Chaisith Containers and Paper Core commissioned a new 2.2m BHS Corrugated Steady Line, reaching 230 m/min, to meet demand for printed boxes from foreign electronics and other manufacturers in Thailand.

Bard Manufacturing will receive $9,208,605 in federal funding to expand its Madison, Georgia facility, adding fabrication capacity and a new heat pump assembly line.

Armstrong International received $5,083,719 in federal funding to add 29,000 square feet to its Three Rivers, Michigan facility for manufacturing industrial heat pumps.

Rexroth GmbH, the largest employer in Rhinow, has built a new hall for assembly work and storage at its Rhinow site, with a topping-out ceremony held.

Eaton will increase manufacturing capacity in Querétaro by 50% through an $85 million expansion project, adding 92,500 sq. ft. and 300 new employees. The expansion includes new injection presses and manufacturing equipment for subway protection connectors.

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Honeywell's Geismar facility $14.8 million to cover 40% of the $36 million expansion to increase production of an energy-efficient refrigerant used in electric heat pumps. The expansion is expected to create 50 construction jobs and retain 468 jobs.

Central Puerto initiated a project to convert the Brigadier López open cycle thermoelectric plant in Sauce Viejo, Santa Fe, Argentina, into a combined cycle with an estimated investment of US$150 million. The conversion will add 140 MW of capacity, bringing total output to 432 MW, and create over 130 jobs.

Zavod Stelkon will expand its production of warehouse equipment in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow Oblast, with total investment of about RUB 190 million, including a RUB 101 million loan from the Industrial Development Fund. The project is planned for 2025 and will create over 20 new jobs.

Fotoprint-Ivanovo has opened production of polyurethane hydrophilic membrane in Ivanovo, Russia, becoming the first in the country to establish a full cycle of membrane fabric production. The company plans to reach stable industrial volumes by year-end to fully replace imported materials.

A concrete manufacturer has reopened its manufacturing plant in De Aar, South Africa, to produce over one million railway sleepers per year, along with precast concrete pipes, poles, masts and culverts.

Citizen Machinery announced a ¥2 billion investment at its Kitakami plant in Iwate, Japan, to increase machine tool production capacity by up to 20% by fiscal 2025. The investment includes a new warehouse and office building, with completion expected in March 2025.

ALPLA plans to expand its Tangier plant in Morocco by adding about 20,000 m² of operational space over the coming years.

Commissioning of the new IKN cooler at the Malogoszcz cement plant in Poland is about to start.

Yaskawa Europe GmbH has opened a new 10,000 sqm production hall at its Allershausen site, expanding capacity for robotic welding systems and large projects.

Cascade Die Casting Group will expand its facility in Sparta, Michigan, adding 30 jobs and investing $6 million in energy-efficient furnaces, robotics and automation equipment to meet growing demand from automotive and other sectors.

Vitesco Technologies opened a 2,800 sqm production area at its electronics factory in Icheon, South Korea, for its EMR4 electric axle drive, with an investment of over €80 million. Full-scale series production with annual capacity over 200,000 units is scheduled to ramp up in 2024.

Baxi's €13 million commercial heat pump R&D and laboratory site in Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain, has scaled up production capacity by 50% in the last twelve months. The facility opened last year and produces the new Remeha Effenca commercial heat pump series.

Sepalumic inaugurated a new extrusion plant and modernised its finishing facility in Genlis, France, with a EUR 30 million investment. The site expanded by 25% to 40,000 m² and now employs 150 people.

GE has completed the first turbine components at a new assembly line in Schenectady, New York, established with a $50 million investment, located in the same building as its steam turbine and generator production.

Physik Instrumente (PI) has restructured and expanded its hexapod production at its Karlsruhe site, increasing capacities and reducing lead times, as part of a company-wide investment program of over €63 million.

Tetra Pak laid the foundation stone for a 750 million peso expansion and modernization of its Mexicali plant, which makes carton package caps and will increase capacity by 40%. The new phase is expected to start operating in April 2024 and create 145 direct jobs.

Burnside America Inc. will invest at least $4.8 million to expand its hydraulic cylinder manufacturing in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, creating 15 new jobs and retaining at least 32 existing jobs. The project includes a 30,000-square-foot expansion and two new production lines, with support from a $3.3 million PIDA loan.

Reinhausen Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, will spend $3.3 million to expand its Humboldt, Tennessee facilities, raising production capacity by 25 percent. Groundbreaking is due by end of 2023, with completion anticipated in early 2024.

Felix Schoeller North America unveiled a new $20 million silicone coating operation at its Pulaski, New York facility on November 15, 2023, expanding its manufacturing footprint for release liners used in adhesive coating industries.

Techmer PM announced the establishment of its Kimberly Park site in Dalton, Georgia as its Fiber Center of Excellence, consolidating its nearby Tyler Street facility there by the end of 2024.

Envision Plastics completed a multi-million dollar expansion at its Reidsville, North Carolina plant, increasing capacity for post-consumer recycled resin by 50 percent.

