Saint-Gobain inaugurated a new fiber cement plant in Abadiânia, Goiás, Brazil, with an investment of over BRL 80 million and annual capacity of up to 100,000 tons. The plant will create about 200 direct and indirect jobs.

A. Schulman commissioned a masterbatch production facility in Çerkezköy, Turkey, with an annual capacity of 17,500 tons. The plant produces white, additive, and natural masterbatches for the plastics industry.

Thyssenkrupp Elevator opened an escalator production facility in Kocaeli, Turkey, as part of a EUR 20 million investment. The facility has an initial annual capacity of 1,200 units.

FGF Brands is developing the Wonderbrands Innovation Business Park on 151 acres in Pickering, Ontario, with three manufacturing plants and a distribution centre in phase one, creating 1,000 jobs, and 2,000 more in phase two. The total investment is not disclosed.

Seoyon E-HWA broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Chatham County, Georgia, investing almost $76 million and creating 740 jobs, with production expected to begin in October 2024.

Berry Global has opened a new healthcare manufacturing facility and Global Centre of Excellence in Bangalore, India. The 21,000 square meter factory will create around 500 local jobs and produce packaging products and medical devices.

Glassica CJSC, a resident of Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park in Azerbaijan, will build a second factory for glass products with an investment of AZN 44.4 million ($26 million). The facility will have an annual capacity of 160 tons and create 160 jobs.

S7 Technics, the technology subsidiary of Russian airline S7 Airlines, has acquired a factory to manufacture spare parts for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, as regular supply is blocked by sanctions. The project has been approved by the Russian Civil Aviation Authority.

O-I Glass broke ground on a greenfield glass plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the first purpose-built for MAGMA technology. The multi-phase investment is up to $240 million, and the facility is scheduled to open in 2024.

Abbott started construction of a new manufacturing plant for diabetes-monitoring devices in Kilkenny, Ireland. The 30,000 sq/m facility represents a €440 million investment and is expected to create 800 jobs. Production of the FreeStyle Libre system is expected to begin within about two years.

Techno Paints announced it is building three new factories in Visakhapatnam, Chittoor, and Katni, Madhya Pradesh, to produce cement putty, textures, primers, and emulsions. Each facility will have an initial capacity of 30,000 metric tonnes per year, with a total investment of Rs 460 million.

Eviosys opened a new eco-friendly plant in Thailand producing 85g drawn aluminium cans for the local wet pet food market.

Ningxia Ningdong Tayho New Materials Co., Ltd. submitted an environmental impact report for a high-performance fiber raw material project in Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base, China. The project will build a 125kt/year BDO plant and a 100kt/year PTMEG plant with a total investment of 1.5 billion yuan.

MetalX and Manna Capital Partners announced plans to invest over $200 million in a new greenfield aluminum rolling slab facility in northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, or southern Michigan. The facility will produce 220 million pounds per year of ultra-low carbon aluminum rolling slab and employ approximately 100 people.

OOO Elektroshchit plans to build a transformer plant in Karabulak, Ingushetia, with an investment of 1 billion rubles. The plant will produce up to 5,000 transformers per year and create about 150 jobs.

Norvento Enerxía will invest more than €50 million to build a new energy self-sufficient, zero-emission production center called 'Norvento Enerxía Cero Factory' in the As Gándaras Business Park in Lugo, Spain. The facility will produce wind turbines, battery storage solutions, and power electronics for green hydrogen production, and will consolidate 1,000 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2024.

Zeus Industrial Products is opening a 75,600 sq ft catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota, scheduled to open in summer 2023. The facility includes an R&D lab and cleanroom, and is expected to create over 100 new jobs.

Elektroshchit will build a transformer manufacturing plant in Ingushetia, Russia, with an investment of 1 billion rubles. The plant will have capacity of up to 5,000 transformers per year and create 150 jobs.

BENTELER and BHAP signed an agreement to jointly build a factory in Yizhuang, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area, for automotive chassis and suspension products. The factory plans to complete equipment debugging by end of 2023 and achieve volume production in 2025.

Tezmaksan established a new production facility with 10,000 m² closed and 50,000 m² open area on a 53-acre land in Sivas Nuri Demirag Organized Industrial Zone, with an investment of 15 million euros.

Zhejiang Brothers Packing Machinery Co. announced plans to build a new industrial park near Longwan Airport in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Construction is expected to begin in June 2014 and be completed by end of 2016.

Nidec (NIDEC) will start mass production of gear-cutting machines (hobbing machines) at a leased factory in Pinghu, Zhejiang, China, with initial output of 15 units per month. A new factory on a 66,000 sqm site is also planned, with first phase completion by June 2024. Total investment for the first phase is JPY 5 billion.

Zeus announced construction is almost complete on a 75,600-square-foot catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The facility, scheduled to open in summer 2023, includes an R&D lab and cleanroom and is expected to create over 100 jobs.

Louth-based corrugated packaging maker P.H. Mountain Corrugated opened a new 9,000 sq ft factory after pandemic-delayed construction began in summer 2022.

