Advanced nuclear company Oklo acquired Creative Engineers Inc, a specialist in sodium and alkali-metal engineering, to strengthen liquid metal systems for its Aurora reactor in Q3 2026.

PALM converts its paper mill in King's Lynn, UK, from newsprint to corrugated case material after the paper machine PM 7 was affected by the decline in newsprint demand.

Zenit Pumps (China) and Shanghai Tsurumi Pump integrated their sales departments effective July 1, 2026, to strengthen their position in China.

Packaging Corporation of America started operations at its new 550,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, a month ahead of schedule. The $275 million investment is the company's largest box plant to date.

Vert opened a 35,000-square-foot pouch and roll stock production site in Longmont, Colorado, built around HP Indigo digital printing, with pouch production starting in July 2026.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire Shandong Jinggong Pump, which operates under the Chinco brand, a Zibo-based maker of industrial vacuum pumps and systems with about 100 employees and 2021 revenues of approximately USD 12 million. The acquired company will join the Industrial Vacuum Division. The press release is dated June 2022.

Ball began making beverage cans at its new Millersburg, Oregon production site in July 2026, with a single line producing standard cans and a full ramp-up targeted for 2027.

Interpump Group, through subsidiary Alfa Valvole, acquired 100% of dosing gear pump manufacturer MVV for an enterprise value of about EUR 6 million, reported 28 July 2026.

Pentair plc agreed to acquire Taco Group Holdings, a hydronic and water-based HVAC solutions maker based in Cranston, Rhode Island, for about $1.4 billion, subject to customary adjustments, announced 28 July 2026.

ABB has agreed a recommended all-cash offer of 503 pence per share for all of Rotork plc, implying an enterprise value of about $5.5 billion. The deal is expected to add about 3% to ABB's revenues and expand its automation offering.

Mosburger GmbH, a Dunapack Packaging subsidiary of the Prinzhorn Group, completed the acquisition of Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations on July 1, 2026. The businesses have sites in Heidelberg, Grünstadt-Sausenheim and St. Ingbert and generated about EUR 74 million revenue in 2025.

RFBL Flexi Pack Ltd won a Rs 20 crore order from 3B Films Ltd to supply transparent and metallized films, to be executed over four months. The order was disclosed in an exchange filing.

Weir secured an order from Lloyds Metals and Energy to supply 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 positive displacement slurry pumps for the second phase of an iron ore slurry pipeline at the Surjagarh mine in Maharashtra. The order was secured in Q1 2026.

Mudajaya Group Bhd, through its subsidiary Xelmont Ltd, signed an agreement to acquire Real Jade Ltd for HK$400 million (RM224.32 million). Real Jade operates a cement and clinker production plant in Shandong, China.

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has awarded Liebherr a R2.2 billion (approximately US$132 million) contract for six new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for Durban Container Terminal Pier 1. The contract was awarded on 30 June 2026 and covers manufacture, delivery, assembly, commissioning and handover.

Nur Ink Innovations signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Shenzhen Hosonsoft to deploy its powder-free DTF printing chemistry across China; phase one installations at three printer manufacturers are complete.

Detmold Group has opened a 19,000-square-metre fibre-based packaging manufacturing and warehousing facility in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra, consolidating its Indian operations at one site. It has been operational since late June 2026.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Ponderosa Packaging Corp a $875 delivery order for 36x20x15 inch shipping boxes under contract SP3300-24-D-0008, with the award dated June 30, 2026.

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.

Shri Krishana Overseas PLC invested KES 132 million (US$1.0 million) in a new corrugated packaging facility on a 5-acre industrial park in Kisaju, Kajiado County, Kenya. The plant will raise annual production from 3,000 to 22,000 tonnes.

RFBL Flexi Pack Limited received a domestic order worth ₹20 crore from 3B Films Limited to supply transparent and metallised films, to be executed within four months. The order was disclosed in an exchange filing.

RFBL Flexi Pack Limited received an order from domestic client 3B Films to supply transparent and metallized films, to be executed within four months. The filing states Rs 20 crore in words but Rs 3.2 billion in figures.

Uppsala Vatten och Avfall AB awarded a compressor repair and maintenance services contract worth SEK 25 million to Kompressor Teknik ML AB and Hoerbiger. The award notice was published on TED on 29 June 2026.

Aker Solutions was awarded a contract by Tussa Energi to supply all electromechanical equipment for the 150 MW Tussa II hydropower plant in western Norway. Project delivery is scheduled for 2030; the contract value is given only as a range of NOK 500 million to 1.5 billion.

