Busch Vacuum Solutions plans a 60,000-square-foot regional hub in Tempe, Arizona, for repair, service and overhaul of vacuum pumps and systems. Operations are scheduled to begin in October 2025.

ECI Defense Group, Inc. was awarded a Defense Logistics Agency contract for 39 compressor valve units at $2,035.57 each, totaling $79,387.23. The award was posted on 2025-08-18.

MVA Weisweiler GmbH & Co. KG awarded Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG a contract for a steam turbine plant (Lot 110) for the KWK-138 combined heat and power plant at Weisweiler, valued at €18.49 million. The turbine will have up to 35 MW electrical and 150 MW thermal capacity.

Risong Technology plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary, Guangzhou Risong Robot Technology Co., Ltd., to focus on high-precision, high-speed six-axis parallel robots and embodied intelligent robots. The subsidiary has passed internal review.

Qassim Cement signed a separate $12 million EPC agreement with Sinoma to displace liquid fuel and convert it to natural gas at existing production lines in Buraydah, with a 15-month timeline.

Qassim Cement awarded Sinoma International a $298 million EPC contract to build a fourth production line at its Buraydah facility, with a capacity of 10,000 tons of cement per day, to be completed within two years. A separate $12 million EPC agreement was signed to convert liquid fuel to natural gas.

Schütz Container Systems held the grand opening of its new 370,000-square-foot production facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a $166 million project expected to create 185 jobs over five years. The site will later add reconditioning of used industrial packaging.

Guangdong Zhaoqing Cangreen Food Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. shipped an edible oil-specific automated intelligent packaging line to Tangshan Hongxingtai Food Co., Ltd. in Hebei Province on August 16, 2025.

Siemens is building a new production plant for 60-Hertz gas turbines at its existing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an initial investment of approximately $135 million. Production is slated to start in the fall of 2011.

ZF LIFETEC broke ground on the third phase of its plant in Rizhao, Shandong, China, on August 12, 2025, for one-piece woven (OPW) airbag production. The facility will produce over five million OPW airbags annually, with full production expected in 2027.

Volvo Construction Equipment is expanding its Shippensburg, Pennsylvania facility to produce crawler excavators and large wheel loaders, as part of a $261 million investment across three global sites. Production is expected to be ready in the first half of 2026.

Tongsheng Technology's PMI advanced manufacturing project for new materials, with a total investment of 110 million yuan, held its commissioning ceremony on July 18, 2025, at the High-end Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Park in Xialu District, marking full-scale production. The project includes five production lines for PMI foam materials.

Sinoma International Engineering and its Saudi subsidiary signed a $298 million EPC contract with Qassim Cement Company to build a 10,000 TPD clinker cement production line in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. The contract is effective immediately, with expected completion in 24 months.

The Scheidt/SMA Tech Group inaugurated a new production and logistics hall in Rinteln-Süd, Germany, with an investment of around €8 million. The facility covers approximately 4,750 square meters and is expected to create 40 new jobs.

Hempel A/S has inaugurated its new office in Pune, India, which will accommodate colleagues primarily within Digital and Finance.

Beixin Paint's subsidiary Dengta Paint won a framework contract to supply anti-corrosion paint for production maintenance and construction projects at PetroChina Liaohe Petrochemical Company for 2025-2027.

Qassim Cement awarded a $12 million EPC contract to Sinoma International Engineering to convert existing production lines at the Buraydah plant from crude oil to natural gas, with completion expected within 15 months.

UMediC Group Berhad unveiled a massive expansion at Batu Kawan Industrial Park on 15 August 2025, adding 20,000 square feet of production space to double its manufacturing capacity. The expansion includes a healthcare centre, ambulance services, and a learning centre.

The Palmachim Desalination Plant in Israel has significantly increased its production capacity following the installation of Filtralite Pure in its pre-treatment filters.

Qassim Cement Co. signed a 24-month EPC contract with Sinoma International Engineering Co. to build a fourth production line at its Buraidah plant, valued at $298 million (1.12 billion Saudi riyals). The line will have a capacity of 10,000 tonnes of clinker per day.

All three levels of government confirmed that Alstom's Thunder Bay plant will build 70 six-car subway trains for the Toronto Transit Commission under a sole-source contract. The trains will replace aging Line 2 trains and serve extensions.

Energy Capital Partners and Centrica agreed to acquire National Grid's Isle of Grain LNG terminal in Kent, UK for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion. The 50:50 partnership will purchase 100% of National Grid Grain LNG Limited and Thamesport Interchange Limited.

