MasterBrand Cabinets Inc. is opening a Southeastern U.S. manufacturing and distribution facility near Jackson, Georgia, expected to add nearly 400 jobs when it opens in 2021.

Korean HVAC products supplier Dongwon Tech Corp. is investing $700,000 to open an advanced manufacturing facility and sales office in Hall County, Georgia, creating 40 jobs.

FiberVisions is investing $48 million to expand its polyolefin fiber manufacturing in Covington, Newton County, Georgia, adding 21 jobs with completion expected in the first half of 2021.

Promess, a Michigan maker of sensing and motion control equipment, bought a 45,000-square-foot facility on Lochlin Drive in Green Oak Township and plans to move its Brighton manufacturing there by end of March, with a $4-5 million investment and about 20 new jobs.

Pedrollo Group S.p.A. agreed to buy a majority stake in Superior Pump, a North American producer and distributor of premium pumps, in a deal advised by Chartwell. The article gives no deal value or location.

The US Navy awarded General Electric a $219.9 million contract modification for 48 F414-GE-400 engines and engine devices supporting F/A-18 Super Hornet production. Work will be performed in Lynn, Massachusetts, Hooksett, New Hampshire, Rutland, Vermont and Madisonville, Kentucky, through August 2023.

Danfoss Turbocor Compressors will add a new 65,000 to 90,000 square-foot manufacturing and R&D facility at Innovation Park in Tallahassee, Florida. The $48 million project is expected to create about 239 high-wage jobs.

An Apollo-led consortium and institutional investors will acquire a 49.9% stake in AB InBev's US-based metal container plants for approximately $3 billion. AB InBev keeps operational control and will sign a long-term supply agreement.

Ball Corporation will build a new aluminum beverage packaging plant in Jenkins Township near Pittston, Pennsylvania, investing more than $300 million over multiple years and creating about 230 jobs. Production is scheduled to start in mid-2021.

A.Y. McDonald acquired Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corporation of Elmhurst, Illinois on December 31, 2020.

Anvil and Smith-Cooper International, a Tailwind Capital portfolio company, acquired the ABZ and Quadrant Valve brands from parent Forum Energy Technologies.

American Fuji Seal plans a 260,000 sq ft shrink sleeve label plant in Hickory, North Carolina, investing at least $52 million and creating 101 jobs over five years.

DXP Enterprises completed the acquisitions of Total Equipment Company, APO Pumps & Compressors with Corporate Equipment Company, and Pumping Solutions, Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the targets had about $114 million in sales for the 11 months ended Nov. 30, 2020.

Diversified CPC International completed Phase I of its new Beaumont, Texas plant at Iron Horse Terminals, which began commercial operation in late November 2020. The company invested $10 million in Phase I.

Schlumberger's OneSubsea ordered 20,000 psi-rated subsea junction plates and connection hardware from Oceaneering for Chevron's Anchor field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. A portion of the order has already been delivered.

ABX announced its acquisition of the U.S. flexible packaging converter business of Berry Global Group. The business makes co-extruded multi-layer films, mainly for food applications.

Golden West Packaging Group has installed an industrial-scale HP PageWide C500 digital corrugated press at its Heritage site in Livermore, California, to target wine and spirits packaging demand.

Innovative Hydraulics LLC has been awarded a contract to design and manufacture fluid power products for NASA's exploration ground systems supporting the Artemis program. The systems move the SLS rocket to the launch site at Kennedy Space Center.

Oceaneering International has been awarded a contract by TechnipFMC to supply 2-inch M5 connectors and chemical throttle valves for the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai tieback project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The award was reported on 15 December 2020.

Novolex has acquired the business of B&H Bag Company, a paper bag manufacturer with one plant in Brookshire, Texas, to add production capacity to its Duro Bag operations. The announcement was made on 15 December 2020.

Green Bay Packaging awarded Voith a contract for a complete 300-inch testliner production line for a new PM 4 at its Green Bay, Wisconsin site, targeting start-up in early 2021. The package includes paper machine, effluent treatment, stock preparation and a seven-year roll management contract.

Electrotek's parent company World Power Technologies (WPT) acquired Dranetz Technologies and Daytronic Corporation, and BMI and Dranetz merged to form Dranetz-BMI.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has selected Emerson to modernize and optimize its Magnolia power plant, according to a 11 December 2020 announcement.

LTTS was selected by a global oil and gas major as primary engineering partner for two integrated refining and chemicals facilities in the USA, a five-year engagement with potential value above USD 100 million.

Ardagh Group has purchased a facility in Huron, Ohio, to convert into a beverage can and end plant with three can lines and about 200 jobs. Production is due to begin in late 2021.

