DS Smith and Absolut Vodka introduced a range of 100% recyclable fibre-based corrugated brown boxes with flavour-specific colour coding to protect Absolut Vodka bottles in transit worldwide.

Sulzer entered a long-term Corporate Procurement Agreement with Aramco to supply centrifugal pumps, spare parts and aftermarket services across Aramco's global operations, with an option for a three-year extension.

Luzhou Yutong Packaging Technology was awarded a public tender to supply packaging cartons for Laude Bach (Guangyuan) Beer Co. in Guangyuan, Sichuan, for a value of 160,000 yuan. The award notice was published on 7 May 2026.

TMC Compressors has been contracted by Samsung Heavy Industries to supply instrument and service air compressors for four LNG carriers being built for TMS Cardiff Gas. Delivery of the vessels is expected in late 2028. The contract value was not disclosed.

Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation has been awarded a contract by Ellevio AB to supply four 500 MVA transformers for the Beckomberga and Bredäng substations in Stockholm, Sweden. The estimated value is EUR 35 million.

KHPT Holdings Bhd, through its unit Automev Global Sdn Bhd, has secured a contract from Proton to supply structural components for an upcoming model, expected to generate RM155 million in revenue over the model's lifecycle.

Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics celebrated the opening of a new extrusion coating manufacturing facility in Forest City, N.C., on May 6, 2026, featuring next-generation polymer extrusion coating technology.

Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics officially opened its new advanced extrusion coating manufacturing facility in Forest City, North Carolina on May 6, 2026. The initial investment totaled approximately $35 million.

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has entered into a share purchase agreement with American Industrial Partners to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, a French manufacturer of slabs and ingots for automotive, transportation, and packaging sectors.

Egypt Aluminum (Egyptalum) signed a term sheet with Trafigura and Metallurgical Industries Holding Company to build a new 300,000-tonne-per-annum primary aluminum smelter and a 150,000-tonne-per-annum anode plant at its Nag Hammadi complex in Egypt. The investment is estimated at $750-900 million, nearly doubling capacity to 600,000 tonnes/year.

The NCLT Chennai has sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation of Sundaram Auto Components Limited (wholly owned subsidiary) with TVS Motor Company Limited, effective from the appointed date of 1 April 2025. No consideration will be issued as Sundaram is a wholly owned subsidiary.

Motshagen Holding acquired Dullaart Glas, a glass wholesaler and processor based in Leiden, Netherlands, with annual revenues of €4 million, to strengthen its position in the Dutch glass industry.

Neosem signed an ₩8.534 billion contract through its subsidiary Neosem Technology to supply PCIe Gen 6 SSD testing equipment to an undisclosed U.S. customer, with delivery by August 31, 2026.

Exicon signed a ₩9.686 billion contract with Samsung Electronics to supply CIB interface boards for CLT memory testing equipment, with deliveries by July 31, 2026.

German multinational Schomäcker will build its first factory in Brazil in Joinville, Santa Catarina, with an initial investment of R$205 million, creating 105 direct jobs, and plans further investments of R$317 million by 2031.

Ascent Industries Co. completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Midwest Graphic Sales and Sigma Coatings, expanding its specialty chemicals platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Airbus announced an order from AirAsia for 150 A220-300 aircraft, to be built at the Mirabel assembly line in Quebec. The deal is the largest Canadian commercial aircraft order in history.

Cmes Robotics Inc. signed a 5.29 billion won contract with Seoheung Co., Ltd. to supply robotics automation equipment. The contract was signed on May 6, 2026, with delivery by September 30, 2026.

Eaton Corporation was awarded a $14,988,840 contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to replace ten main unit breakers at Bonneville Powerhouse 1 in Cascade Locks, Oregon. The contract was awarded on May 6, 2026.

Italian spider lift manufacturer CMC acquired a majority stake in its German distributor CMC Arbeitsbühnen and its technical support provider Equipment Service from founder Dieter Roters. The combined businesses will become CMC Deutschland, serving Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Hirschvogel Components México announced an expansion of its aluminum forging division at its plant in San Juan del Río, Querétaro. The project will add 200 direct jobs and 220 supplier jobs, totaling 420 new positions, and nearly double the facility's size to 42,000 sq. m.

Snow Peak Capital sold its majority interest in Dalco-GFT Nonwovens, a manufacturer of needle-punched nonwoven specialty fabrics, to Arvind Advanced Materials Limited, a subsidiary of Arvind Limited. Snow Peak and CEO Joey Duncan retain a minority stake.

G&W Electric announced the acquisition of Safegrid, a Finnish power grid management company providing intelligent grid monitoring solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Toromont Industries Ltd. announced construction of a 90,000-square-foot remanufacturing centre in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, with a $55 million investment. The centre will double the local team to over 120 and is scheduled to open in summer 2027.

thyssenkrupp Materials Services acquired a majority stake in Aceroteca Trading, a flat-rolled carbon steel processing and service center in Santa Catarina, Monterrey, Mexico. The deal expands thyssenkrupp's North American footprint.

