Saica Flex Deeside announced a £2.2 million investment in a fully automatic coating machine at its Deeside site, increasing coating capacity by about four times and enabling linerless label products.

Google formally placed an order for 12 million NPO optical modules for next-generation TPU cluster construction. Zhongji Innolight received a 60% share (7.2 million units) and Eoptolink Technology received a 40% share (4.8 million units). Delivery is scheduled from Q3 2026 to Q2 2027.

TransDigm Group Incorporated completed its acquisition of Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings (formerly portfolio companies of Vance Street Capital) for approximately $2.2 billion in cash. The deal was previously announced on January 16, 2026.

Turboden America LLC, a subsidiary of Turboden S.p.A. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group), signed a framework agreement to supply ORC turbines for up to 35 of Fervo Energy's 50-MW GeoBlocks, totaling 1,750 MW of generation capacity. The deal builds on a prior agreement for three GeoBlocks at Fervo's Cape Station project in Utah.

Fluor Corporation has been selected by America First Refining to execute front-end engineering and design for a new large-scale refining facility in Brownsville, Texas, the first new U.S. refinery in over 50 years.

Toprun Total Solution's Chinese subsidiary has won a contract to supply camera-based side mirror systems to Hefei Ruihe Technology, a BOE affiliate, with expected revenue of about 2.7 billion won and mass production starting in Q3 2026.

The top management of Gavazzi Tessuti Tecnici S.p.A., via G1881 SRL, has completed a management buyout to acquire control of the company, with the Gavazzi/Torrani family retaining a minority stake.

Atoms, the physical AI company, has completed its acquisition of Pronto, an autonomous haulage specialist, which will become the core technology engine of the new Atoms Mining division.

Botics, Inc., a robotics and automation company, plans to construct an 8,000-square-foot facility on seven acres of city-owned land in Tiffin, Ohio, to expand its manufacturing operations.

Vicat Group merged its subsidiaries VPI and Cermix into a new unit, Vicat Matériaux Formulés, bringing together around 400 employees and 800,000 tons of production capacity across seven plants in France, to strengthen its construction chemicals business.

Hillman Solutions Corp. acquired the Campbell Chain & Fittings business from Apex Tool Group, adding U.S.-based manufacturing of industrial chain and related products to its portfolio.

Sumitomo Chemical entered into an absorption-type company split agreement to transfer its polypropylene and LLDPE businesses in Japan to Prime Polymer, in exchange for a 20% equity stake in Prime Polymer, as part of a two-phase integration.

Yazaki Corporation announced a $66 million investment to build a new copper production plant in Nuevo León, Mexico, expected to create around 1,000 jobs.

Shubham Polyspin Limited announced plans to invest approximately INR165 million to expand its production capacity of polypropylene multifilament yarn and fabrics.

6K Additive broke ground on March 30, 2026, for a 45-acre global headquarters and manufacturing campus expansion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, funded by a $23.4 million DPA Title III grant and IPO capital, aiming to increase metal powder production capacity from 200 to 1,000 metric tons annually.

Baker Hughes secured an order to supply three NovaLT16 gas turbines and three centrifugal compressors for a pipeline compressor station near Allen, Río Negro, Argentina, to support Vaca Muerta gas transport and feed Southern Energy's LNG vessels.

Coleus Packaging invested R200 million in new coater, resizer, punching and lining machines at its Alrode factory in Johannesburg, with an additional R100 million for a new printing machine, increasing crown production capacity from 8 billion to 12 billion per year.

Trevo Drywall plans to more than double the capacity of its Juazeiro do Norte gypsum wallboard plant in Brazil to 50Mm²/yr by 2031. The existing line is being automated and expanded to 20Mm²/yr, scheduled for commissioning in April 2026, and a second 30Mm²/yr line is in project development.

Cheboksarsky Zavod Silovykh Agregatov (ChZSA) is launching production of heavy-class forklifts in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. The company has completed construction of a new welding and assembly building and plans to produce up to 4,000 machines annually, including diesel forklifts with 5-10 ton capacity and electric models with 3-4 ton capacity.

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply five new 215 MVA generator stators for the Robert Moses Power Plant as part of the Next Generation Niagara upgrade programme. The project is expected to span approximately 10 years.

Ufa Turbine Plant has started production of gas turbine engines at a new plant in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. The investment project worth over 9.1 billion rubles began construction in 2023 and will employ about 500 people.

Oury Medical, an independent French medical instrumentation group, has acquired Céfiméca, a manufacturer of orthopaedic and spinal instruments and implants. The acquisition is the fifth build-up operation under the platform strategy of TAG Partners, which acquired Oury-Guyé three years ago.

Automation & Robotics Technology (A&RT), a specialist in high-speed robotic automation, was acquired by a private investor group comprising Foodmach, Packaging Partners, Rob Niggl and Frank Floriano. The acquisition aims to drive growth and expand into new sectors, with A&RT continuing to operate independently.

Dubai Precast, a unit of NSL Group, secured a full precast building system contract for 93 townhouses and two villas at Meydan, Dubai. The scope includes design, supply, delivery and installation of precast components, with installation targeted for completion by Q4 2026.

