Honeywell is considering a potential $40 million investment to expand capacity at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana plant by 20 million pounds per year of Solstice ze refrigerant, creating 13 new jobs, with completion expected in early 2021.

RegO, a maker of valves and controls for propane and LNG, is expanding its Whitsett, North Carolina manufacturing facility with new automated machining stations, adding about 50 jobs. The machines will be installed over eight months and roughly double plant capacity.

Family-owned Metropolitan Industries of Illinois acquired Emmons Pump & Control, which was renamed Emmons Metro LLC as of August 27, 2019, in Albany, New York. The deal was publicized on October 23, 2019.

Mexican packaging company Cartograf will invest $65.3 million to build its first U.S. folding and micro-corrugated package printing facility in Chesterfield County's Meadowville Technology Park, creating 63 jobs.

Atlas Copco Compressors LLC acquired the assets of California distributors Accurate Air Engineering and Compressed Air of California, which will become factory direct branches across five locations from San Diego to Sacramento. More than 50 staff join Atlas Copco.

Box manufacturer U.S. Corrugated, owned by McKinley Paper Co., selected Lebanon, Indiana for a new state-of-the-art corrugated packaging plant scheduled to start up by the end of 2019. No capacity figure was announced.

ID Plastics LP announced it will invest $9.8 million to open its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Auburn, Alabama, creating 50 jobs over three years. The plant will initially produce the ID PACK collapsible returnable transport container sleeve.

Ball Corporation will build a new aluminum cups manufacturing plant in Rome, Georgia, investing more than $200 million and creating more than 180 jobs, with completion expected in Q4 2020.

Greif announced on October 15, 2019 that an uncoated recycled board machine with capacity of nearly 65,000 tons per year at its Mobile, Alabama mill will stop operating.

Honeywell has named Mike Madsen, a long-time Aerospace executive, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, effective immediately, succeeding Tim Mahoney, who moves to Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation.

Inovar Packaging Group has completed its acquisition of Flexo-Graphics, a label and flexible packaging maker in Butler, Wisconsin, in partnership with management. It is Inovar's first Midwest platform company.

Stik-Pak Solutions, a subsidiary of M&H Holdings, has broken ground on a $14.3 million facility at Summit View Business Park in Rocky Mount, Franklin County. The first 50,000 sq ft phase is due by mid-2020, with 50 to 60 more employees planned.

Carlyle and Stellex have appointed Jim Marcotuli as CEO of the newly created company combining Vigor and MHI, effective October 14, 2019.

The Carlyle Group and Stellex Capital Management have closed their acquisition of Vigor Industrial and MHI Holdings, which serve the U.S. Navy and commercial shipping. No financial terms were disclosed.

WIELAND has been awarded the construction management contract for Graphic Packaging International's new mill in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which includes a coated recycled board machine. Groundbreaking occurred in late September 2019, with completion expected in October 2021.

Vernet Group, a portfolio company of Stirling Square Capital Partners, acquired Rostra Vernatherm, a portfolio company of Nikel Holdings and Valencia Capital, for an undisclosed amount. Rostra makes thermal control products for aerospace and defense, automotive and general industrial markets and will be renamed Vernatherm by Vernet.

Pratt Industries announced in 2017 a new containerboard mill in Wapakoneta, Ohio, which is slated to open in October 2019. The mill is expected to consume about 400,000 tons of recovered fiber annually once fully operational.

Matholding Group acquired 51 percent of U.S.-based OCV Control Valves LLC, adding valves for fueling transfer and aviation markets to its portfolio.

North Coast Brewing Company selected Sacramento-based Capital Corrugated and Carton as its new sustainable packaging provider for its 4-pack and 6-pack cartons. The announcement was made on 8 October 2019.

Sullair broke ground on a nearly $30 million expansion of its Michigan City, Indiana air compressor plant, including a new 80,000 sq ft facility. The company plans to hire at least 33 more employees.

Engineered Specialty Products (ESP) announced the acquisition of Weksler Glass Thermometer Corporation (WGTC), a provider of industrial and bimetal thermometers for the HVAC market, mainly in the Eastern U.S.

Private investment firm Graham Partners acquired VPET Plastics, a PET packaging producer headquartered in Fontana, California, announced to customers on October 2, 2019.

Winpak Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the net assets and building of Control Group in Norwood, New Jersey, for US$42.2 million, funded from cash on hand.

Novolex, a Carlyle portfolio company, acquired Zenith Specialty Bag, a specialty paper food packaging producer headquartered in City of Industry, California, effective October 1, 2019.

Venture Plastics was awarded a contract to mold the plastic trunk finisher that protects the latch mechanism of the 2019 Nissan Altima. The contract drove the company's expansion in Newton Falls, Ohio.

