Daikin has started building a new heat pump factory in Poland with a total investment of 300 million euros. Production is due to start in July 2024 and the plant is expected to create 1,000 jobs by 2025.

Phoslock Environmental Technologies will relocate a manufacturing plant from China to Casper, Wyoming, aided by a $600,000 grant from the Wyoming Business Council.

Airbus announced plans for a new assembly line in China during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. The expansion supports plans to increase output to 75 aircraft per month by 2026.

D-REX Polymer, a joint venture between DL Chemical and REXtac, completed a 40,000-tonne-per-year plant in Yeosu, South Korea, for amorphous poly alpha olefin (APAO) hot-melt adhesive materials. Commercial production began on April 1, 2023.

Direx Polymer completed construction of an APAO (amorphous poly alpha olefin) production plant in Yeosu National Industrial Complex, South Korea, with an investment of 170 billion won. The plant has an annual capacity of 40,000 tons of APAO, used as an eco-friendly adhesive material.

HÜBNER Group inaugurated its 'Namma Factory' in Malonagathihalli, Nelamangala Taluk near Bengaluru, India, to produce components for mobility markets. The plant started operations at the end of 2022 with about 125 employees, expected to grow to 175 by end of 2023.

STL and SK Geo Centric have formed a joint venture, Sino Korean Kerui New Materials (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., to construct and operate an EAA (ethylene acrylic polymer) project in Xuwei New Area, Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China. The project has a total investment of about 1.64 billion yuan and a production scale of 40,000 tons per year, with plans to be in production in 2025.

Meissner Corp. will invest $243 million to build a biomedical filter manufacturing and research plant in Athens, Georgia, projected to employ nearly 1,800 workers by 2031.

LEER Group, a business unit of J.B. Poindexter & Co., held a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 5, 2023, marking the opening of a new commercial aluminum cap manufacturing facility at its Midwest location to increase production capacity for commercial aluminum truck caps.

Indusvalley Chu Lai and Kärcher broke ground on a factory in Tam Hiệp, Núi Thành, Quảng Nam, Vietnam, to produce Kärcher cleaning equipment. Phase 1 investment is over EUR 20 million, and the facility is expected to employ over 300 workers. The workshop will be handed over by August 31, 2023.

ZF Group will build a new factory in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to produce next-generation inverter technology for electric vehicles, with an initial investment of $150 million and total investment exceeding $194 million. The plant is expected to open in January 2024 and create 500 jobs over four years.

Kyocera announced it has agreed to acquire about 37 acres of land in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, for a new smart factory to produce fine ceramic components and semiconductor packages. The total investment is approximately 62 billion yen ($466 million) through 2028, with production expected to begin in 2026.

Samkee Corp. is building its first U.S. operation in Tuskegee, Alabama, a $128 million aluminum diecasting plant to supply Hyundai Motor with engine and transmission components, EV and battery parts. Production is scheduled to begin in 2024, creating 170 jobs.

Daikin Europe N.V. began construction of a new heat pump factory in Łódź, Poland, with an investment of EUR 300 million. The plant is expected to create 3,000 jobs by 2030, with completion in April 2024 and production start in July 2024.

ABB is constructing a $100 million, 275,000-square-foot plant and offices in New Berlin, Wisconsin, adding 100 jobs, with opening scheduled for fall 2024 as part of about $170 million US investment.

Millennium Group International Holdings launched a new paper-based packaging manufacturing facility in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam, producing color boxes and packaging for sports, electronics, toys and consumer goods.

Packwell broke ground on a new 725,000-square-foot resin packaging facility at Port Houston's Bayport Industrial Complex. The facility is expected to anchor 20,000 export containers annually and become operational in early 2024.

Norcast inaugurated a new 10,000-square-meter plant in Torreón, Coahuila, investing $25 million and creating 390 new jobs. The facility is the company's second plant in Mexico.

Honeywell announced plans to open an advanced regional manufacturing centre at King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) in Saudi Arabia. The facility will produce industrial automation equipment, field instruments, gas detection and fire safety systems. Phase One is expected to be completed in 2024.

Romar has opened a new advanced manufacturing centre of excellence in Sefton, New South Wales, featuring Australia's only metal 3D printing powder to production line. The facility was supported by a $5.85 million MMI grant from the Australian Government.

SIG has announced the opening of its second bag-in-box and spouted pouch manufacturing plant in Palghar, India. The facility will create 150 new jobs and is expected to be fully commissioned by the end of April 2023.

SK Geo Centric plans to build an ethylene acrylic acid plant in Lianyungang, China, with 50,000 metric tons per year of capacity for the adhesive copolymer resin, expected to go online in 2028.

Atlas Concorde is constructing a new plant in Finale Emilia, Italy, to produce large-format porcelain slabs. The investment is about €60 million, and production is scheduled to start by summer 2023.

A new plant building was completed at KITZ SCT in Japan in April 2023 for valves compatible with high-purity gases for the semiconductor market.

Sinoma and NWIH signed an agreement in April 2023 to build a 3Mta greenfield cement plant in Melka Jebdu Industrial Park, Ethiopia. The $243m plant is expected to be commissioned in 2025.

