Ardagh Group plans to expand its Winston-Salem, North Carolina aluminum can plant with two new high-speed can lines, investing US$195 million and creating about 94 jobs by 2022.

Ardagh Group plans to invest US$195 million to convert warehouse space and add two high-speed can lines at its Winston-Salem plant in North Carolina. About 94 jobs will be created when the expansion completes in 2022.

Whirlpool Corporation is investing $15 million in its Tulsa, Oklahoma factory to increase production capacity and create about 150 new jobs, with an additional $1 million from the state of Oklahoma. The plant makes freestanding and slide-in ranges.

Canada-based Kruger Packaging plans a $114.2 million, 400,000-square-foot corrugated box plant at T.J. Patterson Industrial Park in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, creating at least 150 jobs. The announcement was made on May 27, 2021.

TAT Technologies plans to move its heat exchanger thermal components manufacturing from Israel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and expand Limco Airepair there. It also plans a new global R&D center on its Tulsa campus.

California-based Stewart Tool Company will invest $9.1 million to establish its first East Coast manufacturing operation in Fluvanna County, Virginia, renovating a former Kloeckner Metals facility and creating 22 jobs.

Poland-based can maker CANPACK plans a beverage can plant in Muncie, Indiana, expected to create 345 jobs by the end of 2023.

CentroMotion, owned by an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carlisle Brake & Friction from Carlisle Companies. CBF, based in Medina, Ohio, makes friction materials and mechatronic brake and transmission products for off-highway vehicles.

SEI Group LLC of Doraville, Georgia announced the acquisition of Tailored Foam of Florida, Inc. in Sanford, Florida. The deal value was not disclosed.

Hydro-Gear, a power equipment drive systems manufacturer, is locating a new operation in Huntingdon, Tennessee, expected to create 375 new jobs.

Cobham Mission Systems received a follow-on contract from Thales Alenia Space Italia to supply regulators and latch valves for NASA's Orion European Service Modules, covering ESM 4 through 6 with launches planned for 2026-2027. The announcement is dated 18 May 2021.

Domtar will invest more than $60 million to expand its Engineered Absorbent Materials manufacturing operations in Jesup, Georgia, adding a large-scale airlaid nonwoven production line and 75 jobs. The expansion is expected to increase exports through the Port of Savannah by 60%.

MHI Compressor International will supply four compressors and two steam turbines for a revamp and expansion of Koch Fertilizer's ammonia plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa, increasing ammonia capacity by 85,000 tons per year.

Cove signed an exclusive five-year agreement to receive 350 million pounds of RWDC Industries' PHA biopolymer for its biodegradable water bottles. The deal supports Cove's planned first product launch later in 2021.

SemiTorr, backed by Transom Capital Group, acquired McKenna Engineering & Equipment Co, a distributor and installer of process equipment for air, gas, liquids and dry bulk solids serving California and Nevada. No financial terms were disclosed.

Atlas Copco acquired the operating assets of MidState Air Compressor, a distributor and service provider based in Berlin, Connecticut, covering Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Optinova inaugurated its Optinova Valley Forge plant in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, a 95,000 sq ft facility for specialty industrial tubing with 11 extrusion lines running at opening and capacity for over 20.

Kalamazoo-based electric motor and performance systems company HECO acquired Kentucky Service Co. of Lexington, a service provider for electric motors, pumps and rotating equipment. HECO announced the deal in a May 4 press release.

DrinkPAK signed two additional leases totaling 400,095 square feet across Buildings 3 and 4 at The Center at Needham Ranch in Santa Clarita, bringing its footprint there to 572,419 square feet for a beverage can packaging facility.

The Durham Company announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in the Buffalo area of Missouri, investing $5 million and creating more than 50 jobs. The announcement was made on May 3, 2021.

Richards Industrials acquired Equilibar, a Fletcher, North Carolina manufacturer of back pressure, vacuum and electronic pressure control products, on May 3, 2021. The terms were not disclosed.

Canpack Group announced in late May 2021 that it will significantly expand its aluminum beverage can capacity in the United States. No investment value was given in the excerpt.

Northwest Pump bought the assets of D.R. Smith Co. (Air Compressor Service) in Everett, WA, effective May 1, 2021, adding seven staff and an 18th branch.

Dante Valve Co. will invest $1.9 million to expand its Ballentine Boulevard facility in Norfolk, Virginia by 10,000 square feet and add 40 jobs. The company makes pressure-relief valves, mainly for naval vessels.

Robinson Manufacturing will invest $15 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Dayton, Tennessee, creating 91 new jobs in Rhea County.

Modine Manufacturing will invest $7 million to convert a former warehouse in Rockbridge County, Virginia into a plant making data center cooling solutions. The operation is expected to create 60 new jobs after full ramp-up.