Tata Electronics, in partnership with Taiwan's PSMC, is building India's first large-scale commercial wafer fab in Dholera, Gujarat. The $11 billion facility will produce 50,000 wafer starts per month and is expected to commence operations by late 2026.

Kaiser Aluminum is investing $25 million to expand production capacity for heat-treated aluminum plate and sheet at its Trentwood, Washington facility. The project is on schedule and budget, with additional capacity expected online in Q4 2025.

Workhorse Group Inc. executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Motiv Power Systems, Inc. The transaction was announced on August 15, 2025, but financial terms were not disclosed.

Gapwaves has received a development order from Infineon Technologies. The article does not provide details on value or scope.

PYBAR, a Thiess company, has delivered a new Caterpillar R2900 XE diesel-electric loader to AIC Mines Limited's Eloise copper mine in Queensland, Australia, for underground development mining services.

GLGW has secured a bid for CCCC Construction Group's 2025-2026 centralized procurement framework for industrial products, providing digital procurement services.

Georgia Power received delivery of the first of three Mitsubishi Power M501JAC gas combustion turbines for Plant Yates in Coweta County, Georgia. The 1,300 MW expansion is expected online by end of 2027.

Nantong Lanhe Nonwoven Materials Co., Ltd. invested 500 million yuan to build a production base for functional nonwoven filling materials in Sanxing Town, Haimen, with annual capacity of 50,000 tons. The facility is in trial production.

Electrovaya's Ellicott Gigafactory in Ellicott, New York remains on track to begin cell manufacturing in the middle of 2026.

Electrovaya implemented a second production shift at its Mississauga facility in mid-June and commenced assembly operations in Ellicott, New York in May to meet growing demand for battery systems.

Wuhan Shuiwang Valve Manufacturing was named the winning supplier for control cabinets of a water intake pump room in a 2×1000MW unit auxiliary control retrofit at Guoneng's Jiujiang plant. The single-source result was published on 2025-08-15.

Ambev plans a glass bottle factory in Carambeí, Paraná, with an investment of R$870 million, near its Ponta Grossa brewery. Operations are planned to start in the last four months of 2025.

MTX Group a.s. completed its acquisition of Aluflexpack AG's production facility in Croatia, after agreeing the deal on May 30, 2025.

Grupa Azoty Polyolefins withdrew from its turnkey contract with Hyundai Engineering for the Polimery Police Project, citing delays and unresolved counterclaims, and assessed contractual penalties of €111.83 million. The withdrawal was declared on August 14, 2025.

Hikoki Power Tools India, a subsidiary of Koki Holdings, will invest Rs 700 crore in a new manufacturing facility at SIPCOT Industrial Park in Mahindra World City, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The plant is expected to generate 1,302 direct and indirect jobs.

FANUC has completed a 650,000-square-foot expansion of its facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to boost domestic robotics manufacturing.

Yaskawa plans to build an 800,000-square-foot industrial robotics production facility in Franklin, Wisconsin, for high-volume robot production on U.S. soil.

TAKRAF India secured a landmark order to supply seven stockyard machines (four stackers, two bucket-wheel reclaimers, one portal reclaimer) for a phosphate and fertilization company in North-West Africa.

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has agreed to acquire Polytec, a provider of turnkey water treatment solutions, for US$150 million. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2025.

Axius Water acquired S&N Airoflo, Inc., a supplier of surface aeration systems for wastewater treatment. The acquisition was announced on August 14, 2025.

Saint-Gobain commenced construction of a gypsum wallboard plant in Oragadam, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The plant will also produce plaster, mineral wool insulation, acoustic insulation panels, and float glass.

Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. established a new office and sales channel in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to expand its water technology solutions. The announcement was made on August 14, 2025.

Metinvest completed the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Iași, a Romanian pipe plant producing welded structural pipes. The deal was announced on December 16, 2025, with regulatory approvals obtained in November 2025.

Sani-Matic Inc. acquired Douglas Machines Corp., a provider of commercial cleaning systems for the bakery, food service, and beverage industries. The deal was announced on August 14, 2025.

Konecranes will supply seven rail-mounted gantry cranes to the Melbourne Intermodal Terminal, a A$400 million project set to begin operations in October 2025.

MMC First Process signed a strategic contract with ICEFRESH to deliver the first complete thawing hub to Los Angeles, with a capacity of nearly 30 tons of seafood per day, to be installed in early 2026.

ABB announced a CA$130 million investment to establish a new 340,000 square foot manufacturing and R&D facility in Montreal, Quebec, consolidating operations from Iberville and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

M Vest Water announced the sale of water treatment optimization services and equipment to SAR Gruppen for the SAR Mongstad facility, scheduled for the second half of 2025.