DONGGUAN – November 02, 2026 -- Huawei Digital Power launched the LUTERRA S2, which it calls the industry's first Full-SiC all-in-one system, at its 7th Global Installer Summit. The system is due in Europe in November and in Asia-Pacific in December.

The summit ran from October 21 to 23, 2026, and drew more than 1,000 partners and installers from 54 countries and regions.

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 – November 01, 2026 -- CJ BIO will present its animal nutrition portfolio at EuroTier 2026 in Hanover, Germany, from November 10 to 13, with reduced crude protein (Low-CP) diets as the lead topic at Hall 21, Stand A35.

Munich – October 31, 2026 -- The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) is considering returning its hosting rights for next year's World Championship if the financial risk becomes unmanageable, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared Russian national teams to return to international ice hockey for the 2026/27 season. The ruling overturned an earlier IIHF Council decision to keep Russia out.

FARNBOROUGH – October 31, 2026 -- Eve Air Mobility (NYSE: EVEX; B3: EVEB31) and Swiss aviation company Moov have signed a Letter of Intent covering up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) projects in Cabo Verde and Europe.

Stuttgart – – October 31, 2026 -- Foreign orders for grinding technology fell 51% in January and February 2026, even as GrindingHub opened in Stuttgart with 462 exhibitors from 28 countries. The trade fair is running against a weak demand backdrop for machine builders, tool makers and industrial users.

Stuttgart – October 31, 2026 -- GrindingHub 2026 closed in Stuttgart with about 11,000 visitors and 462 exhibitors, and 37% of buying-influential attendees plan to invest within six months, organizer VDW said.

Frankfurt am Main – October 31, 2026 -- The German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) will launch NexGeM (Next Generation Metalworking), a new trade show on digital metalworking, as a co-located event of Hannover Messe from April 5 to 8, 2027.

VDW Managing Director Dr. Markus Heering said the move was overdue. Machine tools are embedded in the full digital industrial value chain, from planning to service, he said, yet connected machines receive too little attention outside a few specialist fairs.

Europe – October 31, 2026 -- Structured cross-border exchange of priority health information becomes a requirement in Europe from 2029 under the European Health Data Space, and IT services provider CGI is urging healthcare leaders to prioritize interoperability over adding new platforms.

Europe – October 31, 2026 -- The EU's Council Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) endorsed the trilogue texts of the Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3) and Payment Services Regulation (PSR) in April 2026, with implementation targeted for 2028.