McKinley Packaging, a subsidiary of Bio Pappel, has opened a 500,000 sq ft corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lancaster, Texas, its seventh US packaging plant, expected to employ about 125 people at full capacity.

Fristam Pumpen KG opened a new LEED Gold-certified manufacturing and sales facility in Taicang, China, to deliver pumps faster to Chinese customers. The opening was reported in January 2025.

Munters has inaugurated its second manufacturing unit in Malur, Karnataka, to produce localized dehumidification and air handling unit solutions for India and the Asia Pacific region. The article is dated January 8, 2025 and the opening was described as recent.

CorruEmpaques inaugurated a new 17,000 m² corrugated cardboard plant in Querétaro Industrial Park, Mexico, with an investment of 150 million pesos, seven flexo machines and capacity of 2,000 tonnes per shift.

Dongwon F&B approved 165 billion won of investment in a new second Jincheon plant for cold food products and expanded beverage production, with spending periods running to January and April 2026.

The Eberspaecher Group has opened a new plant in Przylesie, Poland, producing thermal management systems for electric city buses and coaches, with capacity of up to 20,000 systems a year. Production of the AC138 EVO heat pump starts in January 2025.

The Al-Khair Corrugated Carton Factory, an eco-friendly packaging plant owned by Khair Mohammad, was inaugurated in Quetta, Balochistan, with a PKR 30 million matching grant under the EU-supported GRASP programme.

A filing shows a Hitachi scroll compressor new business platform manufacturing project in Conghua District, Guangzhou, with total investment of 345.85 million yuan and about 68,500 m² of floor space, with construction from June 2025 to December 2026.

Packaging Corporation of America plans to invest $229 million in a new facility on a 78-acre site on Thornwood Drive in Newark, replacing its South 21st Street sheet plant. The company will keep all 131 employees under an enterprise zone abatement agreement.

Palm Beach County approved Hoerbiger Corp. of America's plan for a 197,000-square-foot, $60 million manufacturing facility on 23 acres west of Delray Beach, where more than 400 people are expected to work 24 hours a day.

Portuguese packaging manufacturer Intraplás announced a new production plant in Van Wert, Ohio, with a total investment of around €40 million. The plant will use extrusion, thermoforming and printing technology, is scheduled to start operations in summer 2025, and will create more than 50 local jobs.

Shlekler (Shandong) Pump & Valve Manufacturing Co. plans a new valve manufacturing facility in Zhangdian District, Zibo, Shandong, with an investment of about CNY 26.47 million. The project is in design stage with construction scheduled from Q4 2026 to Q4 2028.

TekniPlex Consumer Products opened a 200,000-square-foot specialty molded fiber facility in Van Wert, Ohio, representing a $40 million investment. The company plans to hire at least 100 people at the plant, its eighth specialty molded fiber plant.

Mitsubishi Electric established MELCO HVAC US, Inc. under its US holding company to convert a Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America plant in Maysville, Kentucky into a compressor factory. The investment is about $143.5 million, with production planned to start in October 2027 at a capacity of 1 million units per year.

Объединенный машиностроительный завод ЛВМ, a nuclear-industry equipment maker, became a resident of the Novgorod special economic zone and plans to produce pump spare parts, pump units and piston compressors for nuclear plants there. The project is valued at RUB 1.3 billion and is expected to create 120 jobs.

Güntner opened its fifth Mexican production plant in Monterrey, Nuevo León, to make high-efficiency condensers and liquid coolers and supply the American continent. The first stage is expected to create about 350 jobs and raise production capacity by 30%.

Kitz Corporation Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japan's Kitz Group, inaugurated a $25 million stainless steel valve factory at Thang Long Industrial Park in Vinh Phuc province on December 10, 2024.

Viscofan inaugurated a new production plant in Rayong, Thailand, for finishing cellulosic and collagen casings, after an investment of close to EUR 22 million. The 30,000 m² site has 8,630 m² of floor space and will also serve Southeast Asia.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Wanbao Compressor (Guangzhou) signed an investment agreement with Conghua District to build a scroll compressor manufacturing plant with annual capacity of 1.2 million units. The project cost about CNY 480 million, with construction to start in Q2 2025 and production in Q4 2026.

Arnest Packaging Solutions, a division of Russia's Arnest Group, signed an agreement with the Uzbek government to build an aluminum beverage can plant with annual capacity above 1.5 billion cans. The investment is about $100 million and should create over 200 jobs, with production expected by next fall.

Hasen Technology (Nantong), a subsidiary of Indicor Group, opened its manufacturing facility in the Nantong National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone on 5 December 2024, with a goal of making 200,000 valves annually.

Torgovy Dom ADL has finished construction of a new production building for pipeline valves in Radužny, Kolomna urban district, Moscow Region, with a 317 million ruble investment and 70 jobs once production starts. The building has passed the state construction review, and the company can now apply for commissioning.

Petainer Manufacturing USA will open a new site at 315 Joe Frank Porter Drive in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, investing $10 million and creating 35 new jobs in the Cherry Glen Industrial Park.

Meitech has begun construction of a new 22,000 square meter facility in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, for manufacturing, parts storage and R&D. The project is expected to create new jobs.

