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Russia’s industrial robot programme reaches factories
Russia’s robotics programme combined regional centres, factory projects and training with a national deployment target.
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SkyGate NHJ outlines Penang investment
SkyGate NHJ announced a two-phase manufacturing investment in Penang. Its chief executive described automation plans, expected technical jobs, and future sales.
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Udokan launches its hydrometallurgical plant
Udokan’s hydrometallurgical plant was launched during the Eastern Economic Forum. Earlier project reports outline mining, first concentrate and equipment tests.
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Kyrgyzstan’s rate cycle: inflation and the money market
Kyrgyzstan holds its rate at 12% after cuts, renewed tightening and money-market changes.
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Yermakovskoye beryllium plant starts operations
The Yermakovskoye beryllium plant has been launched in Buryatia. Prior project records describe investment plans, development-zone support and power connection.
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Kazakhstan’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Kazakhstan’s published rate decisions, 2023–2026.
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Tajikistan’s rate cycle and banking liquidity
Tajikistan’s rate decisions connect inflation, reserve requirements and banking liquidity.
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Systeme Electric opens a Kommunar breaker workshop
Systeme Electric opens a breaker assembly workshop in Kommunar. The governor described localisation plans, shorter production times and regional supplier links.
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Bank St Petersburg considers half-year dividend
Bank St Petersburg plans to consider a payout of 50% of first-half 2026 IFRS profit. The accounts were scheduled for August; no dividend approval was announced.
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Russia’s radiopharmaceutical chain: reactors, production lines and deliveries
Dated production projects, laboratory development and delivery routes frame the ministry’s July 2026 account of domestic radiopharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Germany’s May industrial rebound and its uneven foundations
May output rose 0.9%; orders, automotive units and earlier revised releases provide the context.
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Working group backs Khakassian Technology Valley plans
A Russian working group backed Khakassian Technology Valley plans. The proposed zone covers 312 hectares; first-stage projects envisage over 25 billion roubles.
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Norway’s rate reversal in the published policy record
Published decisions trace tightening, delayed easing and renewed rate increases.
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Czech rate decisions: from the 2022 peak to the June 2026 increase
Published decisions trace Czech monetary tightening, easing and the return to a rate increase in June 2026.
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Hungary weighs rates as inflation and risk premia fall
Kurali outlines conditions for possible rate cuts.
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Semargl opens a logistics-robot factory in Petersburg
Semargl has opened its Novoorlovskaya factory. Prior notices chart the warehouse-robot project from the 2023 proposal to construction and a planned 2026 launch.
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Kazakhstan approves Karaganda Pharmaceutical Complex investment project
Kazakhstan approved a 42.5-billion-tenge Karaganda pharmaceutical project. The planned programme covers 74 medicines, modernization and around 70 new positions.
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Russian April finished rolled-steel output falls 8.1%
Russia produced 4.6 million tonnes of finished rolled steel in April, down 8.1% year on year. Preliminary Chermet figures show reduced January-April production.
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UAE desalination capacity and delivery stages
Contracts, plant commissioning and water networks.
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Russian industrial output returns to annual growth in March
Russian industrial output rose 2.3% year on year in March 2026. First-quarter growth was 0.3%; manufacturing and mining showed different quarterly trajectories.
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Russia’s hotel registry and expert attestation
Hotel classification spans registration, star assessment and expert preparation.
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Tosno restarts backhoe-loader production at the former Caterpillar plant
Tosno restarted backhoe-loader production using licensed technology. The plant targets 300 machines in 2026, followed by higher annual output and worker growth.
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Russia’s fishing year: species shifts behind a lower catch
Russia’s lower catch masks different paths for pollock, herring and other species. Dated reports show how basin totals and export measures changed.
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The Philippines rate cycle and the confidence challenge
The Philippine rate cut follows years of inflation control, with confidence and uneven credit transmission shaping the scope for support.
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Azerbaijan's rate cycle and money-market framework
A rate cut follows changes to liquidity operations and money-market benchmarks.
