CalRecycle awarded SiONEER a $3 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Grant to fund equipment for processing glass fines into SiONEER Glass Pozzolan for concrete, reducing GHG emissions.

M.H. EBY, Inc. started production at a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, months ahead of schedule. The plant will build all-aluminum trailers and truck bodies.

Allegheny Technologies formed a previously announced 50-50 joint venture with an affiliate of Tsingshan Group to produce 60-inch wide stainless sheet products for sale in North America. Initial customer shipments are expected in the first half of 2018.

Solvay announced that its Ixef polyarylamide resin is used in ECA Medical Instruments' Cervical-One single-use surgical instrument set for cervical spine procedures. The kit includes torque-limiters and drivers, and is designed for single use.

Vortex Companies, a trenchless rehabilitation services provider, has acquired Stag Technologies, a Utah-based manufacturer of high-performance coatings for water, sewer and industrial infrastructure. The acquisition was announced on March 1, 2018.

Justrite Safety Group has acquired Eagle Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of industrial safety products. Eagle President Joe Eddy will remain president and become an executive vice president at Justrite.

Aleris completed a $400 million expansion of its facility in Lewisport, KY, making it the largest Aleris facility in North America. The expansion adds capacity for up to 480 lbs of aluminum auto body sheets annually and created over 150 jobs.

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) and an affiliate of Tsingshan Group formed a 50-50 joint venture to produce 60-inch wide stainless sheet products for the North American market. The JV will create approximately 100 manufacturing jobs in Western Pennsylvania.

One Rock Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Robertshaw Holdings, a manufacturer of controls and solutions for the HVAC and appliance industries, headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

On March 1, 2018, SPX Corporation's Radiodetection business acquired Schonstedt Instrument Company, an industry leader in magnetic locators. The combination creates a stronger organization in the pipe and cable locating market.

Venture Plastics expanded its Newton Falls, Ohio headquarters by 17,000 square feet and installed a 1,400-ton injection molding machine to win larger automotive parts. The expansion was finished in March 2018.

Mukwonago-based GS Global Resources acquired Weston-based ADC Custom Products, a maker of roll-over and falling-object protective structures, in a transaction that closed February 23, 2018 for an undisclosed price. ADC was renamed ADC Equipment Innovations and its 35 employees were retained.

Fenix Parts' board agreed to accept an $8.1 million acquisition bid from private equity firm Stellex Capital Management, pending shareholder approval.

AAON, Inc. acquired substantially all assets of WattMaster Controls, Inc. for $6.4 million in cash, bringing HVAC controls expertise in-house. The deal closed in February 2018.

Parts Authority has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Interamerican Motor Corporation (IMC) from AutoZone. IMC operates 26 locations across nine states and is a distributor of import replacement parts.

Leigh Delaware Holdings signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire J.E. Herndon Co., a reprocessor of textile fibers and by-products primarily connected to the cotton industry.

Coats Group acquired Patrick Yarn Mill Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance engineered yarns specializing in cut-resistant and flame retardant yarns.

Dilo Group received an order from Foss Floors for a complete Dilo needlepunch line suitable for producing floorcovering felts.

Blue Sage Capital completed a majority investment in Americo Manufacturing Co., a producer of high-loft nonwoven products for floor maintenance pads and matting.

Middleby Corporation acquired Hinds-Bock Corporation, a manufacturer of filling and depositing solutions for bakery and food processing, based in Bothell, Washington.

Ag Growth International Inc. (AGI) has acquired 100% of the shares of Danmare Group Inc. and its affiliate Danmare, Inc., which provides engineering solutions and project management services for automated food processing systems. Danmare's sales were $6.4 million and adjusted EBITDA $1.7 million in its last fiscal year.

BMC Stock Holdings announced it will acquire W.E. Shone Co., a building materials supplier in Delaware. Shone Lumber generated net sales of approximately $70 million in 2017.

ArcelorMittal opened its first Michigan facility, a refurbished $83 million plant in Detroit for producing laser-welded high-strength steel blanks. The plant will supply parts for Acura RDX and Ram pickup trucks.

Grupo Antolin received approval for an expanded state grant to hire an additional 210 workers and invest an additional $2.5 million (total $63.7 million) at its Shelby Township, Michigan plant to handle a Dodge truck program. The plant produces automotive headliners.

TDK Corporation agreed to acquire Chirp Microsystems, a developer of ultrasonic 3D-sensing solutions, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition is expected to close within days.

