Atlas Copco has acquired Dekker Vacuum Technologies, a Michigan City, Indiana maker of highly engineered vacuum pumps and systems. Prairie Capital Advisors was exclusive financial advisor to Dekker. Terms were not disclosed.

Cheniere and Bechtel awarded AMPO POYAM Valves a new contract for cryogenic valves up to 36 inches for the third marine berth at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana. The project will add 180 LNG cargoes annually.

Nidec Press & Automation is building a 25,000 sq ft addition to its service, repair parts, machining and remanufacturing facility at its headquarters in Minster, Ohio. The expansion is part of a global push in remanufacturing capacity.

New York private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners acquired Jacksonville-based paper and packaging distributor Mac Papers, which generates over $600 million in annual sales. The price was not disclosed, and Mac Papers' COO Rick Mitchell will become president.

Continental is building a new plant in New Braunfels, Texas, to produce radar sensors for driver assistance systems, with about EUR 100 million to be invested over three years. The plant is to add 130 jobs, with construction starting mid-2020 and production in 2021.

Printpack signed a two-year contract with Collegiate Clean Energy to supply renewable power to two Virginia plants, generated from captured landfill methane. The deal removes reported Scope 2 emissions from its Rigid Business Unit plants.

Mueller Water Products is building one of the world's largest finished goods brass foundries in Decatur, Illinois, to add production capacity for the water infrastructure industry. The facility is expected to employ 250 workers.

Italian packaging company Iriapak will invest $7 million to establish a packaging film manufacturing facility in eastern New Orleans, its first North American plant, creating 25 direct jobs.

Powell Valves agreed to sell its Cincinnati headquarters to the Port and will build a new facility on 4 acres north of the former Sara Lee/Kahn's site, after 174 years at its current location.

KAO USA plans to spend $35 million to expand its research and manufacturing facility onto the adjacent Powell Valves site in Cincinnati, with 525 jobs retained and 45 new jobs created.

Bessemer Investors LLC completed the acquisition of Leonard Valve Company, a Cranston, Rhode Island maker of water temperature control valves and monitoring devices. Financial terms were not disclosed. The announcement was made on 9 March 2020.

Duraco Specialty Tapes has acquired Infinity Tapes, a US manufacturer of double-coated tapes, transfer adhesive tapes and release liners based in Forest Park, Illinois. The partnership was announced on 2020-03-05.

Aprilaire, an indoor air-quality manufacturer, completed a $10 million warehouse at its Poynette facility and continues to expand there. The article reports the warehouse adds about 346,000 square feet of space.

Argand Partners, LP acquired Midwest Can Company and Container Specialties, Inc., makers of portable fuel containers and blow-molded plastic containers, based in Franklin Park, Illinois. No financial terms were disclosed.

Nautic Partners completed its acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics, a distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid conveyance, control and measurement products, in partnership with its management. Harrington was founded in 1959.

Niagara Bottling plans a bottling plant in Florence County, South Carolina, with investment of more than $70 million and 70 new full-time jobs. The plant is expected to operate in Q1 2021.

AtCorr Packaging Products will invest $780,000 to expand production at its Glasgow, Kentucky facility in Barren County, relocating into a 174,000 sq ft building and planning to hire 31 full-time associates.

CROWN Cork and Seal USA celebrated the groundbreaking of a 327,000 sq ft beverage can plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, investing $147 million and creating 126 direct jobs. The plant is scheduled to be operational by Q1 2021.

AtCorr Packaging is investing $780,950 and creating 31 new jobs by relocating its corrugated sheet plant to a new 130,000 square foot facility at 1320 West Main Street in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky.

T. Marzetti Co. plans a 184,500-square-foot expansion at its Horse Cave, Kentucky operation to add manufacturing space and 140 jobs.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation agreed to acquire the stock of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services for $62 million in cash to broaden its industrial valve portfolio. Dyna-Flo makes control, isolation and relief valves and actuators for chemical, petrochemical and oil and gas markets.

Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, secured an order for eight custom Enforcer pumpers from Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services in Riverdale, Georgia, sold through dealer Ten-8 Fire Equipment. The order is the largest in the department's history.

Navien, Inc., the US subsidiary of Seoul-based KD Navien, will invest $77.5 million to establish its first US manufacturing and assembly plant in a former Lumber Liquidators facility in James City County, Virginia, creating 180 jobs.

Charlotte-based Wastequip signed a definitive agreement to acquire Van Nuys, California waste container manufacturer Consolidated Fabricators Corp., which has California facilities and a plant in Tijuana, Mexico.

Barber-Nichols held a groundbreaking for a new 43,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Arvada, Colorado, with completion scheduled for early 2021. The company plans to hire more than twenty new full-time employees in 2020.

Siemens was awarded a contract to supply three boil-off gas compressor packages for Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Kiewit, the EPC contractor, selected Siemens for the balance-of-plant scope.

JBS USA, the US subsidiary of JBS SA, plans to acquire Empire Packing Co. for $238 million, including its five processing facilities and the Ledbetter brand. The deal is contingent on regulatory approval.

TriMas signed an agreement to acquire the Rapak brand, bag-in-box product lines and assets from Liqui-Box after Liqui-Box completes its purchase of DS Smith's Plastics Division, including facilities in Indianapolis, Union City and the Chicago area.

Ferguson plc signed a purchase agreement to acquire Columbia Pipe & Supply, a Chicago-based distributor of valves, PVF and industrial products with 16 locations in the Midwest, subject to regulatory approval.

Clear Lake, Minnesota-based Doering Company acquired the assets of Eden Prairie-based Metro Hydraulics, a maker of hydraulic directional control and other valves for agriculture, construction and light industrial markets.

Reiloy USA plans to invest more than $20 million in a new building and new machinery in Maize, Kansas, to expand its advanced manufacturing capacity, and to grow to over 100 employees in coming years.

Tosca will ship Wegmans Food Markets' case-ready meat in reusable plastic containers (RPCs), replacing corrugated packaging. The change is intended to meet Wegmans' sustainability goals.

Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington announced its acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old family-owned corrugated box maker in North Charleston, South Carolina. Coastal also makes protective packaging components for the automotive industry.

Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, NC announced the acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old box company in North Charleston, SC. Coastal makes large-format corrugated boxes and custom protective packaging for the automotive industry.

AptarGroup has announced plans to acquire premium airless and colour cosmetics packaging company Fusion Packaging (FusionPKG) through a binding agreement. The deal is aimed at meeting demand for fast beauty packaging.

AMPO POYAM Valves was awarded a contract by BP to supply additional highly engineered 20-inch, 600 lb gate valves for its Whiting refinery in Indiana. Delivery is scheduled for September 2020.

Aptar entered into a binding agreement to acquire Fusion Packaging I, L.P. (FusionPKG), a Dallas-based maker of prestige airless and color cosmetics packaging for the North American beauty market. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and the value was not disclosed.

DXP Enterprises completed its acquisition of Turbo Machinery Repair, a pump and industrial equipment repair and machining company in Richmond, California, funded with cash on hand. Financial terms were not disclosed. Signing occurred on January 31, 2020.

Chromatic Industries acquired certain assets and the principal business of Quality Oil Tools in Jennings, Louisiana, in 2017, operating it as a subsidiary, Chromatic Oil Tools.

On January 12, 2018, Curtiss-Wright Flow Control acquired a license from Chromatic Industries to use its patented valve technology in the nuclear power generation market.

Mauser Packaging Solutions is investing in new quart and gallon F-style metal can lines at its Memphis, Tennessee facility to more than double combined capacity. The gallon line is expected to be operational in Q3 2020.

Gryphon Investors signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic investment in Pacur LLC, a supplier of extruded PETG sheet for medical device packaging based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Terms were not disclosed and the founding family and management will remain owners.

Petoskey Plastics closed on $20 million in New Markets Tax Credits to finance a new rail-served recycling and manufacturing facility in McKinney, Texas, creating 154 jobs. The announcement was made on February 11, 2020.

Intertape Polymer Group agreed to acquire substantially all operating assets of Nortech Packaging, a maker of automated packaging machines near Chicago, Illinois, for about $36.5 million in cash plus potential earn-out. The deal was announced on February 10, 2020.

Allpax Products, a ProMach brand, will build an 80,000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing center in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, replacing existing facilities. The $7 million investment retains 55 jobs and creates five new direct jobs.

Berry Global signed a deal to take in bales of recovered PE film, including LLDPE stretch wrap, from Georgia-Pacific Recycling at its Victoria, Texas plant. Berry is installing an extrusion line and repelletizing equipment, with processing expected to start in Q2 2020.

Austin-based ePac Flexible Packaging will invest $6.5 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Henrico County, Virginia, creating 35 jobs, as announced by Governor Ralph Northam.

Nosco, a subsidiary of Holden Industries, acquired the assets of Haapanen Brothers, a graphic arts and printing company in Gurnee, Illinois. The site will keep operating under the Nosco name with its existing staff.

General Data acquired AmeriGraph Packaging Group, a producer of prime labels and shrink sleeve packaging for consumer goods and food, on February 3, 2020. Terms were not disclosed.

Gardner Denver completed its merger with the Ingersoll Rand Industrial segment on 29 February 2020, forming Ingersoll Rand Inc. with over 16,000 employees. The combined company makes air compressors, pumps, blowers and fluid management systems.