HOCHTIEF subsidiary UGL has been awarded contracts worth over AUD 600 million in Western Australia, including construction services at Albemarle's Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant expansion and four energy supply contracts.

Konecranes won an order from CMA CGM Kaohsiung Terminal Co. Limited to supply 7 hybrid Konecranes Noell Rubber-Tired Gantry cranes to their container terminal at the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Commissioning will take place in Q3 2024.

Schuler has received an order from Strojmetal Singen GmbH for a second fully-automated forging line with a 5,000-tonne Farina scotch yoke press for its facility in Bruntál, Czech Republic. The line will increase the variety of aluminum chassis parts produced.

Hyundai Mobis has won a contract to supply battery system assemblies (BSA) for Volkswagen's next-generation electric vehicle platform. The order is valued in the trillions of Korean won. Hyundai Mobis plans to establish a new production base near Volkswagen's plant in Spain.

Valmet will supply a Valmet DNA distributed control system to Gwangyang Green Energy Corporation's biomass power plant under construction in South Korea. The order was placed by Lotte E&C, the EPC contractor.

Galy, a Boston-based startup, has signed a ten-year, $50 million deal with Japanese manufacturer Suzuran Medical to supply lab-grown cotton for use in medical and consumer products. This is the first commercial use of laboratory-grown cotton.

Eilbeck Cranes has supplied three fully automated overhead cranes to Marand Precision Engineering for Rio Tinto's Rail Capacity Enhancement project at a wheel farm near Karratha, Western Australia. The cranes are for storage and retrieval of rail wagon wheel sets.

Shanghai Yanpu's wholly-owned subsidiary Wuhan Pujiang Yanpu Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. received a letter of intent to supply seat frame products for two new vehicle models to two NEV OEMs in Jinan and Changzhou. The project cycle is 5 years with estimated revenue of CNY 2.0244 billion.

Sinoma International's wholly-owned subsidiary Beijing Triumph Building Materials Engineering Co., Ltd. signed a $219.48 million EPC contract with Al-Diyar Company for Cement Industry and Industrial Investment to build a 6,000 tpd clinker cement production line and a 50 MW power station in Samawah, Muthanna Province, Iraq.

Qiuguan Cable (834682) announced it has won bids from China Southern Power Grid and State Grid Corporation of China for cable supply projects, with total contract value of approximately CNY 268 million.

Raytheon awarded a $48,000 contract to OX3 for baking and packaging of electronic parts and sub-assemblies.

Inova Semiconductors signed a deal with Samsung Foundry to be an additional source for its ISELED smart LED controllers, with long-term mass production starting in Q4 2024. Inova expects to produce 1 billion devices per year by 2026.

Cyngn has executed a paid pre-order agreement with Arauco for 100 autonomous electric DriveMod-enabled forklifts, with deliveries targeted to begin in 2024.

Westport Fuel Systems has been designated as the supplier of LPG systems for additional Euro 7 vehicle platforms by a global OEM, with forecasted revenue of €63 million from 2025 to 2028.

Jotun Industrial Coatings has won the bid for China Energy Engineering Corporation's 2023 centralized procurement of waterproof materials and anti-corrosion coatings, with an estimated procurement amount of CNY 100 million.

Evonik has signed an agreement to scale up and produce custom catalyst for Röhm's new methyl methacrylate (MMA) production plant in Bay City, Texas, USA, which is due to be opened in 2024.

Zest WEG has been contracted to supply a range of electrical and energy solutions, including a 14 MW power plant, motor control centres, and variable speed drives, for Ivanhoe Mines' Kipushi zinc-copper mine in the DRC. Delivery is expected to begin in Q3 2023.

Saudi Steel Pipe Company signed a 301.9 million Saudi riyal ($80.47 million) contract to supply oil and gas steel pipes to Saudi Aramco.

KEC International secured new orders worth Rs 10.65 billion for transmission and distribution projects in India, Africa, and the Americas, including substations and tower supply, as well as cable supply orders.

Zest WEG will supply a 14 MW power plant, motor control centres, variable speed drives, and a 1,200 kW motor for Ivanhoe Mines' Kipushi Zinc-Copper Mine in the DRC. Delivery is expected to begin in Q3 2023.

Heidelberg Materials announced a slag supply agreement with the Levy Group of Companies to secure over 400,000 tons of slag granules annually for its Speed, Indiana facility, with shipments starting in Q1 2024. The company also invested in new grinding technology for the plant.

Leidos Supply Ltd has awarded a 4-year contract for the supply of deicing products to LNT Solutions Ltd (Lot 1) and Univar Solutions B.V (Lot 2), valued at £9,500,000, starting August 1, 2023.

Castro Seafood GmbH & Co. KG has awarded a contract to Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG for the supply and commissioning of a fish filleting machine for salmon and trout, valued at €1,060,647.

Angang Steel's marketing center received a bid-winning notice from Shandong Port Group for a steel plate supply contract for the Yantai West Port crude oil storage project. The order is for 23,000 tons of steel plates.

