Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining announced a merger to form Elevra Lithium, with completion targeted for mid-2025 pending approvals. The combined entity aims to become a leading integrated lithium producer.

Seojin Mobility announced a second phase of its plant in General Escobedo, Nuevo León, with an additional investment of US$140 million, planned toward 2028.

Seojin Mobility inaugurated the first phase of its electric motor components plant in General Escobedo, Nuevo León, with an investment of US$160 million and 300 direct jobs. A second phase toward 2028 will add US$140 million, bringing the total to US$300 million.

Scania acquired the Industrial Division of Northvolt Systems, including a production facility in Gdańsk, Poland, and an R&D center in Tomteboda, Sweden, along with approximately 260 employees. The division develops battery systems for heavy industry and off-highway markets.

China Chemical's subsidiary Zhongchemical West New Materials is building a 50,000-ton-per-year ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene resin plant in Yulin, Shaanxi. The project costs 830 million yuan and is expected to start production in August 2025.

Bailey Manufacturing Company plans to establish a 50,000-square-foot production facility in Laurinburg, North Carolina, investing over $4.3 million and creating 35 jobs. The facility will double the company's production capacity.

Enjie Co., Ltd.'s subsidiary Enjie US signed a five-year supply agreement with a US automotive company to supply approximately 973 million m² of lithium battery separator membranes from 2026 to 2030.

Czech industrial group CONTEG acquired two manufacturers of electrical switchgear, Spálovský and Global Business, both based in the Kroměříž region. The total value is in the lower hundreds of millions CZK, subject to antitrust approval.

West Suffolk NHS Hospital awarded a contract to Medtronic Limited for pacemakers and CRT-P plus associated consumables. The contract value is £300,000.

United Utilities Water Limited awarded a framework contract worth £6.4 million to Dutypoint Limited and Sustainable Drainage Systems Limited for the supply of submersible pumping stations to empty sewage detention tanks.

Tyler Union, a McWane company, held a ribbon cutting for its new 53,000-square-foot large diameter foundry in Anniston, Alabama, at a cost of about $25 million. The project is projected to create 15 to 25 additional jobs.

L&M Corrugated Container Corp. unveiled a German-made Göpfert five-color rotary machine with dual die cutter at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin plant, part of an $8 million machinery expansion. The unveiling took place on Friday, 2025-04-11.

Grupo Empresarial Salaverry started flexographic printing and five-layer extrusion processes at its Xiloxoxtla plant in Tlaxcala, Mexico, which the state governor says will raise production capacity by 38%. The start-up was reported on 2025-04-11.

ATEC GmbH, based in Klein-Winternheim near Mainz, has formed a joint venture with U.S. valve maker Gemco Valve, combining ATEC's custom ball valves with Gemco's segmented ball valves for powders and solids. The announcement was published on 2025-04-11.

Karat Packaging signed a lease for a 187,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Chino, California, nearly doubling its distribution capacity there and adding about 500 paper product SKUs.

Graphic Packaging International is advancing a proposal to build a warehouse and parking lot beside its recycled paperboard mill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, consolidating four local warehouses, with completion scheduled for 2028.

Rajshree Polypack secured a supply order worth Rs 4.76 crore from a major Indian food and beverage brand for beverage packaging products, to be fulfilled by May 2025.

Ferrero Group will invest CAD 445 million to expand its Brantford, Ontario production facility, creating 500 new jobs and enabling production of Ferrero Rocher chocolate squares.

Virage, the holding company of Jérôme Labhar, acquired CIM (Chaudronnerie Industrielle du Midi), a French manufacturer of parts for civil and military aerospace, based in Cornebarrieu. The acquisition was completed on April 10, 2025, and announced on May 20, 2025.

Wanhua Chemical announced the acquisition of Vencorex's specialty isocyanate business, including a 70,000-ton-per-year HDI monomer production facility near Grenoble, France, along with sales channels and brand in Europe.

ORC Industries Inc. has been awarded a maximum $46,403,280 firm-fixed-price contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for operational camouflage pattern tarpaulins. The three-year contract has an ordering period end date of April 9, 2028.

Metso officially opened a Dewatering Development Hub in Irapuato, Mexico, manufacturing polymer filter plates for mining and process industries, serving the Americas and global markets.

Nokia acquired Infinera for $2.3 billion to expand its position in optical networking and gain a stronger foothold in the data center market.

Siemens acquired DownStream Technologies, a company that builds software for PCB design-to-manufacturing preparation, to strengthen its electronics design tools.

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. was awarded a $19.8 million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat and the U.S. Navy to provide electrical power transformers for Virginia and Columbia class submarines.

