Diehl Aviation completed the building handover for its new facility in Querétaro, Mexico, in March 2025. Production launch and formal site opening are planned for the second half of 2025.

Turner Mining Group was awarded a full-service mining contract by Atlas Energy Solutions for operations at its Kermit North and 115/874 facilities near Kermit, Texas. The contract includes stripping, loading, hauling, and mine site management.

OOO Kompozit EKO invested about 189.6 million rubles in a new production facility in Zverevo, Rostov region, to manufacture metal-composite products for water supply and wastewater systems. The facility was built from scratch and plans to produce 214.8 tonnes of composite products and 100 units of proprietary equipment annually.

Italian packaging firm Ilpra and flow wrapping machinery manufacturer TLM have formed a 50:50 joint venture called TI Wrap to develop and deliver cutting-edge horizontal sealing (flow pack) technologies for the food, cosmetic, and medical sectors.

BG-Graspointner has commissioned a new production line at its Oberwang site with an investment of over €3.4 million, increasing capacity for BG-FILCOTEN drainage channels made from high-performance concrete. The expansion creates 12 new jobs.

Trützschler India celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Sanand, Gujarat, relocating from its previous Ahmedabad site. The facility spans 164,000 square meters and employs over 1,000 people, producing spinning preparation machines, card clothing, and nonwoven equipment.

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Baldi Industria E Comercio Ltda., a Brazil-based automotive component manufacturer, strengthening its presence in South America.

Acciona has acquired 100% of Mytra Control, a Spanish technology company specializing in automation and control solutions for water infrastructures, to strengthen its water division.

Gold Fields has agreed to acquire Gold Road Resources for A$3.7 billion ($2.4 billion) in cash, consolidating ownership of the Gruyere gold mine in Western Australia. The deal includes a fixed cash payment of A$2.52 per share plus variable consideration.

Facultatieve Technologies installed a 20-ton capacity overhead crane at its Leeds manufacturing facility to expand capacity for its Pet Cremation product line. The installation followed a factory layout restructuring and addresses previous lifting constraints.

Thrace Plastics has launched investments of €30 million for 2025 to increase production capacity in rigid packaging with new machines in Greece, Bulgaria, and Ireland, and to penetrate new markets. The investment also includes a new thermoforming line in Bulgaria and a new line in technical textiles.

Safe Life, a provider of life-saving solutions, acquired France DAE, a French distributor of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and emergency preparedness equipment. The acquisition strengthens Safe Life's presence in France and the European AED market.

Voltamp Transformers Ltd is building a new power transformer manufacturing plant in Jarod, Vadodara district, Gujarat, with an annual capacity of 6,000 MVA in the first phase. The capital outlay is approximately Rs. 200 crore (about $24 million).

Nitco has secured a Rs 111 crore order from Prestige Group for premium tiles and marble, to be used in residential and commercial projects across major Indian cities.

Azad Engineering has signed an additional long-term supply contract with GE Vernova's Steam Power Services business unit, valued at $53.5 million, spanning six years till 2030. Azad will manufacture and supply airfoils for nuclear, industrial, and thermal power industries.

Masterflex SE is investing just under EUR 3 million to build a new plant in the MIDPARC free trade zone near Casablanca, Morocco, to produce special hoses, bellows and moulded parts for aviation customers. Production is scheduled to start in 2026, creating at least 65 jobs.

RR Kabel will invest around INR 400 crore in a new unit near Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, with total capacity of 18,000 MTPA. First phase of 12,000 MTPA expected operational by March 2026, second phase of 6,000 MTPA by December 2026.

RR Kabel will invest around INR 1,050 crore at its Waghodia facility in Gujarat to add 36,000 MTPA of wire and cable production capacity, expected to be completed by March 2028.

Shanghai Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Group and Siemens (China) Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement to focus on medium and low voltage electrical products and electrical automation systems, and explore digitalization and low-carbon economy projects.

Dover Corporation agreed to acquire Bremen-based SIKORA AG for €550 million in cash, to be integrated into its MAAG unit. SIKORA makes precision measurement and control systems for wire, cable, hose and plastics production, and had about €100 million revenue in 2024.

Stora Enso has completed its acquisition of Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala Oy for up to EUR 137 million, including performance-based payments. The deal adds about 700,000 cubic metres of sawmilling capacity and supports its Oulu packaging board ramp-up.

Elkhart, Indiana-based Welch Packaging acquired corrugated packaging maker JaMar Packaging of West Chicago, Illinois. It is Welch's 40th acquisition and expands its presence in the Chicagoland region.

UAE-based Hotpack announced a $100 million manufacturing and distribution facility in Edison, New Jersey, its first North American production base. The 70,000 sq ft plant is planned to create up to 200 jobs and begin operations in June 2025.

A Friedrich Vorwerk-led consortium with Austria's HABAU Group was awarded a contract by terranets bw to build a further 61 km section of the South German Natural Gas Pipeline (SEL). The order value is in the low triple-digit million euro range.

Continental Pump Company and Integrity Pump & Motor combined to form pump manufacturer Kinetiflo Group, with a network of US locations serving mining, food and beverage, and wastewater customers.

Dilo Systems GmbH and Kansan Group entered a strategic partnership to offer integrated solutions for the nonwovens sector, combining fiber preparation and web forming with converting and packaging.

