TAT Piedmont Aviation will invest $13.8 million and create 85 new jobs in a center of excellence at its Greensboro facility at 7102 Cessna Drive.
Aerospace Rotables and SEMAN Peru are expanding landing gear repair capabilities to include Boeing 777 and 747 aircraft. Aerospace Rotables is also investing $2 million in new machinery at SEMAN's Lima facility to increase production capacity by over 65%.
Winter Tarn Dairy invested £150,000 in a new purpose-built factory unit on the outskirts of Kendal, Cumbria, including updated production machinery such as butter churners and a Corazza FB220 wrapping machine, to increase butter production capacity.
Pleasant Prairie approved site and operational plans for a roughly 50,000-square-foot addition to LMI Packaging's facility. LMI plans to start construction in May 2023 and finish in November, and expects employment to rise to 200 or 300 full-time.
Cullen Packaging plans a £15m expansion at its Glasgow facility, adding production lines and an innovation hub and creating more than 100 jobs. The expansion is due to start within months of the April 2023 announcement.
Nidec Minster Corporation broke ground on a 23,900 sq. ft. expansion at its headquarters in Minster, Ohio. The $25 million project includes two new bridge mill machining centers and climate control for the largest machining bay.
Superior Industries announced plans to expand its facility in Prescott Valley, Arizona by adding a fourth production line, increasing the facility size by 33%. The expansion is expected to break ground later in 2023 and create about 25 new jobs.
Biomerics completed a 24,000 sq. ft. expansion of its manufacturing operations in Athens, Texas, including 8,500 sq. ft. of production space and a 4,900 sq. ft. engineering laboratory for its Center of Excellence for Balloons & Balloon Catheters. The expansion was announced on April 14, 2023.
Berry Global Group is expanding its stretch film manufacturing facility in Lewisburg, Tennessee by 25,000 square feet, adding three new cast lines and upgrading the resin reprocessing system. The expansion is expected to be completed by early 2024 and will create ten new jobs.
Evonik is doubling its global capacity for VESTAMID® E polyether block amide (PEBA) through a major expansion of its production plant at the Multi-User-Site in Shanghai, China, and an optimization project at its facility in Marl, Germany.
Dickson-Constant, a technical textile manufacturer and subsidiary of Glen Raven, has inaugurated its second production site in Hordain, Nord, France, with a total investment of €70 million, accelerating its original two-phase plan.
Eur'Ohm will construct a two-story extension on recently acquired land in Tullins, France, to increase production lines from three to sixteen and relocate production currently done in China. The investment amount was not disclosed in the available text.
ADCO Constructions completed the design and construction of a 5,500m2 mining equipment assembly warehouse for Hitachi at the Forrestdale facility in Western Australia. The $30 million project includes 750 tonnes of steel and six overhead gantry cranes.
DuPont (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. announced a 10 million yuan ($1.4M) expansion project to add 1,000 tonnes per year of new battery adhesive capacity at its existing plant in Zhangjiagang, China. Production is scheduled to start in November 2023.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court approved the issuance of up to $50 million in industrial revenue bonds to support Montaplast of North America's expansion of its automotive parts manufacturing facility in Frankfort, Kentucky. The expansion will include new equipment and new employees.
Indecar announced a $2.5 million investment to expand its industrial plant in Carmen de Areco, Buenos Aires, adding a 2,000 m² building and new technology to double production capacity.
KEDA Industrial Group plans to invest $36.11 million for the second phase production line of its ceramic production project in Zambia, adding more capacity for building ceramics.
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd will commission a 1.2 million tonne per annum rail and heavy structure mill in Angul, Odisha, at an estimated cost of ₹3,000 crore, more than doubling its rail capacity to 2.2 mtpa.
Metso Outotec inaugurated extended manufacturing capacity for large screening equipment in Sorocaba, Brazil, increasing production from 250 to 500 units per year, with a €3 million investment in a new fabrication unit expected to be fully operational by end of 2023.
EMD Electronics, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, announced a $300 million expansion of its specialty gas production facility in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to create the world's largest integrated specialty gases facility. The expansion is part of a $3.5 billion program by 2025.
Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) is investing €25 million to construct a 2,600 sq m fabrication hall at its plant in Soest, Germany, as part of a €125 million total investment plan including press lines in Austria and Romania.
Kalmar is investing EUR 20 million to retool and expand production lines at its Ottawa, Kansas terminal tractor plant to increase capacity. Production climbed 41% in H2 2022.
Rio Tinto has started construction to expand its casting center at the Alma smelter in Quebec, adding 202,000 metric tonnes of low-carbon aluminium billet capacity. The C$240 million investment will create 40 new jobs and is scheduled for commissioning in the first half of 2025.
TPC Printing & Packaging plans a $21 million expansion in East Ridge, Tennessee, adding a 60,000 square foot building connected to its existing plant and more than 90 new jobs. The building is expected to be operational in October 2023.
Aliaxis is investing €14 million to transform its Philmac pipe fittings plant in North Plympton, Adelaide, raising capacity by 40% with automation, with full operation expected in 2025.
