TAKRAF Group received a major contract from Minera Collahuasi to engineer and supply three conveyors for the Ujina growth project in Chile, which aims to increase concentrator throughput to 110,000 mt/d.

ALMA MMEP inaugurated a new PE100 pipe production line at its Had Soualem facility, making it the first African manufacturer of NF-certified PE100 pipes up to 1,200 mm diameter. The company also invested €2 million in a double-wall extrusion machine.

Omni-Lite Industries Canada Inc. completed the acquisition of Electronic Components, Inc. (eComp) for approximately $350,000 in an all-cash deal, expanding its presence in the high-performance electronics sector.

Syensqo and Sinopec signed a Strategic Partnership Framework Agreement to collaborate in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, focusing on carbon fiber, composites, and specialty polymers for aerospace, transportation, and energy sectors.

Virial launched a new production facility for metal-cutting tools in St. Petersburg, Russia, with total investment of 1.25 billion rubles. The plant will produce up to 6 million carbide inserts and 120 tons of tool blanks annually.

Sandvik received a major order from South32 to supply an underground mining equipment fleet, mostly battery-electric vehicles, for the Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona, US. The order is valued at around SEK 750 million and was booked in Q2 2025.

Sandvik secured its largest-ever order for battery-electric vehicles from South32 for the Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona, USA. The order is valued at SEK 750 million and includes battery-electric trucks, loaders, bolters, development drills, and longhole drills. Deliveries are scheduled from Q4 2026 through 2030.

Sandvik received an order from South32 worth around SEK 750 million to supply a fleet of underground mining equipment, including battery-electric vehicles, for the Hermosa critical minerals project in Arizona, USA. Deliveries are expected to start in Q4 2026 and continue until 2030.

Garrett Motion Inc. and Shaanxi Hande Axle Co., Ltd. signed a strategic agreement, including a series production award, to co-develop and manufacture advanced electric beam axle systems for medium and heavy-duty trucks.

Airbus SE signed a deal to buy 2.5 billion Saudi Riyals ($666 million) worth of raw material, mainly titanium, from Saudi Arabia. The accord was part of a widebody aircraft deal with national carrier Saudia.

TeraPlast completed the acquisition of a 51% majority stake in Aquatica Experience Group, an engineering company specializing in water and wastewater treatment solutions. TeraPlast paid EUR 2 million at closing and provided a EUR 1.5 million loan.

DVI Production, through its FORTEM brand, opened a fully digitalized autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) factory in Iernut, Mureș County, Romania. The investment was EUR 40 million, the plant has a capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day, and it created over 100 jobs.

JTM Foods, a US baked goods manufacturer, has built a new $40 million production facility in Wichita, Kansas, doubling its production and logistics space, and equipped it with fully automated packaging systems from Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate.

Lummus Technology has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property and certain assets of NAPCON, Neste's proprietary digital technology solutions provider, and entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Neste.

MCE Holdings, through its subsidiaries, has secured contracts totaling RM120.67 million: a RM69.59 million deal with JVIS USA for mechatronic components for a US vehicle model, RM41.33 million in orders from Perodua for two upcoming models, and a RM9.75 million contract from Proton for mechanical and mechatronic parts.

Ambuja Cements, part of the Adani Group, has completed the acquisition of 46.66% equity shares of Orient Cement (OCL) pursuant to share purchase agreements, and will proceed with an open offer as per SEBI regulations.

Poshs Metal Industries received INR 43 crore investment from Global Supply Chain Support Fund (managed by Aavishkaar Capital and KfW) to set up a new steel processing facility in Aurangabad, expanding automotive steel capacity.

Shinwa Controls will build a new smart factory in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, with construction starting June 2025 and operations beginning January 2027. The investment is approximately 80 billion yen, and the factory will double production capacity.

Henry Schein and Health Future announced an agreement for the distribution of Henry Schein Disposable Skin Staplers and Skin Staple Removers across all Health Future facilities, including 22 hospitals and clinics.

Getsch und Hiller Medizintechnik GmbH received funding from the 'Spitze auf dem Land' program to expand its facility in Nendingen, Tuttlingen. The expansion includes adding two floors and new production equipment to increase capacity for the 'Wishbone' endoscopic spinal surgery instrument.

Toyota North America announced an additional $88 million investment in its West Virginia plant to assemble next-generation hybrid transaxles. Production is set to begin in late 2026.

HOERBIGER Corporation of America held a groundbreaking on April 23, 2025 for a new Florida Campus in Delray Beach, with about 200,000 sq ft of space, including 155,000 sq ft of manufacturing. The facility is slated to open in 2026.

Luxlait has moved several dairy classics into Elopak Pure-Pak cartons after installing a new Shikoku S-PSF70UCe filling machine supplied by Elopak at its Roost plant in Luxembourg.

PerfoTec BV signed a strategic partnership with Egypt-based GoodSeal Packaging Company, including a global PerfoTec licensing agreement and a significant order for PerfoTec equipment, to expand into North Africa and the Middle East.

JPackaging has begun construction of a wooden pallet and pallet collar plant in the Šeduva industrial park, Lithuania, under a construction contract worth nearly €14 million with AB Panevėžio statybos trestas. Total investment reaches €30 million and up to 150 jobs are planned.

