Gujarat Guardian Limited (GGL) broke ground on a second float glass line and a new wet coater facility at its Ankleshwar plant. The float line will add 1,000 metric tons per day capacity, and the wet coater will have 72,000 metric tons annual capacity, with completion expected by mid-2028.

Shenyang Machine Tool Co., Ltd. announced it will invest 175 million yuan (70%) and General Technology Group Dalian Machine Tool Co., Ltd. will invest 75 million yuan (30%) to establish a joint venture named Liaoning Yipu Precision Machine Tool Components Co., Ltd., with total registered capital of 250 million yuan.

Daedong Gear secured KRW 262.8 billion in orders in the first half of 2026 from Hyundai Transys, an unnamed agricultural machinery maker, and an unnamed construction equipment maker, including a KRW 138.5 billion contract for EV reducer components.

China Resources Snow Breweries (China) Investment Co., Ltd. awarded contracts for barrel beer production line equipment at its Chaoyang and Zhengzhou factories, with a total value of approximately 10.5718 million yuan.

Manitou Group officially inaugurated its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Manitou Indonesia Perkasa, based in Jakarta with a stockyard and workshop in Bekasi, to establish a direct presence in the Indonesian market for materials handling equipment.

Hiab secured a EUR37 million (USD43.5 million) order for Moffett truck-mounted forklifts from a strategic customer in the US home improvement segment. The order was booked in Q2 2026 with deliveries starting in Q4 2026, and includes a Hiab ProCare service contract.

RCT – Powered by Epiroc deployed its AutoNav Lite semi-automation system on two dozers at a major gold mine in Northern Canada for critical stabilisation work.

Sany Group signed a contract to install a factory in Campinas, Brazil, in a former Mercedes-Benz facility. Production will start with excavators and mining equipment, with a second phase adding electric trucks.

Sandvik and Alpha Metallurgical Resources announced a joint $25 million investment to build a new manufacturing facility at Waterways Industrial Park in Poca, West Virginia, creating at least 120 jobs.

Sattva Engineering Construction Limited secured two turnkey contracts from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board worth ₹123.9 crore to design, build, and commission sewage treatment plants in Koramangala and Basavanapura, with 7-year O&M.

Humanoid and Schaeffler have signed a binding phased deployment agreement for thousands of wheeled robots to be integrated by 2032, starting in late 2026 at Schaeffler's German facilities. Schaeffler also becomes preferred actuator supplier for Humanoid.

Entegra Attachments LLC, based in St. Charles, Illinois, acquired TEI Rock Drills, a Montrose, Colorado-based manufacturer of hydraulic rock drilling equipment. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Boeing plans to invest approximately $1.3 billion into its Wichita, Kansas manufacturing operations following the reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, to support facility modernization, workforce training, and production expansion.

Earthworks Industries Inc. received final TSX Venture Exchange acceptance on May 13, 2026 for its acquisition of 100% of the Intellectual Protocol comprising the Critical Minerals Recovery System from Wokaura Art and Innovations Inc., under an agreement dated March 1, 2026.

Sandvik and Alpha Metallurgical Resources announced a joint venture to build a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in West Virginia. The $25 million investment is expected to create at least 120 jobs, producing rock bolts and resin capsules.

CathX Medical, a Zeus company, will establish a new facility in La Lima Free Zone, Cartago, Costa Rica, to manufacture complex catheter subassemblies. The plant is expected to create over 100 jobs and be operational in Q2 2027.

Sandvik signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Alpha Metallurgical Resources to establish local manufacturing for ground support products in the US. Sandvik holds 51% and Alpha 49%. A new 100,000-square-foot facility in West Virginia will produce rock bolts and resin capsules.

Federal Pacific received a large contract from Bloom Energy to supply medium-voltage switchgear and engineering services for a large-scale AI data center project. It is the largest single order in Federal Pacific's history.

McCarthy-Bush Corporation acquired Roemer Machine, a Davenport-based manufacturer specializing in centrifuge repair and machining. Roemer Machine will continue operating under its own name.

H2O Innovation Inc. acquired bestUV, a Dutch manufacturer of ultraviolet water disinfection systems. The acquisition adds proprietary disinfection solutions to H2O Innovation's portfolio.

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company (NESL) acquired Frank Casilio and Sons, a family-owned concrete company with three ready-mixed concrete plants in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Terms were not disclosed.

LAVA Textiles announced it has acquired a majority shareholding in Funcotex S.L., a European producer of sewn mattress covers. The acquisition strengthens LAVA's position in the mid- to high-end mattress textile segment.

Guanglian Aviation Co., Ltd. announced it will acquire a 51% stake in Tianjin Yuefeng Technology Co., Ltd. for 357 million yuan, valuing the target at 700 million yuan. Tianjin Yuefeng is a supplier of aerospace metal structural parts, involved in national space programs.

ORASQUALIA, a joint venture between Orascom Construction and AqualiaME, signed an agreement with the New Urban Communities Authority to implement a biogas power generation unit at the New Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant in Egypt. The unit will convert wastewater-derived biogas into renewable energy, covering 60-70% of the plant's electricity demand.

Shenzhen Prechem New Materials Co., Ltd. (PREC) and Sennics Co., Ltd. have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly promote the market development and industrial application of specialty ketone products including MIAK, MAK, and DIBK.

