Steel Dynamics Inc. awarded Industrial Accessories Company (IAC) a turnkey order for the supply and installation of reverse air baghouses and auxiliary equipment for a new steel meltshop in Sinton, Texas, with commissioning scheduled for mid-2021.

Aerion Supersonic selected Orlando Melbourne International Airport for its worldwide headquarters and integrated campus, Aerion Park, to manufacture the AS2 supersonic business jet, with a $300 million investment and at least 675 new jobs by 2026.

Plastika Thrakis announced the permanent closure of its wholly owned subsidiary Thrace Linq Inc. in South Carolina, USA, and the transfer of its second needlepunch nonwoven production line to Thrace Nonwovens & Geosynthetics in Magiko, Xanthi, Greece.

Hwashin signed a KRW 144.7 billion contract with Volkswagen North America to supply MEB FRT subframe and control arm components. The contract runs from February 2022 to January 2028.

Silgan Plastics plans a $15 million, 204,000-square-foot warehouse addition at its Seymour facility in Indiana. A Seymour Plan Commission vote approved the development plan, and the city council was to vote on rezoning.

Dearing Compressor has acquired Kruman, a Pittsburgh company, and will keep the Kruman name as a division of Dearing. The deal expands Dearing's territory across Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland.

Nexeo Plastics signed an agreement with Essentium Inc. to distribute Essentium's engineered thermoplastic polymer 3D printing filaments in North America.

Weeks Marine signed a contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to build a sister ship to the TSHD Magdalen, a trailing suction hopper dredge named R.B. Weeks, at Eastern's Allanton Panamshipyard in Panama City, Florida. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in early first quarter 2023.

Lynas Corp has been told by the US Department of Defence it has won a contract to help design a new heavy rare earths separation plant in Texas, working with Blue Line. No funding amount was disclosed.

Parade Technologies Ltd announced plans to acquire USB controller developer Fresco Logic Inc for $37.5 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in Q2 2020.

Northrop Grumman received a $165 million contract from the US Navy for Lot 9 full rate production of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). The contract was announced on April 23, 2020.

TENMAT officially announced its acquisition of Brandguard Vents, a California-based supplier of wildfire rated vents.

Cynergy Cargo, an enclosed cargo trailer manufacturer, is building a new facility in Crossett Industrial Park, Arkansas, creating 70 new full-time jobs within 24 months.

A&B Packing Equipment, Inc. acquired Lakewood Process Machinery, combining expertise in fruit and vegetable packing and processing equipment. The acquisition expands A&B's capabilities and workforce to over 100 employees.

General Electric Aviation Systems in Vandalia, Ohio, won a $72.5 million U.S. Navy contract modification to procure 140 generator converter units and wiring harnesses for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler aircraft. Work will be performed in Vandalia and is expected to be complete by December 2022.

PFNonwovens has approved a new nonwoven line at its Humboldt Industrial Park plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, to increase capacity for medical fabrics addressing COVID-19. The line will also produce premium fabrics for the hygiene market.

Pratt & Whitney has secured a $111.1 million contract modification to manufacture and deliver four F135-PW-600 engines for the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B aircraft. Work will take place in Connecticut, Indianapolis and the U.K. through July 2022.

Tindall Corporation announced plans to expand operations in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, with a $27.9 million investment to construct a new Utility Division manufacturing facility. The expansion will create 20 new jobs and is expected to be completed in early 2021.

NASA awarded Amentum a 10-year fixed-price IDIQ contract with a maximum potential value of $165 million to provide propellants and life support services at Kennedy Space Center, starting 1 October 2020.

Veregy, a Bow River Capital portfolio company, acquired Texas-based Four Star Fabricators and Service Company and Four Star Mechanical on April 21, 2020. Terms were not disclosed.

Kurita America is building a new 156,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, consolidating operations from St. Michael, Plymouth and Shakopee. The facility will house about 190 employees with room for up to 300.

Crafts Technology rush-produced CraftAlloy tungsten carbide core pin tooling for injection molding machines used to manufacture vials for COVID-19 testing. The core pins were delivered in three weeks to support Prestige Mold and Hologic.

JPW Industrial Ovens and Furnaces opened Plant 2 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in January 2018 to increase manufacturing space for its standard product lines and maintain inventory of standard products.

Steel Dynamics is maintaining plans to open a new $1.9 billion EAF flat roll steel mill in Sinton, Texas, in mid-2021. The facility will have an annual capacity of 3 million tons and produce Advanced High Strength Steel grades.

NEOTech entered a manufacturing partnership with Parrot Drones to build short range reconnaissance drones for the U.S. Army, with delivery expected in July 2020.

Magna Imperio Systems Corp. opened its first satellite office in Newport Beach, California to serve municipal water and wastewater facilities and industries in the state.

Mevion Medical Systems signed an agreement with Danbury Proton to supply a MEVION S250i Proton Therapy System for a new treatment center in Danbury, Connecticut. The center is expected to be operational in 2023 and create over 30 jobs.

Chromalloy Component Services won a $461.56 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the remanufacture of the F108 Module 13/15 low-pressure turbine assembly. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed by April 16, 2025.

Meiden America Inc., a subsidiary of Meidensha Corp., opened a new switchgear manufacturing facility in Laurens County, South Carolina, with an $8 million investment creating 41 jobs. The 60,000 sq ft plant will produce high-voltage vacuum circuit breakers and vacuum interrupters for electric utilities in the Americas.

Dolco, a Tekni-Plex Inc. business unit, acquired Commodore Technology and Commodore Plastics in 2018. Commodore Technology manufactures PS foam extrusion systems and thermoforming machines, while Commodore Plastics produces PS foam food trays.

AMERGINT Technologies agreed to acquire the precision optics business of Collins Aerospace. Terms were not disclosed.

Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) acquired a majority interest in Johansen Construction Company, LLC, effective March 31, 2020. Johansen provides heavy civil construction services in Washington state.

Cirrus Aircraft broke ground on a new 15,000-square-foot Engine Run-Up Center in Duluth, Minnesota, to test SR Series and Vision Jet engines and fuel calibration.

Johns Manville's plant in Richland, Mississippi, started production of nonwoven filtration media for face masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The media meets Level 1 BFE 95% and VFE requirements.

TS Metals, part of the Quartzelec group, won a contract worth over $1.8 million to deliver laser-cut laminations for the rotor refurbishment of two large hydro-generators at a pumped-storage underground power station in the US.

Centrisys secured an order from Inland Empire Utilities to supply five decanter centrifuges and one spare rotating assembly for the expansion of Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 5 in Chino, California. Shipment and installation are planned for July 2022.

Ruthman Companies' division Great Lakes Pumps & Supply completed an order for 20 Gusher self-priming pumps sold to Giffin for paint systems at FCA Chrysler's new Jeep plant in Detroit and its Warren truck plant in Michigan.

Vertiv, an air-conditioner manufacturer for data centers, has leased a 19,144-square-foot shell building in South Ironton, Ohio, to support additional production of thermal products. The company expects to add jobs.

TopBuild Corp. acquired Cooper Glass Co. LLC, a commercial glass company in Memphis, Tennessee. Cooper Glass generated approximately $9 million in annual revenue for the 12 months ended December 31, 2019.

The New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) awarded nearly $7 million in contracts to four Maine companies for the production of 17,000 mats for the transmission corridor project. The contracts were announced on April 17, 2020.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded GE and Ford a $336 million contract to supply 50,000 simplified ventilators by mid-July 2020 under the Defense Production Act.

Optitex, a provider of 2D & 3D CAD/CAM software for fashion and industrial fabrics, announced its acquisition by FOG Software Group, a division of Constellation Software, Inc.

King Industries Inc. appointed IMCD US as distributor for its catalysts and coatings additives in southern Ohio, southern Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia, expanding existing coverage.

New-Indy Containerboard, a 50/50 joint venture of Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners, acquired Shoreline Container, which operates corrugated packaging and protective packaging facilities in Holland and Zeeland, Michigan.

Niagara Bottling is investing $38 million to add two production lines at its facility in Jupiter, Florida, and has leased additional distribution space, creating 30 new jobs.

C.I. Thornburg Co. (CITCO) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Viking Supply, a Kentucky-based distributor of PVF products for water and wastewater markets. The acquisition will expand CITCO's market area into Indiana and Ohio.

Vyaire Medical secured one of the largest federal government orders for ventilators, as reported on April 16, 2020.

Prestolite Electric is adding a new production line for Leece-Neville IdlePro Extreme 24V brushless alternators at its 350,000-square-foot facility in Arcade, New York, to meet demand from military and marine customers. Limited production will begin in Q4 2020, with high production starting January 1, 2021.

Cloacina announced a partnership with Treatment Equipment Company (TEC) to provide municipal MEMPAC membrane bioreactors in Oregon and Washington. TEC will serve as Cloacina's Pacific Northwest municipal representative.

Solvay signed a long-term exclusive agreement through 2027 with Honda Aircraft for the supply of innovative composites and adhesives for the HA-420 and Elite business jet programmes.