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Hong Kong – September 12, 2026 -- SANY Heavy Industry (600031.SH) posted first-half 2026 revenue of approximately $7.89 billion, up 19.49% year-on-year, with attributable net profit rising 9.13% to $838.887 million.

Second-quarter growth outpaces first-half average

Q2 revenue climbed 24.39% to $4.328 billion, exceeding the H1 growth rate, while attributable net profit for the quarter rose 16.93% to $473.108 million. Operating cash flow reached $1.440 billion. As of June 30, total assets stood at $26.708 billion and shareholders' equity at $13.576 billion.

Overseas sales account for 61.33% of core revenue

Foreign revenue totaled $4.724 billion, up 21.82% and representing 61.33% of core business revenue. Africa led regional growth with sales up 47.66% to $790.234 million, followed by the Americas at 24.70% growth to $930.294 million, Asia and Australia at 17.38% growth to $1.981 billion, and Europe at 12.68% growth to $1.022 billion.

Frankfurt – September 12, 2026 -- Aeson Power, an Australian sodium-ion battery technology brand, unveiled a new line of auxiliary sodium-ion batteries for electric and commercial vehicles at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, expanding beyond its established starter and start-stop battery segment.

Aeson Power's starter batteries have already logged 100,000 units sold across 30 countries

The company's sodium-ion starter and start-stop batteries are already commercialized at scale in the aftermarket, with more than 100,000 units in circulation and sales in over 30 countries. Aeson Power says the batteries deliver instant starting power, fast charging and reliable cold-start performance while offering triple the service life of conventional lead-acid batteries in start-stop applications.

Singapore – – September 12, 2026 -- The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has catalysed US$641 million in third-party and impact-investor funding commitments since 2019, according to its newly released 2025 Progress Report covering the first year of Strategy 2030 implementation.

Cumulative waste reduction reaches 378,147 tonnes since 2019

The organisation reduced 138,162 tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste and valorised 165,317 tonnes in 2025 alone, pushing cumulative totals to 378,147 tonnes reduced and 418,529 tonnes captured for value since inception. Education and behaviour-change programs have reached over 1.5 million people, and the Alliance engaged 559 organisations in 2025 to finance, develop, and implement projects.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Connectbase has signed a strategic advisory agreement with IG Group, the affiliate advisory firm of InterGlobix, to pursue high-value prospects in data centers, cloud services, AI neoclouds, hyperscalers, and subsea infrastructure.

Advisory deal targets executive access across digital infrastructure sectors

Under the agreement, IG Group will identify and engage prospects, facilitate executive introductions and meetings, and support deals from initial contact through contract finalization and project execution. IG Group specializes in strategic advisory across connectivity, data centers, digital infrastructure, and economic development.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is deploying 56 Taiwanese manufacturers to IMTS 2026, opening September 14 at McCormick Place under the Taiwan Flagship Showcase banner.

Taiwan concentrates 56 manufacturers at a single North Building booth

The showcase occupies Booth #236834 in the North Building, giving international buyers direct access to engineers and executives from Taiwan's machine tool and precision component sector for the duration of the show.

Berlin – September 13, 2026 -- Germany's armed forces will receive approximately €139.7 billion in 2027, combining €109.75 billion from the core defense budget (Einzelplan 14) with nearly €30 billion drawn from the country's special defense fund.

Procurement spending rises to €31.3 billion for military equipment

The 2027 budget increases military procurement outlays to €31.3 billion, alongside a significant boost to research and development investment, according to SPD Bundestag faction representatives Andreas Schwarz, the budget rapporteur, and Falko Droßmann, defense policy spokesperson.

The funding is earmarked to ensure ammunition supplies, vehicle and aircraft readiness, and functional digitalization across the Bundeswehr. Officials stated that new technologies including drones, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities and unmanned systems must reach troops faster.

Akron, Ohio – September 13, 2026 -- Harmoni, a Factory Orchestration platform for manufacturers, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, the company announced. Alongside the raise, Harmoni unveiled HAL, an AI system designed to deliver context-aware intelligence directly to the factory floor.

Manufacturers face a projected shortfall of 3.8 million workers by 2033

Nearly half of those U.S. manufacturing positions risk going unfilled as reshoring initiatives and rising costs compound labor pressure, according to Harmoni. Founded in 2023 by David Caputo and Adam Ellis, the company built its platform to address fragmented factory-floor execution that persists despite heavy investment in ERP systems, machine connectivity, and automation.

New York – September 13, 2026 -- Cyware is backing a Department of Energy-funded initiative led by the research arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to expand Operational Technology (OT) monitoring across nearly 900 electric cooperatives nationwide.

NRECA targets standardized threat data across rural utility networks

The project, run under NRECA's ICS-REC program, aims to standardize the collection, correlation and normalization of OT security data from participating rural cooperatives, enabling centralized analysis and faster threat detection across the grid.

Suzhou – September 13, 2026 -- Transcenta Therapeutics has licensed its Highly Intensified Continuous Bioprocessing (HiCB) platform to WuXi Biologics under a non-exclusive technology agreement, securing an upfront payment of RMB 10 million plus future milestone payments.

Transcenta and subsidiary HJB grant WuXi Biologics non-exclusive rights to HiCB and ExcelPro media

Under the deal, Transcenta and its subsidiary HJB will license certain technologies tied to the HiCB continuous bioprocessing platform and its ExcelPro cell culture media to WuXi Biologics and its affiliates. WuXi Biologics will become a strategic CMC development partner supporting molecules across Transcenta's pipeline.

Point of Rocks, Md. – September 13, 2026 -- Canam Steel Corporation (CSC) has launched CrossBite, a proprietary pneumatic side lap connection tool designed to cut jobsite labor costs by requiring fewer total connection points than screws or welds on steel deck installations.

CSC pairs joists and decking with a new proprietary fastening tool

The launch gives CSC a single-source package combining joist fabrication, deck manufacturing, and now CrossBite, a tool built specifically for steel deck applications facing high shear and stiffness demands. Michael Martignetti, Chief Commercial Officer of CSC, said the tool lets the company offer deck solutions in areas with high lateral loads while allowing customers to economize designs by reducing connection counts or lightening deck gage.