Columbus, Wisconsin – October 12, 2026 -- American Packaging Corporation (APC) has introduced APC FlexCube, a preformed cuboid-shaped pouch built to improve the product-to-package ratio and reduce excess headspace in large-format products.

The geometric format is designed to make more efficient use of packaging, shipping and shelf space while giving brands a distinctive, high-impact shelf presentation.

Dusseldorf – October 12, 2026 -- Envalior will present a materials toolkit for 800V DC data center infrastructure at Fakuma 2026 in Friedrichshafen, including a Stanyl® CR310 PA46 grade for switchgear arc chambers with a heat deflection temperature [HDT(A)] of 290°C, well above standard PA66. The show runs October 12 to 16, and the company's experts are at Hall B4, stand 4302.

Macon, Ga. – October 12, 2026 -- KaMin and CADAM will raise prices on their kaolin products by up to 9.5% effective December 1, 2026, with the size of the increase depending on grade and region.

Inflation across mining, materials and labor outpaces cost savings

The companies cite broad inflationary pressure across mining, purchased raw materials and labor. Significant increases in energy costs are also hitting the business, they said.

Tracy, California – October 12, 2026 -- MachineryMax will sell more than 700 lots of late-model cabinet manufacturing equipment from Volumetric Building Companies' (VBC) Tracy facility in a two-day online auction, with bidding closing October 28 and 29.

VBC releases equipment as it expands modular manufacturing capacity

VBC is selling the assets as it expands its modular manufacturing capacity. MachineryMax is running the sale with Holland Industrial Group. Targeted buyers are cabinet makers, millwork shops, furniture manufacturers and panel processors.

Delray Beach – October 12, 2026 -- The global oxygen scavenger market will grow from USD 3.49 billion in 2026 to USD 4.99 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 7.4%, according to a MarketsandMarkets forecast.

Delray Beach – October 12, 2026 -- The global low-power brushless DC (BLDC) motor market will grow from USD 6.59 billion in 2026 to USD 9.69 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 8.0%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The 2025 market size stood at USD 6.11 billion.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has named Tatsoft a Visionary Leader in the Frost RadarTM: SCADA for Industrial Control Environments, 2026, and Tatsoft is pairing the ranking with a fixed-price migration service for legacy SCADA and HMI applications. The Frost RadarTM benchmarks SCADA platforms on two indices, innovation and growth. Visionary Leaders are the vendors with a strong balance of both.

Dubai – October 12, 2026 -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) plans to set up ALIF Composites in the UAE with a targeted annual capacity of 10 million square meters of composite raw materials in 2027, with production due to start in Q4 2026.

ALIF Holding, Robo.ai's majority-owned subsidiary, will establish ALIF Composites as a majority-owned subsidiary. The unit is meant to expand the Group's advanced manufacturing business.

LAS VEGAS – October 12, 2026 -- Hisense is showing residential, light commercial and VRF systems at AHR Expo 2026, its 10th consecutive year at the show, with ducted units rated up to 20 SEER2 and ductless units up to 32 SEER2.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX, NYSE American: HSLV) has grown the workforce at its Corani Silver Project in Peru to more than 300 team members, with site development advancing across camp, earthworks, roads and power infrastructure.

Local hiring is a stated priority as headcount tops 300

The company said it is emphasizing recruitment from local communities as it builds out the Corani team. Highlander Silver describes Corani as the largest silver deposit in development globally.