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Isar Aerospace Becomes First European Commercial Company to Reach Orbit

The German launch startup's second flight of its Spectrum vehicle deploys payloads from Andøya, Norway, giving continental Europe sovereign access to space.

Hawkins Completes Acquisition of Florida Water Treatment Distributor Dave Symonds & Associates

The Minnesota-based water treatment and specialty ingredients company expands its customer reach in Florida through a tuck-in acquisition of blended phosphate specialist Dave Symonds.

Bayer Advances Combined Seed and Crop Protection Pipeline into Blockbuster Launch Phase

The agri major begins commercializing a wave of innovations including Plenexos insecticide, the Preceon Smart Corn System and new soybean trait stacks — toward its 10-blockbusters-in-10-years ambition.

Syrma SGS EleInaugurates High-Reliability Electronics Manufacturing Facility in Bengaluru

The India–Italy joint venture opens a 20,000 sq ft plant in Bommasandra with SMT, THT and box-build capabilities to serve railways, industrial, energy and medical electronics customers.

Studsvik, GE Vernova Hitachi and Samsung C&T Commit to Advancing Sweden's 1.2 GW Small Modular Reactor Program

An international consortium agrees to develop an initial four-unit BWRX-300 project in Sweden under the ReFirm program, deepening the country's nuclear expansion push.

Energy Vault Completes Full Land Acquisition for 125 MW / 1 GWh Stoney Creek Battery Storage Project

The builder-owner-operator secures the underlying land in New South Wales for its largest Australian BESS, advancing a 14-year contracted revenue project toward construction.

DNO Launches Recommended Cash Acquisition of Capricorn Energy

Norway's oldest independent E&P operator agrees to acquire the London-listed explorer for approximately US$396 million, outperforming a rival offer and marking DNO's entry into Egypt.

AtomVie Opens North America's Largest Radiopharmaceutical CDMO Facility

USD160M+ greenfield plant in Hamilton, Ontario delivers a tenfold capacity expansion, scaling the company from clinical trials to commercial-scale radiopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Italmatch Chemicals Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement with Saudi Water Authority

The Italian specialty chemical group deepens its Middle East footprint with a strategic supply pact supporting the Kingdom's desalination and water security mandate under Vision 2030.

Midea Reaches Three Million Units Produced in Indonesia and Inaugurates Expanded AC Factory

The appliance maker celebrates a production milestone and opens its enlarged Residential Air Conditioner facility in Cikarang, cementing Indonesia as a regional export and manufacturing hub.

Sword Health to Acquire Headspace in All-Cash Deal

The $4 billion-valued AI virtual care company will fold Headspace's meditation, therapy, psychiatry and coaching services into its platform, with the transaction slated to close on September 14.

Pasqal Debuts on Nasdaq After SPAC Merger, Secures $360 Million for Quantum Scale-Up

Neutral-atom quantum computing specialist closes its merger with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II, gains fresh capital to expand QPU deployment, cloud access, and its path toward fault-tolerant systems.

ITOCHU Backs India’s First Independent Ammonia Storage Terminal at Port Pipavav

Investment strengthens ammonia logistics in Gujarat as ITOCHU positions for rising fertilizer, fuel, and clean-energy demand in India.

Hyundai, Jio-bp Join Forces to Expand EV Charging Access Across India

Partnership connects thousands of additional public charging points to a unified app experience for EV users nationwide.

WACKER Launches India GCC with HCLTech to Accelerate Digital and Engineering Transformation

Pune center will strengthen WACKER’s global delivery with scalable support across engineering, IT and digital operations.

Sudarshan Chemical Moves to Take Over Clariant’s Aluminium Dyes Plant in Switzerland

Asset acquisition gives Sudarshan direct control over a strategically important specialty manufacturing site in Muttenz.

Hyundai Maps Out 100-Model Global Product Blitz by 2030

Automaker pairs aggressive vehicle expansion with electrification, software, robotics and regional manufacturing growth.

Uber and JSW Group Partner to Advance EV Mobility in India

The alliance aims to co-develop market-ready electric vehicle solutions tailored to India’s ride-hailing ecosystem and net-zero transition

Zydus Lifesciences Completes Assertio Acquisition to Deepen U.S. Specialty Oncology Push

The completed deal gives Zydus Lifesciences an immediate U.S. commercial foothold through Assertio's oncology-focused platform, 170+ community oncology accounts, and buy-and-bill infrastructure.

Kuwait Moves to Raise Oil Output and Lift Force Majeure

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation says it will restore supplies in phases, exceed 2 million barrels per day within a week, and work back toward pre-war production as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz resumes.