LaMotte Co. is building a research and development and manufacturing facility in Glasgow, Delaware, with $1.2 million in state incentives and $3.3 million in company spending, creating 57 jobs in the first year.

Menzel Elektromotoren has signed a construction contract for a new, larger motor plant in Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany. The 8,500 m² facility will create around 100 new jobs and is expected to be completed by August 2023.

Altek Metal is building a 50,000-ton-per-year recycled aluminum casting plant in Çerkezköy, Turkey, with an 18 million euro investment from EBRD and Garanti BBVA. Production is expected to start in January 2023.

Wacker Neuson Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production facility for steel components in Kragujevac, Serbia. The first construction phase involves an investment of around €23 million, with the plant scheduled to go on stream in October 2022.

ASK Chemicals Group has launched a new manufacturing plant in El Carmen, Nuevo León, Mexico, with an investment of about $27 million. The plant created 90 direct jobs and has capacity for over 30,000 metric tons of resin, 10,000 metric tons of paint, and 5 million exothermic sleeves per year.

Yake Technology's subsidiary Zhejiang Huafei Electronic Substrate Materials will invest about 1.5 billion yuan ($236M) to build a 39,000-ton-per-year semiconductor core materials project in South Taihu New Area, Huzhou. The project will be built in three phases over about five years.

Hébert Group became a PulPac licensee and will install the PulPac Modula Dry Molded Fiber production platform at PulPac's facilities in Orgelet, eastern France, this summer.

Nestlé is investing 67 million Swiss francs in a new plant-based food factory in Surcin, Serbia, spanning 18,440 square metres, with a production capacity of 12,000 tonnes per year and 330 new jobs. Production is expected to launch in Q4 2022.

Xin Yuen Chuan Co., Ltd., a rubber conveyor belt manufacturer, is investing over NT$2 billion (approx. USD 72 million) in a three-phase new plant in Nantou, Taiwan. The first phase, costing NT$800 million, includes a six-story building with automated and unmanned production lines for thermoplastic carbon fiber composite products, targeting aerospace, electric vehicle and sports equipment markets. Production is expected to start in Q3 2022.

Jiangxi Shangqiong Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. plans to build a new plant in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China, with an investment of 68 million yuan (approx. USD 10.7 million). The project includes workshops, an office building, and equipment such as CNC machines and laser cutters, with construction from Q1 2022 to Q4 2023.

ABB's transformer manufacturing base in Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, China, is nearing completion. The first production line is expected to start operations within 2022.

Axium Packaging has moved its headquarters and subsidiaries Acti Pack and Loire Plastic Industrie into a 22,000 sqm facility near Saint-Etienne, France, after a €16 million, six-month fit-out. Production capacity is reported to rise by 15%.

Cogmedix, a subsidiary of Coghlin Companies, broke ground on a new 101,000 square foot medical device manufacturing facility in West Boylston, Massachusetts. The facility will more than double its current footprint and is expected to create up to 200 new jobs over 3-5 years.

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced plans to build a new advanced 300mm semiconductor fab (Fab12i P3) in Singapore, with a first-phase monthly capacity of 30,000 wafers and production expected to commence in late 2024. The investment is US$5 billion.

Haier inaugurated a new deep freezer factory at its industrial park in Ranjangaon, Pune, with an annual production capacity of 500,000 units. The facility strengthens local manufacturing under the 'Make in India' initiative.

Metalsa laid the first stone of a new plant in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of $170 million. The plant will manufacture chassis for Toyota Tacoma trucks, creating 1,024 jobs, and is expected to start production in November 2023.

Reinforced Earth is constructing a new manufacturing hub on a 4.02-hectare site in Avon Industrial Park near Northam, Western Australia, to produce retaining wall solutions and buried concrete arches. Stage 1 includes a 2,000 sqm manufacturing area, with completion expected by end of April 2022.

TF Group's subsidiary Toan Cau Audio Visual Entertainment JSC broke ground on a complex of factories for assembling cars and construction machinery in Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam, with a total investment of VND 6,900 billion.

Magna International plans to build an $18 million seating plant in Detroit, creating 390 jobs, through a new joint venture. The article does not name the joint venture partner.

Mitsubishi Power will establish the Takasago Hydrogen Park, a hydrogen power demonstration facility at its Takasago Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, to validate hydrogen production, storage, and gas turbine fueling, aiming to commence operations in fiscal year 2023.

Daikin India is planning to set up its third manufacturing plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of ₹1,000 million in the first phase. The plant will manufacture ACs and components, catering to domestic and international markets, and is expected to become operational by 2023.

Yuil Robotics announced plans to build a third factory to expand industrial robot production capacity, preparing for increased demand from smart factories. The company will fund the plant through an IPO and also plans to hire more robot development staff.

Multivac is establishing a production site in Ghiloth, India, with a €6.8 million investment, covering 10,000 SQM, for thermoforming packaging machines and traysealers, with completion planned for December 2022.

Novelis will invest approximately $50 million to build a recycling center at its Ulsan Aluminum joint venture in South Korea, with an annual casting capacity of 100 kilotonnes of low-carbon sheet ingot.