AD Ports Group's Noatum Ports received three ship-to-shore cranes and six rubber-tyred gantry cranes from ZPMC for its new terminal in Safaga, Egypt. The cranes are part of a $52 million procurement within a $200 million project under a 30-year concession, with the terminal expected to open in the second half of 2026.

Marine Electricals (India) secured orders worth Rs 1.15 billion from Larsen and Toubro to supply, install, test and commission low-tension boards and branch panels for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing's upcoming semiconductor facility in Dholera, India. The order is scheduled to be executed over 18 months.

Quest Global, the world's largest independent pure-play engineering services company, acquired BITSILICA, an India-based semiconductor design services company, to strengthen its semiconductor offerings and expand its footprint.

Diamond Power Infrastructure secured three cable supply orders from Adani Group companies: Rs. 19.57 crore from Adani Green Energy, Rs. 100.54 crore from Adani Electricity Mumbai, and Rs. 43.26 crore from Adani Power for the Raipur Phase-II thermal power project.

ZPMC shipped the first two of four mega ship-to-shore quay cranes to DP World UK as part of a £60 million order. The cranes, weighing over 2,000 tonnes each, will be the largest in Europe and are expected to be operational by August 2026.

Kloeckner acquired Camalloy, a Pennsylvania-based service center focused on aluminum and stainless steel, to strengthen its nonferrous metals distribution and processing capabilities in the US.

Jiuzhou Group and its subsidiary Shenyang Haocheng Electric won bids for power supply projects from PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical and Yanchang Petroleum Yulin Coal Chemical, and a high-voltage ring main unit project from PetroChina Baoshi Pipe Industry.

Algoma Steel Group Inc. and Roshel Inc. have formed Roshel Algoma Defence Solutions Inc., a joint venture to establish a Canadian Centre of Excellence for Ballistic Steel Production in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, providing sovereign ballistic steel defence solutions.

Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to provide high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) subsea electrical highway, a joint venture between SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission. The contract is part of £3bn in supply chain contracts for the project.

SKF is consolidating its manufacturing footprint in the Americas, closing its Monterrey, Mexico factory and relocating capacity to its Puebla and La Silla sites. The closure will result in approximately 390 redundancies at the Monterrey site, while around 100 new positions will be created at the other sites.

Titan-Polymer has received more than 75% of the technological equipment for the construction of its second production complex for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) in Russia. Completion of equipment delivery and transition to active construction is planned for the second half of 2026.

Mitsubishi Chemical has established a high-performance engineering plastics production base in the Changshu Economic and Technological Development Zone, China, with a planned annual capacity exceeding 600 tons. Operations are expected to commence by the end of 2026.

Yanmar Energy System Co., Ltd. will build a new factory in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, to produce emergency power generation systems for data centers. Construction will begin after a site agreement signed on April 7, 2026, with operations scheduled to start in 2028.

Genesis Medtech completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Nanjing TUGE Healthcare Co., Ltd., a Chinese medical endoscopy innovator. TUGE's founder will become CTO of visual imaging technology at Genesis.

China National Heavy Machinery Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Sino-heavymach) won the bid for a φ180mm high-end steel pipe intelligent threading production line for a key steel pipe enterprise in Shaanxi. The line will use self-developed servo control and intelligent detection technology.

WIKA inaugurated a new industrial plant in Boituva, São Paulo state, with an investment of R$100 million, expanding its instrumentation production capacity in Brazil.

Baker Hughes received an order from San Matias Pipeline S.A. for three NovaLT16 gas turbines with centrifugal compressors, plus services, for a compressor station near Allen in Río Negro province, Argentina.

AxFlow Oceania has partnered with management to acquire a majority stake in Dowdens Group, a Queensland fluid handling provider founded in 1973. The deal is AxFlow's largest investment in Oceania to date.

Neway Flow Control has broken ground on Phase II of its high-end industrial valve project in Suzhou High-Tech Zone. Covering 30,600 square meters, the smart factory is expected to output over 56,000 units of valves, actuators and automation equipment per year.

Saica Flex Deeside has announced a £2.2 million (€2.5 million) investment in a fully automatic coating machine at its Deeside site. The coater offers about four times the previous coating capacity and enables linerless label products.

The City of Altoona, Iowa, approved a $39.8 million contract with Story Construction to build a new 4 MGD water treatment plant, the city's fourth active treatment plant.

Sapien Semiconductor secured a contract to supply MicroLED (LEDoS) backplane wafers for AR smart glasses to an undisclosed California-based big tech company. The contract is valued at approximately 2.35 billion KRW (~$1.56 million), representing about 14% of the company's 2025 revenue, with delivery expected by end of 2026.

Boeing was awarded a $101.3 million undefinitized delivery order by the Defense Logistics Agency for KC-46 commercial common depot-level repairables, with performance completion by April 6, 2027.

Howard Industries announced a $100 million expansion of its Howard Power Solutions Division facility in Ellisville, Mississippi, adding 230,000 square feet and creating 100 new jobs. The project includes $55 million in building expansion and $45 million in advanced manufacturing equipment.

BASF Greater China and Sevnce Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding to explore robotics and intelligent inspection systems at BASF sites in China, and to collaborate on lightweight materials for robotic components.

LS Cable & System has decided to establish a new rare-earth permanent magnet production facility in Korea, its first domestic plant for such magnets. The investment is projected to reach hundreds of billions of won, and a site will be selected in the first half of 2026.