Votorantim Cimentos, a Brazilian construction materials company, is executing a BRL 5 billion (approx. USD 1 billion) investment plan in Brazil through 2028, with BRL 3.1 billion in projects already announced. The plan includes capacity expansion and decarbonization initiatives.

American Steel & Aluminum (ASA) held a groundbreaking ceremony on 14 August 2026 for a 12,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility in Saco, Maine. The expansion will double cutting capacity and create about 30 new jobs.

Kezhibo New Materials is expanding its coated fabric production line, scheduled to be fully operational in 2026. The expansion will increase annual production capacity by 40% and introduce new product lines including flame-retardant and UV-resistant fabrics.

Kinshofer Group has acquired 100% of Mozelt GmbH, a specialist in generators and magnet systems for scrap metal handling and demolition. The acquisition strengthens Kinshofer's portfolio of material handling attachments and distribution channels.

Intuitive will invest about RM2 billion ($500 million) over five years in a new 316,000-square-foot facility in Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Penang. The facility will produce surgical instruments and electromechanical devices for the da Vinci system, starting operations in 2028 and creating 1,200 jobs by 2032.

PORR is building new production and storage halls (Halls 7 to 11) for OSMO's paint factory in Münster, Germany. Construction started in March 2026 and completion is planned for February 2027.

Cemex announced a joint venture agreement with sand and gravel supplier Couch Aggregates and marine bulk product distributor Premier Holdings to produce, distribute and sell sand, gravel and limestone in the Mid-South U.S. Cemex also increased its holdings to a majority stake in Couch Aggregates.

Firmus agreed to acquire the fabrication, design and projects units of Benmax for $195 million.

Yokogawa won an automation role at the Frontieras facility in West Virginia, as reported by Newsbase.

Dover signed a definitive agreement to acquire Leistung Engineering of Ahmedabad, India, a maker of cryogenic valves for LNG and industrial gas, which will join OPW Fluid Transfer Solutions. Closing is expected in Q4; terms were not disclosed.

Western Steel plans a processing and fabrication facility in Fernley, Nevada, as part of state-approved projects announced on 14 August 2026. Investment and job figures for this project were not included in the article excerpt.

Buckeye Corrugated Inc. plans to establish and expand corrugated packaging manufacturing in northern Nevada, with $12.76 million in capital investment and 27 near-term jobs. Nevada approved $1.57 million in tax abatements for the project. The approvals were announced on 14 August 2026.

ALPLA Inc. plans to establish a plastic bottle manufacturing facility in Clark County, Nevada, with $8.01 million in capital investment and 51 near-term jobs. Nevada's governor's office approved $818,718 in tax abatements for the project. The approvals were announced on 14 August 2026.

BP has awarded Emerson a multi-million-dollar contract to supply DeltaV control and safety systems for the Shah Deniz Compression offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, which is part of a $2.9 billion project. The contract value was not disclosed. The announcement was made on 14 August 2026.

Ringmetall SE is acquiring a 75.1% majority stake in Tesseraux SA, a Cape Town bag-in-box producer into which Vinbag operations are contributed, with a call option on the remaining 24.9%. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Hunan Houhong Packaging ranked first in the re-tendered outsourcing contract for wooden strip boxes for Guangxi Zhenlong Printing and Packaging for 2026-2029. The annual volume covers about 10.6 million boxes for the Haiyun line plus smaller lines.

Hanwha Power is set to supply four 2-megawatt air-cooled instrument air compressors for a Saudi Aramco gas plant project, according to a Korea Economic Daily report. The contract value was not disclosed.

US wire rope and rigging supplier Ascent Lifting, operating under the Certex USA brand, has acquired lifting and fall protection supplier United Rigging in Florida.

RMH Solutions, a Cambridge, Ontario-based material handling equipment provider, was sold to a private investor group. The acquisition closed on August 13, 2026.

Fairbanks Morse Defense broke ground on a EUR 6.98 million expansion of the Vestdavit production facility in Redzikowo, Poland, to serve as its global Davit Manufacturing Centre of Excellence. The expansion will increase annual production capacity by 80%.

Astara Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, acquired Dynatec Systems, a provider of membrane-based industrial wastewater treatment systems. Dynatec is headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey, and serves food & beverage, automotive, data center, and manufacturing markets.

Shree Cement is investing ₹838 crore in a new cement manufacturing facility in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. The foundation stone was laid at the Vettri Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave 2026. The project is expected to create around 400 direct jobs.

Corrigenda Limited has been awarded a £3.2 million contract by Activate Learning for an air-source heat pump and solar PV project at Reading College.

Volvo Construction Equipment has started construction of a new excavator factory in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with an investment of approximately €64 million. The plant is expected to be completed in 2028.

The municipality of Amstelveen, Netherlands, has awarded a €4.2 million framework contract for baked and concrete paving materials to Wienerberger B.V. and Struyk Verwo Infra B.V.

