Rolls-Royce announced a $17.4 million investment to add a 109,000-sq-ft Remanufacturing and Overhaul Regional Center at its mtu Aiken plant in Graniteville, South Carolina, creating about 20 new jobs.

Lonza is investing around €18 million in GMP laboratories and mid-scale manufacturing at its API centre in Nansha, China, adding six 1,000-litre and four 1,500-litre reactors, due onstream between Q1 and Q3 2022.

Greentech Industries received approval to invest Rs 627 crore for expansion of its plant in Naidupet, which supplies steel and iron products to automotive companies, adding 2,200 direct jobs.

Enbionia signed an MOU with Jecheon City to invest approximately 30 billion won by 2024 to expand its existing plant in Jecheon's 2nd Bio Valley and build carbon fiber composite production facilities. The company also plans a new plant in the 3rd Industrial Complex by 2026.

Harpak-ULMA announced the relocation of its global headquarters to a new, significantly expanded facility in Taunton, Massachusetts, featuring a Customer Experience Center, Innovation Lab, and expanded production areas.

Walinga Inc. received $1.125 million from the Ontario government's South Western Development Fund to support a $7.5 million investment in expanding its facility and purchasing new equipment to produce two new agricultural products: the milinator and the barge unloader.

GE Appliances is investing $5 million in its Monogram Refrigeration plant in Selmer, Tennessee to add a fifth assembly line for Zoneline VTACs, reshoring production from Mexico and creating 33 jobs.

Flex-N-Gate will invest $5.5 million to upgrade and expand its Rockford manufacturing facility in Blount County, Tennessee, creating 91 new jobs and increasing production of lighting materials.

Tetra Pak announced a EUR 100 million, three-year investment at its Châteaubriant plant in France to add about 30% manufacturing capacity and support the transition to tethered caps by 2024.

Molson Coors has invested £25m in a new hard seltzer canning line and upgrades to beer and cider packaging at its Burton-upon-Trent brewery. Installation is due to begin in late 2021, with first cans expected in late spring 2022.

Mondelēz International announced a €50 million investment to rebuild and expand its biscuit plant in Jussy, France, after a fire. The new site will increase capacity and deploy new technologies, with inauguration expected in mid-2022.

Avgol is investing in a new high-speed, high-capacity flexible multiple beam production line at its facility in Uzlovaya, Russia, including meltblown and lamination capabilities. The investment will increase production capacity for hygiene and medical markets.

PG Electroplast has lined up an investment of Rs 100 crore for FY22, mostly to set up a new air-conditioner manufacturing plant in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, and expand capacity at its Greater Noida plant. The Ahmednagar plant should start production by December 2021.

Novares inaugurated new buildings at its Lens expertise center in Pas-de-Calais, France, after investing €10 million to expand and modernize the research center. The expansion added 7,500 m² of space and created about 20 jobs.

PFNonwovens is investing at least R600 million (€35.5 million) to install a new Reicofil RF spunmelt nonwovens line at its Cape Town site in South Africa, creating up to 40 new jobs. The line is expected to be operational by the end of 2022.

Comisa acquired a 10,200 sqm property in Pisogne, Italy, adjacent to its Costa Volpino site, to increase production capacity by 2.5x, including new warehouse, logistics, assembly, storage, and office areas.

DuPont announced the expansion of its ion-exchange resin manufacturing production, with the first phase at its Chauny, France facility complete and qualifications underway. Future phases are expected in the coming years.

Noble Foods (Gu) completed a project to install a new production line at its Peterborough facility, expanding capacity for Gu Puds. The project cost approximately £2.5 million and was delivered by S4 Engineering.

PPG is expanding coatings manufacturing capacity for beverage and food can coatings at its Tiel, Netherlands plant and Cieszyn, Poland plant. Completion is expected between late 2021 and Q1 2022; financial details were not disclosed.

Kolon Industries announced it will double its annual aramid fiber output from 7,500 tons to 15,000 tons by expanding its production line in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, by 2023.

Nolato Contour Inc. is expanding its facility in Baldwin, Wisconsin, with a $5 million capital investment expected to create 75 jobs over three years. The 60,000-square-foot expansion will support medical product production.

