Norway-based TMC Compressors will supply marine compressed air systems for two 90,000 cubic meter ammonia carriers being built by Jiangnan Shipyard for Eastern Pacific Shipping. The contract value was not disclosed and the announcement was made on October 7, 2026.

AMPO POYAM Valves was awarded a contract to supply more than 600 cryogenic ball valves for the Ruwais LNG project in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, developed by ADNOC. The award was announced on October 7, 2026.

CurTec is investing USD 10 million to expand warehouse and production lines at its Westminster, South Carolina plant, adding 10 jobs. The expanded capacity is expected online in summer 2027.

Cavagna Group has completed the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Gas Measurement Group, a flow control and pressure regulation company. The deal is reported on October 6, 2026.

SupplyOne acquired Packaging Design Corporation, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, strengthening its Midwest presence and Chicago expansion.

Pope Packaging completed a more than A$50 million expansion of its Adelaide paper sack plant, raising finished sack capacity by 50 percent and doubling printing capacity with a new high-speed press.

French start-up Lactips signed a contract with US packaging group SmartSolve to produce 210 tonnes of its casein-derived water-soluble polymer, a substitute for petroleum-based PVOH, following two years of joint development.

Summa America relocated to a new US headquarters and a state-of-the-art Experience Center in Indianapolis during 2024.

Premier Paper Group acquired PPB Ltd, a paper, board and display materials merchant with offices in Leeds and Dartford and turnover of about £20 million. It is Premier's fifth acquisition in four years.

CB&I completed its acquisition of Petrofac's Asset Solutions business, which provides operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning services for onshore and offshore energy assets, adding about 3,000 employees.

EPL and Indovida signed definitive agreements to merge their flexible and rigid PET packaging businesses into a group valued at about USD 2 billion with roughly USD 1 billion in revenue. Indorama Ventures will hold 51.8% and Blackstone 16.6%, pending regulatory and shareholder clearances.

Atlas Copco completed its acquisition of Chinese heating and cooling equipment maker Guangdong Euroklimat on 2 October 2026, adding industrial heat pumps, chillers and thermal management equipment to its Oil-free Air division. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Knack Packaging received a new order and three-year contract renewal to supply packaging material, including PLWPP and pinch bottom bags, about 60 million bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore per annum until December 2028. The contract was awarded by an international entity.

Knack Packaging received a new order and a three-year contract renewal to supply about 60 million packaging bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore annually through December 2028.

Zhejiang Jucheng Cylinder Co. published the results of its October 2026 to January 2027 carton procurement tender, awarding contracts to Zhejiang Wuyi Zhang Packaging, Zhejiang Qiyue Paper and Quzhou Huayida Packaging. Bid values are listed without a clear currency.

Straub-Verpackungen has opened its €45 million Plant 3 in Bräunlingen, Germany, adding about 19,000 m² of converting space and a Göpfert G-CUT die-cutter. The plant began production in June 2026 and was officially inaugurated in October 2026.

Hivest Capital Partners acquired Wisconsin-based Sustana from Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities platform. Sustana produces fiber packaging products with multiple mills and recovery facilities in the U.S. and Canada.

Henkel completed the acquisition of Netherlands-based Stahl, a PE-backed coating specialist for flexibles with about 1,800 employees globally.

Grafine Partners and Atlantic Ridge Capital announced they are acquiring Oklahoma-based Paragon Films from Rhône for an estimated $900 million. Paragon manufactures plastic stretch film for pallet wrapping.

Gerresheimer completed the sale of U.S. subsidiary Centor to an affiliate of Apax Partners for about 750 million euros. Proceeds will be used to lower debt.

Central National Gottesman announced it is acquiring Nebraska-based Omaha Paper Co., a distributor of paper and packaging products. OPC will operate under CNG's Lindenmeyr Munroe division.

ACR (formerly AmerCareRoyal) acquired Minnesota-based Ultra Green Packaging, a supplier of molded fiber foodservice packaging. This is the 12th acquisition since ACR was acquired by Oridian Capital Partners.

Intertape Polymer Group acquired Clysar, which will operate as Clysar, an IPG Company, alongside its Exlfilm brand in the shrink film category.

Alpla is building a 13,000 sq m extrusion blow moulding plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, with capex of just over $8 million and 51 new positions. Operations are due to begin in spring 2027.

Pentair plc completed its approximately $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group Holdings, a maker of hydronic and water-based pumps, valves and controls for HVAC, plumbing and industrial markets, on October 1, 2026.

Tien Wah Press's subsidiary PT Bintang Pesona Jagat extended its packaging materials supply agreement with PT Bentoel Prima, a British American Tobacco Group member, for five years to October 2031. A separate five-year commodity supply agreement was also signed by Alliance Print Technologies with PT Bentoel Prima from October 1, 2026.

Dansk Retursystem has published an open tender for supplying big boxes, lids and optional feet for beverage packaging collection for 2027 to 2030. The estimated value is EUR 5.2 million excluding VAT, with tenders accepted until November 10, 2026.

Kenlead is building a packaging film plant in Qantara West in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt, on a 170,000 square meter site with EGP 4.16 billion of self-financed investment. Operations start with two lines and output is targeted to reach 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes a year by 2027.

Burckhardt Compression will supply two high-speed compressor solutions to MTU for its gas turbine test facility. The order was reported on September 30, 2026.

GEA is adding about 70,000 square feet of office, manufacturing, research and industrial space at its Janesville campus in Wisconsin. The investment of about USD 25 million covers construction, machinery and equipment, with full operation scheduled for early 2028.

Vertiv is adding about 22,000 square meters of production capacity at its Nové Mesto nad Váhom site in Slovakia to make power and cooling solutions for digital infrastructure. The project is expected to create hundreds of jobs in 2027 to 2029.

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg awarded a supply contract for gas and fluid system coupling equipment to Air Liquide Gas, SVAFAB Stockholm Valve & Fitting, HydraSpecma Component and two others for SEK 7,000,000.

SunOpta completed a USD 35 million expansion of its Midlothian, Texas beverage plant by adding a fourth production line, expected to raise its network manufacturing capacity by 10%.

Malaysia's Scientex agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Hunan-based flexible plastic packaging producer Mintpack for RMB 167.3 million (about USD 25 million), with completion expected by end-2026.

EFI and Agfa agreed to merge their digital printing businesses into a joint venture focused on industrial inkjet, with EFI holding 60% and Agfa 40%. The deal was announced on September 28, 2026 and is expected to close by end of 2026.

Romanian gas transmission operator Transgaz awarded SUTECH a supply contract for a centrifugal compressor to expand the Jupa compression station in western Romania, for EUR 18,019,725.

CMPC agreed to sell its Chilean corrugated packaging business, including Envases Impresos Cordillera and Chimolsa, to Smurfit Westrock for $420 million, subject to review by Chile's National Economic Prosecutor's Office.

ELGi Equipments plans a Rs 500 crore (about USD 57 million) manufacturing expansion at its Coimbatore campus as it targets a top-three global compressor position by 2035, according to an interview with its COO.

Harbin Electric Power Equipment, a subsidiary of Jiadian Co., received a bid award notice from China General Nuclear Engineering for reactor coolant pump equipment on the AU project LOT120F worth CNY 620 million; the contract is not yet signed.

Amcor will invest $44.55 million in its Centerville, Iowa flexible packaging facility to add machinery and raise capacity for multilayer films, creating 24 jobs.

UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a Tata Steel subsidiary, made an equity investment in contract canner Cardiff Canning, which then added a second production line.

Cardiff Canning has installed a second production line at Freemans Park, Cardiff, costing GBP 400,000, lifting annual capacity to 35 million cans for the UK ready-to-drink market.

INA - Industrija nafte awarded Siemens Energy d.o.o. a supply contract for spare parts for Ingersoll-Rand and Worthington gas piston compressors for EUR 136,284, with the award decision dated 21 April 2026.

Miyairi Valve Manufacturing's board approved about ¥900 million to automate production of high-pressure gas container valves at its Kofu Plant in Yamanashi, with operations starting sequentially from August 2028.

Miyairi Valve Mfg. decided to invest about ¥900 million in high-pressure gas container valve production equipment at its Kofu factory in Shimosuwa City, Yamanashi, with operations starting from August 2028.

Valve maker 缔德阀门集团 held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 24, 2026 for a 158 million yuan smart manufacturing center for high-end ultra-low temperature ball valves in Lishui's Liandu district, with a planned 30,000 square meter plant and expected annual output value of 200 million yuan.

Wasdell Group acquired Polypouch, whose range includes stand-up, foil, kraft and spout pouches, flat-bottom bags and sachets.

Olymel has officially inaugurated its expanded integrated pork and poultry processing plant in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, a C$142 million modernization that more than quadrupled capacity and created roughly 100 jobs.

O-I Glass is modernizing its Muskogee, Oklahoma production facility with a multi-million dollar, multi-phase capital investment covering glass-melting furnaces, production equipment and control systems, supported by a $2 million state incentive award.

JBM Packaging has opened a 52,500-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Ohio for contract packaging, kitting and filling services, with 50 new employees.