Allegro Foodservice, a UK manufacturer and distributor of dry and frozen dessert products, has purchased an IPS-8BT Stand Up Pouch Machine from Intamac Packaging Systems to expand its contract packing capabilities. The investment was announced on March 30, 2026.

Flex announced a definitive agreement to acquire Electrical Power Products, Inc. (EP²), a provider of engineered-to-order electrical power control and protection systems, for approximately $1.1 billion in cash. EP² operates a manufacturing campus in Des Moines, Iowa.

TruArc Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Matrix Adhesives Group from Goldner Hawn. Terms were not disclosed. Matrix provides adhesive and sealant solutions and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Rakem Group renewed its decade-long distribution partnership with Turkey's Organik Kimya to import water-based polymer emulsions for coatings, textiles, and adhesives in the UK.

The Board of Directors of Andhra Cements Limited granted in-principle approval to merge with its holding company, Sagar Cements Limited. The merger is subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Hyundai Translead plans to expand its trailer-manufacturing operations into the United States.

AeroVironment plans to invest more than $30 million to expand its manufacturing operations across three existing sites in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The project is supported by state and local incentives.

BHEL announced an investment of Rs 3,064.46 crore as its equity contribution into Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd., its joint venture with Coal India Ltd. The investment will be spread over four years.

BHEL received a notification of award from NTPC for the main plant package of the 3x800 MW Telangana Stage-II supercritical thermal power project, valued at over ₹13,500 crore, to be executed within 62 months.

Metso signed a major agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation to supply copper SX-EW technology for the Tia Maria project in Peru, valued at €100 million, for a plant producing 120,000 tons of copper cathodes per year.

Abingdon Health was awarded contracts worth approximately £4.8 million by a USA-based customer to develop and manufacture multiplex quantitative lateral flow assay systems, to be delivered over 27 months.

Arabelle Solutions was selected to supply nuclear propulsion turbines for the future French aircraft carrier France Libre.

Arabelle Solutions will build a new 20,000 m² workshop in Belfort for €350 million, doubling turbine production capacity to two per year, and plans to hire 600 people by 2030.

Sandvik received five AutoMine orders from Byrnecut for the Gwalia, Ulysses, Youanmi and Gossan Valley mines in Australia and the Navachab mine in Namibia, including AutoMine Multi-Lite systems and AutoMine for Underground Drilling at four sites.

Skellefteå municipality awarded Kalmar Solutions AB a contract worth SEK 36,849,038 for the supply of forklifts, terminal trucks, reachstackers and translifters, including service agreements.

Annexair is completing a 150,000 sq. ft. expansion of its facility in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, bringing total footprint to 500,000 sq. ft. Production in the new space is expected to begin by end of 2026, with a fully automated production line for Biocomposite panels and a new R&D center.

Truevis Technologies was allocated 50 acres in Haldia, West Bengal, for a medical equipment manufacturing plant with a planned investment of Rs. 500 crore. The facility targets production of over 1,000 medical equipment units annually and creation of 5,000+ jobs.

Z-Polymers announced a strategic investment from Kureha Corporation and a joint development agreement to accelerate commercialization of Z-Polymers' Tullomer liquid crystal polymer platform for high-performance fibers.

Alltrista Plastics, a Jadex subsidiary, is adding a 25,000 sq ft expansion at its Springfield, Missouri facility for compression blow forming. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2026 and was described as a multimillion-dollar investment.

Borouge and Borealis combined into Borouge International, which is acquiring NOVA Chemicals, with OMV and XRG each holding 50 percent. The new company is headquartered in Austria with regional headquarters in the UAE.

Universal Plant Services, a Houston-based provider of field services, acquired Mechanical Solutions Inc., a Whippany, New Jersey engineering firm specializing in rotating machinery such as pumps and compressors. Terms were not disclosed, and it is the first add-on investment since UPS partnered with New State Capital Partners.

Metso signed an agreement with Southern Peru Copper Corporation to supply solvent extraction and electrowinning technology for the Tia Maria copper project in Cocachacra, Arequipa, Peru. The plant will produce 120,000 t of copper cathodes per year, and the order value of €100 million was booked in Metso's Q1 2026 order intake.

Indorama Ventures' board approved merging its Indovida India packaging unit into listed EPL Limited, with Indorama expected to hold about 51.8% of EPL after completion. The total transaction value is about INR 62,558 million, and completion is expected within 12 months.

Leidos Supply, the UK MoD logistics delivery partner, recorded three awards for the Packaging and Soft Consumables supply contract, including £13.2m to DS Smith Packaging, £7.4m to MaxPack Group and £2.4m to Joseph Gleave & Son. The notice was published on 30 March 2026.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) received a notification of award from NTPC Ltd. for the main plant package of the 3x800 MW Telangana Stage-II supercritical thermal power project in Peddapalli, Telangana. The order is worth Rs 13,500 crore.