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Europe’s transport megaprojects: contracts, construction and delayed links
The January 2026 transport audit meets a mixed construction record across European railways, tunnels, waterways and roads.
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Uzbekistan’s rate cycle in the published record
Published rate decisions and inflation forecasts, 2022–2025.
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Australia's three rate cuts and renewed inflation concern
Australia's December hold followed three cuts in 2025. The earlier policy record shows how inflation, household demand and labour conditions shaped successive decisions.
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New Zealand’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Dated decisions trace tightening, mortgage transmission and easing through November 2025.
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Israel’s rate cut and persistent supply constraints
Israel lowers its rate to 4.25% after a long hold shaped by inflation and supply constraints.
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Empils-Zinc commissions a Rostov zinc oxide factory
Empils-Zinc commissioned a zinc oxide factory in Rostov-on-Don. The project relocates production and provides scope to expand its annual manufacturing capacity.
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Ghana’s rate cycle and banking liquidity
Ghana’s policy decisions connect inflation, reserve requirements and bank lending.
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GKN Aerospace plans additive production in Newington
GKN Aerospace plans an additive line in Newington for aircraft-engine components. The project would combine fabrication and finish machining at the US facility.
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Natron shuts facilities and halts expansion
Natron closed Michigan and California battery facilities, affecting 95 employees. The closure also halted its North Carolina factory plans after funding failed.
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Russia’s rare-earth chain: processing projects and magnet demand
Mine upgrades, separation trials and magnet-production plans trace the Russian rare-earth chain through September 2025.
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SIBUR reports first hexene from its Nizhnekamsk facility
SIBUR received its first hexene at Nizhnekamskneftekhim during commissioning; the earlier equipment and power-system milestones trace the project’s development.
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Moldova’s rate cut and uneven credit transmission
Moldova cuts its rate to 6.25% after tariff shocks and uneven changes in bank borrowing costs.
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AEM Spetsstal launches a remelting facility for special steels
AEM Spetsstal commissioned an electroslag remelting facility in St. Petersburg. Rosatom says capacity can rise to 25,000 tonnes a year for special-steel ingots.
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Olkon launches Olenegorsk development project
Olkon begins a project exceeding five billion rubles with infrastructure relocation planned by 2030 and open-pit mining envisaged until 2044–2045 in Olenegorsk.
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South Africa’s rate cycle reaches neutral territory
Rate cuts meet reform priorities.
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Ural opens two axle-component production sections in Miass
Ural opened two axle-component sections in Miass, targeting full axle production in January 2026. This project envisages eleven manufacturing sections in total.
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Gold exports reshape Australia’s trade balance in early 2025
Gold purchases lifted Australian exports to the US; dated trade releases trace commodity and import movements.
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Shipping’s carbon framework: fuels, efficiency and transition support
April 2025 shipping negotiations drew on emissions data, efficiency rules and programmes supporting developing countries.
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Ormatek sets a Rostov monthly output target
Ormatek sets a preliminary year-end production target for its Rostov plant. Earlier reports trace factory investment and separate mattress and furniture output.
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Jabil opens a manufacturing plant in Perlis
Jabil opened its Chuping factory in Perlis. The April 2025 ceremony followed completion in 2024, adding a manufacturing location to its large Malaysian network.
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Luzales-Tikhvin reports higher January furniture output
Luzales-Tikhvin reported 18,000 furniture items in January 2025, up 88% year on year. Its medium-term production goal remains 25,000 items per month, it stated.
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Modern Glass launches oversized curved architectural glazing
Modern Glass launched curved architectural glazing in Chelyabinsk. Investment exceeded two billion roubles; planned annual output is up to 12,000 square metres.
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Mexico’s rate cycle: core inflation and changing risks
Mexico’s rate cuts follow a long inflation fight, with core prices, revised forecasts and trade uncertainty shaping cautious easing.
