Gregory Industries will invest $30 million to build a 325,000-sq.-ft. facility in Athens, Alabama, to manufacture guard rails, metal framing channels, tubing and other steel products. The project is expected to create 100 jobs.

Ovivo Inc is investing more than $25 million to construct a plant in Texas, USA, to manufacture Cembrane silicon carbide (SiC) membranes.

Sandvik introduced the TH665B, the largest-capacity battery-electric truck for underground mining with a 65-tonne payload. The prototype is completing factory testing in California, and commercial production is expected to start in late 2023 after trials at Sunrise Dam gold mine.

McKinley Paper Company, a subsidiary of Bio PAPPEL, is acquiring 100% of Midwest Paper Group, a Wisconsin containerboard producer with 500 thousand tons annual capacity, from investment fund IOP.

Swiss packaging company SIG Combibloc is acquiring privately held U.S. packaging maker Scholle IPN for an enterprise value of EUR 1.36 billion ($1.53 billion) to strengthen its sustainable packaging position. The deal is to be financed with shares and cash.

U.S. Surgitech was awarded a contract in the patient positioning category with Vizient, effective January 1, 2022. The SurgyPad patient positioning system will be the featured product.

Impact Security acquired MTI Shield of Glendale, Arizona, in an all-stock deal. Financial details were not disclosed.

DMC Global signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% controlling interest in Arcadia Inc., a supplier of architectural building products, for $282.5 million in cash and stock. The total implied transaction value is $469.6 million.

Associated Materials, a vertically integrated building products company, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds managed by SVPGLOBAL. The transaction will make Associated Materials a portfolio company of SVPGLOBAL.

Bentley Systems completed its acquisition of Power Line Systems, a leader in software for overhead electric power transmission line design, from TA Associates for approximately $700 million in cash.

AMD has acquired Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35 billion, creating a combined company with CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and adaptive SoCs for cloud, edge, and end devices.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is starting construction on a new glass fiber tissue line facility in Madisonville, Kentucky, with a $68 million investment. The facility will create over 50 jobs and is expected to be fully complete in summer 2023, with customer deliveries starting in mid-2023.

Airbus and Lockheed Martin announced plans to collaborate on the LMXT refueling tanker aircraft for the US Air Force's KC-Y program, with Airbus building A330 aircraft in Mobile, Alabama, and Lockheed Martin converting them in Marietta, Georgia. If awarded, the project would involve a $450 million investment and 400 jobs at the Mobile facility.

Matalco Inc., a division of Giampaolo Group Inc., acquired Ohio Valley Aluminum Co. LLC (OVACO), a manufacturer of 6000-series aluminum billet based in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has been awarded a $30,809,299 firm-fixed-price order for support of development and qualification efforts for aft transition assembly and kits production for the CH-53K aircraft. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stratford, Connecticut, with completion expected in September 2024.

Sierra Nevada Corporation has selected Dayton, Ohio, for two future aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities at Dayton International Airport. Construction has started on the first facility, creating approximately 150 new jobs.

Webb Supply has been acquired by Heritage Distribution Holdings, the U.S. platform for global HVAC wholesaler Beijer Ref.

LyondellBasell's interim CEO Ken Lane reiterated the company's desire and intent to buy Sasol's 50% stake in their joint venture at Lake Charles, Louisiana, which includes a cracker and two polyethylene plants.

Lock Joint Tube announced plans to expand its Texas presence with a 37,500 sq. ft. facility and a new tube mill to increase capacity and capabilities in the solar sector.

Unison Ltd signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Phillips Corporation – Federal Division to supply all-electric CNC tube bending machines for US Federal Government civil, military and aerospace applications.

Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical have invested over $3 billion in a 1 million tons per year ethane cracker and specialty chemical complex near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The complex is operational, with SMWP/AIG providing maintenance services.

B. Braun Medical Inc. received FDA approval for its new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Daytona Beach, Florida. The site will produce 0.9% Sodium Chloride for Injection in IV bags, with product deliveries expected to begin in late February 2022.

A joint venture between Gilbane and Exyte won a $278.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to build an advanced compound semiconductor laboratory and a microsystem integration facility at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

JPW Industries, a manufacturer of metalworking and woodworking equipment, acquired Axiom Tool Group, a designer of CNC machines. Axiom's operations in Westerville, Ohio will remain.

Bay Crane, based in New York, has acquired Gatwood Crane Rental Service, which operates in the greater Chicago region. No financial details were disclosed.

Eli Lilly plans to invest $1 billion to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Concord, North Carolina, creating nearly 600 jobs. The facility will manufacture parenteral products and devices.

Crown Holdings announced it will add a new food can production line at its Owatonna, Minnesota plant, adding about 40 jobs. Operations are expected to start in Q3 2022.

