Touchstone Advanced Composites acquired Sawyer Composite, combining composite tooling and parts manufacturing expertise for aerospace and defense customers.

PNGC Power and Kindle Energy announced a partnership to develop a state-of-the-art natural gas combined-cycle power plant in northern Idaho to improve energy reliability in the Pacific Northwest.

Hitachi Energy is expanding its transformer factory in Ludvika, Sweden, with an investment of over SEK 1.5 billion to increase production capacity for large power transformers. Construction started in November 2025.

Vinnytsia Food Factory opened a new workshop for cider production at its Vinnytsia site, funded by an 8 million UAH state grant. Equipment was sourced from local manufacturer Kalyniv Machine-Building Plant.

Azuria Water Solutions and Inframark have completed their strategic combination, forming a combined platform with over $2.5 billion in revenue for water infrastructure services.

Saginaw Control & Engineering plans to expand its operations in Saginaw, Michigan, with a 230,000-sq.-ft. facility and new machinery, creating at least 95 jobs and $50 million in capital investment.

Hirschvogel announced a new investment to expand its plant in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, adding aluminum component manufacturing and forging processes.

Electrolux Group and Midea Group have entered into a long-term strategic partnership for Food Preservation and Fabric Care manufacturing and sales in North America, expected to commence in Q3 2026.

Vibracoustic is expanding its operations in Queretaro, Mexico, with a second manufacturing plant for anti-vibration systems, creating over 250 new jobs.

Comau SpA and Automha SpA presented their integrated systems for warehouses at MODEX 2026, combining Comau's robotics and Automha's intralogistics technology. Comau acquired Automha a year ago.

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. completed the acquisition of Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd. from Lux Holdings, L.P. and others for ¥70.3 billion on April 23, 2026. Iwasaki Electric will operate as a consolidated subsidiary.

Tosyali Holding plans to begin production of automotive-grade steel at its Algerian facility in Q3 2026 as part of a USD 2.5 billion investment programme. The facility has a flat steel capacity of 1.6 million tons, with 700,000 tons for automotive-grade products.

FlexQube received additional orders worth approximately USD 2.5 million from one of the world's largest e-commerce and logistics companies in the US, for Navigator AMR robots and tugger train systems, with deliveries planned for Q3 2026.

Aliplast received an investment support decision worth PLN 64,062,500 for the construction of a production and warehouse hall with a green roof and a state-of-the-art powder coating line in Lublin, Poland. The project will create 60 new jobs by the end of Q1 2027.

Marubeni-Itochu Steel America Inc. (MISA) announced plans to build an advanced flat-rolled steel processing plant in Osceola, Arkansas, with an investment of more than $37 million, creating 35 new jobs. The plant will be operated by subsidiary MSP.

Mabuchi Motor announced it will acquire all shares of Masdac, a confectionery machinery manufacturer, for ¥15.6 billion, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition marks Mabuchi's entry into the food machinery business.

Inovance Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new R&D and manufacturing base in Jinpu New Area, Dalian, China, with a total investment of RMB 2 billion (approx. USD 280 million). The facility will produce 10,000 high-voltage permanent magnet synchronous motors annually, targeting heavy industries.

Dudley's Aluminium secured a contract with McLaren Construction to install curtain wall systems and doors on a new 16,500-capacity indoor arena and a 182-room hotel in Cardiff Bay, UK.

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced plans to purchase an 80% stake in Eco Green, an Italian aluminum recycling company. Eco Green processes over 70,000 tons of scrap annually and is pursuing a capacity expansion in Nogara di Verona scheduled for completion in the second half of 2026.

Innomotics will complete its ₹2,200 crore acquisition of Siemens Ltd's low-voltage motor business by the end of Q1 FY27, marking the final step in its carve-out from Siemens.

JSW Steel has selected FIMIGroup to supply the world's largest heavy gauge cut-to-length line. The article does not provide financial details or a specific timeline.

ITA Nordic has invested in a new DMG MORI NLX 6000 CNC lathe for its Salo factory, designed for heavy components, to increase production capacity for large metal components. The machine is expected to be operational in January 2027.

Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd's step-down subsidiary Smel Steel Structural Pvt. Ltd. is close to commencing commercial production at a new aluminium facility in Sambalpur, Odisha, with a capacity of 60,000 TPA for flat rolled products and 18,000 TPA for aluminium foils.

ABB has won an order from Flex Asepto Egypt, a subsidiary of Asepto and part of the UFlex Group, to supply L&W laboratory testing instruments and a Lab Management System for Asepto's new aseptic liquid packaging plant in Sokhna, Egypt.

Grenzebach and IRQGYP have signed a contract for the delivery of a gypsum calcining system (25 t/h) and a gypsum board production line (3,000 m²/h) in Mosul, Iraq. Commissioning is planned for summer 2027.

BRILS announced it will break ground on a robot manufacturing center at its Incheon headquarters in June 2026. The four-floor, 8,097 m² facility is targeted for completion in the second half of 2027 and will serve as a base for manufacturing collaborative robots, industrial robots, logistics robots, and explosion-proof robots.