Prysmian is expanding its cable production plant in Jackson, Tennessee, with a $100 million investment that will create 100 new jobs.

Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair finalized a joint venture and made a final investment decision on the $5 billion Western Gateway Pipeline system.

Again announced it has acquired Genomatica, a pioneer in industrial bioprocess engineering. Terms were not disclosed.

DuPont announced that a MemCor membrane bioreactor system has been selected for the upgrade of the Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre in Canberra, Australia.

Evonik's Liocel adsorbent has been selected for Neptune Energy's Altmark Lithium Extraction Project pilot in northern Germany, following successful preliminary testing.

Rowad Modern Engineering secured an execution contract for the Al Haer Sewage Treatment Plant project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The facility, covering 500,000 sq m, will process 200,000 cu m of wastewater daily using NEREDA technology.

FläktGroup inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra, on August 12, 2026. The 13,800 sq m facility will produce advanced HVAC and critical cooling solutions, including Air Handling Units and heat exchangers, with a capacity of up to 6,500 units annually.

Gestamp opened its eighth factory in Brazil, located in Piracicaba, São Paulo, specializing in high-engineered metal components for car bodies. The plant began operations in June 2026, has an industrial area of 16,500 sq m, and currently employs around 50 people, with a projected workforce of 150.

Time Technoplast received an order worth INR 24.8 million to supply a Type IV composite cylinder hydrogen storage and fuel delivery system for NTPC's hydrogen-powered locomotive pilot project. The order was awarded through EPC partner Concorde Control Systems.

Nucor announced a $59 million investment to expand its Vulcraft Indiana manufacturing facility in St. Joe, Indiana, adding capabilities to produce steel grating products. The expansion is expected to create 20 new full-time jobs.

BP has awarded Emerson a multi-million-dollar contract to provide integrated control and safety systems for the Shah Deniz Compression project offshore Azerbaijan, including DeltaV distributed control and safety systems for a new normally unattended compression platform.

GH Cranes has delivered the first of 11 overhead cranes to Sheffield Forgemasters' new machine shop in Sheffield, UK, as part of the company's £1.3 billion recapitalisation programme. The crane package includes units up to 250t capacity and a 400t tandem lifting beam.

Wevo-Chemie GmbH has expanded its silicone production capacity at its headquarters in Ostfildern, Germany, with a modernized production shop to meet growing demand for silicone-based gels, adhesives, gap fillers and potting compounds.

Airbus and MTU Aero Engines intend to establish a joint venture to develop and sell an all-electric hydrogen fuel cell engine. The launch of the joint venture is expected in 2027.

Cff Fluid Control has secured a Rs 15.29 crore contract from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Naval Dockyard, and Naval Group India Pvt Ltd for supply of services and equipment, with deliveries in November 2026, February 2028, and August 2028.

StankoMashStroy has started construction of a new machine tool complex in the Zhukovsky State Industrial Park near Moscow. The facility will produce 500-1000 pieces of equipment annually and create over 700 jobs.

US investment fund Ancora Holdings Group has submitted a proposal to acquire HB Fuller's construction adhesives business, valued at up to EUR 1.1 billion (USD 1.2 billion). HB Fuller has not yet decided.

Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) and Alcoa Corporation announced a joint venture, Asia Alcoa Seals Pte. Ltd., to manufacture aluminum beverage closures. The JV targets a combined annual production capacity of 12.4 billion closures by end-2026, with manufacturing hubs in China, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Inzi Controls has received an order from Hyundai Mobis for cell connection systems for hybrid vehicle batteries. The contract runs from August 15, 2028 to December 31, 2034, with an order value of approximately KRW 148.5 billion.

Zeus, through its CathX Medical business, has signed a lease for a new catheter manufacturing facility in the La Lima Free Zone in Cartago, Costa Rica. The facility will expand manufacturing capacity for catheter sub-assemblies.

Tata Motors has secured an order for 70,000 vehicles destined for the Indonesian market, to be delivered over fiscal years FY27 and FY28.

Shandong Lione Chemical Co., Ltd. has entered into a long-term strategic supply agreement with Nanjing Jinling Petrochemical Co., Ltd. for the annual supply of 10,000 tons of Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB).

Wanhua Chemical plans to add 200,000 tons/year of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) capacity and 50,000 tons/year of polyester polyol capacity at its Yantai Chemical Industrial Park base in Shandong, China. The total investment is 286.9 million yuan.

Shandong Hongtai Dingxin New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. announced an investment of RMB 8 billion to build a textile new materials industrialization project in Xiajin County, Dezhou, Shandong. The project will produce 400,000 tons of lyocell fiber and 50,000 tons of nonwoven fabric annually, creating about 1,000 jobs.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $197K contract to Pierce Aluminum Company, Inc. for the supply of metal plates. The award date is August 13, 2026.