FloWorks, backed by Clearlake Capital, acquired Genesis Systems, a Garland, Texas distributor of control valves, regulators and valve automation products; financial terms were not disclosed.

May River Capital announced that its portfolio company Hunt Valve, a supplier of naval flow control valves and electromechanical actuators, has been acquired by Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management.

Summit Plastics is adding a 12,000 sq ft addition and three blown film extrusion lines in Summit, Mississippi, a $5.4 million investment creating 25 jobs, with completion expected by March 2022.

Anvil Cases, Inc. of Covina, California was awarded a $1,294,260 contract under the US federal Multiple Award Schedule, dated 9 September 2021.

Premier Packaging of Louisville, Kentucky acquired JIT Packaging, an Ohio maker and distributor of industrial corrugated packaging, in a deal advised by Paramax. JIT's manufacturing facility is in Lebanon, Ohio.

Ingersoll Rand said on September 2, 2021 it will not take part in SPX Flow's exploration of strategic alternatives, including a sale or merger. SPX Flow earlier rejected Ingersoll's $3.59 billion buyout bid in July.

EGC Holding Company (EGC Enterprises) acquired Slade Inc., a Statesville, North Carolina manufacturer of graphite yarn and braided valve and pump packings, reported on September 2, 2021.

The Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium awarded Noble a contract to supply motors, pumps, compressors, controls and HVAC products and services to members across New England, effective September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024.

Allpax, a PROMACH brand, completed its move to a new Covington, Louisiana facility, more than doubling its office and manufacturing area from 40,000 to 86,000 sq ft.

Pactiv Evergreen agreed to acquire Fabri-Kal, a Kalamazoo, Michigan maker of foodservice and consumer packaging, in a transaction valued at about $380 million, expected to close in late Q3 or early Q4 2021.

The HAVI Group acquired Pacific Market International (PMI Worldwide), a manufacturer of sustainable food and beverage containers, on September 1, 2021. The deal value was not disclosed.

H.I.G. Capital, through an affiliate, completed its acquisition of Jackson Paper Manufacturing and Sustainable Corrugated, a recycled corrugated packaging maker headquartered in Sylva, North Carolina, on September 1, 2021. H.I.G. is partnering with the current management team.

REHAU announced a $50 million expansion of its Cullman, Alabama automotive plant to produce exterior polymer-based components for new Mercedes-Benz SUV models, including EQ electric vehicles. The expansion will create 125 new jobs.

Fairbanks Morse Service, the aftermarket division of Fairbanks Morse Defense, was awarded a five-year IDIQ contract by the Military Sealift Command and US Navy for parts and maintenance repair services, announced August 31, 2021.

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) has acquired Instrument Associates, Inc., a stocking distributor of instrumentation, valves and filtration products based in Alsip, Illinois with 22 employees.

Jamestown Container Companies agreed to acquire Cattaraugus Container, Inc., a converted paper product manufacturer in Franklinville, NY, effective immediately on August 30, 2021. Terms were not disclosed and the workforce will be retained.

The US Postal Service re-awarded Noble two IDIQ contracts for building equipment maintenance and industrial products, valued at $578 million, starting September 13, 2021.

Chapin International will increase investment in its Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky operation to $13.9 million and double job creation at the facility to 200 full-time positions.

Chapin International, a maker of compressed air sprayers, plans to acquire a 496,000-square-foot facility on the South Danville Bypass in Boyle County, Kentucky, investing $8.25 million and creating 100 full-time jobs.

SteriPack Group received a $14.743 million contract from the US Department of Defense, with HHS coordination, to develop domestic production of its XpressCollect COVID-19 diagnostic collection device, targeting more than 22 million units per month.

Blackmer, a maker of rotary pumps, gas compressors and centrifugal pumps, plans a new manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Its parent company expects to invest more than $7 million and create 50 jobs, and the company received a $350,000 MEDC grant.

Koios entered a partnership with Blackbeard Beverage Company, which will work with bottler Carolina Canners to manufacture and distribute all four Fit Soda flavours east of the Mississippi. Blackbeard confirmed an order of 216 pallets valued at USD 575,000.

Autonomous military and aerospace solutions provider Gen3 Defense & Aerospace will expand into a larger facility in Kent County, Michigan, with an $8.69 million capital investment and 269 new jobs, supported by a $1 million state grant.

A large US power utility signed a Master Services Agreement with OriginClear's subsidiary Progressive Water Treatment to supply water filtration systems for three power plants. The utility issued a purchase order of about $1.8 million for the first plant, with a total potential purchase price of about $5 million.

Hanwha Cimarron plans to spend $51 million on a production facility in Opelika, Alabama, to make 4,000 high-pressure tanks per year. Construction is to finish in 2022.

