Keda Industrial Group will invest $24.5 million to build a new sanitary ware plant in Kenya, designed to produce 1.32 million products annually, with production expected to start by the second half of 2023.

Nova Steel USA is opening a new automotive tube manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with an initial investment of over $20 million, creating 50 jobs. The 108,000 sq ft plant will produce automotive parts for pickup trucks and SUVs, with plans for expansion to 325,000 sq ft and 110 jobs within 3-5 years.

Lizhong Group's subsidiary Longda Aluminum signed a contract for an automotive aluminum alloy new materials project in Xuzhou High-tech Zone, Jiangsu Province. Total investment is 300 million yuan (about 6.1 billion yen) with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons.

Gringo, a subsidiary of Grosstek, has received a construction permit for a factory in Zelenograd's Silino district to produce diesel and electric warehouse forklifts. The plant will have a capacity of up to 2,500 diesel and 1,400 electric forklifts per year, with investments previously estimated at 1 billion rubles.

Guangzhou Industrial Control's Wanbao Compressor began operating its new Conghua plant on 15 July 2022, with a total investment of about 1 billion yuan, planned capacity of 21 million units per year and about 1,700 local jobs.

Modine Manufacturing has begun full-scale production of data center chillers at its new facility in Rockbridge, Virginia, operating under the Airedale by Modine brand.

HuaWang Technology's subsidiary Ma'anshan HuaWang New Materials Technology signed an agreement with Ma'anshan Cihu High-tech Industrial Development Zone to invest CNY 2.5 billion in a 300,000-ton-per-year high-performance paper-based new materials project. The plant will produce food-grade paper, medical-grade paper, and industrial paper, built in two phases on 150 mu of land.

Mettler-Toledo Rainin bought a new facility in Vacaville, California for $20.25 million at the end of June 2022 and plans to open it there. The announcement was reported on July 14, 2022.

Anduril Industries will invest $60 million in a new manufacturing and research facility at 1435 Hills Place Northwest in Atlanta, Georgia, creating more than 180 jobs in Fulton County over three years. The site will house Area-I, its unmanned aircraft systems subsidiary.

Cellvation signed an agreement with Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlanden to build a plant at the Leidsche Rijn sewage treatment plant that will recover cellulose from wastewater, producing 700 tons of Recell annually. KWS will process the recovered cellulose for use in asphalt. The plant is expected to be completed in autumn 2023.

Medicom Group announced a new manufacturing division, Meltech Innovation, to produce surgical and pediatric masks and N95 respirators at Innoparc Albatros in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. The $40 million project will create nearly 30 jobs.

Cummins Turbo Technologies officially opened a new 110,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina, to produce turbochargers for heavy-duty engines. The $13 million facility is expected to employ about 180 workers and produce 200,000 turbochargers annually.

VPI has entered a joint venture with Lumcloon Energy to build a new 275MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine power plant in County Westmeath, Ireland. VPI will hold a 51% stake; construction is expected to start in 2023.

Grob Group invested $234 million to establish Grob Machine Tools (Dalian) Co Ltd, its fourth largest production base worldwide, designing and manufacturing five-axis CNC machining centers.

VPI, a division of Vitol, formed a joint venture with Lumcloon Energy to build a 275MW open cycle gas turbine power plant in County Westmeath, Ireland. Construction is expected to start in 2023.

Trebor Developments completed the pre-sale of a 625,000 sq ft freehold turnkey site at Delta Park, Peterborough to Crown Holdings for a build-to-suit aluminium beverage can plant, with total capital value over £150 million. Main contractor ISG began work in June 2022 with completion expected in summer 2023.

Hallett Group plans to establish a slag cement grinding plant in Port Augusta, South Australia, costing $83.9 million. The plant will produce cement using slag and fly ash, be 100% renewably powered, and create 50 new jobs. It is expected to become operational in 2023.

Navin Fluorine International commenced manufacturing at its new 6 billion rupee plant in Dahej PCPIR, Bharuch, India. The plant produces Honeywell's Solstice zd, a hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) used as a blowing agent and refrigerant, and was inaugurated on July 12, 2022.

A new plant manufacturing the low GWP HFO refrigerant 1233zd commenced production in Dahej, Gujarat, India. The factory is a collaboration between Honeywell and Indian chemical company Navin Fluorine International. The refrigerant is marketed by Honeywell as Solstice zd.

Altex Tube LLC is locating a new manufacturing plant in Columbus, Mississippi, with an investment of nearly $110 million. The plant will manufacture black and pre-galvanized steel tubing and will create 58 direct jobs. Construction will begin in summer 2022, with manufacturing commencing in mid-2023.

Bekaert Deslee announced a new production unit in Nova Odessa, Brazil, with an investment of R$67 million, creating 120 direct jobs initially and up to 400 in five years. The 17,000-square-meter plant will produce mattress covers and fabrics, expected to open by September 2022.

The Indeck Niles Energy Center, a $1.1-billion natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Niles, Michigan, entered service. Built by Kiewit and featuring GE equipment, the plant provides 1,100 MW of generation capacity.

