Encina announced plans to invest $1.1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility in Point Township, Pennsylvania, that will convert post-consumer plastic materials into feedstock. The facility will create 300 full-time jobs and process 450,000 tons of post-consumer materials annually.

Karat Packaging entered a definitive joint venture agreement with Happiness Moon to establish Green Earth Technology and build a new 180,000 square-foot factory in Taiwan. Karat will invest approximately $6 million for a 49% stake. The facility will produce 7,560 tons of bagasse products in 2023.

Rivulis announced a multi-million dollar investment to establish a new state-of-the-art factory in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, to expand capacity for micro irrigation solutions serving the North American market.

French aerospace company Latecoere has broken ground on a new factory in the Maritsa industrial zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with an initial investment of 11 million euros and plans to create 200 jobs. The plant will produce small assemblies for aircraft doors and electrical cabinets.

Aptar is investing EUR 42 million in a new 25,000 m² state-of-the-art prestige beauty site in Oyonnax, France, consolidating five current sites into one. The facility is expected to be operational in spring 2023.

Daikin Air-conditioning India, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, held a foundation laying ceremony on 7 April 2022 to start construction of its third manufacturing unit in India at Sri City. The factory is part of Daikin's Fusion 2025 growth strategy.

Nanjing Estun Automation signed an agreement with Chengdu Chenghua District government to establish an industrial robot intelligent manufacturing base in Longtan Industrial Robot Functional Zone, Chengdu.

Quarra Stone Company is building a new production and executive management facility in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The $17.9 million facility will create 34 jobs and is supported by up to $350,000 in state tax credits.

AMSTAL is building a factory in Gyumri, Armenia, to produce thermal insulation materials and plasterboard. The company plans to invest $15,375,000, with construction expected to complete in 3-4 months and production starting about 9 months later, creating up to 1,000 jobs.

Steko LLC is constructing a fully automated glass processing factory in Yerevan, Armenia, with an area of 5,500 m², expanding production volume fivefold to 750,000 m² of processed glass annually.

Tashir Group will build a 50 MW thermal power plant on the territory of Hrazdan TPP in Armenia, costing about €30 million, creating 25 jobs, with completion by end of 2024. The plant will use MAN Energy Solutions equipment.

Tashir Group will build a 126 MW thermal power plant in Noyemberyan, Armenia, costing over $120 million, creating 150 jobs, with construction starting in 2023 and lasting about two years.

Saietta Group has leased a former ZF Automotive facility in Sunderland, UK, to establish a pilot production facility for its AFT axial-flux motors and e-Axle drivetrains. The plant will initially have capacity for 100,000 motors per year.

Solara company is establishing a plant for aluminum profiles production in Abovyan, Armenia, with $15 million investment. The plant will produce frames for solar panels and doors/windows, creating 200 jobs, and is scheduled to open in November 2022.

Toyoda Gosei will establish a new plant in Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, to produce airbags, steering wheels and pop-up hood actuators. Production is planned to start in summer 2023, with about 280 employees.

SMS Equipment began demolition of existing structures in late March to build a new 36,000 sq ft facility in Timmins, Ontario, combining mining, welding, and construction services. Construction expected to take 18-24 months.

Trützschler India held a stone-laying ceremony on April 5, 2022 for a new 164,000-square-meter factory in Sanand near Ahmedabad, India. The facility will produce spinning preparation machines, card clothings, and nonwoven equipment.

Korea Western Power began installing Korea's first domestically-developed gas turbine at the Gimpo Combined Heat and Power Plant in Gimpo, Gyeonggi. The plant will be equipped with 270-megawatt gas turbines manufactured by Doosan Enerbility, with a total capacity of 495 megawatts.

Biomerics announced a multi-million dollar investment in a new 52,000 square foot facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota for its Advanced Catheter division. The facility will include cleanroom manufacturing and is expected to create over 120 jobs.

Nissin Electric completed a new factory for gas-insulated switchgear at its Maebashi plant, with an investment of about ¥3.5 billion, increasing production capacity by up to 1.5 times. Operations start sequentially from April 6, 2022.

REMONDIS Aqua is preparing to commission its first commercial wastewater treatment plant in Brisbane at its existing waste transfer station in Northgate, with operations scheduled to start this financial year.

Jungheinrich announced the construction of a new 37,000 sq. m. reach truck production plant in Chomutov, Czech Republic, with an investment of approximately €60 million. The plant will create over 350 jobs and production is expected to start in 2023.

Enviva Inc. announced a $250 million investment to build a new wood pellet production plant in Bond, Mississippi. The facility will create around 100 local jobs and is fully contracted under long-term supply agreements.

Gabri Labs, a pharmaceutical technologies company, announced a new facility in Dubai Science Park to locally produce medical devices. The 10,000 sq. ft. plant represents an AED18 million investment and will produce up to 12 million units per year.

Yazaki Europe Limited will establish a 60,000-square-metre factory in Fayum, Egypt, to produce braided wires for cars, with initial investments of €20 million. The MoU was signed on April 5, 2022, and production is expected to start by July 2023, creating around 3,000 jobs.

