Mountain Top Industries, a Danish manufacturer of aluminum roll covers for pickup trucks, opened a 73,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. The $13.3 million investment will create 90 jobs and supply Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama's Santa Cruz pickup truck.

Ark Electronics announced a partnership with Intellivision Entertainment to manufacture the new Amico home video game system.

Barnes Aerospace, a unit of Barnes Group Inc., entered a long-term agreement with GE Aviation to manufacture components for the LEAP engine program, with estimated incremental sales value over $700 million through 2032.

Kopin Corporation has received an approximately $22.9 million follow-on order from Leonardo DRS for eyepiece assemblies used in the Family of Weapon Sight-Individual (FWS-I) thermal weapon sight, with deliveries through 2021.

Fuyao Glass America announced a $45 million plant expansion at its Moraine, Ohio facility, including investment in R&D and equipment for after-market automotive glass, adding 161,000 square feet and creating 350 jobs.

Highline Aftermarket announced the acquisition of Plews Retail, adding brands Amflo, Lubrimatic and Tru-Flate to its portfolio.

Frankston Packaging Company completed its acquisition of Paco Label Systems, a Tyler, Texas maker of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive labels, announced on 16 September 2020.

Kraft Heinz agreed to sell its natural, grated, cultured and specialty cheese businesses to a U.S. affiliate of Groupe Lactalis for $3.2 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021.

Phoenix Specialty Mfg. Co. announced plans to expand operations in Bamberg County, South Carolina, with a $5.5 million investment expected to create 35 jobs over three years.

Nan Ya Plastics is investing an additional US$160 million in its Texas subsidiary for a third-phase expansion of ethylene glycol production, boosting annual output from 360,000 to over 800,000 tonnes. Construction is underway, completion expected in October or November 2020, with operations starting in December 2020.

Hemlock Semiconductor acquired DuPont's 40.25% stake in the Hemlock Semiconductor joint venture and its trichlorosilane manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan for $725 million. Post-deal, Corning owns 80.5% and Shin-Etsu 19.5% of Hemlock.

Jeff Bruner, founder of TexInnovate, was named president of Hemp Black, a subsidiary of Ecofibre, effective immediately.

Ecofibre Ltd. completed the acquisition of the portfolio of businesses and assets of TexInnovate, its key manufacturing partner in North Carolina, which includes five businesses with high-performance textile expertise.

Marvin Engineering secured a potential seven-year, $132.5M IDIQ contract to supply BRU-32B/A ejector racks and LAU-127E/A missile launchers for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft.

Valvoline purchased 14 service centers in Texas to expand its company-owned network.

Parts Authority expanded to New England and Utah with the acquisition of five new locations.

Farm to Feet announced it has been awarded a significant order from the Defense Logistics Agency for its US merino wool Kodiak and Fayetteville socks to support the U.S. Army.

Custom Dredge Works and its sister company Midwestern Metals are expanding in Topeka, Kansas, with a $3.5 million capital investment, including five new buildings, expected to create 17 new jobs and a total economic impact of $69 million over 10 years.

Yeonghwa Tech has signed a 128.9 billion KRW ($1.1 billion) contract with General Motors LLC to supply Underhood Electrical Center and Rear Body Electrical Center modules from 2020 to 2028.

Reedy Industries, a commercial and industrial HVAC and plumbing services company, acquired Colorado Mechanical Systems (CMS) of Centennial, Colorado, expanding its footprint into the mountain west region.

The General Services Administration awarded a $548,005 contract to Multi Air Services Engineers for the NCH Chiller Replacement project in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Wilo USA is building a 250,000 sq ft headquarters and manufacturing campus on Highway 60 in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, with opening planned for early 2022.

Virtus Precision Tube will expand its factory in Franklin's Wilkey North Industrial Park by 6,600 square feet, invest $9.8 million, and create 25 jobs, supported by tax incentives.

Mission Ready Solutions, through its subsidiary Unifire, was awarded seven government contracts valued at an estimated $127.9 million (maximum $435.7 million) to supply disposable isolation gowns to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over 12 months.

AP Emissions business was sold to former owner/CEO Vange Proimos; Centric Parts becomes APC's public-facing brand.

APACE Holding Company has acquired the emissions business unit of APC Automotive Technologies, including AP Emissions Technologies.

Univar Solutions has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Daubert Chemical's SACI corrosion inhibiting additives for the United States and Canada.

