HLL Hyreslandslaget announced an agreement to acquire Bin-Sell Sverige AB, a specialist in lifting and heavy handling equipment rental, subject to regulatory approval.

Lakeland Industries' LHD Group Hong Kong subsidiary was awarded a contract to supply foul weather shell clothing and overpants to the Government Flying Service of Hong Kong for pilots and engineering officers. The award was received on August 21, 2026.

Wetzel Investimentos e Participações Ltda., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wetzel Investimentos, acquired 100% of the quotas of Martinrea Honsel Brasil Ltda., a metalworking company in Monte Mor/SP specializing in aluminum automotive components.

Copper Giant completed a C$31 million private placement with minority equity investment from Denarius and an offtake agreement with Trafigura. The funding will support the Mocoa copper-molybdenum project development.

Anglo American and Teck Resources announced an all-share merger of equals, with 1.3301 Anglo shares for each Teck share, valued at approximately US$53 billion. The deal aims to build a major copper-focused critical minerals group.

Ineos Inovyn acquired a 50% shareholding in Runcorn MCP, the UK's final producer of ethylene dichloride, along with its assets and staff, from Vynova Runcorn which entered administration. The deal secures the supply of a critical chemical for PVC production used in water pipes, electrical cable, medical tubing, and window frames.

German glass packaging manufacturer Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe will replace the flue gas furnace at its Obernkirchen facility with two ammonia (R717) heat pumps with a combined heating capacity of 3.5MW. The system will be fully operational by November 2026.

A.O. Smith released the Voltex X outdoor split heat pump water heater using CO2 refrigerant, jointly developed with Panasonic. It produces domestic hot water and operates in temperatures as low as -25°F. A larger 6kW version is planned.

Higra is investing at least R$30 million in 2026 to complete a capacity expansion, including a new factory in São Leopoldo dedicated to pump assembly and moving machining and motor production to a new unit in Caxias do Sul. Annual production increased from 400 to 650 pumps, with a target of 800 pumps per year by 2027. An additional R$8 million investment is planned for 2027 to install a test bench.

TT Electronics and MBDA Italia signed a Letter of Intent to deepen their existing industrial relationship and explore future opportunities in defence. No contract value or specific programmes were disclosed.

TT Electronics secured a lifetime agreement to supply power electronics for Rolls-Royce large civil aircraft engines. The multi-million-pound deal covers components for all Rolls-Royce large civil engines throughout their operational lives, supplied from TT's Bedlington and Barnstaple facilities.

Canada Economic Development provided a repayable contribution of $1,175,000 to Moteurs Électriques Laval (MEL) to support the large-scale manufacture and repair of high-tension motor coils and generators. The funding will be used for acquiring and installing production equipment.

Modine Manufacturing signed a long-term capacity agreement to supply Google with approximately 3,512 Airedale 3 MW chiller units valued at roughly $4.214 billion, with deliveries from 2027 through 2029. Google made a $165 million upfront payment to fund Modine's manufacturing capacity.

Mark Andy Print Products entered a strategic distribution agreement with Sun Chemical to serve as the North American distributor for Sun Chemical's narrow web inks, coatings, and adhesives for the tag and label market.

Spark Minda announced plans to invest 11.66 billion rupees ($121.8 million) in two new manufacturing plants in the YEIDA region, Uttar Pradesh, India, creating about 6,440 jobs.

FACC announced an investment of EUR 120 million to build a new high-tech plant at its St. Martin site in Upper Austria, as part of its growth strategy for the aviation industry.

DuPont de Nemours' MemCor membrane bioreactor system was selected to upgrade Canberra's Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre, expanding wastewater treatment capacity to about 97 million liters per day.

Danish Crown has invested in eleven highly automated Weber bacon slicing lines at its Rochdale, UK facility, part of a previously announced £100 million+ project to create one of the UK's most advanced bacon production facilities.

OTEGO Group has acquired French company CALOMATECH, combining OTEGO's coated textile expertise with Calomatech's thermal insulation blanket engineering to serve sectors from food processing to petrochemicals.

HLL BondCo (Hyreslandslaget) has agreed to acquire all shares of BinSell Sverige, a crane rental specialist, with the sellers reinvesting a significant portion in HLL TopCo. The acquisition is expected to close in H2 2026.

Data Patterns (India) received an order worth about Rs 585.76 crore from Bharat Electronics for the supply of radar electronics.

Doosan Enerbility secured a 930 billion won ($671.3 million) deal to build a 1,600 MW combined-cycle gas power plant near Muscat, Oman, in consortium with Sepcoiii Electric Power Construction, with completion scheduled for April 2029.

CGMedit completed construction of a new plant in Uijeongbu, investing 12.3 billion won in buildings and production equipment for orthopedic and spinal implant manufacturing, and has started commercial production.

Kumho Engineering & Construction secured a contract from Samsung Electronics to build an HVAC plant for Plextek Korea at Samsung's Gwangju campus, with completion scheduled for February 2028.

