Ishida has acquired National Packaging Systems (NPS), a South African manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment. The acquisition will be unveiled at Propak Africa 2025, expanding Ishida's portfolio in Africa.

European Process Plant (EPP) has become the exclusive distributor of dosing and filling technology from OVA Projects in the UK and Ireland. The partnership covers automated solutions for depositing, injecting, and decorating, as well as turnkey lines for pizza topping, muffins, cakes, and more.

Filatex India's board approved a Rs 155 crore expansion project at its existing Dahej unit to add manufacturing capacity for POY, FDY, and DTY yarns, with commissioning expected in June 2026.

Grundfos completed the acquisition of Culligan's commercial and industrial division in Italy, France, and the UK, establishing Grundfos Water Treatment Italy. The acquired businesses generated over €100 million in turnover in 2023 and employ around 400 people.

Almonty Industries entered into an exclusive offtake agreement with SeAH M&S to supply 100% of the molybdenum production from its Sangdong Molybdenum Project in South Korea for the life of mine, with a floor price of US$19.00/lb.

Grigeo Packaging, a subsidiary of Grigeo Group, installed a BOBST EXPERTFOLD 165 folder-gluer at its facility in Vilnius, Lithuania, to increase production capacity and improve quality.

LyondellBasell signed a 15-year PPA with Vattenfall for 450 GWh/year of offshore wind energy in Germany for its MoReTec-1 plant, and a 10-year PPA with wpd for 79 GWh/year of onshore wind power in Italy for its Ferrara site.

Eagle Materials announced the acquisition of Bullskin Stone and Lime, LLC, a pure-play aggregates business in Western Pennsylvania, during its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2024.

VA TECH WABAG secured a 7-year operation and maintenance contract worth approximately USD 14 million from BAPCO Refining for an industrial wastewater treatment plant in Bahrain.

GE Vernova announced plans to invest more than $10 million in its Pittsburgh facility over two years to add a manufacturing line for FLEX INVERTER technology, creating over 270 new jobs.

GE Vernova announced plans to invest nearly $600 million in its U.S. factories and facilities over the next two years, creating more than 1,500 new jobs. The investment focuses on gas power, grid, nuclear, and onshore wind manufacturing sites.

Knauf Insulation started production at its new glass mineral wool factory in Târnăveni, Romania. The EUR 140 million facility has a capacity of over 75,000 tons per year and employs over 100 people.

Bolton Adhesives will construct a new state-of-the-art production facility at the Rheinmünster Chemical Park in Germany. The plant, designed for sustainability and automation, is expected to be operational by the end of 2027.

The Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) has awarded a contract to Grupo Expertos Centroamericanos en Electromecánica, S.A. for the acquisition, maintenance, and automation of a new air conditioning system at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City.

Stellantis has acquired all minority shares held by Punch Powertrain in the joint venture created in 2018, gaining full ownership of eDCT transmission production activities at plants in Metz, France, and Turin, Italy.

RUA Life Sciences has entered a multi-year supply contract with a global customer for two product lines, with an initial annual value of over £500,000 and a potential five-year value of £3.3 million.

OOO Gallant, a resident of the Linevo ASEZ in Novosibirsk Oblast, plans to complete construction of the first phase of a medical device plant in 2025, with total investment of about 310 million rubles, producing over 600,000 medical devices and 600,000 cosmetic products annually.

Corning Incorporated will invest up to $315 million to expand its facility in Canton, New York, creating up to 130 manufacturing jobs and 175 construction jobs, to produce HPFS and ULE glass for semiconductor lithography.

GlobalFoundries will invest $575 million to create the New York Advanced Packaging and Photonics Center at its Malta manufacturing facility, with an additional $186 million for R&D over ten years, creating 102 new jobs.

Liebherr-Australia has delivered five PR 776 dozers to Western Plant Hire (WPH) for a mine site in the Pilbara, Western Australia, through the Barrooghumba WPH JV. This marks the beginning of Liebherr-Australia's partnership with WPH.

Molopak will invest over 2.6 billion rubles to expand its packaging production in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, with a loan of 900 million rubles from the Russian Industrial Development Fund. The plant will have a capacity of up to 1.7 billion packaging units per year and create 110 new jobs, with production launch planned for 2026.

Re Sustainability and Recycling Private Limited and Aarti Circularity Limited have formed a joint venture to develop Plastic Materials Recycling Facilities across India, with a first facility planned in Hyderabad, Telangana. The JV aims for a minimum resource recovery capacity of 500 tons per day by 2030.

Moog Inc. has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide custom actuators for the PAC-3 MSE missile contract with the U.S. Army, valued at over $100 million. Production will occur at Moog's Salt Lake City, UT facility.

MotionTech Group acquired Heber Fördertechnik, a German family-owned conveyor technology manufacturer, to expand its intralogistics automation business in Germany.

