Arkema is investing USD 90 million to replace two 45 kt/year acrylic acid reactors with a single 90 kt/year reactor at its Clear Lake, Texas site, expected to come on stream by mid-2019.

Food and beverage container maker Genpak agreed to buy the 333,000 sq ft former International Paper building at Westlake Business Commons in Charlotte for about $15.8 million. It will use the site as its new headquarters and manufacturing plant.

Mueller Water Products sold its Anvil International piping components division to private equity firm One Equity Partners for $315 million in cash, effective immediately. Anvil had 2016 net sales of about $338 million.

Forum Energy Technologies acquired the assets of Cooper Valves, a Stafford, Texas maker of metal seated ball valves and cast and forged gate, globe and check valves.

HCL Technologies acquired Butler America Aerospace, a provider of engineering and design services to US aerospace and defense customers, for $85 million in cash. The acquisition includes 900 engineers and 7 design centers.

Summit Materials has announced definitive agreements to acquire Everist Materials and Razorback Concrete Company. Both transactions are expected to close on or before February 28, 2017.

Unison Industries has been selected by Textron Aviation to provide additively manufactured air-air heat exchangers for the new Cessna Denali single engine turboprop aircraft.

Heil Environmental Industries, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation, acquired Bayne Machine Works, a manufacturer of hydraulic lift systems for the waste industry based in Greenville, South Carolina. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Teijin Ltd. completed the acquisition of all shares of Continental Structural Plastics Holdings Corp. for $825 million on January 3, 2017, making CSP a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Vulcan Materials signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire LoJac Holdings' asphalt, construction, safety, and Monterey Sand operations in Middle Tennessee. The transaction is not yet closed and the amount was not disclosed.

Veolia entered a 3-year operations and maintenance agreement with the Town of Charlton, Massachusetts, to manage the wastewater treatment plant and sewer system.

GKN Driveline will invest almost $179 million to expand manufacturing facilities in Alamance, Catawba, Lee and Person counties, North Carolina, creating 302 jobs to support growing All-Wheel-Drive and eDrive business.

Build Group Inc. purchased the assets of San Jose Construction Co., Inc., integrating its employees and forming a new division, Build SJC, in Santa Clara, California.

Rockwell Collins announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period for its acquisition of B/E Aerospace has passed without objection from the DOJ or FTC. The deal is expected to close in spring 2017.

The U.S. Army placed a $142 million order with JCB for 1,600 light-capability rough terrain forklifts (model 527-58M), to be produced at JCB's Savannah, Georgia facility.

iMPREG Group, a German provider of fiberglass reinforced liner systems, will open a warehouse facility in Henrico County, Virginia, with a second phase adding manufacturing and 60 jobs through a $5.4 million expansion.

Sharp Electronics' SmartStorage system was selected as the primary energy storage solution by Sunworks for upcoming commercial building projects in California and Nevada.

AMI Metals is completing an 80,000-square-foot distribution warehouse in Wichita, Kansas, expected to open in mid- to late-February 2017. The project has a building permit of $3 million and is expected to increase the workforce by about 20%.

McCoy Global acquired the assets of 3PS Inc., a subsidiary of Pason Systems, for US $6.1 million. 3PS specializes in sensors and systems for heavy industry, including Torque and Tension Sub technology.

Paragonix Technologies entered into a supply agreement with Sanbor Medical for the manufacture and assembly of SherpaPak Cardiac and Kidney Transport Systems.

R-V Industries, Inc. purchased Genesis Packaging Technologies, a leader in parenteral vial sealing and residual seal force testing, and will operate it as a division at its Exton, PA location.

KOBELCO Construction Machinery U.S.A. and KOBELCO Cranes North America announced plans to merge under KOBELCO Construction Machinery U.S.A., effective January 1, 2017. The combined organization will have headquarters in Katy, Texas.

Arconic signed more than $450 million in long-term global agreements for its forged aluminum wheels, with its largest agreement involving truck maker Paccar Inc. The agreements cover customers in truck, trailer, bus and recreational vehicle segments.

