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Cleveland – September 12, 2026 -- The Austin Company and its affiliate Austin Consulting will exhibit at the 2026 ISPE Annual Meeting and Expo, running October 18-21 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Austin joins three Kajima-family builders at a shared booth

The Austin Company will share Booth 939 with fellow Kajima family members Cockram Construction, Batson-Cook Construction, and Rodgers Builders. The joint presence is designed to showcase combined design-build capabilities for complex facilities across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing, and industrial sectors.

Austin Consulting takes a dedicated booth for site strategy services

Adjacent to the Kajima booth, Austin Consulting will occupy Booth 940, focusing on site selection, location strategy, incentives advisory, due diligence, and investment planning for manufacturing and life sciences companies.

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

Second-quarter growth accelerates past first-half pace

Q2 revenue climbed 24.39% to $4.328 billion, outpacing the half-year average, while net profit rose 16.93% to $473.108 million. Operating cash flow reached $1.440 billion. Total assets stood at $26.708 billion as of June 30, with shareholders' equity at $13.576 billion.

Overseas sales now account for 61.33% of core revenue

International revenue reached $4.724 billion, up 21.82%. Africa led regional growth at 47.66% to $790.234 million, followed by the Americas at 24.70% to $930.294 million, Asia-Pacific and Australia at 17.38% to $1.981 billion, and Europe at 12.68% to $1.022 billion.

Bellingham, Wash. – September 12, 2026 -- PLACE, a real estate and financial services technology company, has appointed Chad Smith as CEO of Envoy Mortgage and President of its Mortgage and Financial Services division, deepening the lender's integration into PLACE's homeownership platform.

Smith joins after driving 2.5x revenue growth at Better.com

Smith brings more than two decades of mortgage leadership experience, most recently serving as COO and President of Better.com, where funded loan volume and revenue each grew 2.5x since the first quarter of 2024. He previously served as CEO of Mission Loans and President of Direct Lending at loanDepot.

London – September 12, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) have launched a joint initiative to build a dual-use aerospace ecosystem across Indonesia, targeting aircraft development, production, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), unmanned aircraft systems and supply-chain localisation.

Initiative targets full aerospace value chain from manufacturing to international partnerships

The collaboration spans national capability-building in aircraft development, production, operation and maintenance, as well as advanced manufacturing and MRO. It also covers unmanned aircraft systems, supply-chain localisation and international partnership development, with the stated goal of strengthening Indonesia's industrial sovereignty and creating skilled employment.

Beijing – September 12, 2026 -- FOTON's export volume reached 149,000 units between January and August 2026, up 44.3% year-on-year, as the Chinese commercial vehicle maker prepares to showcase its full new-energy lineup at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover.

FOTON occupies over 1,000 square meters in Pavilion 21 with a seven-vehicle, six-component display

Under the theme "EASY MOVE," the exhibit spans long-haul logistics, urban sanitation, city delivery, and public passenger transport. On display are new-energy vehicle models alongside self-developed heavy-duty batteries, electric axles, electronic control systems, and megawatt charging stations, underscoring in-house R&D across the value chain.

Yokohama – September 12, 2026 -- Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. and its group companies have secured validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

SBTi confirms Panasonic Automotive's emissions targets meet Paris Agreement 1.5°C threshold

The Yokohama-based Tier 1 automotive supplier, led by President Masashi Nagayasu, received the validation from SBTi, a body jointly operated by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature. The initiative certifies corporate GHG reduction plans against Paris Agreement benchmarks.

Vancouver – – September 12, 2026 -- RUA GOLD Inc. (OTCQX: NZAUF) (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) reported its highest-grade drill results to date at the Auld Creek gold-antimony project in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield, with hole ACDDH119 returning 0.6 metres grading 82.9 grams per tonne gold and 24.80% antimony. The results land as Western governments race to replace Chinese antimony supply, a metal Future Market Insights values at roughly US$2.5 billion globally in 2026, rising to about US$4.5 billion by 2036 at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate.

Waxahachie, Texas – September 12, 2026 -- Americase International said Mike Pagel, Principal Consultant with its HazMat Safety Consulting subsidiary, contributed dangerous goods and regulatory expertise to a January 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) white paper setting safety requirements for energy storage systems (ESS) deployed in data centers amid rising AI and high-performance computing power demands.

OCP guidance targets battery risks from rack-level backups to large-scale storage

The white paper, Requirements for Energy Storage Systems Used in Data Centers, covers configurations ranging from rack-level battery backup units and centralized uninterruptible power supply systems to larger battery energy storage systems (BESS). It addresses battery chemistry, testing, fire protection, transportation, emergency response and end-of-life management for lithium-ion, nickel-zinc, lead-acid, sodium-ion and supercapacitor systems.

Berlin – September 12, 2026 -- German gas storage levels have fallen to roughly 55%, the lowest level since comparable record-keeping began, according to industry association Die Gas- und Wasserstoffwirtschaft e.V. The trade body insists contractual delivery commitments to customers remain intact despite the record-low reserves heading into winter.

Storage levels alone do not determine supply security, association says

The 55% storage figure has intensified political debate over how Germany will navigate the coming winter. Die Gas- und Wasserstoffwirtschaft argues that supply contracts, storage, pipeline imports and LNG function as an interconnected system rather than storage levels acting as a standalone indicator of security.

Sugar Land, Texas – September 12, 2026 -- QuVa Pharma, Inc. has acquired a range of essential medications from Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc. (CAPS) after CAPS decided to exit the 503B sterile compounding business.

QuVa to phase in acquired products starting later in 2026

QuVa expects to begin introducing selected products from the acquired portfolio in phases later in 2026, with plans to expand its offerings over the following six months. The deal covers critical medication categories including Cardioplegia, Neonatal Starter Bags and Heparin, products used directly in patient care at hospitals nationwide.