Panfacil, the frozen bakery division of Grupo Estrela, is investing R$44 million ($7.6 million) to expand its manufacturing facility in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The expansion will triple output to 115,000 units per hour and 4,400 tonnes per month, and is scheduled to become operational in the first half of 2026.

MoldTecs has secured a new strategic contract with a major player in the heavy-duty sector. The contract has a total lifetime revenue of €250 million, with serial production starting in 2028 at its Laval manufacturing site.

Empower Technical Services, a London-based consolidator in the UK technical services sector, has acquired Rosewood Engineering, a Blackburn water industry specialist, for an undisclosed sum. Rosewood carries out mechanical installations, maintenance and refurbishment for water and wastewater treatment equipment.

Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arlington Industries, a designer and manufacturer of electrical products. Terms were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026.

SciSparc Ltd. has completed the acquisition of an IP portfolio of patents and trademarks for innovative endoscopic systems, including the MUSE system, from Xylo Technologies Ltd. SciSparc issued shares representing 19.99% of its capital as consideration.

Suffolk Safety Solutions has been appointed as the primary supplier of personal protective equipment for the Sizewell C nuclear plant. The three-year contract will create 23 jobs in Suffolk.

Bridgnorth Aluminium has invested £600,000 in a refurbished Schmutz line at its Stourbridge Road facility to enable in-house finishing of thinner gauge aluminium. Installation and commissioning are expected to be complete by March 2026.

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a comprehensive deck machinery package for a 127-metre Floating Wind Construction Vessel being built for Hana Shipping of Korea. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in July 2027.

WEC Group is investing £10 million to develop Europe's largest subcontract heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility in Blackburn. The first Correa Fox M machining centre is operational, and the facility will house six large CNC machining centres, creating 60 new jobs.

Goldgroup Mining Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all shares of Gold Resource Corporation in a reverse triangular merger valued at approximately US$372 million. GRC stockholders will receive 1.4476 Goldgroup shares per GRC share, representing a 39% premium.

Vestfrost Zrt. is investing nearly €14 million to expand its Csongrád plant, including a new warehouse, machinery, and solar energy system, increasing production capacity from 79,000 to 105,000 units and creating 123 new jobs.

Kalahari Cement, a subsidiary of Amsons Group, has committed $200 million to modernise and expand East African Portland Cement's annual production capacity from 1.3Mta to nearly 4Mta within three years, including a new clinkerisation plant.

DIAMANT Polymer GmbH will take over the entire product business of SKC Gleittechnik GmbH in an asset deal, effective April 1, 2026.

Tes Co Ltd has won a 19.7 billion won order, as reported on January 26, 2026.

SSEN Transmission has awarded NKT contracts valued at $2.4 billion to deliver 525 kV subsea HVDC cable systems for the Western Isles and Spittal-to-Peterhead links in Scotland.

Compagnie Chargeurs Invest has signed a binding put option agreement to sell Novacel to KPS Capital Partners for approximately €230 million in cash, while reinvesting €30 million to retain a 25% minority stake.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Conveyance Systems will succeed its mechanical parking business to IHI Conveyance Machinery via an absorption-type company split effective November 1, 2026. The business had sales of 7,090 million yen in 2024.

Emirates Global Aluminium and Century Aluminum entered a joint development agreement to build a new primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, with EGA owning 60% and Century 40%. The plant will produce 750,000 tonnes per year, creating 1,000 permanent jobs.

Hyundai Hi-tech signed an investment agreement to establish a new automobile parts manufacturing plant in Hanam Industrial Complex, Gwangju, South Korea, with a total investment of KRW 63 billion from 2026 to 2027, creating over 31 new jobs.

Grimme is investing EUR 50 million in its largest investment program, expanding facilities in Damme and Rieste, Germany, through end of 2027. Plans include a new administration building, used machinery center, and a 4,000 m² assembly hall for potato and beet harvesters.

In-Situ has officially joined Ott, a Veralto operating company, creating a premier environmental water monitoring solution. The combination brings together two industry leaders in water quality and quantity monitoring.

Fiberpro signed a supply contract with Hanwha Aerospace worth KRW 4,558,040,000 for optical sensor assemblies related to IM3 business carbon durability products and launch tubes. The contract runs until November 16, 2029.

Motherson Group announced investments of approximately HUF 40 billion to expand production capacity in Mosonszolnok, Mosonmagyaróvár, Túrkeve, and Kecskemét, Hungary, creating 154 new jobs. The expansion will increase supplies of rearview mirrors and bumpers to BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

Newbow Aerospace secured a contract from Iberia for 16 wheel and brake trailers, a contract from British Airways for trailers for A320 and B777 aircraft, and a general trading agreement with Jet2 for tyre inflation tooling and pressure gauges.

Newbow Aerospace opened a new 4,000 ft² fabrication facility in the West Midlands, UK, doubling its manufacturing capacity for ground support equipment trailers and service carts. The company also secured contracts with Iberia, British Airways, and Jet2.

Ezz Steel announced plans to invest approximately €1 billion over the next two years to expand production capacity, despite global protectionist trade measures affecting exports.

