Taiwan's Yuban & Company and Thailand's Nikornkij & Sons signed a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a joint venture, Yubantec (Thailand) Co., Ltd., to expand HVAC and semiconductor business in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Queen's University Belfast awarded a contract to GEO Kingsbury Machine Tools Limited for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of a universal horizontal machining center for metal bar and extrusions, valued at £2,009,850.

BMS Stangeland took delivery of 15 mobile cranes from Sany, including ten 110-tonne rough terrain cranes and five 250-ton all-terrain cranes, for use in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The company also placed an order for ten hybrid 250-ton mobile cranes.

IQM Quantum Computers announced an investment of over €40 million to expand its production facility in Espoo, Finland. The expansion will nearly double cleanroom space and assembly line capacity to produce up to 30 quantum computers per year.

Kanpur Plastipack Limited announced a Rs 1.05 billion capital-expenditure programme to expand FIBC capacity and diversify into non-woven fabrics. The plan includes a new FIBC facility at Unit 3 on Gajner Road and a greenfield non-woven manufacturing unit.

Shanghai Synuo Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. announced a new production base in Suqian, Jiangsu, with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons. Combined with its existing 30,000-ton Yixing plant, total capacity will reach 90,000 tons. The facility is scheduled to become fully operational in March 2026.

Vietnam Apatit Limited Company awarded a contract for the supply of 6 bulldozers with 160-190 HP capacity. The tender value was 14,910,000,000 VND and the contract was approved on 14 November 2025.

BITZER and Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems (MEHITS) signed an agreement to establish BITZER MEHITS Advanced Solutions GmbH, a joint venture focused on research and development of compressors for HVAC and IT cooling. BITZER will hold the majority stake.

Weidmann Electrical Technology, Inc. plans to expand its St. Johnsbury, Vermont operations with a $44 million project including a 25,000-square-foot addition and a new 10,000-square-foot storage facility. The expansion is expected to create 67 new jobs over five years.

Texhong International Group (02678) signed a non-binding letter of intent with an independent third party to potentially acquire equity and assets of companies engaged in textile processing and fabric sales in the Americas.

Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems (MEHITS) and BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau agreed to establish BITZER MEHITS Advanced Solutions GmbH, a joint venture to develop compressors for applied HVAC and IT cooling systems. The new company will be based at BITZER's factory in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany.

Zoono Group has signed a five-year exclusive contract with Multisteps Pty Limited to apply its antimicrobial technology to fresh produce packaging in Australia, with a minimum purchase commitment of NZ$15.18 million.

Coolnet has signed a joint venture agreement with HACE, the HVAC manufacturing business of Saudi Arabia's Shoaibi Group, to locally manufacture and supply data center cooling solutions in Saudi Arabia.

PPAP Automotive has won lifetime orders worth INR 707 crore in H1FY26, including a INR 460 crore order from Tata Motors for plastic and rubber extrusion components. The orders are to be executed over three to five years.

United Utilities made a direct contract award worth £1.8 million to Siltbuster Ltd for the supply of Moving Bed Bio Reactor and Dissolved Air Flotation units for an AMP8 contract, with the contract running to 12 October 2026.

UCC Environmental has acquired Trimay Wear Plate Ltd., a leader in advanced wear overlay technologies for industrial equipment. The acquisition strengthens UCC's portfolio for high-wear applications.

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions is providing a repayable contribution of $500,000 to Paco Group to design and manufacture custom production equipment for its Longueuil plant, increasing production capacity and competitiveness.

Amsino International completed the acquisition of MedXL to increase its North American prefilled syringe capacity to over 500 million syringes annually.

Amsino International has been named the exclusive supplier of flush syringes to Mount Sinai Health System. The agreement covers 3mL and 10mL syringe configurations for the system's hospitals and outpatient units.

SMD Steel broke ground on a new industrial facility in Rainbow City, Alabama's emerging industrial park. The Mississippi-based steel company's new plant is expected to reshape the economic landscape of Etowah County.

Amrize announced a $700 million investment in its U.S. facilities, including a 660,000-ton expansion at its Ste. Genevieve plant and $50 million in modernization at Midlothian, Texas. The investment adds approximately 760,000 tons of annual production capacity.

Silmax opened a new 10,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Devanahalli, Bengaluru, with a monthly production capacity of 4,000 to 5,000 cutting tools. The company targets ₹100 crore in revenue from the plant.

Sonaca inaugurated a new 14,000 sqm production hall at its factory in Cluj county, Romania, doubling capacity. The investment will add 160 new employees and support manufacturing of Airbus A320 slat and A321 inboard flap parts.

Everglade Windows was appointed as fabricator to supply façades for the NE02 and NE03 phases of the Wembley Park regeneration project, a £227 million scheme delivering 768 homes. The project involves Reynaers Aluminium, developer Quintain, main contractor John Sisk & Son, and architects Haworth Tompkins.

Saudi Arabia opened the Middle East's largest reverse osmosis membrane manufacturing facility in Dammam's Third Industrial City. The plant, a joint venture between Abunayyan Holding and Toray Industries, represents an investment of approximately $266 million and has an annual capacity of about 300,000 RO membranes.

The board of Talbros Automotive Components approved a joint venture with Lohum Cleantech. Talbros will own 49% and Lohum 51% of the new joint venture company.

