Solar Manufacturing Push: SECI awarded contracts for a 700 MW ground-mounted PV project in Gujarat, including domestically manufactured modules plus power transformers and BoS work—another step in India’s upstream solar buildout. Factory Expansion in Consumer Tech: TCL Smart Home completed the second phase of its Thailand refrigerator base (1.4M units annual capacity) and moved into trial production, aiming to improve overseas supply reliability. EV Commercialization in Europe: BYD unveiled the ETT 44 heavy-duty electric tractor for Europe, with deliveries targeted for Q2 2027 and a long-term plan for local production. Defense Supply Chain: Ducommun won a follow-on $35M+ agreement for PAC-3 missile electronic assemblies, produced in Tulsa. Precision Manufacturing Footprint: Isembard opened a 160,000 sq ft Southwark factory with machining and metrology capacity, planning headcount growth to 200 by end-2027. Industrial Disruption in Russia: Reported drone strikes hit Russia’s Metafrax chemicals plant, forcing a shutdown of key chemical production units. Sanctions-Linked Electronics: Ukraine’s HUR says 19 Russian missile/drone component makers under KRET remain untouched by sanctions, spanning jamming and onboard electronics. Local Jobs via Clean Energy: Andhra Pradesh outlined a renewables + storage + transmission scaling plan to support rising data-center power demand. Manufacturing Network Scaling: Zetwerk is selectively expanding owned manufacturing with three facilities under construction while keeping its “universal factory” model.