Kingspan announced a €44 million investment to expand and modernize two of its plants in Hauts-de-France, including €30 million for its Isocab subsidiary to expand the Grande-Synthe site near Dunkerque, doubling production surface and storage capacity and creating 30 jobs.

ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE signed a supply agreement to provide Radiopharm Theranostics with non-carrier-added Lutetium-177 for use in Radiopharm's clinical pipeline of radiopharmaceutical cancer treatments.

Saunders International secured a $27 million contract at Kalgoorlie gold mines. The article does not specify the customer or scope beyond the value and location.

Kerakoll S.p.A. acquired a 60% stake in Caltra Nederland B.V., a producer of supplementary cementitious materials and low-carbon clinker. The deal was formalized on 16 May 2025.

National Cooling Systems plans to build a scientific and production complex in the Novoorlovskaya SEZ with an investment of about 4 billion rubles, creating 180 jobs. The facility will produce industrial cooling towers and chillers.

Bromo plans to invest at least 1.5 billion rubles in a new production facility in the St. Petersburg SEZ by 2029, producing refrigeration, ventilation and heat exchange equipment for multiple industries.

EDF has awarded Eiffage the contract to build the first two EPR2 nuclear reactors at Penly, France. Eiffage has ordered two Hitachi EX1200-7 excavators with Sunton rippers for the project.

Solid Group, in cooperation with Chinese Sealion Machine Tool, opened the first workshop of the Vologda Metalworking Equipment Plant (VZMO) on May 15, 2025. The plant will produce CNC lathes and milling machines, with initial annual capacity of 70 lathes and 30 milling machines, creating 30 jobs.

Foxconn and Thales Group signed two MOUs at the Choose France summit: one to explore an OSAT facility in Europe with potential investment over EUR250 million, and another to explore satellite constellation production with Thales Alenia Space.

AVIC Aviation High-Technology plans to invest CNY918 million (USD127.2 million) in a new factory in Beijing to produce large structural components for civil aircraft. The facility will be developed by subsidiary AVIC Composite, with construction expected to begin later in 2025 and full production by 2028.

Tiruna America installed a new Magerle Creep Feed Roll Grinder at its Green Bay, Wisconsin facility as phase one of a $6 million investment and expansion. The project is part of a nearly $20 million worldwide commitment since Fosber's acquisition in 2023.

Konecranes is completing a contract signed in 2017 to deliver four 25-ton self-powered portal jib cranes to the U.S. Navy in Washington state. Two were delivered to Bangor in Q1 2024, and two are scheduled for Bremerton by June 2025.

Sanmina announced a definitive agreement to acquire the data center infrastructure manufacturing business of ZT Systems from AMD for $2.55 billion in cash and equity, plus up to $450 million in contingent consideration. The deal is expected to close post-regulatory approvals.

Power Grid Corporation of India awarded Advait Energy Transitions Limited a Rs 8.61 billion contract for supply and installation of optical ground wire across multiple transmission lines nationwide, to be completed within 12 months.

Power Grid Corporation of India awarded Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) a Rs 5.67 billion contract for 20 units of 500 MVA, 400/220/33kV transformers under package 4TR-07-BULK.

Princes Group has installed four new lines at its Bradford facility to produce over 250 million Capri-Sun juice pouches a year for Great Britain and Ireland, creating 50 jobs.

Houston-based One X has acquired United Energy Partners, adding Bestway service-less valve inventory and operations across the Permian Basin and Rockies.

Mondi has completed its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western Europe business for €634 million, adding two mega box plants in Germany to its corrugated packaging portfolio.

CANPACK is investing over PLN 440 million to expand its aluminum beverage can plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland, adding about one billion cans per year of capacity and over 100 new jobs.

Modine is investing more than $38 million through 2028 to upgrade its Grenada, Mississippi facility and expand data center chiller manufacturing, expected to create more than 450 jobs. Chiller production is expected to begin later this summer.

NMDC LTS and Jiangsu Huaying Valves signed an MoU to explore a joint venture and a facility in the UAE to assemble, fabricate and distribute valves for the energy sector, announced at Make it in the Emirates.

TransDigm Group agreed to acquire Servotronics, Inc. via a tender offer at $38.50 per share in cash, a transaction valued at approximately $110 million, announced May 19, 2025.

Changxing Penzhi Co., Ltd. started construction of a new project to produce 20 million meters of high-end graphene functional fabric annually, adding 11.7 mu of land and 20,000 square meters of building area.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire ZT Group Int'l, Inc. from Sanmina Corporation. The agreement was dated May 18, 2025.

RIPPA Machinery officially launched a new smart and green manufacturing base in Jining, Shandong, China, on May 18, 2025. The factory produces mini excavators and skid steer loaders, with annual capacity covering over 40 models of mini excavators and 10 models of skid steer loaders.

Boldoduc, a Lyon-based technical textile specialist, has acquired a 66% stake in Tismail, a manufacturer of technical socks based in Troyes. The deal aims to strengthen Boldoduc's presence in sport and workwear markets and consolidate a fully French textile supply chain.