SEERS has signed a $14.7 million contract to supply at least 105,000 mobiCARE heart-monitoring devices over three years to One Health, the medical device distribution arm of PureHealth in the UAE.

Equinox Gold Corp. and Orla Mining Ltd. have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement for an at-market combination. Equinox will acquire all Orla shares, creating a combined company with expected annual gold production of 1.1 million ounces and an $18.5 billion market capitalization.

OPmobility SE has secured a contract from Stellantis in Europe to supply a fully integrated rear module for the next generation of an electric SUV, scheduled to begin production in the coming years.

Shintech Louisiana is undertaking a $3.4 billion expansion at its Plaquemine facility, expected to create over 800 new jobs. The project will introduce lower-emissions PVC production technology, with the first phase targeted for completion by 2030.

Konecranes has secured an order for two heavy-duty overhead cranes from Westcon Helgeland for its new production facility in Nesna, Norway. The order was booked in Q1 2026, with deliveries scheduled for October 2026.

Osang Healthcare will supply its HbA1c 501 System glycated hemoglobin meters to the Mexican government's public medical procurement market through HemoCue AB. The purchase order is worth about $4.39 million, with additional supplies planned over two years.

PMGC Holdings Inc. has acquired 100% of A&B Aerospace, Inc., a precision machining and aerospace manufacturing company based in Azusa, California, for a base purchase price of $4.5 million in cash. A&B Aerospace serves customers including Boeing, Honeywell, and Moog.

Rational has officially opened a €35 million extension to its iVario production site in Wittenheim, France, increasing potential production capacity to 25,000 units per year, with design allowing expansion to 75,000 units. The site includes a Customer Experience Centre and office space.

Microsoft has contracted to purchase up to 622,500 tons of Sublime Cement® over six to nine years from Sublime's first commercial plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and future full-scale facilities. The deal includes a right of first refusal for Microsoft to use the cement in its construction projects.

Mayak-Energia, part of the Mayak holding, is adding two gas piston units totaling 4 MW to its existing 15 MW gas turbine plant, with a second phase to add two more units for a total capacity of 23 MW. Equipment has been supplied by China's CNPC Jichai.

JSC ERSO HOLDING announced a modernization project at the Ufa Transformer Plant in Bashkortostan, Russia, with total investment exceeding 2 billion rubles. The project includes new production equipment and a testing centre, scheduled for completion by end of 2026.

Xiangtan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. has selected Primetals Technologies to upgrade the thickness control and process automation systems at its heavy plate mill in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, China. The project includes a Contour and Flatness Optimizer and new work roll bending controls.

International Aerospace Manufacturing Private Limited (IAMPL), a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and HAL, inaugurated an expanded manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The 12-acre expansion increases capacity for producing compressor and turbine components.

Bergen Engines secured an order from Liberty Energy for more than 500 MW of on-site power generation capacity for large-scale U.S. AI data center projects. The contract includes 45 B36:45V20 AG1 gas generator sets.

MV Commercial has invested more than £10 million since 2021 into its Grantham fabrication site, transforming it into a fully integrated crane truck manufacturing facility with robotic fabrication, expanded assembly lines, and enhanced paint facilities.

Guangxi Building Materials Institute won the EPC general contracting bid for the Phase II project of Fusui Xinning Conch Cement New Building Materials Co., Ltd. The project, valued at nearly 200 million yuan, will build a 5 million ton per year flux stone and aggregate production line in Fusui County, Guangxi.

Heler Foods Packing is investing £2 million to expand its cheese cutting, blending and packing facility in Minffordd, near Porthmadog, Gwynedd. The expansion will create 100 new jobs over three years and is supported by a new licensing deal with PizzaExpress.

Core Lithium awarded a $274 million underground mining contract to Develop Global Ltd for mining services at the BP33 deposit at Finniss Lithium Operation in Northern Territory, for a three-year term with a two-year extension option.

Viet Nam National Coffee Corporation approved a direct-award contract for Package No. 3, procurement of packaging materials for coffee containers, with a tender value of VND 483,726,000. The winning contractor is not named in the text.

Azuria Water Solutions broke ground on a new $80 million, 72,000-square-foot plant in Batesville, Mississippi, to make Fusible PVC pipe. The facility is expected to create 50 jobs and be completed in early 2027.

Protective Packaging Corporation was awarded a $2,500,000 Defense Logistics Agency contract for heat sealable bags, with contract award dated May 13, 2026 and notice published May 19, 2026.

Protective Packaging Corporation was awarded a US$2.5 million federal supply contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for heat sealable bags for DLA Distribution, with performance in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

SWEP, part of Dover, will invest an additional $30M through 2026-2027 to expand manufacturing capacity across its five factories worldwide and its Tulsa, Oklahoma plant, more than doubling capacity for larger products.

Keshoram Manufacturing signed for four identical Rapida 106 7-color presses with coater from Koenig & Bauer to expand folding carton production in Greater Noida. Two presses are to be delivered in 2026 and two in 2027.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded Thales Australia a limited-tender contract worth AUD 755,650.76 for additional valves and compressors deliveries, running from 8 May to 4 December 2026.