Nidec Minster has installed a Pama Vertiram 3000 TT Bridge Mill at its Minster, Ohio headquarters as part of a $30 million expansion, with a second identical machine expected by summer 2026.

GE Vernova will supply 29 LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbine packages to Crusoe for AI data centers, with 19 units ordered in June 2025 and 10 units ordered in December 2024, providing nearly 1 GW of electricity.

Hungarian EMS provider Videoton Group has acquired a stake in German electronics manufacturer Limtronik Group, forming a strategic partnership to expand manufacturing capacities in Europe and the USA.

Encore Wire and Prysmian are breaking ground on a new 650,000+ sq. ft. medium voltage cable facility in McKinney, Texas, as part of a USD 500 million investment over five years. The expansion will create 120 new jobs.

UniPack Corrugated has acquired Congzhou Machinery, a manufacturer of corrugated board equipment, to enter India's packaging market. UniPack also plans to set up two smart manufacturing plants in India.

Metalex Manufacturing Inc. has been awarded a USD 10.6 million contract by the U.S. Navy for qualification and machining of improved advanced hybrid rotors. Work will be performed in Cincinnati, Ohio, with options up to USD 33.2 million.

Cenntro Inc. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Electricove Maroc to assemble Cenntro's electric vehicles in Morocco for local and Northern African markets. Electricove will establish a local assembly plant.

Hayat Egypt, a subsidiary of Hayat Holding, has launched construction on a new hygiene products facility in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. The USD 44 million investment will increase production capacity for nonwoven hygiene products and create over 400 jobs.

Kopin Corporation and HMDmd have commenced the first production delivery of the CR3 wearable surgical monitor to Carl Zeiss Meditec. The head-mounted display system is designed for surgical applications.

ECARX Holdings and Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) signed a strategic cooperation agreement to collaborate on automotive intelligence, robotics, and AI applications. The partnership aims to establish a global supply chain and accelerate product deployment across automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics sectors.

EAS Aluminium has commenced construction of a new 35,000 m² extrusion facility in the Edirne Organized Industrial Zone, Turkey. The fully integrated campus will feature a Presezzi extrusion line, anodizing and powder coating systems, and will increase annual extrusion capacity to over 30,000 tons. The facility is designed for full CBAM compliance.

Cahya Mata Cement awarded a US$159 million contract to Sinoma Industry Engineering Malaysia to build a new 6,000 t/day clinker line at its Mambong plant in Kuching, Malaysia. Construction starts August 2025, with clinker production by April 2027 and full commissioning by June 2027. The project will raise annual clinker capacity from 0.9Mt to 1.9Mt and create up to 500 construction jobs.

Scottish safety engineering specialist Nucore Group secured a £20 million, 10-year Master Services Agreement with a major international energy operator for HVAC, refrigeration, and fire safety systems at a gas processing facility in West Africa. Equipment will be custom-manufactured at Nucore's Aberdeen facility.

Russian microelectronics group Element will invest 4.4 billion rubles to produce gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors at the Research Institute of Electronic Technology (NIIET) in Voronezh. The facility will produce 5,500 200-mm wafers per year, making NIIET the first Russian full-cycle GaN transistor producer.

Pride Automotive Technology (Suzhou), a subsidiary of Cheersson (via Ruima Precision), was designated as the supplier of air spring assemblies for a domestic automaker's new energy vehicle platform project. The 7-year contract is valued at approximately 336 million yuan.

Bodo Möller Chemie Group has completed the takeover of Rocktin's Asian distribution business. Rocktin, a long-standing Henkel distribution partner headquartered in China with locations in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and Canada, distributes Henkel product brands including LOCTITE, TECHNOMELT, TEROSON and BONDERITE.

JSWAY CNC COMPANY has broken ground on a second-phase smart factory at its headquarters in Banfu, Guangdong. The new workshop is scheduled for completion by end of 2025 and will commence operations in Q1 2026, designed to produce 150 turning-milling CNC machine tools per month, boosting capacity by over 45%.

JCB has secured a contract worth over £22 million to supply 220 machines to Flannery Plant Hire. The order includes Loadall telescopic handlers, X Series tracked excavators, site dumpers, mini excavators and 3CX backhoe loaders, to be delivered throughout 2025.

Konecranes has won a contract to deliver 42 Li-Ion automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and automated charging stations to Hutchison Ports' ECT Euromax terminal in Rotterdam. The AGVs will support the terminal's electrification project.

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. has agreed to acquire the polycarbonate business of AGC Inc. and its subsidiary AGC Polycarbonate Co., Ltd. The business includes manufacturing and sale of polycarbonate products for building materials, industry, and electronics.

Electro-Mechanical, LLC, a manufacturer of electrical apparatus, has acquired Coordinated Designs & Controls, a provider of custom-engineered medium voltage switchgear based in Houston, Texas. The acquisition expands Electro-Mechanical's capabilities in medium-voltage equipment.

ST Engineering MRAS has been selected by JetZero to design and manufacture the exhaust nozzle for JetZero's full-scale all-wing demonstrator aircraft. The demonstrator is scheduled to begin flight testing in 2027.

REMA TIP TOP has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Almex Group, a conveyor belt splicing and vulcanizing systems company. The transaction has received court approval and is expected to close in August 2025.

