LG Hausys decided to invest $50 million to expand its engineered stone production facility in Georgia, USA. The new facility will have an annual capacity of 350,000 square meters and is set to be completed by December 2019.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to acquire Engility Holdings in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.5 billion, including $900 million of Engility's debt. The deal creates the second largest independent technology integrator in government services.

The LNS Group, headquartered in Orvin, Switzerland, has acquired ChipBLASTER, Inc., a maker of high-pressure coolant systems and machine tool peripherals based in Meadville, Pennsylvania. ChipBLASTER will continue operating from its current location under present management.

Ring Container Technologies, a packaging manufacturer based in Oakland, Tennessee, is set to open a facility in Louisville, Kentucky later in September 2018 to serve customer Algood Food.

Steel Technologies LLC announced an 85,000 sq ft expansion of its Ghent, KY facility, adding a precision slitting line. The expansion is expected to be completed by mid-2019.

Texas Instruments plans to invest $3.2 billion in a new 300 mm analog IC manufacturing facility in Richardson, Texas, with construction expected to begin in 2019 and commercial operations in Q1 2022.

Nolato Contour, a precision plastic and silicone injection molding company, will invest $17.9 million to expand its Baldwin, Wisconsin factory, adding 62 jobs, 27,000 square feet, and two clean rooms.

Edgewater Capital's portfolio company TRITEC Performance Solutions acquired Leeco Industrial Plastics, a manufacturer of custom industrial parts from PTFE and PEEK materials, located in Giddings, Texas.

Postle Extrusion, a division of Postle Aluminum, added its sixth extrusion press, a 2,550-metric ton aluminum extrusion press, adding 25 million pounds of new capacity to support the RV industry.

IEC Electronics Corp. is planning a $22 million expansion at a new facility in Silver Hill Technology Park in Newark, New York, expected to create up to 362 jobs, with site work starting in fall 2018.

DuPont Industrial Biosciences completed an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Kinston, North Carolina, increasing capacity for Sorona polymer by 25%. The expansion adds four new jobs.

Private equity firm JMC Capital Partners agreed to acquire Phoenix, a Milwaukee-based rugged LED lighting specialist for mining. Founder George Wordingham will retire and sell his stake. Phoenix will continue operations in Milwaukee.

British healthcare company BTG Plc acquired U.S. medical device maker Novate Medical for $20 million upfront and up to $130 million in milestone payments. Novate developed the Sentry vascular device for preventing pulmonary embolism.

Energy Control Technologies (ECT) was selected to develop a turbomachinery control system for two trains of gas compressors at a new U.S.-based LNG pretreatment facility, using Rockwell Automation's integrated control platform.

Industrea Acquisition Corp entered a merger agreement on September 7, 2018 with Concrete Pumping Holdings entities, a SPAC business combination. The filing does not state a deal value in the excerpt.

ND Paper agreed to purchase Resolute Forest Products' recycled bleached kraft pulp mill in Fairmont, West Virginia, valued at $55 million. The deal expands its packaging paperboard manufacturing base.

Technimark broke ground on an 80,000-square-foot addition to its healthcare manufacturing facility in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, nearly doubling the size of the existing plant. The company also announced a similar expansion at its El Paso, Texas facility. The expansions are driven by increasing demand for healthcare division services.

LimaCorporate said it agreed to acquire TechMah Medical and its digital tools for orthopedic procedures in a milestone-based deal worth an unspecified amount.

Polaris Industries Inc. will acquire all outstanding stock of WSI Industries for $7 per share in cash, with a total enterprise value of approximately $23.9 million. The merger is expected to close in Q4 2018.

Mafic is launching a larger production facility in Shelby, North Carolina, with 6,000 tons of annual capacity, set to come online later in 2018, creating about 100 jobs.

Pole/Zero Acquisition has received a $66.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for antenna interface units and spares for P-8A Poseidon aircraft, with work in West Chester, Ohio, to be completed by September 2022.

Brenntag North America has been appointed as the exclusive distributor in North America for Umicore's Valirex and Valikat catalyst product lines for polyurethane and polyester resins.

AGCOR Steel broke ground on a new 128,000 square foot facility on 22 acres in Good Hope, Alabama, with a capital investment of $6.3 million. The facility will add a steel truss production line and create up to 25 new jobs, nearly doubling the workforce.

Amedica Corporation agreed to sell its commercial spine business to CTL Medical for total consideration of up to $10 million. CTL Medical will acquire Amedica's portfolio of metal and silicon nitride spine products, inventory, and regulatory clearances. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2018.

