Thyssen Krupp Waupaca, Inc. announced a $162 million investment to expand its Etowah, Tennessee facility, adding 100 jobs and doubling the plant's footprint with a new production line for gray and ductile iron castings for automobiles.

China Automotive Systems was selected as a supplier of aftermarket power steering gears to a global OEM's parts division for use in one SUV model in North America. The supply agreement was reached in 2010.

Eastern Manufacturing entered into a joint venture agreement with Dorman Products to develop, manufacture and distribute an integrated exhaust manifold and converter product line for the automotive aftermarket.

Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. acquired the assets of The Automotive Edge and Hermoff Manufacturing from Dorman Products Inc. Hermoff is a manufacturer and distributor of exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters in Canada and the US.

Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility, Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi Inc., in North Mississippi to supply a new Toyota assembly plant in Blue Springs. The $180 million plant will employ 260 workers and begin production by 2010.

OEM Components and U.S.A. Switch Inc., backed by private equity firm Superior Capital, formed Aftermarket Controls Corp. to purchase Rostra Precision Controls Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Harrison Power LLC plans to construct the $1 billion, 1,085-megawatt Harrison Energy Center natural gas-fired power plant in Cadiz, Ohio, with construction set to begin in 2020.

Air Products announced its largest-ever U.S. investment of $500 million to build, own and operate a hydrogen SMR, a nitrogen ASU and utilities facilities, and won a long-term contract to supply Gulf Coast Ammonia's new world-scale ammonia production plant in Texas City, Texas.

Spudnik added around 200,000 square feet of production space, more than doubling its building size and increasing production lines from four to eight. The expansion was announced in January 2020.

Sandvik AB acquired privately owned Thermaltek Inc., a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating elements headquartered in North Carolina, USA.

KKSP, a Mill Point Capital platform, acquired Prime Engineered Components of Watertown, Connecticut in early 2020 as part of its expansion into New England. The article gives no exact date or deal value.

DS Smith opened a new 550,000-square-foot corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana, on January 24, 2020, capable of producing about 30,000 boxes an hour.

ZF opened its first US plant for automatic passenger car transmissions in Gray Court, South Carolina, making the 8HP and 9HP transmissions with about 1.2 million units planned annually and a total investment of about $600 million.

Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee announced a $67 million expansion of its Clinton, Tennessee die-casting facility, expected to add 160 jobs to its 400-person workforce.

PROENERGY was selected by WattBridge Energy to provide a turnkey power plant solution for the HO Clarke Power Station in Texas, including six LM6000PC peaking generation units with a total capacity of 288 MW.

Tessy Plastics plans a $12 million expansion of its south plant in Elbridge, New York, adding 100,000 square feet and creating 40 jobs, tied to a contract for a medical device assembly. Total 2020 investment is $20 million with 60 new jobs.

WHI Global purchased a Makino MAG3 5-axis CNC milling machine and four Makino A81/A88 CNC milling machines, to be installed in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fairfield, New Jersey, expected online in Q1 2020.

WHI Global LLC, through its affiliate Aerobond Composites LLC, acquired the assets of Aero-Bond Corp., a manufacturer of composite structures for aerospace and defense, headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Rexel signed an agreement to sell its Gexpro Services supply chain business to private investment firm LKCM Headwater, with closing expected in Q1 2020. Gexpro Services has about 400 employees and sales of about USD 260 million.

PMC Group N.A., Inc. acquired Lanxess' global organotin catalyst, organotin specialties and intermediates product lines. The transaction closed on December 30, 2019.

Mitsui Kinzoku Die-Casting Technology America, Inc. (MKDA) will build a new automotive parts manufacturing facility in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, investing $20 million and creating over 30 jobs. The facility will focus on electric vehicle components.

Westervelt and Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced a $100 million wood pellet factory to be built in Demopolis, Alabama. The plant is set to start production during the first half of 2021.

ND Paper is also investing up to $189 million in a paper mill near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, according to the same report.

ND Paper plans to invest about $49 million to open a corrugated cardboard box plant in Racine County, Wisconsin, creating 88 jobs. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp disclosed the plan.

NSA Industries, LLC acquired Vitex Extrusion, an aluminum extrusion manufacturer in Franklin, New Hampshire. The acquisition expands NSA's capabilities into aluminum extrusions.

