Teknic Ecotechnologies installed and started up a new physico-chemical wastewater treatment plant for Onduspan (Grupo Petit) in August 2021. The plant treats water from printing processes using water-based inks.

Hiru Corporation, through subsidiary AZ Custom Bottled Water, completed a new automated packaging and bottling facility. It will serve a three-year co-packing agreement with The Alkaline Water Company to produce Alkaline88 products. The announcement was made on October 6, 2021.

Synthos is building a new butadiene extrusion unit with 120,000 t/y capacity at Plock, Poland, due on stream in 2024. Air Liquide Engineering and Construction will provide EPC services and BASF's NMP butadiene extraction technology.

Timken is opening a new bearing plant in Mexico. The plant will use the same supply chain as other Timken plants, and the company is looking for new suppliers in Mexico.

Bayer announced a $200 million investment in a new pharmaceutical plant in the Coyol Free Trade Zone, Alajuela, Costa Rica, to produce long-acting reversible contraceptives. Construction is underway, with production expected to begin in 2024.

Blue Star NBR and American Glove Innovations will invest $714 million to build a manufacturing facility in Wythe County, Virginia, to produce nitrile rubber medical gloves. The plant is expected to create 2,500 jobs and produce up to 60 billion gloves per year.

Takeuchi Manufacturing will build a new plant in Aoki Village, Nagano Prefecture, to produce medium-to-large hydraulic excavators. The plant is expected to start operations in fiscal year 2023, with an investment of about 800 million yen.

Stevanato Group started construction on a new manufacturing facility in Fishers, Indiana, with an investment of approximately $145 million. The plant is expected to be operational in 2023.

Embosal Steel Mills announced plans to set up a steel pipe plant at Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) with a total investment of $68 million, annual capacity of 1.5 million metric tons, and over 450 employees.

Ambuja Cements commenced commercial production at its new 3Mt/yr Marwar cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan, India, with an additional 2Mt/yr grinding capacity, built with an investment of $316 million.

Taraz Pey Riz (TPR) is constructing the 546MW Andimeshk III gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Khuzestan province, Iran, with an estimated investment of £223m ($316m). Construction started in May 2021 and commissioning is expected in 2023.

Precision Textiles held a grand opening for a new 160,000-square-foot plant in Troy, NC, which will double needlepunch nonwovens production and boost highloft quilting fiber output by 50%, adding 100 jobs.

Chinese company WIH announced it will build four new factories in Mozambique, including a cement and clinker plant, a thermal power generation plant, a float glass plant, and an artisanal glass factory, with total investment over $800 million. The agreement was signed with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Sumco will spend $2 billion to expand 300mm silicon wafer production, including $1.8 billion for a new manufacturing plant near existing facilities in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Construction starts in 2022, with first production in H2 2023 and full production in 2025. An additional $200 million will be spent on expanding subsidiary capacity and foreign facilities.

Texas Instruments filed an application for a property value limitation, confirming Sherman, Texas as a finalist site for a proposed multi-billion dollar 300mm semiconductor wafer fab. The first phase, with $6.5 billion investment, is expected to begin construction in 2022, equipment installation in 2024, and production by 2025. Total investment across four phases could reach $29.4 billion.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions intends to establish its own sealing production plant in Vietnam and is currently examining options. The move is part of a group investment of just under SEK 300 million across several countries.

Trelleborg Industrial Solutions plans to begin producing thermoplastic elastomer vehicle bellows in Odawara, southwest of Tokyo, in Q1 2022. Part of a group investment of just under SEK 300 million across several countries.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will start producing high-performance seals at Yesipovo outside Moscow in Q3 2022. Part of a group investment of just under SEK 300 million across Russia, Vietnam, Japan and Morocco over five years.

ENTEK Manufacturing announced the opening of a new 98,000 square foot manufacturing and engineering facility in Henderson, Nevada. The company is investing over $10 million in new equipment and expects to hire 50 or more employees by late 2022. The facility will produce wear parts, fabrication, and assembly.

Spirit AeroSystems opened its National Defense Prototype Center (NDPC) in Wichita, Kansas, a joint project with Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research. The 125,000 sq ft center focuses on high-temperature materials for defense and space applications.

Hong Xing Glass Congo SARL has launched a new float glass production line in the Republic of Congo, consisting of one glass melting furnace and two production lines with a capacity of 140 t/d. The line began initial operation on October 1, 2021.

Mitsubishi Power commenced commercial operation of a second M701JAC gas turbine unit at a natural gas-fired power plant in Thailand on October 1, 2021, part of an eight-unit project with Gulf Energy Development and Mitsui & Co.

nVenia has opened a new 256,000 square foot, $15 million office and manufacturing facility in Wood Dale, Illinois, serving as its headquarters. The facility is fully operational.

Leprino Foods announced plans to build an 850,000 square foot mozzarella cheese and nutrition manufacturing facility in East Lubbock County, Texas, with an investment of $870 million. The plant will process 8 million pounds of milk per day.

AEI Technologies, a manufacturer of greenhouse and cultivation equipment, plans to invest between €8 million and €10 million in a new plant of at least 5,000 m² in Landivisiau, France. The move is expected by the end of 2022 and will increase employment from 18 to 40 initially.

Samyang Prowell completed a new 12,937 m² factory in Wonju, South Korea, replacing its old plant, with a total investment of 22.9 billion KRW. The plant features a new corrugator and automated equipment, producing 170,000 ramen boxes per day.

