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Paper Mill Breaks Ground on Billion Dollar Expansion

Baker Hughes to Acquire Continental Disc Corporation Baker Hughes announced it has agreed to acquire Continental Disc Corporation (CDC), a provider of safety-critical pressure manage ment solutions, from investment partnerships managed by Tinicum Incorporated in an all-cash trans The multiyear project will signi - cantly enhance the infrastructure of the mill and underscore the compa ny’s commitment to sustainable prac tices and operational e ciency. The project also includes the acquisition of approximately acres of land for future investments and expansion, positioning the mill for the long term. As part of a multiyear expan sion, Green Bay Packaging will be enhancing the Morrilton facility’s infrastructure and replacing key Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is expanding its existing manufacturing facility in Morrilton, Arkansas, with an investment of more than billion. This expansion represents the largest capital investment project in the history of central Arkansas.

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process components, including the recovery boiler and biomass boiler infrastructure. GBP will also install

an electric turbine generator to reduce Scope and greenhouse gas emissions.

action for approximately million. Headquartered in Liberty, Missouri, CDC designs and manufactures rupture discs, rupture disc holders, burst disc indicators, pressure- and vacuum-relief valves, ame and detonation arrestors and related safety products. These products, which are highly complementary to Baker Hughes’ Industrial & Energy Technology’s (IET) existing control Once complete, the combined company will operate under the DNOW name, with its headquarters maintained in Houston. It will span over service and distribution locations across more than coun tries. Leadership will remain with DNOW’s CEO, David Cherechinsky, and MRC will have two representa tives on the expanded -member board.

valve and high-pressure relief valve o erings, are deployed across a broad range of industries, including applica tions in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, oil and gas and aerospace markets. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of , subject to completion of all customary conditions and required regulatory approvals.

DNOW to Acquire MRC Global in All Stock Transaction

DNOW Inc. and MRC Global Inc. have entered into a de nitive agreement under which DNOW will acquire MRC Global in an all-stock merger valued at approximately . billion USD, including MRC’s net debt.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of , pending approval from both companies’ share holders and completion of customary regulatory reviews.

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