In May of 2017, Harsco’s environmental division started working with Tosyali Holding, Turkey’s leading flat steel and steel pipe producer, on an exclusive joint venture for metal recovery and slag sale services at the company’s Toscelik Osmaniye steel production site. Harsco’s environmental division operates at more than 130 sites
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Manufacturing
Harsco acquires Illinois environmental solutions provider for $462 million
The acquisition marks Harsco’s sixth major strategic transaction since 2018 to advance a corporate strategy of transformation into a global, market lending and single-thesis environmental platform, Harsco officials said on a Friday morning conference call.
Read More »Gov. Wolf’s budget: industry leaders applaud workforce investments, blast gas tax
The public-private compromises reflected by the proposed spending plan left industry leaders hot and cold about the budget and the overall economic climate it speaks to in the coming fiscal years.
Read More »Regional businesses receive low-interest loans through PIDA
Several regional businesses received new low-interest loan approvals Wednesday through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) to help with expansions and creating new full-time jobs.
Read More »Red Lion seating manufacturer to close in June
Kimball David Edward will be closing its York County-based seating production facility and plans to consolidate operations with its Baltimore headquarters by June.
Read More »Stoudts Brewery to close by spring
Lancaster County’s Stoudts Brewing Co., which served as one of the early pioneers in the microbrewery renaissance in the U.S., will cease operations in a few months.
Read More »OpSec Security names new CEO
OpSec Security, an international company that specializes in anti-counterfeiting and brand protection solutions, has appointed Dr. Selva Selvaratnam as its CEO effective Feb. 1.
Read More »Turkey Hill looks downstream to clean the Bay
In what has been described as a first-of-its kind partnership, Turkey Hill has joined with the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay to form the Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership (THCWP), a public/private collaboration aimed at working with farmers to implement best-practices and environmental plans into their operations.
Read More »Lebanon-based Kercher Enterprises acquires Bradley Pulverizer
A Lebanon County businessman has purchased an Allentown-based manufacturing firm.
Read More »Students dispel manufacturing ‘myths’ with video contest
Twenty schools in south central Pennsylvania are collaborating with regional manufacturing companies on a short video contest to answer the question, What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?
Read More »Harlan Electric to work on high-voltage line project
A Dauphin County company has been chosen as a contractor for a major $400 million electrical line project proposed to run between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Read More »Educators, state agencies seek to ‘rebrand’ trade schools for workforce development
Technical schools are collaborating with state agencies to “rebrand” skilled trade programs as lucrative career paths that streamline students into the 21st century workforce.
Read More »Mowery promotes Hughes to COO
Cumberland County general contractor Mowery has announced new members of its leadership team, including a new chief operating officer.
Read More »Guidelines for ‘ghost guns’ vendors issued by state police
State Police told firearms dealers to expect an automated system to process background checks for the lawful transfer or sale of so-called “ghost guns,” partially manufactured firearm kits that can be assembled by a purchaser with no traceability.
Read More »Harsco sells Houston-based flooring and fencing company
Harsco Corp. announced Friday that it sold its Houston-based metal flooring and fencing company, IKG, to a private equity company, KPS Capital Partners LP, of New York.
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