Hanwha Solutions' newly acquired unit Hanwha Cimarron signed a 10-year, $260 million deal with Texas-based Sunbridge Energy Services to supply tube trailers with high-pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas. The deal was announced on August 24, 2021.

C-P Flexible Packaging announced its acquisition of privately held Fruth Custom Packaging and affiliated Cleanroom Film and Bag, both making flexible rollstock and pouches for cleanroom use in Placentia, California. Terms were not disclosed.

Liberty Pumps Inc. received Genesee County Economic Development Center approval for a $13.7 million expansion of its pump manufacturing facility in the town of Bergen, adding about 107,000 sq ft of warehousing and manufacturing space. The article says the expansion will create over 30 jobs; groundbreaking is scheduled for September 2021.

ioneer awarded Veolia Water Technologies a major engineering design and equipment supply contract for its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada; equipment supply is conditional on a final investment decision.

Wildpack Beverage completed installation of an additional decorating line at its existing Baltimore, Maryland facility, expected to exceed 2 million cans per month once fully ramped.

The US General Services Administration awarded Noble a single-award blanket purchase agreement under the MRO Requisition Channel Gen 2, estimated at $100 million over five years.

Weastec, part of Toyodenso Group, is opening a plant in Greenfield, Ohio to assemble larger engine parts with two semi-automated lines. About 15 jobs are expected, with operations targeted for the end of 2021.

Hanwha Cimarron will invest $130 million in a new factory in Opelika, Alabama, making carbon fiber-wrapped hydrogen storage tanks and pressure vessels. The project will create 261 jobs.

Bensalem, Pennsylvania corrugated packaging maker TriState Container Corporation has become the first print provider to acquire Xeikon's IDERA digital printing press for corrugated packaging.

A Canadian producer of pet treats chose Nash County, North Carolina over Texas for a $13.3 million investment creating 160 jobs, according to the Charlotte Business Journal on Aug. 18, 2021.

Delmarva Corrugated Packaging is nearing completion of its $80 million paper corrugating plant in Dover, Delaware, with an October opening planned and about 160 jobs projected.

MHI Compressor International will supply four compressors and two steam turbines for Koch Fertilizer's $140 million revamp of its Fort Dodge, Iowa ammonia plant, which will add 85,000 tons per year of ammonia capacity, with deliveries in Q2 2022.

Muncie Power Products bought a former industrial building at 2500 N. Priority Way in Yorktown, Indiana, and will add 100,000 sq ft and invest over $20 million to consolidate operations there.

Liberty Oilfield Services selected Rolls-Royce mtu gas generator sets to power its digiFrac electric frac pumps, with 14 gensets to be supplied by the end of 2021 through distributor Stewart & Stevenson.

Price Container, a division of TricorBraun, signed a lease for a 30,000 sq ft facility in the Port of Centralia's Park I development in Washington to open a new metal and plastic packaging operation.

Canpack will increase its investment in its Olyphant, Pennsylvania plant by $10 million to raise final manufacturing capacity, as part of its wider US expansion.

Arnett Engineered Solutions, a pump and valve manufacturer, will open a facility at 61 Innovation Drive in Bamberg County, South Carolina, creating 19 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by September 2021.

Wildpack Beverage has signed a binding agreement to buy Vertical Distilling, LLC, a Colorado aluminum can filling business, for US$4.5 million cash, subject to holdbacks. The target is the leading can filler in Colorado and surrounding states.

Greif is spending $10 million to add a third jumbo flexo folder gluer at its CorrChoice Concord sheet feeder operation in North Carolina, due by spring 2022, with up to 30 new jobs.

Inovair has added three Mazak CNC mills and three Okuma CNC lathes to its Lenexa, Kansas manufacturing campus in the past year to support on-time delivery of its blowers and compressors.

Pratt Industries plans to add over 100,000 square feet to its recycled corrugated box plant in Albany, Georgia, with more than $18 million of investment and 30 jobs, according to the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission announced on Aug. 3, 2021. Completion is planned for January 2022.

Atlantic Packaging wants to build a 488,450-square-foot corrugated box factory at 2601 Mason Road in Elgin, in a development of about $30 million. The city planning commission recommended approval, and the full city council still has to vote.

Detroit Lakes-based controls company SJE Inc. bought L. W. Allen LLC, a Madison, Wisconsin supplier of wastewater pumps, pump stations and Altronex control systems. L. W. Allen has about 45 employees.

Eastman and Procter & Gamble signed an agreement under which P&G will use Eastman Renew materials, made by molecular recycling of waste plastic, in select products and packaging. The companies will also collaborate on plastic recycling infrastructure.

In August 2021 S.J. Electro Systems acquired L.W. Allen, a Madison, Wisconsin provider of pumps, motors and control systems for the water and wastewater industry.