ANDRITZ was selected by Domtar to supply equipment and technical services for converting a power boiler and a recovery boiler at Domtar's Kingsport paper mill in Tennessee into a packaging facility.

Turntide Technologies Inc. acquired the Gateshead Technical Center from BorgWarner Inc. in Northeast England. The center designs power electronics for vehicular propulsion systems and employs over 80 engineers.

Yamazaki Mazak began production of the Quick Turn 350, 350MY and 350MSY turning centres at its Worcester, UK plant, following strategic investments including new machining centres and automation systems.

Sandvik signed an agreement to acquire Fabryka Narzędzi FANAR S.A., a Polish manufacturer of round tools. The company will be reported in Seco, a division of Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions.

VINCI Energies, through its Actemium brand, acquired Amecha, a Dutch technical service provider specializing in mechanics, automation, software, mechatronics and robotics, to strengthen its industrial portfolio.

Roborigger announced the appointment of JOTO Sangyo Co. Ltd as its agent in Japan and entered into a cooperation agreement with JOTO and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. to use the Roborigger.

Precitrame Machines SA has acquired a 100% stake in Kummer Frères SA, both based in Tramelan, Switzerland. The acquisition was announced on 15 July 2021.

Van den Berg, backed by BESIX, has agreed to acquire Agidens Infra Automation, a provider of infrastructure projects in Belgium and the Netherlands. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal was announced on 15 July 2021.

One Equity Partners agreed to merge its portfolio company Walterscheid Powertrain Group into Italian listed firm Comer Industries, with OEP keeping a significant minority stake in the combined company. Together the two companies generated EUR 792.3 million revenue in 2020.

CNT85 announced a KRW 700 million contract with Maeil Food to supply and install an automatic filter press at Maeil Food's Iksan plant in South Korea. The contract was signed on July 13, 2021 and announced on July 14, 2021.

The US Justice Department reached a settlement allowing Danfoss to buy Eaton's hydraulics business, with orbital motor and hydraulic steering assets to be sold to Interpump Group. The deal was originally announced in January 2020 at $3.3 billion and is expected to close around August 1, 2021.

TMC Compressors has been contracted to supply a complete marine compressed air system for two walk-to-work CSOVs being built by China Merchants Heavy Industry in Hong Kong for Norway's Awind AS. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2023; the contract value was not disclosed.

PartsBadger LLC is expanding its Cedarburg, Wisconsin facility with a $1.55 million capital investment, including a 5,000-square-foot expansion and new machinery, adding 26 jobs by 2024.

Valmet will supply a conversion from paper machine to fluff pulp drying machine at Daio Paper Corporation's Mishima mill in Japan. The delivery includes new machinery, rebuilds and automation. The start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.

Weichai Power agreed to buy a 39.31% stake in Weichai Lovol from Abos and Qingte for a total of approximately CNY 985 million. Weichai Lovol manufactures agricultural machinery, construction machinery, and automotive parts.

Kval Inc., a door machinery manufacturer, is partnering with Titan Development on a 52,500-square-foot build-to-suit manufacturing facility at Titan's Innovation Business Park Phase 2 in Hutto, Texas. The announcement was made on July 13, 2021.

Norske Skog commissioned Voith to convert the PM 1 paper machine at its Golbey mill in France to produce recycled packaging paper, with a BlueLine stock preparation system and an XcelLine machine; output will be 550,000 tons per year and commissioning is scheduled for Q4 2023.

ANDRITZ was awarded a contract by Bracell to supply major pulp production technologies and equipment for the Project STAR mill in Lençóis Paulista, Brazil. The contract was awarded in July 2019, and the mill is scheduled to start up in August 2021.

Sub-contract manufacturer Fairbrother & Grimshaw has invested in a Nakamura-Tome AS200LMYSF turning centre from Engineering Technology Group to improve machining of stainless-steel components for a power generation project.

Metalworking company EDM plans to invest nearly EUR 5 million to build a new production plant in Oravské Veselé, Slovakia. Construction is expected to start in January 2022 and last one year, creating 60 jobs.

Baker Hughes will supply six LM6000PF+ gas turbines, 14 centrifugal compressors and a gas turbine generator for Bechtel's expansion of Woodside's Pluto LNG facility in Western Australia. The train is expected to have a capacity of about 5 mtpa.

Rottne Industri is investing €4 million in two new bed cutters and a new 1,700 sq m industrial hall at its main factory in Rottne, Sweden. The expansion will increase production capacity toward 300 machines per year and create new jobs.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Bayou Metal Supply to provide material and labor for the US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter program, strengthening ESG's bid for Stage II.

DexKo Global signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fluid-Press Group, a family-owned maker of hydraulic brake components, to join its Hydraulics business alongside Safim Brakes. Financial terms were not disclosed.

New Way Trucks, an Iowa-based refuse and recycling truck manufacturer, announced a $4 million expansion of its existing operations in Booneville, Mississippi. The expansion will increase employment from 140 to 240 by 2023.

