The Phoenix Contact Group has acquired Canadian company iS5 Communications Inc., a provider of industrial network products and specializes in services and solutions for critical infrastructure networks.

On Monday, January 9 (U.S. time), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and the United States Department of Energy discussed and issued a joint statement regarding energy security

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a global pure-play engineering services company, announced that it has agreed to acquire the Smart World & Communication (SWC) Business of L&T.

​​​​​​​On January 6, Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and H.E. Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas, the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Cybersecurity that also covers Industrial Control Systems

Schneider Electric and BitSight announced a strategic partnership to develop an Operational Technology (OT) Risk Identification and Threat Intelligence capability to Improve Detection of OT Cybersecurity Exposure

Valmet announced that it has completed the acquisition of the US-based NovaTech Automation’s Process Solutions business.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that the two companies have reached a basic agreement to establish a joint venture to integrate their businesses in fields focused on power generator systems

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of Qognify, a provider of physical security and enterprise incident management software solutions.

Aspen Technology, Inc.  announced a partnership with Aramco that positions AspenTech to introduce a unique, integrated modelling and optimization solution that will enable solutions for Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU).