India

Aeroflex Enterprises disclosed to the BSE on 23 October 2026 that it has agreed a deal to acquire an equity stake in Stilonn Valves and Controls Private Limited, a valve maker. No deal value was stated.

KSB Limited was awarded a contract by ONGC worth about Rs 850 million to replace seven main injection pumps, with delivery by financial year 2029.

Aeroflex Neu's board approved a US$2.17M (about $1.68M) purchase of 7.27 lakh equity shares in Stilonn Valves and Controls, lifting its stake to a controlling 51.01%. The deal adds precision industrial valve manufacturing to Aeroflex Neu's portfolio.

Federal-Mogul Goetze (India)'s board approved a ₹335 crore (3,351 million) capacity addition at Bahadurgarh–Patiala, Yelahanka and Bhiwadi, to be funded from internal accruals and completed within 18 months.

EPL and Indovida signed definitive agreements to merge their flexible and rigid PET packaging businesses into a group valued at about USD 2 billion with roughly USD 1 billion in revenue. Indorama Ventures will hold 51.8% and Blackstone 16.6%, pending regulatory and shareholder clearances.

Knack Packaging received a new order and three-year contract renewal to supply packaging material, including PLWPP and pinch bottom bags, about 60 million bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore per annum until December 2028. The contract was awarded by an international entity.

Knack Packaging received a new order and a three-year contract renewal to supply about 60 million packaging bags per year, worth approximately ₹150 crore annually through December 2028.

ELGi Equipments plans a Rs 500 crore (about USD 57 million) manufacturing expansion at its Coimbatore campus as it targets a top-three global compressor position by 2035, according to an interview with its COO.

SIG's board approved a further EUR 50 million for a local extrusion line in India, expected to be operational by 2027.

SIG opened its first aseptic carton plant in India, a EUR 90 million facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, built in 20 months with initial capacity of up to 4 billion packs a year and more than 300 jobs.

Indian packaging maker Canpac Trends ordered another Rapida 106 seven-colour sheetfed offset press from Koenig & Bauer for its Tirupur plant, its tenth Rapida in ten years. The order was sealed via distributor Indo Polygraph Machinery.

Ball Corporation's Indian subsidiary Ball Beverage Packaging India has selected land at the IMLC in Meerut and proposed an investment of ₹2,913 crore for a large aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility. The company has been extended state incentives.

ZF Wind Power will expand wind turbine gearbox manufacturing at its Coimbatore plant from 12 GW to 15 GW, investing almost ₹250 crore. The additional facilities are expected to be commissioned by June 2027.

Crown Holdings broke ground on its first greenfield aluminium beverage can plant in India at the IMLC, Unnao, with an investment of ₹2,078.44 crore. The facility is expected to create more than 200 direct jobs.

Indian packaging maker Canpac Trends signed a contract for a seven-colour Rapida 106 sheetfed offset press from Koenig & Bauer, to be installed at its Tirupur plant as part of a capacity expansion toward 12 sites. The order was announced on September 8, 2026.

Wipro Kawasaki Precision Machinery will set up a new hydraulic pump manufacturing plant at Phase V Industrial Area, Harohalli, with an investment of 1,000 crore rupees, according to Karnataka's industry minister. The plant is expected to start within a year and create 1,200 jobs.

Weir will supply 14 GEHO TZPM 2000 slurry pumps for a 200 km iron ore slurry pipeline extension being built by Lloyds Metals in India.

MAHLE started e-compressor production at its Coimbatore plant in India with a EUR 7.0 million investment, creating around 50 jobs. At full capacity the line can produce more than 300,000 e-compressors per year.

Uniflow Controls is investing ₹50 crore (about $5 million) in a new Industry 4.0 control-valve plant at Ambernath near Mumbai. Annual capacity is to rise from 8,000 to 40,000–50,000 units.

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.

Dover signed a definitive agreement to acquire Leistung Engineering of Ahmedabad, India, a maker of cryogenic valves for LNG and industrial gas, which will join OPW Fluid Transfer Solutions. Closing is expected in Q4; terms were not disclosed.

Oswal Pumps received a Letter of Award from North Bihar Power Distribution Company (NBPDCL) to design, supply and install 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar across 18,089 consumer sites in the Darbhanga Circle, worth about Rs 78 crore including GST.

KSB announced a 20% capacity expansion at its Shirwal plant in Satara, Maharashtra, through a new manufacturing shed on adjacent land, costing INR 400 million and funded from internal accruals. Completion is expected by 2027.

KSB Limited received a Letter of Intent from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company for the supply of 2000 solar pumps.

KSB Limited won a HP valves package order for the Nabinagar and Gadarwara NTPC power projects through L&T-MHI Power.