Albéa Group announced an agreement to acquire Amfora Packaging, based in Bogotá with operations in Colombia and Peru, to expand its Latin American presence in beauty and personal care packaging.

AGI Greenpac is expanding its existing container glass facility from 1,850 TPD to 1,900 TPD, expected to be completed by March 2026.

AGI Greenpac is building a greenfield glass container plant in Madhya Pradesh adding 500 TPD, a 30% increase in total capacity, expected to be operational within 18 months.

Coca-Cola bottler Sibeg partnered with Sidel to install a new 18,000 bph complete aseptic PET line at its Catania, Sicily site, bringing aseptic production in-house.

Saica Group broke ground on its second U.S. corrugated packaging plant in Anderson, Indiana, an investment of more than $110 million that will create over 100 jobs and open in Q4 2026.

Gansu Tobacco Industrial Co. published winning bidders for its third-batch 2025 packaging paper procurement tender, with an annual procurement budget of RMB 361.8 million; winners include Hubei Guangcai Printing, Caidi Creative Art (Suzhou) and Zhejiang Shangfeng Packaging.

Welch Packaging Group announced on October 21, 2025 that it has joined forces with Phoenix/Packaging, a corrugated packaging company.

GE Vernova announced it will acquire the remaining 50% stake in grid equipment maker Prolec GE from partner Xignux for a $5.275 billion purchase price at closing.

Guala Closures, part of Investindustrial, signed an agreement on 8 October 2025 to acquire 100% of Austrian plastic closure and dosing device maker Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster GmbH, subject to customary closing conditions.

Corrugated packaging maker Reedbut Group has moved into a new 94,000 square-foot facility in Milton Keynes, UK, boosting production capacity and storage for up to 4,700 pallets.

CastlePierce Printing Company has acquired Quality Assured Label (QAL) of Minnesota, a specialty label maker, combining their packaging offerings.

Ideal Can has opened a new steel canmaking facility in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, an investment of over C$80 million that is expected to create more than 200 jobs and produce hundreds of millions of cans annually.

Velan Inc. has received a valve order exceeding C$20 million from Ontario Power Generation to supply Emergency Cooling Injection valves for three reactors being refurbished at the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station, with first shipment in January 2027.

Peerless Pump Company is opening a new packaged system competency center in Waller, Texas, in November to more than double operational capacity for its Peerless Engineered Systems division and launch a new prefabricated packaged pump product line.

AxFlow, a division of Axel Johnson International, has acquired Jadler Industries, a Canadian provider of fluid handling systems and services.

Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of the cryogenics business unit of Fives Group, an expert in cryogenic heat transfer and pump technologies.

Grundfos has finalized its acquisition of Newterra, a US water and wastewater treatment solutions company, from private equity firm Frontenac.

Baker Hughes and Chart Industries signed a definitive agreement for Baker Hughes to acquire all Chart shares at US$210 per share in cash, a total enterprise value of US$13.6 billion, after Flowserve and Chart ended their merger.

Robosys Automation has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed European client to retrofit a 26-metre Damen 2610 crew support vessel with its VOYAGER AI autonomy software.

TIPA Compostable Packaging, with its subsidiary Bio4Pack, announced on October 20, 2025 the acquisition of SEALPAP, a maker of recyclable coated paper-based packaging. The deal expands TIPA's offering across compostable and recyclable paper solutions.

Score Group secured two contracts from INEOS Energy, including supply of 480 custom-engineered manual and actuated valves for the Project Greensand carbon capture and storage development in the Danish North Sea. The article was published October 20, 2025.

Amcor announced on October 17, 2025 that Stephen Scherger has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 30 years of finance, operations and strategy experience in packaging.

Virtuoso Optoelectronics, through subsidiary Virtuoso Compressors, inaugurated a reciprocating compressor manufacturing plant in Nashik, Maharashtra, with annual capacity of 2.8 million units. The plant was developed with technical support from Huayi Compressor and other partners.

Sellafield Limited published a contract award notice on October 17, 2025 for the C24615 Early Legacy Boxes and Lids procurement, covering box bodies and lids for nuclear legacy waste. The awarded supplier is not named in the extract.

Davey is expanding its Scoresby, Australia site with a 1,030 sqm warehouse extension, raising pallet capacity from 5,000 to 7,400, and moving AquaShield 2.0 production from New Zealand to Scoresby. Half a million dollars is being spent on Commercial department upgrades.

Viking Yachts will equip every new model with ElectroSea's SeaStrong Silver Bullet RDP run-dry protection pump as standard equipment, in what ElectroSea says is the first such fleet-wide adoption by an OEM yacht builder.

