NPF Adgeziv opened a new workshop for polyurethane sealants in Vladimir, Russia on November 9, 2023, tripling production capacity and creating 61 new jobs. Investment was 110 million rubles.
XCMG announced an expansion of its factory in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an investment of R$270 million. The expansion is expected to create 150 permanent direct jobs and 315 temporary jobs. A protocol of intentions was signed with the state government.
Molex has opened a new campus in Katowice, Poland, with an initial 23,000 square meters of manufacturing space, expanding to up to 85,000 square meters. The $110 million investment will create hundreds of jobs and produce medical devices and electrification solutions.
Danfoss Turbocor is opening an expanded facility in Haiyan, China, next year. The expansion supports its continued growth of compressor manufacturing.
Shanghai-Fanuc Robotics Co., Ltd. held the opening ceremony for its Smart Factory Phase III in Baoshan, Shanghai on November 8, 2023. The project covers 431 mu, with a total investment of about RMB 1.58 billion and expected annual output value exceeding RMB 10 billion.
Hitachi Energy has invested about 25 billion Colombian pesos over the past year to expand its transformer factory in Dosquebradas, Risaralda, Colombia, aiming to quadruple distribution transformer production capacity.
Everhard Industries commissioned a new 5500T injection moulding machine at its Geebung factory in Brisbane, Australia, to increase production capacity for recycled plastic septic tanks.
Technonicol will invest 1 billion rubles in 2024 to modernize production capacities at two glass fiber plants in Chudovo and Serpukhov, Russia, acquired from URSA in 2023. The company aims to increase output of mineral insulation by 30% by 2025.
Gerresheimer celebrated the start of construction for a 7,500 m² production building at its Querétaro, Mexico facility, investing around EUR 100 million to increase RTF syringe manufacturing capacity for the North American market. The expansion will create approximately 270 new jobs.
Copeland will receive $11,488,975 in federal funding to increase production of heat pump compressors and hydronic systems at four manufacturing locations in Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin, plus suppliers in several states.
Titan Production Equipment has acquired a long-term lease for a 145,000 square-foot facility in Columbus, Texas, expanding its manufacturing footprint by 65 percent. The company engineers equipment for the oil and gas industry.
Safran SAESA inaugurated a plant expansion in Queretaro, representing an investment of US$82.1 million, to increase capacity for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft engines.
Siemens is investing €100 million in a 3.5-hectare site to expand its existing switchgear plant in Frankfurt's Ostend district. Production in the new buildings is expected to start at the start of 2025.
Morimatsu Dialog, a joint venture between Dialog Group and Morimatsu International, will spend RM250 million to expand its engineering and fabrication facilities in Pengerang, Johor, targeting RM300 million annual revenue and 500 new jobs.
Cotton Club is expanding and localizing nonwoven fabric production at its Balashikha facility by reconstructing a production-warehouse building. The updated capacity will be 30 tonnes of nonwoven fabric per day, creating 100 new jobs. The facility is expected to launch in December 2023.
Triveni Turbines aims to increase its manufacturing capacity to produce 250 to 300 turbines annually by the end of fiscal year 2024, up from current production of about 225 machines. The company also initiated a new facility in South Africa.
Celeros Flow Technology will expand its existing Burlington, Ontario facility to become the first Ontario-based maker of nuclear-qualified pumps, serving Ontario Power Generation's SMR and refurbishment work. The company has also committed to finalizing a business case for a new nuclear valve plant in Ontario.
DeWys Metal Solutions announced plans to build a new facility at its existing site in Marne, Michigan, with a capital investment of $3.4 million, creating 80 jobs.
Enflite LLC is expanding into a new 65,000-square-foot manufacturing space in Georgetown, Texas, with a capital investment of at least $2 million. The company expects to more than double its workforce to 200 employees within a few years.
AVK Tooling A/S is building a 900-square-meter extension to its facility in Sæby, Denmark, due to new orders and a recent machine investment. The new hall is expected to be completed by year-end 2023 and operational in early 2024.
Bosch Home Comfort Group is investing approximately €100 million in its Aveiro, Portugal location by 2026 to build new laboratories, two production buildings, and additional heat-pump production lines, creating several hundred jobs.
SKS Estonia Textile is investing over €1.3 million to expand its product range and upgrade technology at its Narva plant, adding 500 tons of production capacity. The investment is partly financed by the EU Fair Transition Fund.
Ross Industries Inc., a food processing machinery manufacturer, will invest $7.25 million to construct a new 24,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its existing premises in Fauquier County, Virginia. The expansion will increase product assembly capacity and integrate robotic fabrication, creating 24 new jobs.
Sia glass has invested nearly 300 million Swedish kronor to expand its glass factory in Slöinge, Sweden, by 3,000 square metres, increasing production capacity from 25 million litres to 40 million litres. The new line was inaugurated in mid-October 2023.
Calbee-owned Seabrook Crisps is investing £12 million to expand its Bradford, UK plant by 4,000 square metres, increasing capacity by 70% and creating 15 jobs. The project is underway and expected to complete by July 2024.
