Omron Healthcare has commenced full-scale blood pressure monitor production at its first Indian manufacturing facility near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The 24,000 m² factory has five production lines and aims to increase output tenfold by 2028, targeting annual output of approximately three million units.

Straub-Verpackungen has opened its €45 million Plant 3 in Bräunlingen, Germany, adding about 19,000 m² of converting space and a Göpfert G-CUT die-cutter. The plant began production in June 2026 and was officially inaugurated in October 2026.

Hivest Capital Partners acquired Wisconsin-based Sustana from Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities platform. Sustana produces fiber packaging products with multiple mills and recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

Henkel completed the acquisition of Netherlands-based Stahl, a PE-backed coating specialist for flexibles with about 1,800 employees globally.

Grafine Partners and Atlantic Ridge Capital announced they are acquiring Oklahoma-based Paragon Films from Rhône for an estimated $900 million. Paragon manufactures plastic stretch film for pallet wrapping.

Gerresheimer completed the sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor to an affiliate of Apax Partners for about 750 million euros. Proceeds will be used to lower debt.

Central National Gottesman announced it is acquiring Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Co., a distributor of paper and packaging products. OPC will operate under CNG's Lindenmeyr Munroe division.

ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal) acquired Minnesota-based Ultra Green Packaging, a supplier of molded fiber foodservice packaging. This is the 12th acquisition since ACR was acquired by Oridian Capital Partners.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

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.

Pentair plc completed its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group Holdings, a maker of hydronic and water-based pumps, valves and controls for HVAC, plumbing and industrial markets, on October 1, 2026.

Tien Wah Press's subsidiary PT Bintang Pesona Jagat extended its packaging materials supply agreement with PT Bentoel Prima, a British American Tobacco Group member, for five years to October 2031. A separate five-year commodity supply agreement was also signed by Alliance Print Technologies with PT Bentoel Prima from October 1, 2026.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied severe-service valves for a lithium carbonate project in Nevada.

Lincoln Ventures Ltd. has entered into a binding letter agreement to acquire all shares of Aegis Medical Innovations Inc., a medical device company focused on cardiovascular technology. The transaction is expected to close with Lincoln changing its name to Sierra Medical Innovations Inc.

Dansk Retursystem has published an open tender for supplying big boxes, lids and optional feet for beverage packaging collection for 2027 to 2030. The estimated value is EUR 5.2 million excluding VAT, with tenders accepted until November 10, 2026.

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.

Burckhardt Compression will supply two high-speed compressor solutions to MTU for its gas turbine test facility. The order was reported on September 30, 2026.

GEA is adding about 70,000 square feet of office, manufacturing, research and industrial space at its Janesville campus in Wisconsin. The investment of about USD 25 million covers construction, machinery and equipment, with full operation scheduled for early 2028.

Unity's new Qb blowout preventer packs a 10,000 psi rating into roughly one-third the width of conventional systems, using rotating rams for space-constrained offshore wireline, slickline and coiled tubing operations.

TotalEnergies has become the sole owner of the Grandpuits advanced plastics recycling plant, which has an annual capacity to process 15,000 tons of plastic waste.

Thiess subsidiary MACA secured a two-year contract extension valued at approximately AUD 170 million at Emerald Resources NL's Okvau Gold Mine in Cambodia, extending operations through 2030.

Vertiv is adding about 22,000 square meters of production capacity at its Nové Mesto nad Váhom site in Slovakia to make power and cooling solutions for digital infrastructure. The project is expected to create hundreds of jobs in 2027 to 2029.

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg awarded a supply contract for gas and fluid system coupling equipment to Air Liquide Gas, SVAFAB Stockholm Valve & Fitting, HydraSpecma Component and two others for SEK 7,000,000.

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%.

Malaysia's Scientex agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Hunan-based flexible plastic packaging producer Mintpack for RMB 167.3 million (about USD 25 million), with completion expected by end-2026.

EFI and Agfa agreed to merge their digital printing businesses into a joint venture focused on industrial inkjet, with EFI holding 60% and Agfa 40%. The deal was announced on September 28, 2026 and is expected to close by end of 2026.

Romanian gas transmission operator Transgaz awarded SUTECH a supply contract for a centrifugal compressor to expand the Jupa compression station in western Romania, for EUR 18,019,725.

CMPC agreed to sell its Chilean corrugated packaging business, including Envases Impresos Cordillera and Chimolsa, to Smurfit Westrock for $420 million, subject to review by Chile's National Economic Prosecutor's Office.

ELGi Equipments plans a Rs 500 crore (about USD 57 million) manufacturing expansion at its Coimbatore campus as it targets a top-three global compressor position by 2035, according to an interview with its COO.

Harbin Electric Power Equipment, a subsidiary of Jiadian Co., received a bid award notice from China General Nuclear Engineering for reactor coolant pump equipment on the AU project LOT120F worth CNY 620 million; the contract is not yet signed.

Ranhill Holdings Bhd entered an agreement to sell a 60% stake in Ranhill Water (Hong Kong) Ltd to SIIC Environment Holdings Ltd for RMB273.9 million (RM169.11 million). The proceeds will be used for investment in new power projects.

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.

UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a Tata Steel subsidiary, made an equity investment in contract canner Cardiff Canning, which then added a second production line.

Cardiff Canning has installed a second production line at Freemans Park, Cardiff, costing GBP 400,000, lifting annual capacity to 35 million cans for the UK ready-to-drink market.

Membion GmbH is investing approximately seven million euros to expand its production and development capacities in Schleckheim, Germany. The expansion is expected to create around 70 new jobs.

RGE Group has opened a new manufacturing facility in Texas to bring its injection moulding solutions closer to customers in North America.

Vale agreed to acquire a 30% minority stake in Ligga S.A., which operates the Ferro Sul iron ore mine in northern Brazil, for around USD 190 million on September 24, 2026. The transaction includes an exclusive long-term offtake agreement.

INA - Industrija nafte awarded Siemens Energy d.o.o. a supply contract for spare parts for Ingersoll-Rand and Worthington gas piston compressors for EUR 136,284, with the award decision dated 21 April 2026.

Miyairi Valve Manufacturing's board approved about ¥900 million to automate production of high-pressure gas container valves at its Kofu Plant in Yamanashi, with operations starting sequentially from August 2028.

Miyairi Valve Mfg. decided to invest about ¥900 million in high-pressure gas container valve production equipment at its Kofu factory in Shimosuwa City, Yamanashi, with operations starting from August 2028.

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.

Wasdell Group acquired Polypouch, whose range includes stand-up, foil, kraft and spout pouches, flat-bottom bags and sachets.

Olymel has officially inaugurated its expanded integrated pork and poultry processing plant in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, a C$142 million modernization that more than quadrupled capacity and created roughly 100 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.

Smurfit Westrock agreed to acquire the Chilean containerboard and corrugated business of Empresas CMPC for $420 million, including a recycled containerboard mill in Santiago, three corrugated plants and a molded tray facility. Completion is expected in the first half of 2027.

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.

Scage Future's indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Guizhou Scage Tech Ltd., entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with China Huaye Group Co., Ltd. The non-binding framework agreement covers infrastructure construction, mining operations, renewable energy, and other areas, with a tentative term of one year.