Teradyne acquired Energid, a Cambridge, MA-based integrator and developer of robot control, simulation and machine vision software. The purchase price was not disclosed. Energid will continue to operate as a separate company.

Prima Dental launched a new digital dentistry division, Prima Digital, following a £1m investment, and unveiled its first CAD/CAM milling tool at the LMT LABDAY Exhibition in Chicago in February 2018.

Quality Enclosures is investing $3.3 million to convert a vacant building in Albemarle, N.C., into a tempering facility, distribution center and national training center, creating 65 full-time jobs, expected to open September 2018.

IEC Electronics will open a new 150,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at Silver Hill Technology Park in Newark, N.Y., expected to open in mid-2019, creating 362 new jobs and retaining 463 positions, with a $22 million project cost.

Consolidated Machine & Tool Holdings, a platform company of White Wolf Capital, has acquired a majority stake in LCP Machine, a CNC precision machining company.

GE Aviation will create 15 full-time jobs over four years at its West Jefferson plant, which added a 90,000-square-foot expansion, as announced by Governor Roy Cooper's office.

The Wornick Co. of Cincinnati was awarded a nearly $450 million U.S. Defense Logistics Agency contract for unitized group rations.

AmeriQual Group, with facilities in Evansville, Indiana, was awarded a military contract worth more than $521 million by the U.S. Defense Department to produce food rations for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal agencies over five years.

DENSO is investing $190 million in its Athens, Tennessee facility to add four production lines and 320 jobs for fuel injection and fuel pump parts. The announcement was made on 28 February 2018.

Applied Composites Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, acquired San Diego Composites, Inc., a composites supplier for aerospace, space, and defense industries. Terms were not disclosed.

Greenville Venture Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Foremost Farms USA Cooperative, received support for a $57.9 million new milk processing plant in Greenville, Michigan, expected to create 33 jobs.

Antolin Shelby Inc., a subsidiary of Grupo Antolin, received approval for a $2.5 million expansion at its Shelby Township plant, creating 210 additional jobs. The expansion is due to increased demand through the Dodge truck program.

Komatsu America Corp., through its subsidiary F and M Equipment, agreed to purchase the assets of PBE Group, which includes Pine Bush Equipment and East PBE. The deal is expected to close on April 1, 2018.

Southern HVAC Corp. acquired Fox Service Company, a residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing and electric service provider in Austin, Texas. Fox Service Company employs 55 team members.

CR3 Capital, a private equity firm, acquired Xymat Engineering, a manufacturer of specialty containers and material handling solutions for the U.S. Department of Energy. Douglas Waldron was appointed president and CEO.

Ball Aerospace will deliver multi-beam phased array antenna systems as part of a contract with BAE Systems for the U.S. Navy's Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) system. Development and production will be at Ball's facility in Westminster, Colorado.

ABB is integrating Baldor Electric Co. into its global ABB brand, effective March 1, 2018. The rebranding covers all manufacturing, sales, and support facilities in the U.S.

The South Carolina Ports Authority approved a $19 million contract with ZPMC for two ship-to-shore cranes for the Port of Charleston. The cranes will be delivered to the Wando Welch Terminal.

Sanko Gosei Technologies Inc. plans to invest $5.46 million and create 48 jobs at its New Haven, Indiana facility, including a $2.2 million building expansion and $3.26 million in equipment. Work is scheduled to begin in June 2018 and be completed by June 2019.

Microchip Technology Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Microsemi Corp, with a deal valuing Microsemi roughly in the mid-$60s a share, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Arkema has expanded the geographic distribution territory of Palmer Holland for Orgasol and Rilsan D coating additives to cover the northern US and West Coast, effective February 1, 2018.

Schoellhorn-Albrecht has been awarded a subcontract from Eastern Shipbuilding Group to design and manufacture deck machinery, deck fittings, accommodation ladder systems and structural castings for the US Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Cutters.

Héroux-Devtek Inc. has agreed to acquire the shares of Beaver Aerospace & Defense Inc. and its subsidiary PowerTHRU Inc. from Phillips Service Industries Inc.

Humatics has acquired 5D Robotics and its subsidiary Time Domain to expand its microlocation technology for robotics and autonomous vehicles.

Schneider Electric helped Dow Corning upgrade its distributed control system at the Carrollton, Kentucky plant to the EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS, reducing capital expenditure by 50% and completing the project ahead of schedule.