Vishay Intertechnology is expanding its power semiconductor production in Itzehoe, Germany, with a new 300mm wafer fabrication facility. The project is supported by €215 million in subsidies from the German federal and state governments, and will create about 250 jobs.

Klovborg Maskinfabrik inaugurated a new 1,650 m² assembly hall and 400 m² office facilities on 30 October 2026, expanding capacity for internal transport, packaging equipment, and palletizing solutions.

Huaxin Construction Materials signed an exclusive agreement on October 30, 2026, to acquire a Brazilian cement company from CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional) for an enterprise value of BRL 12.7 billion (approximately CNY 15.868 billion). The deal is subject to final agreements and regulatory approvals.

The Hellenic Competition Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of EL-PACK SA by Dunapack Packaging Hellas SA on October 30, 2026. The deal involves production/sale of paper for cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard, and cardboard boxes.

Lepage Millwork agreed to buy luxury window maker Fenêtres MQ from Minnesota-based Andersen. The deal is expected to close in December 2026; terms were not disclosed.

Farsoon outlined a RMB 1.754 billion ($263 million) share placement in an October 30, 2026 filing. The funds would support an AM service platform and a global operations center, with total project investment of RMB 2.835 billion ($426 million). The placement is subject to approval.

China Shenyang Machine Tool Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Liaoning Yipu Precision Machine Tool Components Co., Ltd. plan to purchase 792 fixed assets from Genertec Shenyang Machine Tool Co., Ltd. for approximately RMB 218 million. The assets include machinery, equipment, and vehicles located in Shenyang, Liaoning. The plan was approved by the board on October 28, 2026, and announced on October 30.

Qinchuan Machine Tool Group Co., Ltd. announced on October 30, 2026, that it plans to acquire a 42.0635% stake in Baoji Loyal Machine Tool from Renren Investment for RMB 207 million in cash. The transaction will increase Qinchuan's total stake to 96.8254%.

SPR Packaging, a member of the Armando Alvarez Group, is opening a $100 million plastic film manufacturing plant on a 103,000-square-foot site in Greenville, Texas. A separate project record lists the construction cost as $50 million, which conflicts with the reported figure.

CIRCOR, a KKR portfolio company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Italian hydraulic pump, electric motor and engineering provider Green Silence Group. It will join CIRCOR's Industrial Pumps Europe business upon closing.

Stora Enso's board approved a plan to demerge its Swedish forest assets into a separate, publicly listed company named Bergslagets Skogar AB. The announcement was made on 30 October 2026.

Saica Group inaugurated a new Saica Pack corrugated packaging plant in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, after investing more than EUR 100m. The site consolidates the former Saica Pack Barcelona and El Prat plants and has capacity of 200 million square metres.

Stora Enso plans to close a corrugated packaging plant in Finland as it centralises the country's production at other sites.

Belgium's Asteria Group has acquired UK self-adhesive label manufacturer Abbey Labels.

Atlas Copco Compressors will begin US assembly of dedicated Z range oil-free air compressors at a new 200,000-square-foot facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina, also supporting distribution and remanufacturing.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility in Genesee County to expand US production of dry vacuum pumps for the semiconductor industry, expected to employ up to 600 people.

Atlas Copco Comptec opened a 63,000-square-foot expansion at its 45-acre Voorheesville site to meet demand for large centrifugal compressors and turboexpanders, bringing the workforce to about 340.

JSW Cement's board approved two grinding projects adding a combined 4 million tonnes per annum of capacity.

Jiangsu General Science Technology is planning to invest up to Yuan112.3 million (€15 million) to add annual capacity for 1.2 million semi-steel radial passenger car tires at its existing factory in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone, Cambodia. The expansion was approved by the board on 29 Oct 2026.

Parth has proposed a ₹6 crore all-cash acquisition of 100% of Takalkar, which would become its wholly owned subsidiary. The board approved the proposal on 29 October 2026, with completion expected within one month. Takalkar adds electrical engineering services and design capabilities for power generation, transmission and distribution, and will help Parth develop gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) solutions up to 220 kV.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has won an offshore valve order for Saudi Aramco's Zuluf field.

Burns & McDonnell completed improvements on the Republic Water Reclamation Facility in Republic, Missouri, increasing treatment capacity to 5 million gallons per day. The project is part of the city's $145 million wastewater infrastructure program.

BoyinTec announced it has officially entered Bosch's supplier system, marking a milestone from technical verification to real-world application for its products.

BoyinTec officially opened its Suzhou headquarters on October 29, 2026. The facility integrates R&D, simulation testing, scenario validation, pilot production, and customer delivery for embodied intelligent robots.

RUSAL signed an agreement with Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation to develop the Nyinahin bauxite deposit in Ghana's Ashanti Region, with a 5 million mt/year bauxite mine and a 1.2 million mt/year alumina refinery. The deal was signed during the Russia–Africa Forum in Moscow on October 29, 2026.

