KEB America has completed a two-year expansion of its headquarters in Shakopee, Minnesota, nearly doubling floor space from 80,000 to 150,000 square feet to increase production capacity and warehousing for North American demand.

Merrow Manufacturing received a $1 million equipment loan from MassDevelopment to support the first phase of a major expansion, including new equipment, and expects to create 150 new jobs over three years.

Samsung SDI and Stellantis signed an MOU to form a joint venture to produce battery cells and modules for electric vehicles in North America, with initial capacity of 23 GWh expandable to 40 GWh.

Pratt & Whitney announced plans to invest approximately $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility in Buncombe County, North Carolina, creating 800 jobs.

Packaging Corporation of America agreed on October 22, 2021 to acquire substantially all assets of Advance Packaging Corporation, including a 500,000 sq ft corrugated products facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for $189 million in cash.

Mellott announced a partnership with MFG Partners and PNC Mezzanine Capital to support growth and expansion, while continuing to operate as a family business.

Generac Power Systems celebrated the grand opening of its newest manufacturing, assembly, and distribution operation in Trenton, South Carolina, to support increased demand for home standby generators and energy technologies.

Herculite Products Inc. completed the second phase of a multiyear strategic investment at its Emigsville, Pennsylvania facility, adding significant manufacturing capacity for high-performance reinforced textile composites.

Anpap will deliver a through air drying system to Ahlstrom-Munksjö's new glass fiber tissue production line in the U.S. The system is being designed and manufactured in Finland and will be operational during 2023.

LG Chem was awarded a contract to replace three reverse osmosis trains at the Orange County Water District's Groundwater Replenishment System in California, totaling 57 MLD (15 MGD) capacity, following a successful pilot of its LG BW 400 ES energy-saving RO membrane.

Exponential Power has acquired Maryland-based Static Power, a provider of critical power systems services, expanding its service offerings to the Mid-Atlantic corridor.

Swedish component maker Concentric AB acquired Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP) of Syosset, New York, a producer of electric and mechanical pumps, electric fans and thermal management systems, for approximately USD 147 million in cash.

Folding carton maker Rondo-Pak contracted Dynamic Energy to install a solar project covering its Camden, New Jersey facility and over 90% of its parking lots, expected to supply 60% of the plant's power.

ANDRITZ received a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, to rehabilitate and upgrade all four turbines and generators at the Robert S. Kerr hydroelectric plant on the Arkansas River, with an order value close to 75 million euros. Commissioning of the first unit is expected in August 2025.

WestRock will invest more than $47 million to expand its Claremont manufacturing facility in Catawba County, North Carolina, adding a 285,000 square foot building and 50 new jobs.

Ozop Energy Solutions' subsidiary PCTI received an order from an unnamed electric commercial aircraft company for a 100KW DC power supply and a 100KW load bank. The unit is one of three to be delivered over the next year.

Mitsubishi Power Americas and El Paso Electric signed a joint development agreement to develop projects enabling EPE to achieve 80% carbon-free resource mix by 2035 and 100% carbon-free energy mix by 2045, including converting Newman Power Station to hydrogen fuel.

Precision Aerospace Products, parent company of Pacific Propeller International, announced a strategic partnership agreement with IAC Ltd to expand global reach on fixed wing aircraft and helicopter repairs.

Stepan Company plans to build and operate a new alkoxylation plant at its existing Pasadena, Texas facility, with a $220 million investment and capacity of 75,000 metric tons per year, expected to come online in late 2023.

Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance finalized a joint venture named xCelle Americas to overhaul nacelles for new generation aircraft at Triumph's Hot Springs, Arkansas repair facility.

Hitachi Energy completed a $6.2 million expansion of its Bland, Virginia manufacturing facility, adding production capacity and creating 40 new jobs.

Filtronic won a USD 800,000 contract for pilot phase production units of over-the-air 5G mmWave modules for an unnamed US-based RF test equipment company. The modules will be delivered over 18 months with revenue predominantly recognized in 2023.

H2O Processing, a subsidiary of UAT Group, formed a joint venture company with Precision Process Design and Mechanical (PPD&M) called H2O Process Engineering, LLC. The equally owned company will combine proprietary water treatment technologies for the oil and gas sector, targeting the Marcellus Shale region.

Watson-Marlow will begin construction in October 2021 on a 150,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts, with first production due in late 2022. The site will make peristaltic pumps, tubing and fluid path solutions for life sciences and process customers.

