MAHLE started e-compressor production at its Coimbatore plant in India with a EUR 7.0 million investment, creating around 50 jobs. At full capacity the line can produce more than 300,000 e-compressors per year.

Airpress is expanding its plant in Tarnów Podgórny near Poznań to increase screw compressor production, with an investment of over 30 million PLN. The works are staged so production continues, and completion is planned for late 2027.

Mayr-Melnhof is advancing its packaging production expansion at a Romanian plant, which is on schedule. Commercial production is set to start in October 2026, and the project is part of its Food & Premium Packaging division.

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.

Ideal Can has commissioned a fourth production line at its Saint-Apollinaire plant in Quebec, raising annual capacity from 350 million to 470 million cans, supported by a C$1.5 million contribution from CED.

ESKA Valve plans a €30 million investment at its 30,000-square-metre Sakarya facilities to increase smart ultrasonic natural gas meter production capacity over two years, creating 100 jobs.

NUZHUO's new factories in Fuyang and Tonglu, Hangzhou, are nearing completion, with PSA oxygen/nitrogen, booster and pressure vessel production moving into them. The relocation is described as the company's largest capacity upgrade to date. The report is dated 15 August 2026.

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.

Packaging maker Ondupack will invest more than EUR 3.6 million to expand its Almendralejo plant in Extremadura, Spain, creating 15 jobs with a EUR 905,791.50 government incentive. The announcement was made on 13 August 2026.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland is investing 45 million euros in a new canning line at its Halle plant, with a Krones filler capable of up to 120,000 cans per hour. The line is scheduled for commissioning in November 2026 and will create 25 new jobs.

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.

KSB announced a 20% capacity expansion at its Shirwal plant in Satara, Maharashtra, through a new manufacturing shed on adjacent land, costing INR 400 million and funded from internal accruals. Completion is expected by 2027.

Trombini Embalagens plans a R$120 million investment in four phases at its Farroupilha unit, adding 8,000 square metres of built area and lifting capacity from 20 million m2 per month, with full operation expected in the first half of 2030.

The Plast-Box Group will install a new machine for 5-litre IML containers at its Suwary plant in Ksawerow, Poland, in January 2027, significantly increasing capacity for this segment.

Grundfos inaugurated a state-of-the-art plant extension of 17,000 square meters in Indjija, Serbia, on 28 September 2022, to produce circulator pumps, domestic wastewater pumps and pressure boosters for global markets.

FUJI OOZX announced a $10.175 million investment to expand its subsidiary FUJI OOZX MEXICO in Guanajuato, adding production lines that will raise capacity to 2.3 million pieces per month, with works starting in August 2026.

Balcan Packaging launched a five-layer wide web extrusion line at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin plant, enabling production of industrial sheeting up to 50 feet wide.

Victaulic broke ground on a new facility at its existing foundry in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 2026. The $100 million investment is expected to create over 200 new jobs.

Kerr Pumps/FlowValve has started demolition and remodeling at its Highway 77 facility to house a new fabrication line for a new product. The company has hired 10 employees and plans to hire 15 to 20 more.

Brazilian packaging maker Grupo Penha began a modernisation and expansion project in 2024 at its Itapira headquarters, with a total investment of about R$200 million, including a new corrugator and die-cutting machine from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

CANPACK Group has approved a $100 million investment in a second line at its greenfield aluminum can facility in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India, adding 1.2 billion cans of capacity. Commercial production is expected in late 2027 or early 2028.

Vertiv is expanding chiller manufacturing and adding a large-scale testing laboratory at its Tognana campus near Padua, Italy, expecting to double regional chiller capacity by end-2026 and finish the lab in early 2027.

Smurfit Westrock has inaugurated a new Bobst Mastercut 2.1 die-cutting line at its Anzio plant near Rome, a €11 million investment adding over 20 million square metres of capacity and raising hourly productivity by over 20%.

Vossko do Brasil presented a five-phase expansion plan worth R$712 million for its Lages plant, running 2027 to 2032 and adding about 21,900 square metres of industrial space.

SÜDPACK Medica officially opened its significantly expanded plant in Coulmer, France, on 17 July 2026. The site's clean-room production areas were almost doubled to make primary packaging for pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Sichuan Jingkong Valve Manufacturing is building a 271 million yuan smart flexible valve production facility in Guanghan, Sichuan, covering about 26,000 square meters with five new automated lines for oil and gas pipeline valves. The project is expected to enter operation around October 2026 and reach annual output above 600 million yuan.

CCL Container will invest $16.3 million to install a new production line at its Hermitage City facility in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, nearly doubling production capacity and creating 30 new jobs over three years. The state is contributing $160,000 to the project.

