Mid-Continent Steel and Wire held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Macro Hub facility in Laredo, Texas. The facility will create more than 100 new jobs and bring $22 million in capital investment.

Mozambique Dugongo Cimentos will build its fourth cement factory in Nacala, Nampula, with an investment of $200 million. The plant will produce 6,000 tons of clinker per day and create 2,000 construction jobs and 600 operational jobs.

Vindi group will launch a new industrial production unit in Guercif, Morocco, with an investment of over 82.4 million Moroccan dirhams.

Grodno Glassworks JSC launched a new plant for glass container production in the Auls district of Grodno, Belarus, with an investment of over $55 million. The glass melting furnace was fired up in January 2023, and commissioning began.

USEON Technology Limited held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Jurong Economic Development Zone, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. The facility, with a total investment of about 200 million yuan and covering over 46,000 square meters, is planned to start operations next year.

Danfoss Mexico inaugurated a new plant in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, to manufacture components for heat exchangers for industrial refrigeration. The 4,000-square-meter facility will create over 100 direct jobs and double heat exchanger production.

Sika AG opened a new mortar and concrete admixture plant in Eastern India.

Fotoprint-Ivanovo, part of the Merkuriy group, launched Russia's first production of hydrophilic membrane fabrics in Ivanovo, with an investment of nearly 120 million rubles. The company plans to produce over 600,000 linear meters per year.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame inaugurated the AnJia Cement Factory in Muhanga industrial park, built by AnJia Prefabricated Construction Rwanda Company Ltd, a subsidiary of West International Holding (West China Cement).

Changsha Jingjia Microelectronics Co Ltd signed an agreement for a new GPU project in the Wuxi National Hi-tech District, expected to yield an output value exceeding 5 billion yuan.

Lingrove opened a new 14,181 square-foot green manufacturing plant in San Rafael, California, dedicated to producing ekoa® from renewable flax fibers, doubling the team size and creating new jobs.

Innovation Precision Vietnam, a subsidiary of Shandong Innovation Metal Technology, has secured approval to build a $165 million aluminum factory in VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park, Vietnam. The plant will have an annual capacity of 100,000 tons of aluminum and is scheduled to start operations in October 2024, creating 1,500 jobs.

Shanghai TopNC Technology Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in Jiaxing's Nanhu Science and Technology Industrial Park. The first phase covers 35 mu (approx. 2.33 hectares) with a planned investment of 300 million yuan, building 35,800 square meters of facilities to produce 1,000 high-end turning-milling composite machining centers and 2,000 precision spindle units annually.

Anhui Dazhong Valve Group held a groundbreaking ceremony on 3 August 2023 for a smart pipeline valve production project in Anhui, China. The total investment is CNY 180 million, with capacity of 4,500 tonnes of pipeline valves per year.

Corrugated Partners Group will invest $52.7 million to establish Keystone Sheets, creating at least 80 jobs in a 420,000-square-foot facility in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The plant will produce single, double and triple wall corrugated sheets.

MoldTecs Automotive Systems (Taicang) Co., Ltd. opened its first Chinese factory in Taicang, Jiangsu, with a total investment of 25 million euros. The factory produces high-performance plastic components for the automotive industry.

HC Semitek held a kick-off ceremony for its MicroLED wafer manufacturing, packaging, and testing project in Jinwan District, Zhuhai, China. The total project cost is 5 billion yuan, with the first phase (over 2 billion yuan) planned to be operational by Q3 2024.

Oxykor, a participant in the Technopolis Moscow SEZ, will launch a production line for membrane oxygenators at the Pechatniki site. The first stage is scheduled for September 2023, with an investment of about 80 million rubles and 22 jobs created.

AS Istehsal LLC has been granted residency in the Aghdam Industrial Park and will build a construction materials production enterprise with an investment of 5.4 million Azerbaijani manats, creating 95 new jobs.

OMAS TECHNOLOGY has completed a turnkey 150 tons per day corn grinding facility for Marsat in Roman, Neamț county, Romania. The facility was built within an existing former feed mill and was inaugurated in 2022.

Daikin Industries has decided to acquire land in Tsukubamirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, to establish a new air conditioner production base. This will be Daikin's first AC plant in the Kanto region, aiming to boost domestic supply capabilities.

BODENFLO has moved its micro diaphragm pump and mini compressor factory to a new industrial park location in Baoan District, Shenzhen, China. The company says the move expanded its production space and did not disrupt orders.

Mullen Automotive began production of Class 3 vehicles in August 2023 and Class 1 vehicles in November 2023 at its Tunica, Mississippi-based plant, with two distinct vehicle production lines running.

Entai Technology held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 6000万平方米 per year high-performance water treatment membrane production base in Mianzhu High-tech Zone, Deyang, with a total investment of 3.05 billion yuan. The facility will be China's largest water membrane and module production base.

Vantage Plastics is investing $31 million to open a new facility on Wilder Road in Bangor Township, Michigan, creating 93 jobs. The company is a custom thermoformer.

