Algodonera del Valle announced a USD 15 million investment to expand its textile plant at Parque Industrial El Pantanillo in Catamarca, Argentina. The expansion includes a new Plant 3 with state-of-the-art spinning and weaving machinery, expected to start operations in August 2022.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is investing approximately €440 million to increase membrane manufacturing capacity in Carrigtwohill and build a new filtration manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park, both in Cork, Ireland. The expansion will create more than 370 permanent jobs by the end of 2027.

Smurfit Kappa is investing €7 million at its LithoPac plant in Nybro, Sweden, adding a new building and an inline laminator to increase capacity. The new machine is expected to be installed in January 2023.

Teejay India, a subsidiary of Teejay Lanka, completed a $26 million expansion project at its plant in Visakhapatnam, India, adding 20 tonnes of fabric capacity per day.

Pronar opened a new production hall of nearly one hectare in Siemiatycze, Poland, on May 20, 2022, to manufacture mobile crushers and screeners for construction, mining and recycling.

TYM Group plans to invest over $20 million in manufacturing facilities in Rome, Georgia, USA, including a 142,500 sq ft factory and expanded parts center, to increase annual tractor production from 30,000 to 50,000 units. Construction starts May 2022 with completion by June 2023, creating over 150 jobs.

Aluminco is creating a third extrusion line at its Oinofita facilities, boosting production capacity by 60%, and expanding its robotic warehouse to 19 meters high with 3,100 storage spaces. These investments are part of a green strategy.

Romanian Grup Serban Holding plans to invest €3 million to expand its vegetable packaging facility, increasing capacity from 1.5 tons per hour to 10 tons per hour. The project is funded partly by EU non-refundable funds.

Thermosilesia is building a new production hall for Rotenso devices, a new office building, and expanding its logistics center in Ruda Śląska, Poland, adding nearly 8,000 m² of space. Construction started in March 2022, with completion expected in spring 2023.

Tokuyama Corporation decided to expand the capacity of its hydrophobic grade fumed silica production line at its wholly owned subsidiary Tokuyama Chemicals (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. in Jiaxing, China. Construction will start in September 2022, with operations scheduled to commence in August 2023.

Bleistahl North America LP will expand its Battle Creek, Michigan facility by adding equipment and a fourth shift, with an $8.7 million capital investment creating 69 jobs. The project was supported by a $414,000 state grant.

Petoskey Plastics, a Michigan-based recycler and plastics manufacturer, plans to invest $30 million in a new manufacturing facility in McKinney, Texas. The 53,000-square-foot building will be expanded to 130,000 square feet within five years, increasing output by about 15%.

Shchekinoazot has begun installing equipment for a new multilayer nonwoven material production line using meltblown technology (spunbond, SSMS) at its Pervomaisky branch. Equipment arrived from China in April 2022, with installation expected by late August 2022.

Caterpillar Brasil inaugurated a new assembly line at its Campo Largo plant, investing R$ 60 million and hiring 400 new employees. The plant becomes the only one in Brazil to produce mini loaders, and production capacity is expected to double.

Bellota Herramientas invested nearly EUR 4 million in a new automated manufacturing line at its Legazpi plant, doubling production capacity for hoes and hammers. The line will produce 7,200 hoes and 4,000 hammers per day at full capacity by end of 2022.

Sartorius opened a new 10,000-square-meter building with about 2,400 square meters of clean rooms at its M'Hamdia site in Tunisia, after investing more than 20 million euros to increase fluid management production.

MEDITE SMARTPLY completed a €44 million upgrade of its OSB factory in County Waterford, Ireland, including a new drying, energy and screening system and a biomass energy plant. The upgrade increases output and enables 100% renewable biomass energy for process drying and heating.

Sarapul Electric Generator Plant (SEGZ) opened a new production line for heavy traction electric motors for low-floor trams, investing 268.6 million rubles. The plant plans to produce 1,000 units per year, creating 150 jobs, with the main customer being PK Transport Systems.

Mathys Orthopädie, a subsidiary of Swiss Mathys AG, is investing over €50 million to expand its production site in Stadtroda, Germany, creating up to 120 new jobs. Construction starts Q3 2022, production begins early 2024.

Wilson Transformer Company announced on 18 May 2022 it has been awarded an AUD 8.7 million government grant under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative to expand its Wodonga, Victoria facilities into a larger state-of-the-art distribution transformer manufacturing operation to support critical energy infrastructure projects.

Sartorius is building a new 58,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Havant, Hampshire, UK, to produce downstream processing equipment for injectable drugs. The expansion was announced on 18 May 2022.

Groupe SEB announced more than €5 million in investment in 2022 to double the production area at the Krampouz site in Pluguffan, France, increasing the site area by almost 50% to 10,000 sq m. The expansion will increase production capacity for Krampouz cooking appliances for professional and home markets.

Shinhwa Auto USA Corp. is expanding its presence in Auburn, Alabama, by adding a second auto parts manufacturing facility as part of a $78 million project that will create 42 jobs over three years. The new 400,000-square-foot factory will expand output of aluminum parts for electric and combustion engine vehicles.

Bystronic Maschinenbau GmbH held a groundbreaking ceremony for a €1.2 million expansion building at its Gotha site in Thuringia, Germany, to better integrate development and production for sheet metal processing machines. Completion is scheduled for September 2022.