Raytheon Missile Systems was awarded a $768 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for AMRAAM Production Lot 33, including missiles and support hardware, with work in Tucson, Arizona, and completion by February 28, 2023.

Hitachi, Ltd. completed the acquisition of JR Automation Technologies, LLC from funds managed by Crestview Partners. The agreement was announced on April 23, 2019, and the deal closed on December 27, 2019.

Trans Western Chemicals agreed to an exclusive distribution agreement with Fuji Silysia Chemical for the western US, effective January 2020. Trans Western will represent Fuji Silysia's full line of synthetic amorphous silica.

Precise Packaging opened a new 15,000 square-foot aerosol and liquid contract manufacturing facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, near its headquarters. The site has two custom liquid filling lines and a new shrink sleever, and the company hired several new staff.

CD&H, Inc. has been awarded a maintenance contract at the CF Industries Verdigris Complex in Claremore, Oklahoma.

Milwaukee Tool plans a $7.5 million expansion in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, that will create 100 new jobs by 2025.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. has closed on 71 acres in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, for a multi-purpose campus. The company plans a $100 million investment that will create 770 new jobs by 2025.

ThermOmegaTech announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility, adding 23,000 square feet to the existing 37,000 square feet for manufacturing, testing, R&D, and office space.

Fagen Inc. was awarded the general works contract by Otter Tail Power Company for the Astoria Station, a 245 MW simple-cycle natural gas combustion turbine power generation facility near Astoria, South Dakota.

Maysteel and Porter's Group merged on December 23, 2019, to create a custom sheet-metal fabricator operating under the Maysteel name. The combined company has more than 1,000 employees and six manufacturing locations in the U.S. and Mexico.

3M entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its drug delivery business to an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, retaining its transdermal drug delivery components business.

Maysteel Industries and Porter's Group announced a merger, creating a combined custom sheet metal fabricator with over 1,000 employees and six manufacturing locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The company will operate under the Maysteel brand.

Mach Medical announced plans to establish a manufacturing and R&D facility in Whitley County, Indiana, investing nearly $14 million and creating up to 132 jobs by 2025. Construction begins immediately with completion expected in Q4 2020.

HP Hood LLC invested $200 million to convert an idle yogurt plant in Batavia, New York into a state-of-the-art dairy and nondairy beverage processing facility. The plant expanded from 334,000 sq ft to 444,000 sq ft and began production in 2018.

AFCO Industries will invest $3.62 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, adding 93,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. The company will close its Pell City, Alabama plant and transfer jobs and operations to Louisiana, creating 16 new direct jobs and retaining 168 existing jobs.

Ascend Performance Materials finalized plans for a $175 million project to expand production capacity at its Decatur, Alabama manufacturing facility and construct energy cogeneration units, adding 10 high-end manufacturing jobs and 150 construction jobs.

Empirical announced plans to build a new ground beef facility in Garden City, Kansas, with construction starting in early 2020 and completion between 2022 and 2023, creating 300 jobs and doubling ground beef capacity.

Culligan, owned by Advent International, will acquire AquaVenture Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, including net debt. AquaVenture shareholders will receive $27.10 per share.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. was awarded a $7 billion modification to an existing contract for F-22 Raptor sustainment, exercising an option for an additional five-year ordering period.

Sioen Industries has reached an agreement to acquire Dickson Coatings from Glen Raven Inc. Dickson Coatings will continue to operate as an independent business unit. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Ferra Aerospace is expanding its existing facility in Grove, Oklahoma, doubling its manufacturing floor from 50,000 to 100,000 square feet.

Ferra Aerospace announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Rogers, Arkansas. The 24,000-square-foot facility will employ 26 people and house nine high-speed machines.

National Cement Co. of Alabama announced plans to invest over $250 million in building a new kiln at its Ragland production plant. Construction is expected to begin in Q1 2020, with start-up scheduled for 2022.

Novelis Inc. announced that China's State Administration for Market Regulation approved its proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation. As part of the approval, Novelis agreed to sell the Aleris plant in Duffel, Belgium to an independent third party. The transaction is expected to close by January 21, 2020.

Milwaukee Tool will invest over $100 million to build a new campus in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and $7.5 million to expand its Imperial Blades manufacturing operation in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The expansions are expected to create 870 jobs by 2025.