Textile Rubber & Chemical Co., Inc. (TRCC) acquired 50% of SynLok Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of eco-friendly polyurethane adhesives for synthetic turf systems. Brad Church will continue as President and General Manager.
Ingevity Corporation completed its acquisition of Ozark Materials, a producer of pavement marking materials, for $325 million in cash. The business will be included in Ingevity's Performance Chemicals segment.
Yanmar America signed a definitive agreement to acquire Controlled Air Inc., a Connecticut-based HVAC solutions provider, to create a center for engineering excellence and service solutions.
Alpine Power Systems acquired the assets of Evergreen Industrial Batteries, including a 29,000-square-foot facility and inventory, to strengthen its certified pre-owned and rental forklift battery and charger program.
Pratt Industries opened a new advanced corrugated box manufacturing plant in Park City, Kansas, a $200 million investment creating 58 new jobs in Sedgwick County, with about 300 full-time jobs cited for the facility.
Color Guard Inc., a division of Poly Vinyl Co., opened a new 75,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in the Vision Business Park in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. The facility was completed in fall 2022 with a grand opening in early October.
Integrity Fab & Machine, a supplier of cutting, grinding, machining, and packaging equipment, was acquired by BICO Steel in October 2022. Terms were not disclosed.
Epiroc agreed to acquire Wain-Roy, a US manufacturer of excavator attachments for the construction industry, with a manufacturing site in Kronenwetter, Wisconsin, about 100 employees and annual revenues of about MSEK 200.
Kubota has started production at a new small construction machinery manufacturing plant in Salina, Kansas, with an investment of $53 million and about 190 new jobs. Future expansion could bring total investment to $124 million and 90 additional jobs.
Emerson has acquired Fluxa, a life sciences software company whose PKM software accelerates drug development and manufacturing; Fluxa will be integrated with Emerson's DeltaV control system. The deal was reported on October 5, 2022.
The Boeing Company was awarded a $1,346,836 contract by the US Army Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity for research on metal organic framework inhibited sealants. The period of performance is 48 months.
Enovis celebrated the opening of a new 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas on September 27, 2022, which will employ an additional 100 team members to support demand for reconstructive hip, knee and shoulder implants.
Renesas Electronics announced a strategic partnership with Jariet Technologies, investing US$7 million in Jariet's new funding round to accelerate development of RF transceiver solutions.
SupplyOne, Inc. acquired Provident Packaging Corporation, a Philadelphia-based distributor of industrial packaging supplies, expanding its Northeast footprint and offering custom manufacturing and packaging equipment.
RP Masiello began a design/build project for Unified2 Global Packaging in Sutton, Massachusetts, comprising two steel-frame warehouse and manufacturing buildings totaling 1 million square feet with 160 loading docks.
BMW Manufacturing revealed a new $100 million, 1-million-square-foot shipping and receiving center on its Spartanburg County campus on September 29, 2022.
Solvay announced a 15% capacity increase for Amodel polyphthalamide resin at its Augusta, Georgia manufacturing site through operational excellence initiatives, supporting automotive electrification demand.
EPTAM Precision Solutions, a Frazier Healthcare Partners portfolio company, acquired Sterling Manufacturing and its Albright Silicone division. Sterling specializes in plastic injection molding and liquid silicone rubber molding for medical and other markets.
Phoenix International Holdings Inc. was awarded a $112,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract for worldwide undersea deep ocean search and recovery operations. Work will be performed worldwide, with completion expected in September 2027.
ERAPSCO, a joint venture of Sparton and USSI, was awarded a $181,878,811 firm-fixed-price modification to produce sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy. Work will be performed in Florida and Indiana, with completion expected by September 2025.
Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, entered a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business of Huntsman Corp. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023.
South Korea's Youlchon Chemical Company won a $1 billion contract to supply high formability aluminium pouch films to Ultium Cells, the GM-LG Energy Solution joint venture, for lithium-ion battery packs between 2023 and 2028.
The US Air Force awarded 14 companies spots on a five-year, $1.89 billion IDIQ contract to supply initial spare parts for KC-46 aerial refueling fleets. Awardees include Boeing, Honeywell, Collins Aerospace, and others.
Worthington Industries announced a plan to separate its Steel Processing business into a new standalone public company, expected to be completed by early 2024.
Southwest Material Handling, Inc. acquired ProCon JCB, expanding its JCB construction equipment business into five new markets across Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada.
Dynamic Fabrication Inc. was awarded a $2,511,070 firm fixed price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center for manufacturing cold gas machined parts. Work will be performed in Brea, California.
