Recyclable packaging maker PakTech has launched local manufacturing of multipack beverage can handles in Australia. PakTech and its partners have capacity to make up to 75 million recycled handles annually in Australia.

Smurfit Kappa inaugurated a new corrugated cardboard packaging plant in Guarne, Antioquia, Colombia, investing over USD 50 million to expand capacity from its Medellin plant, which it describes as the group's most modern in Colombia.

Danfoss Turbocor opened an expanded production facility in Tallahassee, Florida in May 2024, doubling its manufacturing capacity for oil-free magnetic bearing compressors.

Packaging maker Venturepak has invested £3m in a new manufacturing facility in Manchester to produce injection-moulded plastic containers for a household brand's ice cream products, previously imported.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco, has started construction on the first phase of a $319 million dry pump manufacturing facility in the town of Alabama, Genesee County, New York. The plant is expected to create about 600 jobs.

Hell Energy of Hungary will open a factory in the Alat Free Economic Zone, Azerbaijan, next year with annual capacity of 700 million aluminum beverage cans, under a contract with Azerbaijan Investment Company. The investment is $211 million and more than 300 jobs are planned.

Asahi Kasei has broken ground on a lithium-ion battery separator plant in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, expected to begin commercial production later. The article is truncated, so the investment value and start date are not stated.

Xinlei Compressor plans a future factory in the eastern new district of Wenling, Zhejiang, with total investment of about 1.2 billion yuan, to produce 800,000 small air compressors, 65,000 screw compressors, 3,000 centrifugal blowers and heat pump units annually.

Klabin started operations at its Figueira Unit corrugated board factory in Piracicaba, Brazil, a R$1.6 billion investment with annual capacity of 240,000 tons.

Can-One USA opened a 180,000-square-foot beverage can manufacturing plant in Nashua, New Hampshire, able to produce more than 2 billion aluminum cans a year. PROCON handled architecture and general contracting, and The Kane Co. developed the property.

Anduro completed a new 155,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, for woven BOPP and flexible plastic packaging. The company says the site more than doubles its capacity.

Poclain opened a new factory in Spilamberto, Italy, as a center of excellence for axial piston pumps. The 7,500 square metre site adds 40% more machining and assembly capacity and supplies pump sister plants in North America and China.

Pacific Industrial will build a new plant on the site of its Kita-Ogaki factory in Kanzaki area of Gifu Prefecture to make valves for electric vehicles, with about 14,900 square metres of floor space and operations planned from March 2025.

Westrock Coffee opened its 570,000-square-foot roast-to-ready-to-drink beverage manufacturing facility in Conway, Arkansas, ahead of schedule on April 16, after a $315 million investment.

Packem Umasree, a Brazil-India joint venture, inaugurated its first Indian plant near Ahmedabad on 16 April 2024 to make 100% rPET bottle-based FIBC jumbo bags, with monthly capacity of 600 metric tons and about 700 jobs.

Nidec GPM Merbelsrod is investing 14 million euros in a new plant in Merbelsrod, southern Thuringia, and is hiring new staff. The plant is being built in record time.

Greif is finalizing construction of a bulk corrugated manufacturing plant in Dallas, Texas, scheduled to open in spring 2024. The plant will mainly make triple wall sheets and jumbo boxes for industrial and agricultural customers.

Amcor Capsules opened a new plant in Granby, Quebec, Canada, to increase closure and capsule production for North American wine and spirits customers, with commercial operations expected in early April 2024.

NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme opened a new NOTOS multi screw pump plant in Pomerode, Brazil, to supply global markets. The site also expands production of its other pump lines and macerator systems at the existing Pomerode site.

Smurfit Kappa purchased a 259,000 square-foot industrial spec building at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road in Anderson County, South Carolina, at Exit 27 of I-85, committing to a $68 million investment and 200 new jobs.

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam began construction on April 8, 2024 of its sixth plant in the Hựu Thạnh Industrial Zone, Long An Province. The plant is expected to cost more than US$300 million and have an annual capacity of 800 million litres.

KITZ Group's Brazilian subsidiary Metalúrgica Golden Art's (MGA) celebrated completion of a new 6,189 sq m plant, within a 28,000 sq m site, to raise industrial ball valve production capacity by 30% for the Brazilian market.

Bermo Válvulas e Equipamentos Industriais, a Brazilian unit of Germany's Ari-Armaturen group, announced a new factory of about 10,500 square metres in the Fidélis district of Blumenau that will triple production capacity, with start of operation planned for 2026 and at least 100 jobs.

Paboco, The Paper Bottle Company, launched its Next Gen Paper Bottle and began full-scale production at a new manufacturing site in Slangerup, Denmark. The company aims to deliver over 20 million paper bottles by the end of 2025, backed by ALPLA.

Bauer do Brasil will invest R$40 million in a new plant in São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, to raise pivot capacity by 50% and assemble reels and separators. The company committed to at least 100 jobs within four years, with completion expected by 2025.

