M&A, JVs & Divestitures

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (195+ words) Construction Partners has acquired the asphalt manufacturing and construction assets of J.H. Strain & Sons, expanding its Texas operations into the greater Abilene market. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed in the announcement. J.H. Strain is an asphalt paving and manufacturing…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (205+ words) Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, Aucoin will work closely with Mountain Ltd., giving System One the ability to provide customers with a broader turnkey offering extending from engineering through construction. Joe Aucoin, the company’s…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (221+ words) GASTONIA, N.C. — October 1, 2026 — Parkdale, Incorporated, a leading textile and consumer products manufacturer, announced that its subsidiary, Parkdale Advanced Materials, Inc., has acquired full ownership of CiCLO® technology. The acquisition expands Parkdale’s polymer and fiber portfolio and its capacity to advance next-generation…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (332+ words) Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire US industrial software company PTC for about US$22.6 billion, combining product design, engineering, and lifecycle data with Schneider Electric’s energy and industrial intelligence capabilities to build a broader industrial software and AI platform. For…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (154+ words) For design and automation engineers, the significance is the potential connection between product design data and operational data. PTC brings its CAD, PLM, application lifecycle management and service lifecycle management technologies to Schneider Electric, which already has a substantial portfolio…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (48+ words) plasticsnews.com ADS acquires StormTrap for $530M North American resin markets have swung sharply back in buyers' favor—Polymer Points explains why prices are falling, what it means for virgin and recycled resins, and whether producers can make the next round…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago   (207+ words) Published by Jody Dodgson, Editorial Assistant World Coal, Monday, 05 Oct 26 As announced on 14 April 2026, Yancoal will acquire the entire share capital of Kestrel Coal Group Pty Ltd, which holds an 80% interest in the Kestrel Coal Mine, a large-scale, long-life metallurgical…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (376+ words) Japanese biotech company Spiber, based in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, has started selling access to the strain engineering and fermentation infrastructure it built for its Brewed Protein fibers. The new contract development and manufacturing service, SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, covers work from gene sequence…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (204+ words) Construction Partners, Inc. has acquired two hot-mix asphalt plants and related assets from J.H. Strain & Sons in Abilene, Texas. This acquisition strengthens Construction Partners' presence in the growing Abilene market through its Texas platform, Lone Star Paving, adding over 125 employees and…...

10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (201+ words) The acquisition represents another strategic step in Henkel’s efforts to expand its technology portfolio, strengthen its market position, and unlock additional growth opportunities in adjacent categories. By integrating Stahl’s specialty coatings expertise with its established adhesives business, Henkel aims to…...