JLS Automation plans a 50,000-square-foot expansion of its headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, to increase production capacity for large automated packaging systems.

Martinrea announced a $155 million expansion of its operations in Querétaro, Mexico, creating 668 new jobs. The investment will focus on producing aluminum automotive components for Ford, Honda, BMW, General Motors and Lucid.

Singapore-based Jihua Industrial invested in a project to produce 500,000 valve sets a year in Ningjin County, Dezhou, Shandong, with a total investment of USD 16 million including USD 10 million for new CNC equipment. Annual sales are expected to reach about CNY 200 million.

Baldwin Richardson Foods will invest $50 million to upgrade its plants in Macedon and Williamson, New York, adding machinery and creating up to 60 jobs.

Martinrea announced a $155 million investment to expand production of aluminum-based engine blocks, suspension bridges and transmission housings at its Queretaro, Mexico plant, targeting 2 million parts for OEMs including BMW and Lucid.

ZAPI GROUP subsidiary Inmotion Technologies will invest EUR 25 million in a new 6,000 sqm manufacturing facility in Tyresö, southern Stockholm, for e-mobility inverters, creating 100 jobs and expected to open in mid-2023.

ArcelorMittal will invest 1.3 billion reais ($250.51 million) to expand output at its Barra Mansa plant in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, adding a new steel rolling machine with 500,000 tonnes per year capacity over the next three years.

Northern Wide Plank (NWP) is expanding its manufacturing facilities in Schomberg, Ontario, adding 40,000 square feet of space and installing new production lines, with completion scheduled by December 2022.

Knauf Insulation will modernize and expand its glass wool plant in Bernburg, Germany, in 2023 to significantly increase production capacity, with work carried out during ongoing operations.

Mitsui Chemicals' subsidiary Sunrex Industrial will add one meltblown nonwoven fabric production line at its Yokkaichi plant, increasing capacity by 1.3 times. Commercial operation is scheduled for April 2023.

Emerson expanded manufacturing capacity at its 63,000 sq ft Brantford, Ontario facility by adding production of AVENTICS pneumatic cylinders. The move shortens lead times for Canadian automation customers to one to five business days.

LUFKIN Industries relocated the machine shop operations of its Don-Nan unit from Midland, Texas to an expanded facility in Claremore, Oklahoma, adding at least 70 full-time jobs. A ribbon cutting for the expanded facility took place on February 10, 2022.

Technonicol will invest over 520 million rubles to build a production line for stone wool greenhouse substrates at its Zavod TEKHNO plant in Krasny Sulin, Russia. The line will have an annual capacity of 160,000 cubic meters and is expected to start production in December 2022.

WEG announced the construction of a new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal, with an investment of €23.5 million. The 22,600 m² facility will expand production of large electric motors and centralize operations, creating around 100 new jobs.

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC is expanding its Norlina, North Carolina plant with an investment of up to $82 million, adding 200 jobs. The expansion will increase the plant's physical base by 1.5 times and is expected to be fully operational in early 2023.

Novelis announced a $130 million investment at its Oswego, New York plant to expand the facility's hot mill capacity.

Novelis announced a $375 million investment to expand its rolling and recycling capabilities in Zhenjiang, China.

Hexatronic is investing €6 million to add new production lines at its former Rehau plant in Neulengbach, Austria. The expansion will increase capacity for microduct tubes used for fiber optic cable blowing. The new lines are expected to be operational in about one year.

Haizea Bilbao will expand its Port of Bilbao plant by 48,800 square metres to over 100,000 square metres, creating about 350 direct jobs. Expansion work begins before summer 2022 to meet a contract with Ørsted.

Evergreen is adding a 54,000-square-foot building to its Clyde, Ohio facility to house four food-grade rPET manufacturing lines. Completion is expected in June 2022, raising annual rPET capacity to 217 million pounds.

Sierra Aluminum, a division of Samuel Son & Co., announced plans to build a new 300,000-square-foot greenfield facility in Mexicali, Mexico, and install a new extrusion line at its existing California facilities. Groundbreaking will commence later in 2022, with the facility expected to be complete in 2023.

Industrial Products, Conveyors & Drives, Inc. (IPCD) announced plans to expand its manufacturing, sales, and distribution facility in Stanly County, North Carolina. The expansion involves $2.1 million in investments and will create 20 jobs within five years.

Nexans has awarded AFRY the engineering assignment for the expansion of its cable factory in Halden, Norway, including a 140-meter production tower for DC high-voltage export cables, production halls, and storage. The expansion is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2023.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö began a $70 million expansion of its Madisonville, Kentucky facility, expected to create 51 direct jobs and featuring state-of-the-art fiber glass equipment, with operations starting in mid-2023.

Sherwin-Williams signed an agreement to invest at least $300 million to expand its architectural paint and coatings manufacturing capacity and build a new distribution center in Statesville, North Carolina, adding over 180 jobs.

