Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group signed a deal with Sichuan government to develop a UAV industrial park in Zigong, with a joint investment of about CNY 10 billion (USD 1.55 billion). The facility will produce around 100 large UAVs per year and is expected to be fully operational from around 2023.

Hoa Phat announced it will invest US$130 million to build a new container factory near Ho Chi Minh City in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, with an initial capacity of 180,000-200,000 TEU per year, eventually reaching 500,000 TEU per year.

Energypac Power Generation inaugurated an industrial park in Sreepur, Gazipur, with an investment of Tk 380 crore, creating 550 jobs. The park includes plants for generators, JAC vehicle assembly, and prefabricated steel buildings.

Win Semiconductors' board approved a plan to invest NT$10 billion ($358.3 million) to build a new fab at the Southern Taiwan Science Park branch in Kaohsiung's Lujhu District over three years. Mass production is expected to begin in 2024.

Lion Electric announced plans to build a new U.S. manufacturing facility in Joliet, Illinois, with an initial investment of at least $70 million. The plant will have an annual capacity of 20,000 all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles and is expected to create 745 jobs.

Xinquan Mexico Automotive Trim has begun construction of a new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with a $40 million investment and the creation of 150 direct jobs. The facility will produce high-end automotive interior parts with an initial capacity of 600,000 units per year.

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy Chemical Group announced a 20.7 billion yuan investment to build a 120,000-ton BDO and 200,000-ton biodegradable plastics production facility in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. The project will be constructed from May 2021 to December 2023.

CIFA, part of Zoomlion, announced a new plant in Solferino, Italy, for assembly and manufacturing of cranes, truck cranes, forklifts and AWPs for European customers. The announcement was made on May 6, 2021.

Ammeraal Beltech will invest over $19 million to open a new production plant in Buford, Georgia, creating 83 jobs. The plant will produce synthetic conveyor belts and operations are expected to begin in fall 2021.

Xinquan began construction of a 27,576 m² production plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with a $40 million investment. The plant will produce interior parts for the automotive industry, with an initial capacity of 600,000 units per year and 150 jobs.

JC Ford Company will invest $30 million to renovate two existing facilities in Columbia, Tennessee, creating 210 new jobs. The company manufactures high-speed corn tortilla and tortilla chip production equipment.

Antylia Scientific will establish a Masterflex Bioprocessing facility in the National Science Park in Mullingar, Ireland, creating 60 jobs. The site will design and manufacture Masterflex peristaltic pumps, supported by IDA Ireland.

HVAC manufacturer Kentuckiana Curb Co. Inc. announced plans for a new facility in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Construction breaks ground in January 2022 and is expected to be finished within a year. The project will create 700 jobs over 10 years with an average hourly wage of $29 including benefits.

A Dutch manufacturer of lightweight conveyance systems will invest $19 million in a new factory in Hall County, Georgia, creating 83 jobs.

Trucent opened a new $2 million CentraSep production facility in Noblesville, Indiana, to manufacture centrifuges and advanced filtration systems. The 44,000 sq ft facility is a centrifuge Center of Excellence.

Optinova inaugurated its Optinova Valley Forge plant in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, a 95,000 sq ft facility for specialty industrial tubing with 11 extrusion lines running at opening and capacity for over 20.

JELD-WEN will invest $7.9 million to establish a new production facility for VPI Quality Windows in Statesville, North Carolina, creating 235 jobs. The facility will be VPI's second manufacturing plant and will serve the multi-family and commercial window market.

Daifuku has broken ground on a new 210,000 square-foot facility in Boyne City, Michigan, to manufacture conveyor systems. The $21 million investment is expected to create 75 to 100 jobs, with construction targeted for completion by summer 2022.

Automotive parts supplier Le Bélier announced plans to invest USD68 million in a new plant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, to produce powertrain and chassis components.

Stara began construction of a new 23,500 m² manufacturing unit in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with an investment of R$ 80 million. Operations are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022, creating about 400 direct jobs.

Shougang Toyota Industrial Air Conditioning Compressor, invested in by Toyota Industries, produced its first electric compressor at the Yantai Development Zone plant on May 4, 2021, targeting over 1 million units a year.

SafeSource Direct, a joint venture of Ochsner Health, announced it will open two factories near Lafayette, Louisiana, investing $150 million and hiring more than 1,200 people.

The Durham Company announced plans to build a 45,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for electrical utility distribution equipment in Buffalo, Missouri, investing $5 million and creating over 50 jobs.

Nemera and Copernicus plan to build a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Szczecin, Poland, to support Copernicus' growth.

Daifuku North America held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 210,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Boyne City, Michigan. The $21 million facility will consolidate operations from three existing plants and produce automatic guided vehicles and airport baggage handling products.

Flottweg inaugurated Plant 2 in Vilsbiburg, Germany, a roughly $66 million investment that doubles the company's separation-technology production capacity.

