April 2026

Two Artemis portfolio companies, McDanel Advanced Materials and Richland Glass, announced a strategic merger that will bring customers a more expansive portfolio of advanced ceramics, optical technologies, and glass solutions. Both companies will continue to operate with the same teams and facilities.

Pennsylvania-based Sauereisen, provider of protective linings, coatings, and ceramic compounds for industrial uses, announced that their products now meet the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requirements. BABA certifies that Sauereisen products are manufactured in the United States, all materials meet domestic requirements, and they support the growth of U.S. industry.

The Mitsubishi Corporation, a current investor in Starlab Space LLC, reserved and pre-purchased capacity on Starlab’s commercial space station. Representative Issei Shinohara also joins Starlab’s Board of Directors, solidifying Mitsubishi as both a customer and investor. Starlab Space LLC is a U.S.-led, global joint venture that aims to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled commercial space station and continue microgravity science and research after the retirement of the International Space Station.

Swindell Dressler International Company contributed its first-ever custom design and built reactor technology to Texas-based Terra CO2’s first commercial-scale plant. The plant is expected to produce 240,000 tons per year of Terra’s OPUS supplementary cementitious low-carbon feedstock material, which enables cement production with up to 70% reduced CO₂ emissions compared to conventional Portland cement.