Ambuja Cements announced a ₹14,500 crore investment program to add 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of cement capacity through greenfield and brownfield projects, targeting total capacity of 155 MTPA by FY30.

Indore Composite unveiled a new advanced composites manufacturing facility in Halol, Gujarat, with a ₹300 crore investment. The facility will use AI-enabled manufacturing and pultrusion technologies for carbon and glass fiber composites, serving wind energy and power transmission industries, and is expected to create over 600 jobs.

Copeland expanded its manufacturing capabilities at Atit, Maharashtra, becoming the first company to manufacture scroll compressors in India. Production began in December 2025 as part of a ₹500 crore investment program announced in 2024.

Autoneum will acquire Trèves Group, a supplier of automotive acoustic and thermal insulation solutions, for an upfront consideration of about EUR 40 million plus a potential earn-out of up to EUR 24 million. The acquisition is expected to close in early Q1 2027.

Kimberly-Clark completed its acquisition of Kenvue on November 2, 2026, closing a transaction originally valued at approximately $48.7 billion, bringing Kenvue brands including Tylenol, Listerine and Neutrogena together with Kimberly-Clark's Huggies, Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle.

Sonoco Products Company announced a $40 million investment over two years to modernize and expand its Richmond, VA paperboard mill, increasing annual production capacity by approximately 9,000 tons. Construction is expected to begin in early 2027, with completion by the end of 2028.

REI Grup, through REI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING S.R.L., has commenced construction on a kraft paper bag manufacturing plant in Călan, Hunedoara County, Romania. The total investment exceeds €2.5 million, with 61.98% non-reimbursable financing. Completion is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

Nestlé Germany awarded DS Smith the Lighthouse Award after DS Smith reduced complex corrugated display production times from six to three weeks. The award was presented in November 2026.

A recycled-fibre kraft paper mill under construction in Giurgiu, Romania, is about 60% built and due to start in 2028, at an estimated cost of EUR 80-90 million (USD 89-101 million). Planned capacity is 120,000-130,000 tonnes a year of kraft paper from recovered paper.

Can-One shareholders have backed a MYR 917.2 million offer for Kian Joo, a Malaysian packaging company.

Italian flexible packaging group Inn-Flex has installed two new printing lines at its Serbian subsidiary Papir Print, doubling production capacity, as part of a EUR 11.5 million (USD 12.9 million) investment plan in Serbia.

Binderholz completed the acquisition of the Kuhmo sawmill in Finland, which saws about 500,000 m3 of lumber a year and employs 180 people. The deal doubles Binderholz's Nordic sawlog intake to 2 million m3.

Wright Implement expanded to 23 locations by acquiring 8 Meade Tractor stores across Kentucky and Indiana.

MKS Inc. commenced expansion of its Atotech equipment manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, with a USD 25 million investment. The facility will grow from 20,000 m² to 50,000 m², add 30 machining systems, and create over 300 jobs. Completion expected in Q3 2027.

RAFAMET S.A. signed a contract with Verkehrsbetriebe Brandenburg an der Havel GmbH (VBBr) to supply and install a UGE underfloor wheel lathe for EUR 1.45 million, with delivery in Q4 2027.

Huichuangda (300909.SZ) announced it will acquire 100% of Dongguan Chuncao Grinding Technology Co., Ltd. (Chuncao Technology) for CNY 960 million in cash, through direct and indirect methods.

Continental Diamond Tool Corp. formed a strategic alliance with Winterthur Technology Group to expand CDT's conventional bonded abrasives offering for customers across North America.

Continental Diamond Tool Corp. completed its acquisition of PG&F Superabrasives, a US superabrasives business with operations in Royersford, Pennsylvania, and Montrose, Colorado, from Nimbus.

SECO S.p.A. signed agreements to buy 60% of Qiyang Technology for €9 million plus up to €3 million earnout, and the remaining 45% of Fannal Electronics for €23 million. Both deals are subject to closing conditions.

Genertec Kunming Machine Tool Co., Ltd. announced the winning bidders for an automated warehouse procurement project under its precision milling and boring machine high-end equipment industrialization project. The top candidate is Zhejiang Hangcha Guozhi Intelligent Technology Robot Co., Ltd. The announcement was made on November 2, 2026.

Jinan Senman Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. (Shenman) won a bid to supply double-head PVC cutting equipment for the Phase IV production line of Hisense Bosch Air-Conditioning (Hunan) Co., Ltd.'s Changsha plant. The contract was announced on November 2, 2026.

Terry Machinery announced plans to acquire no less than 51% of Yixinwei's shares through equity transfer and capital increase, for a total consideration of up to 244.8 million yuan. The board approved the plan on November 2, 2026, and a framework agreement was signed.

Shrieve acquired an industrial solvent distributor and recycler, adding solvent blending, recycling and logistics capabilities and expanding its footprint across the Southeast.

AMPO Poyam Valves will supply 18 carbon steel check and globe valves, up to 48 inches and Class 1500, for Aramco's Zuluf CRPO 147/157 offshore project under a Lamprell order.

National Grid Electricity Transmission signed an agreement to purchase over 70 acres at Dorman Point within the Teesworks industrial estate for a proposed 400 kV transmission substation. The facility is designed to support over 1 GW of connection capacity for industrial and data-center developments.