Prime Polymer Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Mitsui Chemicals and Idemitsu Kosan, plans to build a 200,000-ton-per-year polypropylene plant in Ichihara, Japan. Construction is expected to start in August 2021, with operations commencing in November 2024.

World Yamaguchi, together with three other Hokkaido firms, will build a new factory to manufacture private jet engine parts. The project is supported by a Japanese government subsidy and the plant is expected to be completed in winter 2021.

EVCO Plastics purchased a new facility near Calhoun, Georgia, adding 40,000 ft² with room for 20 injection machines, a white room, and LSR molding capability, to support medical and commercial lighting customers. It is expected to be fully operational in fall 2021.

Global Energy Group is planning to build a £100 million fabrication plant at Port of Nigg to manufacture steel towers, jackets and foundations for offshore wind, described as the UK's largest such facility. It is expected to create up to 150 new jobs and more than 300 in the supply chain.

Woolpower, a Swedish specialist in functional clothing, is investing in a new 10,000 m² production facility at its headquarters in Östersund, Sweden. The plant is expected to start operations in spring 2022.

Le Bélier Groupe will invest $68 million to build a 35,000 sqm plant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, producing molded aluminum components for automotive and aeronautical markets, creating 396 jobs.

Bella Sibir, part of Poland's TZMO S.A., will invest 1.5 billion rubles to open a medical gauze plant in Novosibirsk in August 2021, with a second facility for dressings by November 2021. The project will create 160 jobs.

Guangzhou Yitong Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to invest approximately CNY 100 million in a new facility in Shaoguan South China Advanced Equipment Industrial Park. The plant will manufacture metal-cutting and metal-forming machine tools.

Fano Group signed a strategic agreement with the Kunming District government to establish its headquarters and build a new energy vehicle R&D and manufacturing base in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. The project is planned to start construction in June 2021 and be completed in 2022.

The Precision Surfacing Solutions Group's Surface and Profile Finishing Division has opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Troisdorf, Germany, where REFORM, ISOG, and KEHREN machines will be built.

Siemens Energy is constructing a new production hall on a 20,000-square-meter site in Forchheim, Germany, adjacent to an existing logistics center. The project was approved by the city council in late 2020.

Spanish pharmaceutical Reig Jofre announced that its new plant in Barcelona will start producing Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine by the end of Q2 2021. The plant will triple the company's capacity to manufacture sterile products this year.

KCC Manufacturing, a Kentucky-based HVAC products manufacturer, plans to invest $60 million to establish a new location in Simpsonville, Shelby County, Kentucky. The project will create 700 jobs and initially build 380,000 square feet of facilities on 80 acres.

TDK Electronics has moved its Hongqi facility in China to a new 97,000 m² factory, one-third larger than the old one, with increased automation and Industry 4.0 solutions.

Modine Manufacturing will invest $7 million to convert a former warehouse in Rockbridge County, Virginia into a plant making data center cooling solutions. The operation is expected to create 60 new jobs after full ramp-up.

BorgWarner will build a third factory in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to produce electric motors for the automotive sector. The €25 million investment will create 300 new jobs, with production starting in early 2023.

Teran Industries, a manufacturer of attachments for construction and mining, opened a new distribution center in Peru, Illinois, featuring a 30,000 sq.ft. office and warehouse on over 5 acres.

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe commissioned a new US$2.8 million dry mortar plant, part of a US$25 million expansion plan. The plant increases dry mortar output from 7,000 to 100,000 tonnes per year.

Yantai Universal Machine Tool Equipment Co., Ltd. held a beam-raising ceremony for its high-end CNC machine tool functional components industrial base project in Fudong Emerging Industrial Park, Fushan. The project is a 'retreat from city to park' relocation, with an investment of 450 million yuan.

India's Forpack Industries signed an MoU with Sharjah's SAIF Zone to establish its first UAE headquarters by leasing four warehouses in the U2 area. The company plans AED 10 million in capital investment and makes packaging, stretch film and cardboard products.

Eletrofrio inaugurated a new factory, Continuum Refrigeração Integral, in Curitiba, Brazil on April 27, 2021. The plant, built on 105,000 m², produces PIR thermal insulation panels with a monthly capacity exceeding 70,000 m² in a single shift.

German company Geresheimer officially opened a factory in the TIDZ Skopje 2 in Bunardzik, North Macedonia, for producing specialized medical glass and plastic products. The investment is at least 25 million euros and is expected to employ 400 people.

Inbolor (Shenzhen Inbolor Co., Ltd.) plans to invest 1 billion CNY to set up a subsidiary and build a 500,000-unit light electric vehicle drive system and power system base in Heze, Shandong, China.

Gerresheimer AG officially marked the start of its investment in a new plant for medical glass and plastic products in Skopje, North Macedonia. The investment is at least 25 million EUR, with 400 employees, and a second investment cycle for glass syringes is planned.