Genuit Group, the parent of Polypipe, has acquired UK pump maker Salamander Pumps, previously part of Davidson Holdings, following a September 2025 acquisition.

UK packaging firm Frugalpac signed a partnership with India's ITC to bring its Frugal paper bottles and bottle-making machines to South Asia. Goa's Rhea Distilleries commissioned an initial run of Frugal Bottles for its Fidalgo cashew feni. The deal was signed in September 2025.

Krones acquired all shares of Deventer-based Can Systems Worldwide, which makes can-end handling machinery. CSW has 35 full-time staff and generated about EUR 20 million in revenue in 2024.

India-based valve maker Quest Flow was awarded a contract valued at more than 236 million by Garden Reach Shipbuilders for naval valves. The currency is not stated.

Dutch specialist Amca acquired Cal-Draulics, a California-based company known for precision valves and actuators used in aerospace and other markets.

Quest Flow, an India-based valve manufacturer, won a contract from Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers valued at more than 236 million for valves and spare parts for upcoming naval vessels. Deliveries are expected over 12-18 months.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers awarded Quest Flow Controls an order worth Rs 23.55 crore to supply valves and spares for a naval project. Delivery is due within 12-18 months.

Oji India Packaging, a subsidiary of Japan's Oji, started up its fifth Indian corrugation plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The 43,000 square meter plant has an annual capacity of 100 million square meters and employs 130 people, with plans to reach 300.

Uniwater, a Nordic water infrastructure group backed by Nalka, acquired WASYS and ACOWA, Roskilde-based specialists in industrial automation for pump control, flow and level measurement. The article dates the deal to 30 September 2025.

Georgia Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch, Inc., acquired Anchor Packaging, a maker of rigid food containers and cling film, from private equity firm TJC. The article is dated October 2025 in its text, which conflicts with its source date.

Hallite Seals, part of Michelin's Advanced Sealing Technologies group, completed its acquisition of Aston Seals. The companies plan to expand product offerings and accelerate innovation.

ORG Packaging plans a two-piece aluminium can production line in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with about 646.52 million yuan investment and 900 million cans annual capacity, with an 18-month construction period. The report is dated August 31, 2025.

Egyptian cardboard producer Cepack Group signed an agreement with BHS to add a new BHS corrugated cardboard production line, raising its production capacity by about 70%. The announcement is dated August 31, 2025.

Canpack Group, a global aluminium beverage can producer, unveiled a plant in Colombia with annual capacity of about 1 billion cans, alongside its Q2 2025 results published August 30, 2025. Details beyond the headline were not available in the text.

HVAC company ACS Klima announced that its new manufacturing facility has officially started operations, increasing production capacity. The announcement is dated August 29, 2025; location and investment were not disclosed.

CRI Solar, a division of CRI Pumps, was awarded a Letter of Empanelment by Maharashtra utility MSEDCL to design, supply, install and commission 10,714 off-grid solar water pumping systems worth Rs 320 crore. The announcement was made on August 29, 2025.

John Crane is delivering six Type 28XP dry gas seals for centrifugal compressors at a new CO2 compression facility in North Wales, part of a carbon capture and storage project.

RRK Wellpappenfabrik in Bottrop, part of Panther Group, plans a new fully automated corrugator and warehouse on a neighbouring 30,000 m2 plot, with about EUR 40 million invested and capacity above 300 million m2 a year. Timing depends on economic development and will be set in 2026.

Ball completed the sale of 41% of its 51% stake in United Arab Can Manufacturing to a subsidiary of Beijing-based ORG Technology for about $70 million, reducing its stake to 10%.

Dover Corp's PSG has acquired IPP Pump Products GmbH, a Bersenbrück-based maker of hygienic lobe and progressive cavity pumps for food, pharma and biotech.

Pump maker Homa invested EUR 7 million at its Neunkirchen-Seelscheid site, adding automated milling, machining and winding equipment and training for about 300 staff.

Wärtsilä will supply 12 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines for a new 217 MW power plant near Hallam, Nebraska, awarded by Nebraska Public Power District. Commercial operation is expected in 2028.

United Utilities Water awarded Waterfront Fluid Controls Ltd a direct contract worth £1,250,000 to supply and install eight cast iron penstocks at Great Sankey, UK.

Euro Mechanical, a UAE provider of EPC, manufacturing and technology solutions, announced the acquisition of the Middle East business of Wellube.

Foam Packaging Specialties of Tempe, Arizona, has acquired Advanced Packaging Specialties Inc., creating Custom Packaging Solutions, LLC to offer corrugated boxes and shipping materials alongside foam packaging.

Viega North America is opening a new 244,000-square-foot manufacturing, distribution and training facility in Mantua, Ohio, representing a $178 million investment and about 68 new jobs; the ribbon-cutting is set for September 4, 2025.

