Atlas Copco has named Håkan Andersson president of its Industrial Technique business area, effective May 1, 2026, succeeding Rickard Blomqvist.

Air Liquide is investing $350 million in Louisiana industrial gas infrastructure, including a new air separation unit at the existing Koch Methanol facility in St. James Parish. Commercial operations are expected to begin in 2028.

VVater was awarded a $5 million contract to partner with the City of Bastrop, Texas, to deliver chemical-free water treatment infrastructure.

Sulzer has signed a joint venture with Jawaby Services & Investments Ltd (JSIL), a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, to launch Jawaby Sulzer Services in the Misrata Free Zone. The new entity will provide OEM-grade rotating equipment services for oil & gas and power generation assets in Libya.

Cromwell Polythene Limited has been awarded a £122,000 contract by Durham County Council for the supply and delivery of compostable liners for food waste caddies. The contract was awarded on 21 April 2026.

Nucor's $1.7 billion Kentucky plate mill reached nameplate output of 1.2 million tons in the first quarter of 2026, after an 18-month ramp-up.

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced a merger of equals with AkzoNobel, creating a combined coatings company with an enterprise value of approximately $25 billion. The transaction is expected to close in late 2026 to early 2027.

Anderson-Crane Company, a family-owned conveyor system manufacturer, acquired Conveyance Solutions by Continental, adding more than 70,000 square feet of production space and expanding its product line and service capacity.

MacLean Engineering acquired new industrial facilities of 7,000 square meters (72,000 square feet) adjacent to its existing complex in Querétaro, Mexico, to expand manufacturing and service capabilities.

Morinaga & Co., Ltd celebrated the grand opening of its second HI-CHEW manufacturing facility in Mebane, North Carolina. The 132,000-square-foot factory represents an investment of more than $130 million and is expected to create approximately 200 jobs.

Forge Nano, a semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company, plans to go public through a merger with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.

steute Technologies GmbH & Co. KG will acquire Electro-Sensors, Inc. for $7.75 per share in cash, valuing the deal at a premium of approximately 75%. Electro-Sensors will become a wholly owned subsidiary of steute.

Thermex group plans to build a new chiller production plant in Tosno, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, with an area of about 11,000 square meters. The project is supported by the Leningrad Oblast government.

CitroTech Inc. and Hexion Inc. announced the formation of a 50/50 global joint venture to produce next-generation, fire-protected wood products using CitroTech's fire retardant chemistry and Hexion's industrial scale.

North American Construction Group's subsidiary MacKellar Group amended and expanded an existing five-year contract with a metallurgical coal producer in Queensland, Australia. The expanded scope is expected to generate approximately $125 million of incremental revenue and includes additional fully maintained equipment and related services.

Evonik inaugurated the expansion of its specialty amine production facility in Nanjing, China, with a double-digit-million-euro investment, enhancing supply of amine-based additives for polyurethane and epoxy applications.

Seyntex, a European developer and manufacturer of advanced protective clothing and equipment for defence and public safety, was sold to Ceres Industries Capital.

Constellium SE announced a multi-year agreement with Airbus to supply aluminum alloy extrusions, including Airware aluminum-lithium, from its facilities in Issoire and Montreuil-Juigné, France.

Constellium SE entered a multi-year agreement with Airbus to supply aluminum alloy extrusions, including aluminum-lithium solution Airware, for Airbus programs. Supply will come from Constellium's facilities in Issoire and Montreuil-Juigné, France.

ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH inaugurated a new plant at the Sino-German EcoPark in Qingdao, China, quadrupling production capacity for high-performance plastics. The facility serves as a regional hub for engineered plastics in Asia.

RMK Industries LLC merged its aluminium composite panel operations with IDCMI, a subsidiary of IDC, including the Aluclad brand. RMK will integrate IDCMI's ACP production, coil coating, and chemical compounding operations.

Efacec secured a contract worth over $58 million (€50 million) from Red Eléctrica to supply power transformers for Spain's transmission network through 2027.

Shrieve Chemical Company, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, acquired FIS Chemicals Ltd., a formulator, manufacturer, and distributor of high-performance chemical solutions headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. Terms were not disclosed.

Viromed Medical AG has started production of the OEM version of its ViroCAP cold plasma medical device for HELLMUT RUCK GmbH, which will exclusively market the device in podology in Europe, the UK, and Switzerland. This operationalizes the partnership announced in November 2025.

Ypsomed opened its new tool manufacturing facility in Solothurn, Switzerland, expanding capacity for design and manufacture of plastic injection molds for pens and autoinjectors. The investment was approximately 25 million Swiss francs, and the facility will employ around 100 people when fully staffed.

Zhejiang Youji Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. has delivered customized valve grinding equipment to Camtech Manufacturing FZCO, a UAE-based valve manufacturer, after passing stringent acceptance. The equipment complies with API 6D and API 598 standards.

