Catherine Kavanaugh

Canada's Polyethics Industries will invest $41 million to open its first U.S. manufacturing site in Antwerp, Ohio, creating 250 jobs producing bags and films.

The acquired company brings heat exchangers, and heating and cooling equipment to platform for temperature-management products.

Engel Group established a manufacturing site in Kikinda, Serbia, where it plans to employ about 150 people producing machined components as it restructures its European manufacturing network.

Plastic pipe manufacturers are winning increasingly complex infrastructure projects — from AI data centers to North America's largest single-phase HDPE water transmission line — as owners continue shifting away from traditional materials.

The family-owned company has been manufacturing pulverizing equipment since 1938.

Composite and PVC decking makers see their biggest opportunity in converting wood users, and they're investing through acquisitions, capacity expansions and innovation to capture that market.

Water and sewer infrastructure projects have always been a big driver in the pipe market. Cooling systems for new data centers are becoming another key end market.

Remodeling slows down

Prysmian executives said the Atkore acquisition builds on earlier U.S. deals by expanding the company's shift from cable manufacturing to integrated electrical infrastructure solutions.

Italy's Prysmian SpA is buying Atkore Inc. for $3.8 billion to expand beyond cable into PVC conduit and other electrical infrastructure products serving fast-growing electrification markets.