ChemPoint, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions, partnered with Henkel Corporation to distribute and market Henkel's BONDERITE products in the United States and Canada.

Scapa Healthcare announced multimillion-dollar investments at its Knoxville, TN center of excellence, adding four innovation labs, OTC drug manufacturing, and high-speed automated vision systems.

Walmart has chosen IFCO as its exclusive reusable plastic container packaging provider for select fresh fruits and vegetables in the US under a seven-year agreement. IFCO expects to create manufacturing jobs in the US.

Framatome signed a contract to upgrade the control element drive control system for both units of Exelon's Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland, USA. The scope includes design, installation, testing, cybersecurity solutions and training simulator upgrades.

Hyzon Motors Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation in a reverse merger transaction valued at $2.1 billion enterprise value. The deal includes a $400 million PIPE investment.

Global TBM Company, newly established by Lok Home, purchased substantially all the assets of The Robbins Company, a tunnel boring machine manufacturer. The company will operate as Robbins with Home as President and CEO.

Daikin Applied combined its factory service operations in central and southern Ohio with ElitAire, its existing sales representative and parts distributor, making ElitAire the authorized technology and service provider in the region.

LGSTX Services, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, was awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Postal Service to install and operate a Surface Transfer Center in Orlando, Florida. The center has hired approximately 150 full-time employees.

Urban Outfitters appointed TGW to design and implement an automation solution, including FlashPick system and Rovolution robots, for its new fulfillment center in Kansas City, Kansas, with the project expected to go live in 2023.

Versa Pak Ltd will expand its facility in Celina, Ohio, adding 56,000 square feet and 30 total production lines. The $15 million project includes $12 million for new lines and will create over a dozen new jobs. Construction begins March 2021 and takes about six months.

IFCO and Walmart completed a seven-year agreement making IFCO Walmart's exclusive RPC packaging provider for select fresh fruits and vegetables in the U.S. IFCO expects to create U.S.-based manufacturing jobs for new RPC production.

Sypris Technologies, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, received an order for Tube Turns D-bolt high-pressure closures for the Anchor Field development in the Gulf of Mexico. Production started immediately, with completion expected before year-end 2021. Terms were not disclosed.

Schreiber Foods is seeking property tax abatements to expand its Carthage operations with a new warehouse and distribution center adjacent to its existing plant, investing over $52 million and creating at least 16 jobs.

SIERA.AI, a technology startup, and UniCarriers Americas, a material handling equipment company, have established a strategic partnership to combine SIERA.AI's safety and autonomous mobile robot technology with UniCarriers' manufacturing and distribution network.

AMRO Fabricating Corporation, Aerospace Engineering Corp. and AAE Aerospace have partnered with private equity firm Trive Capital to form Karman Space & Defense, a new platform for manufacturing complex systems for space, missile and hypersonic markets.

Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components, a subsidiary of Sanhua Intelligent Controls, was selected as the exclusive supplier of thermal management integrated modules for General Motors' large North American electric vehicle platform, with sales expected to exceed RMB 900 million.

DIRTT Environmental Solutions opened a new 130,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with an investment of approximately $18.5 million. The facility can be expanded to 260,000 square feet and initially employs 25 workers.

The U.S. Navy and Ameresco broke ground on a $173 million energy savings performance contract at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. The project includes a new 19 MW combined heat and power plant, a 3 MW battery storage system, a microgrid, and a new industrial wastewater treatment plant.

ZF Friedrichshafen will invest $200 million to build another production line at its commercial vehicle transmission plant in Gray Court, South Carolina.

Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components, a subsidiary of Sanhua Intelligent Controls, was selected by General Motors as the exclusive supplier of thermal management integrated modules for GM's large electric vehicle platform in North America, with expected sales exceeding 900 million yuan.

La Primera Tortilla Factory announced plans to invest $2.7 million in equipment and add 14 employees over three years at its facility in Sunland Park, New Mexico. The expansion will nearly double its space to serve institutional customers. The company received a $500,000 job creation grant from the state.

Sese Industrial Services will invest $42 million to build a 300,000-square-foot axle assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to supply electric vehicle axle components for Volkswagen. The plant will employ 240 people.

Frequency Electronics, Inc. was selected for a $3.9 million contract, including options, to provide precision oscillators as frequency references for secure communications satellites for the US Government. The contract period is approximately 2.5 years.

Framatome signed a contract with Exelon to provide a digital control element drive control system (DCEDCS) upgrade for both units at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Maryland. The scope includes design, fabrication, assembly, documentation, installation, and testing.

SK E&C won an engineering, procurement and execution project at Equinix to construct a 6.4 MW SOFC plant at a data center in San Jose, California. Groundbreaking is scheduled for April 2021.

CALKO Group moved its US manufacturing facility to a new location in Swanton, Vermont.