Lake Charles Methanol has announced plans for a $3.24 billion low-carbon methanol plant in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, producing about 3.6 million tons per year, with 123 direct jobs. Commercial operations are estimated for late 2027, pending a final investment decision.

Siemens Energy will build its first U.S. transformer production facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a $149 million investment expected to create 559 local jobs. Manufacturing is set to begin in early 2026.

Solarcycle plans a solar panel recycling and glass manufacturing facility in Cedartown, Georgia, investing an estimated $344 million and creating over 600 full-time jobs. Operations are slated for 2026.

PepsiCo plans a renewable-powered food processing plant in northern Ha Nam province with a $90 million investment, which was reported as an additional commitment on March 22, 2024; an investment certificate for the site was granted late 2023.

PepsiCo committed to a beverage manufacturing plant powered by renewable energy in southern Long An province costing over $300 million, announced by the Vietnamese government on March 22, 2024.

Busch Vacuum Solutions Africa launched its new Busch Pfeiffer Vacuum head office in Johannesburg, equipped with a service centre, Class 10,000 clean room, flow-testing and training facilities.

Grundfos opened its advanced manufacturing plant in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, China, on March 21, 2024. The roughly $100 million, 35,000 square meter facility began production three months before the official launch.

Taerim Packaging, part of Global Seah Group, held a completion ceremony for its Cheongwon Campus 2 corrugated fabric factory in Ochang 3rd Industrial Complex, Cheongju, Korea. The 62 billion won plant can produce about 190 million square meters of corrugated fabric per year and began production in December 2023.

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse laid the foundation stone on March 19, 2024 for a new low-energy production building at its Campsas site in the Tarn-et-Garonne region. The EUR 40 million investment will produce heat transfer equipment, with handover scheduled for summer 2025 and eventually 400 employees.

WestRock plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, at an estimated cost of about $140 million, partly offset by property sales. The company intends to close its existing North Chicago plant once the new facility is complete.

ORBIS Corporation signed a lease-to-own agreement with EPM Partners for 420,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in Greenville, Texas, to produce reusable pallets, totes and bulk containers. The company expects to add more than 190 jobs, with initial operations projected by the end of 2024.

Arnest Packaging Solutions officially opened an aluminum beverage can plant in the Zavolzhye Industrial Park in Ulyanovsk with total investment above RUB 13.5 billion, including a RUB 5 billion concessional loan from the Federal Industrial Development Fund. At design capacity it will produce over 1.6 billion cans per year.

Progroup laid the foundation stone for a new corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Cessalto near Venice, Italy, which will create around 60 jobs and is expected to start production by mid-2025 to supply partner Ondulkart.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Bipu Perolo Jiangsu Engineering Technology's high-end valve project in Rudong Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu, on a 36.2-acre site with 29,390 sqm of plant space, targeting 60,000 pieces of stainless steel valves annually.

BERICAP is investing in a new plant in Kunshan near Shanghai that will increase its production capacity by 50%. Production is planned to start in 2027, and the investment amount was not disclosed.

HANSEN signed a framework agreement on March 12, 2024 with the Nantong High-tech Zone government in Jiangsu to set up a manufacturing plant. The plant is in fitting-out, with production and shipments expected in the third quarter of 2024, starting with 52 bar valves for refrigeration.

AERZEN held the grand opening of a new 5,614 square meter turbo manufacturing facility in Cheongju, South Korea, on March 12, 2024. The plant adds production lines and is expected to create more than 5 jobs.

Quebec company Soleno is constructing its first plant outside Canada in Saratoga, New York, with a $22 million investment to make large-diameter HDPE pipes, expected to open at the end of the third quarter of 2024.

Farpro Yuanda Valve is building a 50,000-ton-per-year precision valve plant in Longyao County on a 333,000 square meter site, with total investment of 1.24 billion yuan. The first phase is complete, with full completion expected by June and full production by year end.

NETZSCH do Brasil inaugurated a new R$100 million manufacturing plant in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, to produce NOTOS spindle pumps for global markets. The plant had been under construction since 2021 and employs 70, with a target of 100 jobs by year end.

Contract manufacturer PoppyPac acquired a new 103,000 sq ft manufacturing site near its Hastings, East Sussex facility, investing over £500,000. The site will add filling lines, warehousing and fulfilment services.

Taco Hydroflo Pump Solutions opened a manufacturing facility in Lubbock, Texas, adding 38 jobs and $1,875,000 of capital investment, with expanded pump test pit improvements.

Schaeffler is investing over $230 million in a greenfield manufacturing facility in Dover, Ohio, producing electric axles, with 650 jobs to be created in the state and construction starting mid-2024.

WIKA has put into operation a new factory in Atyrau on the Caspian Sea to produce pressure gauges, diaphragm seals and electronic temperature measuring instruments, mainly to serve Central Asia.

Ablebox Ltd has acquired a 52,000 sq ft facility in Sherborne as its third site and is investing a GBP 6 million project, installing a rotary die-cutter and converting lines.