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.

UAE packaging group Hotpack and Malaysian manufacturer HZ Corporation have formed a joint venture, HZP Eco Packaging, to make and sell paper-based foodservice packaging across global markets. No deal value or plant location was given; the announcement is dated 19 June 2026.

Investor Kartesia has announced a renewed investment in Van De Velde Packaging Group of Wetteren, Belgium, to support its long-term growth. The deal value was not disclosed and completion is subject to regulatory approvals; the announcement is dated 19 June 2026.

BDG Testing & Automation, a subsidiary of Bürkert, is taking over EP Ehrler, a flow measurement and calibration specialist, from ABB as part of ABB's integration of the Födisch Group. The article gives no deal value and the announcement is dated 19 June 2026.

Lloyds Metals and Energy awarded Weir an order for 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 positive displacement pumps for phase two of its slurry pipeline at the Surjagarh mine in Maharashtra, India.

Bridgnorth Aluminium won a five-year contract to supply aluminium for US electric vehicle battery production to Lotte Aluminium Materials USA, signed at Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Zak Schultz, through his family company CMS Americas, acquired the assets of SDH Flow Controls, a valves and flow-control supplier, with the brand and name retained.

Kazankompressormash opened a new assembly and testing complex in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, on June 18, 2026, with total investment of 10.7 billion rubles, to make compressors for LNG plants.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Ponderosa Packaging Corp. a delivery order worth $157,750 for fiberboard inserts and shipping boxes for E-Rations, to be delivered to DLA Distribution San Joaquin by July 18, 2026.

Rajshree Polypack received a repeat order worth about ₹2.94 crore from a domestic packaging manufacturer majorly owned by a Finland-based packaging group. Supply of plastic rigid sheets is due to be completed by July 2026.

Valmet completed its acquisition of Severn Group, a severe-service industrial valve company, on July 1, 2026, to grow its Process Performance Solutions segment.

Atlas Copco acquired Lusoar, a Portuguese compressor distributor with more than 1,500 domestic compressed air production units.

Ferguson Enterprises agreed to acquire FWI Holdings (FloWorks) under a definitive agreement announced July 13. The deal is valued at $1.6 billion.

Flowserve completed its $490 million all-cash acquisition of Trillium Flow Technologies' Valves Division. The deal expands Flowserve's engineered valve portfolio.

Indian aluminium packaging maker GSM Foils signed an MoU with AAPL Solutions to enter the aluminium ROPP caps market from a new Mumbai-region plant. Production is scheduled to start before the end of June 2026, with the line projected to generate ₹500 million in annual revenue at peak.

German pump maker Wilo Group has acquired a majority stake in PreFab TGA, which makes industrial prefabricated technical building equipment and modular systems for data centres and power supply. The deal supports Wilo's digital and AI-era strategy.

UK valve maker BEL Valves will supply API 6D expanding gate valves for Indonesia's first carbon capture, utilisation and storage project under a multi-million-pound contract. The valves are rated to class 1500 and work down to -70°C.

Catalan industrial packaging maker CADEPA received a €1.5 million ICF Eurocrèdit loan to build a 12,000 m² plant in Sant Guim de Freixenet, consolidating its Esparreguera and Logroño operations. The project is expected to raise productivity by 30% to 40% and create 30 jobs.

Polish packaging maker Grembox is investing 110 million zloty (about 26 million euros) in a new corrugated cardboard plant in the Katowice Special Economic Zone in Bytom, creating up to 70 jobs. Commissioning is scheduled for 2027.

Velan and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy signed a partnership agreement to explore deploying nuclear components for small modular reactor projects in Europe. The agreement was signed in Paris on June 17, 2026.

Montreal-based valve maker Velan plans a new facility in Durham Region, east of Toronto, to manufacture reactor integral and containment isolation valves for small modular reactors. The plan was announced alongside a partnership with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy on June 17, 2026.

ISEM Packaging Group officially opened a new manufacturing and logistics platform in Trecate, in Italy's Novara area, integrating three former production facilities. The site covers more than 49,000 square metres.

Lloyds Metals and Energy awarded Weir an order for 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 positive displacement pumps with GLORES for the second phase of its slurry pipeline at the Surjagarh mine in Maharashtra, India.

Weir Group won an order to supply 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 positive displacement pumps to Lloyds Metals and Energy for the second phase of its slurry pipeline at the Surjagarh mine in Maharashtra, India. No financial value was disclosed.

The US Defense Logistics Agency awarded multiple-award IDIQ contracts for cushion packaging material to Ferro Solutions, FP Woll and Co and Federal Merchants Corp, with a total not-to-exceed amount of $8,961,096.38. Place of performance is New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Lloyds Metals and Energy awarded Weir an order for 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 positive displacement pumps with GLORES for the second phase of its slurry pipeline at the Surjagarh mine in Maharashtra, India. The phase adds 16 million tonnes of annual capacity.