VA TECH WABAG secured a seven-year operations and maintenance contract worth $14 million from BAPCO Refining for the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant at the BAPCO Refinery in Bahrain.

VBG Group's Mobile Thermal Solutions division agreed to acquire all shares in Italytec Imex Indústria e Comércio Ltda., a Brazilian HVAC manufacturer for offroad vehicles, for an estimated 260 MSEK plus additional earn-out of 27 MSEK.

UK Research & Innovation awarded a £62,229 contract to X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH for T1000 sensor ASIC supply on 29 January 2025.

Wanhua Chemical completed two projects: an MDI expansion costing 941 million yuan ($130.3 million) increasing capacity from 1.5 to 1.8 million tons/year, and an HDI/hexamethylenediamine expansion costing 323 million yuan ($45 million) doubling HDI capacity to 100,000 tons/year.

Craftsman Automation approved a new manufacturing facility at SIPCOT Industrial Park in Shoolagiri, Hosur, India, costing Rs. 150 crore, to boost aluminum products capacity by 15%.

RIDGID, part of Emerson, completed a 30,000 sq ft press jaw manufacturing expansion at its Elyria, Ohio headquarters with robotic systems and milling machines. The investment doubles annual jaw set production capacity and cuts lead time by 30 days.

VPK UK & Ireland plans to close its Leeds corrugated packaging site by 29 August 2025, affecting 59 employees. Operations will move to other VPK locations.

US-based packaging provider AE Global merged with industrial packaging supplier Acorn East to expand combined footprint across industrial packaging, custom packaging, equipment and automation. The merged entity will set up its national headquarters in a 150,000 sq ft facility at Sunshine State Park.

IMI plans a $38 million manufacturing facility in Lake Forest, California, to support its IMI CCI actuator and control valve brand, self-funded by selling its Rancho Santa Margarita site, with the move targeted for early 2026.

Atlas Copco Group acquired Dr. Weigel Anlagenbau GmbH, a Magdeburg-based German compressed air technology provider with 45 employees, which joins the service division of its Compressor Technique business area.

WEG inaugurated the expansion of its automation products factory in Atotonilco de Tula, Mexico, adding approximately 4,900 square meters of built area. The expansion provides a dedicated space for production, engineering, and training, increasing capacity for electrical panels.

Tyrolit Group acquired 100% of the Scanmaskin Group effective January 1, 2025, enhancing its market position in the floor preparation sector.

CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd board approved investment of Rs.712 crore in a greenfield power transformer manufacturing plant with annual capacity of 45,000 MVA, expected to commission by FY28 (March 31, 2028).

Ziglift Material Handling is opening a new facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, with construction on track for completion by April 2025, expanding inventory and service to the Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana region.

Dassault Falcon Jet's $100 million expansion at Little Rock's Clinton National Airport is on track for completion by 2034, including new hangars for the 6X and 10X jet lines and 800 new jobs.

Jindal Steel & Power announced an additional Rs 70,000 crore investment in Odisha, including a new steel plant in Keonjhar district and expansion of its Angul plant from 6 MTPA to 12 MTPA this year and 25.2 MTPA by 2030.

Italian water systems group Idrobase announced it will relocate part of its production from Ningbo, China to a new plant in Algeria, making it a hub for African operations.

GR Engineering Services won a $75 million contract for the upgrade of the King of the Hills processing plant.

Sulzer commissioned operations in Portland, Oregon for assembling and testing large water pumps, and expanded its manufacturing site in Easley, South Carolina, with new product lines including high-efficiency wastewater pumps. The company committed an additional CHF 10+ million for product manufacturing and testing.

RHI Magnesita completed the acquisition of U.S.-based Resco Group from Balmoral Funds LLC and management for an enterprise value of $410 million (approx. €390 million). The deal expands RHI Magnesita's footprint in North America for refractory products.

Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy unveiled a Rs 20,000 crore expansion plan for SAIL's Bokaro Steel Plant to increase hot metal production capacity from 5.25 MTPA to 7.55 MTPA. The project will create 2,500 permanent jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs.

Siemens announced the launch of Siemens for Startups, a program to support early-stage engineering and manufacturing startups with venture-related services and software access.

Imagineering announced a merger with Accutrace, a PCB fabricator and assembler based in Santa Clara, CA. The merged company will operate under the Imagineering brand. Terms were not disclosed.

Alstom was awarded a €144 million contract by Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory to supply Mitrac traction components and electrical equipment for 17 Vande Bharat sleeper trainsets (408 cars), plus five years of maintenance.

Symbotic completed the acquisition of Walmart's Advanced Systems and Robotics business and signed a commercial agreement to develop and deploy automation systems for up to 400 Accelerated Pickup and Delivery centers at Walmart stores.

Liebherr Australia delivered five PR 776 70-tonne mining dozers to Western Plant Hire for a mine site in Western Australia.