IN BRIEF: Bodycote buys Spectrum Thermal Processing for $8 million

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Bodycote PLC - Macclesfield, England-based thermal processing firm - Announces acquisition of Spectrum Thermal Processing, a Cranston, Rhode-Island based aerospace and defence focused heat treatment provider. The $8 million acquisition increases Bodycote’s exposure to the growing aerospace & defence market in North America, the company says. Bodycote adds: ‘In conjunction with the ongoing Optimise programme and the disposal of ten automotive and industrial focused sites in France, completed in November 2025, this acquisition demonstrates our ongoing focus on improving the quality of the group’s portfolio and increasing exposure to structurally higher growth markets.’

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