Draper was selected as one of ten companies for a potential 10-year, $25.35 billion contract from the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) Advanced Technology Support Program (ATSP). The contract covers specialized engineering, secure microelectronics products, and system-level services.

CIMPOR invested €6.75 million to reactivate and triple the production capacity of its pozzolanic cement grinding plant in Santo Antão, Cape Verde, from 3 to 9 tons per hour. Production start is planned for June 2026 after operational tests in April.

China Heavy Machinery (中国重机) signed an EP contract for a 200-ton-per-day float glass production line in Ethiopia. The contract covers design, equipment procurement, installation guidance, and commissioning guidance.

IonQ will acquire SkyWater Technology for $35.00 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction, implying a total equity value of approximately $1.8 billion. The deal aims to create a vertically integrated quantum platform company.

Eaton Corporation will separate its Mobility business and combine it with Dana Incorporated in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. Eaton shareholders are expected to own 50.1% of the combined company, and Eaton will receive a cash distribution of approximately $1.1 billion.

KITZ and KITZ SCT held a completion ceremony on January 26, 2026 for a new plant at KITZ Corporation of Vietnam in Thang Long Industrial Park, Vinh Phuc, and production has commenced. The 4.5 billion yen facility makes ultra-high purity gas valves for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Zorn Compressor & Equipment has opened a new 12,500-square-foot facility in the Town of Lawrence, replacing its older Green Bay site. The building includes office and warehouse space and a loading dock.

Nova Paper & Packaging B.V., part of Eren Holding, has acquired BM Packaging Ltd, a corrugated packaging manufacturer with two sites in Huddersfield. Managing Director Chris Latham remains in position.

Tetra Pak is investing 60 million euros in a new paper-based barrier pilot plant at its Lund, Sweden facility to develop an aseptic packaging material that replaces the aluminium foil layer. The plant will also serve customers for trials across the manufacturing journey.

Oak Tree Hill Capital and Cobotx announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth and international expansion of Cobotx in collaborative robotics, automation, and AI, with a European focus.

GE Aerospace committed to supplying 20 F404 fighter jet engines annually to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) starting in financial year 2026, to support India's Tejas fighter programme.

Actemium signed a three-year full-maintenance contract with Topas Advanced Polymers for the complete maintenance of a new COC (cyclic olefin copolymer) production plant in Leuna, Germany. The plant represents an investment of over €200 million.

Dalian Heavy Industry Equipment secured a contract with OCP (Office Chérifien des Phosphates) for an engineering, procurement, and construction project at a phosphate mine in Morocco, valued at nearly 3 billion yuan (around 4 billion dirhams). The project includes civil works and equipment supply.

Kuwait's Central Agency for Public Tenders approved a direct contract worth 999.85 million Kuwaiti dinars ($3.3 billion) between the Ministry of Public Works and China State Construction Engineering Corp to build the North Kabd sewage treatment plant, the country's largest.

Harrison Silverdale announced construction of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at its flagship UK factory in Dronfield, Derbyshire, to expand production capacity. The facility will include advanced CNC lathes, a component cleaning plant, and a 41 kW solar array.

Fenova uPVC Door & Window Systems, a division of Arihant Profile – Extrusion LLP, was awarded a contract to supply approximately 55,000 square feet of wooden-finish uPVC windows for the Gyalsung Academy project in Bhutan. The project will be executed with channel partner Luminex Windows.

Deutsche Aircraft selected Comtronic GmbH to supply the complete overhead panel for the D328eco cockpit. The contract includes design and manufacturing of illuminated panels and control units for the 40-seat regional turboprop, targeting entry into service in late 2027.

Hirschvogel Components India announced an additional foreign direct investment of ₹750 crore (approximately $90 million) at its Sanaswadi plant in Maharashtra to increase manufacturing capacity for electric vehicle parts. The MoU was signed during WEF 2026 in Davos.

Suntex has established a new manufacturing facility in Zhenjiang Dantu High-Tech Industrial Park, China, with an investment of 40 million RMB. The 20,000-square-meter plant features three PLC-controlled automated production lines and a daily production capacity of 40,000 meters of high-performance fabrics.

Stratalign Limited has acquired RT Equipment Ltd (renamed RTE Equipment Ltd) as of January 23, 2026, expanding its capabilities in gantry and crane systems, hoists, and industrial lifting equipment.

Boeing is accelerating the activation of a new final assembly line for the 737 Max at its Everett plant, now scheduled to begin operations in June 2026, earlier than planned. The line will initially produce Max 8 and Max 9 variants to relieve pressure on the Renton plant.

Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation's subsidiary Unitex inaugurated phase 1 of a new plant in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam, on January 23, 2026. The phase has an annual capacity of 36,000 tons and total investment of VND 2,130 billion ($81.16 million), increasing the company's total capacity to 99,000 tons per year.

Al-Boushy Food Industries plans to invest EGP 65 million by end of 2026 to add a broccoli and cauliflower production line and a new packaging line, aiming to double frozen fruit and vegetable exports.

Crown Lift Trucks secured approximately 101,000 square feet in Building 500 at Tyger River Industrial Park in Moore, South Carolina, expanding from its existing Duncan location. Operations are planned to begin at the start of 2026.