Preludio Partners acquired a 100% stake in Envases Sanz Belda, a packaging company, as reported on 26 February 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Swedish WTR Group entered a strategic partnership with Lotzer & Mühlenbruch GmbH (L&M Pumps), a Delmenhorst-based German manufacturer of pumps, spare parts and seals, to strengthen its German platform. The deal was advised by Livingstone.

Peerless Pump Company celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Peerless Engineered Systems facility in Waller, Texas, which more than doubles PES operational capacity for fire, industrial and municipal pump packages.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $250 million float glass manufacturing plant in Aboadze, Western Region. Phase One will have a daily capacity of 600 tons, with Phase Two adding 800 tons, and is expected to be completed by August 2027.

Xiashun Group, a Hong Kong-based aluminum processor, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Carcano Antonio SpA, an Italian aluminum foil producer, on February 25, 2026.

Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd. signed a ₹423 crore manufacturing and commercial supply contract with a large domestic pharma company to supply pen injectors for over four years.

Herr Foods completed a modernization of its end-of-line and palletizing operations with Intralox and Conveyor & Automation Technologies, replacing a 25-year-old system to boost throughput and capacity.

Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited announced a ₹423 crore Manufacturing & Commercial Supply Agreement for pen injectors from a large domestic pharmaceutical company, with a four-year duration.

Italian defence group Leonardo expects to sign a joint-venture accord for its aerostructures unit by the end of June 2026, after over 14 months of talks with a financial and industrial partner.

DMG MORI Federal Services will invest over $40.5 million to establish a new advanced manufacturing and R&D facility in Chicago's Goose Island industrial corridor, creating 74 new jobs.

Holcim UK has been appointed by Future Water MJJV Ltd to supply aggregates and sand for the construction of the UK's first new reservoir in over 30 years, the Havant Thicket reservoir in Hampshire.

Bridgepoint and AIP Capital signed a purchase agreement with CFM International to acquire 11 LEAP-1B engines. The engines will be delivered between 2027 and 2029 and leased to airlines, MROs and operators.

Ar.pa Lieviti, a Bologna-based producer of baking and dessert preparations, has installed a customized Opem F220 vertical packaging machine, replacing a unit from 1995. The €300,000 investment expands the range of pack sizes from 65g to 6kg.

Sika Corporation will expand its manufacturing operations of PVC single-ply commercial roofing membranes in Sealy, Texas, representing more than $90 million in capital investment and creating 60 jobs.

JACIR, a brand of Groupe COFINAIR, is constructing a new industrial site in Criquetot-sur-Longueville, Seine-Maritime, France, to consolidate its production, storage and R&D activities. The site will have nearly 16,000 m² of floor space on a 40,000 m² plot.

Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) will invest more than $79 million to purchase and improve the former JoAnn Stores Distribution Center in Opelika, Alabama, for a new manufacturing facility. The project is expected to create about 200 new full-time jobs.

Salient Motion announced its first production contract to supply Italian seat maker Aviointeriors with actuator systems for business-class seats that move from seated to lying-flat position. The systems will be installed on narrowbody Airbus or Boeing jets by two airlines from late 2026 to early 2027.

Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd signed a 4-year contract with a large domestic pharma company for the supply of pen injectors, valued at approximately Rs. 423 crores.

Airbus Helicopters broke ground on a new 3,100 square metre factory at its Marignane facility, which will house main gear box and rotor production and assembly. The project is valued at EUR 230 million and is part of a wider EUR 450 million redevelopment plan.

Saudi dairy giant Almarai signed a deal with JBT Marel for fish processing lines for its under-construction seafood factory in Saudi Arabia.

SK hynix announced an additional investment of 21.6 trillion won (US$15.1 billion) in its semiconductor cluster in Yongin, South Korea, for building its first fabrication plant and related facilities. The investment period runs from March 1, 2026 to December 31, 2030.

ALAS Emirates Ready Mix broke ground on a new 160,000 sq ft production facility in Dubai Industrial City. The plant will have a capacity of 400 cubic metres of concrete per hour and is expected to be operational by Q3 2026.

Comat SpA, through its investment vehicle Fimag, acquired a stake in Oversonic Robotics, an Italian cognitive humanoid robotics company. The partnership aims to apply cognitive robotics in satellite production.

Construction is underway on an expanded parts warehouse in Peterborough to support the strategic alliance with Crowland Cranes.

SANY UK announced a strategic alliance with Crowland Cranes Ltd, under which all future sales of SANY mobile cranes in Great Britain will be managed by Crowland Cranes. Construction is underway on an expanded parts warehouse in Peterborough.

Sime Darby Berhad signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Salmon Earthmoving Holdings for AUD 104 million (RM 327 million) on a cash-free debt-free basis. Salmon is a dry-hire earthmoving equipment rental business in Australia.

Yaskawa America announced plans to establish a robotic manufacturing facility at a new campus in Franklin, Wisconsin, producing high-volume industrial robots on US soil for the first time. The campus will span over 800,000 square feet and consolidate multiple operations over three to eight years.