AMD received conditional approval from China's State Administration for Market Regulation for its $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx, with the deal expected to close in Q1 2022.

West Contract Manufacturing, a subsidiary of West Pharmaceutical Services, plans a $6 million expansion at its plant in Walker, Michigan, including up to $5.4 million in machinery and equipment and $600,000 in building improvements. The expansion is expected to create up to 110 new jobs.

Clearwater Systems, a distributor of water treatment systems and Kinetico product line, acquired Northern Arizona Quality Water, a Kinetico dealership serving residential and commercial water treatment customers since 1989. The acquisition extends Clearwater's services to Yavapai and Coconino counties in Arizona.

Miller Fabrication Solutions added a fourth manufacturing plant, the 186,000-square-foot Pine Creek facility in Brookville, Pennsylvania, bringing total space to approximately 675,000 square feet. The facility will expand component parts production and serve as an automation hub.

CaptiveAire Systems will invest $27 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Muskogee, Oklahoma, creating 80 new jobs. The expansion will double capacity for Paragon HVAC units.

Honeywell announced its intent to form a joint venture with Avangard Innovative to build an advanced recycling plant in Waller, Texas, using Honeywell's UpCycle Process Technology. The facility is expected to transform 30,000 metric tons of mixed waste plastics into recycled polymer feedstock per year, with production anticipated to begin in 2023.

The US Navy awarded a $10 million contract to SyQwest to produce TR-343 sonar transducers for the Navy Submarine Acoustic Systems Program Office.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics has been selected by Defense Logistics Agency Aviation to provide a brake control system redesign for the U.S. Air Force F-16 fleet. The contract is valued at $84 million, with retrofits planned from 2026 to 2028.

German drone manufacturer Wingcopter received a major order worth over $16 million from U.S. delivery service Spright to build a large fleet of delivery drones for medical supplies. Spright will also be the exclusive maintenance partner for Wingcopter in the U.S.

Unifrax completed its acquisition of Lydall and changed its name to Alkegen. The company will move its filtration and battery headquarters to Dallas, Texas, while keeping its Tonawanda, New York base for thermal insulation and emission control.

Fiberon, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, will establish new manufacturing and distribution operations in Columbia, Tennessee, creating 310 new jobs over five years.

Wolfspeed, a U.S. semiconductor company based in Durham, N.C., will build a new silicon carbide manufacturing facility at the Marcy Nanocenter in Upstate New York, creating 614 full-time jobs and investing $1 billion in capital, supported by a $500 million state investment.

Voith Hydro Inc. was awarded a $140,378,480 contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for rehabilitation of turbine generator units at the Fort Randall Power Plant in Pickstown, South Dakota, with completion by Dec. 14, 2031.

Dura Automotive Systems celebrated the grand opening of a new 200,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with a $75 million investment, to produce lightweight aluminum EV battery enclosures for Mercedes-Benz, employing over 270 workers at peak production.

Piston Automotive announced a $26.3 million expansion of its Jefferson County, Kentucky facility, creating 117 full-time jobs, with relocation to a new leased facility in Louisville for a new production line.

Bison Bag Company will add 45,000 square feet to its facility in the Town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York, in a $4 million expansion expected to be completed this fall, with up to 10 new jobs committed.

Mississippi-based Summit Plastics Inc. is acquiring Clear View Bag Co. Inc., expanding its geographic presence and product line.

Andon Health's US subsidiary signed a contract amendment with the US Army Contracting Command (ACC) on January 26, 2022, adding 104 million iHealth COVID-19 antigen home test kits to the original order of 250 million kits. The total contract value increased from $12.75 billion to $17.75 billion.

Boom Supersonic has chosen Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina as the location for its Overture supersonic passenger aircraft manufacturing plant. The project will create 1,761 jobs and involve an investment of more than $500 million through 2030.

Logan Aluminum, a joint venture of Novelis and Tri-Arrows Aluminum, plans to expand its manufacturing operations in Russellville, Kentucky to increase capacity of flat rolled aluminum for the beverage can market.

DHL Supply Chain has become the first commercial customer for Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot, signing a multi-year $15 million agreement to deploy a fleet of robots across multiple North American warehouses over three years.

Beacon MedTech Solutions announced a partnership with Sumitomo (SHI) Demag to add injection molding machines at its Leominster, Massachusetts facility, increasing capacity for medical plastic and silicone components. Initial installation of two machines is complete, with more planned in H1 2022.

Alpine 4 Holdings announced the formation of RCA Batteries Corporation, a joint venture between its subsidiaries RCA Commercial and Elecjet, to manufacture and distribute graphene batteries. Small volume production of solid-state batteries is planned for Q2 2022.