Huhtamaki North America plans to expand its Hammond, Indiana facility with nearly $100 million of capital investment to add molded fiber capacity. The project adds about 250,000 square feet and about 100 jobs, with construction starting in summer 2022.

Orora Beverage is investing $85 million to add a multi-size can line at its Revesby, New South Wales site. The line is expected to come online in 2025 and add about 10 per cent to can body capacity.

Erum completed an expansion of its Tangier factory, inaugurated on May 11, 2022. The MAD 235 million investment nearly doubles production capacity from 111 million to 202 million units per year by 2023 and creates 700 new direct jobs.

KARL STORZ held a groundbreaking ceremony for two new production buildings (TO 85 and 87) in Neuhausen, Germany, representing a triple-digit million euro investment.

Seal Bond received a 12-year tax abatement from the City of Norton Shores for a new 200,000 square foot production facility. The company expects to begin operations in summer 2022 and will hire an additional 20 employees over two years.

Cementos Fortaleza is planning to build a second production line at its integrated El Palmar plant in Hidalgo, Mexico. The project is expected to cost US$210 million.

Sonac, a subsidiary of Darling Ingredients, plans to invest $15 million in a new facility in Maryborough, Australia, to double production capacity by 2025. The expansion includes a new wastewater treatment plant and a world-class powder handling system.

Mayne Pharma will receive up to $4.8 million to expand its advanced manufacturing capability, aiming to double production of chronic pain medications, boost encapsulation capacity from 56 million to 104 million doses per year, and increase blister packaging capacity from 7.9 million to 21.3 million boxes per year.

CompAir, part of Ingersoll Rand, has completed the transfer of foreign screw compressor production capacity to its Simmern site in Germany, which is being upgraded and reconfigured.

Li-On Dongxin held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production line project in Haining Economic Development Zone, China. The project involves a total investment of 5 billion yuan and will produce 360,000 6-inch RF chips and devices annually upon completion.

Bosch announced a €12 million investment to install a new heat pump production line at its Thermo technology unit in Aveiro, Portugal, creating about 300 jobs. Production is expected to start in the first half of 2023, aiming for 150,000 units per year initially, with potential to increase to 400,000.

Universal Stainless is investing $15 million to expand its specialty-steel plant in North Jackson, Ohio, adding 13,000 square feet and two new vacuum arc re-melt furnaces. Construction has started and the project is expected to be completed by Q2 2023.

Borosil Renewables will invest Rs 1,500 crore over two years to expand its solar panel glass capacity to 1,550 TPD by FY24 and 2,100 TPD by FY25, enabling supply of 15 GW of solar modules. Domestic expansion will be at its Baruch facility in Gujarat. The company also plans to invest in its German plant to increase capacity to 500 TPD by 2023.

Nippon Steel Corporation will construct a new next-generation hot strip mill at its Nagoya Works in Japan, with a production capacity of approximately 6 million tons per year. The investment is about ¥270 billion, and operation is planned to start in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The existing hot strip mill will be shut down after the new mill starts.

Okmetic Oy, a subsidiary of NSIG (Shanghai Silicon Industry), will invest approximately €388 million to expand 200mm semiconductor silicon wafer production in Vantaa, Finland. The project will add 3.132 million wafers per year of capacity.

Stoelzle Glass Group's Polish subsidiary Stoelzle Częstochowa has started rebuilding its flint furnace, increasing daily capacity to 480 tonnes and adding three new production lines. The total investment is €45 million.

Airbus announced a third final assembly line for A320 aircraft at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, creating 1,000 new jobs. The 350,000-square-foot facility will break ground in the first half of 2023 and begin production in Q2 2025.

RM Group (Rubble Master) plans to expand production capacity at its Linz, Austria site through a 3-phase plan over five years, aiming to deliver 1,000 crushers and screens annually by 2027. The expansion includes a new service center, logistics center, and production expansion.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd. will increase production capacity for compact excavators and wheel loaders at its Shiga Works facility in Japan by approximately 30% by FY 2025, and will relocate and expand its product test site by FY 2024.

Baxter has invested in expanding a production line for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy solutions at its plant in Morelos, Mexico, creating 80 direct jobs. It also started operations at the Cuernavaca Automation Center, hiring 30 specialized technicians and engineers to build machines for export.

Airbus announced the creation of 6,000 new jobs globally, including 450-550 at its Broughton, Wales wing assembly plant, as it increases A320 family production rates to 75 aircraft per month by 2025. The company will invest £100 million in Broughton and expand its Mobile, US facility.

Jinzhou Thinkon Semiconductor has started construction of a new semiconductor-grade silicon product manufacturing facility in Taihe District, Jinzhou, Liaoning. The project has a total investment of CNY 700 million, with CNY 200 million planned for 2022, and will produce large-diameter 8-inch and 12-inch IC crystals with annual capacity of 3.6 million wafers.

Suspensys Sistemas Automotivos is investing BRA20 million (USD4 million) in a new automated production line in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, to increase axle beam production capacity to 300,000 units per year.

Welch Packaging, based in Elkhart, Indiana, bought a 98-inch Fosber corrugator for a new operation at 4200 Industrial Blvd in Indianapolis, expected to add at least 50 jobs.

