Borchers Americas, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company, acquired Owensboro Specialty Polymers, a North American market leader in polyvinylidene chloride latex emulsions. The transaction was effective as of October 31, 2017.

Integrated Global Services (IGS) acquired Cetek Ltd., merging two providers of critical asset maintenance and coating solutions for the downstream oil & gas and power markets. Cetek brings over 40 years of experience in ceramic coating and high-temperature maintenance services.

Nidec Conversion was selected to supply the complete electrical package for two new ship-to-shore container handling cranes manufactured by ZPMC for Ports America's expansion in Tampa, Florida.

Foster Corp. has been appointed the North American distributor of United Soft Plastics' Ubisoft styrenic block copolymers, effective November 1, 2017. Foster will provide sales, technical and order fulfillment support from its Nevada and Connecticut facilities.

Kampi Components has been awarded a contract by the DLA to provide 58 electrical load banks manufactured by American Patriot Sales and Service DBA Sanitz Enterprises. The items should ship in early 2018.

DMT Clear Gas Solutions has been selected by Hawaii Gas to install a biogas upgrading system using high selective membranes at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hawaii. The project is estimated to be operational by the end of 2018.

Wind River Environmental, a liquid waste management provider, acquired Jim LeBoeuf Septic Service in Hyannis, Massachusetts, to expand its residential, commercial and municipal services on Cape Cod.

Imagine Intelligent Materials struck an agreement with Haydale Technologies to manufacture graphene-enhanced geotextiles in North America, with a purchase order for enough Imgne X3 to produce 50,000 m² of conductive geotextile ahead of a full-scale plant in Greer, South Carolina.

Briggs & Stratton will move production of commercial Vanguard V-Twin engines from Japan to its Statesboro, Georgia plant, investing $18 million and adding more than 50 jobs. The expansion will also add approximately 55 additional jobs for increased single-cylinder engine production.

Emerson and exida released the DeltaV safety instrumented system configurator on October 31, 2017, an exida exSILentia tool that automatically generates DeltaV SIS configurations.

Motor Controls, Inc. acquired the Flowtronex and Water Equipment Technologies brands from Xylem Inc. for $6 million on October 31, 2017.

General Electric is exploring options to divest GE Transportation, which builds locomotives in Fort Worth, Texas, including a spin-off or sale. The plant employs about 600 workers.

The South Carolina Ports Authority Board approved a $69.5 million contract for the purchase of six new ship-to-shore cranes from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) for the Port of Charleston, with delivery in late 2019.

Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Invista's Apparel & Advanced Textiles business, including the Lycra and Coolmax brands, with about 3,000 employees globally. Closing is expected by mid-2018.

Vistra Energy and Dynegy Corp. announced an all-stock merger valued at $1.74 billion, creating a combined company with over 46 GW of capacity.

Danieli will supply a new DiamondFlex 6-High Cold Rolling Mill (CM4) to Logan Aluminum in Logan County, Kentucky, for rolling aluminum can-stock and automotive flat products.

Hexcel and UTC Aerospace Systems extended their existing contract for advanced composites supply through 2030, with expected total sales exceeding USD 1 billion. The agreement covers carbon and glass prepreg systems for nacelle structures on multiple commercial aircraft programs.

Ascend Performance Materials plans to increase production capacity of adiponitrile, hexamethylene diamine, adipic acid and polymers by 10 to 15 percent through 2018 to meet growing demand.

Novarc Technologies announced it will introduce the 'world's first welding collaborative robot' at FabTech, initially available for exclusive demonstration at booth #B25100.

Panasonic Corporation acquired Arimo Inc., a US leader in deep learning and behavioral AI, to leverage its data science expertise for B2B solutions in manufacturing and housing.

Dewitt Barrels Inc and DBI Recycling were sold to Industrial Container Services of Maitland, Florida, which plans to merge the Marne, Michigan company with an Illinois subsidiary. The founding family is retiring, and terms were not disclosed.

Bidell Gas Compression has completed a $2 million renovation of a former machine shop in Weirton, West Virginia, to build gas compression equipment for customers in the tri-state area. The plant employs about 30 people and plans to reach around 200 at peak operations.

Haydale Technologies Inc. and Imagine Intelligent Materials signed a strategic agreement to establish graphene-based conductive coatings capability for geosynthetics in North America. Haydale also agreed to purchase imgne X3 material sufficient for 50,000 m² of conductive geotextile, ahead of commissioning a full-scale plant at Haydale's South Carolina facility.

TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, announced that the supply contract for the JUPITER Cable system has come into force. The consortium includes PLDT, NTT Communications, PCCW Global, SoftBank, Facebook and Amazon. The approximately 14,000 km transpacific cable will connect Japan, the United States and the Philippines, with initial design capacity over 60 Tbps, and is scheduled to be ready for service by early 2020.

