Silvalea plans to open a new Centre of Excellence in the coming months, including product testing labs, training suite, retail space, and improved warehouse and production capacity.

Silvalea, a Devonshire-based accessibility equipment manufacturer, has secured a £500k contract to supply bespoke patient handling slings to a market-leading healthcare provider across 25,000 German care homes.

Transformers and Rectifiers India plans to increase capacity at its Moraiya plant to 20,000 MVA, bringing overall manufacturing capacity to around 65,000-70,000 MVA.

Transformers and Rectifiers India is setting up a new plant to manufacture 150 transformers per month for solar and green hydrogen projects, with a rating of around 12.5 MVA, bringing total capacity to about 15,000 MVA.

Kobe Steel has registered a joint venture company in mainland China with Baowu Steel to produce automotive aluminum panels, integrating continuous heat treatment and finishing lines.

Johnson Controls Industrial Heating and Cooling Solutions Benelux has been awarded by Worley to design and realise a central chiller plant for BP's 100MW green hydrogen plant at its refinery in Lingen, Germany.

C&G Hi-Tech supplied semiconductor equipment worth KRW 65.4 billion (approx. USD 49 million) to Samsung Electronics.

Linxon was selected by TAQA Transmission to execute a full turnkey EPC 400/220 kV substation at ICAD-4 in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The substation is planned for commissioning in 2028.

Pino Co., Ltd. signed a KRW 7.2 billion (approx. USD 5.4 million) contract to supply nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) precursors to L&F Co., Ltd., a major cathode material manufacturer in South Korea. This is Pino's largest single precursor supply contract since entering the secondary battery materials business.

Nippon Paint (China) won a 2025 annual coating centralized procurement project from China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Third Construction Co., Ltd. The contract covers interior and exterior wall coatings, tile adhesives, and caulking agents for projects nationwide.

Netherlands-based BOELS Rental placed a £65 million order with JCB for more than 700 machines, including excavators, loaders, and telescopic handlers. Delivery will be completed in the next few months, with machines destined for central Europe, especially Germany.

Sheffield Forgemasters awarded GH Cranes a multi-million GBP contract to supply 11 overhead cranes and a 400-tonne lifting beam for its new 35,000sqm machining facility in Sheffield, UK. The cranes will be delivered starting in 2026.

Swiss chemicals company Omya completed the acquisition of Distrupol AG, a German thermoplastics resin distributor. The deal was announced and closed on February 19, 2025, with the value undisclosed.

Rheinmetall has been awarded a framework contract by the German Bundeswehr worth up to €260 million for logistical support of force redeployment within Germany and abroad. The contract is initially valid for three years, with possible extensions to 2029.

FFG subsidiary MAG IAS GmbH has secured a contract to deliver a highly automated production line for forged railway wheels to Ramkrishna Titagarh Rail Wheels Ltd in Chennai, India. The double-digit million-euro project will produce 100,000 railway wheels annually.

Draeger Safety UK has secured a contract extension with INEOS O&P UK for the provision and maintenance of Portable Gas Detection and Rental Robot services. The agreement runs until 2029.

A consortium led by China Communications Construction Company First Highway Engineering Group and Beijing OriginWater Technology pre-qualified for the Handan North Wastewater Treatment Plant EPCO project in Hebei, China. The project value is 705,734,200 yuan and includes a 820-day construction period and 5-year operation period.

Mitsui & Co. has agreed to acquire a 40% interest in the Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture from VOC Group Limited and AMB Holdings Pty Ltd. The transactions are subject to regulatory approvals. Rio Tinto retains its 50% interest.

China Everbright Water, along with China Everbright Environment, China Everbright Equipment, China Everbright Green, China Everbright Environmental Protection, and China Everbright Environmental Technology, signed a joint venture agreement to establish a company with registered capital of 50 million yuan. The venture will focus on environmental technology services and equipment manufacturing.

ACWA Power signed a share purchase agreement to acquire multiple stakes in power and water facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain from Engie for approximately $690 million, including stakes in Az Zour North, Al Dur, Al Ezzel, and Al Hidd.

Indian auto parts supplier Samvardhana Motherson International plans to acquire Atsumitec, a Honda-affiliated transmission and engine components maker, to help navigate the EV transition.

Anupam Rasayan India Ltd signed a Letter of Intent with a US multinational to supply a high-performance specialty chemical for polymer applications over 10 years, with cumulative sales projected at Rs 1,697 crore.

Novolex agreed to acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $18 per share in cash, a deal valued at about $6.7 billion, creating a larger North American packaging company. Apollo Funds and CPP Investment Board will contribute about $1 billion, and closing is expected in mid-2025.

NEXE Innovations made a third delivery to Bridgehead Coffee under a purchase order placed in January 2025, supplying compostable coffee pods under a two-year master manufacturing agreement signed in December 2024.