Larsen & Toubro has secured a mega metals sector order from JSW Steel for expansion projects at Ballari, Karnataka, and Paradip, Odisha. The order, valued between ₹10,000-15,000 crore, includes engineering, procurement and installation of blast furnaces and steel melt shops.

BAE Systems has opened a 150,000-square-foot addition to its Endicott, New York campus, dedicated to high-voltage energy storage for hybrid and all-electric aircraft and ground vehicles. The $65 million expansion will create 130 jobs.

JCR Medical Technology (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. has opened a new industrial park in Zhuhai High-Tech Zone, China. The facility involves a total investment of RMB 100 million and will produce disposable medical consumables, creating over 200 jobs.

Italian machine engineering company Vigel has acquired MCM, a specialist in horizontal machining centers and flexible production systems. Both companies are Italian players in advanced machining technologies.

AEQUITA has completed the acquisition of select European olefins and polyolefins assets from LyondellBasell, creating a new independent polymers business named Velogy. The assets are located in Berre, France; Münchsmünster, Germany; Carrington, UK; and Tarragona, Spain.

Konecranes will deliver nine overhead cranes to Tata Metal Lestari's facility in Sadang, West Java, Indonesia, following an order placed in February 2026. Installation is scheduled for completion in Q3 2026.

Vantive announced a €150 million investment in new manufacturing and research facilities in Malta for plastic medical devices and consumable device sets for kidney care treatments. The project will create 250 jobs.

American Steel and Aluminum opened a new 50,000-square-foot facility in Syracuse, New York, adding manufacturing and processing capacity for data center infrastructure, defense, renewable energy, and industrial manufacturing.

The SALESIANER Group is expanding its production site in Oradea, Romania, with a new cleanroom production facility and a separate area for sterile processing of surgical linens. Construction began in April 2026.

IDE Technologies signed a contract with SIPCOT to design, build and operate a 60 MLD seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Mullakadu, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. The project is in partnership with Jindal Water Infrastructure Limited and Vishnusurya Projects and Infra.

Medtronic announced it will exercise its option to acquire CathWorks, a medical device company, for up to $585 million. The acquisition follows a 2022 strategic partnership.

BorgWarner won two conquest program awards in Asia: a wet dual clutch for a Chinese OEM's SUV platform and a torsional assist variable cam timing system for a Japanese OEM's hybrid engine. Production starts in H2 2026 and 2028 respectively.

GF's Industry and Infrastructure Flow Solutions division secured an order from NYAB to deliver a turnkey marine intake and onshore pipeline system for SSAB's new green steel plant in Luleå, Sweden.

CMG Cleantech S.A. has agreed to acquire 100% of Enercon Asia Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based clean energy solutions company, for approximately USD 70 million, to be satisfied through issuance of CMG shares.

Egypt Aluminium and Trafigura signed a strategic partnership to expand the Nag Hammadi aluminium smelter, adding 300,000 tonnes per year of capacity to reach 600,000 tonnes per year, with an investment of $900 million.

Nvidia has the right to invest up to $3.2 billion in Corning as part of the optical fiber deal, including warrants to buy up to 15 million Corning shares.

Corning is opening three new advanced manufacturing plants in North Carolina and Texas dedicated to optical technologies for Nvidia, creating at least 3,000 jobs and increasing Corning's U.S. optical manufacturing capacity tenfold.

Snap-on has acquired Daventry-based Hi-Force Group Holdings, a UK hydraulic tools specialist, bringing it into its global industrial portfolio.

Jayshri Propack has integrated a turnkey Triple Bubble® line from KUHNE Anlagenbau at its facility in Ahmedabad, India, for producing high-barrier shrink bags. The line was delivered to Jayshri Propack.

BioLargo Equipment Solutions & Technologies has signed an MoU with Aquatech to accelerate commercial deployment of BioLargo's Aqueous Electrostatic Concentrator (AEC) for PFAS treatment in water supplies.

Carrier has commenced construction of an industrial-grade chiller manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of over ₹863 crore, expected to create more than 721 direct jobs.

Nijhuis Saur Industries and Vortech Water Solutions announced a European-wide distribution agreement for Vortech's Vortex Powered Aeration (VPA) technology for industrial wastewater treatment in the dairy and pulp & paper sectors.

Martin Energy Group (MEG) announced the largest expansion in company history at its Tipton, Missouri facility, with an investment of $1.7 million, over 200 new jobs, and new facilities totaling over 400,000 square feet.

Isembard has formed a partnership with Dexory to manufacture components for their robotic systems, enhancing production capacity in the UK and US.

Sivers Semiconductors received a USD 1.5 million order from Tachyon Networks for 60 GHz FWA transceivers.