Chlorum Solutions inaugurated its first unit in Bahia, located in São Sebastião do Passé, with an investment of R$ 90 million. The plant produces soda, hydrochloric acid, and hypochlorite and is already in full operation.

Nichicon Kameoka, a production subsidiary of Nichicon, will build a new production building in Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan, with a total investment of 2 billion yen. The facility will produce V2H systems, rapid chargers, and home storage battery systems, with operations starting in December 2023.

EMD Electronics, the North American electronics business of Merck KGaA, announced a $300 million investment to build a new 96,500-square-foot specialty gases facility in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, creating nearly 200 jobs. The facility will be the world's largest integrated specialty gases facility.

Donglun Technology Industrial Co., Ltd. has started construction of a high-end medical and hygiene spunlace nonwoven fabric industrialization base in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. The project involves an investment of 450 million yuan and will produce spunlace nonwoven fabrics from bio-based fibers.

Sharp has completed construction of a new air conditioner factory in Karawang Industrial Park, Indonesia, and started production in early April 2023. The plant has an annual capacity of 900,000 units and represents an investment of approximately 4 billion yen.

Chinese company Jiaxipera inaugurated a US$60 million plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, to manufacture high-efficiency refrigeration compressors. The plant will create 600 jobs and produce 6 million compressors per year.

Rusken Packaging is opening a new 440,000 square foot facility in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, expected to start running boxes in early May 2023. The site houses a BHS 110-inch corrugator and other converting equipment.

Midea began construction of its first wholly-owned plant in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The company will invest approximately R$600 million ($120 million) in the 73,000 m² plant, which will produce 1.3 million products per year and create 500 direct jobs.

Soleno Inc., a Quebec-based HDPE pipe manufacturer, received approval to build a $22 million plant in the W.J. Grande Industrial Park in Saratoga Springs, New York. The plant will create 35-50 jobs and be its first U.S. location.

UFabrik, a manufacturer of super-wide digital textile materials, opened a new state-of-the-art production facility in Chonburi, Thailand, to service the North American market.

Wuxi Shangji Automation Co Ltd. will invest CNY 5 billion ($726 million) to build a solar module factory in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China, with an initial annual capacity of 16 GW. Commercial production is scheduled to start in Q3 2023.

LGMG Europe officially opened a new production facility in Dordrecht, Netherlands, which is ten times larger than its previous site in Spijkenisse. The facility includes offices, a training centre, and a spare parts warehouse.

ZF announced an investment of approximately €39.6 million to establish a new advanced manufacturing site in Toluca, Mexico, to increase capacity for suspension modules for electric vehicles, creating 150 jobs.

EPOC Enviro, a PFAS remediation company, will invest over $4.1 million to locate its first North American production site in Statesville, North Carolina, creating 226 new jobs. The facility will provide 260,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

Seohan Auto Georgia will invest more than $72 million in a new manufacturing facility in Liberty County, Georgia, creating at least 180 jobs. The plant will produce H/shafts, axles, and brake systems for OEMs including Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America.

Magnum Venus Products (MVP) bought a facility and 17 acres of land in East Tennessee, consolidating its corporate office and Knoxville assembly and service center. The expected $20 million investment over five years is estimated to create 100 jobs.

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd (Sona Comstar) inaugurated a new plant in Chakan, Pune, to manufacture driveline products for EV and non-EV vehicles. The plant has an initial capacity of 11.8 million gears, expected to reach 20.1 million by FY25, with an investment of INR 231 crores.

Ardagh Metal Packaging's planned £150 million can factory at Global Point Business Park in Newtownabbey has been delayed by at least a year, with construction now unlikely before 2024. The plant was expected to create around 160 permanent jobs.

NBM group opened a pipeline valve and fittings plant in Veliky Novgorod through its subsidiary T-ARM LLC. The first phase cost 400 million rubles and plans up to 100 new jobs.

Flex-Egypt, an Indian-Egyptian partnership, launched a $110 million polyethylene (PET) factory in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. The plant will have a production capacity of 30,000 tons per month, with the first phase starting in H1 2024 and the second in mid-2025, creating over 700 jobs.

Haier and Highly broke ground on a joint venture air-conditioner compressor production base in Zhengzhou Economic-Technological Development Zone. The project has a total investment of 2 billion yuan and plans 15 million compressors per year, with phase one due in first half of 2024.

IMI's Norgren China opened a automated pneumatic and fluid control manufacturing base in the Wujiang Development Zone. The project has a total investment of US$30 million and a 2025 sales target of 1.4 billion yuan.

Makino's subsidiary Makino Automotive Equipment (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. opened a new factory in Wuhan, China, its second factory in China. The factory produces vertical and horizontal machining centers, targeting annual output of 1,500 machine tools and annual revenue of 1.4 billion yuan by 2025.

Danfoss Turbocor opened a new 13,470 m² production plant in Tallahassee, Florida, valued at US $62 million.

Daikin Applied announced plans for the construction of a new energy-efficient manufacturing facility in the northwestern region of Mexico.

Pembroke Resources is nearing the start of mining operations at its Olive Downs steelmaking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, with over A$500 million invested. The mine will use autonomous Cat 794 trucks and is expected to create over 1,000 jobs at full production.