Ningbo Changbi Hydraulic Transmission Technology has a pre-approval public notice for a smart manufacturing workshop in Fenghua District, Ningbo, producing 10,000 screw compressors and vacuum pumps per year.

MULTIVAC Group officially opened a new production and sales site in the Ghiloth industrial area near Delhi, India, with an investment of about nine million euros. About 60 people will initially be employed there.

Anhui Changyu Pump & Valve Manufacturing has completed the roof topping-out of its new plant in Jingxian, Anhui, a total investment of 80 million yuan on a site of about 13,000 square meters.

Dhunseri Ventures' subsidiary Dhunseri Poly Films has started commercial production at its Panagarh plant in West Bengal, initially making 45,000 TPA of BOPET films. Phase I is a Rs 540 crore investment that is expected to employ over 200 people.

Toppan will build a 50,000 m² barrier film manufacturing facility in Most, Usti nad Labem region, Czech Republic, to produce its GL BARRIER transparent film for Europe. The ground-breaking took place in November 2023 and mass production is expected by late 2024.

Hoerbiger Compressor Technology (China) opened its new Changzhou plant at the Changzhou High-tech Zone on December 12, 2023. The project has a total investment of USD 100 million and will serve petrochemical, hydrogen, chip and energy storage markets.

HOERBIGER has inaugurated a new production site in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, which combines production and service for its Compression Division and Safety Business Unit, employing 250 people.

Smurfit Kappa plans a $115 million investment to build and expand two production plants in Santa Clara Coatitla, Ecatepec. The municipality has granted the licenses needed to start construction.

Uflex Ltd is investing 550 crore rupees (about $85.7 million) in its fourth factory in Sanand, Gujarat, to make aseptic packaging with capacity of 7 billion containers per year and enter a market dominated by Tetra Pak. The plant will initially employ 250 people.

Trebor Developments reached practical completion on Crown Packaging's £150 million, 632,000 sq ft beverage can plant at the former Mars Petcare site in Woodston, Peterborough, which will employ at least 280 people. Crown started production at the site as construction finished.

Elopak plans its first U.S. production plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, to make Pure-Pak gable-top cartons for dairy, juice and plant-based products. The investment is about USD 70 million and will create more than 100 permanent jobs.

Tricor Group plans to invest €170 million in a new plant near the Dutch border in the Weeze/Goch region, with start-up in Q3 2025 and capacity of up to 200 million square metres of corrugated board per year.

Pnosan Group opened a new 8,500 square metre factory in Çorlu, Tekirdağ, to expand domestic production of steam valves and flow control products during its 30th year in the sector.

Saica Group started work on a new corrugated board plant in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, investing more than EUR 100 million. The plant will combine Saica Pack El Prat and Saica Pack Barcelona and is due to start in spring 2025.

York Container, part of Atlantic Packaging, started up its first greenfield corrugated box plant in Elgin, Illinois, with over 400,000 sq ft of manufacturing space producing corrugated sheets, brown shippers and graphic packaging.

SIG has opened its €10 million Packaging Development Center Europe at its packaging plant site in Linnich, Germany, on or around 28 November 2023.

Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will invest $233 million to build its first US advanced manufacturing facility in Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina, to make lithium-ion battery pouches for EVs and create 352 jobs.

TNA Solutions added a third Australian manufacturing site, its second in Sydney, in Wetherill Park to produce complete confectionery line systems for its global supply chain.

Beak & Johnston opened a new A$110 million pastry and ready-meal production facility in Arndell Park, Sydney, with capacity for up to one million meal solutions per week and 180 new jobs.

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning's subsidiary Johnson Controls-Hitachi Wanbao Compressor (Guangzhou) signed the main terms of an investment contract with Conghua district for a scroll compressor project planned at about 100 mu of land, with investment of RMB 480 million.

Tess Agro PLC launched Agro Tin Tech, a can manufacturing plant at its factory in Kelaniya with capacity of 80,000 cans per day. The initial machinery and equipment investment is Rs. 79.2 million.

A new $80 million cardboard box plant at the former Longview Fibre pulp and paper mill site in Longview, Washington is scheduled to open within weeks, owned by WestRock.

Jabil inaugurated its third manufacturing plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, a 250,000 sq ft facility in the Chihuahua 2000 Industrial Park with a $50 million investment, expected to generate 2,000 jobs.

Smurfit Kappa is establishing its first South Carolina operation in Anderson County with a $68 million investment that will create 200 jobs. The company expects to acquire a 259,000-square-foot facility at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road.

AkzoNobel announced a €32 million investment to build a metal packaging coatings factory in Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, creating 40 jobs. Operations are scheduled to begin by mid-2025, and the cornerstone has been laid.

