Duratex, now renamed Dexco, approved a R$2.5 billion (€400 million) investment plan for 2021-2024. The plan includes R$600 million (€96 million) for a new Industry 4.0 tile factory in Botucatu, São Paulo, with capacity of 10 million sqm/year, scheduled to start operations in 2023.

TCI Precision Metals has installed a second OMAX 80X waterjet machining center at its Gardena, California facility to meet growing demand for precision machine-ready blanks and specialty parts.

NSH USA Corporation purchased land and buildings at 47 Broadway in Albany, New York for construction of a new manufacturing technology center to expand its footprint and house the Niles Technical Application Center.

Manitowoc expanded production of larger Grove rough-terrain cranes (up to 100 t capacity) to its Niella Tanaro, Italy plant, previously only made in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania. The first large RTs shipped in June 2018.

Setco Sales Co., a manufacturer of spindles and precision parts, will relocate its headquarters from Cincinnati to Boone County, Kentucky, investing $6.25 million and creating 30 jobs. The new facility will expand production capacity for spindles, slides, and milling heads.

Park Cam approved a new investment at its Bozüyük glass packaging facility in Turkey to commission a third furnace, raising daily production capacity from 1000 to 1500 tons per day.

Scanfil Plc decided to start planning to expand its existing factory in Suzhou, China. The investment is estimated at EUR 6 million, adding approximately 11,000 m² of production and warehouse space. Construction is expected to start in 2022.

Kuenz completed assembly of three RMG cranes at the CLIP intermodal terminal in Swarzędz, Poland. The 40-ton cranes with 96m span are part of a terminal expansion project worth over PLN 200 million ($50 million), tripling reloading capacity from 136,000 to 533,000 TEU per year.

Cirrus Aircraft is expanding its Grand Forks, North Dakota manufacturing facility with a multi-million-dollar investment adding 30,000 square feet to strengthen composite manufacturing operations and increase production capacity.

E.ON Dél-Dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt. completed a 724 million forint expansion of the Kertváros transformer station in Pécs, Hungary, to support growing demand from the Déli Industrial Park.

PFNonwovens Holding is expanding its Cape Town manufacturing facility with an investment of at least R600 million (€35 million) to install the first R5 manufacturing line from Reifenhäuser Reicofil in South Africa.

Belenus, Brazil's largest manufacturer of nuts, bolts and special parts, is expanding its automated warehouse at its Vinhedo distribution centre in São Paulo. The upgrade will increase pallet and box picking capacity by 100% and 50% respectively, and box storage capacity by 40%.

Fuji Electric will invest an extra 40 billion yen ($365 million) to expand production of power semiconductors in Malaysia to meet demand from electric vehicles.

Chapin International will increase investment in its Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky operation to $13.9 million and double job creation at the facility to 200 full-time positions.

Nexter inaugurated a new high-speed machining cell at its Roanne site in France, part of the €20 million NextFab modernization project. The cell will enable production of parts for 450 vehicles per year by 2025.

INVISTA announced on August 30, 2021, the next phase of its expansion in Shanghai, which will more than double its polyamide 6.6 production capacity.

Harmar Mobility LLC, a manufacturer of wheelchair and stair lifts, plans to expand into a new facility in northern Sarasota County, Florida, adding 43 jobs at an average salary of $58,000. The expansion was supported by a $129,000 county grant and a 10-year property tax exemption.

Paulig is investing €45 million in a new production hall for tortilla wraps at its Poco Loco factory in Roeselare, Belgium, creating 120 jobs. The expansion will add three production lines to the existing 29.

Kolon Industries will invest 236.9 billion won ($202.9 million) to double aramid fiber production capacity at its Gumi factory from 7,500 tons per year to 15,000 tons per year by 2023.

Weifang Zhixin Electronics' connector cable assembly R&D and industrialization project will invest 125 million yuan, with main construction by 2023 and full production by 2025. Some equipment has already been purchased.

Kairui Electronics' 50 million electronic components project in Zhucheng, Weifang, will invest 360 million yuan, with completion expected by end of 2022 and projected sales revenue of 1.2 billion yuan.

Zhenming Semiconductor's integrated circuit packaging R&D and industrialization expansion project in Weifang will invest 200 million yuan to achieve annual packaging capacity of 1.8 billion units, with completion expected by December 2021.

Goertek's Optoelectronics Park Phase IV project in Weifang will invest 2.69 billion yuan to produce 30 million AR products annually, with completion expected by December 2024.

Nidec Global Appliance began operation of a new Embraco compressor line in Joinville, Brazil, with an investment of R$ 100 million, increasing annual capacity from 17 to 20 million compressors and creating over 200 jobs.

INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. announced plans to double its nylon 6,6 polymer production capacity at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park to 400,000 tons/year, with an investment of 1.5 billion RMB (230 million USD).

Freightcar America announced a $60 million expansion at its Castaños plant in Coahuila for the production of train wagons. The plant already employs 900 people.

