SEW-Eurodrive acquired a 34% stake in BBH Products, an expert in functional safety solutions. The partnership includes brand-label distribution and joint production.

Fujian Longking Co., Ltd. completed the acquisition of Fujian Newland EnTech Co., Ltd., strengthening Longking's capabilities in ozone generators, UV disinfection, and AOP solutions for water treatment.

Bharat Electronics Limited inaugurated a second assembly line at its Pune unit to increase fuse manufacturing capacity to 500,000 fuses annually.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) secured an order from a European country to supply 50,000 electronic fuses, valued at several crores. Deliveries are scheduled to begin soon.

Sumika Polymer Compounds, a Sumitomo Chemical subsidiary, is investing EUR 15 million to build a 5,000 m² recycling plant in Saint-Martin-de-Crau, France, to transform 10,000 tonnes per year of plastic waste into recycled polypropylene granules, creating 30 jobs. Groundbreaking is on March 6, 2025.

Wenzhou Tianxu Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. won a bid to supply a drum cleaning machine to Shandong Hongjiyaotang Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., with a budget of 16 million yuan.

Ningbo NIDE Tech Co., Ltd. and SMC Corporation have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to collaborate in industrial automation, green manufacturing, and intelligent motor manufacturing. The partnership will focus on developing next-generation intelligent motor manufacturing equipment.

General Pump Co., a San Dimas pump and water well services provider, bought San Bernardino-based Legend Pump & Well Service for an undisclosed sum, announced February 18, 2025. Legend's 80 employees will work under the General Pump name.

Fujian Lida Group signed a 110 million yuan investment for a project to produce 4,000 air compressors a year in the Tongling Economic and Technological Development Zone. The first phase leases 600 square metres of factory space.

Twin Disc, Inc. has completed its $16.5 million acquisition of Kobelt Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a British Columbia company making brake, control and steering systems for industrial and marine markets. Kobelt delivered about $14 million revenue in 2024.

Murphy has been appointed by National Gas to deliver the EPC project for three low-emission compressor units at the St Fergus Gas Terminal in Scotland. The project supports compliance with MCPD emissions rules and is delivered with engineering partner Worley.

CocoPallet, a Netherlands-based company, is launching a wood-free export pallet made from coconut husks, with its first global factory in Tiptur, India, in partnership with Superpacks. The initiative targets 1 million pallets by 2028.

EPI, an entity of EDGE Group, signed an MoU with General Atomics-Systems Integration at IDEX 2025 to partner on manufacturing, testing and repairing electromechanical systems, including establishing a new facility.

Lingyun Industrial announced plans to build a vehicle pipes factory and a body structural parts joint venture with Haomei New Materials in Morocco, targeting European and North African markets. The auto pipes project has registered capital of EUR 7.6 million, and the body structural parts project has registered capital of CNY 100 million.

Metso has been awarded additional orders by South32 for the delivery of crushing, grinding, automation, and pump plant equipment for the Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project in Arizona, USA. First production is targeted for the second half of FY2027.

Shandong Jingdao Microelectronics Co., Ltd. has started construction of a power semiconductor (IDM) base in Neijiang, Sichuan, China, with a total investment of CNY 5.2 billion. The first phase, costing CNY 650 million, will produce 42 billion power diodes and 20 billion power rectifiers annually.

Siemens Gamesa will invest €200 million to expand its offshore wind blade manufacturing facility in Le Havre, France, to produce 115-metre blades for 14MW turbines. Construction is to be finalised in 2026, followed by a production ramp-up.

DC Druck Chemie GmbH, Europe's leading print chemicals producer, has acquired the business of silicone emulsions manufacturer WS Print GmbH & Co. KG. WS Print is a German manufacturer of chemicals for the printing industry.

Veralto Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Austria-based UV treatment company AQUAFIDES for approximately $20 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

Sherwin-Williams has entered a definitive agreement to acquire BASF's Brazilian architectural paints business (Suvinil) for $1.15 billion in an all-cash transaction. The business had sales of approximately $525 million in 2024 and employs about 1,000 people.

ROTEC, in collaboration with AST, has secured an EPC tender to design, deliver, install, and commission a water reclamation plant at the Ta' Barkat Wastewater Treatment Plant in Malta, increasing reclaimed water production by up to 10,000 cubic meters per day.

Mitsubishi Power has received an order from ONEE to supply two M701JAC gas turbines and auxiliary equipment for the 990MW Al Wahda Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant in Ouazzane, Morocco. The plant is expected to begin operation in 2027.

Roshn Group and Aluminum Products Company (Alupco) have partnered to establish a fully automated aluminum windows and doors manufacturing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an investment exceeding SAR1 billion ($266.6 million). The facility will create jobs and supply Roshn's developments.

17 BELAZ-7558R 90-tonne mining dump trucks have been delivered to Kolmar, a major Russian coking coal producer in Yakutia. The trucks are being assembled and prepared for operation.

Precision Micro has been chosen as the exclusive supplier for a critical component used in the hydrogen recirculation blower of next-generation fuel cell-electric vehicle powertrains by a German multinational engineering company.

