LTMG Machinery Group launched a four-month expansion of its plant in Shandong Province, China, in December 2022, adding 20,000 square meters of space including production and R&D areas. The expansion is expected to double capacity and add pile driving and crawler dumper production lines.

Norfolk Southern Railway is installing six fully electric cranes manufactured by Kuenz Cranes at its Austell, Georgia, intermodal terminal, converting part of the facility to stacked-container operations. The $21 million project will double throughput to 100,000 containers annually and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

WEG (Jiangsu) Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. is building a third-phase technical renovation and expansion project for high- and low-voltage industrial motors and components in Rugao, Jiangsu Province, with an investment of 85 million yuan. Construction is scheduled from Q1 2023 to Q1 2024.

GIL Automation commissioned a new cable tray and switchgear manufacturing factory and opened a new building in Lagos, Nigeria. The company expanded from service provision to manufacturing of electrical and automation components.

wheel.me, a robotics company, is establishing a facility in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood for sales, operations, and supply chain, and plans a manufacturing facility in Michigan, creating 40 jobs with $1 million investment.

Miller Industries, a custom steel fabricator, plans to expand its Fenton Township headquarters, adding manufacturing, warehouse, and office space. The $11 million project is expected to create 115 jobs.

Algoma Steel is constructing a $703 million electric arc steelmaking facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, featuring two electric arc furnaces to replace existing blast furnace operations. The project is on budget and on time, with commissioning expected in spring 2024 and full completion by 2029.

Following a KES500m (US$4m) plant upgrade at its Athi River plant, East African Portland Cement is planning to expand sales into Rwanda and DR Congo. The upgrade included replacing part of its kiln shell to produce its own clinker.

North American Stainless will invest $244 million to expand its Ghent, Kentucky facility, adding 200,000 tons of annual capacity and creating 70 new jobs.

Verallia is building a second furnace at its Campo Bom glass container plant in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at a total investment of €80 million. Construction is expected to start in March 2023 and take about eight months.

Knorr-Bremse inaugurated an expansion at its plant in Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of MXN 80 million ($4.1 million), creating 200 new jobs.

Integra Technologies plans to invest $1.8 billion and create 1,994 jobs by building a 1,000,000 sq ft facility in Wichita, Kansas, to expand its outsourced semiconductor assembly and test operations. The project is contingent on receiving federal CHIPS funding.

PLW Waterworks, a division of Webber, was awarded two contracts totaling $166.3 million to expand water treatment plants in Pflugerville and New Braunfels, Texas. The Pflugerville plant will expand from 17 MGD to 30 MGD, and the Trinity Membrane Plant in New Braunfels will expand from 3.75 MGD to 7.5 MGD.

NCC and Vakin are initiating an expansion of the Forslunda water treatment plant in Umeå, Sweden, to increase capacity. The design-build contract is valued at SEK 180 million, with work starting immediately and completion expected around mid-2025.

Yanfeng Seating México inaugurated its second plant in Monterrey Technology Park, Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo León. The $23 million investment will create 800 jobs and manufacture up to 800,000 sets of automotive seats.

Carraro Group inaugurated a new 1,440 square meter production area at its gear plant in Ranjangaon, Pune, adding gear hobbing and grinding machines. Monthly gear capacity will rise from 150,000 to over 175,000.

Mahle held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $58 million expansion of its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The expansion will create 400 new jobs.

Eli Lilly plans to invest $450 million to expand its factory in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, adding injectable drug filling, device assembly, and packaging capacity for diabetes medicines. The expansion will create at least 100 new jobs.

Bharat Fritz Werner (BFW) announced a multi-phase expansion in Hosur, India, to increase annual machine tool capacity from 3,000 to 10,000 machines. The first phase is scheduled to be operational by Q1 FY2024, with completion by FY2025. Investment amount was not disclosed.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions plans to invest ₹126 crore to expand manufacturing capacity of power transformers from 17,000 MVA to 25,000 MVA and distribution transformers from 6,900 MVA to 9,900 MVA at its Malanpur and Bhopal units. The project is expected to be implemented within 15 months.

Brelko Conveyor Products invested R40 million to expand its facility in Booysens, Johannesburg, adding a double deck that increases space by 2,000 m². The company also reported a 15% revenue increase and new contracts including a R4 million supply to Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine.

Eli Lilly announced a $450 million investment to expand its Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina, adding parenteral filling, device assembly and packaging capacity for incretin diabetes drugs. The expansion will create at least 100 jobs and is expected to be fully operational in 2027.

Cembre is investing €42 million to build two new production halls for connectors in its Via Serenissima area in Brescia, Italy. The investment includes new automated lines for high-quality connectors.

Krasnoyarsk CHPP-3 is constructing a second power unit with a 220 MW generator manufactured by Novosibirsk ELSIB plant. The project, costing 27.5 billion rubles, is scheduled for commissioning at the end of 2024.

Leoni celebrated the expansion of its automotive cables location in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, increasing production area by over 40% to 10,723 m². The company will invest approximately USD 16.8 million in equipment over the next 5 years and create at least 30 new jobs.

