Supply Chain

Debrecen -- CATL began trial production on September 22, 2026 at its newly built battery cell factory in Debrecen, Hungary, after clearing all preconditions tied to its IPPC environmental permit.

Trial run targets first two production lines at Debrecen facility

The trial phase covers the first two production lines of the cell manufacturing plant, following the occupancy permit obtained in August 2026. CATL will use the period to set up, optimize and validate production equipment and manufacturing processes ahead of full series production.

County government confirms earlier compliance deficiencies resolved

The Hajdú-Bihar County Government Office conducted repeated on-site inspections before issuing the occupancy permit, responding to concerns previously raised by local residents. Authority representatives confirmed that CATL had resolved all deficiencies identified earlier in the permitting process.

Nevada – September 22, 2026 -- i-80 Gold Corp. reported initial results from 35 drill holes at its Mineral Point open pit project in Nevada, with 19 step-out holes outside the existing mineral resource all encountering mineralization, over half returning more than 100 meters of gold and silver intercepts.

Step-out drilling extends mineralized footprint east of known deposit

Of the 35 holes reported, 15 step-out holes were drilled east of the deposit, three to the north, and one to the west. Tyler Hill, VP Geology, said initial results suggest potential to extend mineralization by approximately one kilometer along strike and 300 meters in width. The eastern zone was previously drilled sparsely by Homestake Mining Company in the early 1990s but was not advanced due to depth and gold price constraints at the time.

Santa Clara, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- Aeonsemi, Inc. has introduced the Praxium PHY family, a line of multi-gigabit Ethernet transceivers delivering data rates up to 10 Gbps in a 6 x 6 mm QFN package for robots, autonomous vehicles and industrial machines.

Praxium cuts power to as low as 350 mW for 10 Gbps sensor links

The chips support IEEE 802.3ch standards for 10GBASE-T1, 5GBASE-T1 and 2.5GBASE-T1 operation, and use Energy-Efficient Ethernet on lower-speed uplinks to reach the 350 mW figure for asymmetric 10 Gbps connections. The family targets cameras, LiDAR, zone controllers and network backbones inside Physical AI systems where component size and power budgets are constrained.

Elkhart, Ind. – September 22, 2026 -- THOR Industries reported fiscal 2026 net sales of $9.61 billion and net income attributable to THOR of $177.5 million, exceeding the high end of its guidance despite a prolonged downturn in the North American RV retail market.

Fourth-quarter net sales reached $2.31 billion as North American shipments fell sharply

THOR posted fourth-quarter net sales of $2.31 billion, net income attributable to THOR of $40.8 million and EBITDA of $130.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $131.7 million, excluding nonrecurring restructuring costs and investment gains. North American Towable RV net sales declined on a 19.7% drop in unit shipments, with fifth wheel shipments down 34.7%, while gross margin in that segment fell 280 basis points. North American Motorized net sales fell 10.4% on a 13.1% unit shipment decline, with gross margin down 600 basis points.

Charlotte, N.C. – September 22, 2026 -- Sealed Air Corporation has launched CRYOVAC® brand ZeroPrep hand-dispensing pouches, a pre-filled packaging format designed to eliminate squeeze bottle preparation and cleanup in restaurant back-of-house operations.

Pre-filled pouches replace rigid squeeze bottles in food service kitchens

Each ZeroPrep pouch includes an easy-open seal and a resealable spout that allows one-handed dispensing of condiments and sauces without drips. The pouches are hermetically sealed until first use, reducing contamination risk by removing the step of transferring condiments into secondary containers.

New York – September 22, 2026 -- The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) intends to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest) as an investor in WIOCC Group, Africa's carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform operating in more than 30 African countries. The announcement followed a roundtable hosted by AFC on the sidelines of Unstoppable Africa's Global Africa Business Initiative, held alongside the UN General Assembly in New York.

The combined capital will fund expansion of WIOCC Group's terrestrial and subsea networks, data centre capacity and broader digital infrastructure platform. DFC's investment is subject to further steps before commitment and closing, including congressional notification.

Guangzhou – September 22, 2026 -- The 140th China Import and Export Fair, known as the Canton Fair, will run from October 15 to November 4, 2026, with more than 220,000 overseas buyers from 197 countries and regions already pre-registered, nearly 80% of them professional buyers.

Over 32,000 exhibitors mark the fair's 70th anniversary with a push toward innovation

More than 11,000 exhibitors qualify as "Specialized, Refined, Differential, and Innovative" (SRDI) firms or industry champions. Some 64% of exhibitors now apply industrial internet or artificial intelligence technologies in their operations, while new and green products account for 23.2% and 26% of all exhibits respectively, both historical highs.

London – September 22, 2026 -- Nice has formalized its entry into the European hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) market, rolling out CE-certified products from its HySecurity division after previously supplying the region only on a project-by-project basis.

Nice Establishes Structured European Route to Market for HySecurity

HySecurity, acquired by Nice in 2016, brings more than 60 years of expertise in hydraulic gate operators and crash-rated barriers for airports, government facilities and data centres. Nice will now support the division with local commercial and technical teams alongside its existing network of installers and system integrators, moving away from ad hoc project sales.

Anyang – September 22, 2026 -- Anyang Indorama Gases Co., Ltd. has signed an RMB 2.4 billion (c. US$358 million) long-term loan facility with five banks to fund a Phase II fertilizer capacity expansion in Anyang City, Henan Province, China.

Financing will double urea capacity to 2 million tonnes annually by 2029

The subsidiary of Singapore-based Indorama Corporation Pte. Ltd. will use the loan to partially fund construction that will double its urea fertilizer capacity, produced from syngas and ammonia, to approximately 2 million tonnes per annum by 2029. The project follows Indorama's acquisition of the Anyang nitrogen fertilizer business earlier in 2026 and marks a brownfield expansion of its Chinese operations.

Bucharest – September 22, 2026 -- Temu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Business Service Leaders in Romania (ABSL), the country's leading body representing shared services, business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing and R&D companies.

Temu joins ABSL as an official E-commerce Partner

Under the agreement, Temu will take part in ABSL's programs and events, engaging directly with the association's network of startups and multinationals operating across shared services, BPO, ITO and R&D in Romania. Temu will also provide expertise and in-kind support to ABSL initiatives.