Hindalco Industries plans to invest around Rs 8,000-10,000 crore to expand flat rolling capacity at Hirakud (Odisha), build a new extrusion plant at Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli), and establish a greenfield extrusion and recycling facility at Mundra (Gujarat). The Hirakud expansion targets 340,000 tonnes per annum, Silvassa 34,000 tpa, and Mundra 93,000 tpa.

ADEKA is investing 2.7 billion yen to expand production capacity of photoacid generators for advanced photoresists at its Chiba plant. The expansion will more than double capacity, with commercial operation scheduled for fiscal year 2023.

Grand Traverse Plastics is investing $11.5 million to expand its existing facility in Whitewater Township, Michigan, adding high bays, shipping docks, and manufacturing space. The project is expected to create 43 jobs.

Georgia-Pacific is adding a third production line at its first mailer manufacturing site in the Phoenix area, Arizona.

Pump manufacturer Blackmer is expanding in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a $7.3 million investment supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund.

Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) plans to take an additional 30 acres in Mihan, Nagpur, to scale up assembly of Falcon 2000 business jets. The project is expected to be operational by December 2022.

Mammoet completed heavy lifts using its PT 50 ring crane during an expansion project at India's Paradip Refinery, lifting a 646t De-ethylenizer, 1,141t Wash Tower Column and 1,185t Ethylene-Oxide Reactor. The expansion is expected to be completed in October 2021.

Rangeforce is expanding its Savannah workforce to more than 45 over the next three years.

Jaipur Living is doubling its North American headquarters with a $21 million investment, adding 192,072 square feet and 64 new jobs.

Soliant is expanding in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, adding 25,000 square feet and creating 200 new jobs.

Jinbei Electric announced a CNY711 million plan to expand production capacity of special electromagnetic wire for new energy vehicle motors by 50,000 tons per year at its subsidiary in Hunan, with completion by June 2025.

Gold Cup Electric announced a CNY711 million ($110 million) plan to double its production capacity of magnet wires for new energy vehicles at its existing base in Hunan, adding 50,000 tons per year by June 2025.

Muurametalot Oy plans to expand its log house production in Kangasniemi, Finland, with a new 2,400 square meter industrial hall. The investment is estimated at €2.5-3 million and would create dozens of new jobs.

Fruit of the Loom is expanding its Bowling Green distribution center with a 203,000 sq ft addition to the existing 540,000 sq ft facility. The expansion will create 50 new full-time jobs.

Showa Denko has decided to double production capacity for aluminum coolers for electric vehicle power modules at its Oyama plant, and has started adding a production line with operations expected to begin in early 2022.

FAW Jiefang has started construction of the first phase of its axle base and heavy-duty axle technology upgrade project in Changchun International Automobile City. The project has a total investment of CNY 1.068 billion and covers 91,700 square meters.

YIZUMI has started construction of the second phase of its China Factory 3 in Daliang Wusha Industrial Park, an intelligent factory for injection molding machines. The project covers 69,000 square meters and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.

Technical Fibre Products (TFP) announced the opening of a new manufacturing line, significantly increasing nonwoven capacity to meet demand in fuel cells and defense markets. The line was formally opened on July 28, 2021.

Steel Dynamics plans to invest about $231 million to expand its cold roll steel plant in Terre Haute, Indiana, adding 84 jobs. The project includes a 390,000-square-foot building and $196.35 million in new equipment.

SRF Limited's board sanctioned a project to expand fluorocarbon refrigerant gas capacity at its Dahej, Gujarat chemical complex by 15,000 MTPA, with an estimated cost of INR 550 crores.

Speedrack Products Group, a manufacturer of material handling storage systems, is building a $64.5 million facility in Walker, Michigan for roll forming, welding, and painting pallet rack and storage system modules. The expansion is expected to create 164 jobs and double production by 2023.

Symmetrica, a Romanian producer of vibro-pressed pavers and curbs, is investing approximately EUR 9 million to add new production lines for sewerage system elements at five of its seven factories. The first line is operational in Vrancea, with others to be inaugurated in Brasov and Suceava by autumn 2021, and in Arad and Bistrita-Nasaud in 2022.

Molded Precision Components (MPC) commissioned a new 45,000 sq. ft injection moulding facility at its existing property in Oro Medonte, Ontario, adding 18 new moulding machines including a Cube Injection Molding System.

Erika de Reynosa, a Fresenius Medical Care subsidiary, inaugurated an expansion of its Reynosa plant with two new buildings (3 and 4), investing over $9 million and creating 1,200 new jobs.

HORSCH Maschinen GmbH is investing about €17 million to build a new assembly hall and office building of roughly 11,000 square metres at its Ronneburg, Thuringia site, groundbreaking on 27 July 2021 with completion planned by spring 2022.

Doosan Bobcat broke ground on a $70 million expansion of its manufacturing, warehousing and distribution site in Statesville, North Carolina. The project will add 600,000 square feet and create up to 250 new jobs over five years.

