Mitsui High-tec is investing more than $100 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Brantford, Ontario, to produce motor cores for electric vehicles. The expansion will create over 100 jobs.

Resonac will expand production capacity of sodium hypochlorite for water treatment at its Kawasaki plant in Kanagawa, Japan, by over 30% compared to current levels, with completion planned for end of 2024.

AW Metals has opened a new 30,000 square foot facility in Akron, Ohio, with expanded staffing, inventory, and production capabilities for metal supply.

CMZ, a European CNC lathe manufacturer, invested around EUR 8 million to extend its machining plant in Elorrio, creating the new Precitor plant. The facility started up in late February 2023 and aims to increase cylindrical parts production by 55%, targeting 850 machines per year.

Samson Control Equipment (China) Co., Ltd., a German-invested industrial valve manufacturer, is building a third-phase project in Beijing Yizhuang with an investment of CNY 250 million, adding 10,000 square meters of space for intelligent control product manufacturing and R&D.

PKN ORLEN decided to increase the scale of its Olefin Complex expansion in Płock, Poland, with a PLN 25 billion investment. The project will create about 650 new jobs and reduce CO2 emissions by 30% per ton of product.

Heraeus Medevio completed Phase II of its Costa Rica site expansion with a $20 million investment, adding 500 jobs, and broke ground on Phase III with a $35 million investment, expected to create 1,000 jobs. Phase III construction will start in Q3 2023 with completion in late 2024.

Mitsui High-tec (Canada), Inc. announced a $102.3 million investment to expand its Brantford, Ontario facility, adding 103,500 square feet to manufacture motor core components for electric vehicles. The expansion is expected to create 104 jobs by 2025, supported by a $3.1 million grant from the Invest Ontario Fund.

EAM-Mosca held a groundbreaking for a $9 million expansion project at its Hazle Twp. facility, part of a $20.6 million strategic initiative, creating 50 new jobs.

STI Group is investing in an additional folding carton production plant at its Rumburk site in the Czech Republic, with a new printing press also going into operation in Hungary. The Rumburk site currently employs 80 people.

Mondi plans to invest more than €16 million ($17.5 million) in its Krapkowice plant in southern Poland to install a new production line for MailerBAG paper bags, doubling bag production capacity this year.

tna Solutions redesigned and optimized Mister Bee Potato Chips' manufacturing site in Parkersburg, West Virginia, achieving a 400% capacity increase. The project included installation of a tna robag 3ci packaging system capable of 150 bags per minute.

James Hardie will invest €144 million to expand its fiber-cement board plant in Orejo, Cantabria, Spain, by 11,000 square meters and modernize production, creating 60 jobs and doubling capacity by April 2025.

Oriental Yuhong's subsidiary Hongshi New Materials successfully started trial production of its VAE emulsion line Phase I project in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, on June 26, 2023. The overall project has a design capacity of 400,000 tons of VAE emulsion and 100,000 tons of VAEP powder.

Moxion Power has leased 40,000 square feet for 'Factory One' expansion at the former Ford Motor Plant in Richmond, California, and plans a new 200,000-square-foot facility next door for future production of mobile battery power products.

Derba Midroc Cement plans to build a new cement plant in Mughar Valley, Oromia, Ethiopia, doubling its daily production capacity to 15,000 tonnes. The project is expected to start construction within six months and begin production in two years.

HellermannTyton has completed a multi-million-pound expansion of its Plymouth factory, doubling its size with a new 3,439 m2 production facility. The expansion will create nearly 100 new jobs and is set to officially open in July 2023.

Rondo Energy and Siam Cement Group announced plans to expand production capacity of Rondo Heat Battery storage at SCG's facility to 90 GWh per year, with mass production already underway at 2.4 GWh per year.

HELLER inaugurated an extension building at its Changzhou, China plant on 16 June 2023, enabling production of over 100 machines per year.

Sofidel America Corp. will expand its Circleville, Ohio facility with a $185 million investment, creating 100 jobs and retaining 469, with construction completion expected in 2025.

Atlas Copco's Compressor Technique business area held a groundbreaking ceremony in Wuxi, China, to expand its R&D and manufacturing base, with the facilities to be in full use by the end of 2025.

Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies awarded engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth $11 billion for the 'Amiral' petrochemical expansion at the SATORP refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The expansion will include a mixed-feed cracker with capacity of 1,650 kilotons per year of ethylene and other industrial gases.

Eaton opened a new 40,000 sq ft electrical plant at its Sedarapet manufacturing facility in Puducherry, India, to double medium voltage assembly line capacity. The INR 100 crore expansion will produce ACBs and MCCBs for the power industry.

Nippon Shokubai America Industries will expand production capability for emulsion resins at its Chattanooga facility. The company also aims to increase Solutions Business sales by 30% by fiscal year 2024 compared to FY21.

NEOTEX is actively installing a second SMMS production line at its plant in Kireyevsk, Tula Oblast, Russia. The new line will produce up to 8,000 tonnes of nonwoven fabric per year, including spunbond, meltblown, and SMMS composite materials.

Wheels India Limited announced it will ramp up its aluminum wheels business and invest in aluminum wheel capacities progressively, including a new machining facility at Thervoykandigai.

