Chinese supplier Kaifa will invest R$ 200 million to build a smart water meter factory in Manaus, Brazil, generating about 300 jobs. The investment is linked to a R$ 3.8 billion contract between Sabesp and Vivo to replace 4.4 million conventional water meters.

Lokesh Machines Ltd announced a defence supply contract worth ₹22.00 crore with Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited for sub-assemblies and components of 9x19mm machine pistols, with delivery by 19 March 2026.

Exel Composites signed a four-year frame agreement with Tratos for the supply of composite conductor cores for 2026–2029, with a minimum volume commitment of at least EUR 22 million.

Leone Rock Metal Group awarded Metso an order to supply minerals processing equipment for the Tonkolili iron ore project's Phase III 30 million t magnetite concentrator in Sierra Leone. The order value is undisclosed.

Airtificial has been awarded a €7.8 million contract for the manufacture of three intelligent, robotised assembly lines for a major German automotive Tier-1 supplier in Europe. The lines will be used in manufacturing powertrain generators and electronic inverters for electric and hybrid vehicles, with production starting in the last quarter of 2026.

Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd acquired a 51% controlling stake in Kunshan Q Tech Microelectronics (India) Pvt. Ltd. for a total consideration of Rs. 552.99 crore. The deal will be executed in two stages, forming a joint venture with Q Tech Singapore holding 49%.

Ningbo Xusheng Group has received car component orders from a North American automaker with expected sales revenue of about 7.8 billion yuan ($1.12 billion). The contract covers auto parts supplies in China and Mexico over eight years starting in 2026.

DG Khan Cement announced a major expansion at its DG Khan site in Pakistan, adding a new clinker production line with a capacity of 11,000tpd (3.5Mta). The project is estimated to cost between PKR 42-45 billion and is expected to be completed in 18-20 months.

Xusheng Group received a project award from an undisclosed North American new energy vehicle manufacturer to supply powertrain, body parts, subframes, and battery boxes. The 8-year contract is valued at approximately 7.8 billion yuan, with production expected to start by end of 2026 in China and Mexico.

Mission Microwave was awarded a contract to design and deliver solid-state power block upconverters for Telesat's Lightspeed LEO network landing stations.

Spanish company Artificial was awarded a €78 million contract to supply robotic solutions, including collaborative robots and automated work cells, to automotive customers.

Rockwell Medical extended its product purchase agreement with DaVita Inc. through December 31, 2026, including a price increase on its hemodialysis products.

Iljin Electric signed a transformer supply contract worth about 198 billion won ($150 million) with a major US renewable energy developer. The company will supply 24 transformers, including 525 kV extra-high-voltage units, through Q3 2029.

GKN Aerospace is expanding its Newington, Connecticut facility to add a production line for a new additively fabricated engine component, the first 3D-printed critical aircraft component to fly. The expansion will add about 20 employees, bringing headcount to 170.

BIA Group announced the acquisition of BPM Construction, a French distributor of equipment for construction and extractive industries with over 100 employees across six sites. The deal strengthens BIA's European presence.

Black Sesame Technologies announced a strategic controlling acquisition of Yizhi Electronics, acquiring a 60% stake through share transfer and capital increase. The deal aims to integrate Yizhi's low-power AI SoC chip technology to strengthen Black Sesame's automotive and edge AI solutions.

Ingersoll Rand Inc. has acquired Scinomix Inc., a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of automation technologies for lab workflows, to expand its life sciences portfolio. The investment was made at an attractive pre-synergy purchase multiple of approximately 10x 2025 Adjusted EBITDA.

Integrated Wind Solutions' 75%-owned subsidiary ProCon Group has completed an all-share merger with Hyndla, forming a combined entity under the ProCon brand focused on offshore wind electrical solutions. IWS Services will own 52.5% of the combined entity.

The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded 10 companies positions on the Advanced Technology Support Program V (ATSP V) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for engineering development support services, with a lifetime ceiling of $25.36 billion.

Haitian International's indirect subsidiary Guohua Enterprise Group has sold its 100% stake in Ningbo Haitian Guohua Machinery Co., Ltd. to Ningbo Free Trade Zone Haitian Zhisheng Metal Forming Equipment Co., Ltd. for a cash consideration of approximately RMB 342 million.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has been awarded a $438 million contract by the FAA to deliver next-generation cooperative and non-cooperative radar systems for the U.S. National Airspace System modernization.

Vedanta Ltd and ABB have partnered to revive the closed Incab Industries Ltd site in Jamshedpur, India, developing it into a power equipment manufacturing hub. The project will produce EHV cables, transformers, and switchgear.

W. L. Gore & Associates announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Conformal Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing the investigational CLAAS AcuFORM System for left atrial appendage occlusion.

Sanxia New Materials (600293.SH) announced it will acquire a 40% stake in Sanxia New Materials Lingang New Materials (Yichang) Co., Ltd. from Guotou Company for a consideration of RMB 0, as Guotou has not yet made capital contributions.

Vistra Corp. announced it has executed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, which includes 10 natural gas generation facilities totaling approximately 5,500 MW of capacity, for a net purchase price of approximately $4.0 billion.

Generac Holdings Inc. announced the acquisition of a new facility in Sussex, Wisconsin to expand its manufacturing footprint for Commercial & Industrial products, including large-megawatt generators for data centers.

