VTA Austria GmbH, through its German subsidiary VTA Deutschland GmbH, acquired all shares of ALUCOM AG. The purchase agreement was signed on September 17, 2025, with immediate effect.

Midea Group signed agreements to acquire BDR Thermea China's existing business including manufacturing, sales operations and relevant technologies. Midea will also license the Baxi, De Dietrich, Chappee, and Brötje brands for China.

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining signed a definitive joint venture agreement for the Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia. Sumitomo will pay up to $430.4 million for a 30% stake.

Hubtex Group acquired 100% of Genkinger GmbH, a specialist in application-specific industrial trucks based in Münsingen, Germany. The acquisition aims to strengthen brands internationally and leverage synergies.

Bilfinger UK won a contract with Mitsubishi Chemical UK at Saltend Chemical Park in East Yorkshire to construct a new production line for Soarnol polymer. Bilfinger will employ about 250 people on-site.

SMTCL (Shenyang Machine Tool Group) signed new orders worth $12 million for high-end CNC machine tools and customized production lines with a Turkish enterprise after a factory visit.

Sole Source Capital portfolio company Peak Technologies acquired Automation Intelligence, LLC, a robotics systems integrator based in Flint, Michigan. Terms were not disclosed.

Aigües de Barcelona awarded COUTEX EQUIPOS Y PROYECTOS, SAU a €380,035 contract to install an Indense densification system at the Baix Llobregat wastewater treatment plant in Barcelona, Spain.

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining signed final joint venture agreements for the Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia. Sumitomo will pay Rio Tinto up to $430.4 million for a 30% equity share, including $195 million upfront.

Ansaldo Energia will supply four AE94.3A gas turbines and associated generators for the new Al Dhafra power plant in Abu Dhabi, commissioned by TAQA. The plant will have a total installed capacity of 1 GW and is scheduled to become operational by May 2027.

Traxys, Pure Aluminum and Consortium Metals announced a strategic partnership to recycle aluminum scrap and manufacture value-added aluminum products at Pure Aluminum's facility in Saranac, Michigan. The plant is undergoing a multi-phase capacity expansion to process over 30 million pounds of aluminum scrap per month.

Culp, Inc. completed the sale of its mattress fabric manufacturing facility in Quebec, Canada for CA$8.6 million (USD$6.2 million), marking the completion of its restructuring plan announced approximately one year ago. The facility has been closed and operations consolidated into US platform.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has awarded a contract for the provision of autonomous waste sorting and segregation (Auto SAS) with a total value of £4,997,500 (excluding VAT).

Patuxent Companies and Chaney Enterprises have formed a new partnership, Pax-Shore Aggregates, to serve the western portion of Maryland's Eastern Shore with quality aggregates from the Bridgetown and Faulkner sites.

Rogers Group Inc., the largest privately owned construction aggregate operator in the US, has acquired Sterling Materials, a supplier to ready mixed and asphalt producers in northern Kentucky, with underground mining operations producing over one million tons of limestone annually.

Hisense Central Air Conditioning won a contract to supply 5 integrated evaporative-cooling screw chillers for the 2×735MW gas-steam combined cycle new construction project of Datang Jinhua natural gas power project, which has a total investment of 3.29 billion yuan.

OSI Systems' Optoelectronics and Manufacturing division was awarded an approximately $7 million order to supply essential components for a leading healthcare innovator specializing in patient diagnostic and care applications.

Xiangjiang Paint Technology Co., Ltd. won bids for several major petrochemical anti-corrosion coatings projects, including Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum's framework procurement, Sinopec Jiujiang Branch's aromatics project (44.85 million yuan), and Huizhou Lituo New Materials' polyolefin project. Total orders exceed 50 million yuan.

Thames Water Utilities Limited awarded a contract for the Coppermills WS-SRP Procurement project, which includes construction of a new 700 Ml/d High Lift Pumping Station and other water treatment infrastructure in London.

Yuanda Hongyu successfully won the bid for China National Petroleum Corporation's Jinxi Petrochemical Branch 2025-2026 annual waterproof materials centralized procurement project. The contract covers supply of waterproof materials for Jinxi Petrochemical's engineering construction in Huludao, Liaoning.

Construction has commenced on the Town of Innisfil's Lakeshore Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion upgrades in Ontario, Canada. The project will increase capacity from 17 m³/d to 40 m³/d and implement biological nutrient removal. Hatch is overseeing design and construction administration.

Terberg Benschop B.V. was awarded a contract by London Gateway Port Limited to supply 10 RORO terminal tractors. The contract value is €2,027,600 (approx. £2,500,000), awarded on 22 September 2026 and ending 8 February 2028.

Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd received a non-binding letter of intent from Hangzhou Yuhang Economic Development Equity Investment Fund for up to RMB200 million. The funds will support R&D of next-generation industrial robots and construction of a manufacturing base in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

Tsunami, a manufacturer of protective cases, has relocated to a new 45,000 square meter facility equipped with 35 advanced machines and 1,700 molds to expand manufacturing capacity for waterproof and shockproof cases.

