Eberspächer has begun construction of a new production plant for electric vehicle heaters in Ruse, Bulgaria. The 17,000 m² building is to be completed in autumn 2023, with production start at the beginning of 2024. The project will create around 180 jobs in 2023, with plans for up to 500 employees and annual capacity of 2.4 million heaters beyond 2025.

LJ Inc. is buying 50 acres in Venice Township, Michigan to construct a 150,000-square-foot facility for manufacturing autonomous dredges. The project involves $18.25 million capital investment and is expected to create 250 jobs.

Expliseat raised €17 million and opened a new factory in Angers, France, covering over 6,000 square meters with a production capacity of 25,000 seats per year, expandable to 37,000 seats. The company plans to triple its workforce.

SEM Wafertech and Solar4America, both owned by SPI Energy, will invest $65.9 million to establish their first South Carolina operations in Sumter County, creating 300 jobs. The facility will produce silicon wafers and solar modules, with operations expected to begin in Q4 2023.

Vecoplan, a manufacturer of industrial shredding equipment, will invest $6.75 million to locate a new manufacturing facility in High Point, North Carolina, creating 33 jobs. The facility will produce mobile shredding trucks, waste collection trucks, and recycling equipment.

Heidelberg Materials produced first clinker at its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, on April 23, 2023. The plant, under construction since 2019, will increase production capacity to over 2.4 million tons of cement annually and create approximately 50 new full-time jobs.

Vaillant Group announced it will open a new heat pump factory in Slovakia in May 2023, as part of its expansion into renewable energy devices.

German packaging producer August Faller plans to add a new folding carton plant in Horsens, Denmark, investing between EUR 10 million and EUR 15 million. The plant will expand its folding carton production in Denmark.

Rengo subsidiary TRICOR Packaging & Logistics will build a new automated corrugated board plant in Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, with a total investment of about EUR 170 million. Completion is targeted for July 2025.

Eberspaecher has broken ground on a new production plant in Ruse, Bulgaria. The 17,000 m² facility will manufacture electrical heaters for the European passenger car market, with production expected to start in early 2024.

Bosch will invest nearly 1.2 billion PLN (approx. $260M) to build a new heat pump factory in Dobromierz, Lower Silesia, Poland. Construction is planned for 2024, with production starting at the turn of 2025/2026, creating about 500 jobs by 2027.

SIG brought its new aseptic carton packaging plant into operation in Queretaro, Mexico, after 12 months of construction. The €73 million plant will produce 500 million carton packs in its first year, increasing to 1.2 billion sleeves in 2024, and created over 200 jobs.

Chengdu Aileida Aviation Manufacturing Co., Ltd. plans to invest 1 billion yuan (approx. $100 million) to build an aerospace parts smart manufacturing and system integration center in Chengdu, including facilities for parts manufacturing, special processes, and digital assembly. The environmental impact assessment was announced on April 25, 2023.

Marshall USA LLC, a subsidiary of Marshall Aerospace, will establish a major maintenance and engineering facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, creating 240 jobs and investing $50 million. The announcement was made on April 25, 2023.

IA signed an MOU with Busan city to invest 150 billion KRW to build a power semiconductor chip production plant in Gijang-gun, Busan, by 2026. The plant will be operated by subsidiary Trinotechnology and create about 100 new jobs.

Ypsomed held the groundbreaking for a new production facility in the Changzhou National Hi-tech District on 25 April 2023, investing over CHF 35 million in a first phase. Production is expected to start in the second half of 2024.

SIG has started operations at a new aseptic carton packaging plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with a total investment of 73 million euros. The plant creates more than 200 jobs and will serve North American markets.

AG Paving + Building Products has officially opened a new factory in Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland, following a £3 million investment. The facility will produce flagstones for customers in Ireland and the UK.

TUSAŞ (Turkish Aerospace Industries) announced plans to build an aircraft parts production facility in Türkoğlu, Kahramanmaraş, with an investment of approximately 1 billion Turkish lira. The plant will initially employ 100-200 people, eventually up to 500.

Nakamura-Tome is constructing a new plant in Japan, expected to be completed by August 2024. The company aims to double machine production and sales, and improve delivery times.

FAUN Viatec GmbH opened a new production plant for street sweepers in Grimma, Saxony, on April 21, 2023, after 18 months of construction. The company invested EUR 20 million in the facility, which employs 140 people and will produce 500 sweepers and kits per year.

Toyochem Co., Ltd. opened a new polymer pilot building at its Kawagoe Factory in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, for prototyping and medium-scale production of new resins. Operations began in April 2023.

Canadian packaging firm Kruger has opened its first US corrugated plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a $142 million facility with high automation. It is expected to employ 150 people and produce 2.4 billion sq ft of recycled corrugated boxes a year when fully operational.

Mexican steel fabricator Forza Steel is investing $150 million in a new plant at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, creating 140 jobs. The plant is under construction.

Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo SE announced plans to build a gigafactory in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, with an annual capacity of up to 90 GWh and an investment of up to €4.8 billion until 2030, creating up to 3,000 direct jobs.