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Russia’s February industry slowdown: calendar and sectors
February 2025 output barely grew; dated releases show calendar effects, sector divergence and revisions.
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Ischebeck Titan targets 2026 completion for its Dinskoy complex
Ischebeck Titan expects to complete Dinskoy complex in 2026. The first production building was constructed and entering commissioning, with the second underway.
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LSR reports 28.6 billion rubles of 2024 net profit
LSR's 2024 IFRS net profit rose 1% to 28.598 billion rubles. Revenue reached 239.227 billion, while prior reports detail housing sales and the Moscow land bank.
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Siemens opens electrical-product facilities in two US states
Siemens opened electrical-product facilities in Texas and California. Earlier announcements trace its manufacturing investment, workforce and software programs.
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Thailand’s rate cycle and the limits of monetary support
Thailand’s February rate cut follows pandemic support, gradual tightening and persistent manufacturing and credit constraints.
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EP-600 produces its first ethylene during commissioning
EP-600 has produced its first ethylene during commissioning at Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Sibur reports shipments went to downstream plants; capacity is a 2025 goal.
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December rebound and the 2024 US industrial production record
Dated Federal Reserve releases place the December factory rebound alongside quarterly contraction, earlier production interruptions and statistical revisions.
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EFKO reports export growth led by Asian markets
EFKO reported 15% export growth in December 2024, driven by Asian markets. Prior logistics plans and industry figures put the company’s announcement in context.
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Nusantara’s infrastructure and investment stages
Nusantara’s programme covered utilities, public services and investment stages.
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Canada’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Dated decisions trace tightening and easing through December 2024.
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LinkAja and Alliex discuss regional digital payments
LinkAja and Alliex held talks on a regional payment network. Their chief executives agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement and review areas for cooperation.
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Brazil’s GDP outlook: recovery and forecast revisions
The December 2024 poll follows years of uneven growth and changing forecasts.
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Malaysia reports 5.3% third-quarter growth alongside credit data
Malaysia posted 5.3% growth for the third quarter of 2024. Investment and exports supported expansion; the central bank has published inflation and credit data.
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Sweden’s rate cycle in the published policy record
Sweden’s published rate decisions, 2020–2024.
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Binnopharm’s manufacturing and export programme
Binnopharm reported production upgrades, registrations and international cooperation talks.
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Sweden’s preliminary recession reading and the quarterly record
A preliminary contraction joins a dated record of household spending, investment, trade and revisions in Swedish national accounts.
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Armenia's rate cycle: pandemic cuts, tightening and renewed easing
Armenia’s October rate cut followed pandemic stimulus, inflation-driven tightening and renewed easing. Dated bank statements trace changes in demand, prices and policy risks.
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Lenta reports a seventeenfold rise in quarterly profit
Lenta reported third-quarter 2024 net profit of RUB 4.36 billion, seventeen times the year-earlier figure. Old results and the Monetka purchase provide context.
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Europe’s battery recycling chain: collection, refining and industrial scale
European recyclers connected collection networks, mechanical treatment and metal recovery while developing new plants and battery material qualification.
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Kenya’s rate cycle: from pandemic support to credit transmission
Kenya’s October rate cut follows pandemic support, inflation tightening and interbank reforms.
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South African factories rebound after uneven months
Absa’s manufacturing PMI rose to 52.8 in September, reversing August’s slump as demand improved, although employment remained a challenge.
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Indonesia’s rate cycle and liquidity framework
Bank Indonesia’s September 2024 cut followed pandemic easing and subsequent tightening. Earlier decisions trace inflation, currency risks, liquidity incentives and bank lending.
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Abi opens new Vladimir meat-processing capacity
Abi opened a Vladimir meat-processing factory on 8 August. The RUB 8.8 billion project forms part of its expansion programme, with capacity of 500 tonnes a day.
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VTB reports approval for a planned Post Bank merger
VTB said August 2024 that it had secured approval for a future Post Bank merger in 2026. Earlier negotiations and founding documents explain the bank’s origins.
