OOO 'Steklo i Kamen' (STiK) has opened a second production line at its glass factory in Voronezh, Russia, with investments of about 250 million rubles. The new line will produce tempered glass, triplex, and bent glass, increasing daily tempered glass capacity from 1,000-1,200 to 5,000 sq m and creating 30 new jobs.

BID Group will invest over $1.5 million to add 5,000 ft² to its existing facility in Mirabel, Quebec, increasing production capacity by over 50%. Construction will be complete in summer 2022.

BASF completed the second phase of an expansion program at its Verbund site in Geismar, LA, increasing MDI capacity by one third. The company invested $87 million in the second phase and $150 million in the first phase. A final phase will boost MDI capacity from 300,000 mt/yr to 600,000 mt/yr by the middle of the decade.

ABB is investing CA$16 million in its Installation Products Division facility in Pointe-Claire, Canada, to double production capacity of plastic injection molded electrical products and create over 60 jobs.

Performance Food Group was approved for a seven-year PILOT to invest $29.2 million in a new 150,000 sq ft distribution facility in Memphis, creating 36 net new jobs.

Medtronic Logistics LLC and CEVA Logistics were approved for a 15-year PILOT to expand operations to a new 1 million sq ft, $133 million light manufacturing and distribution center in Memphis, creating 265 net new jobs.

Boral Plasterboard completed an upgrade of its wharf to store conveyor system at its plasterboard manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Australia. The system includes sealed conveyors for gypsum product with 1,200 TPH capacity, delivering 30,000 tons per continuous operating period.

Arkema announced a project to double its UV curable resins production capacity at its Nansha plant in China. The expansion is scheduled to come on stream in the second half of 2023.

Mitsubishi Electric will invest 0.6 billion Thai baht (approx. USD18 million) to increase scroll compressor production at Siam Compressor Industry in Chonburi, Thailand, from 745,000 to 870,000 units annually. Production increase begins in October 2022.

Bosch Rexroth will invest $12.8 million to expand its hydraulics manufacturing campus in Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, adding a testing facility and 60 jobs over five years, with completion expected by 2025.

Papacks Sales GmbH is investing around EUR 13 million in a second molded fiber packaging plant next to its Arnstadt Gigafactory 1, doubling annual capacity there to 360 million units.

Hoctor will supply and install a plate freezer expansion at Australian Meat Group's Cootamundra site, adding 6144 cartons to the existing capacity, raising total output to 8384 cartons per day. The new freezers will be operational in late 2022.

Becton Dickinson (BD) will invest $56 million in its Cuautitlán Izcalli plant to install a new glass syringe production line and build a new plug assembly plant, increasing capacity by 11% and creating 200 direct and 400 indirect jobs. Completion is expected in August 2022.

Fazer plans to double oat drink production at its Koria plant in Kouvola, Finland. A new EUR 10 million packaging line was completed in November 2020.

The 1,069.3 MW Wolf Hollow Generating Station expansion, a gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Texas, was commissioned in June 2017, developed by Zachry and owned by Exelon.

VEM Group upgraded its ISO Class 8 cleanroom to ISO Class 7 and doubled its size at its manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand, to support medical device production.

Magna PT will receive a €13.278 million investment stimulus from the Slovak government to expand its transmission plant in Kechnec near Košice. The company plans to invest over €144 million by 2023, increasing production capacity to 500,000 transmissions per year.

Arctic, a subsidiary of Arçelik, announced that its refrigerator factory in Găești, Romania, has produced 40 million refrigerators. The factory has a production capacity of 2.9 million units per year and has received over EUR 154 million in investments.

Lubrizol Life Science Health completed a major expansion of its U.S. Medical Device Design Center in Corona, California, adding a dedicated development cell with test lab and pilot lines, including 2,600 square feet of ISO-7 cleanroom space.

Alstom is investing €10.5 million to build a second production line at its Fez facility to manufacture on-board transformers. The line will have capacity of up to 200 transformers per year and is expected to be operational in 2023.

Vanderlande installed its ADAPTO shuttle-based AS/RS system at Leroy Merlin's new 'North Star' distribution centre near Moscow. The system has 75,000 storage locations and commenced operations in May 2021.

Juber S.A. inaugurated a new 625 m² logistics hall at its industrial plant in Darregueira, Buenos Aires, freeing up 1,375 m² for machine assembly processes. The expansion supports production of its new Air Drill seeder.

Rohm will invest 8.2 billion yen to construct a new building at its semiconductor plant in Kelantan, Malaysia, starting January 2022 with completion targeted for August 2023, increasing production capacity by 1.5 times for insulated gate drivers used in power semiconductors.

XNRGY Climate Systems is adding 100,000 sq ft to its Montreal manufacturing facility, doubling its North American footprint to 250,000 sq ft. The expansion includes a new R&D facility and AMCA certified laboratory.

Alcomet AD opened a new workshop for fabrication and mechanical processing of aluminum profiles in Shumen, Bulgaria, with a BGN 13.5 million (US$7.7 million) investment. The facility will serve the automotive market, particularly electric vehicles, and other industries.

Cosma Body Assembly Michigan, a division of Magna International, will invest $23.6 million to expand its facility in Lyon Township, Michigan, by 90,000 square feet. The expansion will create up to 68 jobs and support manufacturing of front and rear underbody structural rails and assemblies.

