CHICAGO – October 29, 2026 -- Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYZ) posted third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO, of $115.0 million, well above its guidance of $88 million to $92 million, as merger synergies reached a $52 million annualized run-rate against a $40 million first-year target.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- Food and beverage manufacturers effectively use only about 45% of the data they collect, even though nearly 90% already use AI and machine learning or plan to do so soon, according to Rockwell Automation's 2026 State of Smart Manufacturing Report.

United States – October 29, 2026 -- SupplyOne is marketing engineering-led custom corrugated packaging that combines product protection, retail branding and supply chain services for manufacturers, distributors and e-commerce businesses.

The company's nationwide team of packaging engineers and designers covers structural concepts, prototypes, custom die-cuts, printed shipping boxes and retail-ready displays.

Guadalajara – October 29, 2026 -- Grupo Simec (NYSE: SIM; BMV: SIMEC-B) lifted nine-month net income 428% to Ps. 4,028 million from Ps. 763 million a year earlier, driven by a swing in exchange results rather than operations. Operating income was almost flat at Ps. 3,800 million, and third-quarter gross margin narrowed to 21%.

ATLANTA – October 29, 2026 -- Georgia-Pacific is investing approximately $150 million to rebuild a paper machine at its Palatka, Florida, mill, with completion expected in the second quarter of 2028.

Georgia-Pacific replaces the Number Four machine installed in 1980

Work on the project has already begun. The investment replaces the Number Four paper machine, which produces paper for Angel Soft bath tissue. Georgia-Pacific says the rebuild will preserve existing production while increasing the mill's manufacturing capabilities.

OCONOMOWOC – October 28, 2026 -- Liberty Systems, a maker of on-site nitrogen generation and compressed air systems, is more than doubling its production capacity from three bays to seven by moving its headquarters and production from Waukesha, Wis., to a 100,000-square-foot facility in Oconomowoc.

The new site is three times the footprint of the company's current corporate office and production space. The company expects to complete the move by the end of October 2026.

Zhuhai – October 28, 2026 -- Golden Bake, the baking equipment division of Evergrowing Machinery Company Limited, says its automatic flour dosing system weighs a two-flour recipe in about 3 minutes with a tested tolerance of ±200 grams. The company presented the system at the 140th Canton Fair as part of an automated ingredient-handling line for biscuit plants.

DAYTON, Minn. – October 28, 2026 -- Gradian Thermal Solutions has opened a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Dayton, Minnesota, a roughly $60 million investment that lifts its total manufacturing footprint to approximately 780,000 square feet.

Dayton plant has been producing since June and is still ramping up

Production began at the site in June, and Gradian continues to add capacity. The company expects the facility to support what it describes as strong and growing demand from data center, industrial and commercial customers.

HOUSTON – October 28, 2026 -- Kraton Corporation, a global producer of specialty polymers and bio-based chemicals derived from pine wood pulping byproducts, has appointed Brian Rea as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and added him to its executive leadership team.

Northbrook, Illinois – October 28, 2026 -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.405 per share, extending its record of annual dividend increases to 59 consecutive years.

Stepan lifts the fourth-quarter 2026 payout by $0.010 per share

The board approved the increase in the fourth quarter of 2026. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2026, to common stockholders of record on December 1, 2026.