CNH Industrial's St. Valentin plant in Austria produced 10,000 tractors in 2022, a milestone not reached in a decade, despite supply chain challenges. The plant recently invested in a new paint facility.

Tempo Paper Pulp & Packaging, a Nigerian packaging manufacturer, purchased an 8.7m wide BOPP film line from Brückner Maschinenbau, increasing its annual capacity from 33,000 to 75,000 tonnes to meet growing demand in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aotejia (002239.SZ) said on December 22, 2022 that its annual 1 million electric compressor project is expected to be completed in mid-2023. After completion, its electric compressor annual capacity is expected to be about 1.8 million units.

NOVA Chemicals announced mechanical completion of its second Advanced SCLAIRTECH technology facility at the Rokeby Site and the third phase of the Corunna Cracker Expansion in Ontario. The projects represent over $2 billion CAD investment and will add 150 permanent jobs.

Ensign Equipment Inc., a manufacturer of equipment for handling dry bulk solids, completed a 10,000-square-foot expansion of its assembly plant in Holland, Michigan, nearly doubling its assembly space.

Applied Materials held a groundbreaking for an expansion of its regional hub in Singapore, investing hundreds of millions of USD to strengthen manufacturing capacity and R&D capabilities as part of the 'Singapore 2030' plan.

Arteche will relocate its Esitaş plant to a new 14,000 m² site in Dilovasi, Turkey, doubling production capacity for medium-voltage transformers, starting in early 2023.

Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) has opened a second manufacturing facility at 250 Kay Industrial Drive in Orion, Michigan, nearly doubling its production area to over 51,000 square feet.

Altoz has opened a new 75,000 square-foot production facility in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, with the first zero-turn mower coming off the production line. The $15 million first phase of the project is underway.

Schneider Electric will invest ₹425 crore to create a new smart factory campus in Bengaluru, consolidating six existing factories. The expansion will increase production capacity to 1 million sq ft and create 1,000 new jobs, with operations starting in 18 months.

Daiki Axis Japan will set up a new factory in south India, with investment and capacity similar to its Palwal plant (₹200 crore, 1,000 units/year), to produce sewage water treatment units using Johkasou technology.

Blue World Technologies inaugurated its 8,500 m² Blue Aalborg Factory in Denmark and started series production of methanol fuel cells. The factory has an initial annual capacity of 250,000 individual fuel cells (15 MW), with plans to expand to 50 MW and eventually 500 MW.

Summertown Metals, LLC will invest $11 million to construct a new facility in Lewis County Industrial Park in Hohenwald, Tennessee, for headquarters, manufacturing, and distribution. The project will create 197 new jobs and is expected to be complete in Q1 2023.

California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) decided to build a new No. 3 Continuous Galvanizing Line at its mill in Fontana, California, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons. The investment is approximately $370 million, with production expected to start in 2025.

Nottingham-based packaging firm Wilkins Group unveiled a multi-million pound 50,000 sq ft extension to its Colwick factory, built by Lindum Group. The extension is expected to add investment in new machines and increase turnover.

The Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission approved the energy saving report for Haihong Old Man Paint (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd.'s project to produce 180,000 tons of high-performance coatings and 20,000 tons of waterborne coatings annually. Total investment is about $170 million, with construction period of 18 months.

Fox Valley Tool & Die is expanding its 68,000-sq-ft main plant in Little Chute, Wisconsin, by 30,000 sq ft. The company also purchased two KASTOwin pro AC 5.6 band saws and added 10 5-axis machining centers and three Mazak Integrex multitasking machines.

Gränges broke ground on an expansion at its Newport, Arkansas facility to produce battery cathode foil (BCF) for lithium-ion batteries, creating 43 new jobs and including finishing equipment and a clean room.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation announced it will construct a new back-end production facility for power semiconductors at its Himeji Operations in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, more than doubling automotive power semiconductor production capacity.

Lennox International announced a $150 million investment in its Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila facility to add a new production line, creating 700 jobs.

CooperVision announced a second expansion of its contact lens manufacturing plant in Coyol Free Zone, Costa Rica, with new production lines and plans to hire 300 additional employees. The company has invested US$220 million over six years.

MIPA SE is investing around €2 million to build a new dispatch hall and warehouse at its Landshut site, creating additional storage capacity and three new loading docks. Completion is scheduled for spring 2023.

NPO Ekosistema is expanding its water treatment equipment production in Solnechnogorsk by building a new assembly shop, investing over 80 million rubles. The shop is expected to start operations in 2024.

Doncasters Group opened a new extended facility at its plant in Droitwich, UK, marking another chapter in its long manufacturing history. The facility is for producing precision high-temperature superalloy components.

Lear Corporation will upgrade manufacturing plants in Independence Township, Traverse City and Sterling Heights, Michigan, with a $112.5 million investment expected to create 500 jobs. The project includes a new facility in Independence Township for battery disconnect units, with production slated to start in early 2024.

BASF began the final phase of its MDI capacity expansion project at its Louisiana site, aiming to increase production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade.

Hydro Extrusion Hungary Ltd. is investing EUR 35.7 million to add a seventh aluminum extrusion line at its Székesfehérvár plant, creating 40 jobs. The line is expected to start operations in 2025.

Hanley Energy announced 225 new jobs and a significant expansion in Ireland, including a new 70,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Monaghan Town and development of its existing site in Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Clariant announced a CHF 80 million investment to expand its Care Chemicals facility in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China, increasing capacity for ethylene oxide derivatives and pharmaceutical-grade PEGs. The expansion is expected to be completed by end of 2024.

LU-VE Group celebrated 20 years of its SEST-LUVE Polska plant in Gliwice, Poland, which has undergone expansions including a second factory and seven new production lines. The plant is now the Group's largest with 92,000 m² and about 1,000 employees.

ENGEL will invest approximately 11 million euros to expand and modernize its robot production plant in Dietach, Austria. The expansion includes production, logistics, apprentice workshop and office building in two phases, with construction starting in May 2023 and completion of first phase by spring 2024.

DS Smith is investing almost EUR 120 million to expand and modernise its plants in Nördlingen, Arenshausen and Arnstadt, Germany, adding capacity such as a new corrugator at Nördlingen. The investment will create about 100 new jobs once construction and commissioning are complete.

PSA Belgium signed agreements in December 2022 for the refurbishment of Europa Terminal in Antwerp, including 14 new electric ASCs from Kuenz and ABB, and civil works by Stadsbader/DSG. The project will increase capacity by over 700,000 TEU per annum and is expected to complete in nine years.

Ternium announced advances in its $1 billion expansion of the Pesqueria plant near Monterrey, including a new push-pull pickling line from Andritz with 500,000 metric tons annual capacity, scheduled to start up in mid-2024.

John Deere announced a $35 million investment to expand capacity at its two manufacturing units in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, and implement its Smart Connected Factory program.

Medical equipment manufacturer Expand Tech Group plans a $38.7 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Walker, Michigan.

Saertex is adding capacity for carbon fiber fabrics at its headquarters in Saerbeck and at subsidiary TK Industries in Selbitz, Germany, and installing glass fiber NCF production at sites in India, South Africa and Turkey.

AO Polimatiz has received a 68 million ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund to create a new production line for composite nonwoven materials at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, with total investments exceeding 85 million rubles.

Moving Water Industries (MWI) plans to double its manufacturing capacity over the next five years at its Deerfield Beach, Florida factory to meet rising demand for stormwater pumps driven by sea level rise and flood risks.

Hydro is investing NOK 360 million (EUR 35.7 million) in a new high-strength press at its Szekesfehervar plant in Hungary to expand extrusion capacity for the electric car market. First extrusion is planned for 2025.

Arjas Steel Private Limited announced a Rs 610 crore investment to expand annual production capacity at its plants in Tadipatri, Andhra Pradesh and Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab to 550,000 tons, a 37.5% increase.

Henkel celebrated the completion of a 10,000-square-foot expansion at its Salisbury, North Carolina facility, adding a new production area for UV-curable acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives.

Truetzschler Group is setting up a new factory in Sanand, near Ahmedabad, India, which will be fully operational by January 2025. The expansion will increase card clothing capacity by 100% and boost production of combers, lap formers, and nonwovens equipment.

German film packaging line maker Brückner plans to expand its subsidiary factory in Topoľčany, Slovakia, by building a hall of nearly half a hectare, as orders have grown.

Felix Schoeller Group plans to invest over $100 million to expand capacity in North America by 2025. Steps include installing a new silicone coater in Pulaski, New York in mid-2023, expanding paper machine capacity in Drummondville, Canada to over 40,000 tons per year by Q4 2023, and building a second paper machine for up to 50,000 tons of capacity.

Michael Byrne Manufacturing plans to construct a 10,000-square-foot new building at its site near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport in Ohio, with a $1.5 million investment. The expansion will create seven additional jobs over three years.

Suoher invested in a new 2,500+ square meter plant with two fully automatic production lines for R32 refrigerant heat pumps, with a capacity of 300 units. The plant was delivered in January 2022 and is expected to be put into use after Chinese New Year 2022.

Grupo Industrial Miro will invest 186 million pesos to renovate and expand capacity at its plant in Lerma, State of Mexico, increasing textile production from 800 to 1,100 tons per month and creating 300 new jobs.

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery expanded its Test Lab in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, adding 3,000 square feet with five test bays and new equipment to replicate plant conditions for customer testing.

Beontag inaugurated a new laminating machine at its Colacril industrial park in Brazil, with an investment of over $20 million, increasing production capacity by up to 50%.