Siemens was awarded a contract to supply three boil-off compressor packages for Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The compressors are expected to ship in summer and fall 2020.

KEMET Corporation stockholders voted to approve the proposed acquisition by Yageo Corporation for $27.20 per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2020.

Gerdau is spending BRL 456 million ($103.9 million) to add 530,000 mt/year capacity at an undisclosed mill in the US for structural sections and bars.

Gerdau is investing BRL 266 million ($60.6 million) to expand capacity by 160,000 mt/year at its Monroe, Michigan mill for SBQ.

Qorvo acquired Custom MMIC, a supplier of GaAs and GaN MMICs for defense, aerospace, and commercial applications, for an estimated $100-150 million. Custom MMIC will become part of Qorvo's Infrastructure and Defense Products business.

Gulfstream Aerospace will invest $35 million to build a new 160,000-square-foot service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, adding 50 new jobs and relocating up to 200 employees from its Dallas Love Field operation.

Coatex, a subsidiary of Arkema, is investing in a new production line for HEUR rheology modifiers in the USA to meet growing demand in the coatings and adhesives markets.

The SEER Group, a heating and air conditioning services company, acquired Coffman & Company, a residential HVAC provider in the Denver metro area. The acquisition expands The SEER Group's national footprint into Colorado.

EmCyte Corporation acquired all assets of Cellmedix Holdings LLC, including the Centrepid Platelet Concentrator system and related patents.

Norweco and Norwalk Precast Molds announced a joint venture to allow continued growth and expansion of product lines at both companies.

JW Aluminum awarded PAE Technologies an order for an Alpur G3 3R degassing unit for its expansion project in Goose Creek, South Carolina, to be installed upstream of a new continuous twin-belt casting line.

Emerson is undertaking the second phase of a $100 million renovation and expansion of its Sidney, Ohio compressor facility, adding 110,000 square feet of lab and testing space for more than 90 technicians.

Panacea Medical Technologies, an India-based medical device manufacturer, will invest more than $11.7 million to construct its first U.S. engineering and manufacturing facility in Noblesville, Indiana. The facility will produce Hexatron LINAC Radiation Therapy machines and is expected to create up to 65 jobs by the end of 2023.

Dialog Semiconductor plc signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Adesto Technologies Corporation, a provider of custom ICs and embedded systems for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market. The acquisition aims to accelerate Dialog's expansion into the IIoT market for smart buildings and industrial automation.

Siemens was awarded a contract to supply three boil-off compressor packages for Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Louisiana.

Barber-Nichols held a groundbreaking for a new 43,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Arvada, Colorado, with completion scheduled for early 2021. The company plans to hire more than twenty new full-time employees in 2020.

Siemens was awarded a contract to supply three boil-off gas compressor packages for Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Kiewit, the EPC contractor, selected Siemens for the balance-of-plant scope.

DTE Energy Services completed the $100 million purchase of the Marina Thermal Facility in Atlantic City from SJI. The facility is an 8-megawatt combined heat and power plant serving MGM's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Post Acute Medical (PAM) acquired three additional EksoNR exoskeleton devices from Ekso Bionics to expand exoskeleton-assisted rehabilitation to seven of its facilities, including new locations in Kyle and Clear Lake, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Nokia announced plans to acquire Elenion Technologies, a U.S.-based silicon photonics company, on February 19, 2020. The acquisition aims to improve economics of advanced optical connectivity solutions for 5G, cloud, and enterprise networking.

Rockwell Automation signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Kalypso LP, a US-based software delivery and consulting firm specializing in digital transformation for industrial companies. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories opened SEL Purdue, a new 100,000-square-foot facility for electric power research, development and manufacturing in West Lafayette, Indiana, with the first product rolling off the line. The $20 million plant is expected to create 300 jobs.

Ferguson plc signed a purchase agreement to acquire Columbia Pipe & Supply, a Chicago-based distributor of valves, PVF and industrial products with 16 locations in the Midwest, subject to regulatory approval.

AeroVironment received a $10.7 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps for Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft systems and spares. The contract was awarded on February 18, 2020, with delivery anticipated by April 2020.

Shintech Louisiana LLC, a subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical, began production of ethylene at its Iberville Parish plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana, as part of a $1.4 billion expansion project that started in April 2015. The ethylene plant is expected to ramp up to full production of about 500,000 tons per year in the coming weeks.

Synagro Technologies, Inc. was awarded a contract by the City of Fort Worth to design, permit, and construct a drum drying facility for biosolids, and operate it for up to 20 years, starting in April 2020.

Cadence Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, acquired Premier Processing, a provider of surface finishing and special processing for aerospace and defense, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

Duravant LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Woodside Electronics Corporation (WECO), a manufacturer of optical color and defect sorting equipment for fruits and nuts, based in Woodland, California.

Rohrer Corporation broke ground on January 27, 2020, to expand its print platform at the Wadsworth, Ohio facility with a multi-million dollar investment to establish a Center of Excellence.

SWM (Schweitzer-Mauduit International) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tekra, LLC and Trient, LLC, converters of high-performance films, for $155 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close before March 31, 2020.

Navis Tubetex has launched a 6-meter wide nonwovens finishing machine for the automotive marketplace, including stenter, dryer, accumulation, inspection and rewind sections.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will supply process automation solutions (SmartMap and SmartStack) for the Port of Houston's fleet of over 100 Konecranes RTGs. The order was booked in Q4 2019 and work is scheduled for completion by end of 2020.

Qualcomm introduced the X60 modem chip, the first to aggregate signals from different 5G frequency bands, and announced Samsung will manufacture the chip using 5-nanometer technology.

Perry Baromedical Corporation acquired the hyperbaric division of Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC), which manufactures products under the BARA-MED brand.

Comtech Xicom Technology, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, received a contract valued at over $8.8 million for Ka-band solid-state amplifiers for in-flight connectivity satellite communications.

JBS USA, the US subsidiary of JBS SA, plans to acquire Empire Packing Co. for $238 million, including its five processing facilities and the Ledbetter brand. The deal is contingent on regulatory approval.

Clear Lake, Minnesota-based Doering Company acquired the assets of Eden Prairie-based Metro Hydraulics, a maker of hydraulic directional control and other valves for agriculture, construction and light industrial markets.

Reiloy USA plans to invest more than $20 million in a new building and new machinery in Maize, Kansas, to expand its advanced manufacturing capacity, and to grow to over 100 employees in coming years.

Tosca will ship Wegmans Food Markets' case-ready meat in reusable plastic containers (RPCs), replacing corrugated packaging. The change is intended to meet Wegmans' sustainability goals.

Bratney Companies delivered three turn-key Concetti flour bagging and palletizing systems to US Durum Milling in St. Louis, MO, owned by Italgrani USA. The lines include a small bag line and two bulk-bag lines.

Darigold will invest $67 million to expand its Boise plant, adding a new production line for Darigold FIT milk and creating 15 jobs. The first production run is scheduled for fall 2020.

Sypris Electronics, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, has received a contract from BAE Systems' Electronic Systems sector to manufacture and test electronic power supply modules for a large mission-critical military program. Production will begin in 2020.

BWX Technologies announced that its subsidiary BWXT Nuclear Operations Group has been awarded contracts totaling approximately $1 billion by the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program to manufacture naval nuclear reactor components for Ford-class carrier construction. Work will be performed at locations in Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana.

Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington announced its acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old family-owned corrugated box maker in North Charleston, South Carolina. Coastal also makes protective packaging components for the automotive industry.

Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, NC announced the acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old box company in North Charleston, SC. Coastal makes large-format corrugated boxes and custom protective packaging for the automotive industry.

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded Xenotran an Other Transaction Production agreement to deliver the XenoData Bridge (XDB) data controller for the United States Space Force. The agreement has a one-year base period with four one-year options, running from September 2025 to September 2030.

Aura Minerals entered into a binding term sheet to purchase all shares of Z79 Gold (USA) Corp. from Para Resources, which owns a 94% interest in the Gold Road Mine in Arizona, for nominal cash and assumption of $35 million in liabilities. Closing expected on or about March 13, 2020.

Valence Surface Technologies LLC acquired Fountain Plating Co., Inc., a provider of product finishing services for aerospace and defense, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, on February 14, 2020.

CCL Industries acquired the remaining 50% interest in its aluminum slug venture Rheinfelden Americas, LLC for a nominal sum, assuming $22.3 million in debt. The business will be renamed CCL Metal Science.

Monoflo International expanded its reprocessing and recycling operation with a new state-of-the-art facility at its corporate headquarters in Winchester, Virginia, investing over $2 million and adding 57,000 square feet to nearly triple scrap material processing capacity.