Ardagh Metal Packaging submitted a full planning application for a $200 million beverage can plant at Global Point, Newtownabbey near Belfast, expected to create about 160 direct jobs. The plant is planned to be operational in 2023.

Neuromeka signed an agreement with Pohang city to invest 10 billion KRW to build a production plant on 17,596 m² in Yeongilman 3 General Industrial Complex by 2023. The company will also relocate its headquarters and R&D center there.

Takamatsu Machinery Industrial completed its new 'Asahi Factory' in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, with an investment of approximately JPY 3.2 billion to boost production capacity and target sales exceeding JPY 30 billion.

Aichi Electric's subsidiary Aiko Kiki Seisakusho will acquire a former Kyocera plant building in Shibata, Niigata, to establish a new production base for package substrate cores. Investment is 6.94 billion yen (2022-2023), with mass production expected to start in April 2024.

Atlantis-Pak, a major Russian packaging maker, opened a new plant in Rostov-on-Don producing film for meat, sausage, fish and cheese products. The investment was 1.9 billion rubles, including a 500 million ruble preferential loan.

Anaconda Equipment broke ground on a new factory in Northern Ireland to serve as a central manufacturing hub for its tracked crushing equipment and some McLanahan equipment for export outside the Americas.

Dutch potato processor Aviko opened a new EUR 200 million plant in Poperinge, Flanders, in April 2022. The facility will produce up to 175,000 tons of frozen fries and 11,000 tons of dried potato flakes per year.

Polyplastics' Technical Solutions Center in Raunheim, Germany, officially opened in April 2022 to serve the technical support needs of its growing customer base in Europe.

Kimteks Poliüretan (Kimpur) plans to build a new production facility in Düzce, Turkey, with a total capacity of 65,000 tonnes per year, including polyurethane systems, recycling, and eva granule production, with an investment exceeding $15 million.

Construction began in March 2022 on the 670MW Generadora Gatún combined cycle power plant in Colón, Panama, with an estimated investment of $1 billion, expected to start operations in 2024.

Avantium has reached financial close and started construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The plant will produce 5 kilotonnes of FDCA per year, the key building block for PEF polymer. The project is funded by a €90 million debt package and equity from Worley and the Groningen Consortium.

Schaltbau GmbH held a topping-out ceremony for its new NExT Factory in Velden, Bavaria, a state-of-the-art, fully automated and CO2-free factory on 22,000 m². Production is scheduled to start in October 2022, and the facility will have five times the production capacity of the previous plant.

Saica Pack started up its first US box plant, a 360,000 sq ft greenfield facility in Hamilton, Ohio, in April 2022. It currently runs one shift with 32 employees and targets 140m sqm of corrugated board per year by 2029.

Georgia-based Pratt Industries leased 1 million square feet in Hillwood's High Point 67 business park in Cedar Hill, Texas, for a new plant and shipping center. The company plans to create 150 jobs and invest more than $200 million.

Mitsubishi Power has commenced commercial operation of the third M701JAC gas turbine unit at the Gulf SRC-operated GTCC power plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The plant is part of a joint venture between Gulf Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., with a total project output of 5,300 MW.

McLaughlin & Harvey started construction on a new plasterboard factory for Etex in Avonmouth, UK, under a £140 million contract. The facility is set to open next year and will double Etex's Siniat plasterboard production capacity.

Bunting Architectural Metals announced the construction of a new aluminium extrusion facility in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The project will create about 80 jobs and received a $2.1 million loan from the state.

Bunting Inc. purchased a 333,980-square-foot building in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to repurpose as an aluminum extrusion mill, creating 79 new jobs. The company plans to invest over $16.8 million in the project over four years.

Wipro GE Healthcare opened a new medical devices manufacturing plant in Bengaluru, India, built under the government's PLI scheme with an investment of Rs 100 crore. The 35,000 sq ft facility will produce CT machines, cath lab equipment, ultrasound scanners, patient monitoring solutions, ECG machines and ventilators.

Brenntag opened a new Innovation Center at its site in Duisburg, Germany, the first application center for Coatings, Adhesives and Construction industries in Germany and the seventh in its EMEA region.

Ellume officially opened its new 215,000 square foot production facility in Frederick, Maryland, with capacity to produce approximately 15 million COVID-19 Home Tests per month, creating hundreds of new jobs.

US heater maker Watlow inaugurated its fourth Mexican plant in El Marqués, Querétaro, investing 420 million pesos to expand electric heater and sensor production and employing 1,315 people there.

Siemens Gamesa began production of offshore wind turbine nacelles and blades at a new site in Le Havre, France, the first site globally to combine both on one location. The plant will create 750 jobs, with 500 already filled and 250 more to be hired by early 2023.

Magna International announced plans to open a new 170,000-square-foot facility in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, to manufacture battery enclosures for Ford Motor Co.'s F-150 Lightning truck. The plant will create up to 150 jobs and involve an investment of $50-100 million.

Red Dot, a global HVAC manufacturer, announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Tukwila to a newly completed 200,000-square-foot warehouse in Puyallup, Washington, leased from IDI Logistics. The move is expected in July 2022 and will consolidate local operations from two sites into one.