TN Composites, doing business as Ebbtide Holdings, announced a $23.1 million investment to expand its boat manufacturing facility in White Bluff, Tennessee, creating up to 132 jobs. The expansion aims to increase production to 14 boats per week by early 2025.
Inteplast's AmTopp Division began production on one of two stretch film extrusion lines at its Remington facility, with the second line expected to start in mid-September 2022, increasing workforce by over 37% and aiming for up to 60 million pounds of film per year.
Airbus announced a two-year expansion of its plant in Querétaro, Mexico, which builds aircraft doors. The expansion includes 2,040 square meters of new space and investments of approximately $6.25 million in riveting machines and $195 million in a piano hinge drilling machine, with construction concluding in early 2024 and other adjustments by end of 2025.
Mexican appliance manufacturer MABE announced a $20 million investment to increase capacity at its plant in Luque, Córdoba, Argentina, to produce 120,000 stoves annually and create 80 new direct jobs.
Dorn has expanded its injection molding production at its headquarters in Tettnang, Germany, adding a new hall that increased production floor space by half to 1,500 m² and doubling machine positions to 36.
T/CCI Manufacturing will invest over $20 million to retool its Decatur, Illinois facility for electric compressor manufacturing, creating more than 50 new jobs and retaining 103 positions, backed by Illinois REV tax incentives.
Novolex is investing $10 million to expand plastic bag and polyethylene film recycling capacity at its North Vernon, Indiana facility, producing up to 28 million pounds of recycled content per year.
The Hershey Company will spend $90M to open two new production lines at its plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, increasing output by 25% and creating 300 new jobs.
Hershey's is investing $90 million to install two high-tech production lines at its manufacturing plant in Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico, increasing production by 25% and creating 300 new jobs.
Saint-Gobain is planning to build two new factories in Egypt for flat glass and gypsum/building materials with advanced technology over the next three years, with investments exceeding its current €150 million in the country.
MilliporeSigma, the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, is investing €130 million to expand manufacturing capacity for Mobius single-use assemblies at its Molsheim, France site, creating over 800 jobs by 2028.
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in Kolkata for vacuum interrupters and vacuum circuit breakers, expanding capacity from 80k MV to 180k MV. The capital outlay is estimated at Rs.138 crore, with first mature production expected in 2025.
PFNonwovens is expanding its Cape Town, South Africa site with a new RF5 SMMS 3200 nonwoven line from Reifenhäuser Reicofil. The line, the first Reicofil 5 in Africa, will produce hygiene and medical products and is expected to start in Q4 2022.
Cummins Inc. will expand PEM electrolyzer manufacturing capacity at its Oevel, Belgium, factory to 1 gigawatt, supported by the IPCEI Hy2Tech program and funding from Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agency. The expansion will help develop a new generation of PEM electrolyzer cell stacks for large-scale hydrogen production.
Merz invested approximately EUR 40 million in a new high-tech filling line with isolator technology and a multifunctional building at its Dessau-Roßlau site, creating over 50 new jobs.
YKK AP America announced an investment of up to $125 million in an expansion in Macon, Georgia, including a new manufacturing facility and equipment, creating 100 new jobs.
GAF Materials announced a $146 million investment in a new advanced manufacturing facility in Lowndes County, Georgia.
Toyota will invest an additional $2.5 billion in its Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina plant in Liberty, NC, adding 350 jobs and boosting battery production. Total investment reaches $3.8 billion. Production is scheduled to begin in 2025.
Sato Foods will invest about ¥4.5 billion to add a production line at its Seiro Factory in Niigata, Japan, increasing daily capacity from 1.03 million to 1.23 million servings. Construction starts March 2023, production begins February 2024.
Simonswerk held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production hall at its Heilbad Heiligenstadt site in Thüringen, Germany. The investment will double the hall area to 3,000 m², with first workplaces operational by end of 2022 and full completion by March 2023.
Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. will invest approximately 20 billion yen ($139.6 million) to expand production capacity and evaluation functions for CMP slurries. The expansion includes a new plant and additional equipment at Yamazaki Works, Katsuta site, and a subsidiary in Taiwan, increasing capacity by about 20%.
Kumho Mitsui Chemicals will begin construction in October 2022 to expand its MDI plant in Yeosu, South Korea, increasing annual capacity from 410,000 tons to 610,000 tons. The 500 billion won investment will be completed by the first half of 2024.
Sortera Alloys announced a new 200,000 sq. ft. processing facility in Markle, Indiana, to increase capacity to 150 million lbs. of scrap alloy annually. The facility will employ over 100 workers, with groundbreaking in Q4 2022 and processing starting in Q1 2023.
Riviana Foods will invest $80.6 million to expand and renovate its processing and packaging plant in Memphis, Tennessee, adding about 80 full-time jobs and new production for ready-to-serve pouches. Construction is expected to begin in Q1 2023, with new capacity from Q1 2024.
