AMPO POYAM Valves delivered a fully integrated subsea valve system, the Integrated Smart Solution, to an unnamed leading company in South America for installation in a seismic area.

Velan Inc. received a valve order worth more than CAD 20 million from Ontario Power Generation to supply emergency cooling injection valves for three reactors being refurbished at Pickering, Ontario, with deliveries through January 2028.

Mondi, a global packaging and paper producer, launched an extended food packaging portfolio including solid board and digital printing capabilities following its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging, aimed at customers across Europe.

SLB's OneSubsea joint venture won an EPC contract from bp for a standardized subsea boosting system for the greenfield Tiber project in the deepwater U.S. offshore region, announced November 18, 2025.

FORUM Family Office acquired a majority stake in B+B International S.r.l. (BBI), a Montebelluna, Italy maker of ERP software and cutting hardware for folding carton and corrugated board producers, with existing shareholders staying on.

Ponderosa Packaging Corp. of Melville, New York, was awarded a maximum $23,226,780 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract for fiberboard boxes and bags by the Defense Logistics Agency, running to November 16, 2030.

Jiangsu Haishi Pump Manufacturing won the bid to supply self-priming pumps for the EPC contract of the Zhongtian Hechuang Ordos Green Hydrogen Project, managed by SINOPEC Engineering. Haishi ranked first with a score of 87.47.

Energy Recovery announced orders valued at nearly $33 million for PX energy recovery devices to be installed in seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. The orders are expected to be fulfilled by the end of 2025.

Wintipak broke ground on a new 11,800 square metre production hall at Star Park Halle (Saale), with Goldbeck as general contractor, raising capacity by around 30 percent. Completion is scheduled for June 2026.

Harrison Packaging commissioned a custom Koenig & Bauer Duran folder gluer at its Stockton on Tees site, able to handle both solid carton board and micro flute board. The investment brought a UK automotive packaging contract back from mainland Europe.

Sealed Air agreed to be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $10.3 billion, at $42.15 per share. The deal was announced on November 17, 2025.

EBARA subsidiary Ebara Precision Machinery Korea is constructing a second overhaul plant for dry vacuum pumps in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on a site of about 13,000 square meters. Construction began in October 2025, with completion scheduled for December 2026 and operations from January 2027; the investment is undisclosed.

Modine officially opened a 155,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Franklin, Wisconsin, to produce Airedale by Modine data center cooling products. It is part of a multi-year USD 100 million investment announced in July, and is expected to create more than 300 jobs by March 2026.

Organizacion Editorial Mexicana's Paper and Packaging Division opened PRONAL Corrugados, a corrugated packaging plant in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, with annual conversion capacity of 100,000 tonnes of paper.

AERZEN acquired ACI - Air Center International GmbH, which became a wholly owned subsidiary, adding oil-free and oil-injected compressors for industrial compressed air above 3.5 bar. The takeover was completed on 29 April 2025 and announced on 13 November 2025; ACI will be organised at AERZEN's Oberhausen site.

JK Paper Limited acquired a 72% equity stake in Borkar Packaging Private Limited for INR 235 crore in a first tranche, with further tranches to reach 100% within four years. The deal, advised by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, is part of JK Paper's push into folding cartons; the article is dated 12 November 2025.

Ampo Poyam Valves has supplied forged gate valves, including 24-inch 1500-class units in F91 material, for the ethylene unit of BASF's CR Cluster in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, for EPC contractor HQC.

A. O. Smith signed a definitive agreement to acquire LVC Holdco LLC, parent of Leonard Valve of Cranston, Rhode Island, for $470 million all-cash, subject to adjustments, with closing expected in Q1 2026.

Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Zambia announced a US$5 million seven-year royalty funding investment in Boxpack Zambia, a corrugated carton maker, to buy a new production line and triple monthly output from 600 to 1,800 tonnes.

Nefab Group, through its subsidiary Nefab Packaging Netherlands B.V., has acquired Dutch companies Jase Packaging B.V., known for wood-based and HD corrugated packaging, and Heuman Verpakkingen B.V., a packing services provider. The deal strengthens Nefab's regional portfolio.

Growth Investment Partners Zambia made its first major investment, a USD 5 million seven-year royalty funding to Boxpack Zambia Limited in Lusaka. The funding will let the family-owned carton maker acquire a new production line and raise monthly output from 600 to 1,800 tonnes.

German industrial holding Nimbus agreed to acquire the Kompressortechnik unit of Hoerbiger, which makes compressor components for refrigeration and brake air systems, with operations in Germany, China and India and about 300 employees, mostly in Schongau. Closing is expected in early 2026; the price was not disclosed.

Russian manufacturer ADL plans to start building a new 10,000 sq m workshop in Kolomna in 2026, to make electric actuators for shut-off valves and reducers, expanding block heating unit and pumping unit assembly. The investment is 1.5 billion rubles and will create 80 jobs, with launch planned for 2028.

Sonoco is combining its metal packaging and rigid paper container businesses across EMEA and APAC into one Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC division. Seàn Cairns has been appointed its president.

SIG has equipped Austrian dairy SalzburgMilch with its DomeMini carton bottle, the first such adoption in Europe. The packaging is expected on the market by mid-2026.

Parker-Hannifin has agreed to acquire Filtration Group Corporation, a U.S. private company affiliated with Madison Industries, on a cash-free, debt-free basis for $9.25 billion. The deal is expected to close within six to twelve months, subject to regulatory approvals.

Koenig & Bauer Celmacch confirmed that North Carolina-based Morrisette Packaging will be the first North American installation of a ChromaCUT High Tech 2100 8-color flexo press, bundled with an Omega Magnus 230 folder gluer. Delivery is scheduled for February 2026.

GEA has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Hydract A/S, a Danish maker of water-hydraulic process valves, and plans to complete the deal by end of January 2026. The technology will be integrated into GEA's Valves & Pumps business unit.

Avantium signed a capacity reservation agreement with Logoplaste for releaf PEF, a plant-based recyclable polymer. Logoplaste reserves future volumes from licensed plants using Avantium's YXY Technology.

Kanpur Plastipack Limited's board approved a 50:50 joint venture with Italy's Essegomma. The article gives no financial terms or product details.

Shri Krishana Overseas (SKL) PLC is completing a new packaging plant in Kisaju, Kajiado County, Kenya. The facility will produce 22,000 tonnes of packaging materials a year, up from 3,000 tonnes, with commercial operations expected in early 2026.

Finnish company Sarlin acquired Granzow AB and Granzow AS, compressed air specialists in Sweden and Norway. The deal adds Sarlin's Balance Pro optimization system, turbo compressors and lifecycle services to the Nordic market.

TAJCO is completing a new plant in Queretaro, Mexico, to produce stainless steel exhaust trims for North American OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. The investment exceeds US$5 million and is expected to create more than 270 jobs, with production starting in Q2 2026.

Vallourec committed at least $39 million, up to $48 million, to add a VAM premium threading line at its Youngstown, Ohio facility. The project will create 40 full-time jobs, with completion expected by early 2027.

The French blood establishment (EFS) awarded a 48-month framework contract for secondary transport packaging to four suppliers, including Less France, LM Plastiques, Delema packaging ALMP and Hanova. The maximum value is EUR 1.7 million.

TMC Compressors secured a contract from MODEC to supply a marine compressed air system with multiple compressors for the FPSO Gato do Mato, operating offshore Brazil. The contract value was not disclosed.

Amcor signed more than 400 million yuan (about $56.2 million) in business contracts with Chinese and global clients at the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

Amcor plans to invest in automation and supply chain operations at its Huizhou plant and to expand its facilities in Foshan and Dongguan, Guangdong province, to fuel growth in China.

Amcor is considering building a new factory in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, to expand production of medical, pharmaceutical and food packaging, according to senior executives.

Sterling-backed Precision Concepts International (PCI) acquired Comar, a Voorhees, New Jersey producer of consumer and healthcare rigid packaging and plastic medical products. No financial terms were disclosed.

Multinova, a maker of bubble wrap and expanded polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, will move its headquarters and plant from Farroupilha to Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Operations at the new 20,000 sq m building are projected to start in January 2027, raising processing capacity by 20% to 30%.

Burckhardt Compression opened an 11,000-square-foot service center in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, providing maintenance, repair and upgrade services for reciprocating gas compressors.

Burckhardt Compression opened a 12,916-square-foot regional service center in Sarnia, Ontario, offering sales, testing and maintenance support for compressors in Eastern Canada.

Shandong Head Group announced a $65 million investment for a new capsule manufacturing facility in Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, creating more than 100 jobs over two years. Operations are scheduled to start in late 2026.

Baker Hughes received an award from Bechtel Energy to supply primary liquefaction equipment for Train 5 of NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas. The order includes two Frame 7 gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors, adding about 6 MTPA of LNG capacity.

The Rapid Group, a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired O&M Solutions, LLC of Freehold, New Jersey, which operates wastewater treatment plants in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The deal value was not disclosed.

KITZ Corporation will build a new factory building of about 4,650 m² inside its KITZ (Thailand) Amata plant in Chon Buri to expand butterfly valve output for data centers. The investment is about 175 million Thai baht, with operations starting in the second half of 2026.

Fluid Controls Limited has applied to set up a new manufacturing facility on a five-acre site in Karnataka with an investment of INR 900 million. The application was made through the state's Karnataka Udyog Mitra portal.

Danfoss inaugurated its expanded factory in Monterrey, Mexico on November 5, 2025. The expansion more than doubles the plant's production capacity to serve growing demand for climate equipment in North America.

Wyda Packaging USA doubled its Charlotte manufacturing facility to 26,000 square feet and added automation and robotics. The expansion creates about 40 new jobs and raises capacity to 6,000 tons of aluminum packaging annually.