GF Central Plastics broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 41401 Wolverine Road in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The $30 million investment is expected to create up to 300 full-time jobs upon opening.

AUX Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone to settle a project producing 30 million compressors annually in Wuhu, Anhui, China.

P&O Chemical, a joint venture between POSCO Future M and OCI Holdings, completed a pitch factory at the Tancheon Industrial Complex in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do. The plant can produce 15,000 tons annually of high softening point pitch for EV battery anode coatings.

Hyundai Motor held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new EV-dedicated plant at its Ulsan complex. The plant will occupy 548,000 m2, produce 200,000 EVs annually, and involve an investment of approximately KRW 2 trillion ($1.53 billion). Mass production is set to begin in Q1 2026.

Muehlbauer Automation, part of Muehlbauer Group, plans to build a technology park in Stara Pazova, Serbia, for assembling machines for battery and fuel cell production. The investment is valued at EUR 29.5 million.

Vink Chemicals has started construction of a new chemical plant in Schwerin, Germany, with an investment of over €30 million. The facility will produce technical biocides and create about 45 jobs, with production start expected in mid-2026.

Moldbrasil is constructing a new 60,000 sqm tooling facility in Sorocaba, São Paulo, with an investment of R$500-600 million (approx. $100-120 million) and expected to create 1,500 jobs. The plant will focus on Industry 4.0 and is scheduled for full delivery in the first half of 2026.

Taishin Machinery announced it will open a new Die Re-header factory, equipped with advanced equipment and technology, to produce die re-headers. The factory will operate under ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards.

Atlas Copco (India) is setting up a manufacturing facility and office building in Talegaon, Maharashtra, to make air and gas compressor systems for the local market. Completion is targeted for Q2 2024, with an estimated value of Rs 140 crore.

Hangcha Forklift Canada has opened a new 2,787 square metre warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario to expand its reach throughout Canada.

Asahi Intecc Hanoi, a subsidiary of Japanese medical device maker Asahi Intecc, broke ground on a $74-million factory in Vinh Phuc province, Vietnam. The plant will produce stainless steel cables, medical devices, and plastic tubes.

Inari Medical will invest US$15 million to build a high-volume manufacturing facility at Evolution Free Zone in Tacares de Grecia, Costa Rica. The first phase is expected to employ more than 300 people, with plans to double to over 600 in a later expansion.

Stellantis supplier Tiberina plans a new factory in Detroit and expansion of its first plant.

Ficosota Food is building a €30 million factory for Bruschette Maretti in Shumen, Bulgaria, with a capacity of 4,000 tonnes per month. The facility is expected to start operating in 2025.

Coloplast will invest around DKK 700 million in a new 30,000 m² manufacturing site in Portugal to produce intermittent catheters. The site is expected to be operational by 2026.

Molex opened a new campus in Katowice, Poland, for its subsidiary Phillips-Medisize, with 23,000 m² of manufacturing space and plans to expand to 85,000 m². The company invested $110 million and expects around 350 employees at planned capacity.

Danfoss Turbocor, marking 10 years as a wholly owned Danfoss company, said a new production facility in Nordborg, Denmark is scheduled for completion in 2026. The Nordborg site currently handles sales and service for European customers.

Sinochem International's 400 ktpa propylene oxide (PO) facility at its Lianyungang site is expected to start commissioning on November 8 and produce qualified products in early December 2023.

Ascential Technologies announced the opening of a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Blaine, Minnesota, for medical and life sciences manufacturing. The facility employs 150 people and is equipped with advanced automation technology.

Vaillant Group started production of heat pumps at a new plant in Senica, Slovakia, with an investment of EUR 120 million and about 900 employees.

Doosan Bobcat will invest approximately KRW 400 billion to build a new 65,000 m² plant in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, to produce loaders for the North American market. Construction is expected to be completed by early 2026, increasing loader production capacity by about 20%.

Divaks selected Bühler to develop its first industrial-scale yellow mealworm plant in Marijampolė Free Economic Zone, Lithuania. The plant is scheduled to go into operation in 2025 and will produce up to 15,000 tonnes of insect-derived products annually.

Bonet Madeiras e Papéis announced the start of activities at a R$15 million vertically integrated plant in Caçador, Santa Catarina, for biodegradable packaging and cups. The company expects its revenue to triple next year.

Bobcat Company announced plans to build a $300 million, 700,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico, expected to open in early 2026. The facility will increase North American compact loader production by 20%.

Danish CO2 heat pump manufacturer Fenagy and its majority shareholder Beijer Ref announced the launch of a UK office in Leeds, England, to support the growing UK market.

Siltronic AG announced the production of the first wafers at its new 300 mm wafer fab in Singapore. The greenfield project, which began construction in 2021, involves an investment of around €2 billion by the end of 2024.