Lingyun Industrial Corporation plans to establish a joint venture with Guangdong HAOMEI New Materials in Morocco with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. Lingyun will hold 51% and HAOMEI 49%, aiming to produce new energy battery housings and body structural parts for European and North African markets.

Künz GmbH received an order from ÖBB to deliver five automatic gantry cranes with remote control stations to TSA INFRA terminals in Vienna South, Wels and Wolfurt by the end of 2027. The contract also includes conversion of existing cranes to automatic operation and a maintenance contract.

Frankstahl and Triple-S Steel Holdings have acquired a stake in Belgian heavy plate specialist Zimmer Staal, based in Antwerp.

Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to supply an integrated equipment package for Bibby Marine's new full-electric offshore vessel, the eCSOV, being built at Armon shipyard in Spain.

Engro Polymer & Chemicals has commissioned a Rs 11.7 billion hydrogen peroxide plant in Pakistan with 28,000 tons annual capacity, using Chematur technology.

Accuron Technologies has acquired a controlling interest in Netherlands-based Trymax Semiconductor from Pontex Investment Partners and founders Leo Meijer and Ludo Vandenberk.

Sewon Cellontech is building a third plant in Indonesia for fillers and artificial bone, with construction starting in Q2 2025 and completion in August 2027.

Sewon Cellontech is building a second plant in South Korea, expected to be completed in August 2025, to increase production capacity for human tissue products and Novosis Putty.

Sewon Cellontech (CG Bio) signed an exclusive supply agreement with Johnson & Johnson MedTech for its Novosis bone graft products in six Asia-Pacific countries, with export value over KRW 25 billion over five years.

CTP is investing EUR 57 million to build a 50,000 sqm high-voltage products factory for Hitachi Energy at CTPark Brno, Czech Republic, creating 200 jobs.

Republic Companies, an HVAC and electrical distributor, and T.F. Ehrhart, an HVAC distributor, announced a merger to expand their footprint in the Midwest.

Benchmark Electronics held a groundbreaking ceremony for its PT4 facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang. The $25 million, 215,000 sq ft facility is expected to be completed by June 2026 and will create over 500 jobs.

Welspun Corp Limited secured new orders worth approximately ₹3,000 crore for supplying coated pipes for natural gas pipeline projects in the United States, including two major contracts for HSAW pipes and additional orders for HFIW pipes.

Lummus Technology has been awarded its first commercial contract for superabsorbent polymer (SAP) technology by SHCCIG Yulin Chemical Co. The contract covers a technology license for a new 40 KTA SAP unit at SHCCIG Yulin's complex in Shaanxi Province, China.

Pennsylvania Transformer Technology will invest over $102.5 million to expand its manufacturing footprint in Raeford, North Carolina, adding 217 new jobs and building two new facilities totaling 300,000 square feet.

Jiangsu Haishi Pump won the second-round CNOOC Engineering single-stage centrifugal pump category agreement with a contract value of about RMB 89.8 million. The deal strengthens its offshore and petrochemical supply relationship with CNOOC.

Harro Höfliger is building a new plant in Debrecen, Hungary, as part of a HUF 6 billion development that will triple production capacity and create 100 jobs. The Hungarian government is supporting it with HUF 1.5 billion in non-refundable grants.

SMC Manufacturing Vietnam received an investment certificate for a $330 million expansion at its Long Duc Industrial Park plants in Dong Nai, starting operations in July 2025. The move adds thermo chillers and raises automation component capacity.

Coveris is investing £5 million to triple the production footprint of its St Neots packaging site in Cambridgeshire, UK, to about 3,158 sqm. The project, begun in October 2024, adds capacity for around 700 million recyclable food-to-go packs a year.

Allied Heat Exchange AG (A-HEAT) will build a 37,000 m² heat exchanger production facility for its subsidiary Güntner in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, to serve the GCC, India, China, Africa and Asia.

Haier Group acquired a 10% equity stake and 19.24% voting rights in Shanghai STEP Electric Corporation, becoming the indirect controlling shareholder. Haier also plans to subscribe to new shares, increasing its total stake to 26.83%.

Wenjian Ping'an Medical Technology (Hunan) Co., Ltd. is building a smart manufacturing industrial park for medical devices in Li County, Hunan, with a total investment of 1.35 billion yuan. The facility, which started construction in August 2023, is scheduled to begin production in July 2025.

GAC Giken (Guangzhou Giken) started construction of a digital new factory in Panyu Economic and Technological Development Zone, with a total investment of about 1.31 billion yuan, to produce subframes, battery housings, and other auto parts.

GAC Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for its GAOG Digital New Factory in Panyu, Guangzhou, with a total investment exceeding 1.2 billion yuan. The first phase is set to start production in January 2026, producing battery housings, subframes, and body components.

Dangote Group announced a $400 million investment to double the production capacity of its Dangote Cement plant in Mugher, Ethiopia, from 2.5 million to 5 million tonnes per year over 30 months.