Label converter Arti-Bau has opened a new production facility in Poland, near Wroclaw, to support its growth in self-adhesive label production.

Heartland Polymers has started commercial production of polypropylene at North America's first integrated propane dehydrogenation and PP facility near Edmonton, Alberta, with an annual capacity of nearly 1.158 billion lb/yr. Full commercial production is expected by end of Q3 2022.

Shandong Luneng Cable Co., Ltd. plans to invest 12 billion yuan to build a smart transmission and transformation manufacturing base in Tai'an, Shandong, with annual capacity of 1,200 220kV gas-insulated switchgear units, 5,000 epoxy resin cast transformers, and 14,000 tonnes of oil tank processing, creating 300 jobs.

Florentine machinery maker PARA is building a new factory in Pistoia, Tuscany, to double its production area. The total investment is €9 million, with workshops due by mid-2023 and offices within 2024.

German company BauTex is investing over €16 million in a new production facility for technical fabrics and glass fiber products in the Bălți Free Economic Zone, Moldova. The plant is set to launch in September 2022, aiming for annual sales over €50 million and creating about 300 jobs.

Canadian company Cimeleste Vungo Indústria will build a cement plant in Cazombo, Moxico province, with an investment of over $50 million and a capacity of 1,500 tons of cement per day, creating 2,300 jobs.

Corporation Rubin has opened a new production building in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, to manufacture composite parts for MS-21 and SSJ-NEW aircraft, with investments of 1 billion rubles including a 661 million ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund.

Tent Group signed an agreement on August 18, 2022, to build a 500 million yuan ($72.86 million) headquarters for central air conditioning R&D in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area, Jiangsu, China. The project is expected to generate annual output of 200 million yuan.

Sinochem International opened its ABS modified material factory in Yangzhou, China, on August 18, 2022. The first phase, with an investment of 210 million yuan, has a capacity of 24,000 tons/year of ABS modified materials. A second phase of 32,000 tons/year is planned for 2023.

Yuexin Semiconductor (Canton Semiconductor) started construction of its third-phase 12-inch analog specialty process line in Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. The project involves an investment of 16.25 billion yuan and will add 40,000 wafer starts per month capacity, targeting industrial and automotive-grade chips.

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, an Oshkosh Corporation company, will invest over $50 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, creating 230 jobs over five years.

LeadGo Mexico inaugurated a new plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, for manufacturing composite materials for wind, aerospace and transportation industries. The $5 million facility covers 7,000 square meters and is expected to create 150 jobs.

Westlake Compounds Vietnam broke ground on a new PVC compounds plant at its existing site in Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai Province, to meet increasing demand in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific. Phase one will add capacity and improve workflow.

Dräger Safety Zenith officially launched a new manufacturing facility in the East London Industrial Development Zone, South Africa, with a combined investment of R216 million (R135 million from Dräger and R81 million from the dtic). The facility doubles production capability from two to six lines and creates 96 direct jobs.

Onsemi held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of its silicon carbide factory in Hudson, New Hampshire. The plant will boost SiC capacity by a factor of 5 year over year.

YKK AP AMERICA INC. announced it will build a new plant in Macon-Bibb, Georgia, for manufacturing residential vinyl windows. The plant will consolidate production from two existing locations and increase productivity by 212%.

Kyocera announced construction of a new production facility at its Kagoshima Kokubu Campus in Japan to increase MLCC production for 5G, ADAS and EV technology. Total investment is approximately 15 billion yen (USD 111 million), with operation to begin in May 2024.

Festo U.S. announced a new Global Production Center at its 47-acre campus in Mason, Ohio, scheduled to begin production by year end 2022, its first such center in North America.

BCS Automotive Interface Solutions inaugurated a new automotive components facility with an investment of USD 60.2 million in El Marques, Queretaro, Mexico. The company plans an additional USD 200 million for further expansion.

YKK AP will build a new state-of-the-art factory at the Macon-Bibb I-75 Industrial Park in Macon, Georgia, investing up to $125 million and creating 100 new jobs. Operations are expected to begin in early 2024.

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has received planning permission to build a £150 million drinks canning factory at Global Point Business Park in Newtownabbey, Ireland. The 42,585 sqm facility is expected to create around 200 new jobs.

Zhejiang Qilaoban Compressor Manufacturing is building a single-storey steel plant in Quzhou's Qujiang District to produce 1,000 screw air compressors, 20 centrifugal compressors, 500 refrigerated dryers, 500 PID air supply control systems and 1,000 air tanks per year. The project's investment is RMB 148.4 million, with main construction scheduled from Q4 2022 to Q3 2023.

Ardagh Metal Packaging received full planning permission for a GBP 150 million drinks can factory at Global Point Business Park in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, creating 160 jobs. The 460,000 sq ft facility will supply customers across Ireland, Britain and Europe.

SANY Group has opened its first overseas lighthouse factory in Indonesia, a 100,000-square-meter plant in KIM Industrial Park near Jakarta, with a total investment of nearly $30 million. The first excavator rolled off the line on August 15, 2022, and the plant has a planned annual production of 3,000 excavators.

Sany's first overseas 'Lighthouse Factory' in Indonesia's KIM Industrial Park produced its first SY215CKD excavator on August 15, 2022. The 100,000 m² facility, with an investment of 200 million yuan, has an initial annual capacity of 3,000 excavators (13-55 tons) and employs over 500 robots with only 100 workers.

Axium Packaging Inc. is planning to construct a rigid plastic container manufacturing plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with an estimated EPC cost between $13 million and $15 million. Construction is expected to begin in late third or fourth quarter of 2022.

SCiFi Foods is planning to construct a cultured meat pilot plant and R&D facility in the San Francisco area, with an estimated EPC cost of $30 million. Construction is expected to begin in late third or fourth quarter of 2022.

Rand-Whitney held a beam signing and topping-off ceremony for its largest corrugated packaging facility in Boylston, Massachusetts, built with PROCON as design-builder. The plant is due to open in spring 2023 with capacity of 350 million boxes annually.

Abbott announced a €440 million investment to construct a new 250,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Kilkenny and expand its Donegal Diabetes Care site, creating 1,000 jobs. The Kilkenny facility will produce FreeStyle Libre technology.

YFPO, a joint venture between Plastic Omnium and Yanfeng, is constructing a 25,000 m² manufacturing facility in Rosslyn, Tshwane, valued at over R600 million, to supply BMW's Rosslyn plant. Completion is expected by May 2023.

Topwin Medical is establishing a new medical non-woven material base in Xiaogan, China, with an investment of 180 million Yuan ($27M). The facility will have an annual capacity of 10,000 tons of non-woven raw materials and include four SSMMS production lines and four melt-blown fabric lines.

J-MAX (formerly Marujun) is investing about 4 billion yen to build a new press plant in Okayama, Japan. The plant will add a transfer press and a progressive press, increasing production capacity by about 30% for ultra-high-tensile steel parts and electrification components.

Milwaukee Tool celebrated the grand opening of a new 95,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in West Bend, Wisconsin, with a $55 million investment. The facility will produce hand tools for electrical, power utility, plumbing, and mechanical trades, creating 150 jobs.

Visaka Industries is setting up its fifth Vnext fibre cement board plant in Midnapore, West Bengal, with an investment of ₹120 crore and a capacity of 72,000 metric tonnes. The facility will be powered by ATUM Solar Roof and is expected to create 500 jobs.

Medical device manufacturer Stryker has opened a 156,000-square-foot additive manufacturing facility in Anngrove, Ireland. The factory could employ up to 600 people and will produce implants for bone-related conditions.

Lotte Aluminium and Lotte Chemical will jointly build a $238.7 million cathode foil production plant in Hardin County, Kentucky, with an annual capacity of 36,000 tons. The plant is scheduled to start operations in 2025 and create 122 jobs.

Jwell Group's Thai subsidiary Bkwell held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Rayong, Thailand. The facility covers over 100,000 m² and will produce blow molding extrusion equipment.

Chengdu Gaotou Xinwei Semiconductor Co. started construction of a 1 billion yuan ($148 million) high-end power semiconductor device and module R&D and production project in Chengdu High-tech West Zone. The first phase will build an 8-inch ultra-thin IGBT backside wafer line and a power semiconductor packaging line, with production expected to begin in Q4 2023.

SK Geocentric formed a 6:4 joint venture with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical to build a 40,000-ton-per-year ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) plant in Lianyungang, China. The $223 million (290 billion won) facility is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025.

Ferrotec Holdings held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia. The company is investing over RM500 million to build a factory of more than 800,000 square feet, expected to start operations in September 2023 and create over 250 jobs.

OCIKUMHO, a joint venture between OCI Company and Kumho P&B Chemical, will set up a manufacturing facility in Samalaju Industrial Park, Sarawak, to produce epichlorohydrin with a capacity of 100 KTPA. The investment is over RM760 million. Construction starts Q1 2023, test operation in Q1 2024.

Technical Components Bulgaria has started construction of a new warehouse, production and administrative base in Vidin, Bulgaria, with an investment of 14 million BGN. The facility spans over 5,500 sq m and is expected to be completed within 12 months, creating 200 new jobs.

emz-Hanauer has broken ground on a new production facility in Resita, Romania, with 3,000 m² of production space out of 4,900 m² total. Production is planned to start in spring 2023, manufacturing components for household appliances such as door locks, lighting systems, and ice/water systems.

Swan Turbine Services inaugurated its second plant at Pashamailaram in Sangareddy district, Telangana, India. The plant spans four acres and is expected to create around 300 direct jobs.

Cangzhou Dahua's bisphenol A project with annual capacity of 200,000 tons was successfully put into operation in Cangzhou, Hebei, with total investment of RMB 1.198 billion.

Taiheiyo Cement Philippines broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in San Fernando, Cebu. The ¥15 billion investment will add 3 million tons of cement capacity, with completion expected in April 2024.

Autoliv inaugurated a new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to produce high-security equipment and steering wheels for automakers. The $60 million investment will create over 3,000 jobs.

Mitsubishi Electric India held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Factory Automation Systems factory in Talegaon, Pune, with an investment of approximately ₹220 crore. The plant will manufacture Variable Frequency Drives and FA control system products.

NBKBE signed an investment contract with the People's Government of Macheng City to build a factory in Macheng, Hubei Province, for automotive wires and cables. The total investment is at least 250 million RMB, and the project will become the company's sixth production base in China, producing new energy vehicle high-voltage cables, data cables, aluminum cables, and aluminum bars.

Assure Infusions will launch manufacturing in 2023 with a 60,000-square-foot facility in Bartow, Fla., employing 100 people and incorporating robots into production.