Kaiser Aluminum has completed a $25 million expansion at its Trentwood rolling mill in Spokane Valley, Washington, including an expansion of its horizontal heat treat furnace that boosts output by 5%. The project was completed in late October 2025.

ARAPL RaaS (Humro), a subsidiary of Affordable Robotic and Automation Limited, has secured a major order for six autonomous forklifts valued at ₹4.13 crore from a leading US-based logistics company, leased for two years. The deal paves the way for potential deployment of 47-50 mobile robots in two US warehouses.

CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials have signed a binding agreement on the main principles of a collaboration to deploy CARBIOS' PET biorecycling technology in Asia, starting with a plant in China with a processing capacity of 50,000 tonnes of PET waste per year. Construction is expected to start in Q1 2026.

Filtronic has secured a multi-year contract valued over €7 million with a leading European aerospace manufacturer to supply complex RF assemblies for integration into a major Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation programme, to be delivered over three years.

Atlanta Electricals Limited has secured transformer supply orders worth Rs 1.16 billion, including domestic orders for solar pooling substations and a first international order.

ANDRITZ has entered a collaboration with Tandem Repeat Technologies to develop industrial-scale solutions for producing Procell, a biomanufactured protein fiber for textiles and nonwovens.

Vallourec secured a contract extension with TotalEnergies to supply over 30,000 tons of premium tubulars, including casing, tubing and accessories, for 48 wells in the Gas Growth Integrated Project in southern Iraq.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas will open a new facility in Jackson County, Texas, to produce C6 (1-Hexene) feedstock for polyethylene production at its existing Point Comfort complex. The project represents a $150 million capital investment.

Archer opened a new 140,000-square-foot plant in Vernon, California, doubling its manufacturing capacity to produce over 36 million pounds of meat sticks per year and adding over 200 jobs.

Forgent Power Solutions opened a new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Dayton, Minnesota, to produce electrical distribution products including power skids, e-houses and medium-voltage switchgear. The company plans to add several hundred jobs.

Jinhai Medical Technology's subsidiary Jinhai Shanghai signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Medtronic Changzhou to develop and promote real-time navigation-assisted spinal endoscopy technology in China.

Aqua Membranes will construct a new 200,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Knoxville, Tennessee, creating 95 jobs and investing $6.6 million. The plant will produce reverse osmosis membranes using the company's Printed Spacer Technology.

中控技术 (Zhongkong Technology) won a nearly 60 million yuan ($8.2 million) contract to supply an extraction synthesis smart control system for Zhejiang Zhenyuan Pharmaceutical's raw material drug project in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. The contract also includes a two-year subscription for the PRIDE smart sensing platform.

General Kinematics, a vibratory equipment manufacturer based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, announced its acquisition of Llambec Technology, a South African-based manufacturer and distributor of vibratory equipment for the mining, aggregate, and bulk materials industries.

Universal Display Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OLED patent assets from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The portfolio includes more than 300 issued and pending patents worldwide covering over 110 unique patent families in advanced OLED emissive device structures and related material components.

Integrated MedCraft LLC acquired the TrueClot and Dislotech product lines from Luna Labs. The transition will keep operations, personnel, and manufacturing in Charlottesville.

Hoval Group's subsidiary YADOS GmbH inaugurated the third construction phase of its production site in Hoyerswerda, Germany, developing it into an energy-efficient Green Factory. The Hoval Group will invest a total of EUR 20 million in the expansion, boosting manufacturing capacity and aiming to expand the workforce from 330 to 600 employees.

Hansung Cleantech won orders from Samsung E&A for the P4 Phase 4 ultrapure water complex facility construction and green building mechanical/piping installation at Samsung Electronics' Pyeongtaek semiconductor plant, worth KRW 11.2 billion and KRW 6.8 billion respectively.

Baker Hughes received an award from Bechtel Energy to supply primary liquefaction equipment for Train 5 of NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas. The order includes two Frame 7 gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors, adding about 6 MTPA of LNG capacity.

The Rapid Group, a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired O&M Solutions, LLC of Freehold, New Jersey, which operates wastewater treatment plants in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The deal value was not disclosed.

KITZ Corporation will build a new factory building of about 4,650 m² inside its KITZ (Thailand) Amata plant in Chon Buri to expand butterfly valve output for data centers. The investment is about 175 million Thai baht, with operations starting in the second half of 2026.

Fluid Controls Limited has applied to set up a new manufacturing facility on a five-acre site in Karnataka with an investment of INR 900 million. The application was made through the state's Karnataka Udyog Mitra portal.

Tranter was awarded a contract to supply gasketed plate & frame heat exchangers for the Net Zero Teesside Power project, a gas-fired power plant with carbon capture in the UK.

Vico Vietnam has broken ground on a new plastic additives manufacturing plant in Phu Tho province, Vietnam. The facility will increase production capacity fivefold and is expected to be completed and operational in Q2 2026.

Alkagesta has created Alkavex, a joint venture with Navex SAS, based in Malta, to enter metals trading with an initial focus on steel. Alkagesta holds a majority stake; the agreement is finalized and legal formalization is underway.

