Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited awarded a framework agreement for the supply of steelwork for overhead lines, with an estimated total spend of up to £71.4 million over up to 8 years. The contract covers two lots: insulator pins/spindles/stayrods, and crossarms/steelwork.

Anwen Automotive Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. plans an expansion project at its facility in Tongxiang Economic Development Zone to produce 4 million smart sensor devices, 3 million seat comfort components, and 500,000 seat adjustment devices annually. The environmental impact assessment was published on March 28, 2025.

Boral received $24.5 million in Australian federal government funding to support a capital investment in a new specialised grinding circuit and infrastructure at its Berrima Cement Works in New South Wales. The project is expected to be fully operational in 2028.

Doosan Enerbility signed a KRW 320 billion contract with Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) to supply a 380MW gas turbine, steam turbine and HRSG for the Yeosu Natural Gas Power Plant in South Korea. Delivery is expected by 2028.

Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. has announced the acquisition of Powdec K.K., a Japanese firm specializing in GaN semiconductor epitaxial substrates and crystal growth. The acquisition was resolved on March 27, 2025, and is scheduled to be completed on April 1, 2025.

Sahakol Equipment Public Company Limited signed a contract with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for overburden and coal mining services at the Mae Moh Mine. The contract is valued at 7.17 billion baht and runs from April 2025 to February 2028.

Tianjin Changlu Fluorochemicals Co., Ltd. started construction of the second phase of its fluorine-containing organic new material industrialization project at Nangang Industrial Zone in TEDA, with an investment of 500 million yuan in the first phase. It will add 2,000 tons of production capacity per year.

Nexa Ware, a joint venture of Tsubakimoto Chain and KDDI, signed a basic agreement with Logisteed and Mitsubishi HC Capital to jointly explore the commercialization of a remote forklift operation system for logistics warehouses.

BYD signed a car parts distribution deal with Italian distributor Intergea on 27 March 2025, aiming to become a key parts supplier to the European automotive industry.

Weidmann Electrical Technology AG and Yash Highvoltage Ltd announced an agency and distribution agreement effective January 2025. Weidmann will represent Yash in select European and North African markets for Oil Impregnated Paper bushings up to 245kV and High Current bushings up to 25kA.

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. received $3.4 million in funding from the U.S. Navy for capital equipment and facility upgrades at its Saratoga Springs, NY facility. Project completion is expected in 2026.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation announced plans to acquire Kito Crosby Limited for $2.7 billion in an all-cash deal. The acquisition is expected to close later in 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

Tata Steel awarded contracts to Darlow Lloyd and Sons, Wernick Buildings, and Andrew Scott Ltd. for its GBP 1.25 billion green steelmaking investment at Port Talbot, UK. The contracts will create over 300 skilled jobs.

Takeuchi Manufacturing announced it will acquire land adjacent to its Aoki plant in Nagano Prefecture to build a new factory for crawler loaders, with a total investment of ¥18 billion, expected to start operations in January 2028 and increase group production capacity by 1.3 times.

POLYTEC GROUP is investing in a second LWRT production line at its Czech plant in Chodová Planá, including an 800-tonne press, to produce 9,000 components per working day for a major order, with completion by end of 2025.

RENOLIT is investing around €130 million to merge its Frankenthal site into its Worms, Germany, location, creating a shared production facility for single-layer films and increasing production volume from 24,000 to 38,000 tonnes per year.

AGF Freezers Ltd. signed a contract to supply Alyoum Company for Food Industries with an IQF Tunnel Freezer for processing peas, strawberries, and other fruits and vegetables at a new production line in Egypt.

Hyundai Motor Group officially opened its Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Ellabell, Georgia, with an initial production capacity of 300,000 electric vehicles annually, to be expanded to 500,000 units.

Dual Borgstena announced a $15 million investment to build a new 14,000 sq.m plant in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will start operations in September 2025, reach full capacity in January 2026, and generate up to 1,000 jobs by 2027.

TJ Morris awarded WITRON a contract to design and implement a 1 million sq.ft highly automated distribution centre in Doncaster, UK. The facility will have a daily picking capacity of 646,000 cases and is expected to supply over 300 stores from mid-2028.

GeoSM launched a third geotextile production line in Ilyinogorsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, with an investment of 210 million rubles. The new line has a capacity of up to 4,380 tons per year and created 20 additional jobs.

Vishay Intertechnology announced a £250 million investment in its Newport, Wales semiconductor facility to produce advanced Silicon Carbide semiconductors for electric vehicles. The investment is expected to support over 500 high-skilled jobs.

A unit of ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd acquired machinery equipment for T$1.0 billion ($30.3 million).

Schneider Electric will expand its Columbia, Missouri plant to increase production of molded case circuit breakers and air circuit breakers, as part of a nationwide $700 million investment that will create over 1,000 jobs.

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp received an order in August 2024 to retrofit the cable guiding system on a container crane owned by Contargo Rhein-Waal-Lippe at the Emmerich river port in Germany. The turnkey TOTALTRAX solution was installed and commissioned within seven days.

Global Container Terminals announced the GCT Deltaport Ship-to-Shore Crane Replacement Project, an investment of over $170 million to replace six original STS cranes with six new Megamax cranes. The first phase (cranes 13 and 14) is scheduled for completion in summer 2025, with subsequent phases through 2027.