Coca-Cola Consolidated invested $35 million in a new can line at its Twinsburg, Ohio plant, raising output to over 31 million cases in 2025 and creating 40 new jobs.

Jamestrong Packaging opened a new A$8 million aluminium casting line at its Taree, New South Wales plant, allowing it to produce aluminium slugs onshore for aerosol cans.

Flowserve completed its acquisition of MOGAS Industries on October 15, 2025, adding severe-service isolation valves for mining, minerals, energy and processing industries. The article was published October 20, 2025.

Bruce Power signed a 10-year strategic alliance agreement with valve maker Contro Valve, announced October 15, 2025 at Contro Valve's Burlington facility. The agreement has the potential to see more than $10 million invested over the next decade.

Ireland-based Zeus Packaging Group announced its takeover of British fibre-based packaging manufacturer Simpac, founded in 1903.

Eaton Aerospace is adding a new facility next to its North Charleston, South Carolina plant to make hydraulic pumps and motors for aerospace and defense, with $46 million investment and more than 50 jobs, expected complete in 2028.

Marchesini Group will officially open its new €10 million 'Neri' plant at Barberino di Mugello (Florence) on October 18, 2025, covering 4,300 square meters and expanding its La Lora industrial area to 11,500 square meters.

Spanish packaging group Grabalfa announced the acquisition of Plásticos Francés, a family-owned flexible plastic packaging manufacturer based in Beneixama, Alicante. It is Grabalfa's third acquisition in two years.

JBM Packaging broke ground in September 2025 on a new 52,500-square-foot building one mile from its Lebanon, Ohio headquarters, expected to be completed by the end of February 2026.

Huhtamaki is planning an additional $10 million expansion of its Hammond, Indiana operations, which make molded fiber drink carriers and egg filler trays.

Ecopax is expanding its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania facility by more than 100,000 square feet for food service packaging production, expected to create up to 20 jobs.

FS Compressors India announced a new 50,000 sq. meter manufacturing facility in India with an investment of 100 crore Indian rupees, set to be completed by late 2026. The announcement was made at its 15th anniversary event in Pune.

Magyar Földgáztároló awarded GanzEnergy Kft a contract worth Ft19.1 million for spare parts for COOPER LSVB 12 SGC gas engine compressors, awarded on 13 October 2025.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied more than 1,400 engineered valves, including HIPPS ball valves, for QatarEnergy's North Field East LNG expansion in Ras Laffan Industrial City. Samsung C&T is the EPC contractor for the LNG storage and loading facilities.

At the K 2025 show in Düsseldorf, Foshan Kautex and Jiangsu Shangyuan Container Manufacturing signed an equipment procurement and technical cooperation agreement. Shangyuan ordered KCC25D stackable drum lines, KSH100S lines and 200L ring drum blow molding lines.

Jyoti Limited has won a Rs 10.91 crore contract from Nand Infrastructure & Projects, Bhavnagar, to design, manufacture and supply 18 sets of VT pumps with HT motors for the NWR Tharad - Dhanera lift irrigation project, with delivery in 6-7 months.

Ball Corporation is reportedly in ongoing negotiations with Chinese owner Cofco to acquire Belgian can manufacturer Benepack, whose Genk site began production in 2020, with no deal yet signed.

Cool Caps Industries Ltd announced its Kotdwar unit in Uttarakhand received PepsiCo approval to supply snap-on plastic closures for water jars and bottles from 25 September 2025 to 25 September 2029.

Italian special valve maker FG Valvole expanded its Zanica plant to about 14,000 m2 with a total investment of 10 million euros started in 2023, adding testing areas and a hyperbaric chamber.

Chelyabinsk company Chelyabinskspetsgrazhdanstroy plans to raise gearbox production for pipeline valves from 3,000 to 8,000 units per month by 2027, with an investment of about 839 million rubles that has already created more than 60 jobs.

Germany's BEKO TECHNOLOGIES announced a majority stake in Slovenian digital compressed air company CALMS, based in Ljubljana, to strengthen its digital portfolio.

Abu Dhabi-based Multiply Group announced it will acquire a majority stake of 60.8% in Italian packaging group ISEM, subject to regulatory approvals, with Peninsula Capital and minority investors retaining 39.2%.

Goa's Rhea Distilleries launched India's first paper bottle, the Frugal Bottle, for its Fidalgo Premium Cashew Feni, in a partnership with UK's Frugalpac and ITC's packaging business, announced during the UK Prime Minister's India visit on October 9.

Polykar announced a $20 million expansion of its Edmonton, Alberta facility adding 50,000 square feet and 25 permanent jobs. Output is expected to reach 40 million pounds annually by fall 2026. Announced 9 October 2025.