Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) announced it is expanding its capacity in Heber Springs, Arkansas. The expansion will add approximately 70 new jobs over four years and includes investment in leading-edge equipment and process improvements.

RIVANNA purchased a 10,000 square-foot facility in Charlottesville, Virginia, with acreage for new construction, to expand manufacturing capacity for its Accuro product line and hire additional personnel.

Bontaz Group inaugurated a 6,500 m² extension of its Bontaz Tunisia site in Ben Arous, including a clean room for manufacturing automotive solenoid valves. The Group invested nearly €8 million in the extension.

Eonex from Trnovec began an investment worth almost 50 million kuna (HRK 50,000,000) in a new production facility and equipment for producing innovative osteosynthetic plates for bone fracture treatment. The investment aims to commercialize osteosynthetic plates with an innovative locking system.

Kuibyshevazot will invest 194 million rubles to open a new production line at its subsidiary Balashovsky Textile Combine (Balteks) in Saratov Oblast, Russia. The line will produce water-repellent and windproof fabrics for clothing and gear, increasing output by 1.8 million linear meters per year.

Alcoa announced the Portland Aluminium joint venture will restart 35,000 mtpy of idle capacity at its smelter in Victoria, Australia, with metal production expected in Q3 2022.

Laminam inaugurated the second production line at its Borgo Val di Taro plant in Italy, doubling capacity at the facility. The expansion aims to improve product quality and sustainability.

First ore has been achieved at Rio Tinto's Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 (WTS2) iron ore project in Western Australia, under a A$400 million EPC contract with Mondium.

UWC Bhd will expand its footprint in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, as part of a collective RM520 million investment by three companies. The project is slated to commence in Q1 2022 and will create new jobs, contributing to the total of 1,300 new opportunities across the three expansions.

Pentamaster Corporation Bhd will invest RM120 million in a new 500,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, its third factory in the state. The expansion is slated to commence in Q1 2022 and will create 300 new engineering jobs.

Greatech Technology Bhd will invest in a new facility, Batu Kawan IV, with a total built-up area of 265,000 sq ft in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang. The project is slated to commence in Q1 2022 and complete by Q3 2022, creating 500 new jobs.

Laser, coding and ink technology specialist Needham Group has announced expansion plans of £30m based on revenue growth forecasts.

Prysmian Group announced a $30 million expansion at its Abbeville, South Carolina high-voltage cable plant as part of a $100 million project to upgrade the U.S. power grid. The expansion will create up to 30 jobs, with cable production expected to start in 2023.

Novum opened its expanded LEAP manufacturing facility in Clonshaugh, Dublin, doubling its manufacturing capability. The expansion will create over 50 new jobs.

Dangote Cement Tanzania is planning to increase cement output by over 30% next year, from 1.8 million tonnes per year to 2.4 million tonnes, to capitalise on the expansion of Mtwara port. The plant has an installed capacity of 3.0 million tonnes per year.

Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd is investing £15.3m in its Livingston manufacturing facility to increase productivity, efficiency, and R&D capabilities for low carbon heat pumps. The company also signed an MOU with Scottish Enterprise to explore a low carbon heat pump centre of excellence.

Revital Healthcare received nearly $4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand production of auto-disable vaccine syringes. The funding will increase production from 72 million to nearly 265 million syringes annually by end of 2022.

Century Aluminum announced a casthouse expansion project into low-carbon billet production for its Grundartangi, Iceland smelter.

AmbaFlex broke ground on a 50,000-square-foot building in Canton, Ohio, costing $10.5 million, to support its existing facility and add 35 jobs over five years.

Rollplast Group AD, a manufacturer of PVC, wooden and aluminum windows, doors and blinds, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a project to expand its production complex in Kostinbrod, Bulgaria. The investment of BGN 18.2 million includes a new PVC window production hall and an administrative building.

Vonco Products broke ground on a 36,500 sq ft expansion of its facility in Trevor, Wisconsin, to increase manufacturing capacity for medical devices and PPE. The expansion will create 30 new jobs.

Ibstock announced plans to invest £50 million in building the UK's first automated brick slip systems factory in Nostell, West Yorkshire, with capacity for up to 60 million brick slips per year. Construction is expected to start by March 2022, with commissioning in late 2023.

Linxon is upgrading a 400 kV air-insulated substation for Svenska kraftnät in Grundfors, Sweden. The work began in summer 2020 and involves building a new substation next to the old one to increase transmission capacity.

WEG announced an investment of R$178.2 million to modernize and expand its electric motor factory in Linhares, Brazil, adding 14,000 square meters of manufacturing space and creating 250 new jobs by 2023.

Saint-Gobain, through CertainTeed, announced over $400 million in investments to expand production capacity at four US locations: a roofing shingle plant in the Southeast ($100M, 31 jobs), insulation plants in Chowchilla, CA ($32M, 13% capacity increase) and Athens, GA ($30M, up to 20 jobs), and a gypsum plant in the Southeast ($200M+).

