Imerys announced plans to expand production capacity at its Visakhapatnam, India plant from 30,000 to 50,000 tonnes of calcium aluminate binder by 2030, and to set up a regional R&D center.

Gebrüder Weiss laid the foundation stone for a new 10,500 sqm logistics facility in Dunaharaszti, Hungary, costing HUF 10 billion. The facility will increase capacity by 1.5 times and is scheduled for completion within a year.

Tanelec Limited, a subsidiary of TransCentury PLC, has embarked on an expansion strategy to increase manufacturing and distribution of transformers, switchgears, and metering units in East and Central Africa. The project cost is estimated at USD 15 million over 5 years.

U-FLEX Limited announced a $300 million expansion of its plant in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico, creating 800 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs. The expansion will be carried out in three stages between 2023 and 2026.

Logistics provider Vollers BV invested in a new infrastructure at its Port of Amsterdam site, adding 75,000 tonnes of bulk capacity for cocoa beans. The HoogTij terminal is operational with three fully automated Demag process cranes.

Hitachi Energy plans to invest over $37 million to expand its power transformer factory in South Boston, Virginia, adding 2,415 m² of production space and automated equipment to meet demand from utilities and renewable energy markets.

John Deere will spend $29.8 million to expand its Thibodaux, Louisiana plant, creating 70 jobs, to shift cotton harvester manufacturing from China to the U.S.

ArcelorMittal México will invest US$15 million to install a fifth pipe mill at its plant in Escobedo, Nuevo León, to produce pipes for the automotive industry.

Provisur Technologies will relocate its Separation Business from Centennial, Colorado to its Whitewater, Wisconsin facility over the next 6 months, following a $12M investment in machining and infrastructural upgrades.

SMS Equipment broke ground on a new $30-million facility in Timmins, Ontario. The 37,000 sq ft building will have five service bays, two welding bays, and a 100-ton crane, expected to open in Q4 2023 and create over 100 new jobs.

Denka will invest about ¥2.3 billion to acquire new land and install new equipment at its subsidiary Kyushu Plastic Industry in Tamana, Kumamoto, to increase production capacity of polyethylene drainage pipes by about 60% and storage capacity by over double.

Preformed Line Products Co. announced a $16 million expansion of its Rogers, Arkansas manufacturing plant, adding 82,000 square feet for plastic injection molding and warehouse space.

Asahi Kasei Corporation decided to expand its resin compound manufacturing plant in Changshu, China, by installing a state-of-the-art extruder. The expansion is scheduled to be operational in October 2023 to meet growing demand for engineering resins in China.

Greiner Packaging announced a £10 million expansion programme at its Dungannon, Northern Ireland plastics packaging site as part of a goal to reach £100m annual turnover within three years.

Diageo will invest GBP 16 million at its Runcorn, England site to significantly upgrade the bottling line and expand warehousing capacity.

Graasten Salater, owned by Stryhns Gruppen, is expanding its production facilities with a 600 m2 extension, increasing production by over 8%, with a total CapEx of DKK 50 million. The project, named 'Graasten Go Green', will be completed in four steps by 2025.

Covestro broke ground on two new plants at its Shanghai integrated site for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and elastomers, with a combined investment in the mid double-digit million euro range. The PUD plant is due for completion in 2024, and the elastomers facility is expected to be operational in 2023.

Airxcel broke ground on a 125,000-square-foot expansion of its Maxxair and Coleman-Mach facility in Wichita, Kansas, to centralize RV air conditioner production and warehousing. Phase 2 office expansion is set to begin in 2023.

BDR Thermea Group is scaling up capacity by 50% at its existing heat pump production sites in Mertzwiller, France, and Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain, and aims for 800,000 annual heat pumps by 2026.

BDR Thermea Group will open new heat pump production lines at its Apeldoorn (Netherlands) and Bassano del Grappa (Italy) sites, starting production from July 2023 alongside gas boilers.

Shige Fluid Control (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Emerson Electric, has put a new magnetic switch production line into operation in Songjiang, Shanghai, localising production of core components; the line had trial production from July 2022.

Scott Bader ATC's Drummondville, Canada facility began producing Crestabond M1 structural adhesives after a £2.2 million ($3.3 million CAD) investment, marking the first North American production of these adhesives.

Waters Corporation announced a combined investment of up to €6 million with support from IDA Ireland to expand its operations in Drinagh, Wexford, for R&D of new clinical diagnostics products, creating new scientific jobs through 2024.

BO Industries, part of the Cavaliere Group, will invest over EUR 15 million to build a new automated production unit in Benevento, Italy, for butter and cream products, supported by a EUR 6 million development contract from Invitalia.

Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is investing £15m in a new innovation and design hub and an additional factory at its expanded Glasgow site. The expansion will create more than 120 jobs and double output to over one billion pieces per year.

Toray Composite Materials America announced a $15 million investment to double production capacity of TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber at its Decatur, Alabama plant, with upgrade starting April 2023 and completing by September 2023.

Baker Hughes inaugurated a new high-tech production line for gas turbine structural components at its Vibo Valentia plant, with an investment of about EUR 7 million.

Evco Plastics broke ground on two additions to its manufacturing campus in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, totaling $11 million, including a 106,957-square-foot west-end facility and a 10,516-square-foot north-end addition.

Infineon commissioned a new power semiconductor production line in Cegléd, Hungary, with an investment of around €100 million, creating 275 jobs and entering series production in October 2022.

Arkema announced the successful start-up of a Forane 1233zd production line at partner Aofan's facility in China, and broke ground on a $60 million line at its Calvert City, US plant, expected to be completed by end 2023 or early 2024.

Texas Instruments announced initial production of analog chips at its new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant RFAB2 in Richardson, Texas. The $3.1 billion facility is expected to create 488 jobs and produce up to 100 million analog chips per day.

BASF PETRONAS Chemicals (BPC), a joint venture between BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group, announced an expansion of its 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, doubling annual capacity to 60,000 metric tons. The expanded plant is expected to start up by Q4 2024.

Momentum Manufacturing Group is investing $11 million to expand its aluminum extrusion facility in Franklin, New Hampshire, adding 35,000 square feet and new automated handling equipment. The project is expected to create 35 jobs.

Bosch Rexroth will invest $58 million in a new state-of-the-art customizing and R&D facility in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, expanding operations for linear motion and assembly technologies. The company will retain 326 employees and hire 24 more.

Kubota Corporation announced a £100 million expansion of its mini-excavator manufacturing facility in Hirakata, Japan, increasing annual production capacity from 48,000 to 78,000 units. A new building will be erected for painting and assembly.

WOLF-HAUS GmbH is completing a second production and warehouse hall in Burkardroth, Germany, to expand its production and storage capacity. The hall will manufacture exterior and interior walls.

Nestlé announced a €7.5 million investment to install a new production line at its Perugina plant in San Sisto, Italy, to increase capacity by about 1,000 tonnes and create new jobs. The line will produce international products like KitKat, Smarties, Galak and After Eight for export, starting in 2024.

Sekisui Voltek LLC will build a $39 million second plant adjacent to its current facility in Coldwater, Michigan, to increase polyolefin foam production capacity by about 20%. The project is in final planning phases, with groundbreaking expected in early 2023 and completion in 2024.

W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos completed an expansion of its production and development center in Bürmoos, Austria, investing around EUR 60 million. The total area doubled to about 40,000 m², adding three production halls, a logistics center, and a training campus.

Boysen USA, a subsidiary of Germany's Boysen group, plans to invest $4.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, creating 88 jobs.

Elkamet announced a $4.6 million expansion of its Henderson County facility in East Flat Rock, North Carolina, creating at least five new jobs with an average wage exceeding $53,000 annually.

Global Polymer broke ground on a $10 million expansion of its Madison, South Dakota facility, adding 32,000 square feet and creating about 120 jobs, with completion by November 2023 and final equipment phase by December 2025.

Pratt & Whitney Tubes is expanding its plant in Niepołomice, Poland, adding 1,200 square meters of production hall and a new office building, with construction starting September 5, 2016.

Markdom has expanded its plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico, adding 128,000 square feet for production of plastic injection components for General Motors Ramos Arizpe. Production is set to start in 2023.

Miba AG plans to invest about 1 billion rupees in a new plot of land in Pune, India, to expand production capacity for clutch buttons, with the facility expected to be operational around the beginning of 2023.

LyondellBasell announced the start-up of a new catalyst production plant at its Frankfurt, Germany site, expanding capacity for Ziegler Avant Z catalysts used in polyethylene production.

Evonik's Coating Additives business line is increasing capacities of two additive product groups for architectural paints: hydrophobing agents and polyurethane thickeners. The new capacities will be available from October 2022.

Lockheed Martin opened a new 85,000-square-foot All-Up Round III facility at its Camden Operations in Arkansas to increase production capacity for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement. The expansion is part of a $142 million investment announced in June 2019.

ORBIS Corporation broke ground on an expansion of its Urbana, Ohio manufacturing plant, adding 30% more space and more presses and tools for reusable totes, bulk containers and pallets. The expansion targets completion in Q2 2023 and plans 40-50 additional jobs over three years.

Safran Electronics & Defense will invest $50 million to expand its plant in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, and execute new projects. The expansion is expected to grow the workforce from 330 to 470 employees by 2023.