UPM and Sappi agreed a EUR 1.42 billion joint venture in which Sappi contributes European mills, including Ehingen and Gratkorn, linked to the Fusion Topliner premium liner for corrugated board.

Amorim Cork Italia completed a EUR 6.5 million expansion of its Conegliano plant in Veneto, adding about 4,000 square metres and raising daily cork stopper capacity from 1.2 to 1.8 million pieces. The project added ten jobs.

NCC has won a construction contract from Sydvatten to build a fully equipped pumping station with backup power plant at Stehag, Ringsjöverket waterworks, Skåne. The order value is about SEK 170 million, with completion scheduled by end of 2028.

Omnifab has officially acquired Électromécano, a Louiseville company specialized in pump maintenance, repair and service. Former owner Jean-Réal Gosselin joins Omnifab and the employees have been integrated.

Zhejiang Juecheng Steel Cylinder Co. announced the tender result for carton packaging for steel cylinders covering June to September 2026, with a winning bid of CNY 6,531,000. The winning supplier names are masked in the text.

Guangxi Zhenlong Color Printing Packaging Co. has issued a public tender for three years of outsourced wooden strip box processing, with a budget of CNY 180 million including tax. Bids close on 23 June 2026.

UPM and Sappi signed a definitive agreement to form a 50/50 graphic paper joint venture combining UPM Communication Papers and Sappi's European graphic paper business. The parties expect about €100 million annual synergies and have secured €600 million of external financing.

Zoono Group received its first major commercial orders, worth about NZ$600,000, from Sharpak Aylesham, the UK arm of Groupe Guillin, under an exclusive UK soft fruits packaging contract. A second identical order is scheduled for July 2026.

Family office Enceladus Partners completed an investment in Major Turbine Pump & Supply, a Dublin, Georgia provider of well turbine pump repair and parts, alongside founder Wayne Grosch and management. The deal aims to expand regional growth and technical services.

FläktGroup announced Project GAGAN, a new production facility in Pune, Maharashtra, with an investment of €5.7 million. Once fully ramped up, the plant will make up to 6,500 units a year, including air handling units, fan wall units, CRAH/CRAC units, coolant distribution units and coils.

Dunapack Packaging opened a fully automated high-bay warehouse for semi-finished goods at its Strasswalchen site, invested at €12.1 million. The facility adds automated storage for about 1.2 million square metres of corrugated board.

Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems announced an investment to expand its Pageland, South Carolina facility in phases through 2027 to produce Apollo PowerPress press fittings and valves in the US. First domestically made products are expected in early 2027.

EAM Mosca inaugurated a US$8 million plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, its first strapping production site in Mexico and Latin America. The plant makes plastic strapping consumables locally for the region's industrial and agricultural sectors.

ANDRITZ won two turnkey contracts from COPEL to supply and commission additional generating units at Foz do Areia and Segredo hydropower plants in Paraná. The expansion adds over 2.1 GW, raising COPEL's capacity from 6.2 GW to 8.3 GW, with operation planned from 2030.

Laurentide Controls announced the acquisition of CIV-Barsatech, a Saguenay firm repairing, distributing and manufacturing industrial valves and pumps. The transaction was concluded on May 29, 2026.

Essel Propack (EPL) and Indovida India agreed to a merger, to be approved by regulators and shareholders, with Indorama Ventures to own 51.8% of the combined company. The combined platform is valued at about $2 billion, and completion is expected within 12 months. The deal value is not disclosed.

SCGP announced a VND 604 billion (about THB 748 million) investment to add 26,800 tons per year of corrugated container capacity at Vina Kraft Paper's existing plant in Ho Chi Minh City. Commercial operation is expected in September 2027.

The Competition Commission of India approved the merger of Indovida India with and into EPL Limited, a packaging company, as reported on May 26, 2026.

BorgWarner announced a $100 million expansion of its Hendersonville site in Henderson County, North Carolina, adding 140,000 square feet and 378 jobs to vertically integrate operations.

Shlekler (Shandong) Pump & Valve Manufacturing built a 150 million yuan high-end intelligent control valve plant in Zibo High-tech Zone, Shandong, going from groundbreaking to full production in nine months. It is planned to produce 25,000 pneumatic and 10,000 electric valves per year.

Cao Ngan Thermal Power Company, a branch of Vinacomin Power, has published a contractor selection plan for supply and installation of steam drum discharge and main water supply electric valves for Boiler No. 2, with a tender value of 3,667,894,000 VND.

AQS Liquid Transfer, part of AxFlow, was appointed master distributor for Xylem's Applied Water portfolio including Lowara-branded products across key Southern African markets, effective June 1, 2026.

ENDESA, S.A. awarded IDAMAR ATLANTIC, S.L. a supply contract for IMO and Allweiler pump spare parts for EUR 1,005,327. The award decision was dated 25 May 2026 after three tenders were received.

Suzhou Neway Valve signed a project to build a high-end fluid control valve production and R&D platform in Suzhou High-tech Zone, targeting nuclear power, power and water treatment markets. The project is expected to generate annual output value of RMB 2.5 billion once in full production.

Safran will invest €125 million in a new compressor components plant in Welkenraedt, Belgium, in an 18,000 m² former Copeland building, with operations scheduled to start in 2028 through subsidiary Safran Booster Components.

