Inotech, a Japanese mechanical parts manufacturer, has established a new industrial machinery parts processing plant in Anhui Province, China, to handle increased orders from a casting manufacturer customer.

Sylmar Group, a leader in industrial water treatment solutions, has acquired Aquatrol Services, Inc., a Texas-based water treatment company specializing in cooling water, boiler water, and custom chemical blending.

Solenis broke ground on a new production base in Beihai, Guangxi, China, with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons of multi-functional chemicals. The project involves a total investment of 250 million yuan (about $35 million) and will serve the paper, water treatment and industrial cleaning sectors.

Caterpillar is investing $20 million in a project in Seguin, Texas, to manufacture the Cat C13D industrial engine for heavy-duty off-highway applications.

Germany's Lutz Holding GmbH set up Lutz-Jesco Italia S.r.l. near Milan, extending its European footprint for pump and fluid handling products.

Valmet CFO Katri Hokkanen is leaving the company, remaining until September 30, 2026 while supporting the executive team. She had led finance for close to four years.

Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. has installed conveyor and unitizer, die cutter infrastructure, CAD table and folder gluer at its new Reno, Nevada facility ahead of a June grand opening. A 3-color die cutter is due in mid to late May and a J&L folder gluer on May 1.

Mondi reported a customised corrugated packaging solution for Turkish technology firm Argesim Teknoloji, replacing standard boxes and foam and cutting production and logistics costs by 10%. The collaboration started in 2023 and required no additional investment by the customer.

Prinzhorn Group's Dunapack Packaging agreed to take over Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations, Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI, in southwestern Germany. The businesses have about 350 employees and about EUR 74 million turnover in 2025; closing is expected in 2026 subject to merger clearance.

NEWAY plans to invest about 1.2 billion yuan in a high-performance fluid control valve project to relieve capacity bottlenecks. The project is expected to produce about 300,000 valves a year and be completed in March 2027, subject to shareholder approval.

TDI Manufacturing Mexico inaugurated a new production facility in Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León, representing a capital investment of USD 50 million and expected to create approximately 1,000 jobs.

Advanced Thermoplastic Composites (ATC) has entered a partnership with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to produce larger and more advanced aircraft parts in Post Falls, Idaho, expanding aerospace and defense production capacity.

Semiconductor firm MosChip Technology plans to acquire a 73% controlling stake in Vayavya Labs Private Limited for about ₹245 crore in a cash and equity deal, subject to regulatory approvals.

M-tron Industries, Inc. received a $2.7 million order from a U.S. Department of Defense contractor for high-performance oven-controlled crystal oscillators supporting a major C-UAS radar program. Work will take place in Orlando, Florida through mid-2027.

Sulzer signed a joint venture with Jawaby Services & Investments Ltd (JSIL), a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corporation, to form Jawaby Sulzer Services. The JV will establish a service facility in the Misrata Free Zone to provide rotating equipment services for oil & gas, power generation and industrial operations in Libya.

Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. announced a 7.792 billion yuan high-end new materials project at its petrochemical base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China. The project, which includes five core units, is planned to be fully operational in August 2027.

Eiffage, in a consortium, won the contract for the Port of Callao Muelle Norte expansion project in Peru, with a deal worth over €100 million.

GE Appliances, a Haier company, invested $28 million in state-of-the-art equipment upgrades and opened a new primary care clinic at its refrigeration plant in Decatur, Alabama. The investment includes new automated thermoforming machines to expand production capacity.

OOO Tosno (formerly OOO Caterpillar Tosno) resumed production of backhoe loaders at its plant in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, after finding Chinese partners and signing a license agreement. The plant plans to produce 300 units in 2026 and ramp up to 650 units annually, with investments of about 500 million rubles.

PROENERGY announced a contract to deliver 13 PE6000 aeroderivative gas turbine generator sets (650 MW total) to Crusoe for powering hyperscale AI datacenter projects. Delivery is scheduled by summer 2027.

Merlinhawk Aerospace and Italy's Vega Composites formed a joint venture, Merlinhawk Composites, for advanced composites manufacturing at Shoolagiri in Tamil Nadu, India. The facility is expected to be operational by the end of April 2026, with an investment of approximately ₹50 crore.

Teknor Apex B.V. and Shriram Polytech Ltd. (a DCM Shriram subsidiary) have entered into a joint venture under the brand PolyTek to produce high-performance specialty polymer solutions for industrial applications in India.

Wipro Hydraulics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Indeco Ind Spa, a global benchmark in hydraulic attachments. The acquisition adds attachments to Wipro's hydraulic cylinder portfolio.

Tosaf announces a new 5,500 sqm production site in Olkusz, Poland, with an initial capacity of 3,000 tons per year, scheduled to become operational in Q2 2026. The facility will produce masterbatch solutions and include an advanced laboratory.

Tyree Transformers will invest $47 million in a new 5,000m² power transformer manufacturing and testing facility at its Braemar operations in the Southern Highlands, Australia, supported by $22 million from the NSW Government. The facility will produce extra high voltage transformers up to 345 kV.