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Rostelecom expects growth but withholds detailed guidance
Rostelecom expects business growth in 2024 but withholds detailed financial guidance. Its second-quarter revenue rose 9%; earlier reports add operating context.
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X5 reports 25.1% sales growth in the second quarter
X5 reported second-quarter 2024 sales of RUB 963.9 billion, up 25.1%. Earlier quarterly reports and its Siberian acquisition provide relevant historical context
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Russia’s aluminium investment programme
Russia set out an alumina refinery and four-smelter modernization programme. The ministry estimate exceeds 980 billion rubles for the refinery and the upgrades.
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Evraz raises Uzlovaya vanadium-project estimate to $260 million
Evraz raised Uzlovaya vanadium-plant cost estimate to $260 million. Construction continued, with production targeted for summer 2025 and equipment installation.
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Georgia’s monetary normalisation meets a changing risk outlook
The IMF urged cautious rate cuts in May 2024. Earlier bank statements document the pandemic cuts, subsequent tightening and gradual return toward lower rates.
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Moskvich starts full-cycle production with welding and painting
Moskvich launched full-cycle manufacturing in Moscow on 13 May 2024. Welding and painting join assembly, with jobs and a plan for deeper component localization.
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Severstal retains its 2024 steel-demand growth forecast
Severstal retained its forecast for Russian steel demand to grow 1–2% in 2024. Historical production and an earlier global outlook give separate market context.
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Severstal takes full control of Taganrog wind-tower plant
Severstal gained full control of the Taganrog wind-tower plant through a subsidiary purchase. Earlier delivery records describe manufacturing history and scale.
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Severstal acquires A Group’s distribution business
Severstal bought A Group’s distribution business in April 2024. The agreement excludes manufacturing plants; earlier results and a Latvian sale provide context.
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Türkiye’s rate cycle: credit, deposits and liquidity
Türkiye’s March rate increase caps a shift from supportive finance to tighter policy, with credit, deposits and liquidity shaping transmission.
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UK GDP rebounds in January, but the three-month economy still shrinks
A January rebound followed two contracting quarters; dated ONS releases show sector offsets, rolling-quarter weakness and revisions.
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LEGO moves its Virginia production target to 2027
LEGO targets full Virginia production in 2027, with a contractor and program leader designated. The temporary packing site is operating now in Colonial Heights.
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Bayer plans a pharmaceutical campus in New Albany
Bayer announces a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical campus investment in Ohio.
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Amazon plans its Greenwood robotics factory
The new manufacturing facility is expected by 2028.
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Hovione opens expanded East Windsor spray-drying facility
Hovione opened a New Jersey facility completing its $100 million U.S. investment cycle.
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SK hynix starts its Indiana packaging project
The project targets customer deliveries in 2029.
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INNIO plans a $300 million-plus Waukesha expansion
INNIO plans to expand manufacturing in Waukesha.
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Chobani plans its Allentown manufacturing expansion
A five-year programme would expand the existing facility.
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EPMB inaugurates its Tanjong Malim chassis facility
EPMB opened its chassis facility in Tanjong Malim.
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Bristol Myers Squibb plans its Houston campus
The planned site would manufacture several medicine types.
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AvtoVAZ starts production of the updated Niva Legend
A 1.8-litre engine accompanies the model’s equipment update.
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Sollers starts body-panel production in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Body stamping expands the group’s component manufacturing.
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SEG Solar plans a second Houston module factory with 4 GW capacity
The planned Texas facility would add 4 GW of annual module capacity, with operations expected in Q3 2026.
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Smolensk CHP-2 completes its turbine modernisation
Two replacement turbines complete the generating-equipment project.
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Lilly commits another $4.5 billion to two Indiana manufacturing sites
Additional investment covers two Lebanon sites; the genetic-medicine facility opened on 6 May.
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AIXTRON agrees on a new Penang factory
AIXTRON agreed with Malaysia’s investment agency on its planned Penang factory.
