Unither Pharmaceuticals is expanding its Amiens site with a production unit dedicated to Euroject and injectable vaccines, aiming for over one billion doses per year with five filling lines.

Unither Pharmaceuticals and Needle Concept announced a strategic partnership to develop a new generation of needles compatible with the Euroject system for single-dose injection.

FLSmidth received an order from an Indian mining customer for 18 FTM-5000 vertical tower mills, 30 KREBS UMD pumps, and 18 KREBS gMAX hydrocyclones for a large iron ore beneficiation plant. The equipment is to be installed and commissioned during 2026/2027. Order value not disclosed.

Power Mech Projects secured a ₹164.63 crore order from BHEL for the 1600 MW DVC Koderma Thermal Power Station Phase-II EPC project, including design, engineering, supply, civil works, and commissioning, to be completed in 30 months.

Salaet Food Packaging plans to open a production plant in Pennsylvania, USA, adding to its existing plants in Romania and Argentina.

Salaet Food Packaging invested €3.7 million in new machinery at its Gandesa plant, increasing production capacity by 10-15% and creating 20 new jobs. The company also plans to open a new plant in Pennsylvania, USA.

Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of Fosroc for €960 million ($1.02 billion), strengthening its presence in India, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific with construction chemical solutions.

Alpha Ecoplast placed an order for a second Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system of the same size to meet growing demand.

Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) decided to extend adoption of GIT Coatings' graphene-based propeller coating, XGIT-PROP, across seven additional crude oil tankers, following successful performance gains on one vessel since October 2023.

Covestro's Chinese subsidiary, Covestro Resin Manufacturing (Foshan) Co., Ltd., signed an agreement to add a waterborne environmentally friendly coating production line at its existing site in Shunde, Foshan, with an investment of 200 million yuan. The expansion aims to meet growing demand and reduce reliance on European imports.

CTCI Corporation, in consortium with Siemens Energy, was awarded the EPC contract for the Advanced Combined Cycle Gas Power Units Project at the Kuo Kuang Power Plant in Guishan district, Taoyuan, Taiwan. The project has a total renewed installed capacity of 1,200 MW and is slated for completion by the end of 2028.

NHS Supply Chain acting for NHS Business Services Authority awarded a framework agreement for the supply of medical pulp and associated products to Moulded Fibre Products Ltd. The total awarded value is £19,550,000.

Propex Geosynthetics has acquired Tuflex India, expanding its production capacity for nonwoven geotextiles in South Asia. The deal aims to meet rising demand for erosion control solutions.

CCL Facades has been appointed to design, supply, and install the curtain walling facade for the new Pudsey Sixth Form College in Leeds, UK. The £380,000 contract was awarded by main contractor Caddick.

Siemens Energy has signed a contract to supply two gas turbines and a complete power island solution for the Kuo Kuang 2 combined-cycle power plant in Taiwan. The plant will have a 1,200MW capacity and is being built with EPC contractor CTCI Corporation.

Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited awarded a contract to RX Automation for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of upgraded control panels with PLC system and software at its Currency Note Press in Nashik. The contract value is 2,340,000 Indian rupees.

GreenIron has partnered with ABB to implement automation and control system solutions at its first commercial facility in Sandviken, Sweden. The collaboration centers on ABB's distributed control system for GreenIron's hydrogen-based metal production.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated the HLBS family for a new plant in Bhopal, announced as a Mahashivratri gift. The plant is part of an investment surge in Madhya Pradesh.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the first 'Made in India' semiconductor chip will be ready for production by 2025. Five semiconductor units are under construction simultaneously, and 85,000 engineers will be trained in advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Thermo Fisher Scientific entered a definitive agreement to acquire Solventum's Purification & Filtration business for approximately $4.1 billion in cash. The business generated about $1 billion in revenue in 2024 and has around 2,500 employees globally.

City Cement Co. issued a firm intention to acquire full ownership of Umm Al-Qura Cement Co. through a share-swap deal, with a swap ratio of 1.11 City Cement shares per 1 Umm Al-Qura share. The resulting entity will be City Cement Co.

Nexeo Plastics entered into an agreement with Shell Polymers to distribute HDPE Injection and Blow Molding grades and LLDPE Film grades in the United States and Canada, starting January 1, 2025.

Blue Star Ltd plans to increase capacity at its Sri City factory from 650,000 units to 825,000 units next year and 1.2 million units by FY27. The company has earmarked ₹200 crore in capital expenditure for FY26.

Grigeo Packaging UAB, a subsidiary of Grigeo Group, invested in a BOBST EXPERTFOLD 165 folder-gluer to expand capacity at its Vilnius facility. The machine is the fifth BOBST unit installed since 2016.

Sylvester & Cockrum, a commercial HVAC services provider, announced the tuck-in acquisition of South Carolina-based Lowry Mechanical, a mechanical contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, and specialty fabrication. The acquisition strengthens S&C's position in the Carolinas.

