Aptiv invested $16.4 million in a new technology lab (Proto Lab) in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which will increase production capacity at the plant by 60%. The lab will develop, test and validate solutions for electric and autonomous vehicles.

Superior Extrusion, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $20.4 million expansion of its manufacturing facility at Sawyer International Airport in Forsyth Township, Michigan. The project will create 44 new jobs.

Goglio (Tianjin) Packaging Co., Ltd. held the groundbreaking ceremony for the third-phase expansion of its Tianjin plant on August 18, 2021, with a total investment of €15 million, adding nearly 14,000 square meters of expansion area.

PlastiCert started construction on a 6,000 sq ft building addition at its Lewiston, Minnesota headquarters, adding 4,700 sq ft of manufacturing space and 1,300 sq ft of amenities. The project is part of over $2 million in recent investments.

Mountain Ridge Metals started construction on a 111,565-square-foot manufacturing facility and corporate office in Upper Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, to expand its aluminum extrusion operations. The project will create 50 new jobs.

Aerojet Rocketdyne finished a $59 million expansion of its Los Angeles facility, adding 30,000 square feet of manufacturing space to support production of RS-25 engines for NASA's Space Launch System. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on August 18, 2021.

American Trailer World invested $20 million in expanding advanced manufacturing operations at its Carry-On Trailer facility in Lavonia, Georgia. The expansion will create at least 225 jobs and increase production capacity for utility and specialty trailers.

General Cable has applied for a tax abatement from Harrison County, Texas, to support a $50 million expansion of its Scottsville facility, which will create 75 new jobs.

SVP Global Ventures has started commercial operations of expanded capacity at its textile plant in Sohar Free Trade Zone, Oman. The $150 million investment added 1.5 lakh spindles and 3,500 rotors, bringing total capacity to 4 lakh spindles and 5,900 rotors. The plant is expected to reach peak utilisation by September 2021.

A Canadian producer of pet treats chose Nash County, North Carolina over Texas for a $13.3 million investment creating 160 jobs, according to the Charlotte Business Journal on Aug. 18, 2021.

Lumen held a groundbreaking ceremony on 17 August 2021 for a C$90 million expansion of its distribution centre in Laval, Quebec, which will increase total area to over 560,000 sq ft and add automated cable cutting systems. Construction runs from September 2021 to September 2022, with automation operational by July 2023.

Toray completed an expansion at its Prai Industrial Park facility in Penang, Malaysia, increasing ABS resin production capacity by 75,000 tons/year to 425,000 tons/year. The new capacity is now in production.

Clear Edge Filtration announced the expansion of its Minnesota plant to add fabrication of liquid filtration media and belting products, integrating yarn-to-finished-product capabilities in one building. The Tulsa, Oklahoma site will transition to other facilities.

Riviera Utilities is upgrading and expanding its Wolf Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Foley, Alabama, from 2.0 MGD to 3.5 MGD using AquaNereda Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology. The project replaces a 35-year-old oxidation ditch process.

The Chia Hui combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Chiayi County, Taiwan, was expanded with a 535MW new combined-cycle unit commissioned in August 2021, increasing total capacity to 1,205MW.

Standard Industries is building a 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Fargo, North Dakota, investing about $8.4 million. The new facility will be three times the size of its current location and is expected to be completed in Spring 2022.

Lanxess announced an expansion of production capacity for light-color sulfur carriers (extreme pressure additives) at its Mannheim, Germany site by several thousand metric tons, with a double-digit million euro investment, to be completed by 2023.

Wannon Water's $40 million upgrade of the Warrnambool Sewage Treatment Plant in Victoria, Australia has been approved by the EPA. The project will construct two new treatment tanks, increasing capacity by 50%, and is expected to generate 122 construction jobs.

Wacker Chemie AG is investing €150 million in several small- and medium-scale projects to expand silicones production at its Burghausen site. Projects include a specialty silicones plant for consumer products, new capacity for polymer and vinyl products, and a liquid silicone rubber plant. Increased output is scheduled for 2021 and 2022.

Calumet Paralogics, a specialty wax blending and packaging company, will invest $2.7 million to add new equipment and capabilities at its Muncie, Indiana location, creating up to 20 new jobs.

Alexandria Industries completed an investment project at its Alexandria, MN operations, expanding manufacturing space and installing a new 7-inch, 26 MN front-loading extrusion press line with advanced automation. The project also added a new front office and entry.

PGE Górnictwo i Konwencjonalna (PGE GiEK) completed concreting of the foundation slab for one of two new CCGT units at the Dolna Odra Power Plant in West Pomerania, Poland. The units will have a total capacity of 1340 MW and are expected to be operational in Q4 2023.

Shuttleworth announced a 50,000-square-foot expansion to its headquarters facility in Huntington, Indiana, with an investment of $4.67 million. The project will add 20 net new jobs by the end of 2024 and is slated for groundbreaking in Fall 2021 with completion in 2022.

Eaton is investing over $1.2 million in its Moravia, San José plant to purchase new equipment and technology, and will begin manufacturing two new product lines, including PRL 1, 2 and 3 switchboards. The expansion will create new jobs.