Hanwha Vision disclosed a contract with SK Hynix to supply semiconductor equipment for HBM manufacturing, valued at KRW 21 billion (5.38% of 2023 annual revenue). The contract period runs from March 26 to July 1, 2025.

Mehler Protection, part of Mehler Systems, secured a follow-up contract from Bundeswehr Bekleidungsmanagement GmbH to supply the German Army's Special Forces with the 'Schutzweste SpezKr modular' protective vest system and spare parts. Production will take place at the Fulda site.

Energinet Eltransmission A/S awarded a €30,010,000 contract to Grid Solutions Denmark for the delivery of seven variable shunt reactors for outdoor installation at Ringsbjerg and Solhøjgård substations. The contract was awarded on 27 March 2025.

PPC's board approved a R3 billion investment for a new integrated cement plant in the Western Cape with 1.5 million tons per annum capacity. The plant will replace and increase existing capacity, with construction starting in Q2 2025 and commissioning by end of 2026. An EPC contract with Sinoma Overseas Development Company was also approved.

Ypsomed held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 27, 2025, for a new production plant with high-bay warehouse in Schwerin Industrial Park. The expansion will double production capacity and create 600 additional jobs by 2030, bringing total employment to 1,000.

Effective immediately, Mehler Texnologies and the core business of Heytex Group, both part of Freudenberg Group, have merged and will operate under the new name MehlerHeytex. The acquisition of Heytex's core business by Freudenberg Performance Materials was completed in December 2024.

Betbygg Sverige AB, a subsidiary of Pekabex, was selected by Lunds Kommun Fastighets AB as the winning bidder for a public contract to design and build multi-family buildings in Lund. The project includes 78 apartments, 11 assisted-living units, and commercial space, with completion by September 1, 2028.

Ukrainian furniture manufacturer Accord-Import invested over €1 million in production automation over two years and is constructing a new €13 million robotic factory in Khmelnytskyi. The factory will produce up to 800,000 square meters of cabinet furniture per month and employ 140 people.

Groupe Guillin, through its subsidiary WEFOLD DIFFUSION, entered exclusive negotiations to acquire the businesses of Cartonnerie Moderne, Défi Imprimerie and Alpes Emballages, which make food cardboard packaging with about EUR 13 million combined 2023 revenue and around 30 staff at three French sites.

Chinese packaging manufacturer Sunrise Group announced plans to invest approximately USD 55.38 million in a new can manufacturing facility in Vietnam with two high-speed aluminium can production lines.

Middle East Company for Manufacturing and Producing Paper signed an SPA to acquire the entire shareholding of Al-Medan Project Company for Corrugated Carton for SAR 91 million in cash plus new Mepco shares, raising its stake to 100%.

Duyen Hai Thermal Power Company published a contractor selection result for supply of valves and industrial valve accessories for Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant 1, Duyen Hai 3 and its expansion. The tender value is 1.61 billion VND, with the approval decision dated 27 March 2025.

Mavco Investments, part of the Murugappa family, has acquired Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy's wind turbine generator business in India and Sri Lanka as part of a consortium led by TPG. Definitive agreements were signed on March 26, 2025.

Press Room Equipment announced a $6.5 million expansion in Springfield, Missouri, relocating to a new 32,000-square-foot facility and creating 10 new jobs.

Daher was selected by Boeing to supply thermoplastic composite structural parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with deliveries beginning in 2018 under a multi-year contract. Daher's Nantes facility received Boeing qualification.

USA Rare Earth completed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II, raising nearly $50 million from IPXX affiliates and other investors. The company is building a rare earth magnet facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Vantis Vascular and Lovell Government Services announced an agreement to provide the CrossFAST Integrated Microcatheter Advanced Delivery System to VA hospitals and DoD medical centers nationwide.

Resonetics announced an investment to expand nitinol tubing production capacity and capability at its Bethel, CT facility, more than doubling floor space and adding equipment. The premium nitinol tubing initiative is expected to be commercial-ready in 2026.

XinFeng Egypt signed a deal with the Suez Canal Economic Zone to establish an integrated manufacturing complex in Sokhna, covering nine industrial projects and two service centers. Total investment is $1.65 billion, expected to create 8,000 jobs. First phase includes factories for automotive components, metallic components, fasteners, and hot-rolled coil.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) won an ultra-mega offshore contract from QatarEnergy LNG for the North Field Production Sustainability Offshore Compression Project, valued at over $4 billion. The scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of two offshore compression complexes.

Platipus Anchors, a UK-based earth anchoring systems company, has been acquired by Minova, a global leader in ground support solutions.

Cimaf Gabon holds a permit to exploit a major limestone deposit and will build a clinker production unit near Ntoum, requiring more than US$148m in investment.

Cimaf Gabon signed an investment agreement with the Gabonese government to build a third cement production line, increasing capacity by 1Mt/yr to 1.85Mt/yr. The project costs US$41.1m and will create 1,400 construction and 500 operational jobs.

Saica Flex, the flexible packaging division of Saica Group, invested €7.1 million in new machinery at its Wigan site, including a high-tech printing press and advanced conversion equipment. The investment will create up to 20 local jobs, with 11 already hired.