Mitsui Chemicals announced plans to expand production facilities for meltblown nonwovens at subsidiary Sunrex Industry Co., Ltd. in Yokkaichi, Mie, increasing capacity by 30% with a single line, starting operations in April 2023.

Yasho Industries Limited is investing INR 10 crore to enhance capacity from 9,200 MTPA to 11,000 MTPA through de-bottlenecking at its Vapi, Gujarat plant, with commercialization expected by Q3 FY22.

Showa Glove plans to triple production capacity to meet demand for 'Made in America' PPE gloves, with facility expansions in Alabama. The company aims to increase domestic production to 1.2 billion gloves by end of 2022, with a goal of 2.8 billion gloves overall.

Alliance Compressors is investing $45 million over two years to expand its compressor assembly facility in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The announcement was made in February 2022.

Prysmian Group is investing $50 million to expand capabilities at its Marshall, Texas plant, adding 75 jobs. The investment supports next-generation power distribution and transmission grids.

Turboden, an Italian company, opened a new 4,000-square-meter production facility in Aliağa Organized Industrial Zone, İzmir, Turkey, to manufacture air-cooled condenser systems for ORC systems, expanding capacity and creating jobs.

LafargeHolcim's 14Trees joint venture with CDC is adding production capacity for Durabric soil-stabilized bricks in Malawi, and expanding into Kenya and Ivory Coast. Durabric bricks save 14 trees per house and reduce CO2 emissions by 80% compared to fired bricks.

Eveready Spinning Mills Group has begun work on a new 51,702 spindle Rieter ring spinning project at an unspecified location in Tamil Nadu, India. Production is expected to start within 8-10 months.

The Syktyvkar Metalworking Plant (PO Syktyvkarsky Metalloobrabatyvayushchy Zavod) was granted land to expand production of tower cranes, including a new testing and storage complex, with an investment of 40 million rubles.

Lotte Chemical will use 220 billion won to expand its production line for ethylene oxide adduct (EOA) and high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) in Seosan, increasing annual EOA capacity to 480,000 tons from 330,000 tons.

Daikin Europe NV commissioned a new sheet metal press line and automated die warehouse at its factory in Ostend, Belgium, to increase production capacity for heat pump casings. The investment is part of the Fusion 2025 plan and will support the creation of over 200 new jobs.

Kaneka Corporation has decided to significantly increase production capacity for its PHBH biodegradable polymer Green Planet in Japan, with further capacity planned in Europe and America.

Arkema will boost PVDF capacity at its Changshu, China site by 50% by end of 2022, and a 50% expansion at its Pierre-Bénite, France site is due online early in 2023.

Vishay Siliconix will build a new cleanroom for 300mm wafer production of MOSFET power semiconductors at its Itzehoe site in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with an investment of around €260 million.

Vaderstad is building a new 44,000 square foot multi-use plant in Wahpeton, North Dakota, adjacent to its existing plant and parts warehouse. The facility will include office space, training classrooms, and an exhibition hall.

Hyundai Construction Equipment is investing $170 million over four years to expand its Ulsan, South Korea plant, increasing production capacity by 50% to 15,000 units for excavators and wheel loaders.

Bosch Mexico announced a $146 million investment to expand capacity at its electric power steering manufacturing plant in Queretaro, including new high-tech production lines and a 12,000-square-meter warehouse.

Beacon MedTech Solutions announced a partnership with Sumitomo (SHI) Demag to install new injection molding presses at its 110,000 sq. ft. facility in Leominster, Massachusetts, increasing capacity for medical components.

CC Metals and Alloys completed a $2.5 million expansion of production in Calvert City, Kentucky, creating 37 jobs.

Boar's Head Provisions Company plans to invest $126 million to expand its deli processing facility in New Castle, Indiana. The expansion would add 120 jobs by June 2024.

NMK Textile Mills is planning to double its production capacity in the next 18 months with a new greenfield made-up manufacturing unit, investing in automation, robotics and data analytics.

Stora Enso is investing EUR 8 million with new machinery at its Hylte, Sweden site to double formed fiber capacity from 50 to about 115 million units annually. The company will also recruit more than ten employees for formed fiber production.

SHOWA Group announced plans to triple production capacity at its Fayette, Alabama facility, adding two new facilities. Annual capacity will reach 1.2 billion gloves by end of 2022 and 2.8 billion gloves once buildout is complete, supported by $81.3 million in U.S. DHHS contracts.

Boston Scientific is doubling its manufacturing space in Maple Grove with a 74,000-square-foot expansion for Watchman device components, with construction started last summer and completion expected at end of 2022.

ADF Group launched a $30 million investment for a new robotic production line at its Terrebonne facility, to be inaugurated in May 2022, creating new jobs.