Hubbell Power Systems Inc. is investing $9 million and adding 73 jobs at its PenCell Plastics site in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to produce utility enclosures.

Guangdong Enkongs Machinery Co., Ltd. is expanding by building a new 10,000 square meter factory in Jiangmen, China, to increase production capacity for glass machinery, expected to produce 100 glass one-sided machines and 20 glass bilateral lines per month starting in May.

Phillips-Medisize is transforming an existing Molex production facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, to increase manufacturing capabilities for drug delivery, diagnostic, and MedTech devices.

Phillips-Medisize is expanding production capacity in Suzhou, China to serve global and regional pharmaceutical and MedTech customers.

Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, is building a state-of-the-art medical manufacturing facility in Katowice, Poland (slated to open in 2022), expanding production capacity in Suzhou, China, and transforming an existing Molex facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, to increase global manufacturing capacity for drug delivery, diagnostic, and MedTech devices.

Cosmo Foods will install a high-speed combismile filling machine from SIG at its plant in Komono, Japan, becoming the first company in Japan to use this technology. The machine will enable filling of beverages in carton packs with pieces, targeting on-the-go consumption.

KION Group is building a fourth building in Panattoni Park Stříbro, a distribution centre for Urban Transporte, to dispatch handling equipment and serve as a logistics hub for Central and Eastern Europe. The project is valued at over CZK 250 million (EUR 9.6 million) and will create over 30 jobs.

Teijin's subsidiary Renegade Materials Corporation will expand its prepreg production capacity by approximately 2.5 times at its Miamisburg, Ohio facility, following a USD 4 million investment. New production lines will commence operation in January 2022.

Mehler Engineered Products GmbH held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new 2,700 sqm production hall in Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany. The multi-million-euro project includes a hybrid finishing plant for technical threads and a textile laboratory.

KAP AG held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 2,700 sqm production hall at its subsidiary Mehler Engineered Products in Hessisch Lichtenau, Germany. The investment, a high single-digit million euro amount, includes a modern production line for technical threads and a textile lab.

Citizen Machinery will increase production capacity of CNC automatic lathes at its Ayutthaya, Thailand plant by 50% to 350 units per month by November 2022. A new building will be constructed with a total investment of about ¥600 million, and employment will increase by 70 to about 370 by 2023.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama celebrated the production start of new twin-turbo V6 engines for the 2022 Tundra, part of a $288 million investment that added 450 jobs. The expansion was originally announced in February 2019.

Metsä Board plans to invest about SEK 2.1 billion to raise folding boxboard capacity at its Husum board and pulp mill in Västernorrland by 200,000 tons per year, from 400,000 to 600,000 tons.

AT&S will invest €500 million to expand its IC-substrate production at its Leoben, Austria plant by 2025, creating 700 jobs. The investment is supported by €28.5 million in IPCEI funding.

AAON Heating and Cooling Products opened a new 220,000-square-foot building at its Longview, Texas facility in March 2021, representing a $40 million investment. The expansion doubled capacity and was built without debt.

Wind Turbine & Energy Cables Corp. will expand manufacturing in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, redeveloping a former pet food plant into a steel-wire and wind tower manufacturing facility. The state pledged $2 million in LEDA assistance, and the project is expected to create 315 jobs.

Pöppelmann Plastics USA LLC will invest over $19.2 million to expand its manufacturing campus in Claremont, North Carolina, adding 100,000 square feet and creating 133 new jobs to accommodate automotive production.

Adbri commenced construction on the $199 million Kwinana Upgrade Project in Western Australia, combining two cement sites to increase annual production capacity from 1.1 mtpa to 1.5 mtpa. The project will create 130 construction jobs and is expected to be operational by mid-2023.

Turkish polyethylene film maker Bareks, part of Bakioğlu Holding, completed a new factory and an MDO blown film line in Izmir to increase production capacity and export from Menemen Free Zone.

Bonumose is investing $27.7 million to expand into a 50,000 sq ft facility in Albemarle County, Virginia, adding 64 employees over three years. The company produces rare sugars like tagatose and allulose.

Applied Materials is expanding its presence in Israel, doubling production areas by 3,200 square meters on its campus in Rehovot's Science Park, and recruiting 250 new workers. The expansion includes a new clean room that will increase production capabilities by 160%.

Boehringer Ingelheim's new large-scale cell culture manufacturing plant in Vienna, Austria, became operational in October 2021. The project cost over $800 million, adds 185,000 liters of production capacity and 500 new jobs, and includes 48 stainless steel bioreactors.

Cowin Tech will spend 8.3 billion won to expand its first factory in Asan, tripling production capacity for smart automation system equipment. The expansion aims to meet new orders and increase global market share.

Innovatec Microfibre Technology GmbH & Co. KG invested in a Reicofil bicomponent line to expand its technical spunbond capacities, scheduled for commission in September 2021. The line will increase spunbond output by approximately 4,500 tons/year.