Autonomous military and aerospace solutions provider Gen3 Defense & Aerospace will expand into a larger facility in Kent County, Michigan, with an $8.69 million capital investment and 269 new jobs, supported by a $1 million state grant.

Smurfit Kappa is investing $22 million to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan, Mexico, adding a 10,900 m2 building with a new corrugator and rotary die cutter, with completion targeted for the end of 2021. The plant's workforce is expected to grow to over 300 employees.

Winterbotham Darby officially opened its second plant-based factory in Milton Keynes, UK, to support its Squeaky Bean brand. The 48,000ft² facility will boost production and distribution, creating over 100 jobs.

ABB has added a new manufacturing line for low voltage motors at its Faridabad facility in India, increasing plant capacity by over 20%. The line will produce energy-efficient motors up to 55kW for various industrial segments.

Putnam Plastics Corp. has completed construction on a 57,000 ft² expansion at its Dayville, Connecticut headquarters for advanced extrusions and assemblies for minimally invasive medical devices. The expansion adds clean manufacturing space and new equipment, and is expected to create 100+ jobs.

Liberty Pumps Inc. received Genesee County Economic Development Center approval for a $13.7 million expansion of its pump manufacturing facility in the town of Bergen, adding about 107,000 sq ft of warehousing and manufacturing space. The article says the expansion will create over 30 jobs; groundbreaking is scheduled for September 2021.

Thimm expanded its Alzey corrugated board plant in Rhineland-Palatinate with a new corrugating roll module from BHS Corrugated, raising maximum speed to 350 metres per minute and enabling F-flute production in Germany.

New Leaf Biofuel expanded its biodiesel production facility in San Diego, California, from 5 million to 12 million gallons per year. The project included adding Siemens SIMATIC WinCC SCADA system and was completed by Western States Controls. The case study was published on August 23, 2021.

Century Aluminum plans to restart the second pot line at its Mount Holly smelter in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, with a $60 million investment, adding over 100 jobs and bringing capacity to 75% of 229,000 metric tons.

Dow is investing to add 50 kilotons of methyl acrylate capacity at its St. Charles Operations in Louisiana, with production expected online in the first half of 2022.

Ambuja Cements has begun trial production at its Marwar cement works in Nagaur district, Rajasthan, increasing clinker capacity by 3Mta. The plant was built with an investment of INR23.5 billion and includes 1.8Mta of cement grinding capacity.

Medicoil, a division of R&L Spring Company, has broken ground on a 40,000 square foot expansion to its Lake Geneva, Wisconsin facility. The new manufacturing space is scheduled for completion in early 2022.

Seven Chinese industrial robot manufacturers, including Nanjing Estun Automation, are building new factories or expanding capacity in China to compete with foreign rivals like Fanuc and ABB, leveraging prices about 30% lower.

Garmin Ltd plans to invest NT$9 billion (US$323.3 million) in new production lines at its plant in Tree Valley Park, Tainan, Taiwan, creating over 1,000 jobs, with operations starting in October 2021.

Austin Engineering signed a ten-year lease on a four-acre site with 23,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities in Fort McMurray, Alberta, to expand its North American operations into Canada. Operations are expected to commence in November 2021.

Wildpack Beverage completed installation of an additional decorating line at its existing Baltimore, Maryland facility, expected to exceed 2 million cans per month once fully ramped.

Metair Investments is investing R1.1 billion in two new plants for a component supply deal with Ford South Africa. A 3,500 m² facility in Stanger will employ 3,000 people by end of 2021, and a 7,500 m² facility in the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone will create additional jobs.

Stir Foods Lancaster will invest $4 million to expand its Lancaster, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility, adding 100 new full-time jobs over three years and tripling employment. The expansion includes new machinery and equipment to increase production.

Becton Dickinson announced a $56 million investment in a new prefillable glass syringe production line and a new assembly plant for syringe stoppers in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. The projects will create 200 direct and 400 indirect jobs, and are expected to be completed by August 2022.

Grupo Condumax Incesa inaugurated an expansion of its Condumax factory in Olímpia, Brazil, increasing production capacity from 25,000 to approximately 35,000 tonnes per year. The expansion adds about 30,000 m² of built area and creates about 50 new jobs.

Givaudan announced a CHF 75 million investment to expand its Pedro Escobedo, Mexico production facility. The expansion is planned to open at the end of 2023.

Special Aerospace Services (SAS) is expanding and opening a 55,000 square foot production facility called 'The Campus' in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, Alabama. The facility will create up to 50 high technology jobs.

Oncativo is evaluating the relocation of its factory outside the urban perimeter of Oncativo, Córdoba, Argentina. The project is expected to be completed in 3 to 4 years.

Bechtel completed an engineering study for Egyptalum's expansion plan to increase annual aluminum production capacity by 500,000 tons. The plan also includes construction of a car tire factory.