Aludecor inaugurated its third manufacturing unit in Haridwar, India, with an investment of INR 1.1 billion. The facility adds coil coating capacity of 22,000 metric tons per annum and is expected to create over 350 jobs.

Stora Enso inaugurated a new cross-laminated timber (CLT) production site in Ždírec, Czech Republic, following a €79 million investment. The site has an estimated annual capacity of 120,000 m³ and created over 100 jobs.

Novelis has started construction of a $2.5bn aluminium recycling and rolling facility in Bay Minette, Alabama, which is scheduled for commissioning in mid-2025 and will initially process 600,000t of finished aluminium a year. The company expects to create up to 1,000 jobs.

Mold-Tek Packaging plans a co-located plant in Panipat to serve Birla Paints, estimated at Rs30 crore and due operational by end-2023, with IML container production planned for northern India.

The National Vacuum Drainage Key Laboratory is being established in the Zhuzhou High-tech Zone, co-built by Beijing Guoke Lvyuan Environmental Technology, Hunan Zhenchuang Environmental Technology, Tongji University, and Hunan University of Technology. The lab will focus on vacuum drainage technology R&D and is part of a 300 million yuan investment project.

The National Key Laboratory for Vacuum Drainage has begun construction in the Power Valley Independent Innovation Park in Zhuzhou High-tech Zone. It is part of a 300 million yuan vacuum drainage technology R&D and equipment manufacturing project by Beijing Guoke Lvyuan Environmental Technology and Hunan Zhenchuang Environmental Protection Technology.

Lehry Instrumentation and Valves has established a ₹30-crore non-ferrous production facility at Gummudipoondi Industrial Estate near Chennai to make lead-free brass valves, employing 100 people.

BMW Manufacturing opened a new 60,000-square-foot Vehicle Accessories Center in Greer, South Carolina, on November 14, 2022. The $25 million facility will factory-install accessories for BMW Sports Activity vehicles and create about 60 jobs.

MTU Aero-Engines has opened a new 37,000-square-metre factory in Nova Pazova, Serbia, with a total investment of EUR 100 million. The facility will employ over 500 people initially, with plans for up to 2,000 jobs, and has a repair capacity of 400,000 hours per year.

The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund will finance construction of the first autoclaved aerated concrete plant in Kyrgyzstan, located in Khalmion village, Batken region. The plant will have a capacity of 160,000 cubic meters per year and create new jobs.

Kion invested €100 million in a new Baoli forklift plant in Jinan, Shandong province, China. The 223,000 m² facility will create 1,000 jobs and produce forklifts and warehouse equipment for the EMEA region, starting production in November 2022.

Safran inaugurated its new 12,500 square meter Additive Manufacturing Campus in Le Haillan, near Bordeaux, France, grouping all additive manufacturing processes. The facility has already delivered 1,000 3D-printed parts since June 2022 and aims to deliver 4,000 parts in 2022.

Roslagsvatten, with partners Schneider Electric, AVEVA Select Scandinavia and AFRY, is building a new water treatment plant in Margretelund, Sweden. The plant aims to be one of the most modern and efficient in the country.

Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc announced its new factory in Miaoli County's Jhunan Township has entered operation. The NT$2.4 billion fab is expected to generate NT$3 billion in production value at full utilization and create 400 new jobs.

Motherson opened a new 15,000 sq.m facility at Tanger Med Industrial Platform, Morocco, to produce interior modules and components for passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles. It replaces the existing Tétouan site and will employ 300 people at peak production.

Tvitec announced a €180 million investment to build a new glass manufacturing plant in the Bayo industrial park near Cubillos del Sil, Spain, with a capacity of 900 tonnes per day, creating 250 direct jobs and expected to start production by early 2026.

Xylem opened a new water treatment and recycling facility at its factory in Emmaboda, Sweden, to recycle 20 million liters of process water annually, making the plant 100% self-sufficient by 2023.

XCMG Machinery began production at its new manufacturing base for port machinery in Xuzhou, China. The facility is expected to produce 2,000 units per year, including reachstackers, forklifts, and gantry cranes, worth RMB 3.6 billion.

Canon decided to build a new factory at its Utsunomiya Optical Equipment Works to strengthen production capacity for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The investment is about 38 billion yen, construction is scheduled to start in the second half of 2023, and operations are planned for the first half of 2025.

Infineon Technologies has opened a new factory in Cegléd, Hungary, for assembly and testing of high-power semiconductor modules, with an investment of €100 million and expected to create 275 jobs.

Canpack will invest R$710 million to build an aluminum can plant in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, with capacity of 1.3 billion units per year. Construction is expected to start at the end of 2022 and finish by Q1 2024.

Germany's Lauda Ultracool opened a new production plant of nearly 5,000 m2 in Terrassa, Catalonia, with a €7 million investment and 30 new jobs, including an R&D centre. The plant is expected to triple the company's turnover by 2026; the project was supported by ACCIÓ.

Simcote plans to invest $17 million in a new manufacturing facility in Sedalia, Missouri, expected to create 35 jobs.

Sekisui Voltek announced plans to build a $39 million polyethylene foam plant in Coldwater, Michigan.

Medtecs International Corporation Limited officially opened its RMKH Glove Factory in Cambodia on 30 September 2022. The facility is Cambodia's first fully-automated medical-grade nitrile glove manufacturing plant, with a first-stage investment of US$20 million and projected annual output of 600 million gloves.

STMicroelectronics will build an integrated Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturing facility in Catania, Italy, with an investment of €730 million over five years. Production is expected to start in 2023, creating around 700 direct jobs.

Core & Main, a distributor of water, wastewater and fire protection products, opened a new facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, to extend its offerings in northern Colorado and adjacent states.

Nevro Corp. received FDA approval for its new manufacturing facility in Coyol Free Trade Zone, Alajuela, Costa Rica, for production of spinal cord stimulation systems. The company invested approximately $21 million and expects to begin shipping by end of October 2022.

Southland Trailers will build an 85,000 square-foot advanced manufacturing plant in Lethbridge County, Alberta, creating 250 jobs. The facility will double cargo trailer production capacity from 20 to 41 per day, supported by a $2.06 million government grant.

BRP Inc. has started construction of its first electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Querétaro, Mexico, to produce Can-Am electric motorcycles. Production of the Can-Am Origin and Can-Am Pulse models is expected to begin in March 2024, with deliveries in summer 2024.

Welspun Metallics Limited, a subsidiary of Welspun Corp, launched a ₹2,000 crore manufacturing facility in Anjar, Gujarat, with a production capacity of 500,000 metric tonnes per annum and employing 2,000 people.

CIS Chemical signed an investment agreement with Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Authority to build a 40 billion won secondary battery material production plant in Gwangyang, South Korea, with annual capacity of 10,000 tons starting in 2026, creating over 60 jobs.

Micron Technology plans to build a new semiconductor megafab in Clay, New York, with an investment of up to $100 billion over 20-plus years. The first phase of $20 billion is planned by the end of this decade. The facility will create nearly 50,000 New York jobs, including 9,000 Micron jobs, and will produce leading-edge DRAM memory.

Daifuku North America announced the grand opening of a new 225,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Boyne City, Michigan, built with a $26 million investment. The plant combines operations from three previous locations and produces airport baggage handling products and automatic guided vehicles.

Ampo Poyam Valves held the opening ceremony of its new valve manufacturing and servicing plant, AMPO Arabia, in Dammam 2nd Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The plant extends its main valve factory in Spain and aims to serve local projects closer to customers.

PT Inocycle Technology Group completed construction of a new factory building in Medan, Indonesia, to produce recycled polyester staple fiber from PET bottle waste. Commercial operations are expected by end of March 2023, adding about 15% to total capacity.

Orbia's building and infrastructure business Wavin announced plans to open a new production plant in Batang, Indonesia, to manufacture UPVC and PPR pipes and fittings for water management. The plant will be built on a 20-hectare greenfield plot and employ approximately 200 people.

SunTree Snacks is investing $10.1 million to build a new East Coast headquarters and facility in Goldsboro, North Carolina, creating 94 new jobs.

SteriTek is investing $59.9 million to build a new contract sterilization facility in Burlington, North Carolina, creating 50 new jobs.

Investment company Broks plans to build a plant for producing steam gas-tube boilers in Furmanov, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The project costs 680 million rubles, with capacity of 50 units per year, creating 62 jobs, and completion expected in Q4 2024.

XCMG Port Machinery started operations at its new manufacturing base in Xuzhou, China. The 48-acre factory can produce 2,000 units per year, with total cost estimated at US$171.06 million and expected sales of US$514.68 million.

Bowman Power has started a project to set up a new manufacturing facility called the Turbo Systems Electrification Centre (TSEC), integrating key manufacturing and test processes. The investment will expand capacity and support new product launches over the next 18-24 months.

Bosankar has begun construction of a new production plant in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for manufacturing cabins for industrial, construction and agricultural machinery. The investment is 5 million euros, with a 6,400 sq metre hall expected to create 50 jobs in the first phase.

Peruvian cold storage specialist Friopacking constructed a new processing factory featuring Reemoon Fruscan S7 citrus and avocado selection lines. The lines were installed in March 2022 and are now operating at full capacity.

OraSure Technologies held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 139,000-square-foot facility in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, to manufacture COVID-19 tests. The facility has capacity to produce nearly 2 million tests per week, with plans to ramp up production into 2023.

Pratt Industries opened a new advanced corrugated box manufacturing plant in Park City, Kansas, a $200 million investment creating 58 new jobs in Sedgwick County, with about 300 full-time jobs cited for the facility.

WB Electronics opened a new production plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland, for composite structures and control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles. The plant started operations on October 1, 2022, with 50 employees by end of 2022, and plans to reach 150-200 in 2023 and up to 400-500 in the future.

Color Guard Inc., a division of Poly Vinyl Co., opened a new 75,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in the Vision Business Park in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. The facility was completed in fall 2022 with a grand opening in early October.

YIZUMI has officially opened its new factory in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with a floor area exceeding 20,000 sqm, for manufacturing and servicing injection molding machines.

Mitsubishi Power has commenced operation of the fourth and final M701JAC unit at a 2,650 MW gas turbine combined cycle power plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand, completing the project.