Jones Nonwovens added a new production line at its North Las Vegas plant, doubling capacity to meet demand for natural and sustainable fiber products for bedding and packaging.

Tredegar Personal Care plans to invest approximately $25 million in new technology and capacity at its Terre Haute, Indiana plant to produce FlexAire elastic fabrics for hygiene products. The expansion is expected to be fully operational by Q4 2019, pending local approval.

The Power Farming Group (PFG) has completed an agreement to become the exclusive distributor of Deutz-Fahr tractors in the United States. PFG America will be headquartered in Atlanta with satellite operations in California.

The Georgia Ports Authority ordered 8 Konecranes BOXPORTER RMG cranes for the Mason Mega Rail Terminal project at the Port of Savannah, which will double on-dock rail lift capacity to 1 million containers per year. The order was booked at the end of 2017, with delivery in two parts in 2019 and 2020.

Axis Company, a robotic automation systems manufacturer, will invest $4 million to expand its capabilities in Grand Rapids, Michigan, adding a new facility in Kent County and creating 50 high-tech jobs over three years.

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A. received a nearly $4 billion contract from the New York Metro Transit Authority to build 1,500 railway cars at its Lincoln, Nebraska plant. Early production starts in 2019, with mass production in 2021.

Supermicro opened a new 60-rack burn-in facility with 3 MW clean fuel-cell energy and robotic AGVs at its Silicon Valley headquarters. The facility increases rack capacity by 600 racks per month and is now fully operational.

Duravant has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology for $26.75 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at approximately $175 million. Key Technology is a designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment for food processing.

DYP Alabama (DYPA), a subsidiary of Dongyang Piston, signed a new contract with Hyundai Motor's US plant to supply assembled pistons for Theta and Nu engines. The annual contract value is estimated at 20 billion won, with deliveries starting in June 2018.

Zanker Recycling awarded a contract to Plexus Recycling Technologies to install a ZenRobotics ZRR2 AI robot for C&D sorting at its San Jose facility. The system is expected to be operational by fall 2018, processing 150,000 tons per year.

Ube Machinery announced the expansion of its injection molding machine assembly plant at its U.S. subsidiary UMI in Michigan, doubling annual production capacity of large machines. Construction is scheduled from July 2018 to May 2019.

Western Extrusions is expanding its aluminum extrusion capability with a new 5100 ton 14-inch press at its facility in Carrollton, Texas. The press will produce profiles up to 20 inches wide and 25 pounds per foot, increasing capacity and flexibility.

Celestica, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atrenne Integrated Solutions, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of ruggedized electromechanical solutions for aerospace and defense, for $139 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in Q2 2018.

Carter Machinery Company, Inc. became the authorized GOMACO distributor for the state of Virginia.

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA added Correlli and Frank Martin Sons to its dealer network.

EtaGen, a manufacturer of Linear Generators, closed an $83 million Series C financing from ten investors including American Electric Power, Centrica Innovations, and Statoil Energy Ventures, to scale manufacturing and operations.

Young Innovations, a manufacturer and distributor of dental supplies and equipment, announced the acquisition of Mydent International Enterprises Corp., a supplier of infection control products and dental materials.

AdTech Photonics, Inc. announced the acquisition of AdTech Optics, Inc., and will continue to manufacture and expand the portfolio of quantum cascade lasers.

CAI Software LLC acquired Integrated Management Solutions, the company behind the Food Connex software for food distributors and processors. The acquisition expands CAI's footprint in the protein and seafood distribution vertical.

SemiConductor Devices (SCD) announced the acquisition of Colorado Springs-based Quantum Imaging, a company specializing in high-performance visible short wave infrared cameras for military, industrial, and scientific applications. Financial terms were not disclosed.

JD Irving announced a $400 million greenfield investment for a new tissue plant in Macon, Georgia. The plant will manufacture 75,000 short tons per year of TAD tissue and convert it into 15 million cases.

Georgia-Pacific announced a $120 million converting technology investment at its integrated Naheola, Alabama site.

Georgia-Pacific announced a $50 million investment in converting assets at Green Bay, Wisconsin to support its Compact professional toilet paper business.

Georgia-Pacific announced a $400 million investment at its Palatka, Florida site to build a Through-Air-Dried (TAD) machine and converting operations to expand premium private label towel and Brawny towel capacity. The expanded site is slated to be operational by 2019.

Kleenline has relocated its manufacturing operations from Newburyport, MA to a new 150,000 square foot facility in Statham, Georgia, uniting with Benchmark and Southern Packaging. The move aims to increase productivity and efficiency in producing product handling systems and customized replacement parts.

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions will supply a 450MW steam turbine and generator for the Lake Charles Power Station in Louisiana, owned by Entergy Louisiana. The plant is scheduled to start commercial operation by June 2020.