Mitsubishi Power shipped the first M501JAC gas turbine manufactured in America to J-POWER USA's 1,200 MW Jackson Generation project in Elwood, Illinois. The turbine will provide flexible generation and is the first of two for the project.

iNRCORE, backed by The Jordan Company, has acquired Bicron Electronics Company, a provider of corona-free transformers, solenoids, and current sensing transformers. Bicron will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Granite opened the Big Rock Aggregate and Asphalt Plant in Llan, California, capable of producing 11 aggregate materials simultaneously and recycling 134,000 gallons of water per hour. The plant serves northern and western Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, and San Bernardino counties.

Thaler Machine Co., a precision machining company serving defense, aerospace and automotive industries, broke ground on a 14,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its headquarters in Springboro, Ohio. The project is expected to create 30 new jobs and be completed by end of 2020.

Johnson Matthey has landed a 5-year extension of a contract with Sarepta Therapeutics to supply starting materials for PMO drug candidates at facilities in West Deptford, New Jersey, and Devens, Massachusetts.

Phillips 66 awarded Charbonneau Industries a contract for additional mainline valves for its C2G Ethane Pipeline System, which links a storage complex at Clemens Caverns to a new petrochemical complex near Gregory, Texas. Flowserve will supply 15 16-inch 900-class slab gate valves with electric actuators.

Following Atar Capital's acquisition of WinCup, Brad Laporte was appointed chief executive officer and Michael Winters president and chief revenue officer.

Delta Machine Co. relocated from Gardena to join Fibreform Precision Machining Inc. and Orlando Spring in a joint venture at a single facility in Huntington Beach, California, to serve aerospace and defense customers.

As part of the consolidation, Eaton will close its facilities at 1900 E North St. in Waukesha and 1045 Hickory St. in Pewaukee, eliminating 33 positions.

Eaton will spend $24 million to expand its factory at 2300 Badger Drive in Waukesha by 233,000 square feet, increasing production of regulators and transformers. The expansion will consolidate employees from two other plants, resulting in over 700 employees at the site, but 33 positions will be eliminated.

GE Aviation received a $32.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to overhaul F108 engines, with work in Ohio and Canada through September 2021.

Days Corp., parent company of Equalizer Systems, has agreed to sell its Days Machinery Movers business unit, including all associated personnel and equipment, to Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co. of Memphis, Tenn.

Capital Robotics and Yaskawa Motoman announced a strategic collaboration to expand the robotic welding market, enabling Capital Robotics to offer robotic welding, machine tending, material handling and other industrial robots.

Freudenberg Medical completed construction of a new 36,000 sq. ft. medical manufacturing operation in Beverly, Massachusetts, serving as its global headquarters. The facility includes Class 8 cleanroom space for molding and assembly of medical devices and components.

Monocle Acquisition Corporation and AerSale Corp. announced a revised merger agreement with an enterprise value of approximately $300 million. The combined company will be named AerSale Corporation and is expected to close in Q4 2020.

Braskem started commercial production at its new polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas, with annual capacity over 450 kta. The $750 million investment created 50 permanent jobs and employed 1,300 during construction.

thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc. is investing $13 million to expand its coil processing facility in Woodstock, Alabama, adding 88,200 square feet to the existing 100,000-square-foot facility. The project is expected to begin in September 2020 and wrap up in October 2021.

Viega announced a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing plant expansion at its McPherson, Kansas facility, adding ProPress copper production lines and moving some production from Germany to the U.S. Employment is expected to grow from 300 to 450 within a few years.

The US Navy awarded L3Harris Technologies a $104 million follow-on contract to supply IDECM jammer systems for F/A-18 aircraft, with deliveries expected by May 2024.

Braskem has successfully launched commercial production at its new world-class polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas. The line has a capacity of over 450 kilotons per year and represents a $750 million investment. Construction began in October 2017 and was completed in June 2020.

Kodiak Building Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carpenter Contractors of America (CCA), headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida. The transaction is expected to close in October 2020, and CCA's existing management team will continue to run the company.

Westfield Fluid Controls, an affiliate of Westfield Hydraulics, will invest $5.1 million to relocate a manufacturing operation from San Fernando, California to a 30,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, creating 67 direct jobs.

Caterpillar signed an agreement to acquire the Oil & Gas division of Scotland-based Weir Group for $405 million in cash, pending shareholder and regulatory approval. The division is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.