FANUC announced construction of its third servo motor factory in Dongguan's Songshan Lake, with a total investment of approximately $120 million. The facility will produce the FA-2000iS series and other compact servo systems, with production starting in Q2 2027.

Pinette Emidecau Industries was awarded a contract by the National Research Council Canada for integration of a thermoplastic injection unit and a generic hybrid overmoulding injection mould to the Advanced Composites forming press. Total contract value is CAD 1,299,232.02.

Munters booked an $82 million order for Geoclima Circlemiser chillers destined for a large AI facility operated by an unnamed US colocation provider. Deliveries start mid-2026.

Indian packaging company EPL agreed to merge with Indovida, the rigid packaging venture of Indorama Ventures, in a share-swap deal valuing the combined business at about $2 billion. Indorama will hold 51.8% of the combined company and Blackstone about 16.6%.

Insistence Production Association launched a new site in Yekaterinburg for producing drills, milling cutters, and special tools for CNC machines. Investment was 135 million rubles, with over 100 million from the Industrial Development Fund. Full capacity will reach 220,000 units per year.

Sedin Engineering (China Chemical Engineering) signed a contract with Huanxiting New Materials (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. for a 27,500 tonnes/year cycloolefin polymer (COP) project in Ningbo, China. The first phase will build a 5,000 tonnes/year COP resin line. The signing was reported on March 28, 2026.

Danfoss plans to invest ₹1,500 crore in India by 2030 to increase local production, expand capacity and roll out new technology. The focus includes local compressor production for data-center cooling.

Safran is expanding its European manufacturing footprint with a new compressor-components plant in Welkenraedt, Wallonia, Belgium. The €125 million project will be developed through a new subsidiary called Safran Booster Components, with Safran Aero Boosters holding 56%, Wallonie Entreprendre 33%, and SFPIM 11%.

Tenaris has acquired AllTorque's oilfield division, an OEM of tubular running technology headquartered in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

Mitsubishi Electric signed an MoU to begin discussions on integrating its power device operations with the semiconductor businesses of ROHM and Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage, along with Japan Industrial Partners and TBJ Holdings.

Rohm, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric signed an MOU to deeply integrate their power semiconductor businesses into a new joint venture, aiming to become the world's second-largest power chip supplier.

Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions (TBWES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermax, secured an order worth approximately ₹1,600 crore from Anuppur Powerprojects for a boiler package for a 100 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

Polycab India Limited's scheme of amalgamation with Uniglobus Electricals and Electronics Private Limited became effective on March 27, 2026, after filing the NCLT order with the Registrar of Companies. Polycab is the surviving entity.

Grupo PCP Steel announced a R$ 120 million investment to build a new 15,000 m² industrial plant in Farroupilha, Brazil, focused on high-value steel components for agricultural, forestry, oil and mining sectors. Construction is underway and completion is expected in July 2026, creating about 100 direct jobs.

Sylvester & Cockrum, LLC, a NexCore partner company, acquired Mechanical Systems Technology, Inc. (MST), a commercial HVAC and refrigeration service provider in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The acquisition was announced on March 27, 2026.

Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited's board approved a revised capital expenditure of INR 156.4 crore for its Vadodara plant, up from INR 110.2 crore, to enhance switchgear capacity and support future scalability. The decision was made on March 27, 2026.

Altivera Medical Holdings, LLC acquires Zynex, Inc. following Zynex's Chapter 11 restructuring and resolution of government investigations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is expanding sterile fill-finish and autoinjector final assembly capacity at its Ridgefield, New Jersey site.

Thermo Fisher Scientific and SHL Medical announce a strategic collaboration to provide integrated support for SHL Medical's Molly autoinjector platform at Thermo Fisher's Ridgefield site.

Harrylall Industrial Holdings Group (HIH Group) acquires Byford Machine-Tool Inc. to expand its precision machining platform in the U.S.

MedLevensohn announced the installation of five factories for hospital products in Serra, Brazil, with total investment of R$150 million, and delivery schedule until October 2028.

Safran Aero Boosters will create 280 new jobs across its existing sites in Herstal (200) and Huy (80) in the Liège region, Belgium.

Doosan Robotics will invest 24 billion won (approximately $16 million) to build a new collaborative robot manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania, U.S., relocating its base from Texas.

BUA Cement is planning a brownfield expansion of three million metric tonnes per annum capacity at its Sokoto State plant, slated for commissioning in December 2028.

Evonik and IMCD have expanded their distribution partnership to include the United States, broadening access to VISIOMER specialty methacrylates for customers in the U.S. market.