InterSystem received an order from Dobeles dzirnavnieks for two palletizing projects covering five production lines at their facility in Latvia.

Textiles Monterey Group acquired Patrick Yarns, a former Coats Group facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and will operate it as FilSpec USA, expanding its specialty yarn production capabilities.

Zhejiang Zhongli Machinery (Zhongli Power) and Jungheinrich AG signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on May 2, 2025, to collaborate on OEM production of forklifts and warehouse handling equipment under the new brand 'AntOn by Jungheinrich'.

China's E-P Equipment and Germany's Jungheinrich entered into an original equipment manufacturer partnership to produce forklifts and warehouse handling equipment under a new joint brand called AntOn by Jungheinrich. A framework agreement was signed on May 2, 2025.

U.S. Medical Glove Company executed a master lease for a 638,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Ohio, with a private investment of $200-$240 million, to produce NBR and surgical gloves.

A consortium of Entrade GmbH (ENKA subsidiary) and Siemens Energy signed a contract with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity to build a 921.8 MW natural gas combined cycle power plant in Nasiriyah. The plant is expected to become operational on July 31, 2029.

Gido PARK has signed a state aid agreement with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization to build a factory for prefabricated reinforced concrete elements in Ratus, Criuleni district. The investment is over 72 million lei, with the state contributing more than 43 million lei. Construction starts in June 2025 and will last 13 months.

SGS has acquired Streamline Control, a North American provider of industrial control systems and operational technology services. Streamline Control supports renewable energy, utilities, oil and gas, and manufacturing sectors.

PTG Holroyd Precision has received an order for a Zenith 400 helical profile grinding machine from a leading Chinese manufacturer of helical components. The machine will be installed at the customer's Chongqing facility in summer 2025.

Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik has ordered a complete Wetlace line from ANDRITZ to produce nonwovens for flushable wipes. The investment will enable Göliplik to enter the nonwovens market, with start-up scheduled for the first half of 2027.

Peninsula Polymers, a North American specialty chemical distributor, has formed a strategic partnership (joint venture) with Rodaj, a Mexican distributor serving CASE, Packaging, and Specialty markets. The partnership aims to enhance service to customers and expand supplier reach in Mexico.

Caverion has signed an agreement worth approximately €80 million ($91 million) with Nebius DC to deliver technical solutions (cooling, heat recovery, ventilation, fire safety) for the expansion of the Mäntsälä data centre in Finland. The project started in May 2025 and is expected to complete in early 2026, adding capacity to 75MW.

General Nonwovens will invest €40 million in a new production line for technical textiles, featuring multi-layer composite technology for automotive, filtration, home care, and technical textile applications. Production is expected to begin by mid-2025.

Sellafield Limited awarded a contract to Rockwell Automation Ltd for maintenance and technical support of programmable logic controllers and control equipment at its site in Cumbria, UK. The contract value is £256,685 (EUR 300,815).

Bamburi Cement, part of Amsons Group, commissioned a new 120 m³/h ready-mix concrete plant in Mombasa County, Kenya, with an investment of KES 100 million.

Welspun Specialty Solutions Limited secured the L1 position for a Rs. 231.77 crore contract from BHEL, Trichy, to supply 4,050 tonnes of stainless steel seamless boiler tubes for supercritical thermal power projects. The contract is pending BHEL's internal approvals.

The Department of Contracts in Malta awarded a EUR 185 million contract to Nexans Norway AS for the manufacture and installation of a submarine 245 kV cable with embedded fiber optic cable units and accessories for the 2nd MT-IT Electrical Interconnector.

Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp AB awarded a contract for a drinking water pilot at Reco Lab in Helsingborg, Sweden, to Jotem water solutions B.V., PlanFour Solutions AB, and Mellifiq Construction AB. The contract value is SEK 10.5 million (EUR 960,000).

Uddevalla Kraft AB awarded a valve purchase and service framework contract worth 45,000,000 SEK to Askalon AB, Ventilteknik i Motala, Bilfinger Engineering & Maintenance Nordics, BVT Sweden and Industor. The first phase covers valve purchase, replacement, planned and emergency service, and inspection.

Asahi Beverages has unveiled a new $60 million canning line at its Yatala brewery in Queensland, able to produce up to 400 million cans a year and adding 27 net full-time jobs.

Midea Group and OAO BZAL launched a refrigerator manufacturing plant in Baranovichi, Belarus, with $28.8 million in foreign investment. The plant produced 238,000 refrigerators in the first ten months of 2026 and plans to add washing machine production.

Konecranes received a contract from Palm in May 2025 to modernize an automated paper roll warehouse at its Wörth facility in Germany, including delivery of four automated cranes with vacuum lifters, software upgrades, and new crane runways. Implementation began in 2025 and will continue through 2027.

Canada-based FilSpec Inc., operating within Textiles Monterey Group, acquired Patrick Yarns in May 2025 and will operate the Kings Mountain, N.C. site as FilSpec USA, positioning it as a growth platform for specialty and technical spun yarns.

Komatsu's PC9000, the largest hydraulic mining shovel, was delivered and commissioned at Suncor's Fort Hills oil sands mine in May 2025. The 900-metric-ton machine has a 46-m3 bucket and is designed as a five-pass match for Komatsu's 980E haul truck.