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.

Zhejiang Duantai Valve Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 3, 2025 for a project in Wenzhou to produce 1 million hydrogen-energy high-pressure forged steel valves per year in a digital, fully automated plant. Total investment is 118 million CNY, with completion planned in about 500 days.

Tecumseh filed a project for a compressor factory in the Manaus Industrial Hub with planned investment of R$56 million and about 200 jobs over three years, able to produce up to 1 million compressors a year. The plan was first announced in March 2025.

Stora Enso launched a new consumer packaging board line at its Oulu mill in March 2025, adding 750,000 tonnes of annual capacity at a previously shuttered paper mill.

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.

Krones has started building a new manufacturing plant worth Rs 315 crore in Vemagal, Kolar district, Karnataka, to increase its capacity for bottling machines. The plant is expected to create 550 jobs.

SFT Group is building the Kartontara 2 corrugated board plant in Adygea, with an investment of 2.8 billion rubles and design capacity of up to 130 million square meters per year. Test launch starts March 1 and production is expected to begin in April 2025.

Shanghai Power Station Valve Works held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 1 billion yuan smart valve factory covering 80 mu and 150,000 square metres. Completion is planned for June 2026, with production starting in October 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.

Saica Pack, the corrugated packaging division of Saica Group, is investing £10m in a new warehouse in Hartlepool with space for up to 9,000 pallets, with solar panels expected to supply up to 10% of energy needs. Construction is set to run through 2025 from 6 January 2025.

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.

Kazankompressormash is building Russia's first complex for producing large-tonnage LNG compressors in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, with an investment of 11.9 billion rubles. The complex is due for completion in 2025 and is expected to create more than 50 jobs in its first stage.

Gas appliance maker Koyo Sangyo is building a new factory in Joetsu, Niigata, to expand gas appliance production capacity, with about ¥3.2 billion invested. Completion is planned for October 2025 and full operation from spring 2026.

ZIQI Compressor announced its 15,000 square metre smart factory in Dexing City, Jiangxi Province is officially operational. The facility triples production capacity compared with its Shanghai Lingang plant and makes oil-free air compressors, mobile compressors and vacuum pumps.

China-based Allied Machinery announced a US$250 million investment to build a new plant in Marín, Nuevo León, Mexico, making machined and iron-cast components, expected to create 150 direct jobs.

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.

Qingdao Weilong Valve (WIVO) has broken ground on a Smart Energy-Saving Valve Manufacturing Facility in the Qingdao High-Tech Zone, with a total investment of 285 million yuan and expected annual revenue above 800 million yuan.

Swiss packaging maker SIG Combibloc opened a new aseptic carton packaging plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with an initial capacity of 4 million packs a year and over 300 planned jobs. The investment was EUR 90 million.

Chubby Gorilla has opened a new manufacturing facility in Thailand to boost production capacity and supply U.S. customers. The plant makes bottles, containers and closures.

CocoPallet, a Netherlands-based company, is launching a wood-free export pallet made from coconut husks, with its first global factory in Tiptur, India, in partnership with Superpacks. The initiative targets 1 million pallets by 2028.

Roots Systems bought the 95,000 sq ft Spinnaker Works office and manufacturing facility in Gloucester, UK, to consolidate its operations from Stonehouse. The investment is said to exceed £10 million, funded from group cash resources.

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

SIG opened its first aseptic carton pack plant in India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, an investment of 90 million euros with initial capacity of up to 4 billion packs per year and over 300 local jobs.

Ondupack inaugurated a corrugated cardboard plant in Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres, with an investment of 49 million euros, capacity for 200 million square meters per year and 50 direct 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.

Alpla Packaging (Thailand) held a grand opening for its new factory on February 11, 2025, which will expand its production capacity. Tokura (Thailand) Co., Ltd. managed the construction project.

NPP GROSS will build a plant in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, to make compact control valves, with an investment of 80 million rubles and 50 new jobs. The project received priority status and government support through the end of 2026, and the company gets a 3,900 sq m land plot without tender.

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.

Serioplast, an Italian rigid plastic packaging maker, will invest $25,725,000 to occupy a 140,000 sq ft industrial facility in Shenandoah County, Virginia, creating 45 new jobs.

SCHÜTZ and National Plastic Factory Company signed a licence agreement to produce ECOBULK intermediate bulk containers for Saudi Arabia and the GCC. A new production facility will be established near Dammam, with production expected to begin in 2026.

ORBIS Corporation opened a new manufacturing plant in Greenville, Texas, repurposing an existing facility, producing reusable totes and pallets; it is expected to reach full production by spring 2025 and create more than 190 jobs.

Eaton announced it would invest $340 million to add a third US facility for manufacturing three-phase transformers in Jonesville, South Carolina. The site will support 700 new jobs and begin hiring and production in 2027.

Tri-Wall Group is investing 70 million leva in a new corrugated board and packaging plant near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, through its local unit Tri-Wall Bulgaria, with completion expected by mid-2026 and 250 to 300 jobs created.

International Paper announced a new greenfield box plant in Waterloo, Iowa, near protein-segment customers and with freight access to one of its mills. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.

IMI plans a $38 million manufacturing facility in Lake Forest, California, to support its IMI CCI actuator and control valve brand, self-funded by selling its Rancho Santa Margarita site, with the move targeted for early 2026.

CANPACK Group broke ground on 28 January 2025 on a greenfield aluminum beverage can plant in Uttar Pradesh, India, with an estimated investment of $150 million (INR 13 billion) on 60 acres in an integrated manufacturing logistics cluster.

Quality Pack Caspian, a project of an Azerbaijani investment company with Hungary's Hell Energy, will build a plant in the Alat Free Economic Zone to produce aluminum beverage cans. Annual capacity will be 700 million cans.

Weber-Hydraulik has moved into a new owned building in Konstanz-Reichenau, investing around EUR 5 million in a valve technology site with 1,730 sqm of production space and 180 sqm of development space. The building uses photovoltaics, a heat pump and concrete core activation.

Beverage packaging maker REV Copack is investing $3.1 million to move from its Jenkins Township site to a larger Pittston-area facility, going from two to at least four production lines. Pennsylvania is providing a $1.5 million PIDA loan and a $55,000 WEDnetPA training grant, with at least 132 new jobs committed.

The Egyptian Cabinet granted Huhtamaki Egypt a Golden License for a new 21,700 sqm molded fiber packaging factory in Sadat City, Monufia Governorate, valued at about EGP 1.5 billion including EUR 24 million foreign investment. Production will include paper fruit trays, cup carriers and egg cartons.

SAMSON AG is investing 400 million euros in its MainChange project, which builds new headquarters in Offenbach am Main, Germany. Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the site on 20 January 2025 and the company has guaranteed jobs until the end of 2028.

Dawson Valve plans to start a 500 million yuan smart petroleum equipment project in Huangjian in March 2025, with expected annual output value of 150 million yuan.

Zhejiang Shihua Valve has broken ground on its smart valve factory in Wenzhou Bay New Area, with total investment above 1 billion yuan. The 107-mu site is designed to produce 50,000 sets of high- and low-temperature and precision valves per year after a 500-day build.

Zhejiang Chaoda Precision Manufacturing's 20,000-tonne precision casting and forging project in Lishui has topped out its first phase, with total investment of 1.12 billion yuan. Phase one is scheduled to start production by August 2025 and reach annual output value of nearly 400 million yuan.

Suzhou Dawson Valve plans to start construction in March 2025 on a smart petroleum equipment manufacturing project in Huangjian town, with a total investment of 500 million yuan. The project will add 15 mu of land and a 6,000 square metre plant and buy 150 forging and machining units, with expected annual output value of 150 million yuan.

Shanghai Rotorcomp Screw Compressor announced a new state-of-the-art air compressor manufacturing facility scheduled to open in 2026 to increase production capacity.

German firm Neuman & Esser is investing R$70 million in a new 3,500 m² factory in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to produce low-carbon hydrogen generators and compressor packaging, creating about 200 direct and indirect jobs.

Canadian beverage maker Cardiff Products Corp. will invest $99.6 million to open an aseptic co-packaging facility in the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park in Lexington County, South Carolina, creating 94 jobs.

Copeland opened a new compressor plant in Arteaga, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of US$22 million and expected to generate 900 to 1,000 direct jobs.

Safety valve maker Leser is investing 41.3 million euros in a new 15,000 square meter production building in Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein. Construction began on November 22, 2024, with completion planned for March 2026.