Wuhan Youfin Auto Parts Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of West Shanghai, signed an agreement with Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone to build a new R&D and manufacturing base for wire-controlled braking products, with an investment of approximately 156 million yuan. Production is slated to begin in 2027.

XunBo Technology announced Start of Production (SOP) for ADC dampers on the BAIC N60 project at its Changzhou plant, marking the transition from development to mass supply for BAIC's related models.

Mitsubishi Electric agreed to acquire all shares of MEDCOM, a Polish manufacturer of electrical equipment for railcars, via its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of fiscal year ending March 2027.

Nanya Technology Board of Directors approved up to NT$346.6 billion ($10.7 billion) investment in its Fab5A facility from 2026-2029, targeting 10 nm-class DRAM nodes with EUV lithography. Wafer starts expected in H2 2027, reaching 30,000 wafers/month in 2028.

The Chhattisgarh government has allotted 79.7 acres of land in Mungeli district to BEML for establishing the state's first heavy earth-moving equipment manufacturing plant. The project is expected to generate direct employment for local youth and boost ancillary industries.

TT Electronics has expanded its partnership with Rolls-Royce under a multi-million pound agreement to supply high-reliability power electronics, including multi-chip power modules and precision magnetics, for all of Rolls-Royce's large civil aircraft engines throughout their operational lifetime. The components will be produced at TT Electronics facilities in Bedlington and Barnstaple.

Toyota Material Handling North America officially opened a new 295,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana, dedicated to producing electric forklifts for Toyota and Raymond brands, creating 140 jobs with a $100 million investment.

Cemex is opening a new state-of-the-art facility in Swindon, Wiltshire, dedicated to lower carbon dry mortar and sprayed concrete production, increasing capacity in the South East and South West.

C.H. Hanson acquired the assets of Brodbeck Ironworks, an American manufacturer of modular belt grinding systems for metalworkers and bladesmiths. Ryan Brodbeck will join C.H. Hanson as Senior Engineer.

P&F Products & Features GmbH acquired AVVie GmbH, adding the AngelValve™ augmentation system, a transcatheter solution for mitral regurgitation, to its structural heart disease portfolio.

GAM Enterprises acquired certain assets from Schaeffler Ultra Precision Drives, including intellectual property and technology for the PSC gear reducer, to strengthen its precision motion control business. A new entity, GAM-Melior GmbH, will be based in Hameln, Germany.

Babcock & Wilcox signed an agreement with Siemens Energy for 20 steam turbine-generator sets totaling 1GW of capacity for B&W's FastPower program serving data center customers in the US market.

Okawa Electric Manufacturing Co., an Alconix Group company, has decided to build a new plant in Fukushima City's Oozaso district. The facility will produce precision metal parts for aerospace and semiconductor equipment, with an investment of approximately ¥7.5 billion. Operations are expected to start in the second half of fiscal 2028.

Sogeclair has signed a memorandum of understanding with Akkodis for the sale of its engineering activities dedicated to Airbus. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Shareholders of AkzoNobel and Axalta voted on August 5, 2026 to approve the proposed all-share merger of equals, valued at $25 billion. The transaction still requires regulatory approval.

Marshalls Civils & Drainage has secured a £6 million framework agreement with Severn Trent Water to supply precast concrete storm tanks under the AMP8 programme. The contract was awarded following a three-stage tender process.

Virginia Steel and Fabrication, Inc. will invest $3.6 million to expand its operational capabilities in Bland County, Virginia, creating 52 new jobs and more than tripling its workforce. The company will upgrade and automate key manufacturing equipment and expand its existing facility.

Medacta International will relocate its U.S. headquarters from Franklin to Spring Hill, Tennessee, and co-locate a U.S. manufacturing hub there. The $85 million investment is expected to create more than 200 new jobs.

RSWM Ltd acquired 100% equity in LNJ GreenPET Private Limited for ₹20.01 crore, entering the bottle-to-bottle recycled PET recycling business. The project is slated for commercial production in Q1 FY28.

Velora Global Ventures F.Z.C. agreed to acquire an 18.31% stake in Masood Textile Mills Limited from Shanghai Challenge Textile Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Xinao Industry Company Limited. The acquisition will be completed through phased quarterly transactions over approximately three years, subject to regulatory approvals.

Sungwoo Hitech is nearing completion of a 32,600-square-metre automotive manufacturing facility at P3 Ostrava Central in Czechia. The first phase, with robotic welding, is expected to start operations in August 2026; a second phase will add hot stamping, pressing, and material cutting.

Deepak Nitrite announced an investment of $262 million to build a bisphenol-A (BPA) plant for polycarbonate integration. The announcement was made on 5 August 2026.

BAC broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, with a planned investment of US$150 million. Phase 1 (30,000 sqm) targets completion by end of 2027, and the full facility by 2030, creating up to 200 high-skilled jobs.

Vestfrost Solutions Zrt. is investing nearly EUR 14 million (HUF 5.6 billion) to expand its Csongrád plant in Hungary, adding a 5,000 sqm warehouse, new machinery and a solar system. Annual capacity will increase from 79,000 to 105,000 units, creating 123 jobs.

