German packaging company Packners has ordered a Bobst Masterline DRO flexo printing and rotary die-cutting line, plus further machines, for its new Emsbüren factory in north-west Germany. The line is Bobst's 600th rotary die cutter installed worldwide.

Shakti Pumps (India) opened a branch office in Uganda and inaugurated a solar-powered piped drinking water project for 20 rural districts. The USD 35.30 million order from Uganda's Ministry of Water and Environment was awarded in March 2021 and funded by India Exim Bank.

Ampo Poyam Valves is supplying more than 700 small, 1500 lbs highly engineered Inconel 625 gate valves to leading skid manufacturers in the Middle East, for Aramco gas wellhead modular skids. The valves are made in Spain and at AMPO Arabia in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Fresenius Kabi's Ivenix infusion system has been awarded a Vizient Innovative Technology contract, setting terms for Vizient's U.S. hospital members to evaluate and purchase it. The announcement was made in April 2023.

Technip Energies won a contract for a LanzaTech sustainable aviation fuel facility in the UK. The article gives no contract value or further details.

Chevron Lummus Global was awarded a Petrobras contract for a new 12,580 bpd hydroisodewaxing unit at the GasLub Hub lubricant plant in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state. Its scope covers the technology license, basic design engineering and research unit testing.

Yantai Taihai Manoir Nuclear Equipment, a wholly owned subsidiary of listed company 002366.SZ, signed a supply contract worth CNY 105.5 million (incl. tax) with CGN Engineering for LOT12OG main piping of Unit 1 of the CW project.

Krones selected Icertis Contract Intelligence to transform its sales and procurement contracting processes, integrating it with SAP Ariba and Salesforce. The system is managed from Krones headquarters in Neutraubling, Germany.

Paladon Systems finalized an order for pneumatic spring return actuators and control components for the Exxon Mobil Price Agreement (GUA-X Asset Restoration and Maintenance Support) in Malaysia.

Sterling and Wilson signed a contract with Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) for the mechanical works of the Dahshour compressor station expansion, funded by the EBRD. The contract is worth $3 million.

Imaflex Inc selected Bandera U.S. to supply a 2400 3-layer SmartFlex line and a 2400 5-layer Barrier Flex line. The investment will increase Imaflex's capacity, with first line installation scheduled for the first half of 2023.

Baker Hughes announced an order from QatarEnergy to supply two main refrigerant compressors for the North Field South LNG project, part of two mega trains adding 16 MTPA of capacity, with the order to be booked in Q1 2023.

UK pump maker Amarinth secured a US$200,000 order from Azku Global Services to supply two API 610 OH1 pumps for the Majnoon oil field in Iraq, with delivery required on a 30-week schedule.

Amarinth received a $200,000 order from Azku Global Services for two API 610 OH1 centrifugal pumps for the Iraqi Ministry of Oil-operated Majnoon Oil Field near Basra, with a 30-week delivery.

VBG Intech completed a three-year technical services agreement with Oscar Oilfields to supply angle control valves for ADNOC's offshore Upper Zakum field, under a long-term price agreement.

Houston-based Trendsetter Engineering won a contract from LLOG Exploration Offshore to design and manufacture subsea production manifolds and connectors for the Leon and Castile developments, using ATV valves, with delivery planned for early 2024.

Italian distributor AF System secured an order for more than 800 Double Block and Bleed valves, 300 isolating instrumentation valves and 3-way valves in Inconel 625 for the North Field Production Sustainability project in Qatar, supplied via Oliver Valves.

Asia Industrial Group (01737) renewed its framework agreement with Guobang Huanmao, under which Guobang will supply packaging materials on request from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2026. The agreement was signed on March 29, 2023 by an indirect wholly owned subsidiary.

Pac-Production Sweden Aktiebolag was named winner of the Region Värmland tender for take-away packaging materials, with a contracted value of 4,350,000 SEK over a 2+1+1 year term. The notice was published on March 29, 2023.

Packaging maker Quadpack has decided to implement a cloud-based production system from Accevo, including a Manufacturing Execution System, Advanced Planning and Scheduling tool and IoT hardware, across two factories in Spain and Germany. Full operation is expected by May of the following year.

AMPO POYAM VALVES is supplying more than 4,000 slurry angle severe service valves for the expansion of Vedanta's Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha, India. The valves are made at AMPO INDIA in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The expansion raises capacity from 2 to 5 million tonnes per annum.

Baker Hughes won a contract from Bechtel to supply four Frame 7 turbines, eight centrifugal compressors and two electric motor driven compressors for the first phase of Sempra's Port Arthur LNG project in Texas. The deal was announced on Monday, March 27, 2023, after Sempra's final investment decision on March 20. The price was not disclosed.

Kent Introl was awarded Option 2 of Equinor's frame agreement for control valves and choke valves, extending the contract until April 2026. The work covers oil and gas, renewables and low-carbon projects.

Baker Hughes won a Bechtel order to supply two main refrigerant compressors for Sempra Infrastructure's Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas, following final investment decision on March 20, 2023. The package includes four Frame 7 turbines, eight centrifugal compressors and two motor-driven compressors, for about 13 MTPA nameplate capacity.

Hiru Corporation entered a multi-million-dollar co-packing agreement with VOSS Water to bottle still and sparkling water for Voss's Western US operations at its Glendale, Arizona and Denman, California plants. The announcement was made on 24 March 2023.