Sinopec Oilfield Equipment's Sanji branch published the result of a framework tender for compressor valves and compressor base components, with Hoerbiger's Shanghai unit among the shortlisted suppliers.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco, is finishing a USD 319 million, 240,000 sq ft dry vacuum pump factory at WNY STAMP in Alabama, New York. The plant is set to open in November 2026 with phase one capacity of up to 10,000 pumps per year.

Graham Packaging has proposed a manufacturing facility in about 215,000 square feet of a warehouse in Lee's Summit Commerce Center, with about $33.7 million of machinery and 82 jobs, and has requested a 75% five-year personal property tax abatement.

DS Smith, part of International Paper, will invest over €14 million in its Timișoara and Ghimbav packaging plants in Romania, including about €10.5 million in Timișoara by Q1 2027 for automation and a new converting line.

Franklin Electric officially opened its new production facility in Torbalı, İzmir, Türkiye, built on a 14,600 m² site through a €5 million investment. The plant is expected to increase production capacity and strengthen regional logistics.

Cosee Industry Service signed a multi-million-dollar contract with Tecnimont S.p.A. to supply fire pump systems and services for the Tengiz Gas Separation and Processing Unit in Kazakhstan. The article was published on 2026-05-22.

Shenzhen Kunhe Industrial won a 2025-2026 tender for custom printed boxes, including cigarette boxes and gift sets, from China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co. The article was published on 2026-05-22.

Rosenboom Machine & Tool plans to acquire and build out a new facility in Milford, Iowa, for $19.07 million, including relocated and new machining equipment. The company expects to create 78 jobs.

Rural Development Partners allocated $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to start-up PackEx USA to redevelop a 256,000 sq ft former bottling plant in Marianna, Florida. Phase 1 will support two production lines and about 300 jobs.

Parker Hannifin has agreed to acquire the Commercial and Defense Aerospace business of CIRCOR International for a cash purchase price of $2.55 billion, with closing expected in the second half of 2026. The unit projects about $270 million in 2026 sales.

Graco Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Valco Melton, a provider of adhesive application and quality assurance systems, for $447 million in cash including about $40 million in expected tax benefits. The deal is expected to close in Graco's fiscal third quarter.

IMI PLC has opened a new precision engineering facility in Lake Forest, California, for severe service control valves serving the energy sector. The campus replaces the Rancho Santa Margarita site and consolidates more than 200 employees.

International Paper broke ground on May 20, 2026 on a $225 million greenfield corrugated packaging plant of 468,000 square feet in Rankin County, Mississippi. Operations are expected in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Vitrinor inaugurated new facilities in Guriezo, Cantabria, as part of an €18 million investment. The project includes a new building, an automated storage system doubling capacity to 14,000 pallets, and an aluminum cookware line expected to create 40 direct jobs.

MyEco Group (ASX: MCO) won a 3-to-5-year contract to supply compostable FOGO caddy bin liners and dog waste bags to Penrith City Council, New South Wales, worth up to $6.83m over five years, starting May 15, 2026.

Freudenberg Flow Technologies acquired Balmoral Comtec, an Aberdeen, Scotland supplier of buoyancy, cable protection and thermal insulation for offshore oil and gas and wind, effective May 19, 2026. The purchase price was not disclosed.

ORPU Pumpenfabrik GmbH celebrated the topping-out of its new company facility, including a production hall and office building, on May 6, 2026. The plant will make pump systems for the chemical, environmental and process engineering industries.

Kelso-backed Novvia Group acquired APC Packaging, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida supplier of sustainable luxury beauty packaging. No financial terms were disclosed, and the founding owners will keep running the business.

WinGD secured the first order for its ethanol-fuelled X-DF-M/E engines, for two 325,000-dwt ore carriers booked by Shandong Shipping Corporation and chartered to Vale, to be built by Beihai Shipbuilding in China. Engine deliveries are scheduled for early 2029.

Momentum Group's subsidiary Börjesson Pipe Systems AB signed an agreement to acquire 70 percent of Ceon AB, a Laholm, Sweden valve and actuator specialist focused on the marine sector. Closing was to take place immediately.

Voith signed a contract with Turkish paper producer Aquakraft Kagit ve Ambalaj to comprehensively rebuild the paper machine and stock preparation at its PM 2 containerboard mill in Ferizli, about 170 km east of Istanbul. The rebuild is designed to raise production capacity by around 60 percent.

Cheshire packaging firm Packaging One Ltd secured a £4 million contract with a large technology company, funded by a £700,000 NatWest loan backed by a UK Export Finance guarantee. The export growth has supported at least 50 new full-time jobs at its Middlewich headquarters.

Italy's Fosber S.p.A. has completed the acquisition of Quantum Corrugated, taking full ownership of a company in which it had held a 60% stake since 2020.

Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. announced it will acquire all equity of Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC, a U.S. ultra-precision machine tool maker, for approximately $150 million through its subsidiary SHIBAURA MACHINE COMPANY, AMERICA. The acquisition aims to expand sales of grinding machines in Western markets.

NatureWorks opened a fully integrated Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing facility in Thailand that will use locally sourced sugarcane as feedstock.