Daikin Applied has launched a dedicated Global Data Center Solutions Group and announced two new manufacturing facilities to expand production of modular and custom air handling systems for data center cooling. The company also introduced the Magnitude WME-C Quad Chiller with 2,000-3,000 ton capacity.

SNC Kherib et Cie. has awarded Andritz an order to supply a complete spunlace line for its plant in Bejaia City, Algeria. The line will process viscose and polyester fibers for wet wipes production, with start-up scheduled for end of Q3 2026.

Fadu has won a KRW6.87 billion SSD supply contract from Taiwan-based Macnica Galaxy.

Bennie Equipment Ltd has acquired Eastern Forklift Trucks (EFL), a materials handling equipment company with branches in Bury St Edmunds, Peterborough, and Great Yarmouth. This is Bennie's third acquisition in 2025.

Bravida Norway has acquired NITEK AS, a leading supplier of HVAC systems in northern Norway with annual sales of around NOK 50 million and 17 employees. The acquisition will take effect on 1 November 2025.

Ming Yang Smart Energy announced a proposed investment of up to £1.5 billion to build a wind turbine factory at the Ardersier green freeport near Inverness, Scotland. The plant is expected to begin production by late 2028, creating up to 1,500 jobs.

Cavotec has signed a contract with Civmec to supply a motorised cable reel for installation at Port Hedland, Western Australia. Delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.

2Connect, through its subsidiary Büschel Connecting Systems GmbH, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire rmw Kabelsysteme, a German manufacturer of specialty cable and electromechanical assemblies for aerospace, defense, and medtech markets. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

OrbusNeich held a topping-out ceremony for its largest integrated R&D and production base in Fuyang, Hangzhou. The facility, representing a total investment of approximately RMB430 million, is expected to commence full production in 2027, adding 2.4 million units of annual capacity.

ST Engineering's Marine business and Siemens Energy were awarded a contract by Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda) Ltd. to deliver Estrella del Mar IV, a barge-mounted 145 MW combined cycle power plant, to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The plant is expected to be delivered in 2028.

Boston Scientific Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire Nalu Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company focused on chronic pain solutions. The transaction consists of an upfront cash payment of approximately $533 million for the remaining equity not owned by Boston Scientific.

Beijing High Energy Environment Co., Ltd. (Gaoneng Huanjing) as a joint venture member received a notice of award for the Suichang County chemical park professional wastewater treatment facility renovation and expansion project (Phase I) in Zhejiang province. The winning bid is CNY 53.6423 million.

Welspun Enterprises emerged as the lowest bidder for a contract from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to design, build, operate and maintain a 910 MLD water treatment plant at Panjrapur, Maharashtra. The total contract value is Rs 31.45 billion, with construction to be completed in 48 months followed by 15 years of O&M.

Zhejiang Cenway New Materials Co. Ltd (Cenway) launched a public consultation on a 70 ktpa expansion of its butyl rubber production facilities at its existing plant in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. The Yuan 170.5 million (€20 million) programme will raise total butyl rubber capacity to 120 ktpa.

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions announced a total investment of 55 billion yen by FY2027 to more than double combined production capacity of power transmission and distribution equipment at its Hamakawasaki Operations in Japan and TTDI in Hyderabad, India by FY2030.

Infinit PRO will build a production and administrative complex in the Dubna Special Economic Zone, Russia, with total area of 10,000 sq m. Investment is 708 million rubles, creating at least 125 jobs. Production launch is planned for 2027.

ABB was awarded a contract by DS Smith to supply electrification, automation and digital solutions for a new stock preparation line at the Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent, UK, as part of DS Smith's £50 million investment. The new line is due to start up in 2026.

m+m Gebäudetechnik Holding GmbH, a Berlin-based TGA company, acquired Pritzens Klimatechnik GmbH, a Berlin-based refrigeration and climate technology specialist, in October 2025.

GlassKote FGI will build a 1,000 tonnes per day low-iron float glass plant in the United Arab Emirates, launching mid-2026, as part of a AUD 1.2 billion investment program.

GlassKote FGI confirmed funding exceeding AUD 1.2 billion to build two low-iron float glass plants: a 700 tonnes per day plant in Queensland, Australia starting early 2026, and a 1,000 tonnes per day plant in the UAE starting mid-2026.

Gabriel India Limited (GIL) signed a joint venture with SK Enmove, a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Group, to form 'SK Enmove Gabriel India.' SK Enmove will hold a 51% stake and GIL 49%, targeting India's lubricants and EV fluids market.

Amcor announced on October 17, 2025 that Stephen Scherger has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 30 years of finance, operations and strategy experience in packaging.

Virtuoso Optoelectronics, through subsidiary Virtuoso Compressors, inaugurated a reciprocating compressor manufacturing plant in Nashik, Maharashtra, with annual capacity of 2.8 million units. The plant was developed with technical support from Huayi Compressor and other partners.

Sellafield Limited published a contract award notice on October 17, 2025 for the C24615 Early Legacy Boxes and Lids procurement, covering box bodies and lids for nuclear legacy waste. The awarded supplier is not named in the extract.

Davey is expanding its Scoresby, Australia site with a 1,030 sqm warehouse extension, raising pallet capacity from 5,000 to 7,400, and moving AquaShield 2.0 production from New Zealand to Scoresby. Half a million dollars is being spent on Commercial department upgrades.

