Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- Orvana Minerals Corp. produced 45,160 gold equivalent ounces (GEO) in fiscal 2026, with its Spanish Orovalle mine beating gold guidance while the Bolivian EMIPA unit fell far short of its withdrawn targets.

Los Angeles – October 15, 2026 -- TIME has named von Holzhausen's Liquidplant®, a plant-based alternative to petroleum plastics, to its 2026 list of Best Inventions, which features 300 innovations. The company is building a manufacturing facility in Georgia to scale production.

Elkhart, Indiana – October 15, 2026 -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) will release its third quarter and nine-month 2026 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

Patrick Industries schedules a 10:00 a.m. ET call for October 29

The component solutions provider will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the day of the release to discuss results and other business matters. Participation in the question-and-answer session will be limited to institutional investors and analysts.

Conshohocken – October 15, 2026 -- Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) has announced the schedule and contact information for its third quarter 2026 earnings release and investor call.

Quaker Houghton opens its Q3 2026 reporting cycle with an investor call

The industrial process fluids supplier will publish third quarter 2026 results alongside a live investor call. The company disclosed the timetable and investor contact details in a statement distributed via PRNewswire.

Mooresville – – October 15, 2026 -- Greenworks Commercial will give away three OPTIMUS Crew battery-powered mowers at Equip Exposition 2026 in Louisville, led by a 60-inch ride-on zero-turn mower with an MSRP of $28,999.99.

Giveaway draws three winners live on Oct. 22

The second annual "Get Equipped Giveaway" is open only to show attendees who are U.S. residents aged 18 or older. Entries are taken on tablets at indoor Booth #3182. Winners must be present at the live drawing at 3:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 22, to claim a prize.

The prizes are:

Franklin, Tennessee – October 15, 2026 -- Copperweld CFO Josh Vogel argues that copper-clad aluminum (CCA) and copper-clad steel (CCS) conductors can ease supply pressure by cutting copper use in high-volume wiring, leaving the metal for applications where it is hardest to replace.

Memphis – October 15, 2026 -- International Paper confirmed it is in discussions with potential bidders for its EMEA Packaging Business while it continues to prepare a spin-off of the unit through a London listing.

The company (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) said it is evaluating unsolicited inbound inquiries for the business. It described the sale process as early-stage and said there is no certainty that any sale will be agreed or completed. The statement followed recent movement in International Paper's share price and press speculation about a sale.

Shanghai – October 15, 2026 -- RoboParty has launched RP1 (ROBOTO 01), a humanoid robot with open access to its hardware designs, low-level drivers, control algorithms and software stack, aimed at embodied AI research. The standard version stands about 1.3 meters tall with 24 actuated degrees of freedom (DoF), while the Pro version offers 30.

Global – October 15, 2026 -- Sixty-eight percent of manufacturing executives say shifts in global trade and economic order are having a high impact on their organizations, according to 2026 Voice of Our Clients research. The finding is driving a move from linear supply chains toward adaptive value networks, where resilience depends on the wider network and not on a single enterprise.

Irving, Texas – October 15, 2026 -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has allocated up to $10 million to prepare North Carolina workers for modern manufacturing and industry technician roles. It is the sixth allocation under the company's five-year, $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative.