Eatery Essentials announced the expansion of its corporate offices, manufacturing and warehouse facility in Dallas, Texas. Initial operations in the 400,000 sq. ft. facility will start in October 2020, with expanded extrusion and thermoforming capacity doubling over 24 months, creating over 150 jobs.

Bryce Corp invested $10 million to expand capacity and enhance technical capabilities at its packaging division, purchasing a new printing press, developing a fully automated extrusion laminator, and adding two pouch making lines, creating 20 new jobs.

Buyers Products plans to expand its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, with a 280,000-square-foot warehouse expansion and a 17,500-square-foot office expansion. The project received final site plan approval and is expected to be completed in 2021.

Menarini Group completed the acquisition of Stemline Therapeutics, a US-based biopharmaceutical company.

Arkema has signed a long-term supply contract with Nutrien for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) for its site at Calvert City, Kentucky. As part of the agreement, Arkema will invest $150 million in a 40,000 tonnes/year AHF facility at Nutrien's site in Aurora, North Carolina, to start up in 1H 2022.

Zekelman Industries is investing over $150 million in a new continuous 28-inch ERW tube welding line at its site in Blytheville, Arkansas, USA. The line, ordered in April 2019, is scheduled to go on stream in mid-2021 and will create 75 new jobs.

Logoplaste plans a $35 million, 100,000-square-foot rigid plastic packaging facility on about 16 acres in Lima, Ohio, creating 37 jobs initially and 51 within three years.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia produced its first hybrid transaxle in North America, representing a $226 million investment. The project included a 72,000 square-foot building expansion and will produce 240,000 units annually.

Ammeraal Beltech will invest $19 million to construct a new production plant in Buford, Georgia, creating 83 jobs. The facility will manufacture synthetic conveyor belts.

Domtar Corporation will invest more than $60 million to expand its Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) manufacturing operations in Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia. The project will increase employment from 90 to over 160 and boost exports through the Port of Savannah by 60 percent.

Benchmark Electronics Inc. is aiming to double its headcount at its recently revamped Phoenix manufacturing facility, which manufactures electronic systems and components. The facility currently employs about 130 people.

CZM Foundation Equipment has opened a new 48,000 sq.ft. headquarters in Ellabell, Georgia, on 16 acres. The facility will allow the company to double production output to 100 machines per year within 5 years and increase workforce by 25%.

Siemens has been awarded an order from Semco Maritime to provide main electrical equipment for the electrical service platform of the Mayflower Wind offshore wind project in Massachusetts, USA. The project has a capacity of up to 1.6 GW.

Fassi Group has acquired 100% of Fascan International, a distributor of lifting solutions under the Fassi and Jekko brands in the United States, to strengthen its presence in the US market.

Brynwood Partners, through its portfolio company Buitoni Food Company, has agreed to acquire the North American Buitoni business from Nestlé USA. The deal includes a 240,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia, and about 525 employees.

Semco Maritime awarded Siemens Energy in Denmark a contract to supply the electrical infrastructure for the Mayflower Wind offshore wind farm off Massachusetts, with a planned capacity of up to 1,600 MW.

Global Clean Energy Holdings awarded Haldor Topsoe a contract to supply process technology, engineering, equipment and catalysts for converting its Bakersfield, California refinery into a 15,000 b/d renewable diesel plant. The contract value was not disclosed.

SiO2 Materials Science of Auburn, Alabama, won a $143 million federal contract to produce vials and packaging for storing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. The company expects to hire about 200 more employees for production.

Prime Beverage Group, a new contract beverage manufacturer, will invest $68 million to open its first manufacturing facility in Kannapolis, North Carolina, creating 231 jobs in a 300,000 square foot plant.

Consolidated Glass Holdings (CGH) and its affiliates have been acquired by new owners, including the CGH senior management team and minority investor Czech Asset Management. CGH was previously owned by Grey Mountain Partners.

C.J. Foods and American Nutrition have merged to create Alphia, a new super premium pet food and treat co-manufacturing business. The merger was completed in March 2020 and announced on June 8, 2020.

Cérélia, a European leader in ready-made doughs and baked goods, will invest over $29 million to build a new 150,000-square-foot production facility in Whitehall, Ohio. First production is expected in Q1 2021, with 120 employees initially.

CAI Software, LLC acquired Robocom Corporation, a developer of supply chain and warehouse management system software. The acquisition adds Robocom's WMS solutions to CAI's ERP and MES portfolio.

Adler Pelzer Group (APG) will open a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Oregon, Ohio, investing $10 million and creating about 80 jobs. The plant will manufacture acoustic and thermal components for the automotive sector.

