A rail spur built by Stevens-Leinweber Construction gives Georgia-Pacific's GP Corrugated 100,000-square-foot Tolleson, Arizona facility direct Union Pacific rail access, completing the Tolleson Rail Corridor project.

Walmart has chosen IFCO as its exclusive reusable plastic container packaging provider for select fresh fruits and vegetables in the US under a seven-year agreement. IFCO expects to create manufacturing jobs in the US.

Framatome signed a contract to upgrade the control element drive control system for both units of Exelon's Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland, USA. The scope includes design, installation, testing, cybersecurity solutions and training simulator upgrades.

IFCO and Walmart completed a seven-year agreement making IFCO Walmart's exclusive RPC packaging provider for select fresh fruits and vegetables in the U.S. IFCO expects to create U.S.-based manufacturing jobs for new RPC production.

Sypris Technologies, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, received an order for Tube Turns D-bolt high-pressure closures for the Anchor Field development in the Gulf of Mexico. Production started immediately, with completion expected before year-end 2021. Terms were not disclosed.

MCE, a fluid power and lubrication supplier based in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, acquired Swanson Flo, a regional distributor of process instrumentation and flow control valves based in Plymouth, Minnesota, with 92 employees.

Corken Inc. will expand its Oklahoma City facility and relocate operations from Chicago, consolidating with Liquid Controls under the name Advance Flow Solutions. The plan creates 120 jobs over five years and seeks an incentive of up to $300,000 from the city.

Parkson Corporation, a subsidiary of Axel Johnson Inc., acquired the assets of Schreiber LLC of Trussville, Alabama, adding pump, headworks, biological and filtration technologies. Schreiber's aftermarket care department will give Parkson a second dedicated parts and services facility in the Southeastern US.

Plastipak Packaging signed a long-term lease with Duke Realty for 470,590 square feet at its 3200 Kingsley Road facility in Garland, Texas, consolidating warehouse locations. The company will begin occupying the expanded space in March 2021.

Graphic Packaging International announced a $100 million investment at its Texarkana, Texas mill to add swing production across SBS and CUK substrates. Start-up of swing production is expected in Q1 2022.

Caterpillar completed its acquisition of the Oil & Gas division of Weir Group, which now operates as SPM Oil & Gas near Fort Worth, Texas. The business includes more than 40 global service centers and about 2,000 employees.

Sullair completed a roughly $30 million expansion in Michigan City, Indiana, including a new 80,000-square-foot fabrication shop that increased compressor manufacturing capacity and added more than 25 full-time jobs. The project was completed in February 2021 and reported on its first anniversary.

Busch Vacuum Solutions USA acquired the vacuum pump, blower and service business of Jennings Associates (dba Jennings Alberts), a distributor in the Eastern Central Region of the US. Jennings Alberts co-owners Bill Altier and Lisa Dugery joined Busch as managers.

Ingersoll Rand completed its acquisition of Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems, a division of Tuthill Corporation based in Springfield, Missouri, for $184 million in cash. The unit makes MD Pneumatics and Kinney Vacuum Pump products.

Anheuser-Busch agreed to sell its Houston-based Longhorn Glass manufacturing facility, which supplies bottles to its Houston brewery, to Ardagh Group. Ardagh plans to invest in modernizing the facility, and the transaction is expected to be followed by a long-term supply agreement.

In connection with the Spartan acquisition, John Jackson becomes Chief Executive Officer of CSI Compressco, replacing Brady Murphy, and Jon Byers becomes Chief Financial Officer, replacing Elijio Serrano. The change was announced on January 29, 2021.

Spartan Energy Partners is acquiring from TETRA Technologies the general partner interest, incentive distribution rights and a majority of common units in CSI Compressco. The deal was announced on January 29, 2021, alongside changes to the executive team and board.

Crown Holdings will invest $145 million to build a 355,000-square-foot aluminum beverage can plant in the Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre in Henry County, Virginia, creating 126 new jobs. Virginia state grants of $4 million support the project.

CVR Energy's subsidiary Wynnewood Refining awarded Haldor Topsoe a contract for HydroFlex process technology, engineering, equipment and catalysts for a renewable diesel revamp at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery. The project, costing $110 million, is due for completion in July 2021; the contract value was not disclosed.

Georgia-Pacific bought a third HP PageWide T1190 corrugated web press for its Hummingbird digital print business, to be installed later in 2021 at a new site opening in Arizona. The investment is described as multimillion-dollar.

Valeo North America will occupy an existing facility on Perimeter Way in Bessemer, Alabama, investing $5 million and creating 70 jobs, with full production expected by June 2021.

Tabet Manufacturing Company will invest $6.5 million to build a new manufacturing facility adjacent to its Norfolk, Virginia plant, expected to create 68 jobs and increase production capacity.

Goforth Williamson, Inc. announced its acquisition of Gilbert Pump & Mechanical, a pump distributor serving the Alabama and Florida panhandle. The deal adds inventory locations, a pump testing facility and lift station package capability.

Grön Fuels, LLC selected Haldor Topsoe's HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies, with an optional bio-CCS add-on, for a renewable diesel and jet fuel complex at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. The first phase, expected to be completed in 2024, would produce 60,000 barrels per day and create 340 direct jobs, with final investment decision expected in 2021.

