Rheinmetall plans to install machinery at its new gun barrel facility in Telford, UK, in April 2026, ahead of an official opening in July. The contract is expected to generate over 400 jobs and deliver an estimated £400m boost to the UK economy over the next decade.

ABB secured a contract to supply gearless mill drive and ring-geared mill drive systems for the Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland, Australia, being developed by Harmony Gold. The order was booked in Q4 2025; financial details were not disclosed.

Esco Lifesciences Group announced the acquisition of Allwin Medical Devices, Inc., a manufacturer of ART/IVF consumables based in Anaheim, California. Allwin Medical will operate under its own brand within Esco's Medical portfolio.

OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd. began full-scale production of blood pressure monitors at its first factory in India, located near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The 24,000-square-meter facility has five production lines and manufactures the HEM-7090, HEM-7181, and HEM-7183T series for the Indian market.

LS Electric secured a $115 million contract to supply power infrastructure, including switchgear and distribution transformers, for data center developments across North America. The company will use its facilities in Utah and Texas for production and integration.

Mitsu Chem Plast Limited announced a capacity addition of approximately 2,550 MT/year at its Unit 3 facility in Khalapur, Maharashtra. The expansion is financed through internal accruals and expected to be completed by June 2026.

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited (KMEW) received a Letter of Acceptance from New Mangalore Port Authority for a three-year maintenance dredging contract valued at approximately ₹303.17 crore. The contract covers FY 2026-27 to FY 2028-29, with operations starting November 15, 2026.

Schwander Polska, a wastewater treatment systems company, received support from Krakow Technology Park to build a new production hall in Stadła, Poland, for the first Polish production of MFM membrane modules. The investment is worth PLN 6 million.

Cascade Corporation is awaiting European regulatory approval to complete its acquisition of a 60% stake in Eurofork, an Italian provider of pallet shuttle systems and automated handling solutions.

DCM Shriram Ltd.'s subsidiary Shriram Polytech Ltd. entered into a joint venture with Teknor Apex B.V. to operate under the brand PolyTek, combining vinyl compounds manufacturing with global formulation capabilities for specialty polymer solutions.

Orion Kikai will take a 70% stake in a new vacuum pump manufacturing and sales joint venture in India with its distributor Kumark Vacuum Systems, which holds 30%. Orion will invest 200 million yen, and the company will be established in April 2026 for local assembly of pumps.

CANPACK, in partnership with Bavaria, announced a new aluminum beverage can plant in Malambo, Atlantico, Colombia, with an investment of 548 billion Colombian pesos. The plant is expected to be operational by 2027 and create about 150 direct jobs.

EPETWATER placed an initial multi-truckload order with Greene Concepts for gallon-sized private-label pet water products, to be produced at Greene's bottling facility in Marion, North Carolina. The order was announced on April 16, 2026.

Supreme Power Equipment Limited (SPEL) secured an order from a Hyderabad-based company for the supply of a 112.5MVA, 330 kV transformer, with execution targeted within 11 months.

Nakashima Health Force announced on April 15, 2026, it will build a new headquarters and factory in Akaiwa, Okayama Prefecture, with an investment of about ¥10 billion. Construction starts May 2026, with operations beginning December 2027.

BWF Envirotec broke ground on a new 65,000 sq. ft. manufacturing headquarters in Greendale, Indiana, representing an approximately $9 million investment. The facility will create 60 jobs and produce industrial filters.

Lesico Ltd. signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding on April 15, 2026 to acquire all holdings in a private company in the industrial air conditioning and energy efficiency sector for approximately ILS 50 million.

Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC was awarded a $13,724,345 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the U.S. Air Force to remanufacture F-100-PW-220 6th-12th Stage Stators and 4th-5th Stage Shrouds. Work will be performed in Newnan, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by April 13, 2027.

Hassan Allam Holding agreed to acquire MetiPro, the engineering, procurement, and construction arm of Metito group. The deal strengthens Hassan Allam's capacity in water and wastewater projects across Egypt, the Middle East, Africa, CIS countries, and Eastern Europe.

ASE Technology Holding, through its subsidiary ASE Semiconductor, acquired Innolux's Fab 5 in Tainan's Southern Taiwan Science Park for NT$14.85 billion (approximately $443 million). The facility spans 184,300 square meters and will be used for advanced packaging capacity.

Doosan Bobcat confirmed a $300 million USD investment to build its first manufacturing plant in Latin America, located in Salinas Victoria, Monterrey, Mexico. The facility will produce compact construction equipment and create 600-1,000 jobs.

Owens Corning entered into an amended agreement to sell its glass reinforcements business to Praana Group, adjusting the enterprise value from $755 million to $645 million. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026.

Union Pacific Railroad and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills announced a new seven-year contract for domestic production of steel rails. Rocky Mountain Steel expects to begin operations at a new long rail mill built with over $1 billion investment.

Triveni Turbines Limited completed the merger of its step-down wholly owned subsidiaries TSE Engineering (Pty) Ltd into Triveni Turbines Africa (Pty) Ltd, effective April 1, 2026, after regulatory approval on April 14, 2026.

Hitachi Energy and Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen collaboration on high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) grid infrastructure worldwide.

