germany in its Q3 2026 earnings release. The facility is part of Ball's global capacity expansion to meet demand for energy drinks and non-alcoholic beverages.

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.

BUMAX, a Swedish manufacturer of stainless steel fasteners, is investing in a new 9,700 m² production facility and headquarters in Sandviken, Sweden. The plant will replace the current facility in Åshammar and is planned to start operations in Q3 2027.

BTL Industries is investing nearly EUR 40 million in a second high-tech manufacturing facility near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The 47,000 m² plant will double production capacity, create over 250 jobs, and is expected to start operations in 2027.

Guangdong Taihong CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd. received approval for a new plant in Foshan, Guangdong, to produce 3,000 high-end intelligent industrial machine tools annually. The project has a total investment of CNY 600 million and covers 19,020.28 m².

REI Grup, through REI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING S.R.L., has commenced construction on a kraft paper bag manufacturing plant in Călan, Hunedoara County, Romania. The total investment exceeds €2.5 million, with 61.98% non-reimbursable financing. Completion is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

A recycled-fibre kraft paper mill under construction in Giurgiu, Romania, is about 60% built and due to start in 2028, at an estimated cost of EUR 80-90 million (USD 89-101 million). Planned capacity is 120,000-130,000 tonnes a year of kraft paper from recovered paper.

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.

Saica Group inaugurated a new Saica Pack corrugated packaging plant in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, after investing more than EUR 100m. The site consolidates the former Saica Pack Barcelona and El Prat plants and has capacity of 200 million square metres.

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.

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.

The German state of Saxony will support the Wepa and Honext Material joint venture with EUR 9.85m for a planned recycled fibreboard plant in Kriebstein. The announcement was made on 28 October 2026.

Global Laser Box began work on its Changsha production base on October 27, 2026. The project will occupy about 5,000 square meters of leased space and support metal printer development and manufacturing, printing services, and laser development. Production is targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

Visy has produced the first glass bottles at its new recycling and manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland. Annual capacity is expected to reach up to 1 billion bottles and jars once fully operational.

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.

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.

Schirmer Maschinen GmbH, part of Beckhoff Automation Group, held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 21, 2026 for a new plant at its headquarters site in Verl and Rietberg, Germany. The project is the largest investment in company history and will consolidate all operations at one location.

Guangzhou Aima Compressor Co. broke ground on 19 October 2026 on a 305 million yuan gas compressor R&D and manufacturing base in the Zengcheng Sino-Singapore Science Park, Guangzhou. The plant will cover about 35 mu and include a national engineering technology center.

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.

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.

OJI Group's Oji Liquid Pak held a groundbreaking on 10 October 2026 for a USD 110 million aseptic carton packaging plant at Amata City Long Thanh, Dong Nai, expected to start operations in 2028 with capacity of up to 8 billion cartons a year.

Pulpex has opened its first commercial-scale fibre bottle factory at Westway Industrial Estate in Renfrew, near Glasgow, creating about 39 jobs. The plant has an initial capacity of up to 40 million bottles a year.

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

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.

Kenlead is building a packaging film plant in Qantara West in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt, on a 170,000 square meter site with EGP 4.16 billion of self-financed investment. Operations start with two lines and output is targeted to reach 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes a year by 2027.

Valve maker 缔德阀门集团 held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 24, 2026 for a 158 million yuan smart manufacturing center for high-end ultra-low temperature ball valves in Lishui's Liandu district, with a planned 30,000 square meter plant and expected annual output value of 200 million yuan.

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.

Rinsler Pack is investing 840 million rubles in a new plastic packaging production site at its existing facility in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, creating 177 jobs. Annual capacity will be 92 million unprinted bottles, 23 million printed bottles and 237 million container lids.

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.

AMPO opened AMPO Kazakhstan, a valve manufacturing, repair and field-service plant in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, occupying a 2,600 sqm workshop with a training center. The facility is designed to ramp up production progressively.

Seki's board approved a JPY 4.3 billion (USD 27.3 million) water-based flexographic printing and converting plant in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, producing food bags and beverage labels. Construction is set to start in February 2027 with operations from April 2028.

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.

UFlex is preparing to start commercial production by the end of 2026 at a new US$126 million, 30-acre aseptic packaging plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, with annual capacity of 12 billion packs. The plant will be Asepto's second manufacturing base after India.

UFlex has commissioned its first overseas woven polypropylene bags plant in Altamira, Mexico, with an investment of about USD 52 million. The 10-acre facility strengthens its manufacturing presence in the Americas.

SIG opened its first aseptic carton plant in India, a EUR 90 million facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, built in 20 months with initial capacity of up to 4 billion packs a year and more than 300 jobs.

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.

Crown Holdings broke ground on its first greenfield aluminium beverage can plant in India at the IMLC, Unnao, with an investment of ₹2,078.44 crore. The facility is expected to create more than 200 direct jobs.

Wipro Kawasaki Precision Machinery will set up a new hydraulic pump manufacturing plant at Phase V Industrial Area, Harohalli, with an investment of 1,000 crore rupees, according to Karnataka's industry minister. The plant is expected to start within a year and create 1,200 jobs.

Hangzhou Fushang Valve began construction of its high-temperature, high-pressure valve smart manufacturing headquarters and R&D base in Hangzhou. The 100 million yuan project on 14.09 mu of land will produce 100,000 valve sets a year and is scheduled to start operations in December 2027.

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

COMER SpA has been operating a new production and storage plant in Casarza Ligure (Genoa), Italy, since September 2026. The site covers about 5,500 m² under roof with 11 injection molding presses and automated lines.

ALPLA opened a new packaging plant in Adana, Türkiye, on 14 September 2026, covering about 20,000 square metres for PET preforms and HDPE and PP packaging. It is part of Turkish investments totalling about EUR 30 million.

Ball Corporation's Indian subsidiary Ball Beverage Packaging India has selected land at the IMLC in Meerut and proposed an investment of ₹2,913 crore for a large aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility. The company has been extended state incentives.

EXXE & CO has opened a new packaging facility in Miren, Slovenia, on a 6,000 m² site with designed capacity of about 60,000 tonnes per year, with first deliveries to retail chains scheduled.

Clivet S.p.A. has opened a new 14,000 square metre plant in Feltre for heat pump production, with a total investment of 24 million euros. At full capacity it will produce 8,800 units per year.

M+S Hydraulik AD signed a construction contract on 8 August 2024 for a new hydraulic motor factory in Kazanlak, with the main contractor Baraj Group chosen after a tender worth nearly 23 million BGN. The company plans 45 million BGN investment over three years and 121 new jobs.