TRICOR began production at its new heavy corrugated board plant in Weeze-Goch, Germany, after 15 months of construction. The plant cost about EUR 175 million, creates more than 200 jobs and can produce up to 140,000 tonnes per year.

ACTOM subsidiary LH Marthinusen launched an industrial fan production facility in Germiston, Gauteng, costing R32 million. The fans will support Eskom's air pre-heater infrastructure.

Grundfos announced a multi-million-dollar expansion with a new state-of-the-art pump production facility in Brookshire, Texas. Construction is due to start in early 2026, with first production lines starting in Q4 2027.

Valvitalia signed investment agreements with Wujiang Economic & Technological Development Zone for a 50-year land use right on a roughly 16,000 sq m site. The EUR 10 million plant will centralise Valvitalia's Chinese production for energy-sector valves. The signing took place June 26, 2025.

ValorFlex Packaging of Kentucky, a subsidiary of ValorFlex Holdings, will establish an advanced flexible packaging manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with a $23.4 million investment creating 82 jobs.

Canadian plastics packaging producer E. Hofmann Packaging plans a 100,000-square-foot production facility in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, with a $43 million investment that will create 164 jobs. Construction is expected to start in 2025 and finish in 2026.

Tver region and Dialkon Technologies signed a letter of intent at SPIEF-2025 to build a pipeline valve plant in the Borovlyovo-3 industrial park, with 400 million rubles invested in 2025-2028.

Hoerbiger Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Hoerbiger Holding AG, broke ground in April on a nearly 200,000 sq ft plant in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, costing over $70 million, with completion projected for 2026 and 100 additional jobs.

Turkish company UR-SA signed an investment contract with Egypt's SCZone to build a 35,000 square meter industrial textiles and plastic packaging plant in Qantara West, with $20 million investment and 1,000 expected jobs.

Hon Chuan held a topping-out ceremony for the third phase of its aseptic beverage plant in the Taichung Free Trade Port, costing NT$1.92 billion, with completion expected in Q4 2025 and commercial operation in Q2 2026. Total investment in the zone is set to reach NT$8 billion.

At SPIEF 2025, Tula Governor Dmitry Milyaev and Yasnopolyanskaya Packaging Factory signed an investment agreement for a plant producing industrial containers and packaging in Yasnogorsk district. The project involves about 2 billion rubles of investment and around 70 new jobs.

International Paper is reportedly exploring the possibility of building a new facility in Salt Lake City, Utah; no decision has been confirmed.

Danone Canada will invest CAD 9 million in its Boucherville, Quebec plant to begin producing individual PET yogurt cups for its Oikos brand, its first such facility in Canada.

Compressor Engineering Centre signed a letter of intent with the Kaluga Region at SPIEF on 18 June 2025 to build a centrifugal compressor plant at the Borovsk site of the Kaluga Special Economic Zone, with investment above 605 million rubles and 110 jobs.

Globaltechexport and the Kaluga Region governor signed an agreement at SPIEF-2025 to build a centrifugal compressor manufacturing plant in the Borovsk district's Kaluga Special Economic Zone, with investment above RUB 600 million and more than 110 new jobs.

TRK (Tikos) Group held a groundbreaking on June 14, 2025 for a 100,000 square meter smart valve manufacturing base in Lishui, Zhejiang, with planned annual capacity of 46,000 valve sets.

Faller Packaging begins producing folding cartons at its new Horsens, Denmark facility in late summer 2025, in a 5,700 square metre building it acquired in 2023. The plant is planned to make up to 600 million folding cartons per year, raising Danish capacity to about 900 million units.

AVIC Group held the groundbreaking for a 1 billion yuan high-end valve manufacturing project with annual output of 80,000 units in Funing Economic Development Zone on June 12, 2025. The plant will cover 120,000 square metres and is expected to create 500 jobs.

Embraco, part of Nidec Global Appliance, announced a new compressor factory in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra, with 6 million units annual capacity and total investment above $120 million. Operations are set to start in the second half of 2026 and create 750 to 1,000 direct jobs.

Neutok Fluid Control signed an equity investment agreement with a Shengjing Financial Holding venture for a high-end control valve project in Shenyang Tiexi Economic Development Zone. The total investment is 1 billion yuan, with a first phase of 400 million yuan.

Kruger Products inaugurated its new light dry crepe tissue plant in Sherbrooke, part of a $377.5-million expansion that created 205 direct jobs and doubled the site's production capacity.

Embraco, part of Nidec Global Appliance, announced a 120 million INR (about $12 crore) investment to build a 55,000 square metre compressor and inverter plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India, expected to be operational by late 2026.

VAT Romania officially inaugurated a new 21,000 m² production facility in VGP Park Arad, Romania, which becomes the group's third main manufacturing hub; about 50 of its 380 employees are working there so far.

Nidec will invest $120 million in a new 55,000 square metre factory in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra, to make Embraco refrigeration compressors and inverters. Operations are planned to start in the second half of 2026 and create 750 to 1,000 direct jobs.

PG Electroplast is setting up an air conditioning compressor manufacturing plant in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with estimated value of Rs 350 crore and production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026. Half of output will serve its own AC units.

Walrus Pump Co. held the inauguration ceremony for its Kaohsiung Global Plant in Taiwan on November 27, 2025, marking the start of its smart manufacturing and international expansion.

MT Group, through subsidiaries MT OKAY and MT YINGLIU, is establishing a 11,500 sqm valve manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi as part of Phase 2 of its supply chain expansion. The planned investment is up to AED 100 million and about 200 skilled jobs are expected.

Zhejiang Deca Control Valve Instrument broke ground on May 25, 2025 on a factory in Wencheng County, Zhejiang, to make 20,000 digital control valves per year. The total investment is 150 million (currency assumed CNY) and completion is expected in May 2026.

A joint venture is building Saudi Arabia's first tinplate mill to meet rising regional demand for metal packaging. The report is dated 23 May 2025.

SFT Group opened the Kartontara-2 corrugated packaging plant in Maykop, Adygea, with an investment of 3.5 billion rubles built over two years. The plant has capacity of up to 150 million square metres of product a year and is expected to create up to 120 jobs.

Fosber has started construction of a new €50 million production plant in Monsagrati, Pescaglia near Lucca, redeveloping about 40,000 square metres of former industrial buildings. The plant aims to double production of corrugated cardboard machinery and will raise the workforce from 400 to 650.

FloWorks International, a Houston-based valve and pipe fittings provider, broke ground on a 245,000-square-foot industrial warehouse and operations facility in Pearland, Texas.

Oliver Healthcare Packaging officially opened a new 120,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, producing medical-grade pouches, lids and roll stock for Asia-Pacific pharmaceutical and medical device customers. The opening was reported on 15 May 2025.

Atlas Copco opened its industrial compressor R&D and manufacturing China headquarters campus in Wuxi High-tech Zone on 14 May 2025, a 3 billion yuan project covering about 217,000 square meters.

Huhtamaki Egypt received a Golden License from the Egyptian Cabinet to build a molded fiber packaging plant using recycled wastepaper in Sadat City, with EGP 1.47 billion investment and over 61 direct jobs. Operations are planned to start in August 2026.

GE Vernova T&D India will invest about USD 16 million to add a HVDC and FACTS manufacturing line at its Chennai plant and build a new facility in Noida, India.

The Viega Group is investing around EUR 150 million in a new production site in Kirkel near Homburg, Saarland, taking over former Michelin logistics halls. About 150 jobs are to be created in the first expansion phase, with production of pipe connectors scheduled to start at the end of 2025.

Polish packaging group CANPACK started construction on a R$710 million aluminium can factory in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, with capacity of 1.3 billion cans per year and 140 direct jobs, due for completion by 2026.

UAE-based Hotpack announced a $100 million manufacturing and distribution facility in Edison, New Jersey, its first North American production base. The 70,000 sq ft plant is planned to create up to 200 jobs and begin operations in June 2025.

International Paper announced the groundbreaking of a new packaging box plant in the United States. The location and investment were not given in the excerpt.

Festo India has begun supplying customers from its new manufacturing facility in Bairamangalam, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, from May 5, 2025. The INR 5.2 billion plant is expected to create 2,000 jobs once fully operational.

Complete Design & Packaging, a corrugated packaging manufacturer, has opened a new 65,000-square-foot warehouse in Concord, N.C., to serve as the primary shipping hub and add overflow capacity.

Jamaica Packaging Industries commissioned a new 74,000 sq ft factory at 693 Spanish Town Road, Kingston, consolidating its operations on one site and expected to nearly triple output. A US$8 million Scotiabank Jamaica loan financed new machinery, and the property investment was about US$5 million.

Norwegian packaging manufacturer Elopak has opened its $100 million all-electric carton plant at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas, its first in North America, creating about 100 jobs.

Jamaica Packaging Industries opened a new state-of-the-art factory at 693 Spanish Town Road, St Andrew, consolidating its operations at a single location for US$12.75 million. The launch took place on April 29, 2025, during the company's 70th anniversary.

Massoud Steel signed an agreement to establish a metal packaging factory in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, Egypt, with a total investment of USD 19 million. Operations are expected to start in Q1 2026 and create about 130 direct jobs.

Wolong Pump & Valve broke ground on a project in Maolin town, Jing County, Anhui, to produce 10,000 tonnes a year of corrosion-resistant pump and valve castings. The investment totals CNY 210 million on 54 mu of land and is expected to create about 80 jobs.

Wessels Company broke ground on a 57,000+ sq ft factory in Tiffin, Ohio, leased by National Machinery Group to Wessels East for pressure vessel manufacturing. Completion and manufacturing start are projected for November 2025 and about a dozen jobs are planned, rising to nearly 30 more.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Conghua, Guangzhou, for a 480 million yuan scroll compressor manufacturing project by Johnson Controls-Hitachi and Guangzhou Industrial Investment Group. The project aims to make the company China's top scroll compressor supplier within five years.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Wanbao Compressor (Guangzhou) held a groundbreaking on April 25, 2025 for a scroll compressor manufacturing project in Conghua's Guangzhou economic development zone, with a total investment of about 480 million yuan.