Top news of 2025: the biggest manufacturing headlines of the year

In 2025, Plant Services news coverage tracked the capital investments, safety failures, and manufacturing expansions reshaping the industrial landscape. From nine-figure greenfield projects and smart factory launches to sobering reminders of the consequences of safety breakdowns, these stories reflect the forces driving risk and opportunity across U.S. manufacturing. These were the news stories that mattered most to plant leaders this year.

Top 5 Plant Services news stories in 2025

5. Mega Metal invests $34M to open copper wire manufacturing facility in South 

4. First Quality Tissue invests $984M to build tissue manufacturing facility in Ohio 

3. Worker killed when malfunctioning door closes on his head; manufacturer pleads guilty to violating safety standards 

2. TRUMPF opens $40M Smart Factory in Connecticut  

And the #1 Plant Services news story in 2025:

Hadrian invests $200M to build advanced manufacturing facility in Arizona