SK Siltron is establishing a new semiconductor wafer manufacturing and R&D facility in Monitor Township, Michigan, creating up to 150 jobs and investing $302 million. The facility will support electric vehicle growth.

Milwaukee Tool announced a new 357,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Clinton, Mississippi, with a $7 million investment. The facility is expected to open in November 2021 and is part of a commitment to create 1,200 jobs in Mississippi.

Soudal has begun construction of a new automated production plant (Plant 5) in Everdongenlaan, Belgium, with an investment of €40 million. The plant will produce hybrid sealants and adhesives and boost employment.

Semes signed an MOU with Yongin City and Gyeonggi Province to invest 600 billion KRW (approx. $540M) to build an R&D center for semiconductor equipment in Goma-dong, Yongin, by 2024. The center will create 5,000 jobs.

Bulgarian company Turbo Garant has started construction of a new complex for turbocharger repair in Industrial Park Sofia-Bozhurishte. The investment is nearly 6 million BGN and will create 30 new jobs.

Bosch has opened a $17 million Manufacturing Automation Centre in Clayton, Victoria, housing Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions (BAMS) and Rexroth Drives and Controls. The facility consolidates Bosch's Victorian businesses at its Clayton campus.

Paulig unveiled the first stone of its new tortilla production plant in Roeselare, Belgium, a EUR 45 million investment to strengthen its Tex Mex market position in Europe. The factory will be carbon neutral from the start.

Hanwha Cimarron plans to spend $51 million on a production facility in Opelika, Alabama, to make 4,000 high-pressure tanks per year. Construction is to finish in 2022.

The 1.02GW Al Layyah combined-cycle power plant in Sharjah, UAE, commenced simple cycle operation in October 2021, with combined cycle operation expected in 2023. The project cost AED 2.05 billion ($558 million).

Ovivo will build and operate a 110,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at Innovation Business Park in Hutto, Texas, producing ceramic membranes for water and wastewater treatment. The project involves a $25 million investment and is expected to create nearly 100 jobs, with construction starting by end of 2021 and full operation by early 2023.

Korea Electric Wire signed an investment agreement with Daegu City to invest KRW 51.8 billion to build a power cable manufacturing plant in Seongseo Industrial Complex by 2023. Construction of the first phase starts January 2022 with completion in September 2022.

Saudi Ceramics announced plans to build a new factory for porcelain tiles with an annual capacity of 8.25 million sqm, at a cost of $66.4 million. Construction is expected to start in Q4 2021 and be completed by Q2 2023.

Huber Engineered Woods announced plans to build a new OSB mill in Cohasset, Minnesota. The mill is expected to cost $440 million, create 150 jobs, and add 30% to HEW's manufacturing capacity. Construction is expected to start in 2022.

Komatsu turned the first sod on a new $6 million innovation training facility in Welshpool, Western Australia on August 18, 2021. The facility will train up to 500 skilled technicians per year.

Western Magnesium Corporation has selected Harrison County, Ohio as the site for its first full-scale commercial magnesium extraction plant. The 122-acre property will host a 100,000 metric tonne per year plant, representing a billion-dollar investment and creating over 200 high-paying jobs.

Komatsu Forest AB began production at its new plant in Umea, Sweden, with an investment of about 10 billion yen. The plant is Komatsu's first carbon neutral plant, using solar panels and geothermal energy.

South Korean company Almac and American company Dura Automotive Systems marked the start of construction of a EUR 30 million plant for automotive components at the TIRZ 2 free economic zone in Skopje, North Macedonia. The 80,000-square-meter facility is expected to start operations in 2022 and create over 70 jobs.

Secop has opened a new headquarters in Flensburg, Germany, consolidating its previous locations in Flensburg and Harrislee. The move is expected to be finalized by the end of 2021.

Daeduck Electronics has begun production at its new FC-BGA plant in Ansan, South Korea, and shipped the first products to customers. The company invested 160 billion won in the facility and aims for annual FC-BGA sales of over 300 billion won by 2024.

Montague, an Australian fresh produce company, is building a new packing and distribution facility that will increase its packing capacity to over 40 million kilograms of fresh fruit per year. The company has partnered with TOMRA Food for grading technology.

Weastec, part of Toyodenso Group, is opening a plant in Greenfield, Ohio to assemble larger engine parts with two semi-automated lines. About 15 jobs are expected, with operations targeted for the end of 2021.

Switzerland-based SIG has finished building its second production plant in China, a site near its Suzhou Industrial Park plant. By 2024 it is expected to produce eight billion carton packs a year.

First Solar broke ground on a new 3.3 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio, representing a $680 million investment. The plant is expected to create over 700 permanent jobs and commence operations in the first half of 2023.

Ostara St. Louis, Ltd. will invest $25 million to establish a Crystal Green fertilizer production facility in St. Louis, Missouri, creating 40 new jobs. The facility will be the company's largest in the U.S.

Precision Textiles signed a lease for a new 160,000-square-foot campus in Troy, NC, its first domestic manufacturing facility outside New Jersey, expected to be operational by Sept. 1, 2021, and employing 100 people.

