IPL announced a merger with Schoeller Allibert to form a reusable plastic packaging company with manufacturing in 27 locations and combined 2024 revenue above US$1.4 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.

China Merchant Heavy Industries contracted TMC Compressors to deliver a complete marine compressed air system, including compressors and air dryers, for a newbuild FPSO hull being built for SBM Offshore. The contract repeats a similar 2023 order; its value was not disclosed.

Changzhou Max Metal Package signed a contract with a Brazilian partner for easy-open tin can lids worth about $20 million, following the FI South America food processing exhibition.

Aerzener Maschinenfabrik (AERZEN) has acquired ACI – Air Center International GmbH, making it a 100% subsidiary. The acquisition was completed on 29 April 2025, enabling AERZEN to enter the industrial compressed air applications market above 3.5 bar for the first time.

Shandong Shitian Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. is investing 600 million yuan in an excavator project in Jining High-tech Zone. The project covers 150 mu and focuses on new energy hybrid excavators.

Dilo Systems GmbH and Kansan Group signed a strategic partnership agreement to supply custom nonwoven lines for hygiene, medical, and technical applications. Dilo Systems will act as main contractor, integrating fiber preparation, carding, wetlaid, hydroentanglement, needling, converting, and end-of-line equipment.

Uno Minda announced a joint venture with Suzhou Inovance Automotive to invest Rs 423 crore in developing and manufacturing high-voltage components for electric light commercial vehicles in India.

Carthago Brique has invested 120 million Tunisian dinars (about €36 million) in a new brickworks in Tajerouine, Tunisia. The plant, which came into operation in October 2024, covers 130,000 square meters and is expected to create 150 jobs.

KBR has been selected by Samsara Eco to design a first-of-a-kind enzymatic recycling plant for plastics and textiles. The facility will process 20,000 metric tons of nylon 6,6 annually and is scheduled for completion in early 2028.

Albany Engineered Composites, a subsidiary of Albany International, has been awarded a seven-year contract by Bell Textron to produce composite structures components for the Bell 525 helicopter. The contract establishes a new partnership between the two companies.

Flotek Industries acquired mobile power generation assets and related intellectual property from ProFrac GDM for $105 million, and entered into a six-year dry lease agreement providing a $160 million revenue backlog. The assets include digitally enhanced mobile natural gas conditioning and distribution units.

Azad Engineering inaugurated a 7,600 sq mt lean manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, India, dedicated to producing airfoils for GE Vernova's steam power services. The facility aims to produce approximately 100,000 blades annually and employs over 180 skilled professionals.

John Deere announced a $13.5 million investment to expand its remanufacturing facility in Strafford, Missouri, adding 120,000 sq ft to reach nearly 400,000 sq ft. Construction will break ground in mid-2025, with completion expected in 2026.

Chinese company Xinfeng broke ground on an integrated industrial steel complex in Sokhna, Egypt, with a total investment of $1.65 billion. The complex will span 3.75 million sq m, include nine factories, and create over 8,000 jobs. First phase operations are expected in early 2027.

Raptor Power Systems opened a new 65,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Champaign, Illinois, to produce Power Distribution Units and Breaker Panels, complementing its existing operations in Eatontown, New Jersey.

Ansaldo Energia and Çalık Holding won a public tender to build a 1,000 MW gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Tiszaújváros, Hungary. Ansaldo will supply two GT26 gas turbines, two steam turbines, and two generators.

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls and Midea Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement to deepen collaboration in refrigeration control component innovation, B2B procurement, and joint overseas expansion.

Serac, a manufacturer of bottling and capping machines, will build a new 12,000 sq m plant in La Ferté-Bernard, Sarthe, France, with an investment of €15-20 million. Construction is expected to start in late 2026, with occupancy in early 2028.

Doosan Enerbility signed a $100 million contract with Marafiq to convert the Yanbu 2 oil-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia to gas-fired. Doosan will supply combustion systems and DCS, with completion targeted by 2028.

ECI Group announced a contract with Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company (NZRCC) to license its hybrid reactor technology for a 200kta EVA/LDPE plant in Ningbo, China. The plant will be integrated into a large ethylene and downstream facility.

Bruce Power and BWXT Canada Ltd. celebrated the final shipment of feeder tubes for the Unit 3 Major Component Replacement project. The $130 million contract, signed in 2022, involves fabrication and supply of replacement feeders for units 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.

Konecranes has received an order from Combined Cargo Terminals (CCT) for a Gottwald ESP.7 mobile harbour crane for CCT's Moerdijk terminal in the Netherlands. The order was placed in Q1 2025 and delivery is scheduled for Q3 2025.

Nonwoven fabric-tech company Nonwovenn is investing in innovation, R&D for technical fabrics including activated carbon filtration, coalescer filtration and acoustic solutions. The investment includes upgrading an impregnation line and introducing a second line, doubling output capacity.

