Lacroix Emballages will invest in its La Ferté-Macé site in Normandy, enlarging the building and diversifying its activity, with state support from the France Relance industrial investment fund. The investment will also create jobs and add solar panels.

Guardian Glass invested in a cold tank repair at its Goole, East Yorkshire float glass plant, expanding melting capacity by 20% to 825 metric tons per day and improving energy efficiency. The project began in April 2021 and was completed in October 2021.

Philips announced an investment of over $150 million to expand its manufacturing and R&D facilities in the U.S., including the expansion of its Reedsville, Pennsylvania, facility for AI-enabled ultrasound systems and its image-guided therapy facility in Plymouth, Minnesota.

MicroPort signed a construction agreement with Zhejiang Construction Engineering to expand its Jiaxing campus from 60,000 to over 280,000 square meters, creating a MegaFactory and Global Medical Experience Center, with completion expected by 2025.

General Electric is investing 10 billion forints (EUR 27.8 million) to expand its turbine plant in Veresegyház, Hungary, creating 100 new jobs.

Himatsingka will expand sheet production by nearly 80% to 108 million meters per year and towel production by 60% to 40,000 tons per year over the coming months.

BD completed new syringe and needle manufacturing lines in Holdrege, Nebraska, as part of a $70 million capital project with $42 million investment from BARDA. The expansion increases domestic capacity for safety injection devices to support U.S. vaccination efforts.

Siemens Energy completed the expansion of its 75,000 square meter Dammam hub, adding compressor trains, water solutions, process automation, additive manufacturing and repair services, and inaugurated it with a royal patron.

Waelzholz Brasmetal ordered an additional HICON/H2 bell annealer facility from EBNER for its Diadema, Brazil works, expanding its annealing capacity.

Nucor Corp. announced it is expanding its Nucor Fastener division by acquiring an existing state-of-the-art coil processing facility in Shelbyville, Indiana.

MGM Transformers broke ground on an expansion of its low voltage distribution transformer factory in Tijuana, Mexico, doubling capacity over 12-24 months.

Dow Chemical plans to triple the size of its Fort Saskatchewan petrochemical plant, building a 1.8-million-tonne-per-year ethane cracker and retrofitting the complex for net-zero emissions. The project is expected to cost upwards of $10 billion.

Leitner-Poma of America plans to develop a campus in Utah to house several of its brands, bringing up to 118 high-paying jobs over 10 years.

Chicago Magnesium Casting Company announced an expansion of its Dixmoor, Illinois facility, investing in new state-of-the-art equipment and creating 40 new jobs. The announcement was made on October 6, 2021.

Superior Machine Inc. finalized the purchase of a property in Ottumwa, Iowa, on September 28, 2021, for approximately $4 million. The expansion adds a new location for the Albia-based machining and fabricating company.

Plastic Omnium will invest $17.7 million to expand its Anderson, South Carolina facility to produce bumpers and tailgates for General Motors' Lyric electric vehicle. The expansion will create 76 jobs and is expected to be completed by February 2022.

Tyoga Container broke ground on a $20 million expansion adding 70,000 sq ft of manufacturing space and 14,000 sq ft of office space, with about 40 new jobs planned.

Steel Dynamics will build a 390,000-square-foot building with a new paint line and a second galvanizing line at its plant in Vigo County Industrial Park, Terre Haute. The project costs about $34.65 million for the building and $196.35 million for equipment, creating over 80 jobs.

Synthos is investing in a new production line for water dispersions and adhesives, increasing capacity by approximately 17,000 tons per year, to be completed in 2023.

TransAlta commissioned the 395MW Keephills Gas Fired Power Plant Unit II in Alberta, Canada, in July 2021. Mitsubishi Power (China) supplied the turbine and generator, and GE Power supplied the steam boiler.

Kumho Petrochemical signed an MOU with Ulsan city to invest 256 billion KRW to expand NB-LATEX production capacity by 236,000 tons per year (from 710,000 to 946,000 tons) by 2023, creating 77 new jobs.

Dr. Friest Automotive (DFA) US is relocating and expanding its manufacturing operations to Mocksville, North Carolina, investing $5.9 million in a leased facility. The company will produce sound deadening and insulation materials for automotive customers, adding 23 jobs.

Agropur is building a new state-of-the-art facility in Little Chute, Wisconsin, to increase cheese and dairy ingredient production. The $168 million investment will more than double milk processing volume to 750 million pounds per year and create 54 new jobs. The plant is expected to be fully operational by early 2023.

Glen Raven Inc. announced a $70 million expansion of its custom fabrics division in Anderson County, South Carolina, adding a distribution center and creating 135 new jobs. The new facility is expected to be operational by early 2023.

Ceratizit Bulgaria will invest €20 million over five years to expand its tool manufacturing plant in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, including new equipment, a logistics center, and a new production building with solar panels.

Hydro decided to invest NOK 60 million in a new casting furnace at Hydro Sunndal, increasing capacity for special alloys by 35,000 tonnes per year for the building and automotive industries.