Zoomlion held a delivery ceremony on November 1, 2026, for its ZE2000G and ZE960G hydraulic mining excavators at the Huaneng Northern Weijiamao Coal Power Co Ltd open-pit coal mine in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.

Grupo Nutresa has asked Colombia's competition authority, the SIC, to pre-clear its purchase of 100% of Empaques Industriales de Colombia (Empicolsa), a corrugated box maker. The seller is Chilean parent Sur Papel SpA, which would make a full exit. The deal is to close once the SIC grants Phase I clearance.

Dominion Packaging, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Henrico County, Virginia, with a $25 million project that includes relocating to a 188,000-square-foot facility at the Airport Logistics Center to serve as a finished goods and distribution hub. The expansion is expected to create more than 100 jobs.

Marvell Technology, Inc. and Lumentum announced a definitive agreement for Marvell to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock transaction valued at $115 billion enterprise value. The deal combines electrical and optical technologies for AI connectivity. The announcement was made on November 2, 2026.

Fairfax-backed Maxop Engineering has bought a majority stake in Pune-based Faith Automation Systems and Tooling, a design and engineering firm that automates production lines for vehicle manufacturers. The enterprise value is estimated at Rs 400-500 crore.

Flex Machine Tools, a Wapakoneta, OH-based manufacturer of machine tool solutions, has acquired TARUS, a 57-year-old U.S. machine tool manufacturer based in Sterling Heights, MI. The acquisition expands Flex's manufacturing capacity and adds large CNC machine building capabilities.

The European Commission introduced definitive anti-dumping duties of 39.8% to 48.1% on imports of PET spunbond from China, effective 31 October 2026 for five years, following an investigation prompted by complaints from Freudenberg Performance Materials and Johns Manville.

AE Components Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta Electricals Limited, approved an investment of ₹193.58 crore to establish a new manufacturing facility for transformer tanks, frames and radiators. The project is targeted for completion within one year.

Canada's Seatply, a Montreal furniture components producer, plans to buy Autumn House, a curved plywood maker in Granite Falls, North Carolina. It will spend several million dollars on new machinery at the plant.

Mitsubishi Power Americas announced a $490 million investment to expand its Savannah Machinery Works in Pooler, Georgia, adding 450,000 square feet and over 220 jobs to double production capacity of gas and steam turbines, with potential completion by early 2029.

AMPO POYAM VALVES received an order to supply 18 high-pressure check and globe valves for Saudi Aramco's CRPO 147/157 trunkline project at the Zuluf field offshore Saudi Arabia. The largest valve, 48 inches, is the biggest of its type the company has supplied.

Samsung Electronics acquired a 10.16% stake in TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology (TCL CSOT) from Samsung Display. The transaction strengthens strategic collaboration between TCL CSOT and Samsung Electronics.

Seondo Electric secured a $4.7 million (KRW 6.342 billion) contract to manufacture and install 29 kV switchgear for Phase 2 of the Honam High-Speed Railway project between Gomakwon and Mokpo, South Korea. The agreement with the National Railroad Authority runs from 30 October 2026 to 31 October 2028.

Nordson acquired a sensor manufacturer with nearly 500 employees, adding inductive, photoelectric and smart measurement sensing technologies.

Remmers acquired Rustins, bringing four established brands and a route into retail and DIY markets.

The City of Bardstown celebrated the completion of expansions and upgrades to the Town Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, doubling its capacity to 4 million gallons per day average (7 million peak). The project cost $23 million.

TDK Corporation announced strategic investments of approximately 100 billion yen to strengthen development and mass-production of TMR magnetic sensors at its TDK Shinano River Techno Factory in Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The factory was established in June 2026.

The European Commission cleared Koch's plan to take joint control of a Moroccan phosphate fertilizer plant owned by OCP. KAES Phosphate Holdings, a Koch company, will buy 50% of Jorf Fertilizers Company I (JFC1) from OCP Nutricrops, forming a 50/50 joint venture.

JK Lakshmi Cement broke ground for Project Kamakshi, an integrated cement plant in Umrangso, Dima Hasao district, India, with 2.5Mt/yr cement capacity and 1Mt clinkerisation unit, involving US$1.16bn investment, scheduled for completion in 2029.

Tata Motors, through its Dutch subsidiary TML CV Holdings, completed the acquisition of approximately 89.42% of Iveco's share capital, making Iveco officially part of Tata Motors. The total transaction value is approximately €3.91 billion.

ClearFlow Metalworks plans to invest $28 million to establish an aluminum manufacturing facility in Russellville, Kentucky, creating 50 new full-time jobs. Phase I will be a secondary aluminum billet casting facility with an estimated annual production capacity of approximately 100,000 tons.

Vishay Siliconix Itzehoe received a €215 million grant from German federal and state governments to upgrade its fab from 200mm to 300mm wafers for power MOSFETs, more than doubling capacity. The funding is under the European Chips Act.

Evonik's board officially rejected BASF's second and improved takeover offer of EUR 24 per share, valuing Evonik at approximately EUR 11.2 billion. Evonik intends to remain independent but is open to informal talks.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics signed a ₩879.3 billion one-year supply contract for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for AI servers with an unnamed global customer. Supply runs from December 2026 to December 2027.

China's Huaxin Building Materials Group has signed a 10-day exclusivity agreement with Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional to acquire CSN Cimentos Brasil, valuing the Brazilian cement producer at BRL12.7 billion (approximately US$2.33 billion). No definitive agreement has been signed yet.