Hensel Phelps Services was awarded a three-year contract by the City and County of Denver to repair mechanical equipment in the Denver International Airport Central Utility Plant.

Graphic Packaging International is expanding its Kalamazoo, Michigan site on a brownfield plot, with an anticipated $600 million investment and construction starting in Q4 2019, supported by $21M in tax breaks.

Schaeffler celebrated 50 years of its Cheraw, South Carolina operations and is expanding the site to produce FRAX bearing components, with a $65 million investment and completion expected by end of 2020.

Agrisolutions held a ribbon-cutting to unveil its new 103,000 sq ft facility in Rock Island on 26 September 2019, with local economic development officials and company executives attending.

NIBCO agreed to acquire the entire Milwaukee Valve Company, including its products, facilities and assets, with the deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019 pending regulatory approvals. Terms are confidential.

SMC Packaging Group is expanding its Partnership Industrial Center plant in Springfield, Missouri, as part of a multiphase project. Phase II, with an estimated cost of $13.5 million, adds rail siding and manufacturing and storage space, with completion estimated for February 2020.

High Purity Systems will invest about $8.5 million to move into a new 30,000-square-foot facility in Manassas, Virginia, to increase piping fabrication capacity, creating 105 new jobs.

Torklift International is opening a new production facility in eastern Washington to expand existing and new product lines and support a growing OEM segment, with operations expected in Q4 2019.

Ohio Transmission Corporation, an industrial equipment distributor in Columbus, Ohio, has acquired Pumps, Parts and Service Inc., a Charlotte, North Carolina pump and repair distributor serving the Southeast. PP&S will become a division of OTP Industrial Solutions.

Mid South Extrusion will invest $4.5 million to add a 10th production line at its Monroe, Louisiana plant, which makes polyethylene packaging films. The project will create eight new jobs and retain 128 existing jobs.

Siemens Gamesa was conditionally awarded the contract to deliver SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines for the 130 MW South Fork offshore wind project, expected to be operational by the end of 2022.

Siemens Gamesa was conditionally awarded a contract to supply SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines totaling 880 MW for the Sunrise Wind project off New York, with a service agreement included. The project is expected to be operational in 2024.

The John H. Carter Company acquired Process Pumps & Equipment and its affiliate LA Machine & Design, which will operate from existing facilities in Geismar and Shreveport, Louisiana, expanding its pump group offerings. The deal was announced on September 13, 2019.

KCM Capital has acquired Mobile, Alabama-based Industrial Valve Sales & Services LLC, a provider of specialty valve services and products, with financing from PNC Mezzanine Capital, Five Points Capital and Hancock Capital Management. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GTA Containers of South Bend, Indiana received an additional $9.5 million contract modification to build collapsible fabric fuel tanks for the US Air Force, bringing the cumulative value above $15 million.

Lokeren-based Dhollandia is investing 30 million (euro, as reported) to build a new factory in the United States, its sixth site, marking its 50th anniversary.

Envases USA, a subsidiary of Mexico's Envases Universales Group, acquired Merrimack Valley Plastics of Methuen, Massachusetts, a PET bottle manufacturer. The former owners will remain with the company in their current roles.

Carel inaugurated an expansion of its Manheim, Pennsylvania plant and North American headquarters, adding 40,000 square feet to double the site's size. The site is expected to employ around 70 people.

Zhejiang Kaishan Compressor's wholly owned US subsidiary Kaishan Compressor USA (KCA) held an opening ceremony for a new $15 million plant in Baldwin County, Alabama, which makes oil-free screw compressors. The plant began construction in July 2018 and covers 65,000 square feet.

Elliott Group merged Ebara International Corporation, based in Sparks, Nevada, with its operations in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. The transaction was listed in the Q2 2019 pump M&A review.

MAT Holding Group merged OCV Control Valves with Dorot Control Valves in Tulsa, Oklahoma, creating OCV Fluid Solutions, which serves waterworks, fire protection, aviation fueling and mining markets.

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake broke ground on a 130,000 sq ft expansion of its Bowling Green, Kentucky wheel-end plant, including a new production line, a $65 million investment adding about 100 jobs, with completion expected by end of 2020.

The Massman Companies has acquired DTM Packaging and Custom Automation, a manufacturer and remanufacturer of bottling, packaging and custom automation equipment, adding it to its group of machinery companies.

Applied Energy Systems will supply a range of SEMI-GAS ultra high purity gas delivery systems to an unnamed global tooling and industrial materials manufacturer building a new manufacturing facility.

Airtech Inc. acquired Champion Valves Inc. and Valve & Pump Specialties Inc. in early September 2019 to complement its US Valve subsidiary. Champion, based in Wilmington, North Carolina, makes industrial check and butterfly valves.