Poland's Military Property Agency (AMW) will acquire a stake in Huta Częstochowa Sp. z o.o. by contributing the plant's assets as a capital contribution, making the company jointly owned by AMW and the Węglokoks Group. The agreement is expected to be signed on May 18, 2026.

Shree Refrigerations secured an order worth ₹9.75 crore from Kongsberg Maritime to supply, install and commission cooling systems for naval fleet support ships being built at Hindustan Shipyard Limited and Larsen & Toubro.

Waico Group, a portfolio company of Mindful Capital Partners, acquired Logiudice Forni, an Italian producer of professional ovens and mixers for the bakery industry, from Tecnopool (part of TP Food Group).

USG Corp. will invest $1.18 billion to build a production facility in Orange, Texas, creating nearly 200 jobs. The facility will produce gypsum-based products like drywall.

Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to establish a 100-acre aerospace and defence manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of ₹500 crores, creating 1,000 direct and 2,000 indirect jobs.

Saytek Medikal ve Plastik A.Ş. completed the acquisition of an rPET production plant in Tekirdağ Hayrabolu from Kaptan Holding, adding 20,000 tonnes annual capacity and creating about 100 jobs.

Kuraray Europe GmbH was awarded a €624,890 contract by the Canfranc Underground Laboratory Consortium to supply 7,900 ultra-high-transparency PMMA sheets for the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment.

Multivac Group announced a €100 million investment in a new production plant (Smart Factory) at its Wolfertschwenden headquarters to automate production and spare parts logistics.

KRN Heat Exchanger acquired the Bus AC division from Sphere Refrigeration Systems, providing entry into the ₹1,000 crore+ pan-India Bus AC market.

KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Limited is ramping up operations at its new Plant II, which offers 6x existing capacity, with a capital expenditure of ₹350 crore.

Kelvin Group, backed by Southfield Capital, acquired PermaCold Engineering Inc. of Portland, Oregon, marking its entry into the Pacific Northwest and its tenth-plus acquisition since 2017.

AQUAPHOR plans to build a 110,000 m² mega-plant in Narva, Estonia, with an investment of approximately €200 million, creating about 700 jobs and producing up to 1 million water treatment systems annually.

German automotive textile manufacturer Straehle + Hess is expanding its Auburn, Alabama facility, with construction underway to improve logistics and support new business.

Stellantis and Dongfeng Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement to expand their DPCA joint venture, with a combined investment of over 8 billion Chinese Yuan (approximately €1 billion), to produce Peugeot and Jeep vehicles in Wuhan for China and export.

Welspun Corp Ltd. has secured a large export order worth approximately ₹700 crore for LSAW pipes from its US facility, boosting its global order book to ₹25,350 crore.

Lingong Group and Sandvik have partnered to form a joint venture for mining and rock equipment.

Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. awarded a contract for the supply of polyurethane adhesive to DSI Schaum Chemie Sp. z o.o. with a value of 14.9 million PLN (approx. 3.5 million EUR).

Tangshan Yulong New Material Technology Co., Ltd. awarded a construction contract for its 150,000 tons/year electronic-grade epoxy resin and supporting project in Tangshan, Hebei Province.

Honeywell Cement launched a $70 million investment project to build a new clinker production line and cement grinding line in Georgia, increasing annual clinker capacity by 400,000 tons to 2 million tons and cement capacity to 2.7 million tons.

Arkema announced Bostik's investment of about US$11 million in CMC, a joint venture with Cartell Chemical Co, to produce specialty cyanoacrylate monomers on an industrial scale for engineering adhesives.

An affiliate of Tinicum, L.P. signed an agreement to acquire the aerospace assets of TriMas Corporation, merging TriMas Aerospace with PennAero, a Tinicum portfolio company.

Strohm has been awarded a €3 million contract by Aker Solutions to supply carbon fiber/PA12 composite jumpers for TotalEnergies' Moho Infill project in the Republic of the Congo. The jumpers will be produced in the Netherlands and delivered by end of 2026.

Quadion LLC, doing business as Minnesota Rubber and Plastics, acquired Primasil Silicones Ltd., a UK-based custom silicone rubber compounder and manufacturer specializing in medical, HVAC and specialty industrial markets.

Huber Engineered Materials' Fire Retardant Additives business unit is investing to increase production capacity for Martinal LEO fine precipitated alumina trihydrate at its Martinswerk Plant in Bergheim, Germany, by 20%.

Innovative Refrigeration Systems is investing $19 million to expand its main campus in Lyndhurst, Virginia, to 50 acres and 430,000 square feet of manufacturing space, creating over 200 new jobs.

Noroo Paint entered into a one-year supply contract with Noroo Coil Coatings to supply paint and related products for color steel sheets in South Korea, valued at ₩81.6 billion.