Kelheim Fibres GmbH signed a notarial purchase agreement with Munich-based financial investor LEO III Fonds, advised by DUBAG Group, as part of its self-administered insolvency proceedings. The transaction is expected to close on January 1, 2026.

嘉元科技 announced on November 5, 2025 a framework agreement with CATL to supply at least 626,000 tons of battery anode current collector material from 2026 to 2028, valued at approximately 66 billion yuan.

Knauf Gips Kyiv LLC launched the first phase of a new plant in Borshchiv, Ternopil Oblast, producing dry construction mixes. The first batch was produced in August 2025, with production ramping up to 10,000 tons in November 2025. Total investment is €150 million, with design capacity of 30 million sq m of gypsum board and 320,000 tons of dry mixes.

Boeing has awarded a new contract to Australian company AW Bell to provide castings for the 737 and 777 aircraft programs, supporting Boeing's Global Supply Chain Program.

Mitsubishi Power secured a contract to supply gas burners and a selective catalytic reduction system for the oil-to-natural-gas conversion of the 660 MW Ô Môn 1 Thermal Power Plant in Cần Thơ, Vietnam.

Westby Cooperative Creamery selected Nordic Dairy Technology as an equipment supplier for its $14 million modernization project, adopting NDT's closed-vat system for cottage cheese making. Equipment is expected to arrive in spring 2026 with a planned go-live in fall 2026.

TPG has agreed to acquire PTC's Kepware industrial connectivity and ThingWorx IoT businesses. The transaction will provide the businesses with additional capital and expertise.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor signed a staged equity transfer agreement to sell 20.3% of a semiconductor joint venture to SIMIC Holdings, granting board control and future capital increase rights.

Adient has won a contract to supply seating for the Ford F-150. The announcement was made on November 5, 2025.

Adient, an automotive seating supplier, won a contract to supply seating for the Ford F-150. The article notes potential sales and profit impacts.

Mitsubishi Power secured a contract to supply gas burners and a selective catalytic reduction system for the oil-to-natural-gas conversion of the 660MW Ô Môn 1 Thermal Power Plant in Cần Thơ, Vietnam.

Knauf Insulation inaugurated a new glass mineral wool factory in Târnăveni, Romania, representing a €140 million investment. The facility has an annual production capacity of over 75,000 tons and will serve customers in Central and Eastern Europe.

JLL Partners acquired Parks Medical Electronics, a manufacturer of medical Doppler ultrasound systems, and combined it with Vascular Technology Incorporated to form a medical device platform focused on vascular and robotics applications.

Vicinity Energy commenced construction of a 35MW river-based industrial-scale heat pump complex at its Kendall Square facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in partnership with Everllence and DCO Energy. The heat pump will generate carbon-free steam, with completion expected by 2028.

VVater has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to provide advanced water treatment solutions for Pura Vida, a multi-billion-dollar mixed-use development in South Austin, Texas, led by SonWest Developments.

Sandvik signed a new strategic equipment and services agreement with Australia's Subterra Asset Solutions to deliver ten LS312 flameproof underground loaders. The agreement was announced on November 5, 2025.

JOYNEXT is expanding its production site in Oborniki, Poland, with a new 11,300 square meter hall, nearly doubling production area. Construction began in August 2025, with technology installation in first half of 2026 and series production start at end of 2026. The expansion supports a customer project for over 10 million multimedia units for a German automaker.

ABB was selected by TJN, a joint venture of Technip Energies, JGC Corporation and NMDC Group, to provide automation, electrical and digital solutions for ADNOC's Ruwais LNG facility in the UAE. The contract was announced on November 5, 2025.

Veeco Instruments received an order for a Propel 300 MOCVD system from a major power semiconductor integrated device manufacturer for gallium nitride epitaxy on 300mm silicon wafers. The order was announced on November 5, 2025.

The Routhier family, along with Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ – Montérégie and management, acquired Eurodib, a distributor of professional kitchen equipment in Canada and the United States. The acquisition was announced on November 5, 2025.

CNHI announced the allocation of two new excavator models (TLB and TL) to its Lecce plant, with EUR 20 million investment, adding 600 machines in 2026 and 1,000 in 2027, and creating about 20 new jobs.

INLIF LIMITED commenced Phase II construction of its digital intelligent manufacturing base in Nan'an, Fujian Province, adding 14,134 square meters of production space and aiming for annual capacity of 10,000 robotic arms.

Acumed acquired certain assets from TECHFIT Digital Surgery, including its digital surgical planning and reconstruction platform, to expand its craniomaxillofacial patient-tailored solutions portfolio.

ADNOC Drilling entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 80% of MB Petroleum Services, a drilling and oilfield services provider with operations in Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The enterprise value of the transaction is $204 million.

Nordic Climate Group, a provider of cooling and heating installation services, acquired Huijbregts Koeltechniek, a Dutch provider of advanced refrigeration and climate solutions based in Breda. Huijbregts employs around 20 people and specializes in CO2-based natural refrigerant installations.