H2O Innovation signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Fathom Water to jointly pursue wastewater treatment and reuse projects for the North American semiconductor sector, combining Fathom's industry relationships with H2O Innovation's membrane-based treatment systems.
Yura Harness, a Korean automotive wiring harness manufacturer, will invest 300 million pesos to build a new plant in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico, generating 1,300 direct jobs. Operations are expected to start in two to three months.
A consortium of Laurentis Energy Partners, Canadian Nuclear Partners S.A., and BWXT Canada signed a contract worth hundreds of millions of euros to provide owner's engineer services for two new Westinghouse AP1000 reactor units at Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, spanning up to ten years.
Vale Base Metals and Glencore Canada signed an agreement to jointly evaluate a brownfield copper development project at their adjacent properties in the Sudbury Basin, with a potential 50-50 joint venture. The project has an estimated capital cost of US$1.6-2.0 billion and is expected to produce 880 kt of copper over 21 years.
NRB Bearings has formed a joint venture with Italy's Unitec Group to set up a LEED-certified cylindrical roller bearing manufacturing facility in Uppal, Hyderabad, India. NRB will hold at least 75% stake, and Unitec will provide technical expertise and buy back 20% of production.
瑞松科技 (Ruison Technology) has secured first-unit orders and shipped its high-precision high-speed six-axis robots to multiple leading display panel manufacturers.
瑞松科技 (Ruison Technology) has signed a contract with Malaysia's INGRESS TECHNOLOGIES SDN. BHD. to provide new energy vehicle intelligent manufacturing solutions, with an order value exceeding ¥130 million.
瑞松科技 (Ruison Technology) has received a notification of award from 新疆五牛防护装备有限公司 (Xinjiang Wuniu Protection Equipment Co., Ltd.) for a cotton picker spindle production equipment construction project, with a total value of approximately ¥330.8 million.
Damavand, a Greek tomato processor, has invested over €6 million to install a new SIG Compact 12 Aseptic Food filling machine at its facility in Filia, Karditsa, Greece. The machine can fill up to 12,000 packs per hour.
Laïta, a French dairy cooperative, has ordered a second bucket-packing line from PACKINOV for its site in Créhen, France. The line will package fresh cream in 1kg, 5kg and 10kg containers.
MacGregor received a contract to deliver one 165-ton active heave compensation crane to Dongfang Honghua shipyard in China, for a vessel owned by Atlantic Navigation of Singapore, with delivery by Q2 2027. The contract includes an option for a second crane.
TIL Limited secured contracts worth over ₹200 crore: a ₹66.75 crore order from CONCOR for 25 reach stackers, and defence orders of about ₹110 crore from the Indian Army and Air Force for nearly 170 cranes.
AkzoNobel, PPG, and Hempel were selected as winning bidders for a two-year coating supply contract from CNOOC's Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Branch. AkzoNobel's bid was CNY 24.713 million, PPG's was CNY 25.104 million, and Hempel's was CNY 31.551 million.
Pilatus Aircraft officially opened its subsidiary Pilatus Aircraft Ibérica SA near Seville, Spain, a new production facility for structural assemblies of PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft. The total investment is EUR 8.93 million, with production ramp-up started in early 2025 and structural manufacturing for PC-12 beginning in early 2026.
Yonghong Advanced Materials (6618) announced its board approved an investment to acquire nearly 40% equity in Quanrui Composite Materials, a composite molding factory in Taichung, Taiwan, to integrate materials and molding capabilities. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2026.
Tata AutoComp Systems completed the acquisition of European automotive component manufacturer IAC Sweden and rebranded it as Artifex Systems AB. The acquisition strengthens Tata AutoComp's presence in Europe and partnerships with European OEMs.
ABB finalized the acquisition of Gamesa Electric's power electronics business in Spain from Siemens Gamesa. The deal includes power conversion products such as wind converters, battery energy storage systems, and solar inverters, along with two factories in Madrid and Valencia and about 400 employees.
Brookfield agreed to acquire Fosber, an Italy-based supplier of corrugating machinery to the packaging industry, for approximately $900 million. The carve-out from Guangdong Dongfang Precision is expected to close in 2026.
Munters' Data Center Technologies business received an $82 million order for Geoclima Circlemiser chillers from a US data center colocation provider for a large AI facility. Deliveries start mid-Q2 and ramp up through end of Q3 2026.
CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials signed a definitive shareholders' agreement for a joint venture to build and operate a PET biorecycling plant in Haining, China, with a capacity of 50,000 tons of PET waste. Construction is expected to begin Q1 2026, with commissioning targeted by Q1 2027. The plant investment is estimated at €115 million.
Vishal Fabrics secured a Rs 1 billion export order from Kiran Enterprises to supply premium denim fabrics to markets including Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Turkey, Morocco and Lesotho. Dispatches begin on 15 January 2026.
Solid Water, part of Operon Group Oy, acquired the industrial and intellectual property rights of Econet Oy's equipment, expanding its water treatment equipment offering with suction clarifiers, screens, and sluice gates.
Beaulieu International Group signed a share purchase agreement with GH Private Equity to sell all shares of its upholstery activities under the Tessutica brand.