Atlas Roofing Corporation announced a new $200 million asphalt shingle manufacturing facility in Clinton, Iowa, which will create over 100 new full-time jobs.

RadiciGroup officially opened a new 36,000 m² LEED Gold-certified factory in Suzhou, China, to double capacity for manufacturing engineering polymers. The company invested €35 million in the facility.

Torque Valves, an Ahmedabad-based control valve maker, is planning a larger centralized manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad to double its annual output. The company currently runs three plants in Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Pune producing about 2,500 valves a month.

Rhino Inc. plans to construct a 213,543 square foot manufacturing facility in Suwannee County, Florida, to expand its Wave Armor floating dock line and produce Rhino Tuff Tanks. The $17.125 million investment is expected to create 50 new jobs, with groundbreaking in early May 2023 and completion by spring 2024.

Schneider Electric has laid the foundation for a new manufacturing plant in Kolkata, West Bengal, investing INR 140 crore ($17 million) to produce vacuum interrupters and strengthen its power systems vertical.

Haitian International held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 20, 2023, for a new production plant in Ruma, Serbia. The plant will have a total area of 250,000 square meters and is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2025.

Bosch Group will invest nearly 1.2 billion PLN in a new heat pump production plant in Dobromierz, Poland. Construction starts in 2024, production is expected to begin in late 2025/early 2026, and about 500 jobs will be created by 2027.

Autoliv, Inc. will launch a new state-of-the-art airbag cushion and fabric plant in Vietnam, with production starting in late 2025. This is Autoliv's first facility in Vietnam, serving the growing Asia market.

Sysmex Corporation announced the decision to establish a new manufacturing base in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, to ensure stable product supply and support medium- to long-term business expansion in the high-growth Indian healthcare market.

Eren Holding subsidiary Modern Karton secured financing for a €650 million green factory in Zonguldak, Turkey. The PM6 production line will increase annual capacity to 1.9 million tons, creating about 500 jobs initially.

Winstone Wallboards' new NZD 400 million plasterboard manufacturing and distribution centre in Tauriko, Tauranga, is due to open later in 2023, increasing national capacity by 30%.

Bizerba opened a new plant in Valjevo, Serbia, to expand production of retail scales, with an investment of about EUR 21 million and room for up to 300 employees. The first scales were delivered in February 2023, and 55 employees already work there.

Danfoss announced the construction of a new 20,000-square-meter plant in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico, to produce compressors and sensors for HVACR. The facility is expected to be ready by end of 2024, creating over 400 jobs.

Vedanta-Foxconn Semiconductors Limited plans to start building its Rs 1.5 lakh crore semiconductor plant in Dholera, Gujarat, by Q4 2023, with initial production of 5,000 wafers per month in H1 2027.

Auramarine Asia held the grand opening of its new factory in Jinshan, Shanghai, on April 19, 2023. The site expands the company's production capacity for the marine, power and process industries.

Trelleborg has decided to invest SEK 300 million in a new production plant for sealing solutions in India, to be built on land acquired in the Bengaluru area. Production is set to start in the first half of 2026, raising capacity by more than 60 percent.

Kuraray GC Advanced Materials started production at a new isoprene derivatives facility in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand, with capacities of 16 ktpa thermoplastic elastomers and 13 ktpa polyamide 9T. Kuraray also built a separate 5 ktpa MPD plant.

Kewpie and its U.S. division Q&B Foods broke ground on a new food production plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, to produce mayonnaise, salad dressings, and sauces. The $65.2 million investment will create 85 jobs, with 55 jobs online by 2025.

Hydro celebrated the roof installation of its new $150 million aluminum recycling plant in Cassopolis, Michigan. The plant will create 70 jobs and is expected to start operations in Q4 2023.

Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. announced plans to build a new 140,000-square-foot plant in Ohio to produce bread and light meals for 7-Eleven and Speedway stores. The $81.5 million facility is expected to begin operation in December 2024.

Jiangsu Shuangleng Cold Chain Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. will build a production line for 5,000 intelligent refrigeration units per year in Ganyu High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Lianyungang. The project covers 33.5 mu (approx. 2.23 hectares) with 14,000 square meters of new construction.

Hitachi High-Tech announced it will construct a new production facility for etching systems in Kasado Area, Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, doubling production capacity. Production is scheduled to begin in FY2025, and the facility will be carbon-neutral.

Mitsubishi Electric India signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government for a Rs 1,891 crore air-conditioner and compressor factory in Peruvoyal Village, Thiruvallur District, on a 52-acre site. The plant is targeted to start production in October 2025 and create more than 2,000 jobs.

Macfarlane Packaging unveiled a £1.3m packaging innovation lab at its North West Regional Distribution Centre in Heywood, Greater Manchester, built by MC Construction. The 5,000 sq ft facility includes design, digital print and testing equipment and a packaging automation showroom.

TCCI Manufacturing is developing an EV Innovation Hub in Decatur, Illinois, combining an EV components production line, a climatic testing centre and a training academy. The project is part of a public-private partnership with the state and local schools.