Industry News

Coca-Cola to Close Northampton Plant, Cut 175 Jobs

The shutdown of Coca-Cola's Northampton production facility marks the latest step in a long-planned exit, with layoffs beginning in August and the plant set to close in December.

Olin and Huntsman Agree to Transformative Chemicals Merger

The all-stock deal will create a new company, OlinHuntsman, combining upstream chlor-alkali strength with downstream specialty and formulation capabilities in a bid to cut costs, deepen integration, and compete more effectively in a difficult global chemicals market.

Colabz AI Studio Launches AI Platform That Turns Brand Identity Into Scalable Product Content

Colabz AI Studio says its new generative system can replace costly, slow-moving product shoots with software that delivers brand-consistent visuals in minutes.

Wildcat Discovery Technologies and EnergyX Forge Texas LFP Cathode Venture

15,000-ton Phase 1 plant in Hooks, Texas aims to deepen U.S. battery localization around Project Lonestar™

Biesterfeld Strengthens Korea Footprint with OSP Majority Acquisition

Biesterfeld expands deeper into high-tech specialty materials distribution through a new partnership with South Korea’s OSP.

Dorf-Ketal Chemicals India acquires Vasu Chemicals

Chemical sector deal deepens specialty portfolio and opens a scalable industrial water treatment platform.

Bell AI Fabric names Bird Construction for major data-centre buildout

Infrastructure investment signals that digital capacity is now a core national development priority.

SelectFI launches on The Shop by FordDirect

Automotive retail finance becomes faster, more data-led and more compliance-centric.

Motorola Solutions Expands Silvus Technologies Manufacturing Capacity

Strategic Investment to Strengthen Tactical Networking Manufacturing & Supply Chain Capabilities Through Silvus Technologies Expansion.

Mistplay launches the Mistplay Audience Network

Acquisition-led expansion creates a broader rewarded advertising network across mobile ecosystems.

Canada And Ontario Invest Nearly C$1 Million In Agri-Food Commercialisation

Funding targets market-ready solutions for farmers, processors and protected cultivation.

Zydus Lifesciences to Acquire Assertio Holdings for US$166.4 Million

Zydus seeks to strengthen its US specialty and oncology platform through an all-cash tender offer for Assertio.

Volvo Trucks Launches New Global Powertrain Range to Cut CO2 Emissions and Accelerate Decarbonization

Volvo Trucks unveils a new fuel-saving combustion engine platform, renewable-fuel-ready powertrains, and upgraded electric drivelines with up to 700 km range to strengthen competitiveness and support lower-emission freight transport worldwide.

Johnson & Johnson Unveils USD 55 Billion US Expansion Plan

Johnson & Johnson commits over USD 55 billion to US manufacturing, R&D, and technology, anchored by a new biologics facility in North Carolina.

Shell Ships First LNG Cargo from LNG Canada Facility

Shell ships first LNG cargo from LNG Canada, adding a major new export source on the Pacific coast.

Nokia Completes Infinera Acquisition to Boost Optical Networks Business

Nokia closes its acquisition of Infinera to strengthen optical networking scale and AI-era data centre connectivity.

Hyundai Opens Georgia Metaplant, Raises US Production Ambitions

Hyundai Motor Group opens its Georgia metaplant and lifts planned capacity as it deepens US EV and hybrid manufacturing.

BASF Commissions New Aroma Ingredients Plants in Germany and China

BASF commissions new world-scale aroma ingredients plants in Germany and China to strengthen supply reliability and customer reach.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries acquires Organon & Co. in $12 Billion All-Cash Deal

Largest Overseas Pharma Acquisition by an Indian Company to Strengthen Global Presence and Women’s Health Portfolio.

L3Harris commits $1 billion to Virginia propulsion expansion

Missile propulsion capacity moves to the center of U.S. defense-industrial scaling amid sustained global demand for munitions.