Swire Coca-Cola Ltd. started operations at a new bottling plant in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, with an investment of over 900 million yuan (approx. $169 million), annual capacity of over 1 million tonnes, serving central China.

TAKRAF India completed the major refurbishment of a 700-liter bucket-wheel excavator (BWE 1573) for NLC India Limited at Neyveli, Tamilnadu, India. The machine was recommissioned on 30 September 2025, extending its life by about 15 years.

Konecranes received an order from Valmet Paper Technology (China) Co., Ltd. to supply advanced cranes for its new facility in Wuxi, China. The contract was booked in May 2025, with delivery scheduled for November 2025.

Electrolux Group is investing more than $23 million to expand its Kinston, North Carolina dishwasher factory, adding stainless steel tub production. The expansion is expected to create 74 new jobs over two years, with production slated to begin in 2027.

The Autorité de la concurrence unconditionally cleared Airbus's acquisition of certain Spirit AeroSystems assets, including facilities in Saint-Nazaire (France), Belfast and Prestwick (UK), Casablanca (Morocco), and Kinston and Wichita (USA), as part of Boeing's divestiture commitments.

As part of its modernization, Nortera will close its Saint-Césaire plant in Quebec by late January 2026, eliminating approximately 100 positions, with operations moving to the expanded Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu plant.

Nortera is investing $28 million over five years to expand its Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu plant in Quebec, increasing capacity from 6 million to 10.6 million case equivalents. The company will close its Saint-Césaire plant by late January 2026, creating 70 jobs at the expanded site and eliminating about 100 positions at Saint-Césaire.

Precision BioLogic Inc. acquired George King Bio-Medical Inc., a provider of hemostasis diagnostic products and fresh frozen human plasmas for clinical laboratories, based in Overland Park, Kansas.

908 Devices received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for 17 XplorIR devices, used for detection and analysis of hazardous gases and vapors under the CBRNE Installation and Protection Program.

ABB was awarded a contract by DS Smith to supply automation, electrification and digital solutions for a new stock preparation line at the Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent, UK, as part of DS Smith's £50 million investment. The new line is due to start up in 2026.

BKtech completed an expansion of its production hall in Blomstermåla, Sweden, adding 630 sqm of space with 15-meter lifting height and 2x80-ton overhead cranes, enabling prefabrication of larger 15 MW energy center modules.

Filtronic received a £47.3 million ($62.5 million) order from SpaceX for next-generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) powered E-band SSPAs, scheduled for delivery in fiscal year 2027.

Craftsman Automation Ltd commenced commercial operations at its new plant in SIPCOT Industrial Park, Shoolagiri, Hosur, on October 16, 2025. The company had announced a ₹150 crore investment in January 2025 to expand aluminium products capacity.

UNT (Chipalliance) plans to increase its investment in its holding subsidiary UNT Pioneer by ¥1.8 billion to support the Phase III 12-inch integrated circuit analog-digital mixed chip manufacturing project, with a total investment of ¥22.2 billion and capacity of 100,000 wafers per month.

FabArc Steel Supply, Inc. completed a $200 million-plus contract to supply and fabricate structural steel for the Amplify manufacturing facility in Byhalia, Mississippi, the largest contract in the company's history.

Palladio Industries, Inc. completed a major expansion at its Temple, Texas facility, adding a new production line that brings total installed capacity for polyacrylamides to approximately 270,000 metric tons per year.

Shyam Metalics & Energy Limited announced its Vision 2031 strategy, targeting 2.5x revenue growth to ₹400 billion by 2031, with a ₹100 billion investment to increase aggregate capacity from 15 million tons to 27 million tons across West Bengal, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh.

Shyam Metalics & Energy Limited commenced Phase I of its greenfield cold rolling mill at the Jamuria plant in West Bengal, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons and a capital cost of ₹603 crores. Trial runs began in September 2025.

Nansen is investing R$265 million (approx. $48M) in a new transformer factory in Betim, Brazil. The first phase, with an initial capacity of 20,000 units per month, is expected to be completed by December 2025, with first products available in February 2026.

BMK Group GmbH, an EMS provider based in Augsburg, Germany, merged with Sweden's HANZA AB. BMK will operate as the European headquarters for electronic services within the HANZA Group, with the three founders remaining strategically involved.

Endúr ASA, through its subsidiary Total Betong AS, established Nova Water Solutions AS as a turn-key contractor in the water and wastewater infrastructure sector. Total Betong holds 75% ownership, with E&D Nordic Holding AS and KSM Invest AS each holding 12.5%.

MEDI-LINE, a specialist in single-use plastic medical devices, finalized the extension of its production site at Sart-Tilman, Belgium, doubling the infrastructure to 3,500 m². The investment was over EUR 3.5 million.

Hitachi Energy and HD Hyundai Electric signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore joint business opportunities for High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) projects in the Republic of Korea, aiming to support Korea's energy transition.

Premier Group Limited announced a firm intention to acquire all issued ordinary shares of RFG Holdings Limited via a scheme of arrangement, with RFG shareholders receiving 1 Premier share for every 7 RFG shares, representing a 22.5% stake in the combined group. The deal includes delisting of RFG from the JSE.

Needles and Pins Aerospace, a hi-tech aerospace textiles firm, secured a six-figure funding boost from the British Business Bank's South West Investment Fund through FW Capital. The company had expanded its production site in Somerton, Somerset earlier in 2025.