Shenzhen H&T Intelligent Control (002402.SZ) will invest 400 million yuan through its subsidiary Fuzhou H&T to build a manufacturing base in Fuzhou High-tech Development Zone for smart controllers and smart hardware. The project is expected to generate annual output of 1 billion yuan.

Delmarva Corrugated Packaging is nearing completion of its $80 million paper corrugating plant in Dover, Delaware, with an October opening planned and about 160 jobs projected.

Yangquan Valve Co. began trial production at phase one of its 20,000-tonne large-diameter gas valve project in the Yangquan High-tech Zone, Shanxi, after equipment installation was completed. Phase one cost 160 million yuan and has already received an order from a Hebei company.

Sri Trang Gloves announced its intent to establish production in the United States with a proposed 100-plus acre campus including a nitrile glove manufacturing facility, distribution center and warehouse. Potential US production is estimated to reach 2.5 billion nitrile gloves annually after the first full year.

The Arab Organization for Industrialization and DMG MORI signed an agreement in May to establish a factory for high-precision turning machines in Egypt, the first in Africa, set to open in 2023. The factory will cover about 60,000 square meters and have an annual capacity of over 1,000 machines.

Muncie Power Products bought a former industrial building at 2500 N. Priority Way in Yorktown, Indiana, and will add 100,000 sq ft and invest over $20 million to consolidate operations there.

Progroup is reported to be probably building a corrugated board plant near Milan, Italy, with a cost of EUR 95 million and 205 jobs, expected to be operational by mid-2024.

Price Container, a division of TricorBraun, signed a lease for a 30,000 sq ft facility in the Port of Centralia's Park I development in Washington to open a new metal and plastic packaging operation.

Citizen Machinery announced plans to build a new precision machining plant on the grounds of its Karuizawa headquarters factory to increase production capacity for core machine tool components by 6%. Construction is planned from July 2022 to March 2023.

Mercosul Electric Motors plans to install a new electric motor factory in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, with investments of R$170 million (approx. US$32 million), generating 258 direct jobs. Installation is expected to start in October 2021.

Corrigan OSB, a subsidiary of Martco L.L.C. (RoyOMartin), announced a new oriented strand board (OSB) production facility in Polk County, Texas, with $211 million in capital investment and 50 new jobs.

Viterma has begun construction of a new facility in Memmingen, Germany, with a built area of 650 m² including showroom, offices and warehouse.

BYD signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shenzhen to invest RMB 5 billion ($770 million) in a parts factory for R&D and production of auto parts and related industries. The plant will cover nearly one square kilometer, built in two phases, with an annual output value of about RMB 10 billion.

Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery signed an agreement to invest 20 billion yuan to build a power battery production base in Nanchang, with annual capacity of 50 GWh.

Basalite Concrete Products opened a new 189,000 sq ft production and distribution facility in Fort Lupton, Colorado. The initial investment was $55.7 million, with an anticipated additional $17.5 million, and the facility supports 60 relocated jobs and 10 new jobs.

Continental AG is building a 215,000 SF greenfield manufacturing facility in New Braunfels, Texas, to produce products for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Operations are expected to start in the second half of 2022, creating 580 jobs.

Brametal is investing R$7 million to build a new factory in Linhares, Espírito Santo, dedicated to products for the photovoltaic market. An additional R$5 million will be invested in engineering and new products.

Shanxi Aska New Material Technology Co., Ltd. plans to build 10 gallium nitride production lines in Shanxi, China, with a total investment of 1.903 billion yuan. The project is scheduled to start in September 2021 and will produce 220,000 4-inch gallium nitride epitaxial wafers annually.

Asahi Chemical Industries, through its subsidiary Asahi Plastics Products (Kunshan), will invest 580 million yen to construct a third factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. Construction runs from May 2022 to April 2023, with operations starting in May 2023, increasing capacity by 30%.

Ekotar LLC is launching a corrugated cardboard and packaging factory at the Uytash investment site in Dagestan, with 220 million rubles of investor funds and 90 permanent jobs.

Rumiano Cheese Company celebrated the grand opening of a new 46,766-square-foot cheese processing and packaging plant in Willows, California, which will double packaging volume by end of 2025.

PT CAS opened a new corrugated packaging factory in Medan, North Sumatra, built on a 37,000 m² site. The facility is equipped with a JETS 300 corrugator and other machinery to expand production volumes.

Panasonic Ecology Systems has built the First Shunde Branch Plant in Shunde, Foshan, China, for energy recovery ventilator systems and air purifiers. Production began on August 11, 2021, with plans to produce 120,000 units this fiscal year and 200,000 units in FY2023.

Lockheed Martin completed construction of a 215,000 square foot intelligent, flexible factory at its Palmdale, California campus for the Skunk Works division, part of over $400 million in capital investments at the site, creating over 1,500 new jobs in California since 2018.

MORryde broke ground on a 130,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Elkhart, Indiana, to support growth in RV and non-RV business. The plant is expected to open by mid-2022.