Dunstable-based Twinplast won a contract to design and manufacture custom corrugated polypropylene shipping containers for a UK Buckfast bee supplier and breeder. The containers are designed for safe transport of live bees.

Sinopec Guangzhou Company has awarded a contract for air coolers for its safety, green and high-quality development technical transformation project to Longhua Technology Group (Luoyang) Co., Ltd. The award was announced on February 18, 2025.

Baboosi Intelligent Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. started construction of a high-end CNC machine tool R&D and manufacturing project in Dongbeitang, Xishan District, Wuxi, China. The total investment is CNY 1.2 billion (approx. USD 165 million), with Phase I costing CNY 750 million on 76 mu of land. The project will produce 2,000 sets of high-end CNC machining centers annually when fully operational.

Minmetals Resources, through its subsidiary MMG Singapore Resources, signed an agreement on February 18, 2025, to acquire Anglo American's nickel business in Brazil, including Anglo American Níquel Brasil Ltda and Mineração Tanagra Ltda, as well as the nickel sales business.

Novelis is constructing a $4.1 billion aluminum manufacturing plant on a 3,000-acre site near Bay Minette, Alabama. The plant, the largest single investment in state history, is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.

CREO Group, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital, acquired HMS Mfg. Co., a designer and manufacturer of organization products and packaging solutions. The acquisition expands CREO's product offerings and geographic presence.

TriMas completed the acquisition of GMT Aerospace, the aerospace division of GMT Gummi-Metall-Technik GmbH in Germany, to expand its aerospace group into Europe. Terms were not disclosed.

Building materials merchant PDM secured a contract with Emtec Utility Services to supply cable protection systems and other products for the Ardersier Port energy transition facility in Scotland, supporting offshore wind infrastructure.

Chatsworth Products (CPI) will invest $11 million to expand its facility in New Bern, North Carolina, adding 45 new jobs and increasing production capacity for IT infrastructure equipment.

Precision Refrigeration, a UK-based foodservice refrigeration manufacturer, opened a new 250,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Huizhou, China, equipped with advanced automation to serve Chinese and Southeast Asian markets.

Boldoduc, a Lyon-based technical textile manufacturer, acquired a 66% stake in Tismail, a Troyes-based maker of technical socks, to strengthen synergies in sport and workwear markets.

Septona Bulgaria is investing 20 million euro in expanding its plant in Ruse, Bulgaria.

Jungheinrich started production of the new ETV 2i reach truck series (ETV 214i and 216i) at its plant in Chomutov, Czech Republic, with the first truck rolling off the line on February 17, 2025.

Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Ltd secured a Rs 166.45 crore order from Hyosung T&D India Pvt Ltd for manufacturing and supply of single-phase coupling transformers for TBCB projects.

Al-Babtain Power and Telecommunication Co. signed a SAR 390 million ($104 million) contract with Larsen & Toubro Saudi Arabia to supply steel towers for a 500kV HVDC overhead transmission line in Saudi Arabia.

EnWave Corporation signed an amendment to its royalty-bearing license agreement with Patatas Fritas Torres S.L. of Spain, expanding the product portfolio for PFT and increasing minimum annual royalties.

AE Industrial Partners partnered with United Building Solutions to create a commercial HVAC services platform, and UBS joined forces with Total Comfort Solutions to expand into the Southeast US market.

Harwin announced the commencement of construction on a new £30 million, 7,459 m² manufacturing facility in Portsmouth, UK, set for completion in 2026, doubling manufacturing capacity.

Aquacycl Inc. added a new 8,800-square-foot warehouse in Escondido, California, to boost operational capacity by over 50% and reduce production timelines.

Electra Polymers Ltd has become the primary supplier of inkjet soldermask for TLT PCB's new manufacturing facility in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Vandemoortele Polska is expanding its facility in Kutno, Poland, by over 3,000 m² to add a new production line. New products are expected to go on sale in Q3 2025, and at least 30 new employees will be hired.

A Kia car manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 70,000 vehicles is expected to be commissioned in the Kostanay region by the end of 2025, creating 1,500 jobs.

Fraunhofer ISIT won an order worth €2.7 million from IMS Nanofabrication for the TROM2 chip, a revolutionary technology for semiconductor manufacturing.

Dangote Cement announced plans to establish a new greenfield cement grinding unit in Ethiopia with a capacity of 3Mta.

Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa to supply about 25,000 mt of heavy plates for 36 wind towers. The order is scheduled for delivery between March and October 2025.

HORN was awarded a contract by Glass Technology to supply a new 300 t/d solar glass furnace in the United Arab Emirates. The greenfield plant will produce low-iron solar glass with anti-reflective coating and create about 150 jobs.