Sinopec has commissioned a specialty polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) resin facility with an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons at its subsidiary Chongqing SVW Chemical, increasing the site's total PVA capacity to 210,000 tons per year, making it the world's largest single-site high-end PVA production base.

Daido Metal Industrial Co., Ltd. will invest approximately ¥4 billion to build a new factory within its existing site in Jalisco, Mexico, to increase production capacity for engine bearings used in data center generators. The expansion follows a production commitment contract with a North American diesel engine manufacturer. Construction starts in autumn 2026, with production beginning in 2028.

Monadelphous has been awarded a $200 million contract by BHP to install mechanical, structural, piping, electrical and instrumentation systems for Car Dumper No. 6 at the Nelson Point iron ore export terminal in Port Hedland, Western Australia. Work starts immediately and runs to 2028.

Niraj Cement Structurals, through a joint venture, has secured a ₹256.89 crore work order from the Water Resource Department in Birpur, Bihar, for flexible pavement construction over 32 months.

Brepafin, holding company of Sila Group, has agreed to acquire the activities of Vimercati Group from Viney Corporation. The combined entity will have over €220 million in revenue and 2,100 employees globally. The acquired business will be renamed NextHMI.

Steris will invest $600 million in a new advanced manufacturing facility in Lee County, North Carolina, creating 335 jobs. The project is supported by $3.2 million in state incentives.

Monadelphous won a $200 million contract from BHP to build a sixth car dumper at the Nelson Point port facility in Port Hedland, Western Australia, as part of BHP's Port Debottlenecking Project 2. Work starts in 2026 and finishes in 2028.

Dobbs Equity Partners acquired two Malvese Equipment locations in New York from Al & Otto Cooley.

Magyar Földgáztároló awarded Halliburton's Hungarian branch a three-year contract worth HUF 160 million for TRSSV valves and related well intervention services on CH wells, with the award decided on 5 August 2026 and published on TED on 12 October 2026.

NOVAFOS A/S tendered supply and installation of process equipment such as aeration units, filter vessels, pumps, blowers and valves for the Svestrup waterworks in North Zealand, worth up to 25.5 million DKK over 26 months. The tender was published on August 5, 2026 and expired without a announced winner.

Valmet announced a significant change within its Executive Leadership Team, according to a trade publication report.

Trombini Embalagens plans a R$120 million investment in four phases at its Farroupilha unit, adding 8,000 square metres of built area and lifting capacity from 20 million m2 per month, with full operation expected in the first half of 2030.

The Plast-Box Group will install a new machine for 5-litre IML containers at its Suwary plant in Ksawerow, Poland, in January 2027, significantly increasing capacity for this segment.

Progroup AG and Zeus Packaging agreed a long-term partnership under which Zeus will consolidate a significant share of its UK production at Progroup's Ellesmere Port packaging park. Production is scheduled to start in October 2026 and reach at least 100 million square metres per year.

Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) signed a final award contract with Decent Packages (Private Limited) of Karachi to supply corrugated boxes, with an awarded amount of Rs. 8,000,400 on August 5, 2026.

ME-Automation Projects GmbH was awarded a €9.3 million framework contract by the city of Stuttgart for process control and automation technology, running from August 2026 to August 2028.

TT Electronics has signed a multi-million-pound lifetime contract with Rolls-Royce to supply high-reliability power electronics solutions, including multi-chip power modules and precision magnetics, for all large civil aircraft engines.

Liaoning Arihinda Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. plans to expand its environmentally friendly acrylic resin production capacity by 10,000 tons/year at its existing factory in Dalian Changxing Island, China. The project was announced on August 4, 2026.

The US Space Force awarded contracts totaling $615 million to Rocket Lab, Systems & Technology Research, and a third unidentified company to develop technologies for the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) satellite program.

Novatech Group, a manufacturer of steel entry doors and glass products, announced that Laurier, a glass products manufacturer, is joining the company. Laurier will operate as Laurier Architectural, a new subsidiary of Novatech Group.

Certified Coatings Company, a subsidiary of Muehlhan Industrial Services, was awarded a $107.5 million contract by Caltrans for the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge painting and repair project. It is the largest contract in the company's history.

Embraer officially began operations at a manufacturing plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, its first in the country. The plant will produce cabin interior components for export. Embraer acquired 100% of the facility from Safran in July 2026.

KGAL Industries and fluvicon GmbH announced a strategic partnership to deliver industrial water treatment as a service across Europe. KGAL Industries acquired a strategic equity stake in fluvicon and the platform is valued at €100 million.

Rashi Peripherals will transfer its semiconductor division into a subsidiary, and Restar Corporation will acquire a 26% stake. The JV will focus on Image Sensing Solutions for industrial and automotive applications in India.

Craftech Holdco, a portfolio company of Sage Park, announced the acquisition of Balda C. Brewer, the Ontario, California-based contract manufacturing injection molding subsidiary, from its parent company Stevanato Group.

Superior Plastics will invest more than $5 million to expand its Ohio manufacturing operations for injection molding, supporting reshoring growth.