Capstone Copper plans more than $3 billion in Chilean investment to double copper output by 2031, extending development activities in the region.

ResinTech Inc. announced a $30 million expansion of its Camden, New Jersey headquarters, adding a 34,500-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility. Construction begins November 2026 and concludes in early 2028, creating 100 new permanent jobs and retaining 259 existing positions.

Federal Signal Corporation completed the acquisition of substantially all assets and operations of Global Vacuum Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of custom liquid vacuum tank trucks, for approximately $29 million, including a $15 million manufacturing facility.

Anglian Water awarded a multi-supplier AMP8 framework for Mechanical, Electrical and DSEAR Services with an estimated value of £360 million including VAT.

Americhem, a global designer and manufacturer of custom polymer solutions, announced the acquisition of Noble Biomaterials, an advanced materials company specializing in antimicrobial and conductivity solutions for soft surface applications.

Pintsch GmbH has been awarded a €299,942 contract by EUROGATE KV-Anlage Bremerhaven GmbH for the construction of new level crossings with computer-controlled safety systems, including concrete switching houses and cabling, as part of the northern connection new build. The contract runs from October 2026 to March 2028.

Dahl Air Conditioning, an HVAC services provider in central California, has partnered with long-term holding company Lynnfield. Jeff Tourtillotte will continue as President and remain an owner.

Carrier plans to invest more than $600 million in a new engineering and commercial manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The announcement was made during its Q3 2026 earnings call on October 29, 2026.

PTT Global Chemical (GC) and SCG Chemicals (SCGC) agreed on October 29, 2026, to merge their Thai olefins and polyolefins businesses via an asset-for-share swap, with GC holding 56% and SCGC 44%. The new company will have combined assets of about 180 billion baht and annual olefins capacity of about 7.1 million tonnes. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2027.

CEVA Logistics, Sereact and Zalando launched an AI-powered robotic returns handling system for fashion returns at two European facilities.

Walmart and Symbotic expanded their commercial agreement to deploy Symbotic automation across 25 U.S. regional distribution centers and explore opportunities across Walmart's global supply chain.

Swecon Baumaschinen GmbH has been awarded a contract worth €339,012 to supply a material handling excavator to Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Celle, a waste management association in Celle, Germany. The tender was published on 29 October 2026.

Korean supplier Asflow is building a factory in the Korean Industrial Park in Fenghuang Town, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China, with a total investment of $150 million. The first phase covers 23,140 square meters, with completion targeted for January 2027 and mass production expected in Q2 2027.

Ringmetall SE entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Rapak, LLC, headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois. Rapak manufactures flexible bag-in-box packaging for liquid food products, beverages and industrial liquids. The transaction is expected to close on November 2, 2026.

MKS Instruments (via its Atotech brand) has broken ground on a $25 million expansion of its equipment manufacturing base in Guangzhou's Huangpu District. The project will add about 30,000 sqm of space, doubling capacity, and is expected to be completed by Q4 2027.

STON CNC is building a new 35,000 m² manufacturing base in Qingdao, China, for CNC sheet metal equipment. Workshop 1 and the office building have completed their main structural frames; production is planned for the second half of 2027.

UFlex has commissioned two presses at its aseptic packaging facility in Egypt.

Dominion Packaging has expanded in Henrico with a 188,000-square-foot industrial facility at 2724 Seven Hills Boulevard, a $25 million investment expected to create over 100 new jobs.

SupplyOne secured a request for proposal covering multiple locations of a growing bird seed producer by engineering corrugated boxes that met the customer's and a national retailer's specifications.

SCG Chemicals and PTT Global Chemical agreed on key terms for a joint venture combining their olefins and polyolefins businesses in Thailand, valued at approximately THB 186.5 billion ($5.53 billion). PTTGC will hold 56% and SCGC 44%.

Lotte Chemical Titan Holdings Bhd, through its subsidiary PT Lotte Chemical Indonesia, awarded two contracts worth US$1.64 billion to Lotte Engineering & Construction Co Ltd for the LINE petrochemical project in Merak, Cilegon, Indonesia. The contracts cover onshore construction and offshore engineering/supply for an integrated facility including a cracker plant producing 1,000 KTA of ethylene and 520 KTA of propylene.

Talga Group executed a binding offtake term sheet with Dainen Materials for the supply of Talnode-C high-performance anode material from Sweden.

The Australian Federal Government approved $180 million in conditional financing to Donald Mineral Sands for its rare earth and critical minerals mine near Minyip, Victoria. Export Finance Australia approved $70 million and the National Reconstruction Fund approved $110 million.

CXT Incorporated, a subsidiary of L.B. Foster Company, acquired substantially all assets of Dulworth Enterprises Inc.'s residential wastewater precast products and Aeris Aerobics treatment systems business for approximately $52.2 million in cash. The transaction closed on October 28, 2026.

Umios announced it will acquire High Liner Foods to build a consumer-driven value cycle in North America, connecting its marine resources with High Liner's processing and distribution.