Hitachi Energy is investing approximately $77 million to expand its cooling systems factory in Landskrona, Sweden. The project will consolidate three facilities into one site, double production capacity, and create new jobs.

SFA signed a 90 billion won ($66 million) contract to supply AI-based logistics automation systems, including automated warehouses and sorting systems, for Asung Daiso's new hub center in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province.

TechnipFMC has received a direct award from bp for an integrated EPCI contract on the greenfield Tiber development in the Gulf of America, valued by TechnipFMC at between $600 million and $800 million. The award builds on the Kaskida project execution model.

DXP Enterprises has completed the acquisition of PREMIERflow, LLC, a provider of integrated fluid handling pump systems for fire protection, water and wastewater, and data center markets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GEA has signed an agreement to acquire Hydract A/S, a Danish maker of water-hydraulic process valves, with closing expected by the end of January 2026. The technology will be integrated into GEA's Valves & Pumps Business Unit for beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical customers.

The EKKI HOMA sewage pump joint venture between EKKI Pumps (India) and HOMA Pumpenfabrik (Germany) announced that N. K. Ranganath, former Managing Director of Grundfos Pumps India, has joined as Chief Advisor to support growth in India.

Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM) inaugurated PRONAL Corrugados, a corrugated packaging plant in the capital of Nuevo León, fed by paper from PRONAL mills in San Luis Potosí. The plant has annual conversion capacity of 100 thousand tonnes of paper and up to 215 million sqm of corrugated board.

TMC Compressors was contracted by CIMC Raffles to deliver a marine compressed air system for the MK2 FLNG facility being built for Golar LNG at the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China; the value was not disclosed.

Liangu Valve won a $3.5 million procurement order for DN1200 PN100 hydraulic all-welded ball valves for a natural gas long-distance pipeline in an unnamed Central Asian country.

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd. broke ground on the Silan Jihua 12-inch high-end analog integrated circuit chip manufacturing production line project in Xiamen's Haicang District on January 4, 2026. The total investment is 20 billion yuan, with the first phase of 10 billion yuan expected to achieve preliminary production in Q4 2027 and full production by 2030, reaching an annual capacity of 240,000 12-inch wafers.

Nexchip Semiconductor began construction of its Phase IV project in Hefei, Anhui, China, with a total investment of CNY 35.5 billion. The facility will include a 12-inch wafer foundry production line with a capacity of 55,000 wafers per month, targeting 40nm and 28nm processes.

Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor introduced BASF coatings, represented by Liuzhou Defu, with an estimated procurement value of 35.13 million yuan for 2026 and a one-year cooperation period.

Shennandian Engineering, a subsidiary of Shenzhen Nanshan Power Co., won a $208 million contract from Botum Sakor Energy Company Limited for operation and maintenance services of a 2x450MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia, covering 2026-2042.

Shiputec successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test of a complete milk powder packaging line for Fonterra Indonesia. The line is approved for shipment and installation at Fonterra's production site in Indonesia.

Guangzhou Boyuan Beverage Machinery signed a contract with a client in Bamako, Mali, for an 8,000 bottles/hour (1.5L) bottled water production line, including water treatment, bottle blowing, filling, and robotic packing.

Nexchip (Jinghe Jicheng) started construction of its Phase 4 project in Hefei Xinzhan, a 12-inch wafer foundry line with 55,000 wafers/month capacity for 40nm and 28nm CIS, OLED, and logic processes. Total investment is 35.5 billion yuan.

CSSC Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant won orders to supply hydraulic submersible pump systems and offshore cranes for CNOOC's Kaiping 11-4 cylindrical FPSO, which is due to enter production in 2029.

AGRIMAC Makina Limited and Rotana Flour Mills have formalized a contract for a turnkey flour milling project that will increase Rotana's total milling capacity from 2,800 TPD to 4,800 TPD, including construction of 90,000 tonnes of steel silo storage. The signing ceremony was held on January 3, 2026.

Union Tool is constructing a new plant, Nagaoka Sixth Plant, within its existing Nagaoka factory site in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, to increase production capacity for carbide drills for printed circuit boards and install new power generation equipment. Investment is about ¥6.2 billion, completion expected June 2027.

Region Halland awarded Micrel Medical Devices Nordics AB a contract for portable Volympump infusion pumps for home parenteral nutrition, valued at SEK 8.4 million, awarded on January 2, 2026.

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA completed the acquisition of Greer Steel Company, a provider of cold-rolled strip steel based in Dover, Ohio, USA, from Greer Industries, Inc.

Hua Hong Semiconductor is acquiring a 97.5% stake in Huali Microelectronics (HLMC) for about $1.14 billion from Hua Hong Group and government-backed funds, adding 38,000 wafers/month of 65nm and 40nm capacity.

Wavin Türkiye is investing approximately $4 million in its Adana production facility to add new production technologies, including a pressurized water pipe line. The investment will be commissioned in Q1 2026.

Texol Srl and Orsa Group have formed a new entity, Or-Tex Srl, co-owned 50/50, combining their nonwovens activities. Texol sold its OR.MA. Srl shares and Orsa sold its Orsa Nonwoven shares to Or-Tex.