Kovalska Group will build a second plant to produce aerated concrete blocks in Rozvadov, with an investment of €50M and capacity of 500,000 cubic meters per year.

Kovalska Group will build a new plant to produce Siltek dry building mixture in the Lviv region, with an investment of €20M and capacity of 150 tons per year.

Babcock International Group has opened an Additive Manufacturing facility at Plymouth Science Park, enabling it to 3D print metal parts for the first time, with a focus on defence and engineering support.

Molbio Diagnostics Private Limited launched a new manufacturing unit at Verna, Goa, for its Truenat Real-Time PCR diagnostic platform. The facility spans 135,000 sq.ft and increases production capacity to 350,000 units per day.

Emerson launched its new manufacturing facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, producing solenoid valves, filter regulators and control cabinets to serve customers in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East and Africa region.

Atlas Copco will invest RMB 3 billion to build a China headquarters and R&D and manufacturing plant for industrial compressors in Wuxi New District, with annual capacity of 163,000 units. The project was signed on February 21, 2022.

Emerson opened a new 145,000 sq ft integrated manufacturing facility at Mahindra World City in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to make products of its Automation Solutions business for India, Asia and global markets.

ICI Pakistan and Tariq Glass Industries executed a joint venture agreement to set up a greenfield float glass manufacturing facility with a production capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes/day, to be built in two phases of 500 tonnes/day each. ICI Pakistan will hold 51% and Tariq Glass 49%.

Smilers, a subsidiary of Biotech Dental, is investing EUR 15 million in a new ultra-automated plant near Salon-de-Provence, France. The facility will produce over 10,000 dental aligners daily starting September 2022 and employ 300 people at full capacity.

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies plans to invest more than €2 billion in a new frontend fab in Kulim, Malaysia, to produce silicon carbide and gallium nitride products. Once fully equipped, the module is expected to generate an additional €2 billion in annual revenues.

Biotech Dental, a European leader in dental implants, is building a new 3,500 m² Industry 4.0 plant in Salon-de-Provence, France, with an investment of €15 million.

Prysmian Group signed a contract to purchase the Brayton Point site in Massachusetts for a new submarine power cable plant, with a total investment of about $200 million. The project also includes confirmation of cable awards for Commonwealth Wind and Park Wind City offshore wind projects worth approximately $900 million.

Aspen Aerogels plans to construct an advanced manufacturing facility in Bulloch County, Georgia, investing at least $325 million and creating over 250 jobs. Production is expected to begin in late 2023.

Multi-Wing America opened a new manufacturing plant in New Caney, Texas, to produce modular axial fans for engine cooling and HVACR applications, as well as SMARTPACK and CUSTOMFAN fan packs from E Flow Technologies.

Citic Dicastal began construction of a new industrial unit in Kenitra, Morocco, for an investment of 1.8 billion dirhams. The plant will produce aluminum chassis components with a capacity of 10 million units and create 766 direct jobs.

OOO Zavod Promyshlennogo Oborudovaniya, a resident of the TOSER Seversk, will build a plant to produce universal loader-excavators in the Tomsk region. The project involves 300 million rubles in investment and is expected to create over 90 jobs.

FACC Solutions Croatia has begun serial production at its new plant in Jakovlje, Croatia, delivering aircraft cabin parts for Airbus, Boeing, and Bombardier. The first phase cost over €10 million, with total project value of about €35 million.

ZACROS announced it will open a new manufacturing building with development functions at its Mie Plant, the core site of its wellness business segment, in 2024 to expand production.

Midea Group began construction of a new energy vehicle auto parts base in Anqing, Anhui province, with a total investment of about 11 billion yuan ($1.74 billion). The base is designed to produce 60 million units of auto parts annually.

Saertex opened a production facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, for multiaxial glass fiber noncrimp fabrics. The 15,000 sq ft plant will create 54 jobs and serve the wind power sector.

Schneider Electric announced a new 160,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in El Paso, Texas, as part of a $100 million regional investment. The facility will produce low voltage switchboards and employ about 400 people, expected to be completed in late 2022.

The GeoSM group of companies launched a geotextile production line in Ilyinogorsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, with investments of 160 million rubles. The line has a capacity of up to 4,380 tons per year and created 60 jobs.

Biosphere Corporation has launched a greenfield spunlace nonwoven production plant in Dnipro, Ukraine, for wet wipes. The first test launch was in January 2022, with full capacity expected in early 2023. Investment was EUR 21 million.

Faurecia Clarion Electronics broke ground on an intelligent 'future factory' in Fengcheng, Jiangxi province, China. The company plans to invest 1.6 billion yuan ($252 million) by 2028 in upgrading production facilities and expanding scale.

Baker Hughes expanded its presence in Guyana with the opening of a major facility to support regional customers and localization.

Schule Mühlenbau is building Europe's largest oat mill for Navara Oat Milling Ltd. in the 'Golden Triangle' of England. The turnkey project was contracted in September 2021, with commissioning expected in 2023.