Pratt Industries, through subsidiary Pratt Corrugated Holdings, will locate a Regional Manufacturing & Innovation Center in Cedar Hill, Texas. The company will invest more than $200 million and employ 150 full-time workers.

Sinclair & Rush, Inc. completed its acquisition of Indepak Corporation, a Portland, Oregon thermoform manufacturer of custom trays, blisters and clamshell packaging. The deal adds thermoforming capacity and a west coast manufacturing footprint.

Craft Canning became the exclusive provider of can printing and co-packing services to Aprch Beverage Co for products sold in Washington and Oregon, including its CBD water flavors. Supplies began the week before the announcement.

Eastside Distilling subsidiary Craft Canning + Printing acquired the Portland, Oregon production facility previously operated by Aprch Beverage Co. The deal was announced on June 3, 2022.

Molson Coors broke ground on a new $65 million variety pack warehouse of about 200,000 square feet at its Fort Worth, Texas brewery to bring hard seltzer packaging and logistics in-house. The project is expected to add jobs and was slated for completion later in 2022.

Jeryong Electric signed a supply contract with US company Oklahoma General Electric Energy for single-phase pad-mounted transformers worth KRW 5.96 billion, equal to 12.2% of its 2021 revenue. The contract runs until April 2, 2024, and was disclosed on June 2, 2022.

Eastey, a shrink-packaging equipment maker owned by Engage Technologies, moved its sealer and tunnel manufacturing into a 50,000 sq ft building in Big Lake, Minnesota, announced June 1, 2022.

Scholle IPN will invest $31.1 million to expand its Smyth County operation by 73,000 square feet, adding new film extrusion and packaging lines and 75 jobs, plus new rail track for resin deliveries. The announcement was made on June 1, 2022.

Hudsonville Creamery plans a $65.7 million multi-phase expansion at its Holland, Michigan facility, adding manufacturing space, machinery and a wastewater treatment plant. The project is expected to create 76 jobs and received a $1 million state grant.

Manna Capital Partners will build and operate an aluminum can sheet rolling mill and recycling center in Los Lunas, New Mexico, in alliance with Ball Corporation, which will sign a long-term supply agreement and take a minority equity stake in the mill.

Automation machinery maker Mühlbauer Inc., the US subsidiary of Germany's Mühlbauer Group, will invest $9 million to upgrade its Oakland Industrial Park facility in Newport News, Virginia, adding production equipment and creating 32 jobs.

Novair, a French in-house gas systems manufacturer, acquired America Energy Inc., a Florida-based maker of air compressors and medical gas systems, effective May 20, 2022. Terms were not disclosed.

ProAmpac acquired Specialty Packaging, a Fort Worth, Texas maker of stock and custom bags, wraps and liners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kaman Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire Parker-Hannifin's Aircraft Wheel & Brake division for $440 million, subject to working capital adjustment and regulatory approvals. The division operates from one facility in Avon, Ohio.

Kelso & Co, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Inovar Packaging Group from AEA Investors. Inovar makes pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Bleistahl North America LP will expand its Battle Creek, Michigan facility by adding equipment and a fourth shift, with an $8.7 million capital investment creating 69 jobs. The project was supported by a $414,000 state grant.

Welspun Corp received an order worth more than ₹5,000 crore to supply 325,000 MT of large-diameter coated pipes for natural gas transport from the Permian Basin to Houston. The pipes will be made at its Little Rock plant, with execution over 12 months from the second half of FY23.

Medegen Medical Products, an Inteplast Group company, was awarded a sole Premier AscenDrive agreement for patient bedside plastic products, effective July 1, 2022. Many products are made at its Tennessee plant.

TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy agreed that New Hope will build an advanced recycling plant in Texas processing over 310,000 tons per year of mixed plastic waste, with TotalEnergies buying 100,000 tons of recycled feedstock for polymer production. Production is expected to start in 2025.

Hiru Corporation agreed a long-term co-packing arrangement to supply white label water bottling for American Eagle Beverage of Scottsdale, Arizona, expected to add $1.5 million to $2.5 million in annual revenue.

Marotta Controls opened a 50,000 sq ft Parsippany, New Jersey office and development lab, moving executive and business functions there while keeping production in Montville.

Uponor North America opened a $5.5 million, 25,000 sq ft expansion of its Hutchinson, Minnesota facility, raising PEX-a pipe extrusion capacity by more than 10%.

Italian pump maker Pedrollo Group has acquired a majority share of Superior Pump, the US water pump brand of Michel Sales Company in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to expand its North American presence.

Cabka N.V. entered a long-term supply agreement with US retailer Target for reusable large foldable plastic containers for its nearly 2,000 US stores. The initial order represents about EUR 13 million in 2022 revenue.

Marshall Excelsior Company, a Harbour Group company, acquired Specialty Valve Group, LLC, a Houston-based exclusive U.S. distributor of Xanik specialty valves, announced 13 May 2022. Terms were not disclosed.