Rolls-Royce opened a $24 million, 250,000-square-foot logistics and production center next to its mtu power-generation plant in Mankato, Minnesota, expected to more than double output of mtu Series 4000 generator sets by end-2026 and add over 100 jobs.

Dunapack Packaging, part of Prinzhorn Group, commissioned a new corrugated board production line costing about EUR 15 million at its Eskisehir plant in June 2026, lifting annual capacity above 200 million square metres.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest R$128 million to expand its existing industrial packaging plant in Uberaba, Brazil, adding new facilities and advanced production technology. The project is expected to generate R$526 million in annual revenue and 12 direct and 50 indirect jobs.

Amcor has commenced an expansion at its flexible packaging facility in Dongguan, China, adding a 7,000 sqm manufacturing facility and automated warehouse to expand the campus to over 38,000 sqm, with completion expected by July 2027. The announcement was dated 9 July 2026.

Tokk Metalpak is investing RUB 1.1 billion (about USD 13 million) to modernise its Krasnodar Krai plant, installing a new varnishing line and building a 14,000 sqm warehouse in the Kurganinsky District, creating 100 jobs. The announcement was dated 9 July 2026.

LIGA-PAK will invest 385 million roubles to modernize its production in the Dinskoy district of Krasnodar Krai, raising production capacity by 30% and creating 25 jobs.

SFT Group will invest 500 million roubles to modernize its corrugated packaging production in the Timashevsk industrial park, aiming to raise output to 110 million square metres per year by 2031.

Groupe ADF will invest CAD 10 million to build a new fabrication bay in Terrebonne, Quebec, to increase production of transmission towers for Hydro-Québec's grid. The government supports it with a CAD 1 million ESSOR loan.

Groupe LAR, owned by Groupe ADF since September 2025, will carry out a CAD 40 million expansion in Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, with a Quebec government loan of CAD 4 million plus CAD 10 million from Investissement Québec. The project adds an extension and specialized equipment to increase manufacturing capacity.

Mavidon, a medical device and contract packaging manufacturer, is investing $6 million to expand at the historic Oriole Mill property in Henderson County, North Carolina. The project will create 28 new jobs.

Grundfos held a groundbreaking for a production expansion at its Brookshire campus west of Houston, adding a new approximately 143,000-square-foot facility to make pump systems and water technologies for the US market. The investment amount was not disclosed.

Emerson's Process Management (Tianjin) valve unit has put phase one of its 60,000+ sq m Asia-Pacific fluid control R&D and production base in Wuqing Economic Development Zone into operation, with a total investment of CNY 620 million. Phase two is due to start operating by the end of 2026.

Sonoco added a second rigid paper cans manufacturing line at its West Chicago, Illinois facility, doubling paper cans production capacity there; the line is operational and ramping up.

Pusterla 1880 officially inaugurated a new luxury packaging plant in Sousse, Tunisia, with about 260 employees and an initial investment of EUR 4 million, plus EUR 3 million planned for later phases.

Tongbang's zero-land technical renovation project in Yongjia County, Wenzhou, for 12,000 tonnes a year of pump and valve equipment has finished its main structure, with completion expected by end of August. The total investment is 320 million yuan, and the project will add 64 production and testing machines.

Andritz-Western Pneumatics expanded its Ruston, Louisiana manufacturing operations with a $1.4 million capital investment in a laser cutter and an overhead crane, creating 15 new jobs and retaining 35 positions.

Pratt Industries will add about 346,000 square feet to its existing corrugating facility in Rockwall Technology Park, Texas, bringing the total to about 736,000 square feet. The project is expected to involve $90 million in capital investment and create 100 new jobs.

BUTTING is building a new housing and component manufacturing complex at its Knesebeck site, with about 10,000 square meters of production space for large series of pump and valve housings and welded assemblies. No investment value was stated.

Siemens Canada celebrated the completion of a one-year expansion at its Drummondville, Quebec factory, adding over 40,000 sq ft of production space at an investment of about CAD 14 million, supported by a CAD 5.6 million Quebec government loan.

KSB held the groundbreaking for a new Eta pump production facility at its Frankenthal headquarters, an investment of more than EUR 70 million. The modernisation is planned to be completed by 2030.

Snuggle announced continuous day and night production shifts at its Peterborough headquarters in June 2026 to meet rising demand for event, music and promotional merchandise.

Danfoss is investing an additional €10 million in its heat pump component factory in Reyrieux, France, expanding its European heat pump component manufacturing capacity.

Sofidel broke ground on a $775 million expansion of its tissue plant at the Port of Inola, Oklahoma, adding a 75,000 tons-per-year Valmet TAD tissue machine and an automated finished goods warehouse. The machine start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2028.