ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India will commission 2 million tonne production capacity of advanced automotive steel products at its Hazira plant by March 2025, with an investment of ₹8,500 crore.

Italian packaging maker Masterpack S.P.A has acquired PC Packaging, based in Anjou, Quebec, and the company will gradually be renamed Masterpack North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Satellite Chemical signed an agreement to build a 300,000-ton-per-year super absorbent polymer (SAP) plant in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan, expected to generate over 3 billion yuan in annual output.

Cangreen Food Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. shipped 30-80Kg/h continuous laboratory production equipment for margarine to Zhongbei Food (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. in Wuhan, Hubei on January 15, 2025.

Uhlmann Group has acquired Goldfuß Engineering GmbH, a robotics and automation company based in Balingen, Germany, as of January 17, 2025. The acquisition aims to expand Uhlmann's packaging solutions offerings.

Volkmann celebrated the groundbreaking on a 48,437-square-foot expansion at its global headquarters in Soest, Germany, to more than double production capacity for pneumatic vacuum conveyors.

Nidec celebrated the inauguration of an expansion of its plant in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, with a $23 million investment and the creation of 384 jobs.

Plate 2000 will inaugurate a new 120,000-square-foot facility in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Lévis), Canada, in February 2025, representing a $20 million investment.

BMW's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina has unveiled an expanded assembly line following a nearly $2 billion investment. The expansion increased the assembly hall by over 50% and will enable production of fully electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles.

Corning Incorporated is investing up to $315 million in its Canton, New York facility to increase production of High Purity Fused Silica and EXTREME Ultra Low Expansion glass for semiconductor lithography. The project is expected to create up to 130 new manufacturing jobs and 175 construction jobs.

Ohk Energy (formerly NRG Panel) has acquired Crest Pro Power and Pro-Ex Engineering, providers of renewable technology solutions for commercial and industrial customers in Ireland. This is the fifth acquisition for the Ohk Energy Group.

Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. has partnered with Zriha Medical Ltd. to establish a production line for a flow mechanism used in Inspira's respiratory support system. The line will be set up at Zriha Medical's facility.

Genesis Products has been named the exclusive supplier of Gurit's Kerdyn PET structural foam core for office and commercial interior applications in North America under a long-term supply contract.

VDL De Meeuw, a subsidiary of VDL Groep, has been awarded a €200 million contract by the Belgian government to build modular detention houses. The contract covers 1,100 living units over four years.

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statkraft to supply electromechanical equipment for the new Svean hydropower plant near Trondheim, Norway. The project includes three Francis turbine units and is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.

GlobalFoundries plans to invest approximately $575 million to build a new NY Advanced Packaging and Photonics Center in Saratoga County, New York, supported by an additional $75 million from the CHIPS and Science Act. The project is expected to create 100 new jobs.

The U.S. Department of Commerce finalized a $93 million award to Infinera under the CHIPS and Science Act to support construction of a new fab in San Jose, California, and a new advanced test and packaging facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The projects are expected to create 500 manufacturing jobs and 1,200 construction jobs.

Strohm has been awarded a contract to supply 33 km of thermoplastic composite pipe flowline for Aramco's Fadhili gas plant in Saudi Arabia. The pipe will be used for rich mono ethylene glycol transport and is due for delivery in September 2025.

Eberspächer Sütrak is set to produce its CO2-based AC138 EVO HVAC unit for electric buses at a new production facility in Przylesie, Poland. The facility adds 12,500 m² of space and enables annual output of up to 20,000 units.

SNT Energy's Saudi subsidiary SNT Gulf completed the second expansion of its factory in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, tripling production capacity compared to 2012. The expansion enables increased production of air coolers, HRSGs, and condensers for power generation equipment.

Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) signed an agreement for the construction scope of work on Saudi Aramco's Fadhili Gas Increment Programme, Package 4 in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, a project valued at over $7 billion.

NISSEI PLASTIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. completed the factory expansion of its US production base in Texas. The added building will be operational from February 2025, enabling assembly of injection molding machines with clamping force up to 29,400 kN (3,000 tons).

Fuda Shares announced on January 17, 2025, that its wholly-owned subsidiary will invest in a project to add 50,000 tonnes per year of high-precision forged parts capacity, specifically high-precision crankshaft forgings, to meet market demand and support new energy business.

India Semiconductor Mission, CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. and CG Semi Pvt. Ltd. signed a Fiscal Support Agreement on January 17, 2025, for a semiconductor OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat, with a total investment of approximately ₹7,600 crore. The project is in partnership with Renesas Electronics America Inc. and Stars Microelectronics (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd.

Hunan 59 Environmental Protection Technology Development Co., Ltd. has won a public tender from the Anren County Housing and Urban-Rural Construction Bureau for the equipment update and renovation of the Anren County wastewater treatment plant. The contract value is CNY 29,909,700.

Denso and Fuji Electric are collaborating on silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, investing a total of ¥211.6 billion. Denso will produce SiC wafers and epi-wafers in Mie and Aichi prefectures, while Fuji Electric will produce epi-wafers and power devices in Matsumoto. The Japanese government will subsidize up to ¥70.5 billion.

