Atlas Copco Group acquired PowerTech Ar Comprimido Ltda, a compressed air distributor in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which sells and services Chicago Pneumatic compressors and has 26 employees. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Bisheng Packaging completed end-to-end production and delivery of custom flexible packaging for roasted almonds for the North American brand Hannaford, and the products passed the client's quality audit.

Atlas Copco has acquired LVC Solutions, a compressed air solutions firm in Genk, Belgium, from industrial group Initium, adding it to its Compressor Technique service division. Financial terms were not disclosed.

STULZ USA announced plans to construct a new facility of about 300,000 square feet adjacent to its Denton, Texas site opened in 2025, for manufacturing and testing of air-cooled and liquid-cooled cooling solutions. The facility is expected to open in Spring 2027 and create hundreds of jobs.

ANDRITZ received a major order from General Emballage for a complete PrimeLine paper production line, including Africa's widest and highest-capacity paper machine, for a greenfield mill in Naama, Algeria. Start-up is scheduled for Q4 2028 and the order value is in the low three-digit million euro range.

Invera Flexibles is committing up to $20 million to expand and modernize production capacity at its Edmonton and Laval facilities, which will exceed 150 million pounds of annual capacity upon completion.

PolyExpert and Polykar Industries completed a merger of equals to form Invera Flexibles, a North American flexible packaging maker with over $200 million in combined sales and 350 employees. The company is majority-backed by Kent Road Capital.

Coca-Cola Consolidated will invest $35 million to add a glass bottle production line at its Indianapolis facility, creating 15 to 20 full-time jobs. Construction is expected to begin in late 2026.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for four LNG bunkering vessels being built at Nantong CIMC SOE shipyard for GSX Energy. The order was finalized in early 2026, with first deliveries scheduled for December 2026.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. has acquired Fox s.r.l. and XF s.r.l., Milan-based maker of hydropneumatic accumulators and pulsation dampeners, to expand its metering and dosing technologies. The deal was announced on 2026-05-04 at a high single-digit multiple of 2025 Adjusted EBITDA.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for four LNG bunkering vessels ordered by GSX Energy at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering in China.

Smurfit Westrock acquired Cartomanabi in Ecuador, expanding its Latin American footprint. The deal was reported in May 2026.

Paranova Print and Packaging completed a £5 million transformation of its St Neots, Cambridgeshire plant, adding 2,000 square metres and tripling capacity for fibre-based food-to-go packaging. The upgrade includes a new custom Bobst press.

J. de Jonge HLP and J. de Jonge JRS merged from May 1 and now operate together as J. de Jonge HLP, a total solutions partner for industrial pump systems, service and maintenance, with new production facilities in Vlaardingen.

International Paper announced it has acquired Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to expand its capacity and regional footprint. Terms were not disclosed.

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

Burckhardt Compression has signed an agreement to acquire Fornovo Gas, an Italian maker of mid-sized reciprocating compressors for biogas and CNG, which employs about 120 people.

Cook Compression has announced the acquisition of Mechanical Field Services, LP, a turnkey repair and maintenance provider for compressors, engines and pumps, which will operate as Cook-MFS, Inc.

Cullen Sustainable Packaging has invested £5m in expanding its Glasgow manufacturing operations, including a new in-house Moulded Fibre Machine 8000 and creating new jobs, aiming to double output.

UFP Packaging, a division of UFP Industries, acquired Berry Pallets, Inc., a pallet manufacturer with a facility in Waseca, Minnesota, to extend its pallet network into the Upper Midwest. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Grundfos inaugurated a state-of-the-art plant extension of 17,000 sqm at its Indjija facility in Serbia on 28 September 2022, serving global markets for circulator pumps, wastewater pumps and pressure boosters.

Lagercrantz Group acquired 95% of the shares in Hycon A/S, a manufacturer of hydraulic tools and pumps in Northern Jutland, Denmark, on 29 April 2026. Hycon will join Lagercrantz's Control division and CEO Martin Møller keeps 5%.

PONAR Wadowice held a groundbreaking ceremony on 29 April 2026 for a new production hall of over 1,850 m² at its Łaziska Górne branch, co-financed by EU Just Transition Fund. Project value is PLN 46,703,800 and completion is planned for Q1 2027.

TIANJIN TANGGU NO.1 VALVE Co., Ltd. announced it won multiple HeSteel Group monthly procurement bid sections for industrial, control and shut-off valves from January to March 2026, worth a total of CNY 8.67 million. Orders came from HeSteel subsidiaries Tangsteel and Letsteel.

Sulzer and Jawaby Services & Investments (JSIL), a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, formed Jawaby Sulzer Services to deliver in-country rotating equipment maintenance and repair, with a service facility in the Misrata Free Zone.

