Support of Excavation, a trench shoring specialist, has been acquired by National Trench Safety, which recently merged with Trench Plate Rental Co., forming the largest trench safety solutions enterprise in the US.

CaptiveAire Systems will open an office and research lab in St. George, Utah, adding up to 50 new jobs in sales, engineering, and management over seven years.

Climate Pros, a portfolio company of Saw Mill Capital, acquired Truetemp Northwest, a provider of commercial refrigeration and HVAC services in the Pacific Northwest.

IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. received purchase orders totaling more than US$1.0 million from Raytheon Technologies to produce beryllium alloy parts for the ATFLIR system on the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft.

AmSty and Agilyx announced an agreement to develop a jointly owned advanced recycling facility at AmSty's St. James, Louisiana site. The facility will have a capacity of 50-100 tons per day to recycle polystyrene into styrene monomer.

Wind Point Partners acquired Zone Mechanical, a refrigeration and HVAC services provider in the Midwest. The acquisition forms a new platform called Zone Climate Services.

Raytheon Technologies has secured two three-year base contracts worth $112.8 million combined to provide electronic components to U.S. and foreign military sales customers, with work in Kentucky and Indiana.

Meridian Adhesives Group has acquired Frontier Products Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance flooring solutions located in Alvarado, Texas.

Ferro Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Prince International Corp. for $2.1 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Arkema announced that Bostik will acquire Edge Adhesives Texas to expand its high-performance adhesives offerings in the U.S.

APPLIED Adhesives has acquired Adhezion, a distributor of adhesive products and application equipment focused on automotive and packaging markets in North America.

STS Group AG, a German supplier of interior and exterior parts for commercial vehicles, will invest $39 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Wythe County, Virginia. The facility will create 120 new jobs and supply Volvo Trucks and other automotive customers.

Americhem celebrated the expansion of its Morrisville, Pa. plant with a virtual ribbon cutting on April 7, 2021. The 60,000-square-foot expansion includes a 20,000-square-foot clean compounding room with six new lines for medical device compounds.

AMD and Xilinx stockholders approved the pending acquisition of Xilinx by AMD. The deal is expected to close by end of 2021.

Van Meter Inc. announced its intent to purchase the remaining business of Werner Electric from MacDonald Ventures. The sale is expected to close on April 30, 2021, giving Van Meter full ownership of the Minnesota-based electrical distributor.

MFM Building Products announced a substantial expansion project at its Coshocton, Ohio facility, adding nearly 50,000 square feet of production space and new equipment. The project is expected to create 20 new jobs and be completed by fall 2021, with equipment operational by early 2022.

Day & Nite, a commercial HVAC and refrigeration service provider, acquired the assets of Performance Air Mechanical of Pompano Beach, Florida. Performance Air Mechanical is a third-generation HVACR company with over 40 years of experience.

DunAn Microstaq expanded its modular silicon expansion valve (MSEV) family to cover cooling capacities from under 1 to 50 tons for R-410A and low-GWP refrigerants. The family has three capacity ranges, with fast-response MEMS piloting for HVAC/R systems.

Scapa Healthcare announced new enhancements at its Hydrocolloid Technology Center in Orangeburg, New York, including new automated and visual systems, high-speed packaging, and R&D capabilities, to meet growing demand for medical-grade hydrocolloid adhesives.

Gagne & Son Concrete Blocks, a manufacturer of concrete building products, announced it has been acquired by a New England-based family office, with the Gagne family exiting ownership.

Evoqua Water Technologies acquired Water Consulting Specialists, a designer and manufacturer of industrial high-purity water treatment systems. Terms were not disclosed.

DSG Global's Imperium Motor division signed a sales and service distributor agreement with NP Power International to supply batteries and power banks, with first deliveries expected within 90 days.

AMETEK acquired Magnetrol, a manufacturer of level measurement instrumentation.

GSI Technology and Space Micro were awarded a NASA Phase 1 contract to develop a real-time data sorting inference processing unit board for Earth observation missions.

Maguire Products, Inc. purchased a minority share of O.A. Newton, a provider of bulk material handling systems to the wood-plastic composite, flexible and rigid PVC, and carbon black markets. O.A. Newton is based in Bridgeville, Delaware and will continue to operate separately.

Zekelman Industries completed exterior work on a new $150 million, 515,000-square-foot mill in Blytheville, Arkansas for its Atlas Tube division. The mill is scheduled to begin operating in September 2021 and will create about 75 jobs.