Sesac announced it will be acquired by Blackstone Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Besser Company acquired all of American Manufacturing Group's product lines, including adjustable box culvert form equipment. Besser also gained an exclusive arrangement with Southern Cast Products to manufacture rubber gasket box culvert joint rings.

Oxford Performance Materials has been selected by Boeing to manufacture 3D-printed OXFAB structures for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and has begun shipping production parts.

Bouckaert Industrial Textiles is adding a new 3.4-meter-wide airlay line from Laroche and TechnoPlants, representing an investment of over $3 million, to add 8-10 million pounds of annual capacity and 15 jobs.

ALTANA acquired the Formulated Resins business of Solvay, including a production and research facility in Olean, New York. The business will be integrated into ALTANA's ELANTAS division.

Aptar Pharma is nearing completion of an expansion at its Congers, New York manufacturing site to better serve North American pharmaceutical customers.

Oxford Performance Materials has been selected by Boeing to manufacture 3D-printed OXFAB structures for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and has begun shipping production parts.

LBP Manufacturing, a maker of paper and plastic food packaging, will spend $6 million to renovate the former BAE Systems building in Jessup, Lackawanna County, and create 74 full-time jobs over three years.

Nalco Company, a subsidiary of Ecolab, acquired Abednego Environmental Services, a provider of on-site plant management and consulting services for paint booth operations in manufacturing plants. The transaction closed on January 3, 2017.

LSL Health Care plans to move from Chicago to Niles, Illinois, bringing about 120 jobs and adding 10-20 new employees.

US Fibers is expanding operations at its Trenton and Laurens, South Carolina plants with a multi-million dollar investment to enter specialty markets.

DePuy Synthes has entered into an asset purchase and development agreement with Interventional Spine to acquire its expandable cage and MIS technologies for spinal fusion.

Boral Bricks and Forterra Brick have announced the name of their joint venture, Meridian Brick, which will serve the US and Canadian markets.

Basalite Building Products has acquired concrete block production assets in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Cheyenne, Wyo., plus a retail showroom, from General Shale.

Ormat Technologies has agreed to acquire Viridity Energy for US$35 million. The deal is expected to close later in 2017.

Molex announced a strategic global collaboration and investment in Excelfore Corporation, securing a 20 percent minority ownership through a Series A round of funding.

Lumenier is building a new 24,000 square foot facility in Sarasota, Florida for drone design, manufacturing, and fulfillment, five times larger than its previous building.

RPM International Inc. acquired Key Resin Co., a manufacturer of polymer flooring and coating systems.

Specialty chemicals distributor Dunleary Inc. announced the acquisition of D.N. Lukens Inc. and D&F Distributing Inc.

Ventura Foods is investing $12.4 million to expand its Chambersburg, PA facility, adding 157 new full-time jobs within three years, with construction, renovations, machinery and equipment upgrades.

Rockland Manufacturing, a producer of heavy construction equipment attachments, acquired the 221,000 sq. ft. former Cannondale building in Bedford Township, Pennsylvania, to expand its manufacturing and storage space.

Crown Cork and Seal, part of Crown Holdings, is set to begin production in January 2017 at its $132 million beverage can plant in Nichols, Tioga County. The plant is expected to eventually employ 160 people.

Sterilite Corp of Townsend, Maryland plans a new 2.5 million square foot plastics facility in Davenport that would create 500 jobs over five years. City estimates put land and building costs at $73 million.

Global Standard Technology signed a 1.33 billion won contract with Globalfoundries U.S. Inc to provide Scrubber Pump equipment in the U.S. The contract period is from January 1 to April 4, 2017.

STI, producer of Revolution performance fabric, announced a $17 million investment to expand its facility by 150,000 square feet and add 90 new positions, with completion expected in 2018.

United Performance Metals announced the integration of Aerodyne Alloys, Plus Ten Stainless, United Performance Metals and Vulcanium Metals International to form a single high performance metals company, United Performance Metals (UPM). The newly formed company serves aerospace, fastener, medical, power generation, oil and gas, and semiconductor industries.

Panasonic Corporation has signed a contract to acquire all shares of TeraDiode, a US-based industrial laser supplier, to strengthen its laser processing business.