Metso Outotec will invest in extending its manufacturing capacity of mobile track-mounted crushing and screening equipment in Alwar, India. The expansion will increase production value by 30% and global track-mounted mobile machine capacity by 15%, adding approximately 200 jobs.

iFollow, developer of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses, plans to expand its manufacturing facilities in France with two new plants near Paris, and open a new UK office in Derby, following a €7.5 million investment. The company aims to increase production to 1,500 robots per year.

Norco will invest $30 million to upgrade its ice cream factory in Lismore, Australia, adding two new manufacturing lines to increase production by 20 million litres per year and create over 20 permanent jobs.

TSTY completed its fourth new-type intelligent transformer and switchgear production workshop in Jiaxian, Pingdingshan, Henan, China. The factory uses advanced technology and equipment to improve production efficiency and product quality.

Automotive parts manufacturer Holley will invest $12.3 million to establish East Coast operations in Mooresville, North Carolina, bringing 80 existing employees and hiring 40 more. The company will occupy a 111,000-square-foot industrial building in Mooresville Business Park East.

Precoat Metals is expanding its Granite City manufacturing site (Midwest Metal Coatings) by 53,000 square feet to meet higher demand for heavy-gauge steel. Construction started last week, with completion expected by end of 2022.

GeXa-Netkanye Materialy from Tver Oblast received a 350 million ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund to modernize production, increasing capacity by 65% to 1,700 tons per month.

Robotic Automation Systems moved into a new 13,000-ft2 facility in Waunakee, Wisconsin, tripling its previous space. The new building includes a 7,500-ft2 production floor and a 5-ton overhead crane.

IBV Hungária Lighting and Plastic Processing Kft. expanded its machine park with a new coextrusion line at its thermoplastic processing plant in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary, starting autumn 2021. The line produces extruded profiles for tubular luminaires.

Virnig Manufacturing is establishing new operations in Pikeville, Tennessee, investing $11.6 million and creating 74 jobs. The 62,000-square-foot facility is expected to be operational in Q1 2022.

Generac Power Systems is expanding its manufacturing, assembly, and distribution facility in Trenton, South Carolina by 200,000 square feet, a nearly 50% increase. The expansion is expected to be complete by Q3 2022.

Tvitec will invest €65 million to double the surface area of its curved glass manufacturing plant in El Bayo, El Bierzo, Spain. The expansion will add a new 375-meter-long building to increase production of Rocalux and create over 200 new jobs.

JSW Steel USA has started the second phase of upgrading its plate mill in Baytown, Texas, as part of a $260 million investment, to be completed in the second half of 2023.

Central Motor Wheel of America (CMWA) opened its new PROACE plant in Paris, Kentucky, a 275,000 sq. ft. expansion that adds 145 jobs and increases aluminum-wheel production capacity by 50% (1 million wheels annually). The investment is $112 million.

Dynamic International completed the expansion of its SMART Machine Tool Korea factory with an additional 100,000 sq. ft., increasing production capacity by 3-4 times current levels.

Doosan Bobcat North America held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $70 million, 600,000-square-foot manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution addition to its complex in Statesville, North Carolina. The expansion will double the facility's footprint to nearly 1.2 million square feet and add 62 acres.

Lam Research Manufacturing Korea began full operation of its third plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, doubling the company's semiconductor equipment production capacity in South Korea. The new plant matches the scale of the existing two plants in Osan and Yongin.

tesa SE is investing $35.6 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Sparta, Michigan, adding state-of-the-art equipment and creating at least 25 jobs. The project is supported by a Michigan Business Development Program grant.

Glass packaging maker Beatson Clark is investing £1m to expand its on-site recycling plant in South Yorkshire and install more efficient equipment.

Honeywell is expanding its Baton Rouge, Louisiana facility to double the capacity of its ultra-low global warming potential Solstice ze product. The product is used in foam insulation, propellants, refrigeration and air conditioning.

Verallia will invest R$500 million to expand its glass container plant in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, adding a new furnace that raises capacity to 1.3 million pieces per day from late 2023. The project is expected to create about 140 direct jobs.

ACCIONA has achieved a key milestone in the construction of the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, ramping up production to full capacity of 450 million liters of potable water per day. The plant uses SWRO technology and is already supplying water to Abha and Jizan.

Tan Xuguang dispatched the construction of KION Group's intelligent forklift Jinan project and the second phase of China National Heavy Duty Truck R&D Building at Shandong Heavy Industry Jinan Green Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Park. The KION Jinan project is required to ensure high-quality production before the next year.

TIMET announced plans to expand its Toronto, Ohio facility with millions of dollars in additional equipment and warehousing. The company purchased an adjacent 14.8 acres and is transferring equipment from its Wentzville, Missouri service center to meet rising aerospace demand.

Envirosep broke ground on an expansion of its manufacturing complex in Georgetown, South Carolina, adding a 100,000 sq. ft., 4-story building. The $18 million investment will create 80-100 new jobs.