Axxor, a paper honeycomb manufacturer, will invest $3.5 million and add 21 jobs to expand its Ringgold, Virginia factory. The expansion is driven by demand from automotive and packaging sectors.

Kubota North America announced plans to invest $140 million to construct a new facility in Gainesville, Georgia, to expand production capacity for loaders. The project will break ground in 2022 and be fully operational in 2024, creating over 500 jobs.

Finja Betong's new dry mortar plant in Hässleholm, Sweden, has started production. The investment of over SEK 150 million for this and a previous plant in Strängnäs reduces natural gravel use by over 50%.

Springfield Plastics, Inc. announced a major expansion of its facilities in Auburn, Illinois, expected to create up to 65 new jobs. Construction will begin in early 2023 with completion in 2024.

thyssenkrupp nucera will license and supply equipment to expand Kutch Chemical Industries' caustic soda plant in Padana, Gujarat, India. The capacity will be increased by 670 metric tons per day NaOH. Completion is planned for 2023.

Toray Textiles Central Europe is installing a new production line for Airlite nonwoven textile at its plant in Prostejov, Czech Republic, with an investment of about 180 million CZK. Production is expected to start in 2022.

Brose will invest MXN 404 million to expand its facility in Colón, Mexico, including acquiring an 800-ton press from Servornechanich for a project with Volvo.

Scholle IPN will invest $31.1 million to expand its Smyth County operation by 73,000 square feet, adding new film extrusion and packaging lines and 75 jobs, plus new rail track for resin deliveries. The announcement was made on June 1, 2022.

LG Innotek announced it will expand its operations in San Juan del Río, Queretaro, Mexico, with an investment of US$80 million for 2022. The plant manufactures anti-lock braking systems and other automotive components.

North American Stainless, part of Acerinox Group, has contracted Sarralle to modernize the long product rolling mill at its facility in Ghent, Kentucky. The project involves replacing manual bundling equipment with an automated system to increase productivity.

Atlas Tube, part of Zekelman Industries, has commissioned a new electric resistance welded tube mill at its Blytheville facility in Arkansas. The US$150 million line produces large hollow structural sections with annual capacity of up to 400,000 short tons.

Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi (ESF) has contracted Danieli to construct a new long-product rolling mill at its Riesa facility in Germany. The mill will produce coils up to 8 tonnes and is expected to enter service in Q2 2024. ESF plans to invest close to €150 million on upgrades over four years.

OOO Poliplast Novomoskovsk, part of GC Poliplast, has commissioned a new production line for dry functional additives at its site in Novomoskovsk, Tula region, Russia. The project cost over 1 billion rubles and created 80 jobs, doubling production capacity.

NTPC announced that Unit-3 of its 3x660-mw Nabinagar power plant in Bihar has started commercial operations, completing the first phase of the project.

Anaconda Equipment broke ground on a new factory in Northern Ireland that will give it significantly more manufacturing capacity, serving as a central manufacturing hub for Anaconda and some McLanahan equipment.

Southern Province Cement Company (SPCC) has begun construction of a new 5,000 tonne per day cement production line at its existing site in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia, as part of a strategy to boost total capacity to 10,000 tpd.

KiK has been appointed general contractor for the construction of a production and warehouse hall with social and office buildings, total area 11,235 m², in Nowy Modlin for Tricell Nonwovens. Construction started in mid-January 2022 and completion is scheduled for Q4 2022.

Caddick Construction completed a multimillion-pound design and build expansion of Alpla's Warrington manufacturing facility in Golborne, including a bridge link and a warehouse extension to its logistics hub, announced 31 May 2022.

Hudsonville Creamery plans a $65.7 million multi-phase expansion at its Holland, Michigan facility, adding manufacturing space, machinery and a wastewater treatment plant. The project is expected to create 76 jobs and received a $1 million state grant.

Eoflow announced a facility investment of KRW 10.85 billion for expansion and renovation of its Gonjiam plant and construction of an automated production line for Eopatch wearable insulin pumps. The project is expected to be completed by December 2022.

Damm is investing an additional 25 million euros to launch a new can packaging line at its El Prat de Llobregat brewery, creating 50 jobs during 2022. The line will package cans for all of the company's brands, with launch planned for May 2022.

Satellite Chemical's subsidiary Pinghu Petrochemical signed an agreement to invest approximately CNY 1.1 billion to build a 200,000-ton-per-year refined acrylic acid project in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province.

Tongli Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. held a production ceremony for its Xipo base in Fengdong New City, Xi'an, Shaanxi, on May 27, 2022. The 228-mu (approx. 15.2-hectare) facility, with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan, will produce 6,000 non-road wide-body dump trucks annually and create over 1,200 jobs.

Sodick announced on May 27, 2022, it will build a new food machinery plant and renovate an existing plant at its Kaga facility in Ishikawa, Japan. The investment is about JPY 1.17 billion, with construction starting March 2023 and completion November 2023, and renovation starting December 2023 and completion May 2024. The project will add 50 jobs.