BorgWarner has secured a seven-year contract extension to supply eight families of engine, machine, power module, and battery management system controllers to a world-leading off-highway manufacturer, running through December 2032.

Constellium SE has entered into a multi-year agreement with Airbus to supply aluminum alloy extrusions, including its proprietary aluminum-lithium solution Airware, from its facilities in Issoire and Montreuil-Juigné, France.

Northumbrian Water Group has awarded StormHarvester a long-term service contract to provide sewer network monitoring across its 30,180 km wastewater network, including pump station alerting, inflow and infiltration detection, and spill prediction.

Evonik commissioned a new 150-kilovolt substation at its Antwerp, Belgium site to replace an existing 36-kilovolt connection and increase available electrical capacity. The upgrade supports integration of electrified processes and reduces reliance on fossil energy.

Evonik started operations at an expanded specialty amine production facility in Nanjing, China, representing a double-digit-million-euro investment. The expansion increases production of amine-based additives for polyurethane foams and epoxy curing systems.

Pratt & Whitney Canada celebrated the official opening of its new 130,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Nouaceur's Midparc Industrial Zone, Casablanca, Morocco. The site will produce machined parts for aircraft engines and is expected to create approximately 200 jobs by 2030.

Siemens announced an investment of more than 1.3 billion pesos to expand its operations in Querétaro, Mexico, increasing production capacity and creating approximately 300 new jobs. The expansion focuses on manufacturing panels and control systems for industrial electrification.

Mapei commenced construction on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Truganina, Melbourne, with a $60 million investment. The plant is set to open in 2026 and will produce high-performance building materials.

BW Water secured a contract to provide a wastewater treatment and reclaim system for a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility in Gujarat, India, with flow rates exceeding 1600 cubic metres per hour.

CG Roxane is expanding its Benton, Tennessee facility to bring PET preform and HDPE cap manufacturing in-house, adding about 60,000 sq ft of infrastructure. The company announced the expansion on April 21, 2026.

KSB increased its ownership stake in Hamburg-based AI company ai-omatic solutions from 5% to 47%. The move was announced on April 21, 2026.

Sulzer signed a joint venture with Jawaby Services & Investments Ltd, a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, to launch Jawaby Sulzer Services, an in-country provider of rotating equipment services in Libya. The deal was announced on April 21, 2026.

Diageo North America officially opened its 360,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility in Montgomery, Alabama on 21 April 2026. The $415 million investment creates 100 full-time jobs and serves the Southern U.S. region.

Mondi Bags USA will relocate its manufacturing from Oakdale, Pennsylvania and Wellsburg, West Virginia to a 200,000-square-foot facility in Findlay Township, Allegheny County. The project creates about 170 jobs over three years, supported by a $1,036,000 Pennsylvania First grant announced on 21 April 2026.

Alcami Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tjoapack, a contract packaging organization with facilities in Clinton, Tennessee and Etten-Leur, Netherlands. The deal was announced on 21 April 2026.

Burckhardt Compression is supplying boil-off gas compressor technology to the Map Ta Phut Phase III LNG import terminal in Thailand, developed by Gulf MTP LNG Terminal Company. Commercial operations are scheduled for Q1 2027.

Burckhardt Compression is supplying boil-off gas compressor technology to CPC Corporation's Taichung LNG Terminal Phase III expansion at the Port of Taichung. The terminal is scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2027.

SPP Pumps will supply diesel and electric fire water pumps and related systems for a pump house at the NZT Power gas-fired carbon capture power station in the UK. The award was announced on 21 April 2026.

Burckhardt Compression will supply boil-off gas compressor technology for the Taichung LNG Terminal Phase III expansion developed by CPC Corporation in Taiwan. The order was announced on 21 April 2026.

Burckhardt Compression will supply Laby boil-off gas compressor units for the Map Ta Phut Phase III LNG import terminal in Thailand. The order was announced on 21 April 2026.

UltraTech Cement has surpassed an installed manufacturing capacity of 200 million tonnes per annum in India.

Ukrainian steel producer Zaporizhstal has shipped over 28,000 tons of hot-rolled coil (HRC) since the start of 2026 to Metinvest Tubular Iasi, a pipe plant in Romania, as part of Metinvest Group.

Foamit Corporation signed a letter of intent with Sterhoek NV (part of H2O Group) to establish a joint venture in Belgium to develop and construct a new foam glass production facility in the Antwerp region, with a planned capacity of approximately 240,000 m³ per year. Foamit will own 51-60% and Sterhoek 49-40% of the JV.

CGS (Union Gronefelder Saadi Holding) announced the award of a contract for the freezing zone project 'Wash-1801 K' as part of the S2 project in Sabah Al-Ahmad Industrial City, Kuwait. The contract, signed on April 20, 2026, is valued at €6.8 million and includes execution of cold storage warehouses using an ammonia-based industrial cooling system.