WEG was selected to supply 16 medium-voltage electric motors to a natural gas liquids storage and fractionation facility at the Mont Belvieu energy hub in Texas. The equipment will be manufactured in Brazil and delivered according to the project schedule.

Gregory Strut opened a new 90,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Athens, Alabama, to produce G-STRUT metal framing and back-to-back channels. The facility broke ground in December 2022.

Eco King Solutions, a U.S. subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Kingsun Eco-pack, will invest $80.5 million to open a disposable biodegradable tableware plant in a vacant 588,000 sq ft facility in Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina. The project will create 515 jobs and receives state incentives.

Hood Container Corporation announced a $118.9 million modernization of its paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana, centred on upgrading its primary paper machine to add 80,000 tons per year of capacity. The project will run in two phases over about two years and retain 295 positions.

Yanmar announced an investment of BRL 280 million to build a new tractor plant in Indaiatuba, Brazil, with production capacity of up to 7,000 tractors per year. The plant is expected to be completed by 2030 and will create an unspecified number of jobs.

Sharika Enterprises Limited secured a SCADA automation contract for BMM Ispat Limited's Hosapete unit in Karnataka, India. The project involves replacing aging substation equipment with an advanced SCADA system.

Guangxi Xingda Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. was awarded a contract to supply trioctyl phosphate to Yankuang Coal Chemical Supply and Marketing Co., Ltd. (Lunan Chemical) for its hydrogen peroxide workshop, as announced on July 21, 2025. This is the second such contract won by Xingda in 2025.

Kuka received a repeat order for 12 additional robotic friction stir welding cells from a major automotive manufacturer for an electric vehicle production expansion in the US.

Isdera Group, parent of Xinghui Automotive Technology, entered a merger agreement with UY Scuti Acquisition Corp. to list on Nasdaq. The deal involves acquiring the German supercar brand ISDERA.

Chorus Aviation announced an agreement to acquire Elisen & Associates Inc., a Montreal-based provider of aerospace engineering and certification services. The transaction is expected to close by end of 2025.

AstraZeneca announced a $50 billion investment in the US by 2030, including a new multi-billion dollar drug substance manufacturing centre in Virginia for weight management and metabolic medicines.

Algeria's Minister of Industry announced the construction of two new green cement plants in Djelfa (1.5M t/yr) and Relizane (2M t/yr), plus a new line at the existing Adrar plant (1.5M t/yr).

Safran has closed the acquisition of Collins Aerospace's flight control and actuation activities, which generated $1.55 billion in revenue in 2024. The acquired business employs about 4,000 people across facilities in Europe and Asia.

Fagor Ederlan México has acquired Regen Aluminum, renamed Fagor Regen Aluminum, located in Yoe, Pennsylvania. The acquisition aims to secure supply of secondary aluminum with lower carbon footprint and expand product portfolio for automotive components.

VVater is building a state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, to accelerate production of its Farady Reactor water treatment system.

Foraco International has been awarded a three-year drilling services contract valued at US$34 million by Glencore for its Lomas Bayas mine in Chile. Drilling operations are scheduled to commence in the coming weeks.

Condensia Química will expand its production capacity to 12,000 tons per year by 2025 at its facility in Barcelona, Spain, to meet growing demand for sustainable additives.

Altair Chemical launched a new €4 million Wastewater Treatment Plant (TAS) at its Saline di Volterra site in Italy, featuring ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and brine recovery systems.

METZEN Industries GmbH acquired Gerwin Silotechnik GmbH, gaining additional competencies in bulk material systems including conveying technology, dust extraction, and silo technology, with a production site in Beckum, Germany.

Activate Capital made a strategic investment in XNRGY Climate Systems to support growth and expand domestic manufacturing, following the opening of a 275,000-square-foot facility in Mesa, Arizona.

Johnson Controls was awarded a $377.9 million base contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for installation, maintenance and service of Metasys building automation systems, with a potential total value of $630 million including options.

Cahya Mata Cement awarded a RM673 million contract to Sinoma Industry Engineering to build a new 6,000-tonne-per-day clinker line at its Mambong Integrated Plant in Kuching, Malaysia, doubling clinker capacity to 1.9 million tonnes per year.

Biogen intends to invest an additional $2 billion in its existing manufacturing footprint in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, expanding ASO capabilities and adding fill-finish capacity.

Daikin Airconditioning Indonesia began mass distribution of its first locally manufactured residential air conditioners from its new Cikarang factory in West Java, built with an investment of Rp 3.3 trillion ($206 million). The facility aims to produce up to 1.5 million AC units annually by mid-2025 and employ 2,500 workers.

Cofimco is starting up a new manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas, to serve the North American market in digital infrastructure and renewable energy sectors.

Cofimco, an Italian axial cooling systems company, announced the acquisition of Turin-based Ilmed Ventilazione Industriale (IVI), which has a production plant in Ningbo, China. The deal strengthens Cofimco's position in data centre cooling, shipbuilding, power generation and high-intensity industry.

Tetra Pak Egypt, in partnership with Zulfi (Al-Oshabi Group), is launching an integrated packaging project in Benghazi, Libya, with investments of 14 million euros. The facility will cover 140,000 square meters and begin operations in early 2026, producing milk and juice products.