Total Plastics International's Life Sciences division entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Restoration Medical Polymers for UHMWPE used in orthopaedic implants.

BITZER US, Inc., a subsidiary of the BITZER Group, completed the acquisition of VaCom Technologies, Inc., a provider of refrigeration technology and energy performance systems. The deal enhances BITZER's capabilities in North America.

Konecranes will supply eight widespan RMGs to the Georgia Ports Authority for its Mason Mega Rail project. The steel structures for the cranes will be fabricated in the USA.

Aggreko plc has completed the acquisition of A Contact Electric Rentals, LP, a provider of specialized medium and high voltage electrical distribution and transformer rental equipment, for an undisclosed amount.

WWSC Holdings, LLC (W&W|AFCO Steel) has acquired Texas-based steel producer Hirschfeld Industries, bringing together two structural steel fabricators with 14 production facilities and approximately 3.5 million square feet of manufacturing capacity.

Aramsco, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Natural Stone Solutions Inc. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks.

Ecolab Inc, a water treatment and hygiene company, has acquired Cascade Water Services Inc, strengthening its position in the US institutional water treatment market.

Addivant expanded production capacity for its Ultranox 626 antioxidant by more than 40% at its Morgantown, West Virginia plant. Financial details were not disclosed.

Domaille Engineering, a platform company of Thompson Street Capital Partners and Onward Capital, has acquired Tech Manufacturing. Tech Manufacturing specializes in CNC precision machining of complex aerospace parts and is based in Wright City, Missouri.

FOMAS Inc., a custom manufacturer of seamless rolled rings, is investing $2.5 million to expand its York County, South Carolina operations, increasing machining capacity by 10% and remodeling the facility. The expansion is expected to create 10 or more jobs.

Honeywell's UOP Russell business will provide a fractionation plant capable of producing 60,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids to MarkWest Energy Partners for installation at its Hopedale facility in Jewett, Ohio.

Central Machinery Company, DBA CenMac Metalworks, plans a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its facility in Marion, Ohio, investing more than $8.6 million and creating 55 jobs.

Swiss closure maker corvaglia group announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia, to produce one-piece plastic caps and closures for the North American beverage market, operational by year-end 2018.

Sabert Corporation has begun construction of a new manufacturing facility in Greenville, Texas, to make plastic and 100% compostable food packaging. The plant is expected to be fully operational by early 2019 and bring over 125 jobs.

Leggett & Platt acquired Precision Hydraulic Cylinders (PHC) in January 2018. PHC manufactures hydraulic cylinders for construction and materials handling equipment.

The existing Flexible Foam and Lamination joint venture in North America was expanded to include Olympic Products LLC in Greensboro, NC.

Hydrofresh HPP, an affiliate of Keller Logistics Group, is constructing a $10 million high-pressure processing pasteurization plant in Delphos, Ohio, expected to open in April 2018.

Process Technology acquired Dynatronix, a manufacturer of DC, pulse and pulse reverse power supplies for surface finishing and semiconductor industries, based in Amery, Wisconsin.

H.I.G. Capital has acquired Town & Country Holdings, parent company of Town & Country Living, a supplier of home textiles and accessories. The acquisition will serve as a platform for growth in the home textiles sector.

Carolina Stalite Co. has reopened its Aquadale plant in North Carolina, which had been closed for over five years, to manufacture lightweight construction aggregate. The company has hired 14 workers and may hire up to 14 more when a second kiln is built in the next few years.

AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of Spectrum Plastics Group, a provider of polymer-based solutions for medical and specialty markets. Spectrum has 16 facilities in five countries and over 2,000 employees.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) funds will acquire all outstanding shares of Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. in a go-private transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion. CD&R also agreed to acquire Atrium Windows & Doors and merge it with Ply Gem to form a building products company with over $2.4 billion in 2017 revenue.

BASF will start construction of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) synthesis unit at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, in early Q2 2018. The investment will double annual MDI capacity from 300,000 to nearly 600,000 metric tons in the medium term.

GWS Tool Group, LLC acquired Alliance CNC Cutter Grinding Services, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of tight tolerance drills, reamers, and micro-tools. Alliance CNC will continue operating from its facility in the Grand Rapids area.

Silgan Holdings has initiated construction of a new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, planned as a 100,000-square-foot plant employing about 150 people. The city approved $38 million in industrial development revenue bonds for the project, to be repaid by Silgan.

Moog Inc. was selected by Boeing to supply its CEMA thrust vector control actuators and Rocket Engine Modules with MONARC-90 engines for NASA's Space Launch System Exploration Upper Stage program. The CEMA hardware is made in East Aurora, NY and the REMs in Niagara Falls, NY.

Rohde Brothers completed installation of refrigeration and HVAC systems for a new 138,000 square foot stand-alone freezer for Lakeside Foods in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, operating at -10°F. The project included three 123-ton ammonia refrigeration compressors and a 7 million BTU/hour evaporative condensing unit.

Masters Gallery Foods built a new 187,230 square foot cheese cutting and shredding plant in Oostburg, Wisconsin, featuring innovative ice storage, geothermal, and waste heat recovery systems. The facility includes refrigerated storage, three processing lines, and a test kitchen.

Rheinmetall Automotive subsidiary Pierburg was awarded an order from Karma Automotive to supply coolant pumps for the Karma Revero plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, with a contract value in the six-digit euro range. The pumps are manufactured at Pierburg's Hartha, Germany plant.

Montreal-based Protech/Oxyplast Group has purchased the business and manufacturing assets of Chemionics Corp., a specialty plastisol and latex formulations compounder based in Tallmadge, Ohio. Terms were not disclosed.

Mexichem acquired PVC compounder Sylvin Technologies for $39 million. The deal was announced on January 30, 2018.

Daelim Industrial and PTT Global Chemical's U.S. subsidiary plan to jointly build a petrochemical complex in Ohio, including an ethane cracking plant and a polyethylene plant, with annual capacity of about 1.5 million tons of ethylene and polyethylene. The board of Daelim approved the investment agreement on January 30, 2018.

Kaneka Aerospace, a subsidiary of Kaneka Americas Holding, has acquired the benzoxazine-based high performance composites business from Henkel Corporation, including prepregs, film adhesives, and infusion resins. The deal closed on January 30, 2018.

U.S. Geothermal Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Ormat Technologies for $5.45 per share in an all-cash transaction. The deal is expected to close in Q2 2018.

Covestro selected Emerson to provide Industrial Internet of Things technologies under a $14 million, five-year contract. Emerson will remotely monitor and maintain 40 DeltaV distributed control systems at Covestro plants in China, the United States, and Germany.

PAC Worldwide, a flexible packaging manufacturer, will lease a 420,000-square-foot facility in Lower Nazareth Township near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The company plans to invest more than $28 million and create over 160 jobs over three years.

Emerson will invest $15 million to expand production at its Rosemount measurement and analytical equipment facilities in Chanhassen, Minnesota, creating 80 manufacturing and support jobs over three years, supported by state grants.

Novelis announced on January 29, 2018, that its plants in Scriba, New York, and Kingston, Ontario, will supply lightweight aluminum for the 2018 Jeep Wrangler, helping reduce vehicle weight by about 200 pounds.

Matalco Inc., a member of the Giampaolo Group, acquired 100% of Alexin LLC, an aluminum billet and rolling slab supplier in Bluffton, Indiana. Alexin operates a 225 million lb casting plant.

Arkwin Industries Inc. will supply the Landing Gear Control Valve to Airbus Defence and Space for a variant of the C-295 tactical military transport aircraft.

Medtronic has completed the $28 million sale of QT Vascular's Chocolate PTA balloon catheter, following a prior distribution agreement and option triggers.

Metrohm, a maker of handheld Raman spectrometers, has acquired Innovative Photonic Solutions, the world's largest producer of Raman spectroscopy diode-based light components.

Entegris, a maker of chemicals and equipment for semiconductor fabrication, has acquired Particle Sizing Systems for $37 million to offer tools that monitor slurry particle size and prevent chip defects.

Lippert Components, Inc. has finalized its acquisition of Taylor Made Group, LLC, a supplier to recreational marine and other industrial markets, headquartered in Gloversville, New York.

CenMac Metalworks (Central Machinery Company LLC) announced plans to expand its facility in Marion, Ohio, adding 30,000 square feet and investing more than $8.6 million. The expansion will create 55 new jobs, with hiring beginning in Q3 2018.

Gehl Foods, owned by Wind Point Partners portfolio company GF Assets Holdings, acquired California Natural Products, an aseptic Tetra Pak packager based in Lathrop, California.

Mubadala Investment Company is considering investments in aerospace manufacturing in the US and Morocco within one to five years to expand its subsidiary Strata's global footprint and be closer to customers Boeing and Airbus.

Leonard Green & Partners is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire packaging company Pro Mach Group from AEA Investors for more than $2.2 billion including debt, according to Reuters.

Amcor Rigid Plastics is installing two new blow molding lines at its Hazelwood, Missouri plant to make plastic containers for multiple products. The expansion will require about 50 additional jobs.

Consolidated Electrical Distributors has agreed to acquire Electrical Engineering & Equipment Co. (3E), adding 365 employees and 16 locations in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota to its footprint.