DrinkPAK, a contract beverage manufacturer, is investing more than $450 million to build two facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas totaling about 2.8 million square feet. The DP2 low-acid plant is expected to open in November 2024 and DP3 high-acid plant in January 2025, creating 1,000 jobs by 2026.

Opal Fibre Packaging, a Nippon Paper Group member, has officially opened its corrugated cardboard packaging facility in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, established with a AUD 140 million investment. The site can produce up to 720,000 square meters of packaging per day.

GF Central Plastics broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 41401 Wolverine Road in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The $30 million investment is expected to create up to 300 full-time jobs upon opening.

AUX Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone to settle a project producing 30 million compressors annually in Wuhu, Anhui, China.

Atlas Copco (India) is setting up a manufacturing facility and office building in Talegaon, Maharashtra, to make air and gas compressor systems for the local market. Completion is targeted for Q2 2024, with an estimated value of Rs 140 crore.

Danfoss Turbocor, marking 10 years as a wholly owned Danfoss company, said a new production facility in Nordborg, Denmark is scheduled for completion in 2026. The Nordborg site currently handles sales and service for European customers.

Bonet Madeiras e Papéis announced the start of activities at a R$15 million vertically integrated plant in Caçador, Santa Catarina, for biodegradable packaging and cups. The company expects its revenue to triple next year.

Opal Group opened stage one of its A$140 million corrugated cardboard packaging facility at the Logic Wodonga industrial estate in Barnawartha, Victoria, in November 2023, creating 432 jobs, with stage two planned to add capacity.

NETZSCH Southern Africa opened a 1,200 square metre positive displacement pump assembly centre in Durban in November 2023 to serve South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The older Johannesburg plant will be repurposed as a sales and service centre.

Amcor is opening a plastics recycling plant with a partner in Cauca, Colombia, in November 2023, as part of its Valle del Cauca operations. The article also profiles its Cali plant, which makes sustainable bottles and packaging.

Arde Makine has begun building a 5,000 m2 production facility in Bursa's Kayapa industrial zone, aiming to triple manufacturing and workforce capacity. The company plans to start production at the new factory by the end of 2024.

Bundaberg Brewed Drinks opened its 22,000 sqm Master Brewery in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 31 October 2023 with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attending. The plant cost more than A$120 million, including a A$19 million government grant, and was equipped with Krones beverage systems.

Korean auto interior maker Daesol Ausys Georgia is opening a $72 million facility in Harris County, Georgia, creating more than 140 jobs. The plant begins operations in late 2024 and supplies Kia, Hyundai and General Motors.

CJ Foodville, a subsidiary of CJ Group, is opening a $47 million bakery and food processing facility in Hall County, Georgia, to support its TOUS les JOURS brand. At full capacity in 2025 it will produce more than 19,000 tons of products a year.

DAS Corp, a supplier to Kia and Hyundai, is opening a $35 million facility in Metter, Georgia, to make auto seat structures. The plant will create 300 jobs and begin production in late 2024.

Pratt Industries is building a 496,000-square-foot production facility in Warner Robins, Georgia, its 13th site in the state, opening in 2024. The company's total investment in Georgia will exceed $800 million.

PT Katup Industri Indonesia opened its first plant in Cikarang, West Java, producing oil and gas and mining valves with a stated value of USD 12 million. The plant targets 19,200 units in two shifts and aims to reduce valve imports.

Balluff opened its new greenfield smart factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on October 27, 2023. The 7,000 m² site represents a 50 million euro ($53 million) investment to regionalize its supply chain for the Americas.

American Packaging Corporation opened its flexible packaging Center of Excellence in Cedar City, Utah, in August 2023. The project had an estimated investment of $100m, was announced in July 2021, and is expected to create more than 135 jobs.

Ringo Válvulas is building a new valve factory in the Empresarium industrial estate, investing €11 million to double its production capacity. The plant is expected to be operational by mid-2024 and will add about 15 jobs.

Edwards plans a new dry pump factory at the STAMP park in Genesee County, New York, initially creating about 280 jobs and producing 10,000 dry pumps per year, expandable to 20,000. It is scheduled to be operational in 2025.

Chinese compressor maker Jiaxipera opened its new production plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with a $60 million investment in stages, creating 600 jobs. The first phase of $20 million supports two million compressors per year.

Jiaxipera's compressor factory in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico began production on October 26, 2023, with a US$60 million investment and annual capacity of 6 million units. It is the first independently built overseas factory of China's compressor industry.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry held the grand opening of a new $460 million foundry in Oakboro, North Carolina, on 700 acres in Stanly County. It replaces the company's century-old Uptown Charlotte cast iron foundry.

Vetropack inaugurated its new high-tech glass container plant in Boffalora sopra Ticino, Milan province, after an investment of over CHF 400 million. The site is expected to raise production by 70%.