Renesas is investing Y90 billion to reopen its Kofu Factory in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, as a 300mm power semiconductor fab, targeting mass production in 2024 to double its power semiconductor capacity.

Furukawa Electric will invest about JPY 7.0 billion to build a new factory at its Mie Works in Japan to increase production capacity of tape for semiconductor processes, with operations planned to start in April 2025.

Vinati Organics will expand its ATBS capacity from 40,000 MT to 60,000 MT with a capex of Rs. 300 crore, expected to be commissioned by December 2023. Separately, its subsidiary Veeral Organics is investing Rs. 280 crore in new products with commissioning expected by September 2023.

Innovia, a unit of CCL Industries, will invest $70 million to add a new 8-meter wide co-extrusion line at its site near Leipzig, Germany, adding 36,000 tons of annual capacity for thin gauge label films. Production is expected to start in the second half of 2024.

BASF has integrated an additional production line for its antioxidant Irganox 1010 at its Jurong Island site in Singapore, doubling capacity to meet growing demand in Asia and the Middle East.

LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire successfully installed ball mill No 6 at its Abidjan plant, adding 1 million tonnes per annum of grinding capacity. The project cost €23 million and the mill began producing cement in September 2017.

Rockwell Automation is increasing capital spending to expand manufacturing capacity by adding employees and equipment, aiming to resolve a large order backlog caused by supply-chain issues.

Gerresheimer has commissioned a new plastic container and closure plant and a new glass melting furnace at its Kosamba site in India, adding production capacity for pharmaceutical primary packaging.

GT Bunning and Sons invested £6m in upgrading its factory in Gressenhall, Norfolk, including a £1.3m paint line, to increase annual capacity from 550 to 1,000 muck spreaders.

Soprema Group ordered a second plant from Siempelkamp for production of Pavatex wood-fibre insulation boards in Chavelot, France, with assembly starting in Q4 2023 and annual capacity of about 55,000 tonnes.

Capstone Copper's Mantoverde Development Project in Chile received 13 Komatsu 830E haul trucks as construction progresses. The project, targeted for completion in late 2023, includes a new sulphide concentrator and expansion of the desalination plant.

ASG Aluminium und Stahl GmbH acquired a 7,270 sqm plot in Güdderath to build a new production and distribution site with a 4,800 sqm hall and high-bay warehouse, investing €8 million and creating up to 25 jobs. Construction is planned in two phases from 2024 to 2027.

Hangcha Group will invest in three technological transformation projects, including the Construction Project of Science and Technology Innovation Park in Shiqiao and the Construction Project of Intelligent Manufacturing Base Phase III of Hengfan Science and Technology Park, to boost intelligent manufacturing capacity.

Electronmash JSC supplied 53 cells of Eltima Pro medium voltage switchgear to the Karaganda plant of rubber technical products 'RTI' as part of its reconstruction. Installation of the first section is completed, and the second section is expected in mid-June 2022.

Brother Industries plans to start producing high-performance machine tools at its Xi'an plant in China within three years, expanding from low-cost models. The company will introduce production experience from its Kariya plant and source most components locally.

North Star BlueScope Steel marked the completion of a $700 million facility expansion at its Delta, Ohio plant, increasing annual hot rolled coil production by 850,000 metric tonnes and creating over 100 new jobs.

Taekwang Industrial approved a 145 billion KRW investment to expand aramid production at its Ulsan plant, increasing capacity by 3,500 tons annually to reach 5,000 tons by 2025.

Johnson County Council approved two tax abatements for a $15 million expansion of Sonoco Flexible Packaging's facility north of Edinburgh, Indiana. The announcement is dated 13 May 2022.

SCG Packaging (SCGP) will add 75,000 tons per year of corrugated carton and sheet board capacity through Thai Containers Group, its 70:30 joint venture with Rengo, at existing sites in Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon. The THB 2,450 million project is expected to start commercial production in mid-2023.

Teijin Automotive Technologies broke ground on a 164,400 sq ft facility in Huntington, Indiana, adding a topcoat line and assembly area. The $100M+ investment will create about 110 jobs initially, with operations starting April 2024.

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd plans to invest ₹2,600 crore over four years to set up two greenfield grinding units in Tamil Nadu, each with a capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum. The first unit in Virudhunagar will cost ₹600-800 crore and create 500 jobs.

Genesis Robotics & Motion Technologies expanded its production facilities on its Langley, BC campus with a new 2,500 m² facility to increase prototyping, development, and manufacturing capabilities for LiveDrive direct drive motors and actuators.

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd is expanding its manufacturing plant at Belagavi, Karnataka, with an investment of INR 3,000 million (US$38.3 million). The expansion is expected to create up to 700 new jobs by March 2024 and includes a 9MW solar power installation.

Logistex completed a £10 million project for B&Q at their Distribution Centre in Worksop, UK, integrating a pallet decant system, Goods To Person stations, a tote shuttle system, and robotic palletisers to increase site capability to 2,100,000 cases dispatched per week.

Solvay began expanding its Marietta, Ohio plant to increase polysulfone capacity by over 25% in 2024, with new hiring already underway.

Royal Philips has completed a 7,200 sq mt expansion at its factory in Chakan, Pune, Maharashtra, now totaling 11,700 sq mts. The facility supports MR Radio Frequency Coil, mobile surgery systems, and Ultrasound assembly. Additionally, Philips acquired 10 acres of land to build a new R&D centre in Pune.