Beiersdorf Manufacturing Argentona has invested over €9 million in remodeling its plant in Argentona, Spain, which produces 50% of the world's Hansaplast, Elastoplast and CURITAS bandages. The expansion was inaugurated on June 22, 2023.

AkzoNobel announced a $55 million expansion of its wood coatings manufacturing campus in High Point, North Carolina, including a new research and development center and a production plant expected to be fully operational later in 2023.

Veritas Tools Inc. announced a $4.5 million investment to boost local manufacturing and create 30 new jobs in Ottawa. The Ontario government is providing $675,000 in funding through the Regional Development Program.

Far Eastern Polytex (Vietnam) Co Ltd announced it will increase its investment by $250 million in the third quarter of 2023 to expand its production line of super-strong fibre products used in seat belts, airbags, and tyre inner liners at its facility in Bàu Bàng Industrial Park.

ITT Inc. announced a €50 million expansion of its Friction production facility in Termoli, Italy, and an upgrade of R&D capabilities in Barge, Italy, to produce high-performance brake pads for luxury and sporting vehicles. Construction began in June 2023, with completion expected by mid-2024 and production starting in Q4 2024.

Parker Bioscience Filtration, part of Parker Hannifin, is receiving a multimillion-dollar investment to expand its Birtley, UK site, including enhanced filter capsule and cartridge manufacturing and a new water treatment plant to more than double water capacity.

Sure Grip Controls opened a new facility in Victoria, British Columbia, increasing manufacturing space by over 40% to expand production lines for custom controls solutions for heavy equipment.

Semperit has held the groundbreaking for a hydraulic hose production expansion at its Odry plant in the Czech Republic. The investment is about EUR 110 million, adding roughly 32 million meters of annual capacity, for total capacity of almost 200 million meters, with completion planned in 2028.

Albany International will double the size of its facilities and production volume in Queretaro, Mexico, by 2024. The plant produces composite materials for the aerospace industry.

Paragon Medical celebrated the completion of a new 34,000-square-foot additive manufacturing facility on its Pierceton campus, representing a $16 million initial investment. The facility is dedicated to 3D printing of medical parts.

Tezmaksan decided to expand its factory in Sivas Nuri Demirağ Organized Industrial Zone with a €15 million investment and 37.5 million TL construction cost, adding 18,000 square meters of space to increase capacity by 300%.

OX Engineered Products invested in new production lines at its Constantine, Michigan and Charleston, Illinois plants, tripling ThermoPLY output in Michigan and doubling output in Charleston with robotic lines.

Schwing Stetter India announced a ₹400 crore expansion including a new greenfield factory to manufacture XCMG loaders, motor graders, and concrete pumps, and a ₹100 crore investment in its Cheyyar factory.

Envision Plastics announced a multimillion-dollar investment to increase its capacity to manufacture EcoPrime recycled HDPE resin by 50% at its plants on both US coasts.

OOO BioProekt Peresvet will expand its complex for producing wastewater treatment equipment in Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The expansion involves a new 1,287 m² building, investment of 60 million rubles, and creation of 20 jobs.

Grenzebach supplied ZIEGLER GROUP with a production line for flexible wood fiber insulation boards in less than twelve months. The plant has the highest production capacity on the market and was completed in record time.

Klabin has started up the PM 28 board machine supplied by Valmet as phase 2 of its Puma II project in Ortigueira, Brazil. The line, with a related fiber line and automation, targets 460,000 tons of coated board annually. The start-up occurred on May 9, 2023 and was reported on June 21, 2023.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will invest $28.5 million to expand its Cahokia Heights facility at St. Louis Downtown Airport, creating 200 new jobs and retaining nearly 500. The expansion will increase capacity for aircraft painting, furniture installations, and avionics integrations.

Algoma Steel is constructing two electric arc furnaces at its Sault Ste. Marie plant, a $703 million project to replace blast furnace operations and reduce carbon emissions by 70%. Commissioning is expected in mid-2024 with full EAF mode by 2026.

North American steel mills have completed or are undertaking capacity additions totaling over 35 million short tons per year of flat-rolled steel products, with investments exceeding $20 billion. The table lists 16 projects by companies including Stelco, U.S. Steel, Ternium, Steel Dynamics, North Star BlueScope, Nucor, AM/NS Calvert, ArcelorMittal México, and Algoma, with completion dates from Q4 2020 to Q1 2027.

Mitsubishi Electric announced an additional 42.5 billion yen investment to construct a second production building for FA control-system products at its Nagoya Works campus in Owariasahi City, Aichi Prefecture, with operations starting in April 2027.

Pratt & Whitney will expand its operations in Columbus, Georgia, with a $206 million investment creating nearly 400 new jobs at its Columbus Engine Center and Columbus Forge facilities.

Dormer Pramet is expanding its manufacturing facility in Šumperk, Czech Republic, with a new 4,500 sqm factory hall that will increase production capacity of turning tools by over 50%. Construction is underway and first deliveries are expected by end of 2024.

La Doria has added a third SIG Safe 12 Food Retort filling line at its Sarno plant in Italy to fill canned food products in SIG SafeBloc carton packs. The article gives no investment amount.