Mauser has added a new plastics drum line at its Durban plant, enabling production of UN-certified tight-head drums in 210, 232 and 250 litre sizes.
Vaderstad is expanding its factory in Vaderstad, Sweden by 12,600m² to increase production capacity to 10,000 machines annually by 2028. Construction has started and the new buildings are planned to be in full use by autumn 2024.
Cosentino inaugurated a new factory for its Dekton brand in Cantoria, Almería, Spain, with an investment of 120 million euros, adding 40,000 square meters and a third production line to reach 1.5 million slabs per year.
United Engine Corporation (UEC) launched three new production facilities at UEC-Kuznetsov in Samara, Russia, with an investment of over 4 billion rubles, to double output of components for NK-32-02 engines and the RF product.
Weidmüller Group announced a $16.4 million expansion of its existing Richmond operation in Chesterfield, Virginia, adding 24,000 square feet and creating over 100 new jobs.
Meridian Medical Technologies, a Kindeva Drug Delivery company, will invest more than $100 million over four years to expand manufacturing capabilities in Bridgeton, Missouri, by converting a newly purchased 155,000-square-foot facility to support drug-device combination products and sterile fill-finish. The facility is expected to be completed in 2024.
UCED signed a contract with GE to expand its Prostějov power plant to nearly double its capacity (108 MW) by adding a combined cycle unit with an LM6000 gas turbine. Investment is 1 billion CZK.
ABC Aluminum Solutions broke ground on a major expansion at its Tijuana extrusion plant, adding three new presses and a new anodizing line. The project will increase capacity from 15.72 million lbs per month to 25 million lbs and create 50 jobs.
Sinopec's subsidiary Hainan Baling Chemical New Material Co., Ltd. launched production of a styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) project in Hainan, China, with an annual capacity of 170,000 tons. The project cost 1.924 billion yuan ($279.74 million).
Saudi Paper Manufacturing Company has completed installation of a new 57 million riyal production line for raw jumbo tissue rolls at its facility. Trial production has started, and commercial production is expected to begin in April 2023, increasing total capacity to 130,000 tonnes per year.
Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM) is expanding into a second building at NorthPoint Industrial Park in Jacksonville, Florida, with a $6.14 million build-out permit issued on April 7, 2023. The total investment is $15 million, and the company plans to add 300 jobs by the end of Q3 2023, bringing total employment to 700.
Sona BLW Precision Forgings' board approved an investment of Rs 529 million to expand gear capacity at its new Pune plant from 11.8 million to 20.1 million gears by FY2025. The plant manufactures gears for both EV and non-EV applications.
Hubei Bushi Nonwoven Co., Ltd. plans a 200 million yuan expansion project to add 140 million square meters of annual capacity of polyester filament reinforced geotextile base fabric at its site in Shayang County, Jingmen, Hubei. The project is in the feasibility study stage, with construction expected to start in Q2 2023.
Sona Comstar is investing ₹52.9 crore to expand capacity at its new Pune plant in MIDC Chakan Industrial Area, increasing gear production from 11.8 million to 20.1 million gears by FY25. The company shifted operations from its existing Bhosari plant to the new facility.
Bell Equipment has created a new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) division to expand its underground mining business. The division will develop new products, including a 6t low profile Load Haul Dump loader expected to be commercialized by 2024, and provide dedicated support through its South African dealer network.
Fibertex Personal Care invested $40 million to install new lines at its facilities in Malaysia and the USA, including a specialty nonwovens line in Malaysia and a printing line in Asheboro, North Carolina.
Berry Global installed a second spunmelt nonwovens line at its facility in China for hygiene and medical materials, shortly after completing the first Reicofil 5 line.
Pratt & Whitney plans to invest $225 million through 2028 to build an 845,000-square-foot sustainment facility near Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, consolidating six existing sites into two locations for military engine depot operations.
KITZ SCT has completed a new plant building at its Nitta SC Plant, expanding production capacity of valves for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The announcement was made April 7, 2023.
Airbus SE will add a second final assembly line for A320 family jets at its existing factory in Tianjin, China, doubling production capacity. The new line is expected to enter service in the second half of 2025, eventually raising monthly output to 12 aircraft.
Gulfstream Aerospace is expanding its facilities in Savannah, Georgia, adding 1,600 jobs in 2023 to support production of the new Gulfstream G400 and grow maintenance operations. Two manufacturing buildings are under construction.
FS-Elliott invested $2 million to expand manufacturing and warehouse space to 180,000 sq ft and add two new Mazak Integrex machines and a robotic arm at its facility in Export, Pennsylvania.
Abbey Machinery announced plans to expand its production facility near Nenagh, Co Tipperary by 10,000 sq ft, adding robotic welders and new machines, and installing a 250 kW solar panel system.
Pilkington North America, Inc. will invest $86.8 million in its float glass facility in Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina. The project includes the rebuild of one of its two float glass lines, expansion of existing coating capabilities, and other building and equipment improvements, creating 20 jobs.
indie Semiconductor plans to expand its office in Auburn Hills, Michigan, into a semiconductor design and testing facility, with a $12.5 million capital investment and creation of up to 180 jobs.