Alliance Machine Systems International, a Barry-Wehmiller company, has acquired JD Engineers B.V., a producer of specialty folder gluers for the corrugated packaging industry. The deal enhances Alliance's product line.

Braime Group has executed a contract with NU Construction for £1.828 million to replace the main roof of its factory and headquarters in Leeds. Work will commence in February 2025.

AerSale has acquired a portfolio of aircraft parts from Sanad Group, including components for 737NG, A320 family, A330/340, Boeing 777, Embraer E-Jet and QEC kits. The deal strengthens AerSale's inventory and MRO synergies.

Suzhou Dawson Valve plans to start construction in March 2025 on a smart petroleum equipment manufacturing project in Huangjian town, with a total investment of 500 million yuan. The project will add 15 mu of land and a 6,000 square metre plant and buy 150 forging and machining units, with expected annual output value of 150 million yuan.

Shanghai Rotorcomp Screw Compressor announced a new state-of-the-art air compressor manufacturing facility scheduled to open in 2026 to increase production capacity.

Propak received its first 2025 support decision from the Suwalki Special Economic Zone to increase production capacity at its existing paper and cardboard packaging plant in Augustow, Poland.

Invenergy and Hubbell announced a supply chain agreement for the Grain Belt Express transmission line, with a supply order valued at approximately $70 million, supporting jobs in Centralia, MO, Leeds, AL, and Aiken, SC.

Anhui Good Luck Machinery, a subsidiary of Anhui Forklift Group, began construction of a 1.2 billion yuan project to build a plant for producing 1,000 telescopic forklifts annually. The facility will be built on existing land at the company's site.

BRUGG Lifting held a ground-breaking ceremony on 16 January 2025 for the Industrial Park 2025 expansion at its Birr site. The multi-million Swiss franc project includes a new production hall and logistics center, with investments of CHF 13 million.

KT&G Corporation expanded its cigarette factory in Tire, Izmir, Türkiye, investing over $60 million to install two new manufacturing facilities, increasing capacity to 12 billion sticks annually and creating 60 new jobs.

Zijin Mining announced it will acquire a 24.82% interest in Zangge Mining for RMB 13.729 billion, bringing its total stake to 25% and securing control. Zangge holds copper, lithium, and potash assets in Xizang and Qinghai.

OPP Film, subsidiary of Oben Holding Group, plans to install a new BOPP film production line and primary cutter at its plant in Lurín, Peru, to increase BOPP production from 86 to 106 tonnes per day (23% growth) and produce 160 tonnes of BOPET film.

Analog Devices is set to receive up to $105 million in CHIPS Act funding, including $80 million for expanding its semiconductor manufacturing plants in Camas, Washington, and Beaverton, Oregon. The expansion will increase analog semiconductor production by 70% and create hundreds of jobs.

Wärtsilä signed a ten-year Long-Term Optimised Maintenance Agreement with Xcel Energy covering two new power plants in Minnesota and Wisconsin: the 29 MW Blue Lake plant and the 48 MW Wheaton plant. The order was booked in Q3 2024.

Daher received approval for a long-term lease of its aerostructures facility in Stuart, Florida, and intends to create a final assembly line for its TBM/Kodiak aircraft families at the site. The facility currently employs 700 people.

Black Rock Mining's subsidiary Faru Graphite Corporation signed a mining services contract with Taifa Mining and Civils for the Mahenge Graphite Project in Tanzania. The initial 3-year contract is valued at US$37.9 million and is subject to a final investment decision.

BYD has selected Dürr as the supplier of painting technology for its first Europe passenger car factory in Szeged, Hungary. Dürr will deliver over 120 spray-painting and door-opening robots for multiple paint production lines.

Filtration Technology Corporation (FTC) expanded its manufacturing headquarters in Houston by 55,000 square feet, bringing total footprint to 130,000 square feet. The expansion was completed in December 2024.

St.Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG (SAK) extended its publicly tendered supply contract with Rauscher & Stoecklin AG for medium-voltage distribution transformers for three more years, from 2025 to 2027.

Strohm has been awarded a medium-sized contract to supply 33 km of TCP flowline for Aramco's Fadhili gas plant in Saudi Arabia. The six-inch glass fibre polyethylene composite pipe will be delivered in September 2025.

Bouygues Construction has made a deal with Ecocem to use its low-carbon ACT cement in projects after thorough testing. The cement achieves a 70% reduction in CO2 compared to average European cement blend.

Anduril Industries announced plans to build Arsenal-1, a 5-million-square-foot hyperscale manufacturing facility in Columbus, Ohio, with an investment of nearly $1 billion. The facility will produce tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons annually, with first products expected in July 2026.

Hydro received a $17.4 million tax credit from the U.S. Department of Energy for the HyForge project at its Henderson, Kentucky aluminum recycling plant. The project will expand capacity by 28,000 tonnes per year and supply the U.S. automotive market with low-carbon forging stock.

Swiss technology group Bühler acquired innovative puffing technology from CEREX for food, petfood, and feed applications.