Sunfab Hydraulics of Sweden and Hawe Hydraulik of Germany signed an agreement to jointly develop and market hydraulic pumps and motors worldwide, covering R&D, marketing and sales.

Cryogenic Technology Resources, a TransTech Group platform company, has acquired Allcryo, a Montgomery, Texas provider of industrial and cryogenic gas equipment, storage tanks and pump service.

SIG announced a two-phase expansion of its Querétaro, Mexico plant to double production from 1.5 to 3 billion packs per year by 2028, creating about 40 direct jobs.

Virginia Artesian Bottling has installed a Polypack WR-I wraparound case packer at its Hanover, Virginia plant to handle multiple bottle formats and shift private-label packaging from shrink wrap to recycled corrugated cases.

HS, acquired in 2025, has become part of Inoxihp, with its know-how, staff and activities moving into Inoxihp facilities in Nova Milanese and Paderno Dugnano, Italy, from May 2026.

ITT Inc completed its US$4.8 billion acquisition of SPX Flow. The completion is listed in the Q1 2026 pumps M&A roundup.

Arcline Investment Management entered a definitive agreement to acquire Hydraulics International, a US provider of ground support equipment, mobile test systems and specialized pumps. Customers include aerospace, defense and industrial markets.

FCH completed the acquisition of Axiflow Technologies, a maker of sanitary twin-screw pumps for food, beverage and pharmaceutical users. The deal is listed in the Q1 2026 pumps M&A roundup.

Torishima Pump Mfg signed an agreement to acquire all shares of Shin Nippon Machinery from Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Shin Nippon Machinery makes steam turbines and pumps mainly for the petrochemical sector.

Flowserve signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Valves Division of Trillium Flow Technologies for US$490 million in cash. The deal strengthens Flowserve's position in nuclear and power generation markets.

DXP Enterprises completed the acquisition of Colorado-headquartered Ambiente H2O, expanding its water and wastewater platform in the US Mountain West. The deal is listed in the Q1 2026 pumps M&A roundup.

Michelin plans to acquire Flexitallic, a maker of high-performance sealing solutions, to expand into higher value-added markets. The deal was reported in the Q1 2026 pumps M&A roundup.

Energy Steel and Supply Co will merge with Hayward Tyler Inc, a supplier of pumps and motors for the energy sector. The roundup was published 28 April 2026 and covers Q1 2026 developments.

Andritz received an order to supply a complete paper production line for General Emballage's new Algerian mill, including the widest and highest-capacity paper machine in Africa. The order value is in the low three-digit million euro range.

CNOOC Shell Petrochemicals awarded a framework contract for low-temperature (-46C) carbon steel and stainless steel gate, globe and check valves for its Phase III ethylene project in Huizhou, Guangdong. The winning bid was CNY 14,555,785.38 including VAT, announced 28 April 2026.

TIL Limited acquired a majority stake in Tulip Compression Private Limited, which packages, assembles and maintains gas compression equipment for CNG and LNG applications. The transaction was reported on 28 April 2026.

TIL Limited, an Indian heavy-equipment and defence engineering company, announced a rights issue of equity shares. The rights issue was reported in a press release dated 28 April 2026.

SIG plans a two-phase expansion of its Querétaro plant to double capacity from 1.5 to 3 billion packages per year by 2028. The project is expected to create about 40 direct jobs and relocate some production from Europe.

Sulzer will supply centrifugal pumps, spare parts and aftermarket services across Aramco's global operations under a five-year deal with a three-year extendable option. The order was reported on 28 April 2026.

SK Agrofood Tech Pvt Ltd agreed to supply flexible food packaging to Zesty Bites, the snack arm of Padmaja Packaging Industries, ahead of a planned nationwide launch in May 2026. The article is dated 27 April 2026.

Orora Cans plans a third can line at its Rocklea site in Australia to meet rising demand from customers expanding in Queensland. The project is part of about $364 million invested across Australia and New Zealand.

BEL Valves, part of British Engines Group, won a multi-million-pound contract to supply API 6D expanding gate valves for Indonesia's first large-scale carbon capture, utilisation and storage development.

Mondi announced the closure of three further processing sites, a Consumer Flexibles plant in Hungary and two Corrugated Solutions sites in Germany and Poland, with about 450 jobs lost over the year.

Burckhardt Compression secured orders to supply eight Laby boil-off gas compressor units and one minimum send-out compressor for LNG terminal projects in Thailand and Taiwan.

Bauer Compresseurs inaugurated its new site in Méry, Savoie, on 24 April 2026 in the presence of regional officials and the Bauer group's second-generation owner Heinz Bauer.