THOR UK announced a distribution agreement with Algol Chemicals for THOR's specialty chemistry products in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (from May 1, 2026) and Finland (from June 1, 2026).

NV Bekaert SA completed the acquisition of Bridgestone Metalpha (Thailand) Company Limited and Bridgestone (Shenyang) Steel Cord Co., Ltd. from Bridgestone Corporation for €60 million on May 1, 2026.

Smurfit Westrock acquired Cartomanabi in Ecuador, expanding its Latin American footprint. The deal was reported in May 2026.

Paranova Print and Packaging completed a £5 million transformation of its St Neots, Cambridgeshire plant, adding 2,000 square metres and tripling capacity for fibre-based food-to-go packaging. The upgrade includes a new custom Bobst press.

J. de Jonge HLP and J. de Jonge JRS merged from May 1 and now operate together as J. de Jonge HLP, a total solutions partner for industrial pump systems, service and maintenance, with new production facilities in Vlaardingen.

International Paper announced it has acquired Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Dover, Delaware, to expand its capacity and regional footprint. Terms were not disclosed.

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

Burckhardt Compression has signed an agreement to acquire Fornovo Gas, an Italian maker of mid-sized reciprocating compressors for biogas and CNG, which employs about 120 people.

Munster Technological University awarded a contract to HW Machine Tools for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an industrial 5-axis vertical CNC machining centre for MTU Kerry, valued at EUR 344,088. The award decision was made on April 30, 2026.

PGE Energia Ciepła S.A. awarded a contract to Altrad Babcock Europe S.A. for the overhaul of turbo set TG-5, valued at PLN 10,461,706.

Kobay South broke ground on a major expansion of its Oxford, Alabama facility, adding 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space and increasing heavy stamping capacity. The project will create 50 new jobs.

Metzke, a drilling equipment manufacturer, will invest $22 million in a new advanced manufacturing facility in East Rockingham, Western Australia. The 20,000 sqm site will more than double its current footprint and is expected to open in 2027.

Ferrosource is nearing completion of a steel processing facility on U.S. Steel's Big River Steel Works campus in Osceola, Arkansas. Operations are scheduled to begin in August 2026.

Tosaf Compounds Ltd. announced a new production site in Olkusz, Poland, for masterbatch solutions. The 5,500 sqm facility will have an initial capacity of 3,000 tons per year and is scheduled to become operational in Q2 2026.

1X announced that its NEO Factory in Hayward, California has commenced full-scale production. The 58,000-square-foot factory is producing the NEO humanoid robot and has capacity to build 10,000 units per year, with plans to reach 100,000+ by end of 2027.

Garney broke ground on the One Water South Wastewater Conveyance and Treatment Project in Hillsborough County, Florida. The $1.2 billion project includes a new advanced wastewater treatment facility rated at 24 million gallons per day, a lift station, and over 20 miles of pipelines.

Takween Advanced Industries signed a share purchase agreement with JOFO Nonwovens to acquire its entire 70% stake in Advanced Fabrics Factory Co. (SAAF), making Takween the sole owner.

SNF Group announced a €60 million expansion of its production site in Gravelines, France, to increase production capacity for monomers used in water treatment polymers. The project is expected to create around 40 additional jobs.

WEG announced a new manufacturing facility for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Brazil. Construction is scheduled to begin shortly, with completion planned for the second half of 2027. The facility will create approximately 90 direct jobs and expand WEG's BESS production capacity to up to 2 GWh per year.

Action Construction Equipment Ltd (ACE) approved the transfer of its Heavy Cranes Business to ACE KATO Private Limited, a 50:50 joint venture with Japan's KATO Works Co., Ltd. ACE's stake in the JV will be restructured to 50%.

Skyline Builders Group Holding Ltd and Cove Kaz Capital Group LLC announced a business combination to form Kaz Resources Inc., which will supply tungsten, rare earths and other critical minerals to the United States. The combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker KAZR.

Ace Designers Limited inaugurated a new assembly facility at Panchratna Industrial Park, Ahmedabad. The plant is designed to achieve an annual production capacity of 3,000 turning machines and 1,000 machining centres over five years, starting with 100 employees and scaling to 350.

Novartis announced plans to build another factory in North Carolina, the final new build in its $23 billion US expansion program.

Demetra, through its subsidiary Osartis GmbH, has completed the acquisition of 100% of Maxxspine Innovative GmbH, a German spinal surgery solutions company. The deal strengthens Demetra's spine surgery portfolio.

Dongfang Electric (Guangzhou) Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. (Dongfang Heavy Machinery) started construction of a 11,000 m² expansion of its heavy workshop in Guangzhou Nansha, China. The project will build the country's first heavy equipment manufacturing workshop with a single-hook lifting capacity of 1,000 tons, focusing on nuclear power equipment. Completion is scheduled for May 2027.