Alesayi Beverage Corporation and Tetra Pak Arabia signed a EUR 7.6 million ($8.07 million) deal at Gulfood 2023 for a greenfield beverage facility in Jeddah. Tetra Pak will supply processing equipment, and the plant is expected to be fully functional by Q1 2024.

BEML received a Letter of Acceptance from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation for a Rs 3,177 crore contract to supply 318 coaches for Bengaluru Metro's Phase 2, 2A, and 2B lines, including 15 years of maintenance.

FLSmidth has been chosen to supply key technologies and services for Ma'aden's phosphate 3 phase 1 mine in Saudi Arabia. The order is valued at approximately DKK 530 million (over US$78 million) and was booked in Q3 2023.

TIGHITCO's US Aerostructures division received a four-year $44 million award from Spirit AeroSystems for Lots 7-9 of complex composite structures for the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter.

SK Nexilis signed an exclusive deal to supply copper foil to Varta's first electric vehicle battery plant. The deal is for at least five years.

Textron was awarded a $241.4 million contract by the U.S. Navy to procure materials and non-recurring services for the construction of five Ship-to-Shore Connector boats (LCAC 100 Class).

Nur Ink Innovations Ltd signed a multi-year agreement to supply water-based pigment ink to a European company that develops, manufactures, and markets digital printing systems for textiles.

Divgi TorqTransfer Systems Ltd received a five-year order worth ₹180 crore from BorgWarner Inc. to supply components and tooling reimbursement for automotive original equipment.

Saudi Arabia's National Water Company awarded a 15-year Long-Term Operation and Maintenance contract worth over SR1.6 billion ($426 million) to Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies for rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of three sewage treatment plants in Riyadh with a total capacity of 700,000 cu m/day.

CrayoNano AS signed a commercial frame contract to supply UV-C LEDs worth about NOK4m over 12 months to AquiSense Technologies LLC for water disinfection systems.

Advance Ready Mix is supplying concrete for the nearly $6 billion BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky, a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and SK On. The project is scheduled to open by January 2025.

Red Sea International Company signed a contract worth SR29.1 million ($7.76 million) with The Fundamental Installation for Electric Work Company to design, manufacture, supply and install prefabricated buildings for a residential project in NEOM, Saudi Arabia.

The National Water Company (NWC) awarded a 15-year, SAR1.6 billion long-term operation and maintenance contract to Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies Company for the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of three sewage treatment plants in Manfouha, Riyadh, with a total capacity of 700,000 m3/day.

Topsoe signed an agreement with World Energy GH2 to supply its dynamic ammonia loop technology for Project Nujio'qonik in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The loop will produce up to 1,650 metric tons per day of renewable ammonia, with production expected to start in 2025.

The Boeing Co. received a $145,716,027 cost-plus-fixed-fee order from the U.S. Navy for engineering and manufacturing development capabilities upgrades for P-8 aircraft trainers, including hardware and software upgrades. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri; Jacksonville, Florida; and Whidbey Island, Washington, with completion expected by March 2026.

CRIST Offshore signed a PLN 90 million contract with Aker BP to manufacture topside components for the Yggdrasil oil and gas project, and a contract with Chantiers de l'Atlantique to deliver grillage for OSS transformer stations.

PTG Holroyd secured orders for four EX Series CNC helical rotor milling machines from two German screw compressor manufacturers, with a combined value of about £5 million. The machines will be shipped during 2024.

A subsidiary of Drake & Scull International, in consortium with a local Jordanian company, won a Dh307 million ($83.6 million) contract to build a wastewater treatment plant in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan.

OMV Petrom signed a contract with Saipem S.p.A. and Saipem Romania SRL for engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning services for the Neptun Deep offshore gas project in the Romanian Black Sea, valued at approximately EUR 1.6 billion.

Ørsted Taiwan has chosen Mammoet-Giant Taiwan, a joint venture between Mammoet and Giant Heavy Machinery Services, to provide marshalling and lifting services for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan.

Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. signed a contract worth 7.1 million yuan with Zhalaite Qi Chuoer Industrial Park Management Committee for the supply and installation of a refrigeration system for a cold chain logistics park phase 1 project.

Origin Materials and Terphane (part of Tredegar Corporation) signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement for Origin to supply advanced bio-polymer PEF for use in food, beverage and industrial packaging films.

Infineon Technologies and Semikron Danfoss signed a multi-year volume agreement for Infineon to supply IGBTs and diodes for power modules used in electric vehicle inverters.

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC) was selected as the first candidate to supply and install a 2500 t/h bridge-type grab ship unloader for Fujian Kemen Port Logistics Co., Ltd., with a bid price of 70.55 million yuan.

Neway Valve's 96-inch pneumatic high-temperature triple offset butterfly valve, rated to 816°C, passed owner acceptance for a domestic customer's propane dehydrogenation project. The article date is 4 August 2023; the valve's delivery date is not given.

UK packaging firm Frugalpac agreed to sell its Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine to California-based Monterey Wine Company, which will use it to make paper wine bottles on-site. It is Frugalpac's first US sale and its second machine sold overall.