Materials & Components

Toronto – September 12, 2026 -- Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV; OTCQX: ORVMF) said its Bolivian subsidiary Empresa Minera Paitití S.A. (EMIPA) has produced its first doré bar from processing stockpiled oxide material at the Don Mario site in southeastern Bolivia.

First doré bar confirms metallurgical design of expanded plant

CEO Juan Gavidia said the result confirms the metallurgical performance of the expanded Don Mario Plant is in line with design and engineering assumptions. The company is now focused on safely increasing throughput and optimizing plant performance as operations ramp up.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 10, 2026 -- The global automotive ECU market is projected to expand from $113.27 billion in 2026 to $160.59 billion by 2033, a 5.1% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Seoul – September 09, 2026 -- Hyosung TNC is scaling its sugarcane-based regen™ Bio Spandex platform across Europe and North America, positioning the fiber as an alternative to fossil-fuel-based textiles amid tightening EU climate rules.

Hyosung TNC showcased its Vietnam-based integrated bio-spandex system at three major global events

The company presented its fully integrated production ecosystem -- converting raw sugar certified under the VIVE Sustainable Supply Programme into Bio-BDO, Bio-PTMG and Bio-Spandex within a single Vietnam-based facility -- at the Global Fashion Summit 2026 in Copenhagen in May, the Future Fabrics Expo in Brussels in June, and the Functional Fabric Fair in New York in July.

Tempe, Ariz. – – September 07, 2026 -- U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for an eighth straight month in August, but the pace cooled as the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 54.6%, down 1 percentage point from July's 55.6%, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The reading marks the sector's recovery from a 10-month contraction and corresponds to an estimated 2.4% annualized increase in real GDP, ISM said. The broader U.S. economy has now expanded for 22 consecutive months.

New orders and backlogs lose momentum as demand sentiment softens

The New Orders Index dropped 3 points to 53.7% from 56.7% in July, while the Backlog of Orders Index fell 3.2 points to 51.8%. The positive-to-negative comment ratio on demand narrowed to 2-to-1 in August from 3.5-to-1 the prior month. New Export Orders bucked the trend, edging up 0.2 point to 53.2%.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- July 08, 2026 -- WINTIPAK AG has issued a public notice outlining the status of ongoing legal proceedings between itself and Greatview Holdings Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Greatview Aseptic Packaging Company Limited (GAPCL). The notice responds to a series of prior announcements from GAPCL and Shandong NewJF Technology Packaging Co., Ltd. describing court actions and arbitration filings against WINTIPAK and related parties. WINTIPAK's statement adds detail the company says was missing from those earlier disclosures, including an emergency arbitration award it obtained against Greatview Holdings before the other proceedings were filed. A Hong Kong High Court hearing on the matter is scheduled for July 08, 2026.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 07, 2026 -- APEM, an IDEC company and a global manufacturer of human-machine interface components since 1952, covers panel switches, PCB switches, LED indicators, joysticks and complete panel solutions across a catalog of more than 50,000 part numbers. The company runs a vertically integrated production model that handles raw material processing, tooling, molding, electroplating, testing, assembly and logistics entirely within its own facilities. Custom products account for 75 percent of APEM's total turnover, supported by a base of more than 300 standard series available for tailored adaptation. APEM employs 1,400 people worldwide and serves customers through more than 130 distributors.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 10, 2026 - SCHÜTZ has officially launched CircularOne, a comprehensive digital platform designed to manage the entire lifecycle of industrial packaging, at the interpack 2026 exhibition. The new system centralizes the collection, reconditioning, and supply of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), steel drums, and plastic jerrycans. By shifting toward an integrated service model, the packaging manufacturer helps industrial plant operators meet strict European recycling regulations while securing their supply chains against material shortages. The exhibition also serves as the global rollout for several hardware upgrades, including automated steel pallets, double-walled hazardous material containers, and fully integrated mixing systems.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - Umicore's first-half 2025 financial results show a materially stronger earnings profile than the prior year, with adjusted EBITDA rising 10% to €433 million and adjusted EBIT climbing 25% to €302 million on revenues of €1.8 billion. The performance was driven by sustained demand across foundation businesses, operational efficiency gains, and a supportive precious and specialty metals price environment. The results mark the first reporting period under Umicore's restructured CORE strategy, which prioritizes cash generation from established units while managing the value recovery of Battery Cathode Materials.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - ATI Inc., a U.S.-based producer of high-performance specialty materials and components, has executed a sequence of coordinated strategic moves that together reinforce its full repositioning around aerospace and defense: separate long-term titanium supply agreements with Boeing and Airbus, new manufacturing capacity in South Carolina and Florida, the sale of non-core strip operations, and a leadership realignment that places CEO Kimberly A. Fields in the additional role of Board Chair effective May 14, 2026. The moves follow a formal GICS reclassification to Aerospace and Defense in May 2025 and are backed by four consecutive quarters of broadly stable revenue above $1.1 billion.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - Hi-reliability microelectronics supplier Micross has appointed James J. "Jim" Cannon as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 16, 2026. Cannon brings more than 25 years of executive experience across global defense, security, and industrial businesses, most recently as President and CEO of AM General LLC, a manufacturer of military and commercial tactical vehicles. The appointment arrives alongside a March 2026 launch of radiation-tolerant DC-DC converters for space applications, a Standard-Performance Nuclear Event Detector released in February 2026, and the company's growing emphasis on its position as the largest tariff-free outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) provider in the United States.