The New Plant has commissioned two smart deep-drawing packaging lines from MULTIVAC, complete with robots and labeling/marking systems, at its facility. The lines reduce packaging material use by 50% and improve efficiency.

Eriez doubled the space of its Eriez Service and Repair Center.

Flexicon Corporation expanded its manufacturing space by 50,000 sq ft in its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania facility to meet increased demand for bulk handling equipment and systems.

ANGUS Chemical Company announced plans to expand U.S. production capacity for TRIS AMINO tromethamine buffers at its Sterlington, Louisiana facility. The expansion will add a fourth manufacturing line, roughly doubling global capacity, with construction starting in early 2022 and commercial production targeted for late 2023.

The 1,182 MW South Field Energy combined cycle natural gas power plant in Wellsville, Ohio, managed by Advanced Power and built by Bechtel, achieved commercial operation. GE provided the H-Class full combined cycle plant solution.

SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa invested R200 million in a new 25,000 sqm headquarters in Aeroton, Johannesburg. The high-tech facility includes a larger warehousing facility and was discussed with the South African Department of Trade and Industry.

Repsol signed an investment contract with the Portuguese government to invest €657 million in expanding its Sines Industrial Complex. The project includes two new plants for high value-added, 100% recyclable polymeric materials and is expected to be operational by 2025.

Schumacher Packaging is expanding its Greven, Germany plant to double production capacity, with about €70 million invested and 200 new jobs created by the end of June 2021.

Harmonic Drive Systems will invest about JPY6.5bn (USD70 million) at its Ariake plant in Nagano Prefecture to raise strain wave gear output from 150,000 to 220,000 units per month by August 2022.

Vitro announced a $70 million investment to build a new glass container furnace at its Toluca plant in Mexico, to meet increased demand. Construction will begin in 2021 and operations are expected to start in the first half of 2023.

Span Tech LLC broke ground on October 12, 2021 for a new facility at 101 Hilltopper Way in Glasgow, Kentucky. The project includes renovation of a 42,000-sf building and construction of a new 100,000-sf facility, with $13.2 million in capital investment and 40 new jobs.

BWI Group, a global Tier-1 automotive supplier, built a new manufacturing facility in Greenfield, Indiana, expected to create almost 500 new jobs, and partnered with Siemens for automation.

Horst Engineering held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art factory at 141 Prestige Park Rd in East Hartford, Connecticut. The 100,566 square-foot facility consolidates operations under one roof and expands capabilities and capacity for aerospace manufacturing.

Sharjah Hamriyah Independent Power Company (SHIPCO) and GE marked the successful 'first fire' of the second H-class gas turbine at the 1.8 GW Hamriyah Independent Power Plant in Sharjah, UAE. The plant is the first independent combined cycle power plant in Sharjah.

Middle River Aerostructure Systems is developing a dedicated 60,000-square-foot MRO workshop at its Middle River, Maryland headquarters for jet engine nacelles, backed by a multi-million-dollar investment.

LM Wind Power launched a second 107-meter wind turbine blade mold at its Cherbourg, France factory and plans to extend the site with an additional finishing hall, recruiting 200 employees.

Ceragem will invest 13 billion won to add a smart production line at its Cheonan plant by 2022, increasing spinal medical device production capacity to four times the previous year's level.

thyssenkrupp rothe erde held a groundbreaking ceremony for a fourth production line at its ring mill in Xuzhou, China. The expansion will add 150,000 tons of annual ring production capacity, with production scheduled to start in one year.

Daikin Applied Europe expanded its manufacturing site to produce the new R-32 Small Inverter Chiller series, with a dedicated facility designed for volume production to ensure availability and fast delivery.

Duncan Aviation expanded and reorganized its parts manufacturing and fabrication areas, creating a new division called Duncan Manufacturing Solutions (DMS) in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a $4 million investment in a 21,000-square-foot facility.

Charlotte, North Carolina corrugated packaging company CompanyBox has completed a capacity expansion by buying a second HP C500 digital press for a multi-million dollar investment.

Bracco Group inaugurated a new production unit at its Spin site in Torviscosa, Italy, and announced an additional 60 million euro investment (Project Galileo) to expand contrast media production capacity by 30%.

Danfoss is expanding its operations in Tallahassee with a new 167,000 square foot manufacturing facility, expected to be completed in early 2023. The expansion will triple manufacturing capacity and create about 200 new jobs.

Shinko Electric Industries will build a new building at its Takadai plant in Nakano City to double production capacity of ceramic electrostatic chucks, a key component for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Construction starts December 2021, with operations beginning in 2023.

Profils Systèmes, part of Corialis, will invest €13.5 million to expand its Baillargues plant by 5,000 m² and install a second aluminium extrusion press, creating over 60 jobs. The project is the second tranche of a €22 million program.

Endress+Hauser dedicated its expanded Maulburg, Germany site, a roughly 46 million euro project adding a production and office building and parking garage, used for level and pressure measurement technology.