FirstEnergy Corp. has acquired Dunbar Mechanical, Inc., a mechanical contracting company based in Toledo, Ohio. Dunbar provides piping, machinery moving, HVAC, and other services to industrial facilities.

PM Plastics will invest $3 million to expand and upgrade its Orchard Park, New York facility, retaining 17 jobs and creating 26 new jobs. The project includes new injection molding equipment and automation, with completion expected in early 2024.

Reclamation Technologies USA, LLC acquired RTR Suppliers, LLC, an EPA-certified refrigerant service company based in Orlando, Florida, expanding its national refrigerant reclamation footprint.

CMS Cepcor Group reached an agreement to purchase key commercial and technical assets from Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc. The deal includes forming a new company, Columbia Steel Cast Products LLC, which will trade as Columbia Steel and retain key engineering and sales staff. Columbia Steel's Portland, Oregon manufacturing plant has closed.

LG Energy Solution and Honda have officially established a US battery joint venture named L-H Battery Company, Inc. The JV will build a $4.4 billion plant near Jeffersonville, Ohio, with 40 GWh capacity, targeting mass production by the end of 2025 and creating about 2,200 jobs.

Fluid power and industrial automation distributor Triad Technologies completed its acquisition of Industrial Service Products, LLC, expanding its Illinois presence. Terms were not disclosed.

Horizon Acres Associates proposes a $142 million, 1.5 million square-foot flex campus with six commercial/industrial facilities in the Town of Pembroke, New York. Construction is planned to start later this year and could create up to 400 jobs.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco, is seeking incentives for a first phase of $212 million to build a semiconductor dry pump manufacturing facility at STAMP in Genesee County, New York. It would create 343 high-wage jobs.

Trendsetter Engineering was awarded a multi-year rental and servicing contract to provide a 20,000 psi subsea well intervention package for Beacon Offshore Energy's Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico, with delivery scheduled for 3Q 2023.

Plug Power's new $125 million factory at the Vista Technology Campus in Bethlehem, New York, started production of Progen fuel cell devices in November 2022 and expects to reach full capacity by summer 2023.

Rio Tinto acquired a 50% equity stake in the Matalco business from Giampaolo Group for $700 million, forming a joint venture that combines North America's largest primary and secondary aluminium producers, with Matalco operating six US facilities and one Canadian site with a capacity of 900,000 tonnes per annum.

Saint-Gobain, through its subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, announced plans to construct a new roofing manufacturing facility and distribution center in Bryan, Texas, creating approximately 130 full-time jobs, with construction starting in 2023 and completion expected in several years.

Qcells will construct a manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia, to produce 3.3 GW of solar ingots, wafers, cells, and panels. The project is part of a $2.8 billion investment in Georgia.

Trendsetter Engineering was awarded a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy for a 20,000 psi Subsea Well Intervention package for the Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Engineered Foam Packaging, a J.B. Poindexter subsidiary, plans to establish a 117,000-square-foot facility in Bishopville, Lee County, investing $15 million and creating 53 jobs. Operations are expected online by August 2023.

TCL Specialties LLC will break ground on two facilities in Marshall County, West Virginia: one for food ingredients (malic and fumaric acids) and one for maleic anhydride. The $150 million investment will create 250 jobs.

Marcal Paper acquired von Drehle Corporation, a premium towel and tissue manufacturer, to expand its presence in the AfH market. The acquisition was announced on January 11, 2023.

CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company RE3DTECH+GoProto acquired Stanfordville Machine & Manufacturing, a supplier of precision machined components and assemblies. The acquisition was announced on January 11, 2023.

Hy-Tek Holdings, a provider of turnkey logistics solutions, has acquired Winchester Industrial Controls LLC, a control system specialist for automated material handling systems based in Bristol, Connecticut.

Entegris announced a $50 million investment to increase production and purification capacity for high-purity electronic chemicals at its Pueblo, Colorado, and Hollister, California sites. The expansion supports anticipated demand from semiconductor manufacturers and is expected to be completed over two years.

APCT, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 68% stake in Advanced Circuits, Inc. from Compass Diversified for an enterprise value of approximately $220 million. The consideration will be paid in cash, subject to working capital adjustments.

Broadwind has received approximately $175 million in new tower orders from a leading global wind turbine manufacturer. The order will be fulfilled by the end of 2024 at its Abilene and Manitowoc facilities.

Sciens Water has acquired M|MBR Systems, a provider of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technologies for wastewater treatment. M|MBR will drive MBR-related products and services under the Veyra umbrella.

Husco International's off-highway division has been awarded $40 million in new projects from global OEMs in construction, agricultural, material handling and commercial equipment industries. The company will also invest $40 million in equipment and R&D across its facilities.

