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| SECTOR | IMPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK | EXPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | $3.51B | +22.9% | 35 | $839.5M | +0.0% | 39 |
| Automation and Robotics | $1.03B | +16.6% | 37 | $1.17B | +8.5% | 28 |
| Pumps and Valves | $874.2M | +9.7% | 49 | $442.1M | -0.5% | 43 |
| Material Handling | $647.2M | +4.1% | 39 | $1.34B | +8.9% | 19 |
| Food Processing Equipment | $339.2M | +1.2% | 41 | $116.0M | +1.3% | 39 |
| Steel and Metal Products | $4.47B | +5.2% | 53 | $1.92B | +6.1% | 67 |
| Specialty Chemicals | $2.19B | +3.1% | 42 | $4.93B | +5.1% | 20 |
| Plastics and Polymers | $4.65B | +7.8% | 39 | $4.74B | +19.6% | 29 |
| Packaging | $1.54B | +6.3% | 20 | $579.3M | +5.4% | 40 |
| Industrial Textiles | $265.4M | +7.1% | 51 | $83.0M | +5.5% | 56 |
| Electrical Equipment | $2.94B | +13.3% | 44 | $1.29B | +3.3% | 47 |
| Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics | $5.43B | +42.3% | 22 | $14.2B | +3.2% | 13 |
| Automotive Components | $999.9M | +5.6% | 56 | $310.0M | -0.2% | 56 |
| Aerospace Components | $2.40B | +9.3% | 27 | $791.4M | +3.7% | 31 |
| Medical Devices | $4.31B | +11.5% | 18 | $21.1B | +6.0% | 5 |
| Construction Materials | $872.1M | +7.3% | 40 | $935.0M | +4.2% | 30 |
| HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration | $775.9M | +12.1% | 45 | $874.6M | +2.0% | 29 |
| Power Generation Equipment | $599.0M | +23.5% | 37 | $157.9M | +12.9% | 35 |
| Water Treatment Equipment | $536.2M | +18.2% | 26 | $209.0M | -8.6% | 30 |
| Mining Equipment | $628.4M | +2.0% | 47 | $300.9M | +0.8% | 38 |
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Atlas Copco has acquired an Irish distributor of liquid, gas and air filtration, separation and purification solutions. The deal was reported on September 18, 2026.
Tricel Group has acquired Lowara Distribution Ireland and become the exclusive distributor of Xylem's Lowara pump products in the Republic of Ireland, under a strategic partnership with Xylem. The announcement was made on 1 July 2025.
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock announced a merger creating Smurfit WestRock, which will be domiciled in Ireland with global headquarters in Dublin. Smurfit Kappa shareholders will hold 50.4% and WestRock shareholders 49.6%, with closing expected in Q2 2024 subject to regulatory approval.
Packaging Holdings announced the bolt-on acquisition of Ace Corrugated, a corrugated box maker based in Cavan. It is part of two bolt-on deals with a combined outlay of over EUR 11 million.
Amcor announced a multi-million-dollar investment to add thermoforming capabilities for medical packaging at its Sligo, Ireland healthcare packaging facility, including Class 7 cleanroom manufacturing and a design studio.
MGS Manufacturing announced a €7 million investment in a 20,000 sq ft extension to its Leixlip plant in Kildare, Ireland, housing cleanrooms, injection moulding machines and warehousing. The expansion is expected to create 100 new jobs.
Cork-based EPS Group acquired Dublin-based Industrial Pumps and Process (IPP) Ltd, a supplier of pumping equipment to building services and industrial sectors. The deal extends EPS into Dublin and supports its data centre strategy.
Sealed Air has announced the acquisition of Foxpak Flexibles, a digital-printing flexible packaging firm based in Collon, Ireland with 33 employees. The fee was undisclosed.
SEE (NYSE: SEE) announced the acquisition of Foxpak Flexibles Ltd., a privately owned Irish digital-print flexible packaging company with 33 employees, under its SEE Ventures initiative. Terms were not disclosed.
Irish packaging company Zeus announced a deal to buy Limerick Packaging, a corrugated packaging supplier to the industrial and transit packaging market, in Ireland. The sale is subject to approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Waddington Europe, a Novolex division, agreed with Irish recycler Shabra to purchase food-grade recycled PET for making new packaging at its Arklow production site, announced August 31, 2021.
Bausch + Lomb is investing EUR 90 million in further expansion and state-of-the-art technology at its Waterford complex, creating 130 additional jobs. It is the third significant investment at the site in recent years.
C&D Foods agreed a €40 million contract with ProAmpac's Donegal facility in Gaoth Dobhair, Ireland, for flexible packaging supply across its European operations. The deal is expected to support site expansion and job creation.
ProAmpac signed a multi-year, multi-million euro contract making its Donegal facility the strategic supplier of flexible pet food packaging for C&D Foods, the pet food division of ABP Food Group, with plans to expand production and employment.
West Pharmaceutical Services has doubled its workforce at its Waterford, Ireland plant to over 900 employees to supply millions of rubber vial stoppers for Covid-19 vaccines to more than a dozen global customers.
Antylia Scientific will establish a Masterflex Bioprocessing facility in the National Science Park in Mullingar, Ireland, creating 60 jobs. The site will design and manufacture Masterflex peristaltic pumps, supported by IDA Ireland.
ProAmpac confirmed a multi-year, multi-million-euro supply contract making its County Donegal facility the strategic supplier of flexible pet food packaging to C&D Foods. The contract was announced in mid-May 2021.
US-based ProAmpac Holdings acquired RA Pacaisti Teo from Ludgate Investments, with plans to expand manufacturing of primary packaging for ready-to-eat foods. The company keeps its Donegal and London operations and terms were not disclosed.
Bunzl agreed to acquire Abco Kovex, a Dublin-based distributor of flexible packaging with UK operations and 2019 revenue of EUR 23 million. Completion is subject to clearance by the Irish competition authority.
Gaoth Dobhair-based Irish Pressings has secured a multi-million euro work package from Jaguar Land Rover, with production planned from 2021 and up to 90 additional staff targeted over five years.
Lenane Precision of Shannon, Ireland, secured a ten-year deal to supply mechanical components to Bombardier Aerospace, which will create five jobs over the next 12 months. The contract was reported in July 2019.
AxFlow Ireland announced on July 23, 2019 its acquisition of Irish Pumps & Valves Limited, a Carlow-based supplier of valves, actuators and pumps for the wastewater, power generation and process industries.
AxFlow Ireland acquired Irish Pumps & Valves Limited, a Carlow-based supplier of valves, actuators and pumping equipment for wastewater, power and process industries. The announcement is dated July 23, 2019.
Foxpak has opened a new €3 million manufacturing plant in Collon, County Louth, to add capacity for flexible compostable packaging. The opening was reported on 7 June 2019.
Foxpak Flexibles Ltd. officially opened its new manufacturing plant in Collon, County Louth, Ireland, on 28 March 2019, after a recently completed EUR 3 million investment in new equipment and facilities.