Polyplast Severo-Zapad plans to build a second polycarboxylate production line in Kingisepp, Leningrad Oblast, starting in Q3 2022, with commissioning in Q4 2022. The investment is 1 billion rubles.

Mitsubishi Electric will invest 1.44 billion Turkish lira (113 million USD) in a new plant at its MACT subsidiary in Turkey to increase annual capacity for air-to-water heat pumps by 100,000 units and room air conditioners by 300,000 units. Production will begin in February 2024.

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. has installed its TexCoat G4 finishing system at Graniteville Specialty Fabrics in Graniteville, South Carolina, as part of a major facility upgrade to increase production efficiency and capacity.

Semiconductor equipment maker Kumasan Medix held completion ceremonies for new buildings at its Hirakawa and Kikuchi factories in Kumamoto Prefecture to strengthen production capacity in response to strong semiconductor demand.

VSM Abrasives is expanding its plant in O'Fallon, Missouri with a 50,000 sq. ft. addition and $6 million capital investment to increase production capabilities.

Semax announced plans to double its production capacity at its facility in Storebro, Sweden within two years, and build a new development and skills centre in Växjö, Sweden, as part of an ambitious growth strategy to expand its European presence.

Repsol will invest over €18 million to expand its polyol plant in Tarragona, Spain, adding a second reactor to produce high-quality polymeric polyols for the flexible polyurethane industry. Work began in April 2022, with commissioning scheduled for Q4 2023.

Rapid Industries will construct a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility adjacent to its existing headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, with a $6.8 million investment creating 25 new jobs.

Airedale has commenced production of OptiChill air-cooled data centre chillers at its new $7 million plant in Rockbridge, Virginia, a former warehouse of parent company Modine.

Mitsubishi Electric will invest 1.44 billion Turkish lira (about $113 million) in a new plant at its MACT air-conditioner subsidiary in Turkey. Annual capacity will rise to 300,000 air-to-water heat pumps and 1,100,000 room air conditioners, with production starting February 2024.

NHK Spring is building a new motor core production building at its Atsugi plant in Kanagawa, investing about ¥5 billion. Capacity at the plant will roughly triple after the building opens, with construction starting November 2022 and completion in October 2023.

Automation machinery maker Mühlbauer Inc., the US subsidiary of Germany's Mühlbauer Group, will invest $9 million to upgrade its Oakland Industrial Park facility in Newport News, Virginia, adding production equipment and creating 32 jobs.

Dollar Industries announced a Rs 120 crore investment plan by FY2024-25 to double its spinning capacity, including a new spinning mill in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, and a warehousing facility in Jagdishpur, West Bengal.

Daikin Europe N.V. invested 13 million euro to start production of VRV systems at its Turkish factory. Production began in May 2022, targeting the Turkish and Middle Eastern markets.

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies inaugurated a new $250 million, 170,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Douglas County, Colorado. The facility will produce single-use collection sets for the Rika Plasma Donation System.

Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co., Ltd. is building phase 2 of a spunlace nonwovens project in Jiangmen, Guangdong, with an investment of 80 million yuan. The project includes 4 spunlace nonwoven production lines and is expected to be completed by Q4 2022.

Hobas Pipe USA announced an expansion of its production capacity by 50% and new pressure pipe offerings for the potable water market at its Houston facility. The new equipment and technology are expected to start on July 1, 2022.

Hitachi Energy will invest $10 million to add a new production line for larger transformers at its Jefferson City, Missouri facility, creating approximately 75 new jobs.

Milliken & Co. announced it will begin production this fall at a new clarifier plant in Blacksburg, South Carolina, increasing capacity of Millad NX 8000 polypropylene clarifier by more than 50%.

ICS Medical Devices announced a major expansion, moving into a new 16,000 sq ft facility in Galway, Ireland, more than doubling its footprint. The expansion adds Class 8 cleanroom capacity and new technologies for catheter manufacturing.

TKG Huchems started construction of a nitric acid plant (400,000 tonnes/year) and an MNB plant (300,000 tonnes/year) at its Yeosu complex, investing KRW 250 billion. Commercial production is targeted for the second half of 2023.

J-POWER USA's Jackson Generation Project, a 1,200 MW combined-cycle power plant in Elwood, Illinois, achieved commercial operation using the first two Mitsubishi Power M501JAC gas turbines manufactured in North America.

HUBER Technologies approved expansion plans to increase its 75,000 square foot facility in Denver, North Carolina, by 63% to 112,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2023.

Livetouch Investments plans to invest over US$100 million in a second cement manufacturing plant in Redcliff, Zimbabwe. The first phase of $15-20 million will last 1-2 years, and the project is expected to create 300 new jobs.

Hitachi Energy announced plans to invest more than $10 million to expand and modernize its distribution transformer facility in Jefferson City, Missouri, adding a new production line for larger distribution transformers to meet demand from utilities, data centers, and renewable energy.

Merck is investing approximately EUR 440 million over five years to expand membrane production capacity in Carrigtwohill and build a new filtration plant in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The expansion will create over 370 jobs by end of 2027.