BASF, together with Zhejiang Jiahua Energy Chemical Industry and Zhejiang Jiafu New Material Technology, signed an agreement to expand electronic-grade sulfuric acid production capacity in Jiaxing, China. The double-digit million-euro investment will more than double current capacity, with start-up planned in 2023.

Macronix International plans to allocate NT$41.5 billion (US$1.48 billion) for a second-phase expansion of its Fab 5 in Hsinchu, increasing 12-inch wafer capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 wafers per month for advanced 3D NAND and NOR flash memory chips.

Huras – Konstrukcja i Budowa Maszyn Specjalnych started construction of a new 2,500-square-meter production hall in Nowa Wieś Legnicka, Poland, with an investment of PLN 11 million. The hall will house a new production line and is expected to be completed in June 2022, creating up to 60 new jobs.

Hydro Extrusions will invest EUR 45 million to add a fourth extrusion line and expand mechanical processing at its Nenzing, Austria plant, increasing capacity by 30% and creating jobs.

Ramco Cements plans to set up four dry mortar units within existing cement plants in Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of ₹169 crore, to produce high-value products like waterproofing and repair products.

Ramco Cements will undertake an expansion-cum-modernisation programme at its Ramasamy Raja Nagar factory in Tamil Nadu, setting up a new clinker line of 3,000 TPD and decommissioning an old 1,040 TPD kiln, increasing net clinkerisation capacity from 1.09 MTPA to 1.44 MTPA. The project involves ₹476 crore investment.

Siltronic AG decided to expand its German site in Freiberg, increasing crystal pulling and epitaxy capacities.

Novelis is investing more than $7 million to hire 37 new employees and restart idled equipment at its Terre Haute, Indiana plant, which will produce aluminium for household foil later this year.

Phillips Industries announced a $20 million expansion of its Arteaga, Coahuila plant to manufacture electrical harnesses for heavy vehicles, adding 150 new jobs.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries is investing 1.064 billion Brazilian Real to increase production capacity at its Fazenda Rio Grande plant: passenger/light truck tyre capacity from 18,000 to 23,000 per day by April 2024, and truck/bus tyre capacity from 1,000 to 2,200 per day by April 2025.

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) awarded a AED133 million construction contract for a new permanent district cooling plant at Al Khail Gate in Dubai. The plant will have a capacity of 32,000 refrigeration tons.

Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited approved a capital investment plan to build a 96,000 square foot facility for painting and metal fabrication capacity. The budget is about $24 million, and the facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2022.

LS Cable & System is investing 185.9 billion won ($161 million) to build a fourth plant and a 172-meter high-voltage submarine cable production tower in Donghae, South Korea, boosting submarine cable capacity by 50%.

Saint-Gobain is building a second plasterboard manufacturing line at its Turda plant in Romania with a €45 million investment. The line will be operational in April 2023.

Universal Display Corporation and PPG announced a multimillion-euro capital investment to expand manufacturing of UniversalPHOLED materials at a new site in Shannon, Ireland. The expansion is expected to create up to 100 high-tech jobs, with operations set to commence in 2022.

SanDisk Semiconductor (Shanghai), a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital, held the completion ceremony for its Phase III plant expansion project at its Shanghai plant on July 23, 2021. The expansion adds about 11,800 square meters.

Tempo Plastics Ltd. is in the midst of a $14.4 million upgrade and expansion of its flexible packaging business in Innisfil, Ontario, which includes a new printing press and transformer, supported by a $2.2 million interest-free loan from the Province of Ontario announced July 23, 2021.

Metafrax Chemicals and Casale SA signed a memorandum to build a new melamine production unit at Metafrax's site in Gubakha, Perm Krai, for EUR 270 million, increasing capacity by 40,000 tonnes per year to 80,000 tonnes per year, creating 59 jobs.

Ferzol completed a HUF 2.3 billion capacity expansion in Szolnok, Hungary, building a 3,200 sqm production hall and boosting CNC capacity by 10%.

MATADOR Group expanded its capacity with a new 25,000 kN hydraulic press at MATADOR Tools in Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia. The press features a Siemens control system.

Kohler is investing over $6 million over five years to expand its generator production facility in Brest, France, to meet rising demand from the data center market. The expansion includes enlarged docks, expanded manufacturing and logistics space, and new equipment.

Grupo Industrial Saltillo announced a $30 million investment to expand capacity at Draxton's automotive parts foundry in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, adding 30,000 tonnes per year of nodular iron casting capacity with operations starting in Q4 2022.

Whirlpool announced a $120 million investment at its Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila plant. $110 million will expand the facility by 30,000 sq m by 2024 for a new french door refrigerator line, creating 1,000 jobs. $10 million will boost side-by-side fridge production by 10% from 2022, creating 130 jobs.

Bausch & Lomb will invest €90 million in its Waterford, Ireland plant to increase capacity for Biotrue ONEday contact lenses, creating 130 new jobs. New production lines are expected to come on stream in 2023.