Mifa, a precision aluminium extrusion company, is constructing a new surface treatment production line in a new facility in Venlo, Netherlands, to expand capabilities and improve sustainability.

Toyota Industries Electric Systems North America (TIESNA) will invest $69 million to build a new facility in Pendergrass, Georgia, creating 250 jobs. The facility will produce DC-to-DC converters, with operations expected to begin in 2025.

Hitachi Energy is expanding its production in Smedjebacken and Ludvika, Sweden, with a new 3,300 sqm factory in Smedjebacken and a 1,400 sqm expansion in Ludvika to increase production of HVDC and power quality products. The new factory is expected to enter operation by late 2024, and the Ludvika expansion by early 2025.

Inner Mongolia Biaoda New Material Technology Development Co., Ltd. has started production on the first phase of a continuous hot-dip galvanized aluminum-magnesium production line in Baotou, with a total investment of 200 million yuan and annual capacity of 350,000 tons.

Miller Valentine Construction has begun a major expansion of Huhtamaki's folding carton plant in Paris, Texas, which will triple the 150,000-square-foot facility to 438,000 square feet. The project started in early November 2023.

Masterpress has added two new sleeve printing machines at its Bialystok facility in Poland, increasing output by about 16 million square meters annually and lifting capacity by nearly 40%. The expansion serves customers in France, the DACH region and the Benelux countries.

The Panther Group is building new halls and production lines at its Altonaer Wellpappenfabrik plant in Tornesch near Hamburg to expand production of folding box adhesive products. The project began in early 2023, a second folding box gluer is due in summer 2024, and the project is scheduled for completion in August.

Jusailong started construction of the second phase of its East China high-performance modified engineering plastics production base in Wuhu, Anhui, with a total investment of 1.008 billion yuan. The first phase has an annual capacity of 130,000 tons.

Howmet Aerospace plans to invest $5 million in equipment at its Canton, Ohio facility to add a new manufacturing line for titanium products, creating 43 new jobs.

Prinoth announced a $25 million investment to expand its Granby, Canada plant from 120,000 to 200,000 square feet, increasing production capacity for crawler carriers and snow groomers.

Alto-Shaam began construction of a 128,000 sq. ft. expansion of its global headquarters and manufacturing facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The $25 million project includes a new Innovation Center with R&D lab, warehousing, and office space, planned for completion in 2025.

Penn Color completed a $12 million expansion of its facilities in Venray, the Netherlands, adding production capabilities for PVC and engineering plastics masterbatches and specialty coatings. The grand opening was held on October 12, 2019.

Ya YA Food Corp., a Canadian food and beverage firm, will expand a manufacturing plant in Ogden, Utah, investing $92 million over 10 years and creating 302 new jobs. The company is taking over an Oatly Group facility.

WAGO invested over €50 million in a new central warehouse in Sondershausen, Germany, with groundbreaking on November 10, 2023, and operations expected to start at the end of 2024.

Tezmaksan announced the initiation of CubeBOX mass production at its new factory in Sivas, Turkey, which is being built with an investment of 15 million euros and a construction cost of 37.5 million Turkish Liras. The factory will also commence CNC production from the second quarter of 2024.

Mondelēz International opened a new AUD 13 million automated packaging line at its Gourmet Food facility in Dandenong, Victoria, increasing production of Olina's Bakehouse Artisan crackers by 35 per cent.

TsEMROS (CEMROS) is preparing to restart its Ulyanovskcement plant in Novoulyanovsk, with commissioning planned for spring 2024. The plant will produce over 400,000 tonnes of cement per year and create more than 300 jobs.

Moriya Conveyor Industrial (Moriya Yusoki Kogyo) will expand and renovate its Utsunomiya plant in Tochigi Prefecture, investing JPY 215 million to increase production capacity of freight elevators from 500 to 600 units by fiscal year 2027. The new building construction is targeted for completion by September 2024.

Nissin Foods announced a $228 million investment to develop a third U.S. manufacturing facility in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Sinyuan Zm Technology announced a plan to invest CNY 1 billion (USD 138 million) to build a plant in Ningbo, China, with an annual capacity of 3 million sets of magnesium alloy and aluminum alloy precision mold parts for new energy vehicles. The first phase, costing CNY 700 million, is expected to be completed within 36 months after signing the land use agreement.

Wacker Chemie held a kick-off event at its Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu province to mark the start of construction of several new production lines for functional silicone fluids, silicone emulsions and silicone elastomer gels. The company will invest about €150 million, with lines due onstream in the second half of 2025.

Solvay completed the expansion of its China Research & Innovation Centre in the Solvay Shanghai Technology Park with the inauguration of the 'Magnolia' research building. The company has spent about €500,000 at the centre since 1995.

Evonik completed the relocation and expansion of its precious metal powder catalyst plant in Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park. Production is scheduled to commence in Q4 2023.

Metropolitan Baking Company announced an expansion of its Hamtramck facility, adding new bun and roll lines to increase capacity by 30-40%.