Steel Dynamics Inc. has announced plans to acquire a minority interest in New Process Steel LP, a metal products manufacturer and supply chain management company in Houston. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Hubbell Power Systems Inc. is investing $9 million and adding 73 jobs at its PenCell Plastics site in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to produce utility enclosures.

Joerns Healthcare announced an exclusive agreement with MolecuLight Corp. to add MolecuLight's fluorescence imaging technology (i:X and DX devices) to its wound management portfolio for point-of-care detection of bacterial burden in wounds.

Phillips-Medisize is transforming an existing Molex production facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, to increase manufacturing capabilities for drug delivery, diagnostic, and MedTech devices.

5N Plus announced a long-term agreement with Samsung Electronics to supply engineered substrates based on II-VI semiconductor materials for the detector core of next-generation medical imaging devices, to be used in CT scanners by Samsung's subsidiary NeuroLogica.

5N Plus announced a long-term agreement with Samsung Electronics to supply engineered substrates based on II-VI semiconductor materials for the detector core of next-generation medical imaging devices using Photon Counting Detector technology, to be incorporated into CT systems by Samsung's subsidiary NeuroLogica.

Teijin's subsidiary Renegade Materials Corporation will expand its prepreg production capacity by approximately 2.5 times at its Miamisburg, Ohio facility, following a USD 4 million investment. New production lines will commence operation in January 2022.

Sigmadaf and Clearwater Industries formed a joint venture to be based in the United States, announced at WEFTEC on October 18, 2021.

Polimeros Sinteticos, a producer of Gum Rosin Derivatives and Alkyd Resins, signed an exclusive agreement with EMCO Chemical Distributors for EMCO to distribute Polimeros' product line throughout the Midwest United States.

Methods Machine Tools, Inc. signed an agreement to acquire Koch Machine Tool, a machine tool dealer in Texas. The acquisition is expected to close by January 1, 2022. Koch's offices in Dallas and Houston will become Methods' facilities.

MJTEK LLC, doing business as Tronix3D, acquired Agile Additive's polymer division on October 18, 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed. The division will operate under the Tronix3D brand.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama celebrated the production start of new twin-turbo V6 engines for the 2022 Tundra, part of a $288 million investment that added 450 jobs. The expansion was originally announced in February 2019.

SyBridge Technologies completed the acquisition of Pyramid Mold and Tool, a manufacturer of precision plastic injection molding tools for the life sciences industry. The deal expands SyBridge's footprint in the life sciences sector and its geographical reach in North America.

Novelis announced plans to invest approximately $130 million to upgrade its operations in Oswego, NY, increasing hot mill capacity by 124,000 metric tons and enhancing finishing capabilities for automotive sheet. The project will begin in spring 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2024.

Toyota announced plans to build a new $1.29 billion factory in the US to manufacture batteries for hybrid and fully electric vehicles. The location was not announced, but the plant will employ 1,750 people and start production in 2025, gradually expanding through 2031.

NevadaNano (Reno, Nevada) announced its partnership with Emerson (St. Louis) to jointly develop refrigerant gas detector products.

Winsupply Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) acquired HESCO Supply.

Tech-24 (Greenville, South Carolina) acquired Yukon Refrigeration (Mount Vernon, Illinois).

Sila Services LLC (Philadelphia) acquired Fahrenheit HVAC (Bucks County, Pennsylvania).

Frontier Service Partners (Franklin, Tennessee) acquired Haley Mechanical (Dexter, Michigan). Dean Fulton was named founding CEO, and Tim O’Reilly was named founding CFO.

Toyota plans to spend about $3.4 billion through the end of the decade in the U.S. to speed up development and production of advanced batteries for electric vehicles. This includes building a $1.3 billion factory expected to employ 1,750 people, with production beginning by 2025.

Wolfspeed will produce SiC power semiconductors at its 200-mm fab in Marcy, N.Y., beginning in early 2022. The Mohawk Valley Fab is a $1 billion investment and will be the world's largest SiC production line.

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution signed an MOU to form a joint venture to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in North America, with 40 GWh annual capacity targeted to start by Q1 2024.

Evanesce Packaging Solutions, an investee of Billy Goat Brands, will open a new manufacturing facility in Hampton County, South Carolina on October 21, 2021, to produce millions of PLA straws per day, creating 78 jobs.

AAON Heating and Cooling Products opened a new 220,000-square-foot building at its Longview, Texas facility in March 2021, representing a $40 million investment. The expansion doubled capacity and was built without debt.

GlobalFoundries signed a three-year, $1.6 billion wafer supply agreement with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for 12nm and 14nm wafers, running from 2022 to 2024. AMD will prepay for wafers from 2022 to 2023.