Barry Callebaut officially opened its third Canadian chocolate manufacturing facility in Brantford, Ontario. The greenfield plant represents an investment of USD 104 million and features advanced production lines for liquid molding, liquid chocolate, and industrial molding.

Suncor received its second Komatsu PC9000 hydraulic mining excavator at the Fort Hills oil sands mine in Alberta. The unit was delivered in August 2025 by Komatsu Germany and SMS Equipment.

Anfield Energy placed an order for eight custom-built underground haul trucks from Young's Machine Company for its Velvet-Wood uranium-vanadium mine in Utah. Delivery is slated for Q2 2026.

ITT has acquired Case IH dealer Seby & Fils, a distributor of agricultural machinery in southwest France. Seby & Fils joins ITT Eurosama, a subsidiary created in July 2025, strengthening ITT's presence in the French agricultural market.

Divgi TorqTransfer Systems has received a multi-year contract from Toyota Tsusho India for a transfer case design for a commercial pick-up truck, valued at approximately Rs 62 crore in lifecycle revenue, to be executed over 6 years starting from the first half of FY28.

Northern Ireland Water Limited has awarded a framework contract valued at £9,900,000 (excluding VAT) for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance of Rotating Biological Contactors to Environmental Wastewater Solutions Ltd and Kee Process Limited. The contract was signed on 10 November 2025 and runs from 11 November 2025 to 10 November 2028.

Power amplifier maker Transcom has secured a military contract worth NT$1 billion (US$31 million) for advanced solid-state power amplifiers, marking a key step in its expansion into defense radar technology.

Lantmännen Unibake Sweden is investing to expand its specialty bakery in Örebro, which produces over two million hot dog and burger buns per day. InterSystem AB will supply end-of-line equipment, with installation scheduled after summer 2026.

AMP.CO, an HVAC manufacturer representative, has merged with Thermosystems LLC, a member of the Daikin group, to expand capabilities in Central Illinois. The merger was announced on November 13, 2025.

Matthews International has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Warehouse Automation business to Duravant for total consideration of $230 million. The business includes Lightning Pick, NEXUS, Pyramid, and Compass technologies. The transaction is expected to close before the end of fiscal 2026 second quarter.

Samsung C&T E&C Group has received a letter of award from QatarEnergy LNG for the EPC contract to build a large-scale carbon compression and transport facility in Ras Laffan, Qatar. The project is valued at approximately KRW 1.9 trillion and will handle up to 4.1 million tons of CO₂ per year, with completion targeted for 2030.

Toray Industries has agreed to divest its entire 25% stake in Japan Vilene Company to Freudenberg SE for approximately ¥17 billion. The share sale agreement is expected to be signed on December 15, 2025, with closing in February 2026.

BlueScope announced a binding agreement to sell its 50% interest in Tata BlueScope Steel (TBSL) to joint venture partner Tata Steel. Net proceeds of $179 million are expected in 2H FY2026, subject to regulatory approvals in India.

29Metals has awarded a four-year underground mining contract to Byrnecut Australia for the Gossan Valley mine at its Golden Grove project in Western Australia. First ore is expected by the end of 2026.

AERZEN acquired ACI - Air Center International GmbH, which became a wholly owned subsidiary, adding oil-free and oil-injected compressors for industrial compressed air above 3.5 bar. The takeover was completed on 29 April 2025 and announced on 13 November 2025; ACI will be organised at AERZEN's Oberhausen site.

PD Ports awarded a contract to Konecranes Demag UK Ltd for the supply, delivery, erection and commissioning of one mobile harbour crane at Irvines Quay in Hartlepool, England.

Toray Industries announced that its subsidiary Toray Membrane Middle East LLC has expanded capacity for desalination reverse osmosis membranes by initiating operations at a new facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The facility integrates membrane manufacturing through assembly for the first time in the country.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) at Harwell appointed Tecniplast UK Ltd to supply an automated bottle processing system. The contract, valued at £270,442.39 excluding VAT, was signed on 12 November 2025.

Interroll, a Swiss material-handling solutions company, is transferring production of its multibelt switch product from Germany to its Hiram, Georgia facility, creating up to 30 new jobs. The move was announced on November 12, 2025.

Siegfried Jacob Metallwerke is expanding its Ennepetal site with a new multi-metal processing plant, investing around €8.5 million. The plant will process up to 15,000 tonnes of recycling material per year, producing 7,200 tonnes of recycled aluminum and 4,800 tonnes of recycled steel annually.

Qorvo has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Skyworks, creating a $5.1B mobile business and a $2.6B diversified broad markets platform. The transaction is expected to close in early calendar year 2027.

NanoXplore announced an exclusive long-term supply agreement with Club Car to produce graphene-enhanced polypropylene components at its new Statesville, North Carolina plant, targeting the recreational products market.

Wandercraft announced a Deployment Partnership with SAPA, an Italian Tier 1 automotive supplier, to implement its Calvin-40 industrial humanoid in SAPA's manufacturing operations. The first phase will focus on moving large and heavy parts.

Guaraniplast announced the installation of a new packaging plant in Poços de Caldas, Brazil, with an initial investment of R$25 million (expandable to R$70 million), creating 190 direct jobs. Construction is expected to start in 2026, with production beginning in 2028.