Control Devices, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, acquired Sherwood Valve, a North American maker of industrial cylinder valves with operations in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Terms were not disclosed.

ELGi Equipments commissioned a new vacuum pump assembly line at its Coimbatore headquarters, produced under a technology licensing agreement with D.V.P. Vacuum Technology of Italy.

PPC Flex, a North American flexible packaging maker, acquired the United States operations of SÜDPACK, including its Oak Creek, Wisconsin facility. The price was not disclosed.

Vallourec secured a significant contract from Shell to supply OCTG seamless pipes, VAM premium connections and value-added services for Shell's offshore Orca project in Brazil, with drilling expected from April 2027 and 12,000 to 15,000 tons of pipes.

Shakti Pumps India received a first letter of award from Karnataka Renewable Energy worth Rs 654.03 crore including GST for supplying and installing 16,780 off-grid solar water pumping systems under PM-KUSUM component-B.

Quest Flow Controls Limited received a purchase order worth Rs 2.17 crore including GST from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders to supply hull valves, to be executed within four months.

Guillin Group's French subsidiary Alterecopack acquired Belgian packaging companies Gruyaert Verpakking, a maker of customized cardboard pastry boxes, and distributor Verpakkingen V de V. The two companies had combined 2024 revenue of EUR 19 million and about 40 employees.

Shandong Pengcheng Max Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. secured a CNY 200 million order for DX370 excavators from an African customer, with monthly supply of 30-36 units.

Drake & Scull's subsidiary Passavant Energy & Environment was awarded a EUR 17 million (AED 73 million) sub-contract for the rehabilitation of the Tanta Wastewater Treatment Plant in Egypt. The scope includes design, engineering, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning of electromechanical systems, plus two years of operation.

Far East Communication (远东通信) won a contract worth over CNY 60 million in a centralized procurement of oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs) by a global ICT infrastructure provider. The company secured a 65% share and exclusive supply for some models.

Shandong Fincm Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony on January 10, 2026, for its second-phase plant and new office building project. The project has a total investment of over 60 million yuan and a building area of over 10,000 square meters, with the new plant expected to be completed and operational in June 2026 and the office building by December 2026.

Gebhardt Group has acquired Hermanussen Metallverarbeitung GmbH, a neighbor in Werl, Germany. Hermanussen specializes in cold-rolled special profiles and stamping/bending parts, employing 46 people.

VEGA Grieshaber KG has acquired Akenza AG, a Zurich-based IoT platform specialist. The acquisition aims to expand VEGA's Industrial IoT business segment by combining sensor technology with akenza's IoT platform.

JT Grosvenor announced a £200,000 capital investment to expand production capacity by 25% at its Huddersfield, Yorkshire site. The investment aims to reduce manual handling and improve operational efficiency.

Virginia Transformer Corp. is starting a $40 million expansion at its Georgia Transformer facility in Rincon, Georgia, to increase production capacity by about 70%. Construction begins in January 2026 and is expected to be completed within a year, creating over 400 jobs.

Qingdao Baojia Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. won a bid for a flour robot online loading system project from COFCO's 600,000-ton wheat processing plant in Chongqing, with a contract value of 3.58 million yuan.

Henkel is acquiring Stahl for an enterprise value of €2.1 billion, buying the stakes held by Wendel, BASF and Clariant, to strengthen Stahl's specialty coatings for flexible materials. Completion is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Ball Corporation agreed to acquire UK-based packaging company Rexam PLC in a recommended cash and share offer valued at about $5.7 billion, subject to regulatory and Rexam shareholder approval. The combination is expected to create a global packaging leader.

Veolia has been contracted for €28.5 million to enhance the Fuglevik wastewater treatment facility in Norway's Moss region, improving effluent quality for 85,000 people.

ProSys Fill LLC purchased Pendergraph Machines, a hot melt filling equipment maker, to complement its filling lines and expand market share.

IB-TECH, a subsidiary of Imasen Electric Industrial, is expanding its Bucyrus, Ohio facility to manufacture new seat mechanisms for electric vehicle product lines and a new seat recliner for Honda. The project involves a $15.3 million capital investment and will create 170 jobs.

PRO-SET Formulated Resin Systems, LLC acquired Universal Chemicals and Coatings, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance custom industrial coatings, laminating adhesives and container linings.

Healthium Medtech inaugurated an expanded manufacturing facility at Sri City, scaling production capacity from 1.3 lakh dozens to 2.8 lakh dozens per month for wound closure devices, sutures, and meshes.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, with partner PPS Automation, completed optimization of all 44 robotic cells in its production, following a successful pilot in 2023. The project reduced load time by up to 40% per cell.

Venter Cranes & Industrial Maintenance secured a contract to supply one standard R&M 3t and one custom R&M 7t double-girder top-running hoist to Dinsmore Farming, Metal Fabrication & Machine Shop.