Argentine bag maker Corbag invested ARS 100 million to buy and fit out a 2,000 m2 industrial building in Los Boulevares, Córdoba, raising monthly capacity to 3 million units, three times its previous plant.

Zhejiang Huarui Aviation Manufacturing Co., Ltd. began construction of the main project for a large aerospace composite material plant in Zhejiang, China. The total investment is about 10 billion yuan (approx. US$1.55 billion), covering 594 mu (about 39.6 hectares) with a planned building area of 538,000 square meters. It will be the largest single aerospace composite material plant in China, supporting COMAC's CR929 fuselage production.

HarbisonWalker International announced plans to build a new manufacturing and service hub for steel customers in the U.S., increasing refractory production capacity. Construction will begin once a site is selected, with opening expected as early as Q3 2022.

Progreso inaugurated a new cement factory in Belize with a capacity of 100,000 tons per year, representing an investment of approximately US$8.2 million. The plant will create 30 direct jobs and about 100 indirect jobs.

Danish firm Integrated Gas Controls Technologies formally opened its first Indian manufacturing facility near Hyderabad, Telangana, making LPG safety devices, after investing ₹20 crore. It plans a further ₹20 crore expansion and a bigger facility.

BKT started trial production at a new greenfield plant in Waluj, Maharashtra, India, with a $56 million investment. The facility has an annual capacity of 30,000 MT of off-highway tires and will employ about 500 people at full capacity.

Blue Star Ltd is investing around Rs 550 crore to build a greenfield manufacturing plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, to produce room ACs with a capacity of 12 lakh units per annum, creating around 1,500 jobs.

SVP Global Ventures is investing Rs 100 crore in a new greenfield technical textiles facility in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, with a capacity of 4,375 MT per annum, to produce protective uniforms, medical textiles, and antibacterial fabrics.

Samsung Electronics is close to finalising a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Williamson County, Texas, that will make advanced logic chips and create about 1,800 jobs. A final decision has not been made.

Balkrishna Industries (BKT) inaugurated a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Waluj, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, with an investment of USD 56 million and annual capacity of 30,000 MT of off-highway tyres. Trial production has commenced, and the plant will employ about 500 people at full capacity.

Aerospace Engineers Private Limited will invest Rs 150 crore to set up a new factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, to produce critical aviation components for Boeing under a long-term contract. The project is expected to create 1,000 jobs.

Huarui Aerospace Manufacturing Co., Ltd. held the ground-breaking ceremony for its main plant in Qiantang District, Hangzhou, China. The project has a total investment of approximately 10 billion yuan, covering 594 mu with a planned construction area of 538,000 square meters, to support production of Chinese large commercial aircraft and CR929.

Ciner Glass Belgium NV, a subsidiary of Ciner Glass, will invest EUR 400 million to build a glass packaging factory in Lommel, Belgium, with a capacity of about 500,000 tonnes per year, creating 400-500 jobs.

PDC Machines has signed the lease on a new 148,000 square foot plant in Lower Salford, Pennsylvania to scale up production of diaphragm gas compressors for hydrogen refuelling stations, with capacity of thousands of units per year.

Lumentum Holdings Inc. announced plans to establish a new U.S. manufacturing facility in Greensboro, NC, to produce advanced indium phosphide-based optical devices for AI data centers. The company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars and create over 400 jobs at the 240,000-square-foot site acquired from Qorvo.

JetZero announced it will build its first advanced manufacturing and final assembly facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC, to produce its Z4 all-wing aircraft. The project is expected to create over 14,500 jobs and reach full production capacity of 20 aircraft per month by the late 2030s.

JDR Cable Systems will open a new factory in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, to manufacture high-voltage underwater cables for offshore windfarms, creating 170 jobs and safeguarding 270 at its Hartlepool site.

Samyang Innochem completed Korea's first isosorbide commercialization plant in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do. The plant has an annual capacity of 15,000 tons and began commercial production in February 2021. Plans exist to expand capacity to 30,000-40,000 tons per year.

SEJOY announced plans to construct a new factory in Hangzhou, China, with a total land area of 69,156 m² and total construction area of 192,223 m². The factory is expected to be completed in 2023 and will produce POCT test strips, electronic blood pressure monitors, infrared thermometers, and other medical devices, with annual production capacity of 56 million units and annual sales exceeding 1.6 billion yuan.

Panattoni started the final construction stage of a Danfoss Poland production plant in Grodzisk Mazowiecki with 45 production lines for refrigeration valves, scheduled for completion at the end of November 2021.

Haskel plans a second manufacturing facility in Rouen, northern France, set to become operational in 2022 and scale up to double manufacturing capacity as part of a global expansion.

Ford and SK Innovation plan to invest more than $11.4 billion to build twin lithium-ion battery plants in central Kentucky and a 3,600-acre campus in west Tennessee called Blue Oval City, creating nearly 11,000 jobs. The campus will include a battery plant, assembly plant for electric F-Series trucks, supplier park, and recycling center.

THS Textiles has opened a new subsidiary, THS Technische Textilien GmbH, in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany to serve European customers post-Brexit. The facility will stock glass cloths, coated fabrics, and glass fibre needlemat.

International Cement Korday has entered into a joint venture agreement to construct a 3500tpd dry process cement clinker production line in Jambyl, Kazakhstan. The investment is approximately US$150 million, and the plant will increase the group's annual cement capacity by 1.5Mta to 5.5Mta.