Polydeck Screen Corporation opened a 36,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion at its Spartanburg, South Carolina headquarters on October 31, 2022. The expansion will create 35 new jobs and increase capacity for injection molded screen media for the mining industry.

SIA Glass is expanding its factory in Slöinge, Sweden by 3,000 square meters, investing over SEK 160 million to double production capacity, with completion expected in August 2023.

Bayer has completed a multi-year expansion plan at its Berlimed plant in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, with a total investment exceeding €60 million from 2019 to 2022. The expansion increases production capacity for contrast media, liquid therapeutics, and soft gelatin capsules.

Tuff Torq Corporation expanded its production facilities in Morristown, Tennessee, adding approximately 20,000 square feet for TZ series transaxle production and new electric drive systems (eDS). The expansion will create 60 new jobs.

Newmont's Boddington mine in Western Australia completed a $150 million autonomous haulage project, commissioning 36 autonomous Cat 793F haul trucks in 7 months. The fleet has hauled over 100 million metric tons of material autonomously.

Petoskey Plastics is acquiring, renovating and equipping a plastics extrusion facility in McKinney, Texas, adding 100,000 sq. ft. of production space and three new production lines to increase output by approximately 15% over 12 months. The project will create over 150 new manufacturing jobs.

Gradiant will install an RO Infinity brine concentration system at SAWACO's Store City Desalination Plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, nearly doubling freshwater production without new intake or discharge infrastructure. The system has a capacity of 3,920 m3/day and is expected online in Q2 2023.

Biomerics completed a 26,000 sq. ft. expansion of its Monroe, CT facility, increasing the building to 63,000 square feet. The expansion adds engineering, lab, and manufacturing space for micromachined and laser-processed medical device components.

A modern steam turbine from Ural Turbine Works and a power boiler were commissioned at Minsk CHPP-3 in Belarus, increasing electric capacity by 15 MW. The project was part of a planned reconstruction to replace retired capacities.

泰和新材 (Tayho Advanced Materials) announced that new aramid fiber production capacity will come online in 2023, expecting a certain increase in production and sales. The company also operates a 30 million square meter aramid separator pilot line.

Eurocoil received a €15 million investment from its parent Baltimore Aircoil Company to build a new 9,000m2 production facility in Bovolone, Italy, and double personnel.

CNH Industrial expanded production capacity at its Burlington, Iowa plant to introduce a new product line of crawlers/dozers for construction. The project cost $16.99 million and created 80 jobs.

L&L Products is expanding in Romeo, Michigan with a total capital investment of approximately $25 million, creating 65 advanced manufacturing jobs. The expansion will add warehousing and two-shot injection molding production capacity for the auto industry.

Shchekinoazot is completing construction of a third spunbond nonwoven material production line at its Pervomaysky branch, with capacity of 8,640 tonnes per year. Investment exceeds 588.3 million rubles. The line can produce multi-layer material for medical use.

Çuhadaroğlu Metal will invest approximately USD 30 million in a new production facility in Evrensekiz, Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli, to increase aluminum profile capacity by about 70%. The project has a 24-month completion period.

BYK completed the phase II expansion at its Shanghai integrated site, with an investment in the low double-digit million euro range. The expansion adds annual capacity of 4,750 tons for surface additives, with production starting in July 2022.

Huahong Semiconductor announced a $6.7 billion investment in a new 12-inch wafer production line in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, with a planned capacity of 83,000 wafers per month. The project is expected to start in early 2023 and begin production in 2025.

C.R. Onsrud announced an approved $17.2 million expansion plan for new buildings and equipment at its Troutman, North Carolina facility, along with 25 new jobs.

Yanfeng announced a $49.6 million expansion of its operations in Fountain Inn, Laurens County, South Carolina. The expansion will create approximately 58 new jobs and is expected to be complete by 2026.

Fruehauf Mexico is starting a new assembly line at its Coacalco plant to increase capacity and improve quality, aiming to produce around 7,000 trailers in 2023, up from 5,000 in 2022.

Buzuluk Mechanical Plant, part of AO Kompozit Grupp, completed the first phase of modernization, commissioning lines for refrigeration equipment and oil radiators. Investment was about 300 million rubles.

Nestlé Health Science will invest $43 million to add two production lines at its Eau Claire, Wisconsin factory, making Boost and Carnation Breakfast Essentials ready-to-drink products. The expansion will add 60 jobs.

AGC Vinythai held a groundbreaking and first pile driving ceremony for the expansion project at its Map Ta Phut 1 Plant in Rayong, Thailand. The project will increase VCM and PVC capacity by 400,000 tons, with start of operation scheduled for the first half of 2025.

Schmidt Automotive announced a $7.7 million expansion of its Auburn, Alabama operation, adding new automated equipment and creating 25 jobs over two years.

Douglas Manufacturing announced a $2 million expansion of its plant in Pell City, Alabama, adding 15,000 sq. ft. and 20 new jobs. The expansion includes new CNC equipment and automation, and will more than double production capacity of conveyor components.