Canadian company Rainmaker announced an investment of over 60 million pesos and 250 new jobs to build a plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, for assembling wastewater treatment and water purification systems.

Epiroc AB won a $9.8 million order from Hudbay Minerals for a fleet of battery-electric vehicles to be used at the Lalor underground mine in Manitoba, Canada. Delivery will take place between Q1 and Q3 2025.

Himachal Road Transport Corporation awarded Olectra Greentech Limited a contract worth Rs 424.01 crore to supply and maintain 297 electric buses over eleven months.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions sold a 36-unit package of underground mining equipment valued at $32.4 million to Compañia de Minas Buenaventura. The equipment will be used at three of Buenaventura's Peruvian operations.

Airtech Advanced Materials Group acquired the entire portfolio of Kimya's technical filaments, production infrastructure, and IP, and will resume production at its European headquarters in Luxembourg.

ABB Installation Products opened a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with over $40 million investment, creating over 150 jobs for Elastimold cable accessories.

Nordson Industrial Coatings Solutions opened a 225,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina, to enhance production capabilities.

FMS Fresh Produce is investing $25 million to become the first producer in Quebec to process and package locally grown baby carrots, making it the province's largest carrot producer.

Hexalean acquired Guyot Jacquand, a family-owned company based in the Jura region of France specializing in cutting, stamping, profiling, and metal assembly.

The US Navy awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with a $99 million aggregate ceiling to Trident Maritime Systems and Johnson Controls for HVAC, refrigeration, and automation systems support on MSC vessels.

Deepak Chem Tech, a subsidiary of Deepak Nitrite, will invest ₹3,500 crore to set up new plants for Phenol, Acetone, and IPA production. This greenfield expansion supports backward integration into Polycarbonate Resins.

Bansal Wire Industries expanded its manufacturing capacity at its Dadri, Uttar Pradesh facility to 6 lakh metric tonnes per annum, adding 3.6 lakh MTPA with an investment of Rs 550-600 crore.

MANE officially opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Woodlawn, Ohio, expanding its campus. The over $100 million investment increases liquid flavors production capacity to 15,000 metric tons, five times the previous capacity.

SINYUAN ZM received a designated development notice from a domestic component manufacturer to develop and supply magnesium alloy powertrain casing components for new energy vehicles. Mass production is expected to begin in 2026, with total sales of approximately 650 million yuan over four years.

Gemco Rail, with technical support from CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock, is building 100 ore wagons for Rio Tinto at a new facility in Karratha and a modernized facility in Forrestfield, Western Australia. The $150 million Australian investment includes government support.

ADNOC agreed to acquire Covestro, a German specialty chemicals company, for an implied equity value of €11.7 billion and total transaction size of €14.7 billion including debt. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2025.

Deepak Chem Tech Limited, a subsidiary of Deepak Nitrite, approved an investment of approximately Rs 3,500 crore to set up new manufacturing capacities for Phenol, Acetone, and Isopropyl Alcohol, along with greenfield infrastructure.

Polymatech Electronics will set up a semiconductor chips and advanced packaging unit in Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, with an investment of Rs 1,143 crore. The plant will produce Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor chips for 5G and 6G technologies.

The board of Global InterConnection Group Limited resolved to spin out Atlantic SuperConnection (ASC Energy) from GIG on April 9, 2025, as a step towards raising funding for the project to reach Final Investment Decision.

Deme signed an agreement to acquire Havfram, a Norwegian offshore wind contractor, for approximately €900 million, including the purchase from Sandbrook Capital and PSP Investments and capital expenditures to complete two wind turbine installation vessels.

GL E-Tech signed an investment agreement with Yangsan City to establish a new factory in Gasan General Industrial Complex for producing environmental pollution prevention facilities, with an investment of 10 billion KRW.

Novartis announced a $23 billion investment over 5 years to expand its US manufacturing and R&D footprint, including 7 new facilities and expansions at 3 existing sites, creating nearly 1,000 jobs at Novartis.

Czech engineering-energy group Tedom has acquired UK-based EuroSite Power, a supplier of energy solutions including cogeneration units, for GBP 5.6 million (approx. CZK 163 million).

Konecranes is providing 14 cranes to Makino for its new manufacturing facility in Hung Yen province, Vietnam. The order was received in August 2024 and installation is expected to be completed by end of April 2025.

Shenyang Changxing Civil Large Aircraft Aviation Advanced Resin Matrix Composite Parts R&D and Industrialization Project started construction in Shenyang High-tech Zone. The project, invested by Changxing Aviation Equipment Co., Ltd., has a total planned investment of 920 million yuan and will produce composite parts for the C919 passenger aircraft.