Mondi has completed a three-year €1.2 billion investment programme across corrugated and flexible packaging in Europe. Key assets include a kraft paper machine adding about 210,000 tonnes a year at Štětí, Czech Republic, and box-plant upgrades in Poland.

Van Genechten Packaging invested €10 million in its subsidiary VG Kvadra Pak JSC to expand its folding carton plant in Riga, Latvia, which was officially inaugurated on March 10, 2026.

DS Smith plans upgrades at its Bredasten packaging facility in Värnamo, Sweden, including a 3,000 square metre expansion. Warehouse activities currently in Malmö will move to the expanded site.

Amcor invested in a new production line at its Amcor Flexibles site in Lugo di Vicenza, Italy, adding nearly 7,000 square meters for high-barrier recycle-ready films. The expansion includes a quality control lab and an automated warehouse.

Oatly announced a multi-year $16 million investment in its Landskrona, Sweden production plant, raising capacity from 150 to 200 million liters per year within the same footprint.

Cascades has invested $6.9 million in its Kingsey Falls, Quebec uncoated recycled boxboard plant to increase equipment production capacity and improve sheet quality for food packaging.

DS Smith is investing up to €13.4 million to upgrade its corrugated packaging facility in Grenaa, Denmark, adding a flexographic rotary die-cutting line to expand capacity for automation-ready packaging.

Eco Guardian received $1.5 million from the Ontario government's AMIC program to expand its Aurora, Ontario manufacturing operations for paper-based foodservice packaging, with capacity of 2 billion cups and containers annually and up to 40 new jobs.

Ametsa Packaging, LLC is adding a $2 million bottling line at its Paris, Texas facility for non-alcoholic and flavored beverages, creating up to 50 jobs. The line is scheduled to launch in Q2 2026.

Peerless Pump Company celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Peerless Engineered Systems facility in Waller, Texas, which more than doubles PES operational capacity for fire, industrial and municipal pump packages.

Alfa Laval is investing in a multi-year expansion of its Richmond, Virginia factory to double heat exchanger production capacity by mid-2028, driven by data center demand.

Southeastern Container plans to invest $31 million in facility modernization and equipment at its Enka-Candler headquarters in North Carolina, adding closure production capacity and 12 new jobs.

Printpack completed upgrades at its Bloomington, Indiana facility, adding bag-making machines and slitting capability to focus on large-format pet food bags and other bags.

Kirloskar Brothers Limited inaugurated a new factory building at its Kaniyur Manufacturing Facility in Tamil Nadu to add capacity and productivity. The facility runs on about 80% renewable electricity and is expected to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 89%.

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is investing $141 million to renovate and expand its Brampton manufacturing centre with a new production line capable of at least 20 million extra cases annually, creating up to 500 jobs during construction.

Coke Canada Bottling is investing more than CAD 141 million to expand its Brampton facility with a new technology-enabled can line adding at least 20 million cases a year, targeted to be operational in late 2027.

Nittan India Tech inaugurated an expanded facility at its Sri City plant, doubling valve output from 1 million to 2 million per month, with an additional investment of INR 41 crore and 100 new jobs.

Copeland India has completed Phase I of its Rs 500 crore expansion at its Atit plant near Pune, Maharashtra. The phase localises scroll hermetic compressor manufacturing, with production of 5 HP scroll compressors started.

Söndgerath Pumpen GmbH is doubling its storage capacity at its Essen site with a new warehouse to improve efficiency and shorten distances. The company also reports signed contracts for pump deliveries in Germany and abroad to be commissioned in 2026.

Maximator GmbH commissioned a new cleanroom in Nordhausen on 11 February 2026, investing approximately EUR 250,000 to manufacture high-pressure gas compression systems for semiconductor customers. Industrial technology specialist item supported planning and implementation.

Korean fastener maker KPF decided to add a second plant and an automated warehouse system at its Vietnamese subsidiary KPF VINA, with an investment of about 9.6 million USD. The second plant is planned for completion in 2026, with further equipment added through 2029.

Zhejiang Lianda Valve Co. held a groundbreaking for the second-phase workshop of its 100,000-set-per-year smart control valve and pump-valve skid system project in Ruian, Zhejiang. Total investment is about 500 million yuan, with completion planned by May 2027.

UCanPack announced an expansion of its U.S.-made corrugated cardboard box line, adding faster custom sizing, low-minimum printing and sustainable options. The announcement was made on February 5, 2026. No capacity figures or investment value were given.

Tetra Pak will invest €60 million in a new pilot plant at its Lund facility to accelerate development of paper-based barriers for aseptic cartons, with production expected to start in Q1 2027.

United Carton Industries, through subsidiary Ras Al Khaimah Packaging Limited, plans a AED 74 million expansion of its Ras Al Khaimah plant in the UAE, expected to start in Q2 2026 and finish in Q3 2027.