Ypsomed is evaluating possible production sites in China to establish local manufacturing of injection pens, investing in fully automated production lines from Europe, to serve the growing Chinese diabetes market.

STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries announced plans to build a semiconductor factory in France, with funding from the French government, to reduce reliance on Asian chip supply.

As part of the Commonwealth Wind project, Prysmian intends to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for submarine transmission cables at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts, subject to permits and contractual arrangements.

Kubota will build a new factory in India for agricultural equipment as part of a $2.2 billion investment plan by 2030.

Kubota will build new factories in the U.S. for construction equipment and in India for agricultural equipment, investing around 300 billion yen ($2.2 billion) by 2030, aiming to shift half its production overseas.

Formex Industries announced a R100 million investment to establish a new facility in Struandale, Eastern Cape, South Africa, to house a 1600-tonne auto transfer press. The facility will supply components to VWSA and other OEMs, including Isuzu, and is part of a VWSA contract award.

STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries announced a joint venture to build a 300mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Crolles, France, with significant French government support. The plant is expected to come online in 2026, producing 620,000 wafers per year, and create 1,000 jobs.

STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries signed a MoU to create a new jointly-operated 300mm semiconductor manufacturing facility adjacent to ST's existing facility in Crolles, France. The facility is targeted to ramp at full capacity by 2026, producing up to 620,000 wafers per year, with significant financial support from the French government.

DMG MORI held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Pinghu, China, with an investment of $105 million, to produce 5-axis milling centers, with production starting in early 2023.

STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries signed an MoU to build a jointly-operated 300mm semiconductor fab in Crolles, France, targeting full capacity of 620,000 wafers per year by 2026.

Foxconn is planning to set up an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in India, as discussed with Prime Minister Modi.

Liechtenstein-based Hoval plans to build a production and warehouse hall for heat pumps at its existing site in Istebné, Slovakia, with an investment of €40 million. The plant is expected to create over 600 jobs and start production in 2024.

Juhao Machine Tool's new plant in Taishan, Guangdong, has commenced trial production. The project, with a planned total investment of 2 billion yuan, will produce high-end CNC machining centers and precision castings with an annual capacity of 4,200 machine tools and 50,000 tonnes of castings.

SeAH Wind, a subsidiary of SeAH Steel Holdings, started construction on a GBP 400 million offshore wind monopile factory at Redcar's Teesworks. The facility will produce 100-150 XXL monopiles per year, create 750 direct jobs, and is expected to be completed in 2024.

ProSomnus announced plans for a new 32,219-square-foot facility in Pleasanton, California, serving as global headquarters and manufacturing center of excellence. The facility will quintuple manufacturing capacity and is expected to begin operations in January 2023.

Covestro broke ground on a new polyurethane dispersions (PUD) plant and a polyester resin line at its Shanghai integrated site. The facilities represent a mid-double-digit million euro investment and are due to be completed in 2024.

ZF signed a deal with local authorities to build a 14,000 square meter plant in Rizhao, Shandong, producing airbag cushions and other passive safety products, expected to be operational by end of 2022.

T. Hasegawa USA opened a new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California, for sweet food and beverage flavors, increasing manufacturing capacity by 50% and planning to increase headcount by over 30% in five years.

POSCO International began construction of an electric vehicle motor core plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The plant will cost about US$122.4 million by 2030, with initial investment of $27.5 million in 2022, and aims to produce 650,000 units per year by 2025 and 1.5 million units annually by 2030.

Daikin Europe N.V. announced a €300 million investment to establish a new factory in Łódź, Poland, its first production base in the country. The factory will manufacture residential heat pump units and start operations in July 2024, creating 1,000 jobs by 2025.

Daikin's Polish unit plans to invest over $214.12 million (PLN 1 billion) to build a heat pump manufacturing factory near Lodz, Poland. The plant will have a capacity of 400,000 units annually by 2025, increasing to 1.5 million units by 2030, and is expected to begin manufacturing in 2024 and be fully operational in 2025.

Daikin Industries will invest 300 million euros to build a new heat pump unit factory at the Ksawerów Industrial Park in Lodz Province, Poland. Operations are set to start in July 2024.

UMC announced on July 6, 2022 that it will invest $5 billion to build a new fab, Fab12i P3, in Singapore. The first phase will have a monthly production capacity of 30,000 wafers, targeting 5G, IoT and automotive electronics.

Aquaphor International opened a second water filter plant in Narva, Estonia, with 11,000 square meters of production space for industrial and household water purification systems, capable of producing up to €300 million worth of systems annually.

Heartland Polymers started polypropylene resin production at its new plant in Alberta, Canada.

HORIBA FuelCon GmbH has commenced full-scale operation of its new HORIBA eHUB headquarters and factory in Barleben, Germany. The company invested €28.7 million in the facility, which includes a 7,000 sq.m development and production area and a 2,900 sq.m office area.

Paharpur 3P Private Limited launched commercial production at its greenfield flexible packaging plant in Sri City, Tirupati district. The first phase, with an investment of over ₹150 crore, employs 250 people.

Safran announced an MRO facility in Hyderabad, India, for LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines, with a foreign direct investment of USD 150 million.