Gebr Pfeiffer has received an order to supply an MVR 5000 R-4 vertical roller mill for Holcim (Belgique)'s new 4,800 tpd kiln line at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium. The mill will grind 370 tph of cement raw material and is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2025.

ETG Bio Green Polymer has signed a 50-year land lease agreement with KEZAD Group to establish a 22,000 sqm compostable polymers factory in KEZAD Al Ma'mourah, Abu Dhabi. The AED 150 million facility will produce 100% sustainable polymers.

Haf Investments, an Icelandic private equity fund, has acquired NP Innovation, a Sweden-based provider of water treatment solutions for aquaculture. The acquisition is subject to approval by Iceland's Competition Authority.

Vinton Steel LLC, a subsidiary of Kyoei Steel, has awarded Tenova a contract to supply a new melt shop at its El Paso, Texas facility. The project will use Tenova's Green Citymill Flex technology to increase production capacity to 400,000 tons per year. Construction begins summer 2025, with startup in Q1 2027.

DYPNF (디와이피엔에프) has been awarded a KRW 99.7 billion contract by Korea South-East Power (한국남동발전) to supply environmental equipment for Units 1 and 2 of the Yeongheung thermal power plant. The EPC project includes engineering, procurement, and construction, with completion scheduled for September 2026.

Action Construction Equipment (ACE) secured a INR 420 crore order from the Ministry of Defence for 1,121 Rough Terrain Fork Lift Trucks (RTFLT), representing 60% of a total order for 1,868 trucks.

AqueoUS Vets has been awarded the contract for the City of Woodbury's new permanent water treatment plant project to remove PFAS from groundwater. The plant is expected to be fully operational by 2028.

Parts Holding Europe Group, via its subsidiary Autodistribution, has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Top Part, an Irish automotive parts distributor with 21 outlets and over €50 million turnover in 2024.

Canadian polyethylene producer Nova Chemicals could be included in the merger deal between Borealis and Borouge, according to a report.

Wontonne's new factory, spanning 30,000 square meters with a total investment of $20 million, has commenced production this month. The facility has an annual production capacity of 20,000 units of forklift attachments.

Leon Micro signed an investment agreement with Jiaxing Nanhu High-tech Industrial Park Management Committee to build a facility with an annual output of 960,000 12-inch silicon epitaxial wafers. Total planned investment is 1.23 billion yuan, with a construction period of 5-8 years.

Peab secured an additional SEK368 million ($34.3 million) contract from Stockholm Vatten och Avfall to rebuild the Henriksdal wastewater treatment plant in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the Stockholm Future Wastewater Treatment project.

Naipu Mining Machinery (300818.SZ) signed 5-year spare parts supply contracts totaling $22.6576 million with two mine projects of a Kazakhstan copper mining company.

Terumo Puerto Rico inaugurated a new medical device manufacturing facility in Caguas, Puerto Rico, representing a $45 million investment and the creation of 180 new jobs. The facility will manufacture the ANGIO-SEAL Vascular Closure Device.

Frigoveneta and Mercuri have formed a partnership to offer a complete range of industrial refrigeration solutions, combining Frigoveneta's CO2-based systems with Mercuri's ammonia-based expertise.

Sufa Technology Industry announced that Suzhou Yueban Valve Co won its component procurement tender N242129 (project SFKJ-WZ-GKXJ-24-1445), with the award notice published on 21 February 2025.

China-based Allied Machinery announced a US$250 million investment to build a new plant in Marín, Nuevo León, Mexico, making machined and iron-cast components, expected to create 150 direct jobs.

Dutch firm Avantium signed a joint venture agreement with Amcor Rigid Packaging USA to explore using its plant-based PEF polymer Releaf in rigid containers. Amcor has committed to a multi-year capacity reservation for Releaf.

Rajshree Polypack Limited has secured an order worth USD 0.28 million to supply customised injection-moulded food containers to a US-based distributor, to be delivered by March 2025.

Wilo has expanded its pump production facility in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone, raising capacity by 60 percent and tripling warehouse space to serve emerging markets. The investment amount was not disclosed.

Carrier inaugurated an extension of its Montluel, France plant with a €30 million investment, adding a new assembly line to produce 3,000 heat pumps per year and creating 25 jobs.

U.S. aerospace component maker Loar Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire French fan and motor manufacturer LMB for €365 million ($382 million) in cash to bolster its proprietary portfolio.

Airtificial Intelligent Robots has secured a contract with a German Tier-1 supplier to develop, manufacture, and deliver a turnkey robotic production line for assembling welding control systems for battery cooling units in Cupra electric and hybrid vehicles.

G2Power signed a KRW 43 billion contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to supply high-voltage switchgear (E207) for Units 3 and 4 of the Shin-Hanul nuclear power plant. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2027.

Barkley Plastics invested £100,000 to modernise and streamline its Highgate facility, adding cobots for automation and a temperature-controlled quality control room.