Avantium signed a capacity reservation agreement with juice producer Hoogesteger for releaf PEF volumes from future licensed plants, building on an earlier offtake agreement. Avantium has now secured reservations for well over 100 kilotonnes of releaf.

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. held a grand opening and innovation showcase for its 100,000-square-foot Reno, Nevada facility, which serves as a packaging, manufacturing and distribution hub for Northern Nevada, Northern California and the western United States.

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.

Rappid Valves (India) Limited secured an order worth about ₹18.05 crore from BHEL to supply valves and components for five Indian Navy Fleet Support Ships, with three ships due within about one year and two by FY 2027-28.

Following Birch Hill's takeover, Velan appointed Rishi Sharma as President and Chief Executive Officer and Imran Gibbons as Chief Financial Officer, while Jim Mannebach retired as CEO and Chair.

Kunming Fubao Xiangrui Packaging Co. was named winner of the first lot of the Yunnan Tobacco Leaf Redrying Co. 2026 carton and packaging procurement, for redrying plants in Qujing, Xuanwei, Luxi and Wenshan, at a tax-inclusive value of CNY 55,167,532.

Rappid Valves (India) Limited secured aggregate orders of INR 29.86 crore from defence and naval ecosystem participants, including INR 18.06 crore from BHEL for five shipsets, for Indian Navy programmes. The announcement is dated 16 June 2026.

Weir Group secured a multimillion-dollar contract with a major Chinese non-ferrous metals company to supply Warman pumps for Phase III of a Xizang copper mine. The expansion will raise processing capacity from 19.9 to 30 million tonnes per year.

Jet Parts Engineering, a Vance Street Capital portfolio company, has acquired Northeast Aero Compressor (NEACO), an FAA-certified repair station in Bohemia, New York. It plans significant investment at the facility. The article is dated December 2022, so the date may be older than the metadata.

Berlin Packaging has acquired O Berk Co, a US supplier of glass, metal and plastic containers and closures with sites in California, Connecticut and Maryland. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Saipem, through its joint company with Nasser Saeed Al-Hajri Contracting, has won an EPC contract for the Uthmaniyah Gas Compression Plant in Saudi Arabia. Saipem's share is worth about EUR 900 million (around US$970 million) over about 42 months.

Burckhardt Compression has received an order from Technip Energies for seven reciprocating compressors for SkyNRG's DSL-01 sustainable aviation fuel plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands. The plant is expected to produce 100,000 tons of SAF per year.

Framatome has bought Trillium Flow Technologies France, a maker of nuclear valves based in Saint-Victoret, France, and the unit is renamed Sebim. The article gives no purchase price.

Astorg portfolio company IPCOM, a European specialty distributor of insulation products, acquired a majority stake in Le Froid Pecomark, a French distributor of refrigeration, heat pump and ventilation equipment. No deal value was disclosed.

Jouka Oy agreed to sell its metal stamping subcontracting business to Männistö Oy Metallituote, effective 1 August 2026, to focus on its own valve business. Männistö will serve the transferred customers.

CETARSA awarded PALM PACKAGING BILBAO S.L. a contract to supply 45,000 C48 boxes for tobacco packaging for EUR 602,100 excluding VAT, from a 630,000 EUR estimated value. The tender was published on 12 June 2026 and the award is listed as dated 24 July 2026.

Danfoss entered an exclusivity agreement to conclude the acquisition of Italian hose and fittings maker Alfagomma, which would be combined with its Fluid Conveyance division. No purchase price was disclosed.

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.

Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. awarded medium- and high-pressure pump supply contracts for its divisions over 18 months to Grupa Powen-Wafapomp S.A. and ZAMEP Sp. z o.o. for PLN 46,962,585. The award decision was dated 28 April 2026 and published on 11 June 2026.

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.

Berlin Packaging acquired BlueSky Packaging, strengthening its position in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beauty, personal care, home care and beverage segments in EMEA.

Nampak Zimbabwe invested US$1.3 million in expansion and replacement projects at its Megapak and CarnaudMetalbox factories to boost production capacity and efficiency, as disclosed with half-year results to March 31, 2026.

Dana Incorporated agreed to combine with Eaton's Mobility business in a transaction valued at about USD 5.1 billion, structured as a Reverse Morris Trust, with Eaton shareholders owning at least 50.1% of the combined company and $250 million of run-rate synergies expected within 24 months.

Al Bayader International signed an agreement with National Industries Park to develop a AED 180 million (about USD 50 million) integrated manufacturing and logistics hub in Dubai, able to produce up to 30,000 tonnes of packaging a year, with construction starting in 2026 and operations targeted for early 2028.