Ondex Automation, backed by Shore Capital Partners, acquired Automation & Control Inc. (ACI), a Moorestown, NJ-based systems integrator serving pharmaceutical, packaging, and chemical sectors.

Franklin Electric has acquired PumpEng Pty Ltd, a Perth-based maker of submersible dewatering pumps for the mining sector. PumpEng has locations in Kalgoorlie, Townsville, Adelaide and Twin Falls, Idaho, and about 50 staff.

Hoerbiger is acquiring the BICERA explosion relief valve product line from Penn-Troy Manufacturing, including customer relationships, intellectual property, brand and production. The line strengthens Hoerbiger's safety portfolio and its presence in the US market.

IMI has secured a multi-million euro contract to supply seven anti-surge valves to a major production facility in the North Sea, upgrading legacy valves to improve reliability and reduce emissions.

Saica Pack, the corrugated packaging division of Saica Group, is investing £10m in a new warehouse in Hartlepool with space for up to 9,000 pallets, with solar panels expected to supply up to 10% of energy needs. Construction is set to run through 2025 from 6 January 2025.

Evertis, part of IMG Group, plans a $100 million plant in Columbia, South Carolina, to make PET multilayer packaging film. The first phase adds 30,000 tons of capacity and more than 100 jobs, with operations expected in Q2 2026, and a second phase would bring total capacity to 60,000 tons by Q2 2028.

Kazankompressormash is building Russia's first complex for producing large-tonnage LNG compressors in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, with an investment of 11.9 billion rubles. The complex is due for completion in 2025 and is expected to create more than 50 jobs in its first stage.

Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Lifecycle Agreement with NMDC Group covering seven of its dredgers, including tailored engine and propulsion maintenance and digital solutions. The agreement is expected to cut maintenance costs by 14%.

Ulmatec Thermal Solutions (Ulmatec Pyro AS) has won a significant contract to supply its Integrated Central Heating System for six 7,500 DWT multipurpose cargo ships being built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai for Danish owner Navi Merchants. Deliveries start in Q3 2025, with the first ship due April 2026.

Gas appliance maker Koyo Sangyo is building a new factory in Joetsu, Niigata, to expand gas appliance production capacity, with about ¥3.2 billion invested. Completion is planned for October 2025 and full operation from spring 2026.

Beijer Tech, a subsidiary of Beijer Alma, signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Uudenmaan Painehuolto Oy (UPH), a Finnish compressed air equipment distributor and maintenance company with about EUR 3.3 million annual revenue. Closing is expected in March 2025.

Exel Composites' joint venture Kineco Exel Composites India has received a purchase order worth approximately EUR 10 million for pultruded carbon fiber planks for wind turbine spar caps from a major South Asian wind turbine manufacturer. Deliveries will run from Q1 2025 into 2026 from KECI's new factory in India.

XCMG Machinery has shipped a batch of open-pit mining equipment valued at RMB318 million (US$44 million) to Guinea's Simandou iron ore mega project, including excavators and mining trucks.

Bawan Co. approved a project by subsidiary United Transformers Electric Co. to set up a factory for manufacturing high-voltage transformers. The first phase is estimated to cost SAR 80 million, with construction starting in H1 2025 and commercial production expected in Q4 2027.

Leonardo DRS received a $45 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base investment commitment to expand its new naval propulsion manufacturing facility in Goose Creek, SC, by 40,000 square feet. The facility is expected to open in 2026.

Service Trucks International plans to add 56,000 square feet to its Sioux Center facility for manufacturing tiger cranes, with a capital investment of $9 million and creation of six jobs.

FORCE Automation, Inc. intends to purchase Lot #3 in the Southeast Bristol Business Park, expanding from 8,500 to 20,000 square feet, and plans to develop a state-of-the-art training facility in collaboration with ABB.

Hitech Corporation entered an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Thriarr Polymers.

TES Power announced a significant new project with a prominent European data centre developer to design, manufacture and supply power distribution equipment integrated within Modular Electrical Rooms, produced at their campus in Co. Derry, Northern Ireland.

Newly formed Stronvar Aerospace acquired Electro Methods Inc. (EMI), a South Windsor, Connecticut-based specialist in fabrication of high-value assemblies using exotic aerospace alloys for aero engine OEMs.

NUTAI announced the integration of INREMA, a company with over 30 years of experience in machine tool solutions, into its business group.

Epta acquired SET Refrigeración S.L., a Seville-based company specializing in commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning installation and after-sales services, effective 1 February 2025.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) was awarded a contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to fabricate and deliver three shipsets of Virginia Payload Tubes for Block VI Virginia-class submarines, with delivery by the end of 2030.

XCMG shipped a batch of high-end open-pit mining equipment valued at 318 million RMB, including excavators and mining trucks, to mining sites in Australia, Africa, and South America. The company also delivered its first batch of underground mining machinery for 2025.

Belgian machine builder Sticomax is acquiring Dutch sector colleague FoodeQ Engineering, which specializes in vibrating transport and process technology for the food industry. The acquisition strengthens Sticomax's position as a leading international player in food industry machinery.