Hoval inaugurated its ePlant in Istebné, Orava region, Slovakia, its largest production site, designed for up to 32,000 heat pumps per year. The total investment exceeds 53 million euros.

Baker Hughes has won a contract to supply six refrigerant turbo compressors to Commonwealth LNG's 9.5 million tonne per year export project near Cameron, Louisiana.

Hunan China Tobacco Industrial published winning-candidate results for its 2026-2027 cigarette plastic bag procurement and service tender worth RMB 6,010,515.20. Tongcheng Sunshine Plastic Industry is the first-ranked candidate with a bid of RMB 5,200,580, with Nanxiong Jinye and Anhui Guoding Packaging as the other candidates.

German supplier MAHLE is adding e-compressor production at its Morristown, Tennessee plant, creating nearly 50 new jobs. The line will make high-voltage air conditioning compressors for the North American market, with employment rising to almost 800.

ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to acquire flexible packaging provider PAC Worldwide, headquartered in Redmond, WA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Commonwealth LNG has authorized an order for six Baker Hughes refrigerant turbo compressors powered by LM9000 gas turbines for its 9.5 Mtpa LNG export facility in Cameron, Louisiana. Technip Energies will place the order as EPC contractor.

Resilux Ibérica Packaging is expanding its PET preform and packaging plant in Higuera la Real, adding capacity, storage and multilayer preform products with an investment above EUR 28 million. The works began in 2022 and completion is expected in 2025, creating 35 permanent jobs.

Ranpak will install numerous AutoFill void-fill systems across Walmart's five Next Generation Fulfillment Centers under a multi-year agreement announced August 26, 2025. The upcoming deployment includes sites in Greencastle PA, Joliet IL, Lancaster TX and Stockton CA.

Astron Packaging of Ahmedabad commissioned a new corrugation facility on a 200,000 sq ft site in Pune, Maharashtra, designed to process 10,000 tonnes of board per month, with more lines planned by October 2025.

Westlake Corporation agreed to acquire the global compounding solutions businesses of Portugal-based ACI/Perplastic Group, a maker of PVC, polyolefin, silicone and thermoplastic rubber compounds with four plants, with closing expected in early 2026.

Baker Hughes secured a 90-month long-term service agreement from bp covering spare parts, repairs and field service for turbines and compressors at the Tangguh LNG plant in Papua Barat, Indonesia.

CIRCOR International signed a definitive agreement to acquire Indian pump manufacturers Swelore Engineering and Hiro Nisha Systems, which will join its Allweiler India business. Closing is expected in Q3/Q4 2025, subject to conditions.

Bunzl UK & Ireland and Huhtamaki agreed an exclusive deal for Bunzl to distribute Huhtamaki's Taste Boxes in the UK and Ireland, running until October 2025. The paper containers use a plant-protein Morro Coating developed by Xampla.

Air Liquide signed a binding agreement to acquire DIG Airgas from Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2 at an enterprise value of EUR 2.85 billion (KRW 4.6 trillion). Closing is expected in the first half of 2026.

Clow Valve, part of McWane, held a ceremony opening its $80 million, 36,000-square-foot foundry expansion in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The expansion nearly doubles production capacity, retains area jobs and automates foundry control systems.

Dutch flexible packaging manufacturer Royal Vaassen leased nearly 13,000 sq m of warehouse space and about 600 sq m of office space at the Hillwood Oleśnica logistics park, which is now fully leased. AXI IMMO advised on the transaction.

Phenna Group has acquired IPI Srl, an Italian maker of aseptic carton packaging materials and filling equipment. The deal value was undisclosed and it was reported on 21 August 2025.

Xuanda Group's zero-land technical renovation project for 120,000 special high and medium pressure valves per year reached structural topping-out on August 20, 2025. The 56,000 sq m, five-story plant is expected to double capacity on existing land.

ZACROS Corporation is expanding production of its CUBITAINER molded bag-in-box containers into a new facility in Wuxi, China. Operations are set to begin in April 2026.

Russian President Putin authorised RusGazDobycha to buy assets of GMS Group, a Russian pump and compressor equipment maker, including GMS Neftemash and Gidromashservis. The approval was published on 20 August 2025.

Pitreavie Packaging has invested over £1 million at its Cumbernauld production site, adding a high-speed multi-point gluer, new skilled operator roles and expanded storage. A new adjacent storage facility is also being developed.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals won a Rs. 49 crore contract from MSEDCL to design, supply, install and commission 1,884 off-grid solar water pumping systems under the PM-KUSUM B scheme.

Germany-based Vetain GmbH has switched its protein powder packaging to Sonoco's paper-end GreenCan, which is at least 96% paper. The packaging is now available in the German market.

Stora Enso inaugurated Europe's largest consumer packaging board production line at its Oulu mill in Finland on 18 August 2025. The line is part of about EUR 1.7 billion invested in the Oulu mill in 2019-2025.