GH, a subsidiary of Soprema, inaugurated a new 21,000 m² plant in Clisson, France, for €28 million. The facility will double the company's steel structure production capacity from 5,000 to 10,000 tonnes per year.
Holcim concluded its joint venture with AML Limited, now operating 20 ready-mix concrete plants in the North Island and Ashby's Ready Mixed in Christchurch, expanding its concrete operations in New Zealand.
Zhejiang Wangrong Semiconductor Co., Ltd. signed a project to expand 8-inch power device wafer capacity in Lishui, Zhejiang, with a total investment of about 3 billion yuan, adding 30,000 wafers per month.
Borouge is developing the $6.2 billion, 1.5 million t/y Borouge-4 facility at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, to expand polymer capacity.
Infinity Operators, a subsidiary of Infinity Valve & Supply, is investing $1.1 million to expand its air compression division manufacturing facility in Lafayette Parish, creating 68 direct jobs.
Acıselsan Acıpayam Selüloz Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş completed construction of a new CMC purification plant with an annual capacity of 2,500 tons of pure CMC, now in production. About 90% of output will be exported, contributing an estimated $8 million annually to exports.
Array Technologies announced a $50 million expansion with a new manufacturing campus in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, securing hundreds of jobs.
Xiamen Xiadiyasi Filter Material Technology Co., Ltd. plans to invest 25 million yuan to expand production capacity for high-performance industrial textiles, including ultra-clean filtration materials, at its facility in Xiang'an, Xiamen.
OOO 'Steklo i Kamen' (STIK) plans to invest 1.27 billion rubles to expand production of architectural glass units near Voronezh, Russia, from 450,000 to 800,000 square meters annually by 2028. The project will create 100 jobs and is supported by a 930 million ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund.
Ringo Válvulas is investing EUR 11 million to expand its Zaragoza factory with 8,000 m2 of plant and 3,000 m2 of offices, doubling production capacity and adding 15 jobs. The new space is expected to be operational in mid-2024.
Mullen Automotive opened a battery module and pack development facility in Fullerton, California, in November 2023, focusing on scaling U.S.-made EV battery module and pack production.
Nucor Corporation approved $280 million to modernize its steel plate mill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The investment will upgrade the rolling mill to strengthen competitiveness and open new market opportunities.
The Ford Meter Box Company broke ground on a 300,000-square-foot non-ferrous foundry on a 90-acre site in Wabash, Indiana. The expansion is expected to cost between $250 million and $300 million.
TTM Technologies plans a $100 million expansion at its DeWitt, New York plant, adding 400 jobs and producing cutting-edge PCBs for the U.S. military, with groundbreaking in 2024 and production by 2025.
Achilli Di Battista SRL, maker of Monumental seeders, is building a new 2,800 m² factory in Armstrong, Argentina, to expand production capacity, with completion expected by mid-2024.
Enikon Aerospace announced the expansion of production at its plant in the Vukovar Economic Zone, Croatia, creating 100 new jobs, with total employment expected to reach 150 by mid-2025.
Harima Chemicals Group announced it will expand production capacity of paint resins by 25% by enhancing facilities at its Ibaraki Plant and starting production at its Tokyo Plant in Saitama Prefecture, starting November 2023.
Kurabo's Chemicals Division has started construction of a second building at its Kumamoto Plant in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, to expand production of high-performance resin processed parts for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The investment is about JPY 3.1 billion, doubling capacity and development capabilities, with operations expected to start in April 2025.
Boeing broke ground on a CAD $20 million, 12,000 square-foot expansion at its Winnipeg composite manufacturing plant, adding freezer capacity and improving energy efficiency.
P&THE Manufacturing Michigan, LLC is expanding in Spring Lake Township, Michigan, investing $2.6 million and creating 107 jobs.
Schaeffler officially inaugurated the New Energy Phase II Factory at its Taicang manufacturing base in Jiangsu province on November 1, 2023. The plant produces electric motor stators and rotors for new energy vehicles.
ORBIS Corporation has expanded its Urbana, Ohio manufacturing plant, adding 30% more space for producing reusable totes and pallets and allowing more presses and tools. The expansion raises the company's overall molding capacity by 10%.
Gulfstream Aerospace completed a 142,000-square-foot expansion at its Savannah manufacturing facility for the G400, G500 and G600 aircraft. The $150 million investment is expected to add 1,600 new jobs.
Toyota announced an additional $8 billion investment and 3,000 jobs at Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina in Liberty, bringing total investment to $13.9 billion and jobs to over 5,000. Eight new BEV/PHEV battery lines will be added, with production reaching over 30 GWh annually by 2030.
Asahi Kasei announced a ¥40 billion investment to install new coating lines for Hipore lithium-ion battery separators at existing facilities in the US, Japan, and South Korea. The expansion adds 700 million m²/year of coating capacity, with start-up from the first half of fiscal 2026.