Barkley Plastics has won contracts to produce controller parts and ambient lighting for a luxury shower manufacturer, car charger components for Fast Amps, and plumbing fittings for Ecoclip, alongside ongoing orders from Nissan, Toyota, JLR, and supercar manufacturers.

L3Harris began construction on four new solid rocket motor production facilities at its Camden, Arkansas site, part of a $215.6 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to increase domestic rocket propulsion manufacturing capacity.

Airbus CFO Thomas Toepfer said the company expects to firm up a deal to take over some of Spirit AeroSystems' European operations within the next few weeks, as part of Spirit's breakup.

Allied Machine & Engineering will invest $250 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Marín, Nuevo León, Mexico, creating 150 direct jobs. Construction has started.

Vexos is expanding its facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, adding 8,000 square feet for assembly and box build operations, alongside SMT line enhancements.

Vexos is expanding its facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Vancouver, Washington, USA. The Vancouver facility will add a fourth SMT line and new automation technologies, with full implementation by March 2025. The Vietnam facility added 8,000 square feet for assembly operations.

Herc Holdings Inc. and H&E Equipment Services have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Herc will acquire H&E. H&E terminated its prior merger agreement with United Rentals.

Eaton Corp. plans to spend $340 million retrofitting a former distribution center in Jonesville, South Carolina, into a plant producing three-phase electrical transformers. Production is scheduled to start in 2027.

Kontron secured a contract valued at approximately $250 million to supply 5G-based Network Access Devices for several global automotive manufacturers. Production ramp-up is expected in 2026.

Dimor Group plans to build a $12 million, 45,000 sqft factory at the Waco Aircraft Corporation campus in Battle Creek, Michigan, to manufacture parts for Junkers Aircraft models. The factory is expected to be finished in August 2025 and create about 40 jobs.

Hubbell Incorporated has acquired Ventev, a division of Tessco Technologies Incorporated, which manufactures wireless network solutions in Timonium, Maryland.

Geotexan SA was awarded a EUR 102,449 (excluding VAT) contract by TRAGSA to supply polypropylene geotextiles for mining waste remediation in Cartagena, Murcia, under the PRTR plan.

Corzo Maquinaria Industrial S.A.U. was awarded a EUR 389,700 (excluding VAT) contract by Equipos Nucleares S.A. to supply a horizontal machining center for heads, with a duration of 8 months in Cantabria.

BOA Concept announced the signing of a transfer contract to acquire 70% of the capital of EASY Systems Benelux, a Belgian specialist in handling systems for intralogistics and production sectors.

CRC Innovations and Ameresco announced an over $200 million Energy Saving Performance Contract to provide capital improvements at U.S. Army military housing at Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Meade, Md.; and Fort Sill, Okla., covering 5,000 homes.

Univar Solutions LLC secured exclusive distribution rights for BASF's LuquaSorb Superabsorbent Polymers in the United States and Canada for industrial applications, expanding availability in CASE, energy, mining, water treatment, and environmental remediation markets.

Komatsu announced a R$ 104 million investment plan for Brazil, including R$ 57 million for a new unit in Parauapebas (PA) that has already been inaugurated, plus R$ 7 million in machinery by end of 2025 and R$ 40 million over five years for productivity and efficiency improvements.

The Indian Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth Rs 697.35 crore with ACE Limited and JCB India Limited for the procurement of 1,868 Rough Terrain Fork Lift Trucks for the Indian Army, Air Force, and Navy.

HD Hyundai Construction Equipment India has started manufacturing 3-ton and 5-ton wheel loaders at its Chakan plant in Pune, India, expanding its local production capabilities.

Veolia Water Technologies has been chosen by Omer Vander Ghinste Brewery to expand the wastewater treatment plant at its historic brewery near Kortrijk, Belgium. The upgrade will enable 70% water reuse and produce biogas to prevent 548 tons of CO2 emissions annually.

Mannok Cement is introducing Ultra White Cement, the first product manufactured and supplied by its new associate Çimsa Çimento Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS, produced at Çimsa's Mersin plant in Türkiye and sold under the Mannok brand.

SAVOYE announced a strategic partnership with GAOR, under which GAOR will act as an integrator partner for SAVOYE's automated packaging solutions, including the Jivaro range, in the Spanish and Portuguese markets.

DN Automotive announced on February 20, 2025 that it will build a battery (automotive lead-acid battery) factory on a 90,000 m² site in the Dongbusan E-PARK industrial complex in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea. Total investment is KRW 441.2 billion, with construction starting in August 2026 and about 300 new jobs planned.

Gulshan Polyols Limited has been allocated a contract to supply 21,220 kiloliters of ethanol with an estimated order value of INR 1,241,370,000 to BPCL, IOCL, HPCL and MRPL for the Ethanol Supply Year 2024-25.

Citizen Machinery Europe has purchased an 8,800 m² plot in the Scharnhausen West business park in Ostfildern, Germany, to build a new sales headquarters with assembly hall, workshops and warehouse. The move from Esslingen is planned by the end of 2026 and will employ around 70 people.