United Carton Industries' board approved a plant expansion at its subsidiary Ras Al Khaimah Packaging in the UAE, estimated at AED 74 million, with commercial production targeted for Q3 2027.

Siemens Energy announced a $64 million investment to upgrade its compressor and parts factory in Painted Post, New York, to improve safety, efficiency and production capacity, announced 3 February 2026.

Subros approved capacity expansion at Karsanpura, Gujarat, adding 400,000 electric compressors and 500,000 ICE compressors per year for a total investment of INR 265 crore.

Emerson held a delivery ceremony on January 30, 2026 for Phase II of its new production and R&D base in the Wuqing Development Area, Tianjin. The site produces valve control systems and components.

Carolina Container's Hickory, North Carolina plant is undergoing Phase 2 expansion with a building addition and 15,600 sq ft loading dock, managed by TAYLOR, with completion expected in 2026.

PONAR Wadowice S.A. will invest nearly 100 million PLN in a new production hall of about 1,000 m² and a machinery park at its Wadowice plant, supported under the Polish Investment Zone. The investment is for the defense sector.

CIRCOR plans a $16 million expansion in Columbia, Kentucky, including a 90,000 sq ft manufacturing facility and 50 new full-time jobs. The city is seeking a $1 million Community Development Block Grant to buy equipment.

Oka Production Company modernized its plant in Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, raising shut-off valve capacity by 25% to 8,000 units a year. Total investment was about 150 million rubles, including a 90 million ruble federal development fund loan.

Summit Packaging Systems has added over 40 injection molding machines at its European headquarters in Almere, Netherlands, plus a dedicated Lotus actuator assembly area and a mold repair center to meet growing actuator demand.

Fernholz Verpackungen has commissioned another high-performance extruder at its film site in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, and increased silo capacity by 75%. The end-2025 start-up completes its investment programme begun in 2022.

Tetra Pak opened its expanded packaging material plant in Binh Duong, Vietnam, adding a production line that raised capacity from 12 billion to 30 billion packages per year. The project cost €97 million and was built from August 2024.

Westport Fuel Systems started production at its expanded product development and manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario, producing GFI high-pressure fuel system components. Initial products shipped in December 2025 and capacity is ramping through Q1 2026.

United Engine Corporation (ODK) opened a new gas turbine engine compressor production complex at its ODK-Kuznetsov plant in Samara, with an investment of 4.8 billion rubles. The complex doubles the plant's throughput and covers 16,500 square meters.

Austrian-owned Marzek Kner Packaging inaugurated an expansion at its Békéscsaba site in southeast Hungary. The company completed expansions worth HUF 5.5 billion in recent years, securing 480 jobs with HUF 1.5 billion in government support.

Eastern Pipes Company's board approved a new external steel pipe coating line at its pipe coating plant in Dammam's Second Industrial City, costing about SAR 78.5 million. The expansion aims to double annual capacity from about 4 to 8 million square meters, with commercial production expected in Q1 of fiscal 2027-2028.

Copeland completed the first phase of its INR 500 crore expansion at its Atit plant near Pune, India, rolling out its first locally made 5 HP scroll compressors. The expansion makes Copeland the only domestic producer of these hermetic scroll compressors.

Infinity Global Inc. will expand its packaging operations in Danville, Virginia, with a $34 million investment creating 150 new jobs, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced.

Canadian transformer maker CES Transformers celebrated the grand opening of a 160,000 sq ft expanded manufacturing facility in Markham, Ontario, which will more than triple its production capacity and create over 150 jobs by 2030.

ELGi Equipments commissioned a new vacuum pump assembly line at its Coimbatore headquarters, produced under a technology licensing agreement with D.V.P. Vacuum Technology of Italy.

ALSTAL Grupa Budowlana held the topping-out ceremony for CANPACK's new production and warehouse hall in Bydgoszcz, Poland, a design-and-build project within a PLN 440 million investment. The hall is being prepared for an aluminium can production line.

Aalberts is investing in new advanced production lines at its Pageland, South Carolina facility to manufacture Apollo PowerPress products in the US. The phased project runs through 2027, with first US-made products expected in early 2027.

Lewa GmbH signed a purchase contract with the city of Leonberg for part of Ulmer Strasse, creating a contiguous plant site of about 50,000 square metres; construction is planned to take one year.

Clow Valve, a McWane company, has broken ground on a $75 million expansion of its Oskaloosa, Iowa fire hydrant and waterworks valve plant, adding a 36,000-square-foot addition to its iron foundry. The project is expected to double production output and retain more than 400 local jobs.

Francois Compressors India has started construction of a factory extension at its Pirangut facility on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra, as part of its growth roadmap through 2030. The extension aims to improve safety, quality processes and delivery capability.

Kirloskar Brothers inaugurated a new factory building at its Kaniyur manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India, to improve productivity and support advanced manufacturing. The site now meets about 80 percent of its electricity needs from renewable sources.