SAIEG, a subsidiary of Sonelgaz, has provisionally awarded a contract to Wamar Engineering for the supply of superalloys worth €10,290,312. The contract was announced on April 29, 2025.

BASF will build a new production facility for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany, with operations expected to start by 2027. The investment is in a high double-digit million-euro range.

Vioneo has awarded Wood an engineering contract for a fossil-free plastic plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The announcement was made on April 29, 2025.

Paint manufacturer Jotun has decided to expand its IFS Applications suite with a license agreement valued at NKr 17.7 million. The deal was announced on April 29, 2025.

Sky Peak Capital, an investment firm, has acquired TriStar Plastics Corp., a provider of engineered plastic solutions and self-lubricating bearings. The deal was announced on April 29, 2025.

Scm Group announced that Gemma Group's business unit specializing in aluminium extrusion processing solutions is joining Scm Group, effective 1 May 2025, to strengthen its presence in the aluminium sector.

Relement contracted Allessa GmbH (part of Weylchem Group) to initiate industrial-scale production of bio-based 3-methylphthalic anhydride (bio MPA) in Germany, targeting commercial market introduction.

TG Group, a packaging machinery developer and manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership with investment firm Waterland Private Equity, which becomes a co-shareholder to support growth and innovation.

BASF will build a new production facility for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany, with operations expected to start by 2027. Investment is in the high double-digit million-euro range.

A-System (에이직랜드) and Supergate (수퍼게이트) signed a ₩10.5 billion contract to develop and commercialize a Vision AI VPU chip for edge AI applications.

BAE Systems will use ultra-wideband antenna processor units from NEXT Semiconductor Technologies for satellite communications designs, with BAE providing support for LEO satellites.

Headwall Photonics and Laitram Machinery announced a strategic partnership to deploy hyperspectral imaging technology in food processing at industrial scale.

Hydro signed a long-term contract valued at around €1 billion to supply low-carbon aluminium wire rod to NKT for power cable production to upgrade Europe's grid infrastructure.

Techman Robot has entered a strategic alliance with Panasonic Connect's Welding Systems Division to advance welding automation in Japan. The partnership combines Techman's collaborative robots with Panasonic's welding technology, and includes the introduction of Techman's 'Welding Node' module.

Macmahon has been awarded an underground mining services contract at the Deflector gold-copper mine in Western Australia, worth $105 million over two years, and contracts at Genesis Minerals' Gwalia and Ulysses sites worth $67 million.

ASIC Land has signed a ₩10.54 billion contract with Supergate for application-specific semiconductor design development. The contract runs from April 29, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

Nuo Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive private label distribution agreement with Smith+Nephew for the CENTRIO Platelet-Rich Plasma System, a branded version of Nuo's Aurix System, for the US wound care market. Nuo will continue manufacturing the product.

ANDRITZ has received an order from Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik to deliver a complete Wetlace production line for sustainable, flushable wipes. The line will be installed in Türkiye and start-up is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

NI Water has awarded an £8 million contract to Chemviron for the supply and reactivation of granular activated carbon at 14 water treatment plants across Northern Ireland over a five-year period.

Henkel and Synthomer announced a strategic partnership and supply agreement to reduce carbon emissions in Henkel's TECHNOMELT hot melt adhesive portfolio for European, Indian, Middle Eastern and African markets. The partnership links renewable energy use to specific adhesive products.

Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. awarded a contract for the supply of polyurethane adhesives to DSI Schaum Chemie Sp. z o.o. The contract value is 14,136,385 PLN (approx. 3,310,009 EUR).

Jusheng (巨圣) is proceeding with a project to add 10,000 tonnes per year of high-quality meltable fluororesin capacity. The company has awarded a contract for extruder barrel and screw procurement.

KBR will support Samsara Eco in designing its first-of-a-kind enzymatic recycling plant for plastics and textiles. KBR will perform pre-FEED and FEED engineering for a 20,000 metric tons per year commercial facility for nylon 6,6.

MEC postponed the start of operations at its new Kitakyushu plant in Fukuoka, Japan, to December 2026. The plant will have an annual capacity of about 30,000 tonnes, with total investment of approximately 47 billion yen.

ANDRITZ received an order from Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik to deliver a complete Wetlace production line for flushable wipes. The line will enable Göliplik to enter the nonwovens market.

Vionea has awarded Wood a multi-million dollar FEED contract for the front-end engineering design of a fossil-free plastics plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will produce 300 ktpa of polyethylene and polypropylene from green methanol.

Norwegian packaging manufacturer Elopak has opened its $100 million all-electric carton plant at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas, its first in North America, creating about 100 jobs.