steute Technologies, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures, completed the acquisition of Electro-Sensors, a U.S.-based leader in industrial safety and machine monitoring, expanding its North American capabilities.

LFB Group made a strategic investment in KoolSys, a designer and manufacturer of transcritical CO2 refrigeration rack systems, to expand Friga-Bohn's CO2 refrigeration portfolio in the EMEA region.

Victaulic broke ground on a new facility at its existing foundry in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 2026. The $100 million investment is expected to create over 200 new jobs.

FUJI OOZX announced a $10.175 million investment to expand its subsidiary FUJI OOZX MEXICO in Guanajuato, adding production lines that will raise capacity to 2.3 million pieces per month, with works starting in August 2026.

Česká pošta awarded Van de Velde Packaging Unipap a.s. a supply contract for 29 types of carton packaging for CZK 1,962,372. The notice was published on TED on 30 July 2026.

Greif announced it is acquiring Envaplast, a Spanish producer of polymer containers, as reported alongside its fiscal third-quarter 2026 results. Deal value was not given in the excerpt.

Grundfos opened a new factory in Székesfehérvár and a competence centre in Hungary in September 2007, increasing Hungarian production area by over 50%. The factory was to take production moved from Langå, Denmark. This is an older press release.

Temasek Formation Sdn Bhd is acquiring the entire interests of Jotech Holdings Bhd, AIC Corporation Bhd and AutoV Corporation Bhd for a total of RM696 million, merging them into a larger manufacturing group with diverse customer portfolios in medical, automotive, and electronics industries.

Delfu New Energy Industrial Vehicles signed an agreement to build a manufacturing base in Gaoming District, Foshan, China. The project involves a 3 billion yuan investment on 40 mu of land, with annual production capacity of 10,000 lithium forklifts and target annual output value of 600 million yuan.

Aequs Limited secured a 15-year single-source contract with Safran Landing Systems to manufacture fully assembled Airbus A320 wheels at its Belagavi Aerospace SEZ facility in Karnataka, India. Production is scheduled to commence in fiscal year 2028.

Arburg has agreed to acquire Stork Plastics Machinery B.V. (Stork IMM), a Netherlands-based manufacturer of large, high-speed injection moulding machines for packaging applications. The purchase agreement was signed on 29 July 2026.

Xylem agreed to acquire WaterFleet from EagleTree Capital for about $200 million. WaterFleet operates mobile water and wastewater utility systems for remote and temporary sites.

Octapharma announced plans to build its first US manufacturing site in Rock Hill, South Carolina, a $1.5 billion project expected to create 1,500 jobs. The facility will produce plasma-derived therapies and trauma care products.

Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku decided on a capital investment of approximately 10 billion yen to strengthen supply capacity for low-dielectric resin materials used in high-end servers. Production is expected to start in fiscal year 2027 or later.

FormFactor and Keystone Microtech expanded their strategic partnership to support the manufacturing and delivery of advanced probe card solutions.

Infineon Technologies acquired C2i Semiconductors, a Bangalore-based developer of software-defined multiphase controllers and smart power stages for AI data center applications.

Agentrys raised $24.5 million to expand development of its AI-based chip design automation platform, including a $19.1 million seed round led by Etna Labs and a $5.4 million pre-seed round led by MediaTek.

Singapore-based Nexstrom raised $12 million in seed funding to commercialize its wafer-scale 2D semiconductor platform and advance single-crystal 2D material growth on 12-inch wafers.

Navitas Semiconductor agreed to make a $5 million strategic equity investment in Magnachip Semiconductor, expanding an existing technology partnership focused on silicon carbide semiconductor development.

Bisalloy Steel received a purchase order worth approximately USD 2 million from General Dynamics Electric Boat to supply HY80 steel plate for Virginia-class submarines. The order follows qualification under the Australian Government's Defence Industry Vendor Qualification Program.

Amrize has completed a $1 million modernization of its Norcross, Georgia, manufacturing facility for its Gaco business, including production floor renovations, a new quality assurance lab, upgraded manufacturing technology and a new R&D center for sealant tapes.

Kalmar has concluded an agreement with Brazilian terminal operator Portonave to supply five Kalmar electric reachstackers for the Navegantes terminal in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Delivery is scheduled for Q4 2026.

Egyptian startup Simplex has opened a new 40,000 square meter CNC machinery manufacturing facility in 10th of Ramadan City, investing $50 million. The expansion doubles production capacity and is expected to create over 1,000 direct jobs.

Hitachi Construction Machinery has signed a letter of intent with Yanmar Holdings to explore a collaboration in the compact equipment business, leveraging Yanmar's compact equipment unit and Hitachi's global infrastructure.

Copeland, a compression technologies and controls solutions company, announced it has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Dickson, a provider of environmental monitoring and cloud-native software for life sciences and healthcare cold chain applications.

