SHANGHAI – October 16, 2026 -- Suzhou-based Jodell Robotics, backed by a strategic industrial investment from Fortune Global 500 company Midea Group, launched three products at CIIF. It claims annual capacity above 100,000 units and more than 6,000 customers served worldwide.

Genoa – – October 09, 2026 -- Midea Group has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Esaote S.p.A., the Italian medical imaging maker that posted fiscal 2025 revenues of EUR 267 million, 70% of them from international markets.

Louisville, Ky. – September 30, 2026 -- Midea America Corp. has opened an expanded Midea America Research Center (MARC) in Louisville, Kentucky, growing the facility's footprint by approximately 400% to 157,000 square feet and adding 22 new laboratories.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- FC Barcelona legend Carles Puyol appeared at Midea's stand at IFA 2026 in Berlin, marking a consumer-facing milestone in the five-year sponsorship deal between the Chinese appliance maker and the Spanish football club.

Midea uses former club captain to promote five-year FC Barcelona tie-up at IFA

The former Barcelona captain joined Midea International president Lewis Fu to present a personalized FC Barcelona jersey and tour the company's SMART MASTER smart-home zone alongside a dedicated FC Barcelona exhibition space.

Shanghai – September 08, 2026 -- Carestream Healthcare International has launched an upgraded version of its DRX LC detector, adding AI-driven exposure control and noise cancellation to improve single-shot long-length imaging (LLI) for spine and long-bone exams.