James Hardie Industries sold its Fermacell wall and flooring business to Holcim for €840 million ($1.38 billion) and will exit Europe to focus on North America.

Welspun Corp has secured a $1.8 billion pipe supply order from its manufacturing facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. The contract is scheduled for execution during fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

Basaran Grinder Corp. plans a $35 million expansion in Hauppauge, New York, including the purchase of a 30,000-square-foot building and adding 25,000 square feet to its current facility. The project will triple the company's space and grow its workforce by 25%.

Shantui Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has awarded a contract for a gantry machining center project to Zeyi CNC (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. The contract was announced on August 21, 2026.

China's Shandong Electric Power Construction No. 3 Company (Sepco 3) and South Korea's Doosan Enerbility have signed a contract worth KRW930bn ($683m) with Jabel Power for the 1,700MW Misfah combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Oman. The contract runs from August 2026 to April 2029.

BYK has expanded its production and storage capacities in Schkopau, Germany, with an investment of approximately €12 million. The new extrusion line increases production capacity by about a quarter, and a new warehouse with 600 pallet spaces has been built.

Pursuit Aerospace, a US manufacturer of aircraft engine components, has completed the acquisition of Canadian company Leesta Industries, which specializes in machining flight-safety-critical aeroengine components. The deal expands Pursuit's aeroengine machining and fabrication capabilities.

APS Innovation, a KOSDAQ-listed secondary battery equipment manufacturer, acquired 100% of Irae (post-merger with Gloco) and the business division of Irae Engineering for a total of 24.5 billion won. The deal was facilitated by the Korea Technology Finance Corporation's M&A platform and InterCapital Partners.

LEPU ScienTech Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. entered into a share transfer agreement to acquire a 54.24% stake in Shanghai Minwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd. from Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. for CNY 1.1 billion on August 21, 2026.

Cetex Institut gGmbH awarded a contract to Technitex Sachsen GmbH for a research facility to develop 3D nonwoven fabrics. The contract value is EUR 897,000 and was awarded on August 21, 2026.

Valmet inaugurated a manufacturing unit in Vespasiano, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which it says will triple its filtration solutions production capacity for mining. The unit was presented ahead of Exposibram 2026.

Atlas Copco broke ground on a new Dalian factory in the Jinpu New Area, with about RMB 150 million investment on roughly 40,000 m2 of land. Completion is scheduled for late July 2027.

The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded The Boeing Company a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract valued at $156,201,219 for up to 31 P-8A Engine Build-Up kits and up to 19 Quick Engine Change kits for C-40A and E-7A aircraft. Work will be performed in Tukwila, Washington, with completion dates from August 2031 to 2035.

EUTECH akciová společnost awarded a contract to MRM Machinery s.r.o. for the supply of a 5-axis vertical-spindle machining centre with pallet system, valued at EUR 514,990. The contract was awarded on 20 August 2026 and published on 10 September 2026.

The Korea Fair Trade Commission conditionally approved the merger of Lotte Chemical's Daesan plant business (spun off as Lotte Daesan Petrochemical) with HD Hyundai Chemical, creating a new entity focused on LDPE and EVA production.

Taiwanese firm Pegatron Corporation announced a US$330 million investment to build a new specialized plant in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, creating 1,000 new high-value jobs. The project will be carried out from 2026 to 2029 and focuses on manufacturing electronic components for electromobility and data centers.

Polish company Trawena from Lublin won a 7-year contract worth tens of millions of euros to supply combat shirts to the German armed forces (Bundeswehr). The shirts are worn under bulletproof vests and include a flame-retardant knitted body.

On August 20, 2026, Melexis and BYD signed general purchasing terms, making Melexis a direct supplier to BYD for its electric vehicle partnership.

Qingdao Shengtong Mechanical Technology Co., Ltd. (STON) is building a new 35,000㎡ factory to expand production capacity for CNC sheet metal processing equipment; Workshop 2's steel structure is completed.

SAPA Transmission is investing about $163 million to construct a new 200,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Shelby Township, Michigan, creating over 300 jobs.

Solero Technologies is investing $14 million to add 14 new manufacturing lines and make upgrades at its existing Water Valley, Mississippi facility, creating 86 new jobs.

Samsung is advancing plans for a second semiconductor factory at its Taylor, Texas site, with a 2030 production goal for 2-nanometre chips, amid rising AI chip demand.

Michelin has completed the acquisition of Tex Tech Industries, a manufacturer of technical textiles and coated fabrics, to strengthen its Polymer Composite Solutions business.

Welspun Corp has secured its largest single order, a $1.8 billion (approximately ₹17,200 crore) contract for the supply of pipes from its US manufacturing facility. The contract is scheduled for execution between fiscal years 2028 and 2029.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Ursa Major a $10 million contract for the development of the MK 104, as mentioned in the article title.

Ursa Major opened a new manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado, expanding production of avionics and in-space propulsion systems. The facility can seat more than 125 employees and includes clean rooms and test labs.