中科慧拓 (Waytous) has won a contract from Jiangxi Copper Corporation to deploy an autonomous driving system for electric wheel vehicles at Dexing Copper Mine in Jiangxi, China. The project includes retrofitting 8 electric wheel vehicles and 2 years of maintenance services.

FORVIA HELLA has been nominated by a global premium manufacturer for an Advanced Control Module (ACM) entering series production in 2028, and an Intelligent Power Distribution Module (iPDM) for another manufacturer starting mid-2025. Total order volume exceeds €1 billion, with production in Timisoara, Romania.

NSK Ltd. agreed to acquire the remaining 50.01% stake in NSK Steering & Control Co., Ltd. from Japan Industrial Solutions III Investment Limited Partnership for an undisclosed amount, increasing its ownership to 99.80%. The transaction is expected to close on September 1, 2025.

ITP Aero signed a contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force for maintenance, repair and overhaul of T700-701D engines powering its AH-64E Apache fleet, with work at its Albacete facility and a duration of three to five years.

Pneumofore received an order from Kioo Glass for six additional UV16 rotary vane vacuum pumps, bringing total vacuum capacity at Kioo's Dar es Salaam facility to over 10,000 m3/h.

Samyang Foods announced it will absorb-merge its subsidiary Samyang Square Pack, a cardboard box maker, through a no-capital-increase merger, after acquiring an additional 5% stake to reach 100% ownership.

STM Group increased PINTA's beer canning capacity and automated its can line with a cartoner, supplying depalletiser, rinser, Microcan CL10 filler, labeller, case packer and integration with the glass-bottle line.

The Viega Group is investing around EUR 150 million in a new production site in Kirkel near Homburg, Saarland, taking over former Michelin logistics halls. About 150 jobs are to be created in the first expansion phase, with production of pipe connectors scheduled to start at the end of 2025.

Pan American Silver announced a definitive agreement to acquire all shares of MAG Silver Corp. for total consideration of approximately $2.1 billion, including $500 million in cash and stock. MAG Silver holds a 44% interest in the Juanicipio silver mine in Mexico.

Neotek Vietnam broke ground on a new automotive brake disc manufacturing plant in Ham Kiem II Industrial Park, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam. The project has a total investment of 2,200 billion VND (88 million USD) and will produce 12 million brake discs per year.

Abu Dhabi's Taziz has awarded a $1.99bn EPC contract to China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corporation Seven (CC7) to build a specialty chemical plants complex (Project Salt) in Ruwais. The facility will produce 1.9 million tonnes/year of PVC, EDC, VCM and caustic soda.

Welspun Group is investing INR 2,400 crore to expand capacity for Sintex, including new pipe and water recycling businesses. The company has already invested INR 300-350 crore and added three manufacturing locations to the five inherited.

Pregis reports that the new capacity expansion at its South Carolina facility will support increasing demand for mono-material, recyclable packaging.

The Pink Stuff is now part of RPM's Consumer Group’s Rust-Oleum cleaners business.

135 extended-range autonomous mining trucks were delivered to Zakhnuur Coal Company in Inner Mongolia on May 10, 2025, marking the region's first unmanned mining truck project exceeding 100 units.

Liebherr-Australia commissioned five PR 776 dozers for Northern Star Resources and will commission two more PR 776s, five R 9150 excavators, and an R 9400 excavator in 2025, mostly for the Super Pit gold mine.

Standard Bots unveiled a new 30 kg payload, 2 m reach robot arm at Automate in Detroit, combining collaborative features with heavy-duty capabilities for automotive, aerospace, and logistics.

Standard Bots has expanded its production facility in Glen Cove, N.Y., doubling its size to 16,000 sq. ft., and unveiled a new 30 kg payload robot arm.

MSM Group, part of Czechoslovak Group, has acquired the Walsrode industrial park in Bomlitz, Germany, including a nitrocellulose production plant previously owned by IFF, to secure supply for defence and industrial applications.

Bouwen Grupo has acquired Comet Ingeniería, a Valencia-based engineering company specializing in aerospace, which will become part of the new Comet Aerospace division.

Nuwellis finalized a strategic manufacturing agreement with KDI Precision Manufacturing to outsource assembly of key Aquadex product components, including the Aquadex SmartFlow Console, AquaFlexFlow Blood Circuits, and dELC Catheters.

IVI Holding signed a $240 million engineering, procurement and construction contract with Sinoma Overseas to build a 6,000 t/day cement plant in Al-Muthanna Province, Iraq.

Global Power Components plans to occupy and expand the former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printing plant in West Milwaukee by 230,000 square feet, employing 1,000 people there for manufacturing fuel tanks and enclosures for power generation.

BEML has obtained approval from the Chhattisgarh cabinet for the allotment of 100 acres of land at Janjgir-Champa district for setting up a Heavy Earth Moving Equipment manufacturing plant.

VanTran and MGM Transformers have opened a second 430,000 square foot advanced manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas, to address increasing demand for transformers. The expansion is expected to grow annual sales from $321 million to $1 billion and increase employee count from 250 to over 700 over the next five years.

Safran celebrated the opening of a new plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, representing a direct investment of approximately $7 million. The facility will focus on production of evacuation systems and seat components, and is expected to generate 229 direct jobs over 18 months.