Saint-Gobain's Garden Grove plant added an automotive glass business unit, expected to nearly triple revenue to about USD 200 million. A USD 2.6 million investment will expand warehouse space by 30,000 square feet and add collaborative robotics.

Shandong Ruyi Group agreed to pay over $2 billion to acquire the Apparel & Advanced Textiles business of Invista, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, which owns the Lycra brand.

Acme Monaco Corporation held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new 16,300 square foot facility on Central Drive in Presque Isle, Maine, moving from two previous locations in the industrial park.

Kion Group will rebrand its Dematic, Egemin Automation, and NDC Automation units under the single Dematic brand starting in 2018, creating a unified global brand for warehouse automation solutions.

Invenergy is developing the 2GW Wind Catcher wind farm in Cimarron and Texas Counties, Oklahoma, as part of the $4.5 billion Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. Construction began in 2016 and operations are expected to start by mid-2020. GE will supply 800 turbines of 2.5MW each.

Salter Labs acquired Innomed Technologies, Inc. and Respcare, Inc. from Mergenet Solutions, Inc. The acquired companies develop and market sleep apnea therapy interfaces and masks.

Pointe Precision, a contract machine shop in Plover, Wisconsin, recently purchased and installed two Multus U3000 machines from Okuma America to support its aerospace work.

Renesas announced that Intersil Corporation will be merged into Renesas Electronics America Inc. in January 2018, and the Intersil name will be dropped.

Grand River Dam Authority dedicated Unit 3 at its Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau, Oklahoma, a 500 MW combined cycle power plant with the first MHPS J-series gas turbine in the US, representing a $500 million investment.

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $131 million contract by the US Air Force to provide kits for the Paveway II laser-guided bomb, with production beginning in Q1 2018.

Komatsu announced a business integration plan with Komatsu Mining (formerly Joy Global), acquired in April 2017, aiming for synergy effects of about 10% of Komatsu Mining's sales by fiscal year ending March 2023.

Fibertex Personal Care, a Danish textile company, will invest $60 million and create 145 jobs in a new nonwoven manufacturing facility in Asheboro, North Carolina.

North American Stainless (NAS) dedicated a new $150 million bright and annealing line at its Ghent, Kentucky facility, creating 36 full-time jobs. The expansion, announced in March 2015, also includes a new cold rolling mill and increases plant production capacity by nearly 10%.

Incipio Devices, LLC announced plans to invest nearly $7.1 million to expand manufacturing and R&D capabilities at its Huntington, Indiana plant, creating approximately 22 new jobs by the end of 2020 while retaining 27 existing positions.

Dow dedicated $2 billion of chemical manufacturing investments at its Plaquemine site in Louisiana, including two new polyolefin plants, added ethylene capacity, warehousing and a restarted ethylene unit. The projects were first announced in August 2013.

Logan Aluminum Inc. cut the ribbon on Phase I of its expansion in Logan County, Kentucky, a $240 million investment that expanded recycling and casting capabilities, creating about 190 jobs. The company also broke ground on Phase II, a $125 million cold rolling mill expected to create 60 jobs and be completed by Spring 2019.

Wiegmann Associates won a Design/Build award for their work on the $18 million expansion of Hoffman Beverage's beverage distribution center in Chesapeake, Virginia. The project included HVAC, refrigeration and building automation system controls for the 217,392-square-foot facility.

Microsemi Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the high performance timing business of Vectron International from Knowles Corporation for $130 million. The acquisition is expected to close in Microsemi's fiscal first quarter ending December 2017.

Cignys, a manufacturing company serving defense, aerospace and automotive industries, is expanding in Saginaw County, Michigan, with a $6 million investment creating 50 new jobs. The company received a $200,000 Michigan Business Development Program grant.

Johnson Controls' Wichita, Kansas plant, home of the Unitary Products Group, completed an expansion including a life-testing facility and grew its workforce by 37.9% to over 1,600 workers. The plant manufactures residential and light commercial HVAC products.

Spartan Motors' Fleet Vehicles and Services business unit was awarded a $214 million contract from the United States Postal Service for more than 2,000 cargo body fleet vehicles. Production will begin in Q2 2018.

GE Aviation has invested more than $600 million in plant, equipment and tooling across more than 20 sites globally to support production of the GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X aircraft.

Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH opened a new factory at SUNY Poly's Quad-C facility in Utica, New York, to produce silicon carbide power modules. The facility is expected to create 300 jobs.

Malvern, Pennsylvania-based JA Moody's parent company has completed its acquisition of Pima Valve, a Chandler, Arizona maker of bronze marine valves. The deal adds design and manufacturing to JA Moody's distribution business.

Silfex Inc., a division of Lam Research, will invest $223 million and create 400 jobs at its new facility in Springfield, Ohio. The city approved $1.2 million in tax incentives for the project.

Ecolab's Nalco Water business opened Water University, a hands-on training facility on its Naperville campus, to help businesses manage water more efficiently.