MAPEI Inc. broke ground on a new 50,750-sq-ft powder production plant and distribution facility at its Laval, Quebec facility. Completion is expected in 2023.

B Medical Systems inaugurated a 4,500 m2 factory extension next to its Hosingen plant in Luxembourg, part of a EUR 15 million expansion that is expected to create about 150 jobs and double vaccine cold chain capacity.

Cabero Yantai Heat Exchanger Ltd, a joint venture between Cabero and Yantai Moon, began construction on a €50 million expansion of its finned heat exchanger factory in Yantai, China. The first phase adds 28,000 m² of production area, with occupancy planned by end of July 2022.

Mitsubishi Power commenced operation of the second M701JAC gas turbine unit at the Gulf SRC-operated GTCC power plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand, as part of an eight-unit project with total output of 5,300 MW.

Pries Enterprises is adding a 100,000 sq ft expansion with a new 44MN extrusion line at its Independence, Iowa facility. The line is expected to be fully operational by December 31, 2021, and will increase capacity by 50%.

Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) aims to increase its total syringe production capacity to 3.5 billion pieces per year by March 2022, including 1.25 billion auto-disable syringes. The company has invested over $15 million since May 2020.

Rotoplast Inc. is investing $2.5 million to expand its headquarters plant in East Farnham, Quebec, by 16,000 square feet, increasing production capacity by 30% and creating 20 jobs. Construction begins in 2022.

Sew-Eurodrive, a producer of automation equipment, inaugurated an expansion of its facilities in Mealhada, Portugal, with a total investment of €7 million. The expansion includes extended installations, new layouts, and production equipment, increasing productivity by over 40%.

Dunham-Bush Malaysia unveiled a new 400RT capacity air-cooled chiller performance testing lab at its manufacturing plant in Kajang, Selangor. The lab received AHRI certification, making it the first such certified lab in Southeast Asia.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation will invest approximately 110 million euros in a new polyester film production line at its affiliate Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany. The line will have a capacity of 27,000 tons/year and is scheduled for completion at the end of 2024.

Holcim Philippines and Geocycle inaugurated new storage and processing facilities at the Bulacan plant on September 30, 2021, as part of a Php121.5 million investment to increase use of alternative fuels in cement production.

Ridge Corporation announced a $11 million expansion of its production facility in Frazeysburg, Ohio, on September 30, 2021. The project will add 107,000 square feet and create 85 new jobs.

Purem by Eberspaecher will build a new production plant near Sorocaba, Brazil, to manufacture exhaust aftertreatment systems. The move will create about 60 new jobs and relocate 160 employees, with production starting in 2022.

Domtar's Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) facility in Jesup, Georgia, announced an expansion project earlier in 2021 to add a large-scale airlaid nonwovens production line. When complete in 2022, it will make Domtar the second-largest airlaid supplier in the US and third-largest globally.

pal plast commissioned a new, state-of-the-art plant in Mühlheim months before the article date, adding capacity for high-quality plastic compounds.

Solewant Group is investing over $200 million (including $50 million already spent and $150 million additional) to expand its automated LSAW pipe milling plant at Alode, Eleme-Onne, Rivers State, Nigeria, to meet African demand for standard steel pipes in oil, gas, and water sectors.

OAO MILKOM is constructing a local wastewater treatment system at its Sarapul-moloko production facility in Udmurtia, Russia, with a capacity of 1,000 cubic meters per day. The project is part of the MILKOM-2020 investment contract and is expected to start operations in April 2022.

Tambov crane equipment plant Vostekhremm completed construction of a new 3,600 sqm workshop for expanding overhead crane production, with 42 million rubles investment. The workshop will enable production of cranes up to 100 tons capacity.

Yamazaki Mazak will invest 50 billion yen to expand its machine tool factory in Dalian, China, increasing monthly production capacity by 33% from 180 to 240 units. New equipment is expected to start production by September 2022.

Anhui Heli Co., Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hengyang Heli Industrial Vehicle Co., Ltd. plans to invest approximately 660 million yuan to build an expansion and smart manufacturing southern base project in Hengyang, China. The project will produce 46,500 units per year of new energy electric forklifts, internal combustion forklifts, and explosion-proof forklifts, with a total construction period of about 5 years.

Panattoni has reached the final stage of developing a new production plant for Danfoss Poland within its existing Grodzisk Mazowiecki complex. The project includes 12,000 sqm completed, with additional warehouse, production, office, and technical space under construction.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company is expanding its MXDA production capacity by constructing a 25,000 MTA plant in Rotterdam, Netherlands, through its subsidiary MGC Specialty Chemicals Netherlands B.V. The plant is scheduled to start operations in mid-2024.

Britvic will invest £26.9 million to install a fourth canning line at its Rugby factory, adding about 18% site capacity and creating at least 20 jobs, with the line fully running in 2022.

Robinson Crusoe, part of Spanish group Jealsa, inaugurated a new production and canning unit in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, Brazil. The expansion increased the factory area from 8,000 m² to 12,000 m², with expected production of 100 million cans of sardines and tuna by 2022. Total investment in the region is R$ 100 million over five years.