EnSilica plc has entered into two development contracts with a leading European satellite operator to develop two chips for its next-generation satellite network. The contracts include initial NRE revenues of $6.8 million and potential long-term supply worth over $50 million from 2030.

Yip's Chemical Holdings announced the official opening of its new coatings plant in Haiphong, Vietnam, on 22 April 2026. The plant has an annual production capacity of approximately 3,000 metric tonnes and will serve high-end plastic coatings customers in Southeast Asia.

Fortifi Food Processing Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Deighton Manufacturing Ltd, a UK provider of forming, coating and frying equipment. The acquisition expands Fortifi's capabilities into modular, flexible and lower-throughput applications.

VPC Tanks, a subsidiary of VPC Global, has opened a new 70,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, for producing underground septic tanks, cisterns, multi-use tanks, and vertical storage tanks. Production has begun.

Fortis Technical Textiles doo plans phase-based construction of a production complex in Svilajnac, Serbia, for geotextiles, geomeshes, and reinforced fabrics. The facility will have an annual capacity of 2.85 million m² of geotextiles and 12.25 million m² of polymer-coated construction meshes.

Amcor has made a multi-million-euro investment in a new printing line at its manufacturing facility in Hardenberg, Netherlands, to boost industrial film capability.

AMS Advanced Material Bhd plans to set up a new licensed manufacturing warehouse (LMW) facility in Penang, Malaysia, to expand production capacity for semi-finished aluminium and copper products. The investment is RM8.1 million from IPO proceeds.

Wenfa Textile New Material is investing RMB 500 million (approx. USD 72.83 million) in a new facility in Huangmei, Hubei, with an annual capacity of 170 million meters of premium fabrics and 50 million meters of Oxford cloth.

Shengmei (Hubei) New Material Co., Ltd. is completing a new plant in Huanggang, Hubei, with a total investment of RMB 4 billion (approx. USD 582.67 million). The plant will have over 100 production lines for high-end home textile fabrics and special protective technical textiles, creating over 2,000 jobs.

Siemens plans a new greenfield digital factory in Sibiu, Romania, for producing low-voltage SENTRON equipment. The investment is several tens of millions of euros, construction starts August 2026, and operations are expected by 2028.

Sandvik Mining secured an order to supply a DR410i rotary drill rig, equipped for autonomous operation, to Mariana Minerals' Copper One mine in Utah, USA. The rig has been delivered with commissioning of AutoMine Surface Drilling ongoing.

TAG Medical Products Corporation is investing €12.3 million to establish its European manufacturing hub at AvePark in Guimarães, Portugal. The facility will focus on advanced medical device manufacturing and is expected to create over 80 skilled jobs.

Polyplast Novomoskovsk, the flagship enterprise of the Polyplast group, is launching a new production complex for high-molecular-weight polymers and epoxy resins in Novomoskovsk, Russia. The investment is about 17 billion rubles.

Shrieve Chemical Company, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, acquired Vertec BioSolvents, a manufacturer of bio-based solvents headquartered in West Chicago, Illinois. Terms were not disclosed.

Ecorobotix, a Swiss precision agriculture technology company, announced that Maya, an AI-powered operational intelligence platform for turf and land management, will become part of the Ecorobotix Group. Terms were not disclosed.

Avant Technology received a $4.83 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant to expand its manufacturing facility in Pharr, Texas. The expansion represents over $20 million in capital investment and is expected to create 250 jobs.

Hydroflux was engaged to design, supply and construct a trade wastewater treatment plant for dnata's new multi-million-dollar facility at Perth Airport in Western Australia.

Sulzer partnered with Jawaby Services & Investments, a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, to establish Jawaby Sulzer Services, a local rotating equipment service hub in Libya.

Ardagh Group agreed to sell its entire ~42% minority stake in metal packaging maker Trivium Packaging as Ontario Teachers' sells its majority stake to Silgan Holdings and American Industrial Partners. The deal values Trivium at about $3.4 billion, with about $90 million net cash proceeds to Ardagh; closing is expected mid-2027.

Sulzer signed a long-term Corporate Procurement Agreement with Aramco for the supply of centrifugal pumps, spare parts and aftermarket services across Aramco's global operations, for five years with an option to extend three more.

Crown Holdings announced plans for a two-line beverage can manufacturing facility in Northern India, expected to start operations in the second half of 2027 and produce about 2.2 billion cans annually at full capacity, supported by a partnership with United Breweries.

Andritz signed a contract to supply the complete paper production line, including stock preparation, paper machine, winder and automation, for Général Emballage's new mill in Naâma, Algeria, with an order value in the low three-digit million euro range.

Algerian packaging producer Général Emballage plans a new recycled containerboard (RCCM) mill in Naâma with 350,000 tpy capacity, with start-up scheduled for Q4 2028.

XOLUTION broke ground on a new production and development center at NU Park Dachau, Germany, on 23 April 2026, consolidating administration, R&D and production from Bremen and the Czech Republic, with capacity of up to 900 million XO lids per year.