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Alstom has extended Greater Anglia maintenance into the early 2040s. The £800m agreement covers 133 Class 720 trains, with overhauls, repairs, parts supply, and reliability work at Seven Kings.
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Arkema has inaugurated an expanded research centre in Shanghai, China. The investment increases laboratory space by approximately 20% and adds collaborative facilities serving material formulation and customer development across its Asian markets.
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Indra confirms active radar manufacturing at its Kansas industrial facility. The 118,000-square-foot Olathe plant is now fully operational, producing equipment for FAA surveillance and communications programmes after its April opening.
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Saint-Gobain has agreed to buy US bridge equipment manufacturer D.S. Brown. The $208 million cash transaction would add structural bearings, expansion joints and infrastructure protection systems, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
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Grammer Jifeng has opened its automotive seating factory in Cheb. The CZK 1 billion-plus investment converts a former logistics building into production and testing facilities for BMW seating programmes.
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Verve Display has installed a new swissQprint Nyala 5 printer. The Harlow-based experiential display specialist chose the UV LED flatbed platform after trials with challenging artwork, prioritising reliability, short-run flexibility and delivery against tight event deadlines.
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BioBTX has signed €20.8m EU funding for its PETRA plant. The future Delfzijl installation is designed for 20,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually; output and emissions figures remain projections.
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Covestro proposes major changes to polycarbonate manufacturing at Antwerp, Belgium. Four operating lines could be reduced to one, with local BPA production discontinued, subject to employee consultation.
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UPM has inaugurated its new wood-based biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. Hydrolysis and lignin-derived specialty chemicals have reached stable operation, but output has not reached a confirmed 220,000-tonne annual rate.
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Isembard has opened a precision manufacturing factory in Milton Keynes. The £750,000 franchise operation is producing machined parts with two CNC machines, while a ten-machine expansion remains a future target.
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