Johnson County Council approved two tax abatements for a $15 million expansion of Sonoco Flexible Packaging's facility north of Edinburgh, Indiana. The announcement is dated 13 May 2022.

Huhtamaki North America plans to expand its Hammond, Indiana facility with nearly $100 million of capital investment to add molded fiber capacity. The project adds about 250,000 square feet and about 100 jobs, with construction starting in summer 2022.

Brook + Whittle has acquired Diamond Flexible Packaging, a family-owned flexible packaging and converting company in Northbrook, Illinois, adding five pouch lines and bag-making capabilities.

Korean piping manufacturer COSMOIND Co. will invest more than $12.8 million to build its first North American campus, a 128,000 sq ft facility in Middlesex, Nash County, North Carolina, creating 168 jobs. The announcement was made May 10, 2022.

Dover agreed to acquire Malema Engineering, a Boca Raton, Florida designer of high-precision flow-measurement instruments for biopharma and semiconductor production, announced May 9, 2022. Malema will join Dover's PSG business unit within the Pumps & Process Solutions segment.

M&M Carnot has begun building industrial transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems in a new leased 25,000 sq ft factory in Federalsburg, Maryland, with a further 25,000 sq ft planned.

Welch Packaging, based in Elkhart, Indiana, bought a 98-inch Fosber corrugator for a new operation at 4200 Industrial Blvd in Indianapolis, expected to add at least 50 jobs.

Nashville Box has started manufacturing at its 100,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Lebanon, Tennessee, after installing converting lines, announced May 2022.

good natured Products Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire the business and operating assets of FormTex Plastics Corporation, a Houston custom plastic packaging manufacturer, for $4.8 million USD cash, subject to closing adjustments.

Girard Equipment has established a new all-in-one headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida, housing its expanded foundry, machine shop, assembly lines and offices. The move is presented as a way to gain efficiencies and keep prices stable amid inflation.

The Department of Defense's Southwest Regional Maintenance Center awarded a sole-source purchase order to Metrex Valve Corp. for a 4-inch 3-way electric actuated mixing valve for the AC plant on USS Montgomery (LCS-8). The contract value is $43,710.

Tigard-based NSI, a supplier of gas and chemical delivery systems to semiconductor makers, is moving from 15,000 sq ft of buildings to a newly built 62,000 sq ft plant in Sherwood, Oregon, in 2022, described as a multiple-million-dollar investment.

DXP Enterprises completed its acquisition of Cisco Air Systems, a distributor of air compressors and related products. Financial terms were not disclosed.

NETZSCH Pumps North America opened a new Houston facility to assemble and test its positive displacement pumps and downhole pumps and grinders for regional oil and gas and water treatment customers. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was scheduled for May 4, 2022.

OTC Industrial Technologies has acquired ePUMPS, a pump, mechanical seal, vacuum system and compressor provider headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with 28 employees and three locations. ePUMPS joins OTC's Pump Motor Technology Group.

Hudsonville Creamery and Ice Cream Company plans a multi-phase expansion at its Holland, Michigan facility with a total investment of $65.7 million, supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund.

Coastal Container Corporation plans to expand its existing Holland, Michigan facility by adding 65,000 square feet of manufacturing space and an on-site corrugator, creating 62 manufacturing jobs with $22 million in private investment. The project received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund.

Gorman-Rupp agreed to acquire the assets of Fill-Rite and Sotera, a division of Tuthill Corporation, for $525 million, or about $445 million net of expected tax benefits. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.

Summit Carbon Solutions said it hopes to buy 51 carbon dioxide reciprocating compression packages for $113.5 million from Xebec Adsorption under a memorandum of understanding, with completion expected by the end of Q3 2023. The packages will be built at Xebec Systems USA's Colorado facility for a planned $4.5 billion carbon capture project.

Novvia Group acquired Southern Container, a Dalton, Georgia distributor of intermediate bulk containers, plastic and steel pails and drums, and other rigid packaging. The terms were not disclosed. The deal closed on April 25, 2022.

Straub Brewery announced that St. Marys Box Company is manufacturing eco-friendly cases for its 16 oz. returnable glass bottles, starting a long-term collaboration. The announcement was made around Earth Day 2022.

Hunt Valve Company completed its acquisition of Pima Valve, a Chandler, Arizona maker of severe-duty bronze marine valves, serving the U.S. Navy and industrial customers. The deal was announced on April 25, 2022.

Anchor Packaging LLC announced the acquisition of Panoramic Inc., a rigid food packaging company located in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Fluid blending equipment maker Fusion Fluid Equipment plans a $6.1 million, 42,000 sq ft expansion of its Whitehall, Michigan production facility, creating 35 jobs over three years.

East Jordan Plastics, a horticultural container maker, will invest over $44 million in a new 255,500 sq ft facility in Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia, creating 80 jobs.