MED-ALLY is locating a new 10,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Goose Creek, South Carolina, investing $2.38 million and creating 90 jobs. The facility is expected to be fully operational in March 2018.

The ALL Family of Companies has purchased eight cranes from Manitowoc, including two MLC650 crawlers, two Grove TMS760E truck cranes, two Manitowoc 999 crawlers, a Grove TMS800E and a Grove TMS9000-2 truck crane. The deal was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Würth Baer Supply Co., a division of Würth Craft Line North America, completed the acquisition of Akins Machinery Inc., a SCM Group dealer and service center in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

Kendall Packaging completed an expansion of its Pittsburg, Kansas manufacturing facility at an estimated cost of $10 million. The project broke ground in September 2016 and was completed by January 2018, doubling the plant size.

TG Fluid Systems USA is adding 62,000 square feet to its Brighton, Michigan plant for $11 million, consolidating operations from Howell. The expansion, due for completion in March 2018, is expected to create 35 entry-level factory jobs.

Wärtsilä is supplying a 22.7MW gas-engine smart power plant under a full EPC contract to Cooperative Energy, to be located in Benndale, Mississippi. Commercial operation is expected in 2019.

Honeywell's UOP Russell business will provide Brazos Midstream with a third cryogenic gas processing plant, Comanche III, for the Southern Delaware Basin in Texas. The 200 MMcf/d plant will extract natural gas liquids and includes engineering, fabrication and a modular NGL recovery unit.

Entergy Louisiana has selected two Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) gas turbine generation units for its 994 MW Lake Charles Power Station in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The plant is expected to become operational in 2020.

Ingersoll-Rand plc and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have agreed to establish a 50-50 joint venture to market, sell and distribute ductless and VRF heating and air conditioning systems in the United States and select Latin American countries. The JV is expected to be operational in the first half of 2018.

LivaNova closed the $225 million acquisition of ImThera Medical, which makes the Aura6000 implantable hypoglossal nerve stimulator for sleep apnea. LivaNova paid $78 million upfront, with $147 million due on milestones.

Triumph Group signed an agreement with Boeing to provide major structural assemblies for the Boeing 767 commercial aircraft program.

Ossid, a brand of ProMach, announced that SupplyOne Inc. is now a national distributor of the Ossid TS line of tray sealing machines for vacuum skin pack, modified atmosphere packaging, and ambient case-ready food packaging.

Novelis announced plans to build a $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky, with 200,000 metric tons annual capacity. The plant will create 125 jobs and is slated to open in 2020.

NiSource Midstream Services completed a compressor upgrade at its Majorsville compressor station in Dallas, West Virginia, replacing four vintage compressors with four CAT 3606 engines and Ariel JGC4 compressors. The upgrade adds 1,800 horsepower and raises throughput by 70-80 million cubic feet per day.

Ariel Corporation was awarded a contract by Rover Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, to supply 39 natural gas compressors for the $4.2 billion Rover natural gas pipeline. The contract is estimated at more than $34 million.

Geringhoff Corp. will invest $520,000 to add a second factory assembly line and 20 new jobs at its St. Cloud, Minnesota facility, expanding production of combine headers and starting manufacture of headers for small grains.

Flex-N-Gate is spending $160 million on a new auto parts manufacturing facility in Detroit, the largest newly-built auto parts plant in the city in over 20 years.

Brown Machine Group merged with Freeman Co., a manufacturer of thermoform tooling for the food packaging industry. The transaction was effective January 5, 2018.

MetalX has assumed responsibility for sourcing, procurement, delivery, and administration of aluminum scrap and refined aluminum products for Busche Performance Group's two aluminum foundries in Franklin, Indiana and Fruitport, Michigan. The deal covers up to 70 million lbs/year of aluminum raw material.

Kiewit Power Constructors Co. chose Veolia Water Technologies Inc. to engineer and procure raw and demineralized water treatment systems for Hickory Run Energy's new 1,000-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas facility in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Commercial operation is expected in April 2020.

Amiad USA Inc. and Aquanomix LLC announced a strategic partnership to combine their products into Genesis, a real-time risk management platform for cooling tower water management. The product will be available March 1, 2018.

PeroxyChem has been awarded a contract to construct a new peracetic acid (PAA) production plant in Memphis, Tennessee. A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the Maynard C. Stiles wastewater treatment plant.

The Brandt Group of Companies purchased a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, from Kongskilde Industries A/S, marking its first manufacturing venture in the United States.

Houston-based AIV LP, a global wholesale valve and actuator distributor, has acquired Pittsburgh-based Zenith Supply, a master distributor of Velan valves that holds about $25 million in inventory. Zenith will keep operating under its own name and facilities.