The European Commission approved a 50-50 joint venture between Airbus and Air France-KLM to provide component maintenance services for Airbus A350 aircraft globally.

Arisawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd. resolved to construct a new factory in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, with an investment of approximately 10 billion yen, to increase production capacity in the electronic materials sector. Completion is scheduled for September 2028.

Pomini Tenova, a Tenova brand, and Ingersoll Machine Tools, part of the Camozzi Group, signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide roll shop equipment revamping services to the metals industry in North America.

Sunhope Packaging and Machinery, a UK subsidiary of a Chinese group, is expanding its operations in Glenrothes, Fife, by entering the digital printing market for customised paper bags, one year after installing its first paper bag manufacturing machine.

Otokar signed an agreement to buy a 96.77% stake in Romanian company Automecanica for EUR 85 million.

Groupe Atlantic is investing 4.3 million euros in the expansion of its 'Made in France' electronic circuit board production plant as part of the France Relance initiative.

Groupe Atlantic is establishing an industrial presence in the Indian market with its partner Hindware Home Innovation Limited (HHIL), continuing its international expansion.

Groupe Atlantic announced the acquisition of a stake in Clade Engineering Systems (UK) to accelerate international growth and strengthen commitment to low-carbon transition.

Groupe Atlantic confirmed its plan to invest 150 million euros in the construction of a new heat pump manufacturing facility in the Grand Chalon area (Saône-et-Loire), France, announced in 2024.

FP Corporation resolved to invest approximately 58 billion yen to build a new OPP sheet manufacturing plant and distribution center in Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, with commercial production targeted for the first half of 2029.

PALFINGER AG and Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd signed two joint ventures in 2012: Sany Palfinger SPV Equipment Ltd. in Changsha to produce truck-mounted cranes for China, and Palfinger Sany International Mobile Cranes Sales GmbH in Salzburg to distribute Sany mobile cranes in Europe and CIS.

Impact Climate Technologies (ICT), a commercial HVAC provider, announced the acquisition of DistribAire in Houston on April 30, 2026.

Heilongjiang Eppen Biotech Co., Ltd. announced the winning bidder for a DCS system procurement for its 450,000-ton amino acid and supporting project. The first candidate is Wuhan Henry Automation Engineering Co., Ltd. with a bid of 4,757,673 yuan.

Kerui won bids and signed contracts for multiple drilling rig projects with Algerian National Drilling Company (ENTP), with total value exceeding RMB 750 million.

Zhejiang UN Forklift Co., Ltd. launched Phase II factory construction, adding 21,353 square meters of production space, scheduled for completion by end of 2026.

Abnex, a joint venture between Niedax Group and ABB, is preparing to launch a new 8,800 sqm production site in the Houston area, Texas, for cable management systems.

Austrian company PALFINGER has officially opened its new production facility in Niš, Serbia, operating as Palfinger proizvodnja d.o.o. Construction began in September 2023 and production launched during 2024.

Lipetsk Plant of High-voltage Equipment (LZVO), part of NEK Group, will build a production complex for gas-insulated switchgears at the Gryazinsky site of the Lipetsk SEZ. Investments exceed 3.5-4 billion rubles, creating over 200 jobs.

Techron Automotive has received a building permit to construct a production and storage facility in Indjija, Serbia, its first factory outside China. The facility will produce plastic parts for the automotive industry, with an estimated value of RSD 455 million.

Motrex EFM Co., Ltd. has agreed to acquire a 62.23% stake in DUAL Co., Ltd. from multiple sellers for approximately KRW 150 billion. The transaction is expected to close by July 31, 2026.

A consortium of company founders and investors has acquired key core areas and intellectual property rights of insolvent HydroDyn Recycling, continuing operations under Circular Projects.

GROUPE ATLANTIC is investing nearly €150 million in a new 35,000 square metre heat pump factory in the Chalon region of Saône-et-Loire, expected to create 300 jobs and add 180,000 units a year by 2028.

Ametek agreed to buy the instrumentation businesses of Indicor, owned by private-equity firm CD&R, for about $5 billion in cash. The units generate $1.1 billion in annual sales and the deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.

Cook Compression has announced the acquisition of Mechanical Field Services, LP, a turnkey repair and maintenance provider for compressors, engines and pumps, which will operate as Cook-MFS, Inc.

Cullen Sustainable Packaging has invested £5m in expanding its Glasgow manufacturing operations, including a new in-house Moulded Fibre Machine 8000 and creating new jobs, aiming to double output.