Bombardier's new 770,000-sq.-ft. Global Manufacturing Centre at Pearson Airport in Mississauga is set to open in fall 2023. The plant will build Global-brand business jets and replace the Downsview facility.

Inovance Technology's Hungarian factory has been put into use as a logistics center and has started trial production of elevator electrical products. Mass production and delivery are expected by the end of 2023.

CERAFILTEC has opened a new production, science and technology facility in Saarbrücken, Germany, capable of producing enough filtration modules to treat 3,000,000 m³/d of water and wastewater per annum.

The Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute (NIRI) has relocated to new headquarters, Innovation House in Leeds, UK, with a £1.2 million investment that doubles its facilities and includes seven new laboratories for nonwoven and fibre product development.

Aircrete Europe and Kovalska Group are building a new autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) block production plant in Rozvadiv, Western Ukraine, supported by a EUR 27 million loan from Invest International. The plant is expected to create 350-400 construction jobs and over 100 operational jobs.

Confidence Group is investing Tk815 crore to build a new cement factory, Confidence Cement Dhaka Limited, at Danga in Palash Upazila, Narsingdi, Bangladesh. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 18 lakh tonnes and is expected to start production in Q3 2024.

Gulbrandsen Technologies expanded its global capacity with a new manufacturing plant in Indonesia, responding to growing regional demand for water treatment and personal care products. The plant increased global production capacity by over 50%.

Zhejiang Hailide New Materials Co., Ltd. announced a new project in Vietnam to produce high-performance tire cord fabric, with an initial investment of about $52 million. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 18,000 tons.

Shandong Shuoyuan New Materials Co., Ltd. invested 1.01 billion yuan to build a plant with an annual capacity of 80,000 tons of high-performance fiberglass fabric in Zoucheng, Jining. Phase one includes 20 biaxial and multiaxial warp knitting lines, with products used in wind power, new energy vehicles, rail transit, and aerospace.

Zhejiang Meilun Elevator plans to invest 500 million yuan (approx. $70 million) to build a new production base in Nanning, Guangxi, with an annual capacity of 25,000 units of elevators, escalators and parts. The project will be built in two phases, with the first phase investing 300 million yuan.

American Packaging Corporation held the grand opening of its 275,000-square-foot Center of Excellence flexible packaging plant in Cedar City, Utah, a $100 million facility expected to create over 135 jobs.

Hanon Systems will invest nearly $170 million and create 600 jobs by establishing a new manufacturing facility in Huntington Park, Loudon County, Tennessee. The plant will supply thermal solutions for electrified vehicles to North American automakers.

Balluff plans to build a new distribution center near its headquarters in Neuhausen an der Fildern, Germany, by 2026. The project supports its growth strategy.

Hailide New Material plans to invest USD 52 million in the first phase of a new tire cord fabric factory in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam, with an annual capacity of 18,000 tons. The project aims to mitigate trade friction risks.

The Wichita City Council approved $60 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds and a 10-year tax abatement for Air Capital Flight Line LLC to construct a new 300,000-square-foot building for Spirit AeroSystems. The facility will be used for office and manufacturing, creating 150 new jobs.

ABB India inaugurated a new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) factory in Nashik, India, doubling its GIS production capacity. The 78,000 sq ft facility is powered by 100% renewable electricity and incorporates smart manufacturing.

Regal Rexnord is investing $13.5 million to build a manufacturing plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, producing critical aerospace components. The facility will create 240 jobs.

The foundation pour for Boiler No. 2 of the Syr Darya 1,500 MW gas-fired combined-cycle independent power plant project, built by a joint venture of Zhejiang Thermal Power and China Energy Engineering International, was completed in Uzbekistan.

WEG announced a new E-house factory in Betim, Brazil to strengthen its position in the industrial electrical and power generation equipment market.

Dutch company Landslake Bouwgroep B.V. will invest over 300 million Turkish lira to build a factory in the Izmir Free Zone (IZBAS) in Turkey, with an annual production capacity of 70,000 units of PVC, aluminum doors/windows and sandwich panels.

AMD announced it will open its largest chip design center in Bangalore, India, by the end of 2023. The facility will span 500,000 square feet and create 3,000 engineering jobs. AMD plans to invest $400 million in India over the next five years.

Mitsui Chemicals held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 120,000 tonnes/year Tafmer polyolefin elastomer plant in Singapore, due to come on stream by March 2025, adding to existing 225,000 tonnes/year capacity.

VinFast broke ground on its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chatham County, North Carolina, with a Phase 1 total investment of up to $2 billion. The plant will have an initial capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year, producing VF 7, VF 8 and VF 9 models.

Xinyi Glass Holdings signed an MOU with the Indonesian government to invest $11.5 billion in a quartz sand processing plant on Rimpang Island, Indonesia.

Ningbo Zhenyu Technology will invest $65.9 million to construct a new factory in Debrecen, Hungary, to manufacture precision structural parts for electric car batteries. The site is expected to be operational by the end of 2027.