SDCL Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) acquired 100% equity interest in RED-Rochester, a commercial district energy system, from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners for $177 million. RED has 117MW steam turbine generators and provides on-site services to commercial customers in Eastman Business Park, Rochester, NY.

Scapa Healthcare announced new enhancements at its Hydrocolloid Technology Center in Orangeburg, New York, including automated systems, high-speed packaging, R&D capabilities, and UDI systems, to meet growing demand for medical-grade hydrocolloid adhesives.

Sarcos Robotics announced a merger with SPAC Rotor Acquisition Corp. to become publicly listed, with an enterprise value of $1.3 billion and up to $496 million in proceeds. The combined company will be named Sarcos Technologies and Robotics Corporation and trade on Nasdaq under STRC.

The Timken Company is investing to relocate Schulz Electric to a new 41,000 sq. ft. facility at 110 Commerce Street in East Haven, Connecticut. The renovation will expand capacity and improve workflow for electric motor, generator, and control systems services. The move is planned for the end of April 2021.

Oliver Inc., a Pfingsten portfolio company, acquired Boutwell, Owens & Co., a folding carton and blister card packaging manufacturer serving several markets. The transaction closed on March 31, 2021 and was announced April 6, 2021. Boutwell continues operating from Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

American Industrial Partners has signed an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Ingersoll Rand's High Pressure Solutions segment, a maker of high-pressure pumps, for approximately $300 million. Ingersoll Rand will keep a 45% equity stake and closing is expected in the first half of 2021.

Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar-plus-storage system for the Hickory Park Solar project in Georgia, owned by RWE Renewables.

Posco Chemical Co. signed a deal to supply anodes to Ultium Cells, a joint venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors, for GM's EV platform Ultium starting in 2022.

Vitex Extrusion, a division of Momentum Manufacturing Group, plans to invest $12 million in a new aluminum extrusion press line at its Franklin, New Hampshire facility. The line is expected to be operational in December 2021 and will double output to 55 million lbs.

EMCOR Group, Inc. completed its acquisition of Dallas Mechanical Group, LLC, a provider of mechanical construction services in Dallas, Texas. DMG will become part of EMCOR's Building Services segment.

Essel Propack announced a $15 million expansion plan for its facility in Danville, USA.

Alamo NEX Construction, a consortium led by Ferrovial subsidiaries, was awarded a $1.5 billion design-build contract by the Texas Department of Transportation for the I-35 Northeast Expansion project in San Antonio.

Redline Plastics announced a 103,000 sq. ft. expansion to its manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, with an investment of over $6 million, to support growth in rotational molding and vacuum forming.

Aludyne Inc. acquired the CastLight division from Shiloh Industries Inc., which provides custom die casting solutions in aluminum and magnesium.

Origin Materials and AECI SANS Technical Fibers expanded their joint development agreement to develop high-performance fibers for apparel, footwear and automotive applications, and SANS agreed to buy carbon-negative PET and next-generation polymers from Origin Materials.

Hyundai TRANSYS Georgia Seating System will invest $9 million to expand its seating manufacturing operations in West Point, Georgia, creating over 150 jobs.

Premier Packaging Corporation will move into a newly built 105,000 square-foot facility in Wiregrass Business Park, Town of Henrietta, Monroe County, New York, and buy new machinery, creating up to 37 jobs.

Sonoco has closed the sale of its U.S. Display and Packaging business, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., to Hood Container Corporation for $80 million in cash.

Atlas Copco Gas and Process has received an order from Plug Power for two nitrogen compressors and eight turboexpanders for two 15 TPD hydrogen liquefaction plants in Texas, due for delivery in Q2 2023.

MSHS Pacific Power Group, an Industrial Service Solutions Company, was awarded a U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command IDIQ contract with a shared ceiling of up to $759 million for global diesel engine parts and services.

MacQueen Equipment, a Rotunda Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Bell Equipment Co., a building materials supplier in Lake Orion, Michigan. Terms were not disclosed.

Austal is building a steel production line at its Mobile, AL shipyard as part of a $110 million construction project, to compete for Navy and Marine Corps contracts.

Rivian selected Samsung SDI as a battery supplier for its R1T pickup and R1S SUV, with financial terms undisclosed.

SSAB Americas is investing $69 million to expand its steel operations in Mobile County, Alabama, adding 54,000 square feet and new equipment to increase production capacity for quenched and tempered steels. The company expects to add 31 employees over three years.