LG Electronics has secured major supply contracts for two large-scale housing developments in the Netherlands: 157 units in Eindhoven and 102 units in Ridderkerk. The projects will feature LG's Therma V R32 Split all-in-one heat pump solutions.

A new plant for manufacturing conveyor systems is being built in Gorki Leninskiye, Moscow region, Russia, with an investment of 350 million rubles. The plant will create about 80 jobs and is expected to reach full capacity in 2028, producing up to 70 tons of products per day.

DCM Shriram will sell a 50% stake in its subsidiary Shriram Polytech Ltd (SPL) to Dutch company Teknor Apex B.V. for $5.6 million, converting SPL into a joint venture. The deal is expected to close by April 23, 2026.

Oerlikon has launched a new production cell dedicated to manufacturing aerospace-grade turbine honeycomb structures at its existing site in Querétaro, Mexico. The cell operates independently from the existing PVD coating center.

Czech company FIRSTGREEN Industries has opened a new 1,900 m² production hall in Kladno, Czech Republic, and transitioned to lean manufacturing with line assembly. A new training center is also under construction and will open during 2026.

Ecocem is adding a €50 million plant dedicated to its low-carbon ACT cement at its existing Dunkirk, France facility. The new plant will have a capacity of 300,000 tpy and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2026.

McHale Komatsu secured an agreement with Tungsten West plc to supply a fleet of Komatsu mining equipment for the restart of the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon, UK. The package includes HD785-8 rigid dump trucks and PC2000-11 excavators.

Nordic Climate Group has acquired Ten Have Installatie B.V., an Amsterdam-based company focused on energy-efficient cooling and heating solutions. The acquisition strengthens Nordic Climate Group's presence in central Netherlands.

Strip Tinning Holdings plc received a serial production order for Cell Contacting System parts for the battery pack of the Zoox Robotaxi. This is the largest of the company's three major nominations.

Rheinmetall plans to install machinery at its new gun barrel facility in Telford, UK, in April 2026, ahead of an official opening in July. The contract is expected to generate over 400 jobs and deliver an estimated £400m boost to the UK economy over the next decade.

ABB secured a contract to supply gearless mill drive and ring-geared mill drive systems for the Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland, Australia, being developed by Harmony Gold. The order was booked in Q4 2025; financial details were not disclosed.

Esco Lifesciences Group announced the acquisition of Allwin Medical Devices, Inc., a manufacturer of ART/IVF consumables based in Anaheim, California. Allwin Medical will operate under its own brand within Esco's Medical portfolio.

OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd. began full-scale production of blood pressure monitors at its first factory in India, located near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The 24,000-square-meter facility has five production lines and manufactures the HEM-7090, HEM-7181, and HEM-7183T series for the Indian market.

LS Electric secured a $115 million contract to supply power infrastructure, including switchgear and distribution transformers, for data center developments across North America. The company will use its facilities in Utah and Texas for production and integration.

Mitsu Chem Plast Limited announced a capacity addition of approximately 2,550 MT/year at its Unit 3 facility in Khalapur, Maharashtra. The expansion is financed through internal accruals and expected to be completed by June 2026.

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited (KMEW) received a Letter of Acceptance from New Mangalore Port Authority for a three-year maintenance dredging contract valued at approximately ₹303.17 crore. The contract covers FY 2026-27 to FY 2028-29, with operations starting November 15, 2026.

Schwander Polska, a wastewater treatment systems company, received support from Krakow Technology Park to build a new production hall in Stadła, Poland, for the first Polish production of MFM membrane modules. The investment is worth PLN 6 million.

Cascade Corporation is awaiting European regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of a 60% stake in Eurofork, an Italian provider of pallet shuttle systems and automated handling solutions.

DCM Shriram Ltd.'s subsidiary Shriram Polytech Ltd. entered into a joint venture with Teknor Apex B.V. to operate under the brand PolyTek, combining vinyl compounds manufacturing with global formulation capabilities for specialty polymer solutions.

Orion Kikai will take a 70% stake in a new vacuum pump manufacturing and sales joint venture in India with its distributor Kumark Vacuum Systems, which holds 30%. Orion will invest 200 million yen, and the company will be established in April 2026 for local assembly of pumps.

CANPACK, in partnership with Bavaria, announced a new aluminum beverage can plant in Malambo, Atlantico, Colombia, with an investment of 548 billion Colombian pesos. The plant is expected to be operational by 2027 and create about 150 direct jobs.

EPETWATER placed an initial multi-truckload order with Greene Concepts for gallon-sized private-label pet water products, to be produced at Greene's bottling facility in Marion, North Carolina. The order was announced on April 16, 2026.

Supreme Power Equipment Limited (SPEL) secured an order from a Hyderabad-based company for the supply of a 112.5MVA, 330 kV transformer, with execution targeted within 11 months.

Nakashima Health Force announced on April 15, 2026, it will build a new headquarters and factory in Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture, with an investment of about ¥10 billion. Construction starts May 2026, with operations beginning December 2027.

BWF Envirotec broke ground on a new 65,000 sq. ft. manufacturing headquarters in Greendale, Indiana, representing an approximately $9 million investment. The facility will create 60 jobs and produce industrial filters.