Nissha Schuster Kunststofftechnik, a Nissha company, began operations at a new factory in Germany on April 21, 2023, to produce ecosense molding products made from plant-based materials, expanding production capacity for sustainable packaging and pharmaceutical packaging.

Aliaxis announced plans to build a €48 million greenfield manufacturing plant in Telangana, India, creating about 500 jobs, with production expected in 2024.

LiangGu Valve Group is building a valve casting base in Longquan with investment over 100 million CNY, covering 50 acres, targeting 15,000 tons of valve castings a year, with completion planned for 2024.

LiangGu Valve Group plans a special valve production facility in Longwan Airport New Area, Wenzhou, with total investment over 300 million CNY, targeted for operation in 2025 with an annual output value above one billion yuan.

Paslin-Mexico, a Chinese company, will invest $10 million in a new automotive manufacturing plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will design and build automation and assembly systems, create 70 jobs, and start operations in July 2023.

ABB announced a new 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a $40 million investment. The factory will create 55 jobs and produce cable products for grid hardening, with completion expected in 2024.

Seamaty Technology Co., Ltd. commenced construction of a POCT instrument and reagent manufacturing base in Chengdu Future Medical City. The project will become the largest production base in central and western China for POCT diagnostic products.

Zhuhai Runyou New Materials Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 50,000-ton-per-year high-temperature transparent polyester (PETG) material project in Nanshui Town, Zhuhai. The project involves a total investment of 500 million yuan and is expected to achieve an annual output value of 800 million yuan.

Faurecia opened a $147 million plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to produce car seats and interiors for clients including Volvo and Stellantis.

Projesan Water & Co announced the construction of four new factories in Brazil over the next five years, with a total investment of R$100 million. The new units will be located in the North, Northeast, Central-West, and South regions.

Accton Technology opened a new facility in the Thang Long III Industrial Park, Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, and will be adding new production lines as part of its global market presence.

Joskin is building a new 15,000 m² factory in southern Luxembourg to increase production capacity for agricultural trailers.

Hwashin held a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory in Yeongcheon High-Tech Park to manufacture electric vehicle battery cases and automotive lightweight parts, with an investment of 80 billion KRW by 2025.

Dentis will invest 40.1 billion KRW to build a third factory and R&D center on a 14,761 m² site in Daegu Innovation City by 2026. Construction starts in May 2023 with completion in January 2024.

Microvast Holdings, Inc. announced the location of its first polyaramid separator plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with a $504 million investment. The facility will create up to 562 jobs and is expected to be the world's first mass production facility for polyaramid separator technology.

INOXCVA began construction of a 30-acre greenfield cryogenic equipment manufacturing facility at Savli in Vadodara, Gujarat, with an investment of INR 200 crore, able to fabricate over 20,000 tonnes of stainless steel equipment per year.

Bombardier's new 770,000-sq.-ft. Global Manufacturing Centre at Pearson Airport in Mississauga is on schedule to begin operations in late summer 2023. The $500 million plant will replace the Downsview final assembly facility and will produce business jets.

Godrej Aerospace has invested ₹250 crore to set up a new facility at Khalapur in Maharashtra, India, to boost India's space manufacturing capabilities. The facility will support production of aerospace components and systems for ISRO.

Mahindra & Mahindra has established a new exclusive farm machinery plant at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, India, spanning 23 acres with capacity to manufacture 1,200 combine harvesters and 3,300 rice transplanters per year. The company plans a cumulative investment of ₹3,400 crore across its Farm Equipment Sector during 2022-24.

Brenntag announced the official licensing and start of full commercial operations at a new site in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China. The 62,000 sqm facility includes 20 storage tanks and warehouses for chemical blending, testing and repackaging.

SPTS Technologies, a division of KLA Corporation, is investing $100 million (£81 million) in a new 210,000 sq ft headquarters at Newport's Celtic Lakes. The facility will create 200 new jobs, bringing total workforce to 750. Construction is scheduled for completion in early 2025.

A relocated turbine and energy equipment manufacturer from Kramatorsk has started construction of a new production facility in Uzhhorod district, Zakarpattia, Ukraine. The plant will employ several thousand workers and most products will be exported.

Tianshu Huatian Technology plans to build a CNY 2.9 billion (USD 415.4 million) advanced semiconductor packaging and testing factory in Nanjing, China, with annual capacity of 480,000 pieces of Wafer-level Chip Scale Packaging. Construction is expected to start in June 2023 and finish by June 2028.

OrbusNeich Medical (06929.HK) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, OrbusNeich Medical (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., signed an agreement with Hangzhou Fuchunwan New City Management Committee to invest in a vascular interventional medical device R&D and production base. The project has a fixed asset investment of approximately RMB 300 million, with an annual production capacity of about 2.4 million units after completion.

Jungheinrich received a new production hall in Panattoni Park Chomutov North, Czech Republic, from developer Panattoni. The 37,000 m² facility, built at a cost of CZK 1.5 billion, will produce reach trucks and forklifts, with production starting in mid-2023 and employing about 350 workers.