The Carlyle Group and BC Partners agreed to acquire Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial, a maker of pumps and compressors, from United Technologies for $3.46 billion. The deal was expected to close in Q4 2012.

Valvitalia Group was awarded a USD 30 million contract for the U.S. Desert Southwest pipeline. The announcement was dated June 29, 2026. The customer and scope are not named in the excerpt.

Viega Group officially opened its new production site in Kirkel, Saarland, in a former Michelin warehouse complex. The first phase cost about EUR 150 million and creates 150 jobs, with around 100 employees already in place.

Chinese-capital Kaishan Group officially opened its factory at İZBAŞ in the Izmir Free Zone, Türkiye, built on 20,000 square meters with a USD 20 million investment. It will make drilling equipment and compressors for geothermal power plants for domestic use and export.

UK packaging producer ASC Direct is now operating three AOPACK corrugated box making machines for short-run and custom packaging. It added a BM2508-Pro and a BM1800-Mini after using its first AOPACK machine since 2020. The announcement was made on June 26, 2026.

UK corrugated packaging companies CLF Packaging Ltd and Boxwise Ltd have merged into CLF Boxwise, serving manufacturers and distributors in the Midlands and South East. Amanda Boulter and Jo Jolley lead the new company. No deal value is given.

General Electric finalized a €12.34 billion ($16.8 billion) agreement to acquire Alstom's energy businesses, including gas turbines, nuclear, steam turbine, offshore wind, and hydro power. GE will take full ownership of the gas turbine business and form 50-50 joint ventures with French shareholders for other assets.

Region Skåne awarded a framework contract for cartons and packaging materials to Ahnviks Papper Aktiebolag for SEK 352,925, according to a TED notice published on 25 June 2026. The award decision was made on 6 February 2026.

GWF AG, a Swiss utility metering and smart water technology company, acquired the assets of i2O Water Ltd., a UK-based provider of water network pressure optimization and leakage reduction technology. i2O products will continue to be produced in Southampton.

Sanden Corporation has won its first business for its new high-capacity PX compressor Large PX (180cc) from a major European OEM. Mass production is scheduled to begin in 2028.

Profile Films plans to build a new 97,000-square-foot facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, next to its existing headquarters and production site, according to MLive. A city board approved a $5.1 million incentive for the project this week.

Boxon Group, via its subsidiary Boxess, acquired packaging company Vestbo Emballage of Gnosjö to strengthen its position in southern Sweden. The acquisition took effect on June 23, 2026.

Asteria Group has acquired Mercian Labels for an undisclosed fee, and Mercian becomes the group's 41st production site in the UK.

Grundfos held a groundbreaking on June 24, 2026, for a new 143,000 sq ft building in Brookshire, Texas, serving as its US headquarters and production expansion, scheduled for completion in 2027. It also opened the Grundfos Academy Americas training hub.

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.

A project filing shows a CNY 305 million compressor research and manufacturing base in Zhongxin town, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, covering 65,300 sq m of buildings and a new smart compressor production line. Full-capacity output value is planned at CNY 500 million per year.

SATO Corporation entered a share transfer agreement to acquire all voting shares of Hiranoya Bussan, a Japanese maker of flexible packages such as pouches, to strengthen its smart packaging business.

Ballard Power Systems agreed to acquire UK-based GeoPura, a zero-emission hydrogen power solutions provider, for an upfront equity price of £275.0 million plus up to £27.5 million contingent consideration.

Sonoco is upgrading the wastewater treatment system at its large metal packaging plant in Milwaukee, adding biogas capture and combustion, with operation expected at the end of Q3; no amount was disclosed.

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.

Lotte Chemical Titan awarded contracts worth US$39.79 million and IDR 432.1 billion (combined ~RM303.41 million) to related parties for an automatic warehouse and bagging area at its LINE petrochemical project in Indonesia.

SOREPACK was awarded a contract by the City of Lorient to supply 100% cellulose trays and lidding film for its municipal catering service, valued at EUR 600,000. The contract runs from June 2026 to June 2027.

EOS Corrugated Group acquired a significant ownership stake in Stafford Corrugated Products, a North Carolina distributor of technical consumables for corrugated packaging, and named it sole US importer of its polyurethane anvil covers.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by Azule Energy to supply flexible flowlines and risers for the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola. The contract, worth between $75 million and $250 million, will be booked in the second quarter of 2026.