Proteor will expand its Seurre industrial site to double the capacity of the central manufacturing workshop for orthopedic centers, with an investment of 6 million euros, supported by the Burgundy Franche Comté Region.
Kirin Holdings is doubling the production capacity of its iMUSE Health Science Factory in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, with new manufacturing equipment scheduled to begin operating in spring 2023.
Summit Plastics is adding a 12,000 sq ft addition and three blown film extrusion lines in Summit, Mississippi, a $5.4 million investment creating 25 jobs, with completion expected by March 2022.
Coloplast's project includes a second production building in the same industrial park, expected to be operational in the second half of 2022.
Evonik has added capacity for TEGO brand Glide and Wet coating additives at its manufacturing site in Shanghai, China, previously only produced in Germany.
Milwaukee Tool will lease 357,000 square feet of a former Delphi building in Clinton, Mississippi, as an expansion of its Jackson operations. The company will invest over $7 million and create 1,200 jobs in the region.
Ingredion opened a new production facility at its Vanscoy, Saskatchewan site, expanding capabilities for pulse flours and concentrates. Products will become available in Q4 2021.
Staropower plans to invest up to 2 billion yuan to build a lithium-ion battery separator plant in Europe, with three phases. Phase 1 in Sweden will invest about 130 million yuan to build four coated separator lines with annual capacity of 80 million square meters, expected to start production in the first half of 2022.
Staropower plans to invest 100 billion yuan in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone to build a lithium battery separator R&D and production project, with three phases totaling 3 billion square meters of wet separator and coated separator capacity per year. Phase 1 and 2 will build 12 wet separator lines for 2 billion square meters capacity, with construction starting by end of September 2021 and production starting January 2023.
American Sealants, Inc. announced plans to invest up to $2.9 million and add up to 28 new jobs at its Fort Wayne, Indiana facility by the end of 2024. The expansion includes a 25,000-square-foot addition to the building and parking lot, with construction already underway and expected completion by October 1, 2021.
ALUMIL YU INDUSTRY, a Serbian subsidiary of ALUMIL, plans to start construction of a new industrial building and a new production line in Nova Pazova, Serbia, as part of its expansion. The company has already invested over €36 million in Serbia.
DuPont announced continued investment in its Liveo Healthcare Solutions capabilities and manufacturing capacity, including new elastomer mixers at Hemlock, Michigan, a new over-molded assembly press, a new healthcare site in Cooper River, South Carolina, and added manufacturing in China.
Jiangxi Naipu Mining Machinery Co., Ltd. received approval to invest an additional $20 million in its Chilean subsidiary, totaling $25 million, to build a new plant in Santiago's Colina district with annual capacity of 4,000 tonnes of mining rubber wear parts. The project includes a previous $5 million land purchase.
Constructor Romania, a subsidiary of Gonvarri Material Handling, is expanding its pallet racking production and development facility in Rasnov by over 35% to 13,700 m², increasing output and creating space for new product development.
Dexion Romania, a subsidiary of Gonvarri Material Handling, is expanding its pallet racking production and development facility in Rasnov by over 35% to 13,700 m² to increase output and develop new products.
Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) is ramping up its production capacity to 600,000 tonnes of viscose staple fiber, with additional lines completion expected in 2023. Upon completion, APR will be the world's largest single-site integrated viscose manufacturing facility.
Martinrea Hopkinsville LLC will invest $31 million to expand its facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky by 38,500 square feet and create 33 new jobs.
Fimakem India Ltd., a subsidiary of Wolkem India Ltd., expanded capacity for the second time in less than three years at its Dahej plant in Gujarat to meet growing demand for its Wet Ground Calcium Carbonate Filler and Coating Fimcarb Slurry.
Kemira is investing in a third production line for alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) sizing agent at its Nanjing site in Jiangsu province, China, with capacity ramp-up during 2022-2023.
Viridi Parente is expanding its facility in Buffalo, New York, to manufacture Green Machines, battery-powered construction equipment. The expansion involves renovating 70,000 square feet of the plant, with a target of 1,000 machines in the field by end of 2022.
Oukei Co., Ltd. reported that its fundraising project 'Annual output of 40 million high-end CNC blade intelligent manufacturing base construction project' is progressing smoothly and is expected to complete the initial construction by the end of 2021. The company also plans to invest no less than 500 million yuan to build a CNC tool industrial park in Zhuzhou High-tech Zone.
Endress+Hauser Wetzer plans to invest Rs 100 crore (about $13.4 million) to expand its manufacturing facilities in Aurangabad, India, starting with a 60,000 sq ft building in the Waluj industrial area. A second phase of up to Rs 300 crore is under consideration, as reported on 3 September 2021.
Hexcel Corporation announced an expansion of its Casablanca factory in Morocco, expected to be complete by 2023, increasing employment from 120 to about 400 people. The plant manufactures engineered core parts for the aerospace industry.
Rocket Lab has started construction on a new facility to increase production of reaction wheels to up to 2,000 per year, fulfilling growing demand from satellite constellation customers. The expansion will add more than 16 new roles.
Page Industries is adding 1 lakh sq. feet in Hassan, Karnataka for raw material storage and processing. The facility is expected to be commissioned in the second half of FY22.
SK Siltron CSS plans to invest $300 million and create up to 150 jobs in Bay County, Michigan, over three years. The expansion will add a new site in Bay City to its existing Auburn site, more than doubling its Michigan employee base, for manufacturing and R&D of silicon carbide wafers for electric vehicles.
JSC Volga completed a 1.5 billion ruble project that expanded thermomechanical pulp production by 60,000 tons per year and created 240 jobs. The completion date is reported only as recent.
Hytrol Conveyor Co. plans to hire 100 additional workers at its Fort Smith, Arkansas plant to operate a new production line for its 24-volt e24 conveyor line. Production is expected to begin in late September 2021, with new jobs in place by end of 2021. The company previously invested $20 million in the facility.
Hiab is immediately recruiting 100 additional roles at its existing Dundalk facility, adding to the current 300 workforce.
Superior Boiler has opened a new 73,000-square-foot facility in Hutchinson, Kansas, representing a $2,786,000 investment. The facility currently employs 135 people, with plans to hire an additional 15 workers.
Hiab will establish a second production facility in Streetsboro, Ohio, for its Moffett and Princeton truck-mounted forklifts, adding 80 new employees to the current workforce of 100. The facility will provide high-volume manufacturing capacity for the U.S. market.
Everything Attachments, a manufacturer of farm implements and tractor attachments, will invest $20 million to construct a new 105,000-square-foot facility in Catawba County, North Carolina, creating 147 jobs.
Metso Outotec will invest $3 million to relocate its pump manufacturing operations to a new facility at 1041 Ponderosa Point Drive in Richland County, South Carolina. The move will create 13 new jobs and retain 82 existing positions, with the new location set to open in December 2021.
Pureman, a refrigerant producer for automotive and refrigeration, signed a KRW 12 billion investment agreement with Boeun County to build a second plant in the Jangan Agricultural Industrial Complex. The plant will expand production capacity.
Polyplastics Co., Ltd. has decided to construct a new LCP polymerization plant with a capacity of 5,000 tons/year at its Taiwan subsidiary PTW in Kaohsiung. Operations are expected to start in the first half of 2024.
Ball Corporation announced an expansion of its aluminum can plant in Almirante Brown, Argentina, to raise annual capacity by 30% and create 46 direct jobs. The launch is planned for October 2022.
FAF Valve Company commissioned a new Japanese automatic molding line that started operating in the third quarter of 2021. The line is expected to triple casting capacity for 2022 and improve surface quality.
Dresser Al-Rushaid Valve and Instrument Company (DARVICO) is expanding its Jubail facility by about 20,000 sq ft to install a boiler plant for testing valves on steam application, due for completion by December 2021.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries will invest approximately $265 million to build new production facilities at its Mexican subsidiary Kawasaki Motores de México and enhance capacity at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Mexican plant will start producing off-road vehicles in fiscal 2023.
Dalmia Cement has signed MOUs with the Jharkhand state government to invest $104 million in expanding its cement operations. This includes a $68.5 million upgrade and expansion of its Bokaro cement grinding plant, increasing capacity to 6.3 Mt/yr, plus a solar power plant and waste management facility.
Buteressence has commissioned two new mixing lines at its facility in Zaandam, Netherlands, completing a multi-year project to improve and expand production facilities for powder aromas. The investment includes Amixon cone mixers with effective volumes of 400 and 1500 liters.
Huntsman Corporation's Performance Products division plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Petfurdo, Hungary, to increase capacity for polyurethane catalysts and specialty amines. The multi-million USD investment is expected to be completed by mid-2023.
GE Appliances is investing $5 million to add a fifth assembly line for vertical terminal air conditioners at its Monogram Refrigeration plant in Selmer, Tennessee, creating 33 new jobs.
Sia Glass is investing 270 million Swedish kronor to expand its ice cream factory in Slöinge, Sweden, adding approximately 3,000 square meters. The expansion will roughly double production capacity, with groundbreaking expected in autumn 2021.
Martinrea Hopkinsville LLC, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, will expand its facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky by 38,500 square feet with an investment of more than $31 million, creating 33 jobs.
Hyosung Chemical will begin commercial production at its second polypropylene (PP) plant in southern Vietnam in September 2021, with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons. Combined with its first PP plant, total PP output in Vietnam reaches 600,000 tons per year.
Hanwha Cimarron will spend $51 million to build a production facility in Opelika, Alabama, expected to produce 4,000 high-pressure tanks per year when construction completes next year.
Kimball Electronics is expanding its Mexico facility (KEMX). No further details on investment, capacity, or timeline are provided in the article.
REHAU announced a $50 million expansion of its Cullman, Alabama automotive plant to produce exterior polymer-based components for new Mercedes-Benz SUV models, including EQ electric vehicles. The expansion will create 125 new jobs.
Avantor announced a multi-year investment in global hydration capabilities, including a recently completed expansion of its Gliwice, Poland facility and a multi-stage expansion of its Aurora, Ohio facility due by mid-2022.