Element 13, LLC, a new start-up, will construct a 60,000-square-foot aluminum billet manufacturing facility on 15.5 acres in Wayne County, Indiana. The investment is $15.8 million.

CR Minerals announced the expansion of its operations in Pueblo, Colorado, investing over $11 million and adding approximately 8 jobs over three years. The expansion will more than triple production output of pumice and construction materials.

SiO2 Materials Science announced a $143 million agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense and BARDA to accelerate production scale-up of its primary packaging platform for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. The platform uses a plastic container with a microscopic glass coating.

LISI AEROSPACE signed a long-term supply contract with Lockheed Martin for fasteners for the F-35 program, with an estimated total value of US$60 million over six years (2020-2025).

DiversiTech Corporation is opening a concrete manufacturing plant in Leesburg, Lake County, Florida, with an investment of over $2 million and a commitment to create at least 25 jobs.

MSA Safety plans a new 20,000-square-foot single-story assembly building next to its Cranberry Township plant near Pittsburgh for gas detection products, scheduled to open in mid-2021.

Five Star Electric (FSE) was awarded a $12 million contract to supply variable speed drives, solid state starters and PLC sections for the Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP) Expansion Project in Houston, Texas.

Wolseley Industrial Group, a division of Ferguson Enterprises, signed an agreement to exclusively distribute Union Tech's metal-seated and rising-stem ball valves throughout the Western US.

National Railway Equipment (NRE) is expanding operations in Paducah, Kentucky, moving its Power Assembly Division into the former Paducah & Louisville Railroad facility. The expansion will create at least 15 new high-skilled machinist jobs.

ExxonMobil Chemical donated 146,000 lb of polymers to the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) to support production of nonwoven fabrics for medical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies to purchase part of the output of PureCycle's future facility in the United States and to assess developing a new plant together in Europe.

Kinderhook Industries acquired The Original One Auto Parts LLC, a provider of recycled and refinished OEM auto parts based in Dallas, TX. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ABB is investing up to $39.9 million to build a 200,000 sq ft expansion and upgrade machinery at its Mebane, North Carolina facility, creating 403 jobs over five years to increase medium-voltage product capacity.

Empire Precision Plastics added a 4,800 square foot white room expansion to its production floor in Rochester, New York, for high-end technical molding of optical and medical components.

Vapotherm announced a major expansion of its capital equipment manufacturing capabilities in New Hampshire, aiming to increase production of Precision Flow systems by up to 20 times pre-COVID-19 levels. The expansion could create up to 350 manufacturing jobs.

ExxonMobil Chemical Co. donated 146,000 lb (66 tons) of polypropylene and performance polymers to the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) to support production of nonwoven fabrics for medical facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The polymers were delivered via distributor Channel Prime Alliance.

The Wrench Group announced the acquisition of Donovan Heat and Air, Inc., expanding its footprint to northern Florida. Donovan will continue to operate under its existing brand with its co-owners leading the business.

Endries International acquired All-West Components & Fasteners Inc., a Seattle-based wholesaler of industrial fasteners and power tools founded in 1978.

Intertape Polymer Group agreed to acquire Schaumburg, Illinois-based Nortech Packaging and Tishma Technologies, makers of automated packaging machines. XLCS Partners advised the sellers.

TUBES, which makes wine and spirits drinks in single-serve RPET and glass tubes, signed a letter of intent with a California company for tube supply with a minimum turnover of EUR 10 million. A cooperation agreement is expected before July 17, 2020.

StoneAge has acquired Breadware Inc., an industrial IoT product development company headquartered in Reno, Nevada, to accelerate development of robotic products and data platforms for industrial cleaning.

CPI Aerostructures received purchase orders from Boeing valued at approximately $14 million to supply structural assemblies for the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under a previously announced contract.

Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, was awarded a $10 million contract by the Royal Saudi Air Force to provide parts for the DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system. Work will be performed in Massachusetts, US and Worcestershire, UK, with completion expected by 21 December 2021.

Comar announced a major capacity expansion of its Buena plant operations by building a new 159,000 sq.ft. facility in Vineland, New Jersey. The facility will house injection molding and assembly operations and is scheduled to be completed by March 2021.

Arkema signed a long-term supply agreement with Nutrien for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to be supplied to Arkema's Calvert City, Kentucky site, with about half used for fluoropolymers and the rest for low-GWP fluorogases.

Hexagon Purus was awarded a contract by Toyota Motor North America to supply hydrogen systems for prototype hydrogen-powered heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck powertrains, with a total sales value of approximately $1 million.