Citizen Machinery will invest approximately 4.5 billion yen to build a new building at its headquarters factory in Miyota, Nagano, Japan. The expansion will increase production capacity for key components of NC automatic lathes by 1.6 times.

The Veramaris joint venture between Evonik and DSM expanded its Blair, Nebraska facility to produce omega-3 oils from marine algae, with initial annual production meeting about 15% of industry demand.

Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest more than 17 billion Danish kroner in constructing three new manufacturing facilities and expanding one existing facility at its production site in Kalundborg, Denmark, adding capacity for API, assembly, and packaging.

EnviroChemie received an order to expand the biological wastewater treatment system at Hochland's Prokhorovka cheese dairy from 800 m³ to 2,000 m³ per day, and fresh water treatment from 800 m³ to 1,200 m³ per day.

Newcrest Mining has received approval from the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry & Environment to increase the permitted processing capacity of its Cadia mine from 32Mtpa to 35Mtpa. The expansion is in progress with completion expected in the September quarter of 2022.

Buffalo Creek Mills will receive up to $5.1 million in federal funding to purchase and install first-in-Canada technology as part of a plant expansion in Altona, Manitoba. The project will increase processing capacity to 54,000 MT/yr and grow employment from 3 to 45 employees.

WestRock will invest more than $47 million to expand its Claremont manufacturing facility in Catawba County, North Carolina, adding a 285,000 sq ft building and 50 new jobs, supported by a $125,000 One NC Fund grant.

Pöppelmann Plastics USA LLC will invest over $19.2 million to expand its manufacturing campus in Claremont, North Carolina, adding 100,000 sq. ft. and creating 133 jobs. The expansion will increase capacity for automotive and horticultural products.

GEA is expanding capacity at its in-house test center in Ahaus, Germany, by adding two new modules, including a 500-liter GEA BATCH FORMULA PRO High Shear Test Mixer, to pilot aseptic processing and filling of sensitive foods and beverages.

LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, expanded its Izmir, Turkey facility in 2019 to produce innovative two-piece Cypress wind turbine blades. The facility, an $80 million investment, can expand from two to six production lines.

Daikin announced the completion of a £3.3 million, 7,500 sq. meters factory for Hubbard Products Ltd. in the UK, increasing production space by nearly 60%. A new R&D facility is due for completion in early 2022, and 60 additional jobs are planned.

Knauf Insulation North America has increased production capabilities at its Albion, Michigan plant through a multi-million dollar investment to convert an idle production line. The expansion will increase production volume by over 30%, add 34 new jobs, and generate over 85 million pounds of loose-fill insulation annually at full capacity.

UACJ's subsidiary Tri-Arrows Aluminum reached an agreement with Novelis North America to begin planning the expansion of manufacturing equipment at the jointly operated Logan Mill to increase flat-rolled aluminum production capacity for beverage cans.

BAE Systems is investing multi-millions of dollars to upgrade its facility in Endicott, New York, to focus on energy storage, controls, and power conversion systems for aviation applications. The project was announced on December 9, 2021.

Jinbei Electric held a groundbreaking ceremony on 9 December 2021 for a new electromagnetic wire production facility in Xiangtan High-tech Zone, China. The total investment exceeds 1 billion yuan, with Phase II (2 billion yuan, 60 lines, 20,000 t/yr) to be completed by end of 2022 and Phase III (600 million yuan, 100 lines, 30,000 t/yr) by early 2025.

Kentuckiana Curb Company (KCC) will expand in Tooele, Utah, bringing up to 120 new jobs over 12 years. The expansion will establish a West Coast presence for manufacturing HVAC products and roof curbs.

Shyam Metalics received consent to operate from pollution control boards, increasing its total installed sponge iron capacity by 20% from 1.39 MTPA to 1.67 MTPA. Incremental capacities will commence operations in December 2021.

Valmet will supply a long-term Performance Agreement and a board machine rebuild to Metsä Board's Husum mill in Sweden, increasing annual folding boxboard capacity by 200,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes. The start-up is scheduled for fall 2023.

Motorline is increasing its production and assembly area by 4,500 square meters, from 14,000 to 18,500 square meters, to meet growing demand.

Zoltek Companies Inc., a subsidiary of Toray Industries, announced a $130 million capacity expansion at its large-tow carbon fiber facility in Jalisco, Mexico. The expansion will increase capacity by approximately 54% to over 20,000 tons per year, with completion expected in 2023.

Casfil is investing €35.92 million to expand its flexible film production capacity at its Santo Tirso unit, adding a new production line for BOPP and BOPE films for recyclable packaging. The project will create 50 new jobs and includes installation of 1 MW of solar panels.

Plasticband will invest €1.2 million to build a new sustainable building at its industrial complex in Granollers, Spain, to increase production of Eco 245 strapping. The expansion will add 5,000 square meters of manufacturing area and double the workforce to 100, with operations expected by end of 2022.

Hubbard Products Ltd. has completed construction and begun manufacturing at a new £3.3m, 7,500m² factory in Ipswich, increasing production space by nearly 60%. A new R&D facility is due for completion early next year, and 60 additional jobs are planned.

Hongxiang Co.'s wholly-owned subsidiary Zhejiang Hanpu Electric Power Technology will invest up to CNY 150 million to build a technical renovation project with an annual capacity of 1,500 sets of smart distribution equipment and power installation engineering in Haiyan County.