Svenska Fönster AB is investing SEK 190 million in its factory in Edsbyn, Sweden, including new equipment for cross-cutting and a new high-capacity planing line, to increase flexibility and product quality.

Axium Packaging has opened a 227,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Brampton, Ontario, its third Ontario location, using more than 45 blow molding and injection molding lines.

Action Packaging has acquired Morgan Chaney, which will continue to operate under its own name, with all its employees moving to Action Packaging. The Morgan Chaney business has served customers since 1955.

Rajshree Polypack has won a repeat domestic contract worth about ₹1.62 crore to supply plastic rigid sheets to a major packaging manufacturer listed on an Indian stock exchange.

Swedish industrial equipment maker Atlas Copco has acquired Kyungwon Machinery Industry, a Korean air compressor manufacturer, from its CEO Lee Sang-woo and related parties for about 88 billion won.

Qingdao Power Station Valve Co. is building a high-end pump and valve fluid equipment production base in Licang District, Qingdao, with a total investment of 520 million yuan. Construction began in April 2025, with completion and production targeted for this year and annual capacity of 11,000 tonnes.

China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) signed an EPC contract with Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) for the Sayedabad Water Treatment Plant Phase III intake, raw water pumping station, and pipeline project in Sonargaon, Dhaka. The project includes a 950,000-ton water intake facility, a raw water pumping station, and a 26-km pipeline.

GR Venture Capital, VonMyhr Ventures, and Kessler Ventures acquired the assets of Volta Power Systems, a lithium-ion energy solutions company based in Holland, Michigan. The business will launch as Voltagen, LLC, continuing manufacturing at the same facility.

Cooperativa La Cruz Azul broke ground on a new cement plant in Seybaplaya, Campeche, Mexico, with an initial investment of $300 million and capacity to produce 1 million tons of cement per year, creating 800 direct jobs.

Farabi Petrochemicals signed a new memorandum of understanding with Unilever to expand their long-standing global supply arrangement for LAB, aligning Farabi's increased capacity with Unilever's growing demand for home care products.

Farabi Petrochemicals commenced operations at its fourth integrated Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, on September 22, 2025. The $950 million facility adds 120,000 metric tons of annual LAB capacity.

Nexans received €250 million in financing from the European Investment Bank to expand copper recycling capacity, including a new factory in Lens, France, aiming to recycle up to 80,000 tonnes of copper annually and increase copper wire production by over 50%.

Hispacold has started serial production of HVAC systems using natural refrigerant R290 for buses and rail vehicles, with production beginning in Q4 2025. The systems were developed from a $7 million R&D programme launched in 2023.

Wabtec Corporation announced a $4.2 billion agreement with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) to deliver Evolution Series locomotives and provide long-term service support. The multi-year order is the largest locomotive agreement in Wabtec's history.

A new precast concrete factory, Fábrica de pré-moldados Aliança, will be built in the Industrial District of Aliança with an investment of R$ 5 million, producing manholes, piles, and interlocking pavers.

Grupo Noral will build a small steel mill in the Industrial District of Aliança, Pernambuco, with an investment of R$ 35-45 million, producing steel for construction. The project is in the implementation phase.

Risu America Inc., a subsidiary of Gifu Plastic Industry Co. Ltd., opened its first manufacturing site outside Japan in Shelbyville, Indiana, to produce plastic pallets. The $44 million factory is expected to grow to $60 million investment over six years.

Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd signed supply agreements with Hechuan Intelligent to provide AI-driven 3D AOI systems to Midea Group's SMT production lines, totaling approximately $4.3 million.

H2O Innovation Inc. acquired Lama Sistemas de Filtrados S.L., a Spanish water filtration system manufacturer, to expand its global filtration solutions.

Steakholder Foods Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire Twine Solutions Ltd., a digital thread and yarn dyeing company. Twine shareholders will receive a minority stake in Steakholder Foods.

SRL secured a Rs. 4.13 crore supply order from Material Organisation (Mumbai) for Magnetic Bearing Compressor Based AC Plants, with delivery by September 20, 2026.

Shree Refrigerations Limited (SRL) secured a Rs. 19.16 crore contract from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd to supply turnkey HVAC solutions for 14 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, with delivery by September 19, 2029.

Franken Maxit Mauermörtel GmbH & Co. acquired the dry mortar and facade business of Saint-Gobain Weber GmbH in Germany, effective October 1, 2025, including eight Weber sites and about 400 employees, making Maxit one of the largest dry mortar producers in Germany.

Merck launched a new 3,000sqm filter manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland, with an investment of nearly €150m, expected to generate over 200 new jobs by 2028 and begin production in Q4 2025.

Infineon secured a design-win to supply SiC and silicon HybridPACK Drive G2 modules for Rivian's R2 traction-inverter platform, with series deliveries targeted from 2026, and delivered first customer products built on 200-mm SiC wafers from its Villach facility in Q1 2025.