International Paper plans to invest up to $52.2 million to upgrade the recovery boiler, filtration, condenser and acid systems at its Bogalusa paper mill in Louisiana, retaining 492 direct jobs.

Duravant's new operating company nVenia, formed by combining Arpac, Hamer-Fischbein and Ohlson, will operate from a newly built 256,000 sq ft facility in Wood Dale, Illinois, planned to open in April 2021.

Lane Supply Holdings, the Denver-based industrial distributor, announced the acquisition of Palmetto Compressors, Inc. and Fountain Inn Mechanical, Inc., expanding its compressed air business into the Southeast US on January 19, 2021.

Fluidra completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Built Right, a heat pump manufacturer in Punta Gorda, Florida. Built Right will continue to operate from its headquarters.

Crown has activated renewable electricity at all 14 of its US and Canadian beverage can plants through a 15-year wind power virtual PPA with Longroad Energy. The move lifts its global renewable electricity share to 27.5 percent.

Conquest Industries of Stow, Ohio acquired the manufacturing division of Durbin Industrial Valve in Akron, Ohio, with NEO Business Advisors as broker. Durbin will focus on valve sales, service, repair and rebuild, while Conquest takes over valve parts manufacturing and machining.

Marmen, with Welcon, is part of Equinor's proposal, selected by NYSERDA, for the first US offshore wind tower factory at the Port of Albany, New York. Production is planned for late 2023 and the project could create up to 350 jobs.

Jabil Inc. acquired Ecologic Brands, a provider of paper bottles and paper-based packaging, adding it to Jabil Packaging Solutions. Ecologic's operation in Manteca, California will join the division.

Carolina Beverage Company will invest $9 million in an expansion project in Iredell County, North Carolina, supported by an economic incentive of up to $145,811 over five years. The project is contingent on a contract being executed within 180 days.

Niagara Bottling plans a 180,000-square-foot expansion adjacent to its Mooresville facility, backed by a $12.2 million investment and an incentive of up to $241,166 over five years. The expansion would create eight new positions.

Pactiv LLC will invest $15 million to expand its existing Mooresville facility in Iredell County, with a county incentive of up to $270,158 over five years. Completion is anticipated by December 31, 2021.

Lebanon, Tennessee manufacturer Morrison Industries acquired Envoy Packaging of Morrison, Tennessee. Envoy will make plastic and foam packaging and dunnage to complement Morrison's steel shipping racks and cardboard packaging.

Midwest private equity firm May River Capital has acquired Unibloc Pump, an Atlanta-area maker of positive displacement pumps, strainers and valves for sanitary applications. The deal was announced January 7, 2021.

Trillium's Pumps USA facility in Fresno, California has approved a multi-million dollar investment in solar panels, with over 2,700 panels to be installed, expected to be completed later in 2021. The approval was reported January 7, 2021.

Ares Management's Private Equity Group funds and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board have agreed to acquire a majority interest in packaging distributor TricorBraun from AEA Investors, with management retaining a stake. The deal was announced January 7, 2021.

Industrial Flow Solutions has moved its three Connecticut facilities under one roof in a 65,000 square-foot factory in New Haven, about 50% larger than its previous sites. The company had committed $385,000 to the New Haven site acquisition with the state Department of Economic Development.

Avery Dennison acquired the business of Ohio-based ACPO Ltd., a maker of pressure-sensitive overlaminates, for $87.6 million. ACPO has about 170 employees.

Golden West Packaging Group launched a digital corrugated packaging solution using an HP PageWide C500 press at its Livermore, California site, cutting lead times to 10 working days or fewer for wine and beverage customers.

H.I.G. Capital made simultaneous growth investments in Action Point and Signature Flexible Packaging and merged them into one flexible food and consumer packaging provider. The deal was announced on 5 January 2021 with no financial terms disclosed.

Four gas compressor parts and services companies, H&S Valve, Ignition System and Control (ISC), Global Compressor and Potemkin Industries, combined to form Global Compression Services, operating from 11 locations serving US shale plays.

DeZURIK acquired Hillenbrand's Red Valve business on December 31, 2020 at an enterprise value of $63 million, including a $58 million cash payment and a $5 million note. Hillenbrand announced the completed sale on January 4, 2021.

Wilo USA, a subsidiary of Wilo SE, held a groundbreaking for a 244,000 sq ft headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, which will combine Wilo USA, Weil Pump, Scot Pump and Wilo Machine Co. operations. The facility is expected to open in Q1 2022.

Swedish industrial pump maker Concentric AB acquired Allied Enterprises LLC, a Muncie, Indiana transmission parts manufacturer, in a cash deal valued at $11.7 million.

Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America is investing $5.5 million to expand its automotive compressor parts plant in Pendergrass, Jackson County, adding 15,000 sq ft, a new production line and at least 27 jobs.

Ken's Foods is investing $103 million to expand its dressings and marinades manufacturing and distribution operations in Henry County, Georgia, creating 70 new jobs.

Turkish EV parts manufacturer TEKLAS is investing $6.5 million to open its first North American facility and headquarters in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, creating 120 jobs in a 200,000 sq ft building.