Woodstock Sterile Solutions is investing $8 million in a new automated, high-speed bottle packaging line at its facility in Woodstock, Illinois, adding incremental packaging capacity of approximately 85 million units.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions secured a purchase order worth Rs 400-450 crore from Kinet Railway Solutions for supply of railway products including propulsion kits, motors, and transformers for 10 Vande Bharat trainsets, along with a separate 35-year service agreement.

Gradiant has won a major contract to design and build an ultrapure water facility for a semiconductor manufacturer in Dresden, Germany. This is Gradiant's second such project in the city.

KIRCHHOFF Automotive has received a Decision on Support under the Polska Strefa Inwestycji program for a €12 million expansion of its plant in the Special Economic Zone Euro-Park Mielec, Poland, to increase production capacity.

Fibrebond is completing a $150 million expansion on its Louisiana campus later this year.

Fersa has opened a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, China, representing a €37 million investment over five years. The 30,000-square-meter plant will double the company's previous production capacity in China.

ABB has signed a Leveraged Procurement Agreement to support automation at Dow's Path2Zero expansion project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The project will create the world's first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions ethylene and derivatives complex.

Vertiv has entered into an agreement to acquire PurgeRite, a provider of fluid management services for data centers, for approximately $1.0 billion in cash, with potential additional consideration of up to $250 million based on 2026 performance.

HUBER SE will supply the complete equipment for the mechanical pre-treatment stage of the WWTP Atotonilco in Mexico, the world's largest wastewater treatment plant under construction. The project has a total value of €500 million and will create 2,000 jobs.

Eaton has signed an agreement to acquire Fibrebond Corporation, a designer and builder of pre-integrated modular power enclosures, for $1.4 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.

Nijhuis Saur Industries and Axine Water Technologies announced a supplier partnership to assemble, manufacture and supply the PFAS Destruct solution in Europe, using Axine's electraCLEAR technology.

AO Stankomashkompleks plans to build two new workshops in Tver, Russia, investing about 1 billion rubles to expand production of heavy machine tools, creating 120 jobs and increasing capacity by 50 units per year.

BASF Coatings and NIO signed a Letter of Intent to establish a strategic partnership in automotive coatings, focusing on body coatings for NIO's electric vehicles.

China Xidian announced that its 12 subsidiaries won a bid for State Grid Corporation's 2025 eighth procurement (transmission and transformation equipment) with a total value of 1.443 billion yuan.

Zydus Lifesciences entered exclusive negotiations to acquire 85.6% of Amplitude Surgical at €6.25 per share, valuing the block at €256.8 million, with a mandatory tender offer for remaining shares.

Thermax Chemical Solutions, a subsidiary of Thermax Ltd, entered an exclusive shareholder agreement with Brazilian chemical company OCQ to form a joint venture, with Thermax holding 51% and OCQ 49%. Production will start with acrylic resins.

Kamyu E&C signed a contract with SK Ecoplant worth about 141 billion KRW to supply and install precast concrete for the SK Hynix Yongin cluster UT building, from March 2025 to July 2027.

Ekopak is moving to its new headquarters in Deinze, centralizing activities including logistics and production, after selling its old premises in Tielt. The move is scheduled for mid-March 2025.

Scanfil and Laerdal Medical signed a framework agreement for manufacturing at Scanfil's Malaysian factory in Johor Bahru, with deliveries starting in mid-2025.

K·Line, subsidiary of French Liebot Group, will invest €25 million and create 100 jobs at a new 20,000-square-meter factory in Lliçà de Vall, Barcelona. The groundbreaking ceremony was held; operations are expected to begin in the second half of 2026.

Bay View Packing completed a significant expansion of its production capacity by installing a new rotary chuck capper and upgraded label applicator at its Milwaukee facility, doubling throughput to cap up to 90 jars per minute.

Guangxi Huayin Aluminum Co., Ltd. awarded a steel procurement contract for its No. 3 red mud yard to Guangxi Bafangtong Trade Co., Ltd. for 3.165 million yuan, covering approximately 797.844 tonnes of steel.

Europea Servizi Terminalistici (EST) ordered a 150-tonne Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 hybrid mobile harbour crane for its new container terminal at the Port of Augusta, Sicily, after securing a 25-year contract. Delivery is scheduled by late summer 2025.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions has entered into a long-term supply agreement with Kinet Railway Solutions Limited. The initial purchase order, valued between ₹400-450 crores, covers propulsion kits for 10 Vande Bharat trainsets, along with a 35-year service contract.

Rolls-Royce is preparing a £21.3 million investment to double production capacity at its Advanced Blade Casting Facility in Rotherham, UK. The project includes £18 million in capital investment for tooling and precision machines, including adaptive robotic aerofoil finishing.