Taro Plast announced a significant investment in a new state-of-the-art extrusion line at its Ferrara production plant to enhance capacity for Pibiflex and Riteflex copolyesters, with the line fully operational by September 2025.

Hispacold announced the start of serial production of HVAC systems using natural refrigerant R290 for public transport vehicles, with first systems planned for deployment in Germany and production beginning in Q4 2025.

Rossell Techsys Limited signed a long-term Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with Boeing to manufacture electrical panel assemblies for the T-7A Red Hawk advanced pilot training system, with potential production of up to 1,200 shipsets through 2033.

HD Hyundai Electric signed a supply contract with the largest power company in Texas for 24 units of 765kV extra high voltage transformers and reactors worth approximately 277.8 billion won, the largest single order in the company's history, with delivery scheduled for 2029.

Nokia was selected by VodafoneThree in an eight-year deal to supply equipment from its AirScale Radio Access Network and Core Networks portfolio for network modernization across approximately 7,000 sites in the UK.

OCI Global and Orascom Construction PLC announced they are pursuing a potential merger to establish a scalable infrastructure and investment platform anchored in Abu Dhabi with global reach.

Tianqi Materials' wholly-owned subsidiary Jiujiang Tianqi High-Tech Materials Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement with REPT Battero Energy Co., Ltd. to supply at least 800,000 tonnes of electrolyte products from the effective date until December 31, 2030.

TS Global acquired Mackay Conveyor Equipment (MCE), a manufacturer of premium conveyor components and accessories based in Mackay, Queensland.

Golden Empire Precision Machinery Technology signed a framework agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Guangzhou Unipres Precision, a transmission parts plant in Guangzhou with registered capital of USD 35 million.

NovaSklo signed an agreement with Pilkington Technology Management Limited (NSG Group) for engineering support to build a float glass production line in the Kyiv region, Ukraine.

Şişecam commissioned a new energy glass production line in Tarsus, Turkey, with an investment of EUR 200 million, annual capacity of 47 million square meters, and 426 new jobs.

ArcelorMittal has partnered with industrial packaging company Greif to produce low-carbon steel drums. The EcoBalance drums use 75% recycled content and aim to match traditional steel drum durability with a smaller environmental footprint.

OptiGroup took over key parts of the FRIS division of Dutch packaging group Paardekooper after its parent was declared bankrupt, along with Paardekooper's China and Ireland activities and its LCA Centre. The new trading name is Paardekooper Packaging. The deal is subject to Dutch competition authority approval.

Ingersoll Rand completed the acquisition of Italy's Termomeccanica Industrial Compressors (TMIC) and its subsidiary Adicomp for about €160 million. The businesses make air and gas compressors and engineered solutions for the renewable natural gas market and will join the Industrial Technologies and Services segment.

PolyFlex Products, part of Sweden's Nefab Group, will invest $8.3 million to open a new manufacturing facility in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, creating 58 jobs. The plant will add material extrusion and reuse of end-of-life industrial packaging.

Cardbox Packaging and Slovenian packaging maker Famar d.o.o. strengthened their strategic partnership, with Cardbox taking over international distribution of Famar's packaging and aligning procurement and production. The companies will jointly produce paper cups for the food industry.

Berlin Packaging agreed to acquire Rixius GmbH, a Mannheim-founded packaging supplier serving the DACH and Benelux regions. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the financial value was not disclosed.

Frontenac Technologies invested nearly CAD 15 million in a new 50,000 sq ft plant at 810 Lucien-Beaudin Street in Iberville, Quebec, expected to open in March 2026.

Technische Universität Dresden awarded a contract for the supply and commissioning of a modular tape line for processing high-performance fibers with thermoplastic matrix materials to Van Wees UD & Crossply Technology BV on January 23, 2026.

A contract valued at EUR 3,071,651 was awarded for the design, construction, supply and assembly of reverse osmosis equipment for Valorlis' ETAL wastewater treatment plant in Portugal, published on September 21, 2025.

Itema officially inaugurated its new Surat Service Center in India on November 26, 2025, to strengthen its presence in the region.

Thiagarajar Mills Group and Germany's Euro Textiles announced a Rs.100-crore textile manufacturing venture in Tamil Nadu, featuring an advanced Jacquard air-jet weaving facility targeting global markets, with commercial production planned within eight months.

Warehouse-robotics provider Exotec and E80 Group announced a strategic partnership to combine Exotec's Skypod AS/RS with E80's pallet-handling systems into one automation ecosystem. The joint offering will initially target CPG and grocery customers.

Samsung Electronics won a contract to manufacture IBM's next-generation Power11 server chipsets using its enhanced 7nm (7LPP) process and 2.5D ISC architecture packaging technology.

Samsung Electronics received a $250 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant for its $17 billion semiconductor plant under construction in Taylor, Texas. The facility is expected to create 3,500 manufacturing jobs and be completed in 2026.