Private investment firm Graham Partners acquired Berry Global's North American extrusion, converting and coating business. It will combine with Graham's Advanced Barrier Extrusions (ABX) and operate under the ABX name.

Cleveland-based private equity firm CapitalWorks acquired ERL Commercial Marine and its subsidiary Law Valve of Texas in a majority recapitalization. Baird Business Owner Solutions advised ERL on the deal.

Ardagh Group has bought a facility in Huron, Ohio, to convert into a plant making beverage cans and ends, with three can lines and about 200 jobs. Production is due to begin in late 2021.

MilliporeSigma has expedited a $22 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion at its Jaffrey, New Hampshire facility, adding production lines for single-use and filtration products. The expansion responds to surging demand from COVID-19 vaccine and therapy developers.

ND Packaging, a subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper, is investing over $30 million to renovate and equip a 350,000-square-foot facility in Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin, for corrugated box production. The company plans to create 88 jobs and begin production by the end of 2020.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced a CEO succession plan in which Lynn M. Bamford, currently president of the defense business, is set to take over.

Nortek Global HVAC announced a $3 million investment to modernize its Dyersburg, Tennessee plant and add a production line for data center air handling units.

Polyethylene Containers Inc. of El Dorado, Arkansas, acquired a 246,000-square-foot former Cooper Standard automotive plant in Los Angeles and is adding a line of 5-gallon pails. The development was reported on December 8, 2020.

MFCP, a Parker Hannifin distributor, acquired Controlled Motion Solutions (COMOSO), Parker's largest tri-technology distributor in the Southwest, with ten locations in California, Arizona and Nevada. The deal was announced on December 7, 2020.

Inland Packaging announced a new third facility near the La Crosse Regional Airport in La Crosse, Wisconsin, bringing new jobs. Full production is planned by May 2021.

Envases Group announced plans for its first aluminum can production and distribution center in Waco, Texas, with 120 jobs and over $100 million in capital investment. Opening is projected for late 2021.

Cleveland private equity firm CapitalWorks completed a majority investment in Electromechanical Research Laboratories (ERL) of New Albany, Indiana, and its subsidiary Law Valve of Texas. ERL makes pumping, gauging and venting equipment for tank barges.

Quincy Compressor acquired Scales Industrial Technologies, based in Carle Place, New York, which operates five locations in NY, NJ, PA, CT and MA. The deal was announced on April 14, 2016.

The City of Newport Beach, California selected Mueller Water Products to deploy 26,500 advanced metering units.

Plastic packaging provider Comar is developing a new manufacturing facility of about 159,000 square feet in Vineland, New Jersey, to expand capacity from its Buena site. Groundbreaking took place in November 2020 with completion expected in March 2021.

Dallas private equity firm Crossplane Capital completed the acquisition of Griffin Dewatering, a Houston-based groundwater control and dewatering services provider with 11 US locations. The deal was announced on 2 December 2020.

Unibloc Pump moved its headquarters and manufacturing to a new Kennesaw, Georgia facility at 1650 Airport Road. The site is three times larger than the previous Marietta building and adds R&D, service and warehouse space.

Packaging equipment manufacturer Viking Masek is expanding its Oostburg, Wisconsin facility to double production. It is the third expansion of the site in five years, reported on December 1, 2020.

Kaiser Aluminum agreed to acquire the Warrick Rolling Mill, Alcoa Warrick, from Alcoa Corporation for $670 million. The aluminium beverage and food can stock plant is located near Evansville, Indiana, and was announced on December 1, 2020.

Ingersoll Rand has agreed to acquire the assets of Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems from Tuthill Corp in an all-cash transaction valued at US$184 million.

Ardagh Group's North American glass business will manufacture all of Parkway Brewing Company's 12oz long-neck glass bottles in the United States under a partnership announced on November 27, 2020.

SeaTac Packaging has taken delivery of a BOBST EXPERT CI wide-web flexo press, installed at its new Tacoma, Washington facility as part of a multi-million-dollar investment that created new jobs.

American Carton Co., a folding carton maker in Texas affiliated with Harris Packaging, expanded its folding carton print capacity. The article gives no capacity figures or dates for the expansion.

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair was awarded a $197,452,828 firm-fixed-price contract for the fiscal 2021 docking restricted availability of USS Wasp in Norfolk, Virginia. Cumulative value with options is $237,765,941, with completion expected by May 2022.

Crown Holdings has activated renewable power at all 14 of its U.S. and Canadian beverage can plants through a 15-year wind power virtual power purchase agreement with Longroad Energy from a Texas wind farm, announced November 20, 2020.