Alimak Group AB has agreed to acquire Fuji Lifts Pty Ltd.

MyEco Group won a tender to supply compostable FOGO caddy bin liners and dog waste bags to Penrith City Council in New South Wales, worth up to $6.8 million over five years. The contract commenced on 15 May 2026.

Swedish industrial distributor Ahlsell has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Proseal, a flow technology sales and maintenance company with about SEK60 million in revenue and 22 employees. The deal is expected to close in June 2026.

Cullen Sustainable Packaging has invested £5 million to expand its Glasgow manufacturing operations, launching a self-built Moulded Fibre Machine 8000 to meet rising demand for sustainable packaging.

Kuraray Europe GmbH has been awarded a EUR 624,890 contract by the Canfranc Underground Laboratory Consortium to supply 7,900 sheets of high-transparency polymethyl methacrylate for anti-implosion covers for photomultiplier tubes in the Hyper-Kamiokande neutrino experiment.

Rayonier Advanced Materials announced plans to merge with PotlatchDeltic to strengthen its position in the specialty pulp and wood products market.

BITZER and CIGTech registered a joint venture, BITZER-CIGTech Centrifugal Compressor (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., in Nanjing, China, to develop and manufacture magnetic levitation centrifugal compressors for refrigeration and industrial gas compression.

Zhongyan shares signed an agreement to build a polyether ether ketone (PEEK) integrated production project in Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone, with an annual capacity of 10,000 tons of PEEK material and 2,000 tons of PEEK raw material.

Afcons Infrastructure secured a ₹5,301.26 crore contract to construct the offshore breakwater for the Vadhavan Port in Palghar district, India. The breakwater will be the largest ever built for any port in the country.

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA intends to acquire exclusive control of Jadeed Holding B.V. and Plastics US Holding LLC, holding companies of the Jadeed Group, which operates in the global market for engineering thermoplastics.

Germitec announced that its Chronos UV-C High-Level Disinfection system has been included in a $36 million Defense Logistics Agency ECAT contract awarded to partner USVetServ, enabling VA and DoD facilities to procure the system.

ADES secured a one-year contract for its Main Pass IV standard jackup rig with Belbop Nigeria Limited, valued at SAR 181 million. Operations are expected to begin in Q3 2026.

Integrated Water Services, Inc. (IWS) announced the acquisition of Complete Filtration Resources, expanding into process filtration and industrial wastewater sectors, with a focus on the food and beverage industry.

JSW Steel Limited's board approved the amalgamation of BMM Ispat Limited with JSW Steel at an enterprise value of Rs 6,400 crore. The scheme has an appointed date of April 1, 2026, and is subject to approvals.

ABB has signed an agreement to acquire Specialtrasfo S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of medium-voltage converter and rectifier transformers. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2026; financial terms were not disclosed.

Yash Highvoltage Ltd expects to begin trial production at its greenfield transformer bushings factory in Vadodara, Gujarat, in H1 FY27 (by September 2026). The plant involves capital expenditure of around Rs.153 crore and will increase RIP/RIS bushing capacity by 6,000 units per year.

Mindray, through its subsidiary Mindray Medical Netherlands, agreed to acquire 75% equity interest in DiaSys Diagnostic Systems GmbH from Gorka Holding GmbH for an all-cash preliminary purchase price of approximately €115 million. DiaSys is a German in vitro diagnostics company.

Daedong Gear secured orders worth a total of 262.8 billion won in the first half of 2026 from customers including Hyundai Transys, an unnamed global agricultural machinery maker, and a domestic construction equipment company. The orders include supply of EV reducer output shaft assy and tractor gearboxes.

Kaleidex group announced plans for Kaleidex One, a 60,000 sq ft precision manufacturing facility in Yorkshire, UK, set to open in 2027. The facility will focus on advanced medical device manufacturing with automation and cleanroom capacity.

EG Industries Berhad, through its subsidiary SMT Technologies, received a purchase order worth US$241.6 million (RM950 million) from an existing key customer for high-speed 800G optical modules and wireless access-related products. The order will be fulfilled over 12 months.

Airgrup has signed a long-term agreement with Airbus to produce tubes and pipes for the pylon of the A220 aircraft engine, a work package previously executed by Spirit AeroSystems. The contract value and duration were not disclosed.

WHI Global opened a new 78,600-square-foot Aerobond Composites manufacturing facility in Enfield, Connecticut, with an investment of over $4 million. The facility includes advanced manufacturing technologies and supports aerospace and defense production.

Motorola Solutions announced a $100 million plan to expand Silvus Technologies' manufacturing capacity, anchored by a new 165,000 square-foot facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The expansion is expected to create 200 new jobs.

USG Corporation announced a new production facility in Orange, Texas, representing a $1.175 billion investment over the project's life and creating nearly 200 jobs. The initial investment is $650 million.