Crystalclear Power plans to acquire 100% of Sichuan Yichong Technology for 3.283 billion yuan via share issuance and cash, and raise 1.8 billion yuan in supporting funds.

NIRAJ Cement Structurals has been awarded a contract worth ₹465.20 million from Western Railway for railway infrastructure projects.

Scott & Fyfe appointed Waterline Renewal Technologies as the exclusive North American distributor for its AlphaShield composite pipe-lining technology, effective from 1 January 2026.

Haemonetics Corporation acquired Vivasure Medical Limited, a Galway, Ireland-based developer of percutaneous vessel closure technology, for an upfront cash payment of €100 million plus up to €85 million in contingent consideration.

Tanfac Industries approved the establishment of a new downstream fluorinated chemicals manufacturing facility at its existing site in Cuddalore, India, with an investment of ₹495 crore and capacity of 20,000 tonnes per annum, expected to be completed by November 2026.

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC), a subsidiary of AVIC, plans to double its total production capacity for the J-35 stealth fighter over the next three to five years at a new factory complex in Shenyang, Liaoning province. The new factory entered product assembly in mid-2025 and is expected to enter mass production in 2026.

Gemco Rail has begun serial production of iron ore wagons at a new facility in Karratha, Australia. The site employs 25 people and will manufacture wagons for a 100-wagon, $100.5 million order from Rio Tinto.

Vertiv completed its acquisition of PurgeRite, a provider of mechanical flushing, venting and filtration services for data centres, for approximately $1 billion. PurgeRite is based in Houston, Texas.

Toyota Material Handling North America and Tailift USA announced an alliance to improve distribution and aftermarket support for Tailift USA in the US. Jim O'Brien was named managing director of Tailift USA.

Daifuku Intralogistics India manufactured its first local automated stacker crane at its Hyderabad plant, part of a INR 227 crore investment. The plant was inaugurated in April 2025.

American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) plans to invest $793.1 million in its North Birmingham facility to switch to electric-fired furnaces, reducing emissions by over 90%. The project is expected to create 80 new jobs.

Scott & Fyfe has appointed Waterline Renewal Technologies as the exclusive North American distributor for its AlphaShield pipe repair product. The multi-million-pound strategic partnership is expected to safeguard jobs and boost production in Tayport, Scotland.

Rio Tinto and Glencore are in preliminary negotiations that could lead to a merger, potentially creating the largest mining company in the world with a market capitalization exceeding $200 billion. The deal may involve a partial or full acquisition of Glencore by Rio Tinto.

ProMach has acquired American Holt, DMA Solution, and Pride Engineering (collectively AmHolt) from Arcline Investment Management. The companies are leaders in packaging components and precision-engineered components for aluminum can production.

Remmers Gruppe SE will invest Rs 300 crore to acquire a 50.01% stake in Teknovace, a wood coatings company, in two tranches. The partnership aims to expand Teknovace's manufacturing capabilities and establish a global R&D centre in India.

Järven Plast & Smide Aktiebolag has been awarded a contract worth SEK 14,000,000 by Statens institutionsstyrelse for mattresses and textiles adapted for high-risk environments. The contract was awarded on December 1, 2025, and runs until December 2027–January 2030.

Remmers Gruppe SE plans to make a ₹300 crore strategic equity investment in Teknovace to acquire a 50.01% stake in two tranches. The funds will be used to expand wood coatings production capacity from 6,000 to 60,000 tonnes per annum and set up an integrated UV coatings facility in India.

Autoliv's Phase II expansion of its Jiading plant in Shanghai, China, has commenced production in January 2026. The project involved a total investment of RMB 350 million and groundbreaking in March 2024, adding a fully automated high-bay warehouse and intelligent automated storage facility.

The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company has awarded a £569,310 contract to Windsor Engineering (Hull) Limited for the supply of ten electric forklift trucks and five battery chargers, with the contract expected to run from February 2026 to January 2027.

Metso has won an order worth around €180 million ($210 million) to deliver engineering and key process equipment for a new primary copper smelter in Asia, with a planned capacity of 300,000 t/y of copper cathodes and 1.1 million t/y of sulphuric acid.

European Master Batch N.V., part of Sioen Industries Group, has completed the acquisition of ISL-Chemie, a German producer of pigment pastes for PU applications and in-mould coatings, strengthening Sioen's position in the pigment pastes market.

SIEHE Group is constructing a new smart factory in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, with an annual capacity of 500 intelligent equipment sets. Construction started in August 2025 and is expected to be completed by July 2026.

SEALSQ Corp and Kaynes SemiCon reached a final agreement to establish SEALKAYNESQ Ltd, a joint venture to develop a sovereign Indian post-quantum semiconductor platform, with a secure design, test, and personalization center in India.

NTPC and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) agreed to jointly acquire Singareni Thermal Power Limited (STPL) for ₹38 billion.

Automated Industrial Robotics Inc. (AIR) acquired KAON Automation, an Ireland-based industrial automation company specializing in medical device assembly and aseptic filling solutions.