Hyosung Heavy Industries secured a contract to supply power transformers for the 210 MW Serra do Facão hydropower plant in Goiás, Brazil, to replace ageing equipment and improve reliability.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) secured a landmark contract from Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise to manufacture and supply eight gas turbine generator packages on a supply-and-supervision basis, the largest such order in BHEL's history.

technotrans SE secured a long-term series production order for compact temperature control units with an annual volume in the low double-digit million euro range, and additional orders for large-scale cooling systems in the single-digit million euro range, both for the plastics focus market.

Craftsman Automation announced a ₹250 crore capacity expansion at its Hosur facility in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, establishing a new manufacturing plant (Hosur Unit-3) to meet growing demand from automotive OEM customers. The plant is expected to be commissioned in 6-8 months.

LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG broke ground on a major expansion at its West St. Paul, Minnesota campus. The multi-year project includes $10 million already invested since 2024 and an additional $30 million planned through 2028, expanding R&D labs, pilot manufacturing, cleanrooms, and warehousing.

Syensqo secured a new long-term supply agreement with Airbus to supply advanced materials including prepregs, RTM resins, adhesives, and primers for commercial aircraft, defense & space, and helicopter programs.

Avon Technologies received a $20.1 million follow-on delivery order for its combat helmets from the US Defense Logistics Agency, under the ACH GEN II framework contract originally announced in February 2022.

OpenGate Capital signed a definitive agreement to acquire Merak, the global rail HVAC business of Knorr-Bremse. Merak is headquartered in Getafe, Spain, and has facilities in multiple countries. The transaction is expected to close by end of 2026.

GKN Aerospace commissioned an additional production building at its Chihuahua, Mexico facility to boost Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) manufacturing. The expansion follows a doubling of the site to 160,000 square feet in July 2024.

Diehl Aviation inaugurated a new production facility in Craiova, Romania, with a mid-double-digit million-euro investment. The 12,000 sqm facility will manufacture aircraft cabin components, with production starting in autumn 2026 and plans to grow workforce to 500 employees.

SK hynix announced it expects 2026 investment to reach the high 40 trillion won range, accelerating the mass production schedule for M15X and planning new facilities including P&T7 advanced packaging plant, M17 NAND base, and a new domestic semiconductor cluster.

Yongding Co., Ltd.'s subsidiary Suzhou Dingxin Optoelectronics received purchase orders for high-power laser diode chips from two customers, totaling approximately 1.133 billion yuan (5.42 billion yuan and 0.87 billion USD).

MAHLE began series production of battery cooling plates for electric vehicles at its Montblanc plant in Tarragona, Spain, following a double-digit million-euro investment. The plant can produce up to 15,000 units per week.

Craftsman Automation approved a new manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, for its Aluminium Products Division, with a total investment of Rs 250 crore split into two phases. Phase I is Rs 100 crore, Phase II is Rs 150 crore, and commissioning is targeted within six to eight months.

Jungheinrich AG acquired a 4.9% stake in Chinese industrial truck manufacturer EP Equipment as a long-term strategic investment to deepen their existing partnership.

RMC Switchgears Limited received a letter of award from Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) for the supply of 100 Amp L.T. distribution kiosks suitable for underground cabling, valued at Rs 28.447125 million. The execution period is six months.

QLM Group acquired the assets and client list of Roastar, a coffee packaging specialist, including an exclusive distribution agreement for the PrimeVent degassing valve system across Australia and Southeast Asia. Roastar's equipment will be relocated to QLM's Brisbane facility.

Konstelec Engineers received a Letter of Acceptance from Numaligarh Refinery Limited for instrumentation works under the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP), valued at Rs 58.48 crore excluding GST. The contract covers EPCM-2 Services for the RPTU Unit at Numaligarh, Assam, with an 18-month duration.

Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato awarded ICR Spa a supply contract for pressed corrugated board for its Rome and Foggia plants, worth EUR 192,300. The award was published on TED on 29 July 2026.

Kerr Pumps/FlowValve has started demolition and remodeling at its Highway 77 facility to house a new fabrication line for a new product. The company has hired 10 employees and plans to hire 15 to 20 more.

Ebara Elliott Energy was awarded a contract by Larsen & Toubro to supply nine customized centrifugal compressors for a multi-billion-dollar gas infrastructure project in the Middle East. Deliveries are to begin in line with project timelines.

Frugalpac signed an agreement with Siemens Financial Services to offer customers a structured lease-purchase scheme to finance its FBAM-2 paper bottle assembly machine. The FBAM-2 can produce up to 14 million bottles a year in a three-lane configuration.

Gerresheimer agreed to sell Centor US Holding and its global Primary Packaging Plastics business, with 15 plants in nine countries plus Centor's US site, to Apax Funds at an enterprise value of about EUR 1.5 billion. Closings are expected by the end of FY2026 for Centor and in H1 FY2027 for the plastics business.

On July 28, 2026, Yangma Holdings and Hitachi Construction Machinery signed a letter of intent to explore potential cooperation around the compact equipment business. The partnership aims to combine Yangma's product capabilities with Hitachi's brand and global channels.

Saint-Gobain signed a framework agreement with Microsoft on July 28, 2026, becoming a preferred supplier of materials for Microsoft's global data center network. The agreement also includes Saint-Gobain using Microsoft's AI tools for its own operations.