Qiandao Lake Beer Co., Ltd. is expanding its production lines in Chun'an, Hangzhou, with a total investment of about 300 million yuan. The project includes lines for 250,000 cubic meters of beverages and 150,000 cubic meters of beer per year. The first phase, costing 200 million yuan, is expected to be completed by the end of January 2022.

FYMSA announced an expansion in the Laguna region of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, with a $4 million investment that will generate up to 400 new jobs and increase aluminum component production capacity from 400 to 600 tons per month by 2022.

Medtronic announced the second phase of expansion of its facilities in Juncos, Puerto Rico, with a $50 million investment creating 500 permanent jobs and 200 construction jobs. The expansion includes a new glucose sensor manufacturing line.

Metron announced a 500 million yuan project to build 257 electroplating diamond wire production lines in Xinyang, Shaanxi, with annual capacity of 30 million km.

Ziehl-Abegg is investing 36 million euros in its Kupferzell site, with 16 million euros already spent on expanding production buildings and 20 million euros for new machinery. The expansion will add 8,700 square meters for manufacturing energy-efficient electric motors and create 180 jobs.

Arconic announced a $100 million expansion of its Blount County operations in Alcoa, Tennessee, to increase capacity for industrial and can sheet aluminum. The project will create 200 new jobs.

The Weir Group plans to expand its operations in Utah, adding up to 133 new jobs over 10 years with a capital investment of $22.6 million. The company is a global leader in slurry handling equipment.

AKKERMANN CEMENT plans to produce lime at its cement plant in Novotroitsk, Orenburg Region, with an investment of about 3 billion rubles. The planned capacity is up to 1,200 tons of lime per day, with launch expected in Q4 2023.

PureLab Plastics, a French manufacturer of laboratory consumables, was selected for the France Relance program to increase production capacity and create a national center of excellence. The project aims to triple production capacity of pipette tips and piston capillaries.

Aprilaire, a brand of Research Products Corp., accelerated expansion plans by adding a 110,000 sq ft distribution and shipping center and a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, and doubling its total employees to about 700.

Tongyu Heavy Industry's subsidiary Qingdao Baojian Technology Engineering will invest 667 million yuan to build a large offshore wind power product capacity enhancement project at its existing plant in Jimo, Qingdao. The project will add annual capacity of 360 sets of large offshore wind power structural parts and machining capability, with a one-year construction period.

Corrugated packaging manufacturer Durham Box has expanded its factory and invested in equipment and manpower after a period of growth. No amount was disclosed.

Novelis completed a $150 million investment adding 100 kilotonnes each of rolling and recycling capacity at its Pindamonhangaba plant in Brazil, lifting annual capacity to about 680 kilotonnes of aluminum sheet and 490 kilotonnes of recycling.

Caribbean Cement Company Limited, through parent CEMEX, will spend $4.6 billion Jamaican dollars (US$30 million) to upgrade and increase capacity of its Rockfort, Kingston cement plant by 30%, adding approximately 300,000 metric tonnes, scheduled for second half of 2022.

Yokohama Rubber Co announced an additional $171 million investment into its upcoming off-highway tyre plant at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, nearly doubling daily capacity from 137 to 257 tonnes.

F&P America Manufacturing plans to invest at least $3 million to build a 36,000-square-foot addition to its facility in Troy, Ohio, for manufacturing, storage and shipment of metal parts. The building permit was approved in late May 2021.

RCfil Non-tex is expanding its logistics base in Náquera, Valencia, with a total investment of €9 million, including a new factory on a 9,000 square meter site, and is also planning a new base in Vigo, Spain.

Canpack will increase its investment in its Olyphant, Pennsylvania plant by $10 million to raise final manufacturing capacity, as part of its wider US expansion.

Fibracem announced an additional R$4 million investment to expand its unit in Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil, by the end of 2022. The expansion will increase the factory building and acquire new machinery for new production lines.

PPG announced on August 10, 2021, that it is adding capacity for overvarnish coatings for beverage can exteriors at its Delaware, Ohio plant. Combined with existing capacity at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, this will increase PPG's U.S. overvarnish production by 40%.

Enovix announced on August 10, 2021, that it completed equipment installation for its first U.S.-based advanced battery production line in Fremont, California. The factory is expected to start production and customer deliveries in 2022, with a planned capacity of 45 million batteries per year.

Henkel announced a $30 million investment to expand its manufacturing facility in Brandon, South Dakota, to increase production of thermal interface materials for high-performance electronics. Construction is expected to begin mid-2022.

Uniwater's subsidiary ASB VA-automation is strengthening its offering in software, digital operational monitoring and SCADA solutions.

Repsol has let a €430 million EPC contract to Maire Tecnimont for a 300,000 tpy linear polyethylene plant and a 300,000 tpy polypropylene plant at its Sines complex in Portugal, part of a €657 million expansion due for startup in 2025.

Siemens Gamesa and GRI Renewable Industries will expand their wind turbine manufacturing operations in the Humber region, supported by £160 million in government grants and £266 million in company investment, creating 1,260 jobs.

Borosil Renewables plans to expand its solar glass capacity from 450 tons per day to 950 tons per day by adding a third line of 500 tons per day at its Bharuch, Gujarat plant.