Orseal was awarded a contract by KAR Group to supply a large range and quantity of valves for the Subba and Luhais oil fields in southern Iraq. The article is dated 23 March 2023 and does not state the award date.

Wabtec Corporation received a brake system order from Alstom Transport India for Pune Metro Line 3 trains, supporting Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited and Pune Metro Rail Development Authority. The announcement was made on 23 March 2023.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Feilong Co (002536.SZ) was nominated for an electric oil pump assembly project by an undisclosed Chinese self-brand carmaker, with expected lifetime sales above 350 million yuan.

Oliver Valves was chosen by a Polish compressor manufacturer as main supplier of double block and bleed valves for the Woodfibre LNG export facility near Squamish, British Columbia. The supply covers stainless steel valves from 1/2 to 2 inches rated up to 1500lb.

Oliver Valves won an order to supply a large number of metal seated double block and bleed ball valves to a major green field onshore project in Saudi Arabia. Value engineering reduced costs by an estimated 20-30% for the customer. The article is dated 17 March 2023.

Golden Triangle Polymers, a joint venture of Chevron Phillips and QatarEnergy, has named contractors for its $8.5 billion polyethylene plant in Orange, Texas, which is expected to employ about 4,500 construction workers. Production is expected to begin in 2026.

Oliver Valves has secured a fixed three-year contract to supply valves to the Kaybob Duvernay project in Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada. Orders placed so far are worth over £500,000.

Amarinth has won an order from ADNOC for two API 685 OH2 horizontal and three VS4 vertical magnetic drive pumps for the Ruwais NGL trains 1 and 2 in the UAE. The pumps are needed on a 28-week delivery schedule for an ADIP tank upgrade.

Wipak has extended its long-term warehouse and distribution contract with Wrexham-based McCarthy Group, which will support Wipak's expansion plans. The contract value was not disclosed.

Oliver Valves was selected by a Polish compressor manufacturer as main supplier of double block and bleed valves for the Woodfibre LNG export facility near Squamish, British Columbia.

Fujian China Tobacco Industrial announced that Huacai Printing and Shenzhen Guanwei Technology were the first and second selected suppliers for the 2023-2025 cigarette pack and carton packaging paper tender, with a total contract value capped at about CNY 23.76 million.

Bedford Pumps Ltd has delivered and installed the first three of eight 1600mm submersible axial flow pumps for flood protection in Jakarta, Indonesia, sold via partner Mectron Engineering. The remaining five pumps are due over the next few months.

Miracle Coro Plast Private Limited was awarded a Rajasthan government tender by RCDF for corrugated fibre boxes packing 1 kg SMP pouches, with a contract value of INR 6.12 crore for 365 days.

Liverpool-area logistics firm SSO Logistics Ltd signed a 12-month distribution deal with St Helens packaging supplier Venturepak, which makes injection-moulded food-safe plastic containers, using its Pallet-Track network.

DB Energy S.A., an industrial energy-efficiency services provider, signed a general-contractor deal with Schumacher Packaging to build a gas boiler house, with estimated investment of PLN 13.54 million. The work is scheduled for 30 weeks from site handover planned for Q1 2023.

Baker Hughes has won a contract from Azule Energy to supply subsea trees, manifolds and control systems for the Agogo oil field offshore Angola, with a significant part of the equipment to be made locally. The article is dated March 7, 2023.

EXP has been awarded a contract by Lithium Americas for design, engineering and supply of equipment for a 3,000 metric tonnes/day sulfuric acid plant at the Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada. MECS, a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies, holds the technology license for the plant.

OneSubsea, a unit of SLB, has secured contracts to supply 16 Christmas trees for Petrobras' Buzios 10 project, and multiphase pumps for the Atlanta field operated by Enauta and the Wahoo field operated by Prio, all offshore Brazil. The contract values were not disclosed.

Norway-based TMC Compressors will deliver marine compressed air systems, including N2 feed compressors, for six LNG carriers being built by Jiangnan Shipyard for ADNOC Logistics & Services. Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for 2025 and 2026.

OneSubSea announced new supply contracts to provide equipment to Petrobras, Enauta and PRIO, including 16 subsea Christmas trees for Petrobras' Buzios 10 project in the Santos Basin, with further units for Mero.

Emerson will supply automation technologies, software and control systems for the Golden Triangle Polymers Project in Orange, Texas, a $8.5 billion ethane cracker and polyethylene complex. Operations are expected to begin in 2026.

Baker Hughes will supply two main refrigerant compressor trains, including gas turbines and centrifugal compressors, for QatarEnergy's North Field South LNG project. The order is to be booked in Q1 2023 and adds 16 MTPA of LNG capacity.

ClydeUnion Pumps, part of Celeros Flow Technology, has secured a 10-year long-term agreement to provide pump maintenance and spare parts for EDF's nuclear power stations across France. The multi-million euro contract covers more than 850 safety-related pumps.

Baker Hughes has been awarded a major contract by Azule Energy to supply subsea equipment for the Agogo oilfield offshore Angola, including 23 subsea trees and 11 manifolds. A significant part of the equipment will be manufactured in Angola.

Yinson Production has signed a firm contract with Eni Angola, a subsidiary of Azule Energy, to provide, operate and maintain the FPSO Agogo offshore Angola. The contract is worth about USD 5.3 billion over a 15-year firm period, with operations expected from Q4 2025.