Lumax Auto Technologies Limited (LATL) announced plans to acquire the remaining 25% stake in IAC International Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. from International Automotive Components Group, making IAC India a wholly owned subsidiary. The transaction is expected to close by 31 May 2025.

Weichai LOVOL Intelligent Agriculture inaugurated its Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Base in Weifang, Shandong. The 3-billion-yuan facility, covering 776 acres, has a Phase I capacity of 100,000 units per year for 100+ HP tractors and features extensive automation.

UTI (UTI Vina Vinh Phuc) held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 17, 2025, for a new factory in Thang Long Industrial Park, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. The plant will produce cover glass for smartphones and tablets, with phase 1 investment of $59 million and annual capacity of 30 million units.

The V.I. Kozlov Electrotechnical Plant and Sonet Group have agreed to establish a multi-profile joint enterprise in Georgia. The venture will produce power transformers and other electrical equipment for domestic and African markets.

OOO NOVTEKS has been registered as a resident of the Novgorodskaya special economic zone and plans to build a plant producing nonwoven textile material from polyethylene fibers. The project involves 135 million rubles in investment and will create about 60 jobs, with production launch expected by end of 2025.

FPS Cegielski secured a 245 million złoty contract with the Lubusz Voivodeship to deliver six electric multiple units (EMUs) from its new Plus series.

Sodick Co., Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Prima Additive, making it a wholly owned subsidiary now operating as Prima Additive by Sodick.

Trensor Co. Ltd. broke ground on its first international manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia, with a RM100 million investment that will create 200 jobs and begin production in 2026.

Deere & Co. announced it will invest $20 billion into its U.S. manufacturing operations over the next 10 years, including new factories and expansions in Kernersville, North Carolina, Springfield, Missouri, and Greeneville, Tennessee. The announcement was made on May 16, 2025.

Shandong ADINO New Materials Co., Ltd., a joint venture between China's Lisheng and Germany's ADINO Group, opened a hot melt adhesive plant in Tancheng County, Linyi. The facility, backed by 1.3 billion RMB investment, has annual capacity of 13,000 tons of PUR and 40,000 tons of EVA adhesives.

Borosil Renewables' board approved a revised expansion plan to increase solar glass production capacity by 600 tonnes per day at its Bharuch, Gujarat facility, at an estimated cost of Rs 950 crore.

Superior Boiler has been awarded a contract to supply a Shawnee Ds-style watertube boiler and deaerator for a new utility project in the Gulf Coast region.

G.W. Lisk Company has agreed to supply position sensing and hydraulic actuation components for the U.S. Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) being developed by Bell Textron.

COIM USA acquired a 20-acre property in New Boston, Texas from Palmer International, including a renewable polyol product line, and plans to add 100 million lbs. of capacity by mid-2027.

Groupe Industriel AMI and EnerServ were selected by Rio Tinto as key partners for the modernization of the Isle-Maligne hydroelectric plant, with over CAD 100 million allocated to AMI for dismantling and replacing eight turbine-generator units over six years.

Norafin and Trans-Textil formed a joint venture called STEPPTEX to continue quilting operations for technical applications after Polyfill Produktions-GmbH ceases trading on June 30, 2025.

Eagle Materials Inc., through its subsidiary American Gypsum Company, plans to expand and modernize its gypsum wallboard plant in Duke, Oklahoma. The $330 million project will increase capacity by 300 million square feet (25%) to 1.5 billion square feet, reduce operating costs by nearly 20%, and is scheduled for startup in the second half of 2027.

Smith & Loveless Australia Pty. Ltd. has acquired the assets of CST Wastewater Solutions Pty. Ltd., a provider of wastewater screening technologies, to strengthen its preliminary treatment equipment portfolio in Australasia.

Norilsk Nickel, through its subsidiary Norilsk-Technika, is building a plant in Sosnovoborsk for the production and capital repair of underground mining equipment, with total investment of 3.5 billion rubles. Land plots were leased in late 2024, and work is set to begin in 2025.

The board of Mukand has approved the transfer of its industrial machinery business, including EOT cranes and materials handling equipment, to its wholly owned subsidiary Mukand Heavy Engineering.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions, Renesas Electronics and Stars Microelectronics have formed a joint venture to set up an OSAT plant in Sanand, Gujarat, with a pilot production line expected to launch its first chip by mid-2026. The JV will invest ₹7,600 crore over five years and aims for a capacity of 15 million units per day.

XCMG Machinery and Sarens Group have established a strategic partnership, with XCMG delivering the first batch of XCA250G7-1E all-terrain cranes to Sarens for heavy lifting operations.

Osmoflo Water Management and CERAFILTEC Germany GmbH have expanded their partnership into an exclusive agreement covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region, enabling Osmoflo to integrate CERAFILTEC's ceramic membrane products into its water treatment systems.

EG Industries Bhd entered a master purchase agreement with a US-based customer (undisclosed) to supply network and AI-related consumable products for deployment globally. Production will start in late 2025 at its PG2 Smart Factory 4.0 in Batu Kawan, Penang, with mass production targeted for 2026.