Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced plans to build a primary aluminium production plant in Oklahoma with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per year. Construction is expected to begin after a feasibility study by end of 2026, with first hot metal by end of the decade. Investment is around $4 billion.

Fratelli Fazio Group ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.9 Mobile Harbour Crane with 200 t lifting capacity for the Port of Augusta in Sicily. The crane will be delivered in Q3 2025.

Holcim announced exclusive negotiations to acquire Alkern, a major French and Belgian precast concrete solutions company with 57 production sites and 1,000 employees, expected 2025 revenue of EUR 255 million.

Pratt & Whitney's turbine airfoil plant in Asheville, North Carolina, which opened in 2022, is key to ramping up production of the latest GTF engine version and other programmes.

Yangzhou Jingxin Microelectronics is building a new 8-inch semiconductor chip factory in Yizheng, Yangzhou, with a planned total investment of CNY 3 billion, to produce automotive-grade products.

Yangzhou Jingxin Microelectronics announced its 6-inch semiconductor chip production line will begin mass production this month, with an expected annual capacity of 360,000 6-inch wafers and additional sales revenue of CNY 300 million.

Hanmi Semiconductor signed a supply contract worth KRW 42.81 billion with SK Hynix for DUAL TC BONDER GRIFFIN equipment used in HBM manufacturing. The contract period runs from May 16, 2025 to July 1, 2025.

Explore Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Laing O'Rourke, will supply 68,000 sqm of Megaplank precast concrete flooring for the 36-storey Fifty Fenchurch Street office tower in London, being built by Multiplex for AXA IM Alts.

Autoneum signed an agreement to acquire all shares of Chengdu FAW-Sihuan Interior Parts Co., Ltd., a Chinese automotive supplier of acoustic and thermal management components, for about CHF 16 million. The transaction is expected to close in July 2025.

United Tiles Belgium (UTB) acquired RG Tegel, a Belgian tile distributor with 217 showrooms and annual revenue of about EUR 20 million. The combined group has revenue of EUR 80 million and over 210 employees.

Craig Manufacturing USA will invest $4.4 million to expand its Lawrenceburg, Tennessee facility by 24,000 square feet, creating 30 new jobs and bringing total employment to 110.

The European Commission granted unconditional approval for Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.'s €11.7 billion acquisition of German chemical manufacturer Covestro, clearing a major regulatory hurdle.

The Department of Contracts of Malta awarded AG Installations a €25 million contract for the design, supply and installation of auto-transformers and shunt reactors for the second Malta-Sicily electrical interconnector.

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $42.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation for modified and upgraded Constant Frequency Generator General Control Units for the V-22 aircraft.

Toyota Tsusho Corporation will acquire 34% of shares in Fuji Springs Co., Inc., a manufacturer of automotive battery components, through a third-party allocation. Fuji Springs will become an equity method affiliate as of June 30, 2025.

Datang Group announced the winning bidder for the main equipment procurement of its 2x745MW gas turbine innovation demonstration project in Nanjing. The joint venture of Dongfang Turbine and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Gas Turbine (Guangzhou) was selected with a bid of 905,700,000 yuan.

Mativ Inc. acquired Neenah Gessner GmbH, a manufacturer of technical media and paper products based in Bruckmühl, Germany. The deal was registered in July 2022.

International Paper is adding 40 jobs at a container plant in McAllen, Texas, as it consolidates its manufacturing footprint along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Charter Next Generation announced a $106 million investment to expand operations in Northeast Ohio, adding 12 film packaging lines in Lexington and four extrusion lines in Ontario, with 125 new jobs.

FloWorks International, a Houston-based valve and pipe fittings provider, broke ground on a 245,000-square-foot industrial warehouse and operations facility in Pearland, Texas.

Amprod, LLC, a U.S.-based industrial automation and systems integration provider, acquired Simmtech Process Engineering, a Canadian systems integrator. The acquisition strengthens Amprod's presence in Canada and enhances its automation and smart manufacturing solutions. The acquisition is effective as of May 15, 2025.

Hokksund Betong AS has acquired 50% of the shares in Brødrene Hansen Betong AS, which will be renamed Rjukan Betong AS. The transaction was completed on May 15, 2025, and John Andres Traen has become the new managing director.

Park Aerospace signed a new agreement to advance EUR 4.59 million to ArianeGroup for manufacturing capacity expansion, with $1.5 million already paid in the first installment.

Park Aerospace announced a planned major manufacturing expansion with an estimated capital budget of $35 million (plus or minus $5 million), driven by long-term demand in defense and commercial aerospace markets.

A consortium led by TPG, Mavco Investments, and Prashant Jain has sought CCI approval to acquire Siemens Gamesa's onshore wind turbine generator manufacturing and service business in India and Sri Lanka. The deal was announced in March 2025.

