Uniflow Controls Private Limited has committed multi-crore capital to a new Industry 4.0 manufacturing facility in Maharashtra to double control valve output. The amount was not specified in the article.
Suzhou Neway Valve signed a project to build a high-end fluid control valve production and R&D platform in Suzhou High-tech Zone, targeting nuclear power, power and water treatment markets. The project is expected to generate annual output value of RMB 2.5 billion once in full production.
NEWAY plans to invest about 1.2 billion yuan in a high-performance fluid control valve project to relieve capacity bottlenecks. The project is expected to produce about 300,000 valves a year and be completed in March 2027, subject to shareholder approval.
Orange Co announced a significant capital investment in RWN Pump & Fabrication to modernize facilities, add automation and expand production lines. The amount was not disclosed.
KITZ Corporation announced an investment in Tecofi, a French industrial valve manufacturer founded in 1985, alongside existing shareholders Bpifrance and Garibaldi Participations.
Valpres S.r.l., part of Bonomi Group, is investing in a new machining center with vise, a welding system and a sandblasting system to expand capacity and improve processes for standard and custom industrial valves. The investment is co-funded by the Lombardy regional programme under the European Regional Development Fund.
Pump maker Homa has invested EUR 7 million since 2024 in its Neunkirchen-Seelscheid site, including a DMG Mori machining centre that cuts machining time by 30%. The investment modernises motor and pump housing production.
Atai Fuji Electric, a Taiwan-invested firm, will invest $24 million in manufacturing cooling pumps in Dong Nai province, Vietnam.
Empire State Development is partnering with ITT Inc. on up to $85 million in capital expenditure from 2025 to 2029 at its Seneca Falls, Onondaga and Erie County sites, creating up to 75 jobs. ESD is providing up to $3.25 million through the Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit.
bp Ventures and EIP co-led a $25 million (EUR 23 million) Series C funding round for Oxford Flow, a UK valve technology company without mechanical drive train, to scale up operations.
Interpump plans to invest R$10 million by 2025 in new equipment and infrastructure at its Caxias do Sul and Indaiatuba plants, including CNC robotic cells and a test bench. The investment targets modernisation under Industry 4.0.
Interpump Hydraulics Brasil plans to invest R$10 million through 2025 in new equipment, robotic cells and infrastructure at its Caxias do Sul and Indaiatuba plants, under an Industry 4.0 approach.
Russian manufacturer GMS Group disclosed a combined investment program exceeding 35 billion rubles for modernization and new capacity, including 12 billion rubles invested in 2014-2022 and over 23 billion rubles planned for 2023-2026. Projects include pump and compressor plants in Orel, Kazan and Zelenodolsk and a facility in Livny.
ITT Inc is investing approximately US$11 million to expand pump, motor and control testing capacity at three Industrial Process sites in Obernkirchen (Germany), Vadodara (India) and Dammam (Saudi Arabia).
KSB will invest €60 million over five years to modernise and expand its Eta pump production facility at its Frankenthal headquarters, with the work to be completed by 2029. The investment will proceed without requested government subsidies.
KITZ SCT plans to add a production building at its KITZ Corporation of Vietnam site in Tang Long III industrial park, Vinh Phuc, making high-purity gas diaphragm valves for semiconductor equipment, with operation planned for November 2025 and an investment of ¥4.5 billion.
GEA is investing around €5.5 million to modernise industrial refrigeration valve production at its AWP site in Prenzlau, Germany, replacing older machining centres with new CNC machines. The investment will add 20 production jobs by 2026.
PAO Penzkompressormash in Penza modernized its machine tool fleet in 2024 with an investment of about 1 billion rubles, raising productivity; the regional minister reviewed the project in August 2025.
AMPO Poyam Valves reorganised its Idiazabal, Spain valve plant using a LEAN layout, bought seven new test benches capable of high-pressure testing and a new logistics warehouse, and invested in an oxygen-service clean room and an upstream valve test bench. The changes followed a 2019 expansion of machining and weld overlay operations.
Connector Subsea Distribution is investing over NOK 20 million in new production equipment to increase capacity for ball valves and associated subsea equipment amid a surge in orders.
KSB SAS invested €13.5 million in its Sequedin production site near Lille to decarbonise operations, aiming to cut emissions from 815 to 15 tCO2eq per year by 2027. The plant employs 150 people.
KSB, a pumps and valves manufacturer, has concluded new credit lines totalling EUR 550 million with a consortium of six banks, including a EUR 300 million revolving facility and a EUR 250 million guarantee facility. The term is five years with options to extend by up to two years. Hengeler Mueller advised on the financing.
Allweiler plans extensive investments in the coming years at its Radolfzell site to modernise production and improve sustainability. The company is currently recruiting ten production workers to expand capacity.
Zhejiang Haihong Hydraulic Technology, a hydraulic valve maker and supplier to XCMG, Anchai and Hangcha, filed a prospectus for a ChiNext IPO to raise CNY 600 million, of which CNY 550 million is for capacity expansion.
Iowa approved a $318,000 award for Puck Customer Enterprises to invest in new equipment at its Manning facility, a $6 million capital investment expected to create 40 jobs by December 2025.
Iowa Economic Development Authority approved a $1.15 million award for Clow Valve Co. to modernize its Oskaloosa facility with new equipment and automation, a capital investment of over $68 million due by December 2024.
Saad Eldin Gases is investing $3 million in a joint venture with Italy's OMB Valves to build an automotive valve plant in Abu Rawash, Giza, with a 70/30 stake split and production expected within six months.
Hongde (301163.SZ) board approved using over-raised funds for a 165 million yuan project in Tongzhou, Jiangsu, to build small and medium high-end components. The project is expected to add 15,000 tonnes per year of key parts for wind power and pumps and valves.
Pump maker Allweiler announced investments of around €30 million at its Radolfzell site in Germany, aiming to secure the location amid ongoing restructuring.
Shipham Valves, a East Yorkshire valve maker now independent after leaving Wärtsilä, completed a spring 2022 investment programme buying eight new machines and pressure testing equipment.
Linde Hydraulics is investing EUR 50 million in 50 projects across its German sites, including its Aschaffenburg main plant, the Ballenstedt valve factory and the AB-GUSStech foundry. The programme is to be completed by 2025.
Audax Private Equity completed a strategic growth investment in Flow Control Holdings, a Chicago-based supplier of sanitary and high-purity flow components for food, beverage and pharmaceutical producers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Haskel Hydrogen Systems received a multimillion-dollar investment from parent Ingersoll Rand to treble the capacity of its Sunderland site and fund international expansion. The amount was not disclosed.
Hitachi Astemo will invest 56 million dollars over two years to improve industrial safety at its Lerma plants in Mexico, creating 480 new jobs, the state governor announced.
Moscow Region Development Corporation (KRMO) and AVK Armatura signed an investment agreement for a shut-off valve manufacturing complex in the Yesipovo industrial park, with investment above 1 billion rubles and at least 80 jobs.
Ampo plans to spend about EUR 3 million on upgrades to its valve plant in Idiazabal, Spain, including new high-pressure test benches. The company also says it invests roughly EUR 0.5 to 1 million a year at the site.
Edwards UK and CSK, both Atlas Copco affiliates, signed an MOU worth about $101-110 million to build an integrated vacuum pump and gas processing equipment plant in Tangjeong General Industrial Complex, Asan, expected to create 270 jobs over five years.
Werner Pumps has installed and commissioned new Haas CNC machine tools at its Springs headquarters in South Africa, a R3 million investment that cut production time on some components by 50% or more.
Shanghai Valve Factory received special financial support from the Shanghai municipal and Baoshan district governments after passing a Shanghai Science and Technology Little Giant project review. The fund amount was not disclosed in the article.
Trillium's Pumps USA facility in Fresno, California has approved a multi-million dollar investment in solar panels, with over 2,700 panels to be installed, expected to be completed later in 2021. The approval was reported January 7, 2021.
NETZSCH plans to invest about EUR 50 million more worldwide in the coming years, for a total of EUR 100 million under its Global Operations Strategy, to fund factory expansions in the USA, Brazil, China and India and new assembly centres in several countries.
AWP is investing 5.5 million in modernizing production at its Prenzlau site, with work running until 2026 and aimed at expanding capacity.
Puglia regional government approved Nuovo Pignone srl to present a definitive project for an investment of about €19.26 million at its Bari plant, with a regional grant of €6.74 million and four new jobs.
Milwaukee Valve in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin rebuilt two air compressors and bought two new ones with variable frequency drives, supported by a Focus on Energy incentive of nearly $62,000. The upgrades are expected to save $27,000 a year in energy costs.
Nikkiso plans to build a cryogenic pump test facility in Miyazaki for about 5.5 billion yen by 2020, allowing final testing with actual LNG instead of shipping products to Las Vegas.
Metso Corporation has reportedly invested more than USD 112.3 million in its engineering hubs and production in India, about USD 78.6 million of it for operations expansion in India, to meet global demand for industrial valves.
Equinor and its partners decided to invest around NOK 1.4 billion in the Vigdis Boosting Station, an improved oil recovery project on the Snorre-linked Vigdis subsea field. The station is scheduled to start up in Q1 2021.
Grundfos Pumps India plans to invest ₹125 crore in a third pump production unit, to be operational by 2020, with the location still to be decided between Tamil Nadu and other states.
The Canadian government's Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions announced a CAD 568,220 repayable contribution toward OXO Fab's CAD 2,125,217 project to launch industrial valve manufacturing in Saguenay.
NIDEC GPM Hungary invested HUF 15 billion at its Bercel plant in Nógrád County, building a new logistics hall and expanding the assembly shop. The plant is set to produce 1 million oil pumps a year, with more production lines planned over 4-5 years.