Continental celebrated the grand opening of its new automotive manufacturing facility in New Braunfels, Texas, representing an investment of more than $110 million (about €100 million). The 215,000-square-foot plant will manufacture ADAS products and create more than 500 jobs.
Nucor Corp. will invest $425 million to add a galvanizing line at its Berkeley County mill in South Carolina, creating about 50 jobs. The line will have an annual capacity of about 500,000 tons and is expected to be operating by mid-2025.
Boom Supersonic has selected Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) as the tooling and automation provider and integrator for the Overture final assembly line at its Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina. The agreement spans design, fabrication, and installation of custom tooling.
Ingevity completed an expansion at its DeRidder, Louisiana facility, launching new Capa polyols production and increasing global polyols capacity by 40%. The expansion includes monomer storage capacity.
PTG Holroyd received an order valued over $1.7 million for a TG 350E CNC rotor grinding machine from a North American rotary screw compressor manufacturer. The machine is scheduled to ship in spring 2023.
Sunbelt Rentals agreed to a multiyear purchase agreement of Moxion units through 2025, strengthening its commitment to ESG objectives and advancing its electrification strategy.
Moxion Power raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Tamarack Global to scale production at its first two domestic manufacturing facilities for mobile energy storage technology.
Cimolai Technology has been awarded a contract to supply a 1,500-ton capacity full electric boat hoist for the Hyak Tongue Point industrial and maritime park in Astoria, Oregon, USA. It will be the biggest boat hoist in the world.
Libertine Holdings PLC's master services contract with GE was novated to Hyliion Holdings Corp after Hyliion acquired GE's KARNO technology, with Libertine supporting development of the electrical linear generator for the KARNO generator used in Hyliion's Hypertruck powertrain.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. received a $30,700,027 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and install Airborne Electronic Attack Weapons Replacement Assemblies for EA-18G aircraft upgrades, with work in Linthicum, Maryland and Bethpage, New York, expected to be completed by October 2025.
Boom Supersonic selected Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) as the tooling and automation provider and integrator for the Overture final assembly line at the Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina. The purchase agreement spans design, fabrication, and installation of custom tooling.
Raytheon Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, was awarded a $277,919,144 modification to a contract for production and delivery of F-35 spares, including four STOVL spare engines for the US Marine Corps and 20 power modules for the US Air Force.
Munters relocated operations from Buena Vista, Virginia to a new 34,000 m2 factory in Daleville, Virginia with twice the manufacturing capacity and more than 150 new jobs, its largest plant in the Americas.
Spirax-Sarco announced on September 28, 2022 the acquisition of Durex International Corporation, a privately owned US specialist in custom electric thermal solutions for ultra-high criticality industrial equipment.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. received a $9,090,376 ceiling-priced order for the procurement of the hub assembly used on the H-53K aircraft. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be completed by September 2026.
IperionX Ltd. announced plans to establish Virginia's first titanium demonstration facility in Halifax County, with an $82.1 million investment expected to create 108 jobs. The three-year project includes a $12.5 million first phase and a $69.6 million expansion phase.
Daejin Advanced Materials USA Inc. will invest $10.2 million to establish its second U.S. manufacturing and processing facility in Cumberland City, Tennessee. The facility will produce process trays for electric vehicle batteries and create 83 new jobs.
Acoustical Sheetmetal Company (ASC) will break ground in October 2022 on a new 135,000 square-foot manufacturing facility at its Hudome Way campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The expansion will increase total manufacturing area to over 300,000 square feet and add full-time jobs.
Tecogen Inc. received an order for two 125 kilowatt InVerde microgrid enabled cogeneration systems for a high school in Connecticut. The systems will reduce electricity costs and provide waste heat for the school's heating system.
B. Braun Medical Inc. acquired the Clik-FIX catheter securement device portfolio from Starboard Medical, Inc. The acquisition includes peripheral, PICC/central, universal, neonatal, and soft securement devices.
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic awarded RQ Construction a $22,518,882 firm-fixed-price task order to replace 12 substations at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Quarra Stone will break ground on September 28, 2022 for a $19 million, 25-acre corporate campus in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The 65,000-square-foot facility will double production capacity and create 34 new jobs.
HELLER Machine Tools announced a strategic partnership with TITANS of CNC, Inc., including cooperation in machining technology and process. TITANS of CNC will install two 5-axis machining centers and a pallet storage system in its Texas facility.
Blue Ridge Construction Capital LLC, in partnership with Anthony Minshew, acquired Matthews Sand and Gravel and Edge Aggregates LLC in North Carolina. The combined entity will operate as Matthews-Edge Sand.