Veolia Water Technologies has supplied a new ORION unit to Parker Hannifin's Bioscience Filtration Facility in Birtley, UK, increasing water production capacity to 20,000 L/hr for pharmaceutical filtration products.

Bain Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Dhoot Transmission Group, a manufacturer of automotive components, acquiring a significant minority stake. The partnership aims to support global expansion and innovation.

V-Guard has announced the launch of three new factories in 2025: a kitchen appliance facility in Vapi, a battery plant in Hyderabad (investment of Rs. 35 crores, capacity 360,000 inverter batteries/year), and a fan production unit in Hyderabad (300,000 sq ft). The Vapi and Hyderabad battery plants are already operational, with inauguration expected by February 2025.

Pro Medicus has signed a 9-year, A$33 million contract with the University of Kentucky to implement its cloud-based Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform throughout the university's health system, replacing legacy PACS. Go-live is targeted for Q2 2025.

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company (CSPC) has made a final investment decision and started full-scale construction of two projects in Huizhou, China: the Phase 3 Ethylene Project (48 billion yuan) and the Polycarbonate Project (9.3 billion yuan). The ethylene project will add 1.6 million tonnes/year of ethylene capacity, and the polycarbonate project is scheduled for completion by end of 2026.

Kalgoorlie-based heavy haulage company MLG Oz has won a series of contracts with gold miner Northern Star, valued at $45 million.

Stadtwerke Flensburg signed a contract with Johnson Controls for delivery of a 60 MW large-scale heat pump system for the Flensburg heating plant. The total investment in the heat pump project is about €70 million, part of a €130 million package. Construction is planned to start in Q2 2025, with module delivery in October 2026.

Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL) broke ground on a new 26,000 sqm facility in Loyang and expanded into Seletar Aerospace Park. The S$242 million investment will increase MRO capacity by 40% to over 400 engines annually by 2028, creating 500 high-skilled jobs.

Innovators Facade Systems received a work order from Tata Consultancy Services for design, manufacture, supply and installation of facade and allied work for its Noida Campus Phase 1, valued at Rs 70 crore.

Hitachi Energy is expanding its transformers components factory in Piteå, Sweden, investing in new machinery and increasing workforce by 50% (about 100 new jobs). The expanded factory will create three production lines for composite insulators and cylinders, with commissioning scheduled for fall 2026.

China Everbright Water incorporated a joint venture, EW (Zhengzhou) Water Operation, to manage two wastewater treatment plants in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The JV is 66% owned by Everbright Water (Shenzhen) and 34% by Henan Hangkong Water Development, with registered capital of 6 million yuan.

Naipu Mining Machinery has started construction of a new factory in Peru. The first phase will include production workshops and offices, equipped with large vulcanizing presses and precision machine tools.

JATCO Ltd has officially opened a new manufacturing plant on the International Advanced Manufacturing Park in Sunderland, UK, representing a £48.7 million investment and creating up to 183 jobs. The plant will produce 3-in-1 electric vehicle powertrains for Nissan.

METLEN Energy & Metals has made a final investment decision for a €295.5 million project at its Agios Nikolaos, Viotia plant to expand bauxite and alumina capacity and add gallium production, with total annual capacity of 2 million tonnes bauxite, 1,265,000 tonnes alumina, and 50 MT gallium.

German firm Neuman & Esser is investing R$70 million in a new 3,500 m² factory in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to produce low-carbon hydrogen generators and compressor packaging, creating about 200 direct and indirect jobs.

Irving Consumer Products announced a USD 600 million Phase 3 expansion at its Macon, Georgia tissue mill, adding 100 jobs, a third ThruAir Drying machine, converting lines and an automated warehouse.

Valmet will deliver a third Advantage ThruAir Drying tissue machine and complete tissue production line to Irving Consumer Products' Macon, Georgia mill, with startup planned for 2027 and 75,000 tons of added annual capacity.

MP Materials announced it has started trial manufacturing of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets at its Independence facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility has an initial capacity of 1,000 tonnes per annum, with potential to scale to 2,000-3,000 tonnes, and will supply magnets to General Motors.

American Water Works Company announced a nine-year exclusive supply contract with Calgon Carbon Corporation for granular activated carbon, equipment, and reactivation services for PFAS treatment through 2033.

Strohm has been awarded a contract to supply 33 km of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) flowline for Aramco's Fadhili gas plant in Saudi Arabia. The pipe will be delivered in September 2025.

Game Composites, rebranded as Game Aerospace, acquired Grove Aircraft Landing Gear Systems to vertically integrate critical component manufacturing and accelerate development of the GB2 aerial firefighting aircraft.

Micross Components closed the acquisition of Integra Technologies, a U.S.-based OSAT provider, to expand its semiconductor assembly, packaging and test capabilities.

Qemetica has acquired the silica business from PPG, a deal that will help Qemetica establish itself as a key player in the silica arena.

SHINE Technologies entered a supply agreement with Antelope Surgical Solutions to provide GMP-grade n.c.a. lutetium-177 (Lu-177) to accelerate Antelope's clinical development of targeted radiopharmaceutical candidates. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Unilin began construction of a new laminate flooring factory in Piên, Paraná, Brazil, with an investment of about R$70 million. The plant will produce 10 million square meters of laminate flooring per year and is expected to start operations in January 2026.

Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition of OVNIVER Group (Cemix brand), a construction chemicals player in Mexico and Central America, with 16 plants and about 1,000 employees.

Welspun Corp signed an agreement with Saudi Aramco to establish a Longitudinal Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) line pipe manufacturing facility in Dammam 3rd Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, with an annual capacity of 350,000 MT, expected to start operations by mid-2026.

May River Capital merged its portfolio companies Advanced Material Processing (AMP) and Automated Handling Solutions (AHS) into a single platform headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with centers of excellence in Iowa, California, the UK, and Germany.

Feintool is investing $35 million to expand its Nashville, Tennessee facility by 47,000 square feet, adding a new 1600-ton direct servo transfer press and other equipment. The expansion will create up to 50 new jobs and produce hybrid transmission parts, with operational date in Q1 2025.

Textile manufacturer Wilkie will invest £50 million to take over the former Michelin tyre factory in Dundee, Scotland, creating 400 new jobs. The company will relocate its 190 staff from Kirriemuir to the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) and become a main shareholder in the site.

Scotmas Group, a water treatment specialist based in Kelso, Scotland, received a £2.2 million funding boost led by the Investment Fund for Scotland to support global expansion and create 40 jobs. The investment will help establish in-country sales, manufacturing and servicing capacity in the Middle East and South America, and increase manufacturing capacity at its Kelso plant.

Delta Vigo, a manufacturer of automotive and aerospace components, plans to invest €15 million to build a new factory in Porto do Molle, Nigrán, Spain. The plant will double the capacity of its Delta Vigo Aeroestructuras facility with two new buildings totaling 10,000 square meters.

Asahi Kasei plans to build new plants for cell frames and membranes for alkaline water electrolyzers at its Kawasaki site, increasing annual production capacity to at least 2 GW each. The total capital investment is estimated at ¥35 billion, with a government subsidy of up to ¥11.4 billion.

Spectro Alloys has completed the first construction phase of a 90,000-square-foot expansion at its Rosemount campus, adding 120 million pounds per year of recycling capacity and creating 50 new jobs. First production is expected in the second half of 2025.

Piovan, an Italian automation systems group for plastics processing, inaugurated a new 15,000-square-meter plant in Suzhou, China, with an investment of 10 million euros. The facility will initially employ 130 people, with potential to reach 200.

Parsons Corporation has initiated a task order extension under an eight-year, $110 million contract with Black & Veatch to provide construction management services for the San Diego Pure Water Program, including the North City Pure Water Facility.

Efacec has signed a framework agreement with German utility EnBW to supply more than 2,600 distribution transformers from 2024 to 2028, with a potential value of tens of millions of euros.

Norwegian company Vianode has signed a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply synthetic graphite to General Motors for electric vehicles. Vianode plans to build a North American plant with capacity of up to 150,000 tonnes per year, with production starting in the second half of 2027.

JK Cement held a foundation stone ceremony for a new grey cement grinding unit in Buxar, Bihar, India. The unit will have a capacity of 3.00 million tonnes per annum and involves an investment of INR 5 billion.

Alstom launched a HUF 600 million logistics hall investment at its factory in Mátranovák, Hungary, as the final element of the HUF 6 billion Mátranovák 2030 Development Program. Construction will start in spring 2025 and take one year, supporting a 40% production capacity increase by end of 2025.

Sinoma Cement Co. and Kazakhstan's Primus Capital plan to invest over US$200 million to build a 1.3 million tonnes per annum cement plant in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan. The project was discussed in a meeting with Kazakh Invest on January 15, 2025.

Shandong Banteng Paint Co., Ltd. won the bid for the 2025 annual coating centralized procurement project of CNMC Daye Company, a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group. The contract was announced on January 15, 2025.

Aertssen Group has announced that Aertssen Kranen and Michielsens have officially joined forces and will now operate under the new name Aertssen Lifting. Aertssen had acquired Michielsens in 2018, and the merger consolidates the two Belgium-based crane companies.

Selek Entreprenad AB, an Instalco company, has won an assignment from Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) for electric power installations at the Clab interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Oskarshamn, Sweden. The total order value for Instalco is approximately SEK 100 million.

Minda Corporation has approved the acquisition of a 49% equity stake in Flash Electronics (India) Private Limited for ₹1,372 crore, involving the purchase of 25,540,578 equity shares. The acquisition is expected to be completed by January 31, 2025.

Dongcai Technology, through its subsidiary Meishan Dongcai, plans to invest CNY 700 million to build a 20,000-ton-per-year high-speed communication substrate electronic materials project in Meishan, Sichuan, China. The project has a construction period of 24 months.

Spinnova has teamed up with Siemens to install automation and software systems at the Woodspin joint venture plant with Suzano, aiming to scale up production of biodegradable fibre. The plant is expected to produce 20,000 tonnes per year.

BD announced additional investments in its U.S. manufacturing network, including new needle and syringe production lines in Connecticut and Nebraska, and plans for over $30 million in 2025 to expand IV line capacity in Utah. The company hired more than 215 employees.

Aerogen announced a €300 million expansion plan to create 725 new jobs over the next 10 years at its facilities in Galway and Shannon, Ireland. The company manufactures respiratory nebulisers.

Nexteer Automotive announced the grand opening of its new facility in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China, expanding advanced steering systems manufacturing and testing capabilities. The campus spans approximately 137 acres and includes automated production lines and test tracks.