Cummins-Wagner Co., Inc. finalized the acquisition of Envirep, a manufacturer's representative and distributor specializing in municipal and industrial water and wastewater solutions. The deal strengthens Cummins-Wagner's presence in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions.

Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) and LS Cable & System opened a 13,800 sq m production hall in Gumi, South Korea, on May 15, 2025. The joint venture, HAI Materials Korea, invested around €46 million in a fully automated 60 MN extrusion line for aluminium components for electromobility.

GlobalWafers announced an additional $4 billion investment to expand its 300mm silicon wafer manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, which opened on May 15, 2025. The expansion will increase capacity at the 142-acre campus.

GlobalWafers America opened its 300mm silicon wafer manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, on May 15, 2025. The company also announced an additional $4 billion investment to expand the site.

Tornado Infrastructure Equipment Ltd. acquired Custom Vacuum Services Ltd. for $28 million in cash. CustomVac, based in Nisku, Alberta, manufactures truck-mounted and semi-trailer mounted vacuum equipment.

Wacker Chemie AG commenced production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site in Germany, with a new high-speed facility replacing the Burghausen plant. The investment is in the double-digit million euros range and created 50 new jobs.

Power Minerals Limited (PML), a subsidiary of EP Power Minerals GmbH (EPPM), and Drax Power Limited entered into a 20-year joint venture agreement to build a plant for processing coal ash into fly ash near the Drax power plant in the UK. Initial annual capacity will be 400,000 tonnes, with production expected by end of 2026.

Lödige Industries was awarded a contract by Etihad Airport Services – Cargo LLC to deliver a material handling system for the East Midfield Cargo Terminal at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Aluminium Dunkerque inaugurated Furnace 8, its first recycling furnace, at its Loon-Plage plant in France. The furnace adds 20,000 tonnes per year of production capacity and can recycle up to 7,000 tonnes of end-of-life aluminium annually.

HCL Group and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) have received Cabinet approval to set up an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, with a capacity of 20,000 wafers per month, expected to create over 3,500 jobs.

Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd. and Katcon Global have announced a new joint venture in Mexico to manufacture advanced composites for the North American automotive and non-automotive markets.

Eni has chosen ABB as the main automation contractor for the HyNet North West carbon capture and storage cluster in the UK. ABB will deploy its Ability System 800xA Integrated Control and Safety System for automation, telecoms and cyber security.

Zuther GmbH is constructing a new 1,250 m² production hall at its Karwitz site for fully automated sheet metal processing, including a laser system and robot press brake. The ground-breaking ceremony occurred in early May 2025, with completion scheduled for November 2025.

Coil Innovation GmbH held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 14, 2025, for a major expansion of its headquarters in Eferding, Austria, investing over 30 million euros. The project includes a 650 m² office extension and a 4,500 m² production and testing hall, with completion scheduled for spring 2026.

U.S.-based Merritt has acquired British Columbia-based Magnum Trailer & Equipment to expand its aluminium product offerings for the heavy-duty trucking industry across North America.

OAO Novoroscement will complete construction of a new dry-process cement production line at its Pervomaisky plant in 2025, with an investment of 8 billion rubles. The line will have a capacity of 2,000 tonnes of clinker per day, producing about 650,000 tonnes of cement annually.

OOO Steklo i Kamen has opened a new workshop near Voronezh to produce large-format Glassika-branded insulating glass units, with investments of 1.3 billion rubles, including a 930.7 million ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund. Capacity will reach 800,000 sq m per year.

Holcim Romania is investing over 5 million euros in a new limestone sand production line at its Turda plant, to produce niche products for construction, agriculture and livestock sectors.

Cambium has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research to optimize its phthalonitrile material systems for hypersonics-ready carbon/carbon composite parts, aiming to reduce cost and lead time by around 70%.

DEME Offshore Holding NV has acquired a 50% stake in BAUER Offshore Technologies GmbH, a specialist in drilling services for offshore wind foundations. The agreement includes an option to acquire the remaining 50% within five years.

TsEMROS plans to launch a second production line at the Ulyanovsktsement plant, doubling capacity to 800,000 tonnes per year. The project is valued at 800 million rubles and is scheduled for 2025–2026.

Filtronic has been awarded a contract by Airbus Defence and Space to develop and supply advanced filter and diplexer assemblies for additional Eutelsat OneWeb satellites. Flight sets will be delivered in 2026.

Syensqo signed new multi-year contracts valued at more than €150 million to supply battery-grade Solef PVDF to automotive OEMs and battery makers. The PVDF capacity expansion at its Tavaux plant is expected to be completed by end of 2025, with operations starting in 2026.

Sereva announced the entry of Lordan (UK) Ltd. into its shareholding structure, forming a strategic alliance to expand its range of HVAC evaporators in Spain and create Lordan Iberian Coils (LIC).

Lödige Industries has been awarded a contract by Etihad Airport Services – Cargo LLC to deliver a state-of-the-art Material Handling System for the East Midfield Cargo Terminal at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi.