Risen Energy announced its first investment in Southeast Asia, planning to invest RM42.2 billion over 15 years to build a 3GW high-efficiency photovoltaic module production base in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia. The facility is expected to create about 3,000 jobs.

Georgetown Cement Company announced a US$100 million cement plant at Maria's Delight, Essequibo Coast, Guyana, producing 50,000 metric tons per month of grey and white cement, with construction starting later in 2021 and completion within 12-13 months.

GEA installed a new cheese-making plant for Madeta in Planá, Czech Republic, capable of processing up to 400,000 liters of milk per day and producing up to 42 tons of hard and semi-hard cheese daily.

Hunan Sanan Semiconductor has officially inaugurated a vertically integrated SiC production line in Changsha, China, with an investment of 16 billion RMB ($2.5 billion). The facility handles crystal growth to power devices and has a monthly output capacity of 30,000 6-inch SiC wafers.

Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail is considering constructing a plant for production of transformers in Serbia, as stated by President Aleksandar Vucic. This follows a EUR 62.2 million agreement for three high-speed trains.

The Wilo Group opened a new assembly plant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an assembly line, test bench and training offices, to serve as a Southeast Asia hub. Production of vertical pressure-boosting systems is planned from the end of 2021.

Holcim México inaugurated a new grinding plant in Umán, Yucatán, with a production capacity of 650,000 tonnes of cement per year and an investment of over $40 million, creating 400 permanent jobs.

Bosnian coal miner RiTE Ugljevik and Chinese investor Beijing New Building Materials (BNBM) will build a EUR 50 million plasterboard production plant in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. RiTE Ugljevik will hold a 10% stake, and the plant is expected to start operations in 2022, employing about 100 staff.

Atlantic Pumps is moving to a new 1.25-acre site on Carrwood Road in Chesterfield, UK, consolidating its Chesterfield and Sheffield operations into a manufacturing and research hub. The move follows growth and has already created several new jobs.

NOVONIX plans to invest $160 million to retrofit a former Alstom power generation plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to produce over 8,000 metric tonnes of anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The project is expected to create 290 jobs and become operational in 2023.

Kumho Petrochemical announced plans to invest KRW 256 billion (€190 million) in a new nitrile-butadiene latex production line at its Ulsan petrochemical complex. The plant will have a capacity of 236 ktpa and is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

Saab unveiled a $37 million, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at Purdue Discovery Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, Indiana. The facility will begin production of the aft portion of the T-7A training aircraft for the U.S. Air Force in October 2021, with plans to employ up to 300 people over five years.

Westwater Resources Inc., through its subsidiary Alabama Graphite Products LLC, plans to build a first-of-its-kind advanced graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Coosa County, Alabama, with an initial investment of $80 million and total investment of $124 million. Construction starts in 2021, with operations by end of 2022, creating at least 100 jobs.

Le Bélier began construction of a new plant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of $68 million. The plant will produce molded aluminum components for the automotive sector and is expected to be inaugurated in Q2 2022, creating 500 jobs at full capacity.

Inner Mongolia Sanwei New Materials, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Sanwei Rubber Products, received project备案 for a 90,000-tonne/year BDO and biodegradable plastics integrated project in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. The total investment is CNY 13.066 billion (approx. USD 2 billion), with construction planned from August 2021 to December 2026.

Diamond Aircraft Industries will invest CNY 200 million to build a factory in Shandong province, China, to produce 220 general-purpose aircraft per year. Construction is expected to take seven months.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES broke ground on a new 300mm semiconductor fab in Singapore, with a total investment of more than $4 billion. The expansion will add capacity for 450,000 wafers per year and 250,000 square feet of cleanroom space.

Speedrack Products Group Ltd. is investing nearly $65 million to build a 275,000-sq.-ft. pallet racking manufacturing facility in Walker, Michigan, creating 160 jobs. The facility is expected to be completed by March 2022.

ROCKWOOL announced a new stone wool insulation production facility in Soissons, France, creating 130 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in 2022, with operations starting in 2024.

Toshiba Carrier Air Conditioning (China) Co has relocated to a new 72,000m² engineering and manufacturing facility in Qiantang New District, Hangzhou, producing VRF air conditioners and other HVAC products.

A joint venture between Hyosung Heavy Industries and Linde Group, Linde Hydrogen, broke ground on the world's single largest liquid hydrogen manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea.

SMP Automotive, part of Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group, plans to invest €39 million to build a production facility for car seat components in Ćuprija, Serbia, creating 445 jobs.

Vestas completed and opened a new generator factory in TEDA, Tianjin, with an investment of about 200 million yuan and a design capacity of 1,500 units per year, producing parts for the 6MW EnVentus wind turbine platform. The plant is expected to generate 800 million yuan in output value in 2021.

Nexus Pharmaceuticals is opening a $250 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. MECO will supply its MASTERfit water purification system for the plant.

AMD Medicom Inc. will build a Montreal-area plant to produce meltblown polypropylene, the filter material for masks, as part of a $39 million investment with $29 million in federal government support.

Meltech Innovation Canada Inc., a division of Medicom Group, will establish a new factory in Greater Montréal to manufacture specialized fabric for respirators and surgical masks, supported by a $28.99 million government investment and a total project cost of $38.754 million.

Liwei Laser is investing in a new CNC machine tool production base in Xintai, Shandong, China. Phase 1 covers 33,000 m² with 23,000 m² of workshops; a 13,000 m² processing center is set to open by end of June 2021. Capacity is expected to increase by over 150%.

Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd (WBTL) is investing US$50 million in a new plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The first phase will build a 20,000 SQM facility for aluminum casting and machining of automotive chassis components, creating about 550 jobs.

Leonardo will build a new single-site logistics facility at its helicopter site in Yeovil, UK, costing £30 million and spanning nearly 20,000 m². The facility is scheduled for completion in Q4 2022 and full operation in 2023.

Belgian VPK Group's Polish subsidiary Aquila Brzeg opened a new corrugated packaging plant in Skarbimierz near Wroclaw, after about one year of construction. The plant was officially inaugurated on 17 June 2021.

VPK Packaging Polska, part of the VPK Group, officially opened a new packaging factory in Brzeg, Poland, on 17 June 2021 with 22,000 m2 of production and warehouse space. The plant adds 60 million m2 of production capacity and is planned to employ 60 more people.

EnergyAustralia ordered a GE 9F.05 gas turbine for the new 316-MW Tallawarra B Power Station in New South Wales, Australia. The open-cycle peaker will be capable of combusting natural gas and hydrogen-blended fuels, with A$83 million in government funding.

Nexii Building Solutions announced a partnership with Joe Flacco to open a manufacturing plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, set to open mid-summer 2021. The plant, operated by NEXUS-1, will produce Nexii's green building panels using Nexiite material, with an investment of over $20 million and creating 200 jobs.

Construction started on a new corrugated board factory of about 85,000 m2 over two floors next to the existing De Jong Verpakking plant in De Lier, Netherlands, with WDP project managing and completion scheduled for end-2022. The first pile was driven on June 16, 2021.

Pottinger has opened its fourth production plant in St. Georgen, Austria, after an investment of €25 million. The company immediately started construction on a €45 million extension to double the production area, where round balers and large rakes will be manufactured. 60 jobs will be created initially.

Dow Chemical Company announced the construction of a new silicone resin plant at its existing manufacturing hub in Zhangjiagang, China, to expand global capacity. The facility is expected to come online in 2021.

KNOLL America Inc., a supplier of conveyor and filtration systems, will invest more than $7.8 million to locate a new U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Gaston County, North Carolina, creating 31 jobs.

Heat pump maker Ochsner is establishing a new site on a three-hectare plot in Oed, Lower Austria, with construction starting in 2022 and up to 200 jobs at full build-out. The site is planned to produce up to 20,000 heat pumps per year.

Azad Engineering announced plans to set up a second manufacturing facility in Shamirpet, Telangana, with an investment of $80 million (₹585 crore), expected to employ 1,500 people.

Yposkesi, a French CMO owned by SK Inc., has begun construction of a second plant in Genopole, France, costing EUR 58 million. The facility will double production capacity and is expected to be completed by 2023.

Boeing has started construction of a new factory in North Charleston, South Carolina, to increase production capacity for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with an investment of over $1 billion and more than 1,000 new jobs.

Morchem officially inaugurated its new plant in Fontanar, Guadalajara, Spain, on June 14, 2021. The plant, built on a 30,000 m² plot with an investment of over €25 million, manufactures high-volume polyurethane and polyester adhesives and started up in April 2020.

Wabtec Corp. opened an 11,000-square-foot additive manufacturing facility at Pittsburgh International Airport's Innovation Campus. The company began operations there on June 8, 2021.

Turkish glass producer Sisecam is founding a glass packaging factory in Hungary with an investment of €255 million (US$310 million). The facility will have two furnaces and a yearly net output capacity of 330,000 tons, with the first furnace starting in 2023 and full capacity by 2025.

HeidelbergCement announced its intention to upgrade its plant on the Swedish island of Gotland to become the world's first carbon-neutral cement plant, with carbon capture capacity of up to 1.8 million tonnes annually, targeted by 2030.

Swedish compounder Polykemi is building a new 9,300 m² plant in Chongqing, Sichuan, China, to produce compounds from virgin and recycled raw materials. Start-up is expected in the first quarter of 2022, with capacity for at least 10,000 t/y.

Ardagh Group told investors it plans a new factory with two lines in Minas Gerais, Brazil, as part of a US$1.8 billion expansion programme to be completed in the second half of 2022. The programme also includes expansions of existing units in the Northeast region and in Jacarei, Sao Paulo.

Crown Embalagens is building a can factory in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, with a planned investment of R$650 million and 140 direct jobs. The plant is scheduled to open in April 2022 with capacity of 2.4 billion cans per year.

AT&S announced it will build its first Southeast Asia production facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, Malaysia, to produce high-end printed circuit boards and IC substrates. The total investment is €1.7 billion, creating 5,000 high-tech jobs.

Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, part of Metinvest, will build a new cold-rolling shop under a $1 billion contract signed this week, as part of relocating capacities from the city center.