Evantic, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital Partners, has acquired Vertec Polymers, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced polymeric materials. The acquisition enhances Evantic's engineered components platform.

ITOCHU International Inc. and its subsidiary Enprotech Corp have entered a definitive agreement to acquire American Hydro, a Wärtsilä business providing hydropower refurbishment solutions. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

Integrated Water Services, Inc. (IWS), in partnership with Sciens Water Opportunities Management, acquired 100% of the equity of M|MBR Systems, LLC, a membrane bioreactor manufacturer based in Austin, Texas. The acquisition was announced on January 10, 2023.

Wärtsilä will supply 34DF dual-fuel engines for two new U.S. power plants ordered by a major investor-owned utility in the Upper Midwest, totalling 75 MW from eight engines. The order was booked in November 2022 and announced on 10 January 2023.

Paslin Digital Technology's US unit received a $66.7 million order from Magna for a car parts production line, the second such order in a month. The two contracts total $127 million.

SCHOTT opened a new 40,000-square-foot facility in Phoenix, Arizona, for development and manufacturing of diagnostics and life science consumables, including microarrays and microfluidic devices, creating 150 jobs.

Massman Automation Designs plans to build a 75,000-square-foot facility in Alexandria, Minnesota, for building automated packaging machines, with a $16.3 million investment and creation of at least 10 jobs.

Bullen Ultrasonics announced plans to invest over $14 million to expand its Technology Development Center in Eaton, Ohio, to support R&D in semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace composites, and MEMS.

The Larson family entered a partnership through Gustave A. Larson Company and Applied Product Solutions with Hajoca Corporation. The partnership aims to accelerate Hajoca's HVAC market leadership in North America.

Creative Liquid Coatings Inc. acquired the assets of CK Technologies from Cascade Engineering. CKT operates facilities in Ohio, North Carolina, and Texas, providing injection molded plastic panels for commercial trucks and buses.

Xator, a Parsons company, has won prime and subcontractor positions on the USAF Integrated Base Defense Security System task order contract, eligible for up to $79.5 million in work through 2027.

Agilent Technologies announced a $725 million expansion in Frederick, Colorado, to double its manufacturing capacity. The company was considering either Weld County or North Carolina for the project.

Kempower Corporation will establish an EV charging stations production facility in North Carolina, USA, creating approximately 300 new jobs. The planned project investment is approximately USD 40 million over five years, with production of NEVI-compliant DC chargers starting by the end of 2023.

Apex Mills will invest $3.1 million to acquire the former HanesBrands facility in Patrick County, Virginia, retaining 96 jobs and creating 44 new jobs. The company will fulfill contracts for Hanes basic apparel brand.

National Cement Company of Alabama completed a $300 million project adding a new production line (Kiln 2) at its Ragland, Alabama plant, doubling annual capacity to over 2 million short tons and enabling a switch to biomass/waste fuel and portland-limestone cement to reduce CO2 emissions.

Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) was awarded a $379.6 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to supply Emergent BioSolutions Canada's RSDL (Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion Kit) for use by all branches of the U.S. military.

Lund's Fisheries is investing to double its current freezing capacity for scallops. Installation is expected to be complete in March 2023.

Material Handling Group USA, sister company of Fraza, acquired Liftec Inc., a forklift dealer based in New Jersey serving New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands operations outside Michigan for the first time.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $329.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office for V-22 Osprey performance-based logistics support. The one-year contract runs from January 6, 2023 to January 5, 2024.

ADF Group Inc. received $30 million in additional work on a recently signed fabrication contract for an industrial sector project in the United States. The work will be carried out by ADF's team in Terrebonne and is expected to extend until the end of 2023.

Ecoplastic Corporation will invest approximately $205 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Bulloch County, Georgia, creating 456 jobs. The plant will produce plastic exterior and interior parts for electric vehicles, serving the Hyundai Metaplant.

Stein Fibers, a distributor of textile products, acquired Fibertex Corporation's North American fiber operations to expand their fiber product portfolio in North America.

Gustave A. Larson Company and its affiliate Applied Product Solutions entered a partnership with Hajoca Corporation, a large US wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling and industrial supplies. The deal aims to accelerate Hajoca's growth in the North American HVAC market.

Baxter International Inc. announced plans to spin off its Renal Care and Acute Therapies global business units into an independent, publicly traded company within 12-18 months. It also will explore strategic alternatives for its BioPharma Solutions business.

Knight Wall Systems expanded its custom rollforming capacity with a new line at its eastern Washington manufacturing facility, increasing production capacity and reducing lead-time for its ThermaZee product by over 30%.

Atlas-SSI, a North American traveling water screen and bulk material handling manufacturer, has acquired Cooling Tower Valves and Screens LLC of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The announcement was made on January 6, 2023.