HOOSICK FALLS, NY — Oak-Mitsui will shutter its plant here by January and lay off 20 workers.

HENGELO, OVERIJSSEL, NETHERLANDS -- European defense giant Thales has reentered the merchant PCB market, opening its shop here to outside customers.

LAKE FOREST, CA -- Materials supplier CAC Inc. has acquired of the assets used to manufacture Oak Mitsui's aluminum-bonded-copper and sheeted copper foil and will relocate manufacturing to its plant in southern California.

LORRACH, GERMANY -- Hofstetter PCB has finalized its acquisition of final finish supplier APL Oberflächentechnik for an undisclosed sum.