Orafol plans to invest more than USD 60 million in the first expansion stage of a production plant in the Seoul region, South Korea.

Orafol is investing EUR 235 million to expand production at its headquarters in Oranienburg, Germany, as part of its Roadmap 2030 plan. The company also plans further investments in the USA, Belgium, and Korea.

TVH, a global parts specialist, made a strategic investment in G2Bpro, a Canadian supplier of agricultural products, becoming the majority shareholder. The deal marks TVH's entry into the North American agricultural market.

ULTRAFILAMENT (OOO Soyuztekstil-ST) increased its production capacity for technical textiles and geotextiles from 3 million to 7 million square meters per year at its facility in Kursk, Russia. Total investment was 1.9 billion rubles, including a 1.5 billion ruble loan from the Federal Industrial Development Fund.

Evapco, a producer of cooling and heat exchange systems, built a new production facility at its site in Tongeren-Borgloon, Belgium, adding more than 14,800 square meters of production space. The expansion started construction on April 2, 2025, and became operational in January 2026. Over 40 new employees have been hired, with a target of 100 employees by September 2026.

Al Yamamah Steel Industries Co. signed a nine-month contract with SEPCO III to supply steel wind towers for the Yanbu wind farm in Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia. The contract is valued at 126 million Saudi riyals ($33.59 million).

AeriTek has acquired Continental Refrigerator, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment, and also acquired the HVAC brand National Comfort Products. Continental Refrigerator will continue to operate under its name with manufacturing remaining in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Haomai Technology announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Haomai Machinery Technology (Rizhao) Co., Ltd. will invest 2.212 billion yuan to build a high-end equipment key components R&D and industrialization project in Rizhao, China. The project will have an annual production capacity of 250,000 tons of high-end equipment key components.

EnWave Corporation signed an exclusive royalty-bearing commercial license agreement with The Dry Hub, an Egyptian food processing company. DryHub will acquire a 10kW REV machine to initiate commercial production in Egypt.

Chinese seat manufacturer Jiatai secured a contract to supply economy cabin seats for Flyadeal's new Airbus A330neos. Flyadeal is scheduled to start receiving 10 A330-900s from summer 2027.

VMG Vitrex Medical Group announced the acquisition of Herniamesh S.R.L., a specialist in surgical mesh products based in Northern Italy. The transaction supports the growth of the CHIRMAX Surgical business unit.

Stereotaxis has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Robocath, a venture-backed innovator of robotic technologies for interventional cardiology and neurointerventions. The acquisition strengthens Stereotaxis' position in endovascular procedures.

MBA Polymers has completed its merger with energenta AG, with shareholders unanimously approving the transaction. The combined entity covers the entire plastics recycling value chain.

SIGMADAF, a Spanish manufacturer of dissolved air flotation systems, partnered with Clearwater Industries to form Clearwater-AquaSigma LLC (SIGMADAF USA) in 2023. The joint venture has five active installations in the U.S. and plans to ship three more in Q2 2026.

Bowman Consulting Group was awarded a $4.9 million contract by Collier County, Florida to lead construction engineering and inspection for the expansion of the Golden Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant, increasing capacity from 1.5 to 5.0 million gallons per day.

thyssenkrupp Uhde secured a major contract to design and supply a new low-emission coke oven battery for POSCO's Pohang Steelworks, replacing the existing battery No. 3A with EnviBAT technology.

Künz GmbH and ABB secured a major order to deliver nine Rail Mounted Stacking Cranes for the expansion of TraPac LLC's terminal in Los Angeles, California, with delivery scheduled between 2027 and 2028.

EireComposites has won its first contract in the aircraft seating sector to produce composite interior panels and structural components for an unnamed premium seating producer in Northern Ireland, with potential for higher volume production.

Mirle Automation (Mirle) and Precision Industries (3162) announced a joint venture to combine Precision's automotive supply chain expertise with Mirle's semiconductor automation and smart robot technology for global smart automation and robotics.

Jeh Aerospace signed a Long-Term Agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace to manufacture and supply high-precision landing gear components for commercial single-aisle aircraft programs from its facility in Hyderabad, India.

Nidec Drive Technology opened a press machine assembly plant in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, with an investment of about 3 billion yen. The plant has an annual capacity of 120 units, double the previous capacity, and produces presses from 8 to 330 tons.

Hunan Tai Jing Numerical Control Machinery Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to build a production base in Lishui, Nanjing, with a total investment of approximately 508 million yuan. The facility will have an annual capacity of 2,000 high-end CNC machine tools.

Hyva, part of JOST World, opened a new 17,000 m² hydraulics factory in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. The facility has an annual production capacity of 52,000 hydraulic cylinders, 40,000 hydraulic kits and 1,500 mobile floor systems.

Eruis Equipment dispatched a complete poultry processing line, including slaughtering, pre-chilling, ice-making, heat-shrink packaging and supporting equipment, to a customer in South Africa.

Amrize is expanding its 'Made in America' label to four additional U.S. cement plants in Ada, Oklahoma; Alpena, Michigan; Joppa, Illinois; and Paulding, Ohio, bringing the total to nine plants. The company is investing $900 million across its operations in 2026 to increase domestic cement production.