John Cockerill was awarded two contracts by Siemens Energy to supply two Benson-type Heat Recovery Steam Generators for the Grudziadz 2 and Gdansk combined cycle power plants in Poland, owned by Grupa Energa/ORLEN.

Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) and Rio Tinto jointly acquired a 68.596% controlling stake in Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) from Votorantim for BRL 4.69 billion ($904 million). Chalco holds 67% and Rio Tinto 33% in a new joint venture.

L&K Biomed acquired land and a building to construct a new automated spinal implant factory in Seoul, South Korea. The company plans to double production capacity to KRW 200 billion annually by the first half of 2027.

Canlon has been selected as a winning bidder for Shanghai Baoye Group's annual procurement of waterproofing materials, providing waterproofing system solutions for its key engineering projects.

Shaily Engineering Plastics has secured a manufacturing and commercial supply agreement worth approximately ₹423 crore from a large domestic pharmaceutical company for the supply of pen injectors over four years.

Carrosserie Hess AG has finalized the acquisition of Kiepe Electric GmbH's business unit specializing in electrical systems for trolleybuses and in-motion charging technology, including traction inverters, drives, batteries and power supply systems.

GH Cranes & Components is building a new industrial building at its plant in Klobuck, Poland, increasing production area from 2,489 m² to 5,800 m² and tripling steel processing capacity. The total investment is €10 million, with a €6.75 million co-investment loan from COFIDES.

ProAmpac Holdings Inc. is acquiring the packaging business of TC Transcontinental, per a Reuters update published February 25, 2026. The source gives no deal value or closing details.

Elliott Group awarded the design and production of a gas turbine driven compressor package for installation on an FPSO in the marine environment. The package uses a driver in the 40,000 Hp range geared to a reinjection/export compressor. The announcement is dated February 25, 2026.

Technip Energies, leading a joint venture with CCC and Gulf Asia Contracting, was awarded an EPCC contract by QatarEnergy for the onshore LNG facilities of the North Field West project. The award covers two mega trains of 8 MTPA each, raising Qatar's LNG export capacity from 77 to 142 MTPA with NFE and NFS.

A tender result shows a winning bid by a Beijing company (name masked in the source) for Shanghai Tobacco Group's 2026-2027 procurement of cigarette box and carton packaging materials, including special-shaped cigarette packaging, at CNY 36.68 million. The award notice is dated February 25, 2026.

Ege Kimya's German subsidiary, EGE KİMYA Germany GmbH, acquired the grinding beads business unit of CERDUR Ceramic GmbH as of February 24, 2026. The acquisition strengthens Ege Kimya's product portfolio in paint driers and high-performance grinding beads.

Siemens AG was awarded a €5,199,078 contract by Hamburger Energienetze GmbH for the renewal of a 10-kV switchgear system including secondary technology at UW Veddel in Hamburg. The contract was awarded on February 24, 2026, with an estimated end date of January 8, 2027.

Taixing Yida Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yida Co., Ltd., obtained approval for a project to produce 200,000 tons per year of epoxypropane derivative products with a total investment of 642 million yuan. Construction is planned to commence in 2026.

Precision Engineering Technologies (PETECH) announced a strategic collaboration with WFL Millturn Technologies to strengthen access to advanced multifunctional machining technologies for Indian manufacturers.

Johnson & Johnson has sold NeuWave, a microwave ablation technology company, to Quantum Surgical for an undisclosed sum. Both companies will operate as subsidiaries of the newly created Precision IO Group.

President John Dramani Mahama broke ground for the construction of a $250 million float glass factory in Shama, Western Region, by KEDA (Ghana) Ceramic Company Limited. He also commissioned the Fifth Phase of the Tile Production Line and the Sanitary Wares Factory.

DMG MORI will invest $40.5 million in a new advanced manufacturing facility on Goose Island in Chicago, creating 74 full-time jobs. Construction begins soon with opening expected in 2026.

Wienerberger AG has signed an agreement to acquire Italcer Group, a producer of ceramic solutions with manufacturing hubs in Italy and Spain. Wienerberger will initially acquire 50% plus one share, with a call option for the remaining shares in 2027. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026.

Pratt & Whitney will invest $200 million to expand its operations in Columbus, Georgia, initially creating 15 new jobs. The expansion will increase output of critical parts for military and commercial engine programs.

Grundfos has completed the acquisition of Newterra, a Pittsburgh-based water and wastewater treatment solutions company, from private equity firm Frontenac. The deal value was not disclosed.

The Quebec government is providing over CAD 18.3 million in financial aid, including a CAD 15 million loan, to Olymel for the expansion and modernization of its food processing plant in Trois-Rivières, including digital transformation and AI integration.

DMG MORI Federal Services Inc. is establishing a new advanced manufacturing and research facility in Chicago, Illinois, with a $41 million investment that will create 74 new jobs.