Visy will invest A$48 million in major upgrades to its material recovery facilities on Gibson Island in Queensland. The three Queensland projects are expected to create 900 construction jobs and 300 operational jobs.
Kammerer Dynamics is expanding its facility space and equipment base near Kendallville, Indiana, with plans to double the size of its building.
B&J Medical is planning a $7.6 million expansion at its facility on U.S. 6 west of Kendallville, Indiana, with new equipment purchases. The company is seeking a 10-year tax abatement and expects to add jobs.
SK Hynix will invest 15 trillion won ($10.9 billion) over five years to expand an existing semiconductor plant, after shelving plans to build a separate factory.
KUHN Group expanded its assembly plant in Monswiller, France, by 20,461 square meters, including a new assembly facility, logistics extension, and shipping facility, to assemble larger agricultural machinery.
Morrison Products broke ground on a 24,000 square foot expansion to its Mesquite, Texas facility, adding capacity to key production lines.
Rio Tinto is investing $188 million to increase low-carbon aluminum billet production capacity at its Alma smelter in Quebec by 202,000 metric tons. Construction begins May 2023, commissioning expected Q1 2025.
Xi'an Chida Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. completed a CNY 380 million aviation parts production and assembly base project in Xi'an, China. The facility covers 23,500 m² and is expected to generate annual output value of CNY 160 million.
Douglas Manufacturing will invest more than $2 million over two years to expand its Pell City, Alabama plant by 15,000 sq ft and add new CNC equipment and automation, creating over 20 new jobs.
OliKrom is investing nearly 6 million euros to triple the size of its industrial site in Pessac, France, to increase production of LuminoKrom photoluminescent paint and manufacture new intelligent color-change coatings.
NX Filtration is increasing the capacity of its new factory in Hengelo, Netherlands, from 80,000 to more than 120,000 membrane modules per year. The factory will be operational in 2024 and will employ 275 people.
ExxonMobil's $2 billion expansion at its Baytown, Texas site, including a 400 ktpa Vistamaxx polyolefin elastomers unit and a world-scale linear alpha olefins unit, is now expected to start up in 2023, delayed from 2022.
Rheem will invest over $40 million to expand its Mexicali plant with a new 98,000-square-foot industrial building and machinery for heat pump water heaters. The project is planned to create 500 direct jobs over the next five years.
Parker Hannifin is investing to expand its Gas Turbine Fuel Systems division plant in Mentor, Ohio, expected to create 60 full-time jobs and $4.6 million in annual payroll. The expansion also retains $14.8 million in existing payroll.
Bombardier announced it will increase production of aerospace parts at its manufacturing facilities in Queretaro, Mexico, citing the plant's workforce and technology. No specific investment amount or timeline was given.
OBO Bettermann is investing EUR 49 million at its site in Bugyi, Hungary, to build a new surface treatment plant, expand logistics capacity, and create 100 new jobs. The developments are expected to start in 2022.
Grob is expanding its plant in China as part of its growth strategy.
Grob is building a new 16,200 m² assembly hall (Halle 14A) at its Mindelheim headquarters for e-mobility equipment assembly. Construction began in early 2022.
Panasonic will invest about EUR 145 million through 2026 at its Plzen, Czech Republic plant to expand air-to-water heat pump production. It aims to raise annual capacity to 500,000 units by the fiscal year ending March 2026.
M.C. Dean has broken ground on a new 168,000-square-foot Modular Mission Critical manufacturing and storage facility in Caroline County, Virginia. The $23 million expansion is part of a $48.5 million effort since 2019 and is expected to be completed by June 1, 2023.
CS Wind plans to expand its wind turbine manufacturing plant in Pueblo, Colorado, by adding two new buildings and tripling the workforce to 1,100 employees. The expansion is supported by federal infrastructure act tax credits.
Olympic Industries decided to invest about Tk 28 crore to import equipment for a second baked snacks processing line at its Narayanganj factory, a new corrugated board production line, and civil construction for storage expansion. The second processing line will add 200 tonnes of baked snacks per month.
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry broke ground on a $20 million, 55,000-square-foot expansion at its Manitowoc facility. The project is expected to create 80 jobs and be completed by summer 2023.
ASPINA completed the expansion of its plant in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, to support serial production of automotive HVAC blowers, the first such production in North America.
Perm Mashinostroitel plans to build a new production building of at least 20,000 sq m to manufacture reverse thrust devices and components for the PD-8 aircraft engine. The project involves an investment of 2.08 billion rubles and is expected to create 143 jobs, with production starting in 2024.
CanSemi Technology has kicked off its third-phase expansion at its 12-inch wafer fab in Guangzhou, China, with total investment of CNY 16.25 billion (US$2.355 billion). The expansion will add 40,000 wafers per month capacity, reaching 120,000 by 2025, with processes advancing to 55-40nm and 22nm.