CHA Consulting, Inc. acquired Reiss Engineering, an engineering and consulting firm specializing in water and wastewater solutions with 40 employees and four offices in central Florida. Reiss will be rebranded as Reiss Engineering, a CHA Company.

Horton Inc. opened a new 112,000-square-foot facility in Oconee County, South Carolina for production of engine cooling systems. The plant will add up to 125 jobs.

3D Systems will invest $13 million to expand its Rock Hill, South Carolina headquarters with a 100,000-square-foot facility, adding 50 jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed by early 2022.

Exro Technologies signed an agreement with LAND Electric Motorcycles to produce up to 2,000 units of the Coil Driver in the first year. The first Coil Driver will ship in February 2021.

ZF announced a $200 million investment to produce the PowerLine 8-speed automatic transmission at its Gray Court, South Carolina facility, adding over 500 jobs. Production will begin in 2023.

The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Bell Boeing an $81 million contract to develop, design and install nacelle modification kits and conversion area harnesses on the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force Special Operations Command.

Krayden, a distributor of specialty chemicals, acquired Northern Composites, a distributor of composite materials and manufacturer of vacuum bagging materials. All Northern Composites employees will remain.

QuaLex Manufacturing, a sheet metal fabrication company, is expanding operations in Ridgeway, South Carolina with a $2 million investment that will create 60 new jobs. The expansion will increase sheet metal operations for air conditioning clients and is expected to be completed by August 2021.

MCE, a fluid power and lubrication supplier based in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, acquired Swanson Flo, a regional distributor of process instrumentation and flow control valves based in Plymouth, Minnesota, with 92 employees.

KB Autosys will invest $38 million to open a 108,000 square-foot factory in Hogansville, Georgia, hiring 180 people. The plant will supply brake pads to Kia, Hyundai, and General Motors. Construction began in January 2021, with production expected to start early 2022.

EssilorLuxottica and CooperCompanies entered into an agreement to create a 50/50 joint venture to acquire SightGlass Vision, a U.S. company developing spectacle lenses to reduce myopia progression in children.

Quidel Corporation opened a new 128,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, California, dedicated to producing QuickVue rapid antigen tests for COVID-19. The plant will begin operations in the second half of 2021, aiming to produce 600 million tests per year and hire approximately 400 employees.

Altaris Capital Partners acquired a majority share of Minnetronix Medical, a contract manufacturer of medical devices based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Altaris had been a minority investor since 2015.

Polytek Development Corp., a manufacturer of specialty polymers and a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, acquired Endurance Technologies, a formulator of polyurethane and epoxy systems based in South St. Paul, Minnesota.

NASA selected FMI, a subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems, for a contract to provide thermal protection systems for Mars Sample Return and Dragonfly missions. The contract has a maximum value of $24 million and runs from Jan 20, 2021 to Jan 19, 2026.

e2ip technologies, a Montreal-based HMI and smart surface solutions company, acquired Serious Integrated Inc., an Arizona-based provider of industrial, medical, and commercial touch screen HMI-IIoT solutions.

Orion Group, backed by Alpine Investors, announced a partnership with Texas Chiller Systems, a commercial HVAC services company in San Antonio, as its second investment in the commercial HVAC industry.

Meritor announced that production of its 14Xe all-electric integrated ePowertrain for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles will begin mid-2021 at its facilities in Asheville and Forest City, North Carolina.

Meritor announced a five-year supply agreement with Autocar Trucks to supply Blue Horizon 14Xe integrated ePowertrains for Autocar's refuse vehicles, with production starting in 2022.

Meritor announced a three-year supply agreement with Lion Electric to supply Blue Horizon 14Xe integrated ePowertrains for Lion Electric Class 8 tractors, with production starting mid-2021.

HORIBA, Ltd. and HORIBA Instruments announced the acquisition of MedTest Holdings, Inc., which includes MedTest Dx, Pointe Scientific, Clinitox Diagnostix, and Medical Laboratory Solutions. The deal aims to expand HORIBA Medical's chemistry and immunochemistry offerings for in-vitro diagnostics.

Meridian Bioscience will increase production capacity of its SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic test after receiving a $5.5M award from NIH and a grant from JobsOhio. The expansion includes a new facility in Newtown, Ohio, and will create 45 jobs, with maximum capacity of 800,000 tests per month by end of 2021.

REE Automotive entered into a merger agreement with 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp to list on Nasdaq under ticker 'REE'. The transaction is expected to provide over $500 million in gross proceeds, including a $300 million PIPE from strategic investors.

Corken Inc. will expand its Oklahoma City facility and relocate operations from Chicago, consolidating with Liquid Controls under the name Advance Flow Solutions. The plan creates 120 jobs over five years and seeks an incentive of up to $300,000 from the city.