Marshall Excelsior Company, a Harbour Group company, acquired certain assets of Hurricane Products, a Valencia, California maker of RV and camping gas regulators. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SPX FLOW signed a definitive agreement to acquire mixing equipment maker Philadelphia Mixing Solutions from Thunder Basin Corporation in an all-cash deal valued at $65 million, expected to close in Q2 2021. The target is based in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.

Graphic Packaging announced plans to acquire North American folding carton maker Americraft Carton for around $280 million. The deal includes seven Americraft converting facilities and all its employees.

Industrial Service Solutions, backed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners III, acquired Midwest Valve Parts Supply Co., a specialty industrial valve services business.

The Alkaline Water Company signed a contract packaging agreement with Creekside Springs LLC of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, to produce Alkaline88 bottled water for the Midwest and Northeast, with the plant projected to produce up to $30 million of wholesale per year.

Systemair is adding production of Topvex energy recovery ventilators at its Lenexa, Kansas plant, creating up to 15 new full-time jobs. Production there starts by early May 2021 alongside existing output in Canada.

Ball Corp is buying land from Rome-Floyd County development authorities for about $3.8 million to build a $51.8 million, 750,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution center expected to add 70 jobs.

Golden West Packaging Group has launched a digital corrugated packaging solution using an HP PageWide C500 press at its Livermore, California site, allowing faster speed-to-market for wine and beverage customers.

Stadler selected Knorr Brake Company, Knorr-Bremse's US subsidiary, to supply braking systems for up to 254 railcars for Atlanta's MARTA, with an option for 100 more. Most braking components will be made in Westminster, Maryland, and deliveries begin in Q1 2022.

Knorr-Bremse's US subsidiary Knorr Brake Company will supply braking systems for 254 metro rail cars Stadler US is building for Atlanta's MARTA, with an option for 100 more. The long-term contract, valued at a lower double-digit million-euro sum, runs from Q1 2022 through 2028.

Woodward is expanding its aerospace manufacturing in Zeeland, Michigan by industrializing 15,000 square feet of a newly purchased building for metal additive manufacturing. The company bought the 26,000-square-foot space and applied for a tax abatement.

Empire State Development announced the groundbreaking of President Container Group's 100,000-square-foot corrugated packaging expansion in Wallkill, Orange County, New York. The $40 million project includes a second corrugator and is expected to create 50 jobs.

Port Houston and Portwall Partners signed a 50-year lease for Portwall to build an 800,000-square-foot resin packaging facility at the Bayport Industrial Complex in Houston. The plant will be operated by Packwell.

Versa Pak is expanding its Celina, Ohio plastics plant with a 56,000-square-foot addition and four new custom manufacturing lines, bringing the plant to 30 lines by September. The $15 million investment is expected to add at least 12 jobs.

Amcor has made a strategic investment in US flexible packaging firm ePac, its first corporate venture-type investment, valued at around $10m to $15m, and is also providing financing for one or more ePac sites.

Pregis has opened a 128,000 sq ft facility in Garland, Texas, producing protective packaging materials and hosting a customer demo center. The site already employs 44 people, with 40 more to be added later in the year.

Blackmer plans to demolish a dormant foundry building and construct 55,000 sq ft of manufacturing space at its Grand Rapids site, with a total project investment of about $7.4 million and 54 new full-time jobs. The company is seeking a tax exemption that the city commission will consider April 27.

Allied Valve, Inc. acquired Edgen Murray Corporation's Valve Services Business, a pipeline service provider headquartered in Norwich, Ohio, specializing in line valve repair, to strengthen its pipeline repair services in the Midwest and Northeast US.

Johnson Controls Federal Systems has been awarded a $91 million project by the U.S. General Services Administration to upgrade HVAC, lighting, water and energy management systems in landmark federal buildings, with work over the next three years.

Origin Materials and Packaging Matters have agreed to jointly develop advanced packaging materials, including the polymer PEF, building on an existing 10-year supply agreement for carbon-negative PET.

DunAn Microstaq expanded its modular silicon expansion valve (MSEV) family to cover cooling capacities from under 1 to 50 tons for R-410A and low-GWP refrigerants. The family has three capacity ranges, with fast-response MEMS piloting for HVAC/R systems.

Oliver Inc., a Pfingsten portfolio company, acquired Boutwell, Owens & Co., a folding carton and blister card packaging manufacturer serving several markets. The transaction closed on March 31, 2021 and was announced April 6, 2021. Boutwell continues operating from Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

American Industrial Partners has signed an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Ingersoll Rand's High Pressure Solutions segment, a maker of high-pressure pumps, for approximately $300 million. Ingersoll Rand will keep a 45% equity stake and closing is expected in the first half of 2021.

Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar-plus-storage system for the Hickory Park Solar project in Georgia, owned by RWE Renewables.