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Atlas Copco opens Shah Alam integrated hub
Atlas Copco opened its Alam Impian headquarters and integrated facility, supporting regional coordination and shared finance services.
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Moscow Photonics Center opens production complex
A new complex begins with testing before planned production expansion.
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Toyota starts North Carolina battery production
Battery production begins at the North Carolina facility.
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Smucker plans an expansion of its Columbus Hostess plant
Construction accompanies plans for added baked-snack production.
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Hitachi Energy plans a new South Boston transformer factory
Hitachi Energy includes a USD 457 million Virginia transformer factory in its US manufacturing programme. Operations are targeted for 2028.
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TOTO opens its expanded Morrow manufacturing facility
Expanded manufacturing capacity for one-piece toilets.
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Polymetal starts building the Salda gold recovery plant
Polymetal announces a Sverdlovsk gold-processing project with investment exceeding RUB 45 billion and operations planned for 2029.
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Renna plans over seven billion rubles for Kuban plants
Modernisation spans production, energy and storage.
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Askona returns to its founder’s full control
Vladimir Sedov has regained full control of Askona following a completed buyback.
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Dialight schedules its consolidated Penang facility inauguration
Dialight plans an August inauguration for its consolidated Penang plant, bringing solid-state lighting and optoelectronics production together.
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Mosca opens its expanded manufacturing facility in Johor
Mosca inaugurated its expanded strapping-equipment manufacturing facility in Johor on 10 June.
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HORIBA plans mass-flow-controller production in Kedah
HORIBA targets January 2026 for mass-flow-controller production at its planned Kedah base.
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Corning raises planned Michigan solar investment to $1.5 billion
Corning added $600 million to its planned Michigan solar factory investment and raised the job target to 1,500.
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Sollers starts full-cycle SF1 van production
SF1 joins the Atlant production line in Yelabuga.
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Bonum completes the first stage of its Novocherkassk factory
Bonum Trust completed its first Novocherkassk factory stage and established serial production.
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TMH increases development investment
Reported 2024 investment reached RUB28.5 billion.
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Seversk fuel module begins pilot operation
Pilot operation starts at the Seversk fuel module.
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Amur GCC begins polypropylene foundation work
Foundation work starts on the future polypropylene extrusion building.
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Smucker opens its McCalla Uncrustables facility
A third dedicated plant supports frozen-sandwich capacity expansion.
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Dexcom inaugurates its Penang manufacturing facility
Dexcom formally opened its Batu Kawan facility on 12 November 2024.
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Arnest Packaging Solutions signs Uzbekistan factory agreement
Arnest plans an approximately $100 million beverage-can factory in Uzbekistan.
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Arnest acquires Unilever businesses in Russia and Belarus
Arnest completed the acquisition of Unilever businesses in Russia and Belarus, including four Russian production sites. Transaction terms were not disclosed.
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Rosatom plans a second wind farm in Rostov Region
The regional plan concerns a new wind-power facility, with earlier Rosatom projects providing operational context.
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RUSAL discloses completion of its HWNM stake purchase
The 30% acquisition transferred in April 2024.
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LEM opens a current-sensor factory in Penang
LEM opened its Penang current-sensor manufacturing plant on 19 April 2024.
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Hyundai plans 68 trillion won of investment in Korea
The three-year programme combines electric-vehicle facilities, research and planned hiring.
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Nissan sets model and sales targets under The Arc
The programme targets higher sales and profitability through fiscal 2026.
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Toyota plans phased investment in Brazil
Toyota outlines phased investment in Brazilian manufacturing through 2030.
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Rostselmash opens its new tractor plant in Rostov-on-Don
The new facility combines tractor manufacturing with construction equipment production.
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Lake Charles plans methanol plant
Proposed investment totals $3.24 billion.
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Louis Dreyfus plans a pea-protein plant in Yorkton
Louis Dreyfus plans a Canadian pea-protein plant, targeting readiness by the end of 2025.