Narae Nanotech Corp won a 17.6 billion won contract, as reported by Reuters on December 2, 2025.
Vestas will double production capacity at its onshore blade factory in Poland and hire more than 300 workers to meet increasing European demand for onshore wind turbines.
ITOCHU Corporation acquired a 20% stake in NISSEI Corporation, a maker of soft serve ice cream ingredients, production equipment, and containers, to combine NISSEI's manufacturing with ITOCHU's global procurement and sales network.
NTT, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, and Mujin entered into a capital and business alliance to combine NTT Group's communications, cloud, and AI technologies with Mujin's intelligent robotics platform MujinOS for industrial automation.
Tecan Group acquired assets of Wako Automation, including Director scheduling software and hardware modules, to expand its robotic workcell offering. The transaction was completed on December 1, 2025.
PLM consultant TECHNIA has won an order from FrieslandCampina Professional Systems to provide Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform in the cloud for product data management and collaboration with external partners.
FMS Group, a provider of integrated maintenance solutions, announced the acquisition of Cru Services (Schlam Cru) and subsidiary The Pilbara Clean Machines to expand its maintenance and labour services capabilities.
JANUS Engineering AG, a specialist in digitalisation and manufacturing software, has become part of the MAIT Group, combining their expertise in CAD, CAM and PLM processes.
AW Bell secured a direct contract with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to provide castings for Boeing 737 and 777 programs, becoming the first Australian company to contract directly with Boeing.
APC Group, a specialty chemicals provider, announced the acquisition of i-Chem Solution Sdn Bhd, a specialist in industrial water and wastewater treatment, to strengthen its Water Management segment.
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.6 billion undefinitized contract action for sustainment of F135 engines, supporting depot maintenance, spare parts, and engineering support for the U.S. and international F-35 operators.
Tetra Pak Processing Equipment SIA has acquired Bioreactors.net, a Latvia-based designer and manufacturer of bioreactor systems, to enhance its capabilities in the New Food sector. The acquisition was effective December 2, 2025.
Röchling Automotive has been awarded a contract to produce an Intrusion Protection Plate for an entire platform of a major European OEM, starting in 2027. The component will be used in several electric vehicle models.
Sodecia and Aapico will jointly build a 400,000-square-foot factory in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to produce vehicle frames for Scout Motors' electric SUVs and trucks. The project will create 392 jobs and is expected to complete construction in 2027.
Maf Roda Agrobotic and Maintech have formed a joint venture, Maftech, to establish a factory in Paarl, Western Cape, for local production and assembly of packhouse equipment. Maf Roda holds 60% and Maintech 40%.
Robinson Inc. will lease a 560,000-square-foot build-to-suit manufacturing facility in Altoona, Iowa, investing $76 million in upgrades. Construction starts end of 2025 with occupancy targeted for January 2027, creating 100 jobs.
Lopal Technology's subsidiary Linyuan (Asia Pacific) signed a long-term procurement agreement with Sunwoda to supply 106,800 tonnes of lithium iron phosphate cathode material from 2026 to 2030, with total sales value estimated at RMB 4.5-5.5 billion.
Sai MicroElectronics has locked in over $72 million in orders from Google for MEMS-OCS chips used in Google's TPU servers. The company is the exclusive foundry for these chips and has extended its supply agreement with Google to 2028.
Xpert Pack inaugurated a R$100 million, 25,000 square metre flexible packaging plant in Feira de Santana, Bahia, producing big bags including the Fusion seamless big bag. The group becomes the municipality's largest individual employer.
Summit Packaging Systems added a new 64-cavity mold and a customized high-speed assembly line for its Europa two-piece button actuators at its Almere facility in the Netherlands. The expansion was driven by growing customer demand from the personal care market.
Valve maker Tecofi is building a 16,000 m² factory on a 33,000 m² site in Corbas (Rhône), with commissioning planned for early 2027 and 60 planned hires, backed by Bpifrance and a €15 million investment.
Tuboly-Astronic was acquired by TAT Holding AG, a Swiss company controlled by 3B Holding, the industrial holding company of the Bertelli family. The acquisition was completed in December 2025.
Industrie De Nora was selected by Hampton Roads Sanitation District to provide its SORB FX ion exchange PFAS removal system for the SWIFT Advanced Water Treatment Facility at South Simond, with a capacity of 34 million gallons per day.
Action Lift became part of Lift, Inc., a Crown Equipment dealer based in Central Pennsylvania, in a strategic acquisition completed in December 2025.
Liebherr delivered two PR 776 G8 crawler dozers and two L 586 XPower wheel loaders to SQM's Nueva Victoria iodine mine in Chile, delivered in December 2025, marking the first deployment of the PR 776 dozer with LiReCon teleoperation system.
thyssenkrupp nucera signed a major order in December 2025 for a new chlor-alkali construction project in the Middle East, worth a high double-digit million euro amount. It is the largest new chlor-alkali construction order in the company's history.
Daikin Industries Ltd officially opened an expanded factory in Chipping Norton, New South Wales, Australia, in December 2025, with a USD 18 million investment that created over 60 new jobs.