Schaumburg, Ill. – November 02, 2026 -- Composites One, a North American composite materials distributor with more than 600 suppliers, has begun a broader rollout of a redesigned digital platform that puts product availability, pricing, invoicing, account tools and technical documentation into a single account view.

Wilmington – November 02, 2026 -- Chemours (NYSE: CC) reported third-quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $200 million, up from $189 million a year earlier, as TiO2 price increases and growth in high-value materials for data center and semiconductor customers offset a sharp decline in refrigerants.

Elkhart – November 02, 2026 -- Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) will hold one-on-one meetings with investors and analysts at two conferences in November, starting with a virtual event on November 9, 2026.

Patrick joins Northcoast Research's virtual forum on November 9

The Northcoast Research Fall Management Forum will be held virtually on November 9, 2026. Patrick will meet investors and analysts individually at the event.

Tempe, Ariz. – November 02, 2026 -- The ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.5 percent in October from 54.5 percent in September, marking the 10th consecutive month of expansion in U.S. manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that the overall economy has now expanded for 24 consecutive months.

MOLINE, Ill. – November 02, 2026 -- Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) expanded its board from 10 to 11 members by appointing Julie Boland, former U.S. chief executive officer and managing partner and Americas managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP (EY), as a director.

Board now includes 10 independent, non-employee directors

The addition lifts Deere's board to 11 seats, 10 of which are held by independent, non-employee directors. The company cited Boland's expertise in accounting, financial reporting, corporate governance and global finance.

TORONTO – November 02, 2026 -- Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has completed its first Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Argonne National Laboratory. The agreement produced a validated steady-state model of the rare earth separation circuit planned for Project Dynamo in Vinton, Louisiana.

The CRADA was signed on January 13, 2026. The model was calibrated against the full set of operating data and chemical assays from Aclara's demonstration plant at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.

DUBAI – – November 02, 2026 -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) has appointed Ralph R. Debbas, founder of supercar maker W Motors, as Group President, effective immediately. He will focus on industrial strategy, international partnerships and coordination across the Dubai-headquartered group's AI and advanced manufacturing businesses.

LOS ANGELES – November 01, 2026 -- FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (NASDAQ: FFR) sold and shipped a record 351 robot devices in October, lifting cumulative sales and shipments past 1,000 units to 1,168 since deliveries began at the end of February. The company says it continues to deliver at a positive unit gross margin.

HELSINKI – November 01, 2026 -- UPM-Kymmene Corporation's partial demerger was registered with the Finnish Trade Register on October 31, 2026, clearing the way for WISA Group Plc to start trading on Nasdaq Helsinki on November 2 under the code "WISA".

Plywood assets and liabilities move to newly established WISA Group

Under the demerger plan, UPM announced its approval on April 29, 2026. All assets and liabilities that belong to, or mainly serve, the UPM Plywood business area transfer to WISA Group, a company established through the demerger.

Frankfurt – October 31, 2026 -- Fractions of a micrometer in grinding now decide the efficiency and noise level of electric vehicle drivetrains, and machine builders are answering with sub-micron surface finishing and digital twin process control. The topic is in focus at GrindingHub, organized by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), which runs May 5-8, 2026 in Stuttgart.