California-based Multipack is establishing a $10.4 million beverage can production facility in Caddo Parish near Shreveport, Louisiana, planning 141 direct jobs and output of more than 100 million cans annually.

Canpack signed a letter of intent to build a new beverage can plant in the Poços de Caldas industrial district, Minas Gerais, with R$710 million investment and 140 direct jobs within two years. The plant will have initial capacity of about 1.3 billion cans per year, with construction expected to start in early 2025.

Perfektüp Ambalaj launched a new aerosol can production line at its Kırklareli production base in Turkey, raising its aerosol can capacity to 240 million units annually. The base spans 75,000 m² of land and 100,000 m² of closed area.

Earthrings, a startup brand under Promac, opened operations in Elgin, Illinois, producing biodegradable cardboard beverage rings for brewery customers.

Nefab's PolyFlex unit opened a new packaging facility in León, Guanajuato, producing heavy-gauge thermoformed and injection-molded packaging for battery, e-mobility and automotive customers. Additional equipment is planned for late 2025 or early 2026.

Quang Tri province approved the investment plan for A&C International Packaging's aluminum can factory at Quan Ngang Industrial Park, Gio Linh district, with total investment just over $100 million and planned capacity of 1 billion cans per year.

Stora Enso is starting a new production unit in Skene, Västra Götaland, under a license from Gothenburg-based PulPac to make molded-pulp paper lids and biobased food packaging, with commissioning planned for late 2024.

Ningbo Bonve Pumps launched an intelligent new factory project on November 26, 2024, with a total investment of $36 million for a Phase II base producing rotary lobe pumps and homogenizer mixers, expected to create 300 jobs.

Japanese manufacturer Parker Corporation has started operations at its second plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, investing over 200 million pesos and creating 200 direct jobs.

Sealmatic India Ltd inaugurated a 25,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Kaman-Vasai, which became fully operational on November 26, 2024. It will add 65% of the company's production capacity alongside its Mira Road plant.

TriMas launched a new 225,000 square foot, highly automated packaging facility in Haining, China, consolidating its Hangzhou and older Haining plants. The site makes dispensing and lotion pumps, caps and closures.

Leser Factory of Safety Valves began construction of a 15,000 square meter production hall in Hohenwestedt, Germany, investing 41.3 million euros. Completion is planned for March 2026, and the hall will consolidate production steps now spread across rented buildings.

Russia's Novgorod SEZ expert council approved the application of Obedinenny Mashinostroitelny Zavod LVM to produce pump units, spare parts and piston compressors for Russian nuclear power plants. The investment is 1 billion rubles and creates 120 jobs.

Chinese compressor maker Kaishan Group plans a $1 billion factory on a 20,000 square metre site in the İzmir Free Zone (İZBAŞ) to make compressors for geothermal and industrial plants, mainly for export. Groundbreaking was expected in Q1 2025, with completion within a year.

Keyto MY Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Shenzhen Keyto Fluid Technology, inaugurated its fluid technology manufacturing plant in Batu Kawan, Penang, on November 18, 2024, expected to generate RM 65 million in sales over three years.

SIG is building its 10th global aseptic carton plant in Ahmedabad, India, with an EUR 60 million investment and an initial capacity of 4 billion packs per year, with ramp-up expected in early 2025.

Trane Technologies has put a new Thermo King plant into operation in Suzhou, Jiangsu, with an investment of 300 million yuan ($41.48 million), to produce transport refrigeration products for China and Asia-Pacific markets.

Brazilian packaging maker Wyda Packaging has opened a 15,000 sq ft factory in Charlotte, N.C., to produce recyclable aluminum foil and trays with capacity of 6,000 tons per year.

Grundfos inaugurated a US$2 million submersible pump assembly and testing factory in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 14 November 2024. It will serve as the center of submersible pump production for Southeast Asia.

Poclain moved the historic Comer pump plant from Gaggio to a state-of-the-art facility in Spilamberto, Italy, after investing 9 million euros to optimize quality, productivity and cleanliness. The move was reported on 14 November 2024.

HVAC maker AAON will occupy the former American Snuff facility in Memphis, Tennessee, to produce data center thermal management equipment, investing $238 million and creating 828 jobs over five years.

Spain's Inoxpa Group officially opened its new Inoxpa India plant on a 32,000 square metre site in Khandala Taluka, south of Pune. The facility adds manufacturing, warehousing and office space.

OMB Valves and PME opened a joint venture manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi to produce OMB's engineered valves for the Gulf oil and gas sector.

Bell Oil and Gas unveiled a 50,000-tonne integrated OCTG pipe threading, valve assembly and composite pipe plant at the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos, targeting an estimated $100m investment over five years.

Magnum Venus Products says its new manufacturing center in Knoxville, Tennessee is fully operational after new equipment and upgraded production capacity were installed. The company is a family-owned manufacturer with over 85 years of history.

Romanian packaging maker Evopack will open a branch and a 1,200 square meter warehouse in Budapest in December as a delivery hub for Austria, Germany and Hungary. The investment is EUR 1.1 million.