SRM Concrete, through Smyrna ready-mix concrete, acquired Gerig Concrete.

AVNA INC. relocated and expanded its Costa Rica operations to a new 5,900 m² facility in Evolution Free Zone, Grecia, with a $5.5 million investment and 116% increase in production capacity.

BHI (BHI Co., Ltd.) signed a contract worth 163.1 billion KRW (USD 115 million) to supply LNG combined-cycle power generation equipment to a joint venture of Elsewedy Electric Power Systems Projects, PowerChina International Group, and China Power Construction Corporation. The contract runs from April 22, 2025 to February 18, 2027.

Ceotronics AG was awarded a framework contract worth approximately €13.5 million from a European customer for multifunctional control units, in-the-ear hearing/speaking systems, and wireless PTTs. First deliveries are expected from 2026.

Herculite Products Inc. acquired Strata Film Coatings, a manufacturer of advanced film coating solutions for high-performance textiles. The acquisition expands Herculite's product offerings in technical textile composites.

Lennox EMEA changed its corporate name to LFB Group, following its divestiture by the US manufacturer to Syntagma Capital last year. The Lennox and Friga-Bohn brands continue commercially, with HK Refrigeration now under Friga-Bohn.

The Italian Ministry of Enterprises approved a development agreement for over €94 million in investments by LTE Lift Truck Equipment and Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Italy in Emilia-Romagna. The projects include new industrial buildings and machinery in Ostellato, a new logistics center in Bologna, and R&D for new mast ranges and digital logistics processes.

Puls elevator plant (part of LIFT-IMPORT Group) launched a new production line for heavy-duty elevators with loads up to 24 tons in Mytishchi, Moscow region, investing about 60 million rubles. Annual capacity for heavy elevators is 50 units, and total elevator production will increase from 100 to 150 units per year.

Nucor Corp. selected Fives Group to design and manufacture a new 400,000-short-ton-per-year continuous galvanizing line at its California Steel Industries joint venture in Fontana, California, planned for late 2027.

Fortiline, a subsidiary of Reece, acquired wholesaler Belair Road Supply, expanding its reach into the northeastern United States. Belair Road Supply's five locations will be rebranded Fortiline Waterworks.

AERZEN Rental Solutions opened a new rental location in Phoenix, Arizona, housing a comprehensive inventory of oil-free blowers, screw blowers, compressors and turbo blowers, with 24/7 emergency support.

AVNA INC. inaugurated a new 5,900 m² manufacturing center in Evolution Free Zone, Grecia, Costa Rica, with a $5.5 million investment. The plant expands production capacity by 116% and includes advanced technologies like laser cutting, injection molding, CNC machining, and automation.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a $320 million, four-year investment to expand its Lawton, Oklahoma plant, increasing production capacity by nearly 30% or 10 million units annually for premium tires, including those for electric and autonomous vehicles.

Carl Stahl ARC acquired a majority share in FibR GmbH, a technology leader in robot-assisted production of fiber-based lightweight structures, effective January 1, 2025. The partnership aims for joint growth and innovation in lightweight construction.

Hanmi Semiconductor has received additional orders for thermo-compression bonding (TCB) equipment from Micron Technology, according to South Korean media reports.

Global Technologies, the sole shareholder of Novares, will change its name to Mecaplast in June 2026.

Laje AS, a subsidiary of Qben Power, has been awarded a contract by Ellevio AB for the construction of a 170 kV power line between Tandö and Nyhusen, Sweden. The contract is valued at SEK 94 million and is expected to be completed by January 31, 2027.

Jordan Aragón will invest €8 million to install two new presses of up to 1,250 tonnes at its Figueruelas plant, increasing production capacity by 50% to 70 million parts per year and adding 30 jobs. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

Regeneron has announced a new manufacturing and supply agreement with FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies to produce bulk drug product at their Holly Springs, North Carolina campus. The total investment is estimated to exceed $3 billion over a ten-year term.

Tetra Tech has been awarded a contract by Orange County Utilities in Florida to provide engineering design and technical services for the expansion of the Eastern Water Reclamation Facility near Orlando.

BEUMER Group South America has been awarded two contracts by Gerdau S.A. to supply stockyard machines, including a bucket wheel reclaimer, stacker, and boom-type reclaimer, for the Gerdau Açominas Ouro Branco steel plant in Brazil.

John Cockerill has been awarded a contract by Petrobras to supply and assemble a new Hamon cooling tower and replace an existing one at the Henrique Lage Refinery (REVAP) in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The project includes a 5-cell cooling tower (3,000 m³/h) replacement and a new 4-cell cooling tower (2,400 m³/h).

BT-Systems GmbH has been awarded a contract by PKE Verkehrstechnik GmbH to supply around 1,000 switchgear systems for tunnel infrastructure projects in Austria, including the Semmering tunnel chain, over the next five years. The contract value is in the millions of euros.

Fortescue signed a $400 million contract with XCMG for zero-emission mining equipment, including electric wheel loaders, dozers, and graders, with deliveries beginning in 2025 and continuing until 2030.

Ypsomed announced the sale of its diabetes care activities to TecMed for 420 million Swiss francs, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2025 subject to regulatory approval.