Irish Manufacturing Research CLG has awarded a contract to KUKA Robotics Ireland Ltd for the supply, delivery and installation of a robotic welding cell, valued at €397,540.

Micross Components has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AEMtec GmbH, a provider of micro- and optoelectronic modules and advanced packaging services. The acquisition expands Micross' European footprint.

Quorum Software, a provider of energy software, has acquired zdSCADA, a cloud-based SCADA technology company. The acquisition enhances Quorum's digital oilfield capabilities.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded BEAK Engineering (Aust) a contract to supply valves, valued at AUD 12,525.02, on 11 March 2025 in Victoria.

Rotork plc agreed to acquire Noah Actuation, a Seoul-based South Korean electric actuator manufacturer, for an enterprise value of £44 million. The deal is expected to close in the coming days.

Beverage Pack Company plans to set up a packaging industrial complex in Frutal, Minas Gerais, investing R$500 to R$700 million and creating at least 100 direct jobs, with operations expected from 2027. The city council approved the purchase of a 236,000 square meter site.

BC Hydro awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply four 60 MVA generators for the Bridge River 1 hydropower plant on Seton Lake in British Columbia, upgrading a plant after more than 70 years of operation. The contract value was not disclosed.

Suseok, a Dong-A ST Holdings subsidiary making packaging containers, will absorb-merge its wholly owned sister company Dongcheonsu, a beverage maker, with the merger effective on the 30th of next month to improve efficiency and cost competitiveness.

Henan Quanshun Fluid Control Technology won a tender for large-diameter circulating water system valves for the first batch of auxiliary equipment for the 4x1000MW Sanxia Mengneng expansion in Dalate Banner, Inner Mongolia, at a price of 15,439,338 yuan.

Northern Gas Networks published a modification notice for its axial control valves supply, moving to a UK alternative source, Goodwin, to secure shorter lead times and a second supplier. The contract value is not stated.

On March 10, 2025, Trimax Machinery was awarded a contract for a 550 tonnes per hour crushing plant in Indonesia. Trimax will provide a fully integrated solution including machinery, buildings, structural works, electrical systems, and civil work.

KIMA Process Control GmbH has received an order valued at approximately €1.5 million to supply SMARTFILL and MILLPILOT advanced process control and AI systems to Saurashtra Cement Group Ltd in India.

Sandvik, a global engineering group, has signed an agreement to acquire Verisurf Software, Inc., a provider of 3D metrology software. The acquisition is expected to close in Q2 2025, and Verisurf will operate as a separate business unit within Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions.

AQUACONSULT Anlagenbau has started construction of a new company headquarters in Traiskirchen, Austria, investing over EUR 4 million to expand production and R&D capacities, with completion expected by end of 2025.

BASF Coatings and NIO have signed a Letter of Intent for a strategic partnership focusing on automotive exterior coatings for NIO's electric vehicles, with BASF as exclusive strategic partner for exterior coatings.

Davenham Switchgear, a brand of Legrand, has chosen Nottingham for a new 100,000 ft² global manufacturing facility at Fairham Business Park to produce low-voltage switchgear for data centers and mission-critical power applications, creating over 100 jobs.

Eleo will become an integral part of Yanmar's newly created global Electrification Unit as of April 2025, focusing on high-performance batteries for off-highway applications.

Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Automated Logistics company, has merged with viastore North America, integrating viastore's pallet handling and AS/RS expertise under the Bastian brand. Viastore's North American team will operate as Bastian's pallet automation division.

Hitachi Energy announced additional investments of over $250 million by 2027 to expand global production of critical transformer components, with over 40% dedicated to the U.S. including factories in Virginia, Missouri, and Mississippi. The investment builds on a $6 billion commitment from 2024.

Brevetti CEA has completed the acquisition of 100% of Sintech Srl, an industrial automation and robotics company, consolidating a strategic alliance initiated in 2020. The deal was finalized in February 2025.

Anupam Rasayan has signed a 10-year Letter of Intent worth Rs 922 crore ($106 million) with an unnamed Korean multinational company to supply a high-performance niche chemical for aviation and electronics sectors, starting in FY26.

Germany's Bomix Chemie and India's Crosskote Specialties have announced a strategic partnership to develop and supply release agents and in-mould coatings for the Indian polyurethane market. The collaboration includes a joint R&D initiative.

Engel opened a new production facility in Querétaro, Mexico, to expand manufacturing of injection molding machines for the Americas. The facility will also increase the workforce.

MGB Bhd's subsidiary MGB International for Industry secured two orders worth RM88.57 million from Sany Alameriah Industrial to supply and install precast elements for the Roshn Alarous development in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Interfood Technology formed a partnership with Purpak, a specialist in flexible packaging equipment, to provide advanced packaging solutions to bakery manufacturers in the UK and Ireland.