Aeroflex Neu's board approved a US$2.17M (about $1.68M) purchase of 7.27 lakh equity shares in Stilonn Valves and Controls, lifting its stake to a controlling 51.01%. The deal adds precision industrial valve manufacturing to Aeroflex Neu's portfolio.

TMC Compressors will deliver a marine compressed air system to the Maromba FPSO, which COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) is upgrading for BW Energy before deployment in Brazil's Campos basin. The contract value was not disclosed.

Smurfit Westrock developed a seven-bottle paper-based consumer pack and corrugated transport packaging for AB InBev's Corona Cero, with one bottle per day of the week. The format is being rolled out in additional markets after launches in Colombia and Argentina.

CurTec USA, the American arm of a Dutch packaging supplier, is investing $10 million to expand its Westminster, South Carolina facility with a new blow molding line. The 27,300 sq ft expansion is expected to finish in Q2 2027 and create 10 jobs.

Accredo Packaging acquired a nearly 226,000-square-foot industrial facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada for $46 million, according to CoStar. The report was published in October 2026.

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.

Emerson expanded its AVENTICS XV valve platform to address rising airflow demands in factory automation, packaging, water treatment and automotive machine builds. The update was reported on October 15, 2026.

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited in Karachi invited bids to supply 30,000 sets of corrugated packing cartons for REMUS G1.6 gas meters, delivered at 3,000 sets per month. The estimated cost is PKR 180,000 and the closing date is 5 November 2026.

Anglian Water awarded a framework worth £3.6 million including VAT to AVK UK and Cla-Val UK for control valves and spares. The initial term runs from 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2031 with extension options, covering four English regions.

Cube Packaging Solutions is investing $30 million to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity at its St. Charles, Illinois facility. The investment was announced on October 13, 2026.

CuBE Packaging Solutions is investing more than $30 million to expand its U.S. manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Illinois, adding high-speed injection molding machines and end-of-line automation. The announcement was made on October 13, 2026.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America announced a renewed supply agreement with Stanpac to manufacture glass milk bottles and jars for food and dairy brands across the U.S.

Ampo Poyam Valves secured a contract to supply more than 600 cryogenic ball valves, 3 to 24 inches, for the onshore liquefaction facilities of the two electrically driven trains of the Ruwais LNG project in Abu Dhabi.

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.

Federal-Mogul Goetze (India)'s board approved a ₹335 crore (3,351 million) capacity addition at Bahadurgarh–Patiala, Yelahanka and Bhiwadi, to be funded from internal accruals and completed within 18 months.

Saipem has been awarded an offshore EPCI contract in the Middle East worth approximately 1.8 billion USD, covering engineering, procurement, construction and installation of offshore and subsea facilities.

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.

Franklin Electric has agreed to acquire Australian underground mine dewatering specialist Challenge Pumps Holdings for US$181 million. The deal is reported on October 28, 2026.

Xinran Group's compressor business submitted a bid for PipeChina's 2026 centralized procurement of centrifugal compressor units for gas pipeline projects. PipeChina's estimated budget is about US$260 million for roughly 36 units.

Mayekawa has expanded its CIVAC industrial city plant in Morelos with an investment of more than US$80 million, creating what it calls the world's largest factory dedicated to industrial compressors. The plant already employs about 450 people and exports 90% of its output.

HINE Group has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Nord Fluid, a Milan-founded hydraulic components distributor and systems maker with annual revenues above €60 million and five plants in Italy and Slovenia. HINE has committed to acquire the full share capital over the coming years.

Norway-based TMC Compressors will supply marine compressed air systems for two 90,000 cubic meter ammonia carriers being built by Jiangnan Shipyard for Eastern Pacific Shipping. The contract value was not disclosed and the announcement was made on October 7, 2026.

AMPO POYAM Valves was awarded a contract to supply more than 600 cryogenic ball valves for the Ruwais LNG project in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, developed by ADNOC. The award was announced on October 7, 2026.

CurTec is investing USD 10 million to expand warehouse and production lines at its Westminster, South Carolina plant, adding 10 jobs. The expanded capacity is expected online in summer 2027.

Cavagna Group has completed the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Gas Measurement Group, a flow control and pressure regulation company. The deal is reported on October 6, 2026.

SupplyOne acquired Packaging Design Corporation, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, strengthening its Midwest presence and Chicago expansion.

Pope Packaging completed a more than A$50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack plant, raising finished sack capacity by 50 percent and doubling printing capacity with a new high-speed press.

French start-up Lactips signed a contract with US packaging group SmartSolve to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-derived water-soluble polymer, a substitute for petroleum-based PVOH, following two years of joint development.

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

Premier Paper Group acquired PPB Ltd, a paper, board and display materials merchant with offices in Leeds and Dartford and turnover of about £20 million. It is Premier's fifth acquisition in four years.

CB&I completed its acquisition of Petrofac's Asset Solutions business, which provides operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning services for onshore and offshore energy assets, adding about 3,000 employees.

EPL and Indovida signed definitive agreements to merge their flexible and rigid PET packaging businesses into a group valued at about USD 2 billion with roughly USD 1 billion in revenue. Indorama Ventures will hold 51.8% and Blackstone 16.6%, pending regulatory and shareholder clearances.

Atlas Copco completed its acquisition of Chinese heating and cooling equipment maker Guangdong Euroklimat on 2 October 2026, adding industrial heat pumps, chillers and thermal management equipment to its Oil-free Air division. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Knack Packaging received a new order and three-year contract renewal to supply packaging material, including PLWPP and pinch bottom bags, about 60 million bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore per annum until December 2028. The contract was awarded by an international entity.

Knack Packaging received a new order and a three-year contract renewal to supply about 60 million packaging bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore annually through December 2028.

Zhejiang Jucheng Cylinder Co. published the results of its October 2026 to January 2027 carton procurement tender, awarding contracts to Zhejiang Wuyi Zhang Packaging, Zhejiang Qiyue Paper and Quzhou Huayida Packaging. Bid values are listed without a clear currency.

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.

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.

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.