D'Ieteren Group has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in TVH Parts from the Vanhalst family and entered a long-term partnership with the Thermote family. The deal values TVH Parts at an enterprise value of €3.65 billion.

SP Industries has more than doubled its worldwide manufacturing capacity for fill-finish and lyophilization equipment, including opening a new 4000m2 facility in Barcelona, Spain, and streamlining processes at its Warminster, PA site.

GED Integrated Solutions, a Beekman Group portfolio company, has acquired Norfield Inc., a California-based automation equipment provider for the door manufacturing market.

Alstom received an order worth €132 million from Île-de-France Mobilités to supply 19 five-car MP14 metros with driver's cabs for line 11 of the Paris metro, operated by RATP. This is part of a larger framework contract.

Solcon Industries and IGEL Electric are planning to merge under the brand SOLCON IGEL – POWERED, combining their motor control and drive technology businesses.

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group is investing £23 million in a new Aflex site in Yorkshire and £24 million in a new BioPure facility in Portsmouth, expanding cleanroom and warehousing capacity.

Julius Berger International GmbH has ordered ten more Liebherr A 920 Litronic wheeled excavators for large-scale projects in Nigeria. The first five machines were accepted in Kirchdorf an der Iller.

Aebi Schmidt Group held the grand opening of an expanded manufacturing facility and North American corporate offices in Chilton, Wisconsin. The 86,500 sq. ft. buildout includes a 70,000 sq. ft. expansion of the manufacturing plant and 16,500 sq. ft. of office space.

Wuhan Xuzhong Jiurui System Integration Co., Ltd. filed a project for a new CKD environmental equipment plant in Caidian District, Wuhan. The project includes 125,275 m² of buildings, two production lines, and an investment of 210 million yuan.

Ergon, a mid-market value investor, along with Summa's management, has acquired Summa from Gimv. Summa provides digital finishing solutions for the printing industry.

Rafamet signed a contract with CZ Loko for a wheel lathe worth EUR 970,000 and received an order from Gordiusz Alfa for two underfloor lathes worth EUR 2.15 million, total over EUR 3.1 million.

Zoomlion inaugurated a self-invested and constructed plant in Mantova, Italy, to produce tower cranes, truck cranes, AWPs and forklifts for the European market. The plant is built on 20,000 sqm of land with a floor area of 10,000 sqm.

Tillotson acquired all assets of PVL Probosch-Vogt-Loos Electronic and Elektrotechnik, a German maker of small engine ignition systems, which will continue operating in Cadolzburg through a new subsidiary.

Aker Solutions confirmed a major contract from Chevron to supply an all-electric subsea gas compression system for the Jansz-Io field offshore Western Australia, booked as about NOK 7 billion order intake in Q2 2021.

Chevron contracted Aker Solutions for an all-electric subsea gas compression system for the Jansz-Io field offshore Western Australia, worth NOK 7 billion ($808 million), with delivery expected in 2025.

LiuGong began construction of its loader lighthouse factory in Liuzhou, China. The project will build 110,000 sqm of new workshops and renovate 90,000 sqm, achieving an annual capacity of 30,000 high-end loaders.

S.E.W. North Filtration A/S is constructing a new 8000m2 factory in Maribo Business Park, Denmark, featuring a hi-tech robot line that will increase capacity up to four times. The facility is expected to be fully operational by the end of October 2021.

Amaero International Limited will construct a titanium alloy powder manufacturing plant in Victoria, Australia, costing $8 million. The facility is expected to be the most advanced of its kind and will be constructed and commissioned over 18 months, targeting annual revenues of approximately $30 million.

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA celebrated the grand opening of its new hydraulic excavator production facility in Spartanburg, SC. The $41 million facility was completed within one year and is ramping up to mass produce 1,800 units per year.

VHM Machine, a Dutch manufacturer of automation equipment for agricultural processing, has begun construction on a large factory extension that will quadruple the factory area. The expansion includes more office space and a larger production and assembly hall.

WiCa – Wire & Cable Machinery GmbH held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 2, 2021, for a new production hall in Punitz, Austria. The Unger Steel Group is the general contractor for the project, which includes a single-story production hall and a two-story office building.

MaqTec is completing an investment to add new technology at its plant in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina, including a press brake, laser cutting system, and a testing section, financed by a ARS 20 million loan from Banco Nación and own resources.

ANDRITZ received an order from United Paper to supply a complete OCC line for its mill in Prachinburi, Thailand, with a design capacity of 550 bdmt/d, scheduled for start-up in Q2 2022.

LiuGong plans to invest approximately 1.07 billion yuan in its loader lighthouse factory, expected to be completed by the end of 2023, with an annual production capacity of 30,000 high-end loaders.

FIME completed the acquisition of Electric Motors Company (EMC) and CPS on July 2, 2021.