Capital Power Corporation agreed to acquire 100% of the ownership interests in Arlington Valley, LLC, which owns a 580 MW combined cycle natural gas generation facility in Arizona, from Oaktree Capital Management for US$300 million. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018.

Boston Scientific has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Augmenix, developer of the SpaceOAR System for prostate cancer radiotherapy, for an upfront cash payment of $500 million plus up to $100 million in sales-based milestones.

DuPont Industrial Biosciences completed an expansion of its Kinston, North Carolina, facility, increasing capacity to produce bio-based Sorona polymer by 25%. Four new jobs are being recruited.

Brenntag North America has been appointed exclusive distributor for Umicore's Valirex and Valikat catalyst product lines for polyurethane and polyester in the United States and Canada.

Aalberts Industries acquired 100% of Roy Metal Finishing Company, based in Greenville, South Carolina, for an undisclosed amount. RMF specializes in corrosion protection surface technologies.

BEUMER Corporation, a subsidiary of BEUMER Group, has been awarded a contract to design, supply and install a nearly four-mile overland conveyor at Knight Hawk Coal's Prairie Eagle Mine in Illinois. Commissioning is scheduled for April 2019.

Cargill invested over $10 million to install a bottling line at its Sidney, Ohio crush and refinery, adding 75% annual capacity over previous lines. The line uses recyclable PET plastic.

Microchip Technology, Inc. notified the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of proposed production activity for semiconductor devices and related products at its facilities in Chandler and Tempe, Arizona.

Constellium signed a multi-year contract with Boeing to supply advanced aluminium rolled products for commercial airplane programs, mostly from its Ravenswood, West Virginia plant.

Riekes Equipment announced a partnership with Australian material handling company TASK Forklifts to distribute their legless stackers in the US market.

Flux Power Holdings secured a $350,000 order to provide LiFT Pack lithium-ion batteries and chargers for a Midwest automotive parts supplier converting from propane forklifts to electric trucks. Delivery is targeted for late November 2018.

CTB, Inc. agreed to purchase a controlling interest in CAT Squared, a provider of software solutions for food processing operations. Terms were not disclosed.

Vantage Specialty Chemicals, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired The Amarna Company, a manufacturer of water-based release agents for food applications, located in Delta, Colorado.

Methods Machine Tools, Inc. entered into an agreement to represent Niigata Machine Techno USA, Inc. as a distributor of its horizontal machining centers throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

ComPETence Universal Dynamics, part of PiovanGroup, completed its move to a 10,000 square meter facility in Fredericksburg, Virginia in July 2018, which also serves as PiovanGroup's North American headquarters and doubles production capacity.

Hayward Industries closed its acquisition of Paramount Leisure Industries, a pool equipment maker. Paramount will continue to operate as an autonomous business under its own name with the same management and staff.

Oxiteno announced the commencement of beneficial operations at its new 170,000 metric tons/year alkoxylation plant in Pasadena, Texas. The company invested around US$200 million over 6 years and created more than 120 jobs.

SKAPS Industries will invest $5 million and create 20 jobs at its recently acquired Henderson, Kentucky operation, upgrading the facility and adding manufacturing equipment to increase production capacity for fiberglass products.

MH Equipment acquired the assets of Torrance Equipment, becoming the dual Hyster-Yale dealer in Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Over 90 employees, including 50 technicians, join MH Equipment.

Hindalco Industries agreed to acquire US-based aluminium sheet maker Aleris Corp. for $2.58 billion through its subsidiary Novelis. The deal is expected to close within 9-15 months, subject to regulatory approvals.

Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. (NAMI) will invest $72 million to expand its Covington, Georgia facility, creating 100 new jobs in production and administration.

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. acquired LumaSense Technologies Holdings, Inc., a provider of temperature and gas sensing devices, for approximately $85 million in cash. The acquisition closed on September 1, 2018.

Graphic Packaging International agreed to acquire substantially all assets of the foodservice business of Letica Corporation, a subsidiary of RPC Group, for $95 million. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, subject to regulatory review.

PJ Valves was awarded a US$650,000 contract by an EPC contractor to supply more than 500 cryogenic and non-cryogenic valves for an LNG modernisation project in New Jersey, US. The valves will be made in India and Italy.

Emerson completed the first phase of upgrades to its Rushville, Indiana plant, totaling nearly $8 million, to enhance Copeland compressor remanufacturing and OEM manufacturing. Emerson has invested $13 million in the plant since 2013.

LafargeHolcim acquired Metro Mix, LLC, a ready-mix concrete provider in the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado. Metro Mix operates two ready-mix concrete plants and reported net sales of around $30 million in 2017.