DuPont opened the new Tralee Park Annex manufacturing plant in Harmony Industrial Park near Newark, Delaware, to produce Kalrez for semiconductor production. The investment is tens of millions of dollars, and the plant includes a 7,000-square-foot ISO Class 6 clean room.

Climate by Design International (CDI) is building a new 200,000-square-foot production facility in Owatonna's Industrial Park with a $37 million investment. The company manufactures desiccant dehumidifiers and critical process air handlers.

Layher officially commenced operations at its new highly automated and energy-efficient production plant, 'Plant 3', in Güglingen-Eibensbach, Germany. The plant spans roughly 27 acres and produces Allround Scaffolding components.

Craftsman Automation announced a ₹209 crore investment to set up a new manufacturing complex on a 48-acre site at Kothavadi near Coimbatore, with ₹150-160 crore to be spent in FY24.

French HVAC company Groupe Atlantic announced plans to build a new €150 million heat pump manufacturing plant in the SaôneOr joint development zone in Grand Chalon, France, with construction expected to start in 2024 and production by 2025.

Hydrasyst, a London wastewater management company, secured a six-figure equipment finance loan from HSBC UK to invest in machinery for a 46,000 sq. ft. £30 million plant in Crawley, UK, where it will provide its ceramic membrane filtration technology.

Central Moloney expects to start construction soon on a new plant in Okaloosa County, Florida, in addition to a new plant already operating in Bay County, Florida.

Toray Industries started producing air filters at a new facility at its Indian subsidiary, integrating nonwoven fabric production through filter assembly.

Central States Manufacturing broke ground on its 12th manufacturing plant in Tooele, Utah, to produce metal building components and roofing materials. The project is expected to add more than 90 new employee-owners over five years.

Tosoh, a Japanese chemicals and materials firm, plans to invest $172.6 million in building a methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) factory with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons at Phu My 3 Industrial Park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam. The project is Tosoh's first in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, and is expected to employ 75 locals and three foreigners.

The first 650,000-pound natural gas turbine was delivered to the site of the Trumbull Energy Center, a $1.2 billion natural gas power plant under construction in Lordstown, Ohio. The plant is expected to be operational within three years.

CIVCO Medical Solutions broke ground on a $15 million, 96,000-square-foot facility in Coralville, Iowa, on October 27, 2023. The facility will consolidate corporate staff and packaging/distribution operations from Kalona, housing all 180 Iowa employees, and is set to open in 2025.

PGT Innovations will invest $54.3 million to establish a glass manufacturing operation at the former Rolls-Royce facility in Prince George County, Virginia, creating 659 jobs. The plant will operate under its Triple Diamond Glass subsidiary.

Conveyor Products & Solutions (CPS) opened a new state-of-the-art pulley and fabrication facility in Bayswater, Western Australia. The facility produces over 300 pulleys and 3,500 idler frames per year, with plans for further automation investments.

Siemens announced a $150 million investment in a new high-tech manufacturing plant in Dallas-Fort Worth to produce electrical equipment for data centers and critical infrastructure, creating jobs as part of a $500 million U.S. investment plan.

Dassault Falcon Jet held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 175,000-square-foot maintenance facility at Melbourne Orlando International Airport. The project involves a capital investment of $115 million and is expected to create 400 new jobs, with opening set for late 2024.

Bruderer UK started construction on a new 48,000 square foot manufacturing facility and showroom in Telford, Shropshire, relocating from Luton. The project will take 11 months and create four new jobs plus an apprenticeship programme.

Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry received $22 million in New Markets Tax Credit investments from Cinnaire and Impact Seven to build a new 50,000-square-foot foundry and renovate 12,000 square feet of office space in Manitowoc, creating about 80 jobs.

Generac Power Systems hired Oliver Construction to build a new 320,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to produce industrial generators, creating 350-400 jobs.

Advanced Drainage Systems announced it will build a new state-of-the-art pipe manufacturing facility in Lake Wales, Florida, breaking ground in 2024 on a 100-acre site.

Solvay confirmed plans to build a new battery-grade PVDF facility in Augusta, Georgia, in a joint venture with Orbia. The facility will supply material for over 5 million EV batteries per year and create hundreds of jobs.

Texas Instruments broke ground on LFAB2, a new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Lehi, Utah. The $11 billion investment is expected to create 800 jobs, with first production as early as 2026.

Stellar Snacks opened its second production facility in Louisville, Kentucky, with a $137 million investment.

INEOS Styrolution and its joint venture partner Sinopec have officially opened a new world-scale ABS facility in Ningbo, China, with an annual nameplate capacity of 600,000 tonnes. Construction started in end 2020.