Siemens Motor (China) is planning a second-phase green smart factory project in Yizheng, Jiangsu, China, with an investment of 1 billion yuan. The project will add annual production capacity of 2.4 million motors and is scheduled for construction from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023.

ZKW Mexico will begin the third expansion of its plant in Guanajuato Puerto Interior (GPI), Silao, with an investment of USD 102 million. The expansion will create at least 650 direct jobs and increase annual headlamp production capacity to 3.5 million units, with the plant covering 55,000 square meters.

Doyle Equipment Manufacturing and Riverview Manufacturing are expanding in Palmyra, Missouri, with an estimated $1 million investment and 30 new jobs. The project adds 80,000 square feet of production space for dry fertilizer handling equipment.

Action Construction Equipment (ACE) will commission one of the largest crawler and truck crane manufacturing plants, doubling its production capacity. The company also plans to expand capacity in pick and carry cranes, tower cranes, and forklifts, and launch new products including 100-160t crawler cranes in the first half of 2023.

Uponor North America opened a $5.5 million, 25,000 sq ft expansion of its Hutchinson, Minnesota facility, raising PEX-a pipe extrusion capacity by more than 10%.

Tamilnadu Cements announced plans to construct a new grinding mill in Alangulam, Tamil Nadu, India, costing around $5.23 million. The new unit will quadruple capacity from 0.28Mta to 0.56Mta in ten months.

Tri-City Extrusion Inc. will invest $30.8 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Bristol, Tennessee, constructing a new 120,500 sq ft facility with a 5,550-ton press. The expansion will create 51 new jobs.

BASF started up a new methane sulfonic acid plant at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site, increasing total capacity to 50,000 metric tons per year. The investment was a higher double-digit million euro amount.

McCarthy Building Companies completed a $270 million expansion of the Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility in Leawood, Kansas, including dual-use disk filtration systems.

Alfamed inaugurated a new 4,300 m² industrial complex in Lagoa Santa, Brazil, with an investment of R$ 9.5 million. The expansion will generate over 160 direct and 600 indirect jobs in the first six months.

Cerrowire announced a $100 million expansion of its Morgan County factory in Hartselle, Alabama, with a new 270,000-square-foot facility to produce metal clad cable. The project is expected to create 130 jobs.

Three 5USt capacity overhead cranes were installed at a JR Automation/Setpoint facility in Ogden, Utah, as part of an expansion project. The cranes were supplied by R&M Materials Handling and installed by Hoj Innovations.

Çimsa Cement is investing US$45m to expand the capacity of its calcium aluminate cement (CAC) facility at its Mersin plant in Turkey. The project is due to start in Q2 2022 and be completed in Q3 2023.

Domo Chemicals has added 6,000 tons of capacity at its Jiaxing site since March 2022, reaching 14,000 tons of PA6 from April 2022.

Inline Plastics opened a new manufacturing plant in Gladwin, Michigan, at the former Cam Packaging facility, to increase capacity for PET food packaging production.

BID Group announced a $10.6 million strategic capital investment to expand and automate its St. George, South Carolina operations, including facility expansion and acquisition of the adjacent Dover Hydraulics South facility, creating over 20 jobs.

Columbiad Fabrication and Aviation, LLC will invest $4.8 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Henry County, Tennessee, by purchasing a building in Puryear and relocating from Paris, creating 144 new jobs over five years.

Komatsu is expanding its factory in Suzano, Brazil, with a total investment of R$158 million to increase capacity by 40% by 2024.

Chinese inverter manufacturer AISWEI, parent company of Solplanet, announced it will build a new factory in Yangzhong, Jiangsu, China, expanding production capacity from 10 GW to 25 GW. The new 16,000 sqm facility will add 8 automatic assembly lines and is expected to be operational in 2023.

ABB is investing CZK 25 million in a new production line at its Brno plant to double sensor production capacity to 100,000 pieces per year by 2026, driven by demand for high-voltage sensors.

Universal Stainless and Alloy Products Inc. plans to invest $15 million at its North Jackson facility to add two new vacuum arc re-melt furnaces and expand the mill by about 15,000 square feet, with first melts expected in Q1 2023.

Tigard-based NSI, a supplier of gas and chemical delivery systems to semiconductor makers, is moving from 15,000 sq ft of buildings to a newly built 62,000 sq ft plant in Sherwood, Oregon, in 2022, described as a multiple-million-dollar investment.

Etem Gestamp will invest 60 million euro over two years to expand its Sofia, Bulgaria plant, increasing capacity from 35,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year. The expansion is driven by an 8-year contract to supply aluminum battery box components for Porsche electric vehicles, with serial production starting in 2023.

OECHSLER is expanding its additive manufacturing capacity at its Ansbach-Brodswinden site in Germany, investing a mid-range single-digit million amount. The expansion adds 800 square meters for HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printers for series production.

Logan Aluminum Inc. plans a $249.8 million expansion at its factory in Logan County, Kentucky, adding production capacity for its beverage can and automotive businesses. The project is expected to create at least 65 full-time jobs.

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC entered a $149.6 million cooperative agreement with the US government to double injectable filling production capacity at its Spokane, Washington facility, to be completed by 2025.