Perennials and Sutherland LLC is expanding its Perennials Textiles Mexico (PTM) facility in San Luis Potosi, doubling operational space and adding 100 jobs. The multi-million dollar investment is expected to be fully operational by Q1 2022.

Matex, a manufacturer of machinery for coated and laminated fabrics, has opened a second plant (Stabilimento 2) near its headquarters in Italy. The 2,500 square meter facility will produce steelworks and ovens, increasing overall production capacity.

The Marlim Azul natural gas-fired power project, a 565MW plant in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, is under construction by a joint venture of Patria Investments, Shell, and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems. The $700 million project is expected to be commissioned by January 2023.

Cleveland Bay Chemical Company received Queensland government support to upgrade its Townsville factory to produce aluminium chlorohydrate (ACH), creating 10 construction jobs and 2 operational jobs, with commissioning expected next year.

Ziehl-Abegg is investing 36 million euros in a new production facility at its Kupferzell site in Baden-Württemberg, with 16 million for buildings and 20 million for machinery, and plans 180 additional jobs.

Oscor Inc. is expanding its Oscor Caribe facility in Las Americas Industrial Free Zone Park, Dominican Republic, adding 200,000 sq ft of cleanroom space in two phases over four years, with a $10 million investment and over 400 new jobs.

American Axle & Manufacturing announced a $40.6 million expansion at its Three Rivers, Michigan facility, creating 100 new jobs. The investment will fund new machinery and equipment for production of front and rear drive axles.

Doosan Bobcat completed a $26 million expansion of its Litchfield, Minnesota facility, nearly tripling its size from 70,000 to 200,000 square feet. The project started in September 2019 and was completed in January 2021, adding new assembly lines and creating over 100 jobs.

Vitro's Board of Directors approved the construction of a third float furnace at its Garcia plant near Monterrey, Mexico, with an investment of approximately $120 million USD to meet growing demand in Latin America.

Tele-Fonika Kable will invest at least PLN 137 million to expand its Bydgoszcz plant in Poland, building a new production hall of about 6,700 sqm with auxiliary infrastructure, supported by the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone.

Hyster-Yale Group announced the expansion of its Craigavon, Northern Ireland forklift manufacturing facility. The 500,000 sq. ft. site expansion is in progress, with millions invested over the past two years, and will create dozens of new jobs including apprenticeships.

Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. held the groundbreaking ceremony for its new Sulayöm Innovation Campus in Costa Rica. The 145,000-square-foot facility will more than double annual manufacturing capacity to approximately 1,900,000 Motiva implants and add R&D, digital media, training, and medical education capabilities.

Saint-Gobain reached the halfway stage of a £30m project to build a new state-of-the-art glass furnace at its factory in Eggborough, UK. The furnace will have increased capacity, greater automation, and is scheduled for completion in late summer 2021.

Wellpappe, part of the Schiettinger group, is doubling its commercial area in Lichtenau, Germany, investing about EUR 35 million in new halls and warehouses to meet demand for new packaging.

Bayer Weimar has commissioned a new automated pouch packaging line costing about EUR 5 million, which will make all Bayer Pharmaceuticals pouch products of hormone-containing solid dosage forms at Weimar. Five new jobs are created.

Norske Skog's board approved the final investment decision to convert one machine at its Golbey industrial site in France from newsprint to recycled containerboard, adding 550,000 tonnes of capacity. Golbey PM1 conversion costs about EUR 250 million, with production starting in Q4 2023.

Mondi has approved a €125 million capital investment at its Kuopio semi-chemical fluting mill in Finland, adding about 55 thousand tonnes per year of capacity. Start-up is planned for Q4 2023.

PK Valve, a subsidiary of STX, began building a second dedicated plant for cryogenic butterfly valves for LNG carriers, targeted for completion in September 2021. The company expects LNG valve sales of 50 billion won in 2021.

La-Z-Boy plans to expand its Neosho, Missouri plant and will request tax breaks for the new construction. The Neosho school board approved the tax-break vote ahead of a July 20 committee meeting.

Arkema commenced the final phase of construction of the world's largest bio-factory for high performance polymers on Jurong Island, Singapore. The plant will produce Rilsan polyamide 11 and increase global capacity by 50%, with operations starting in 2022.

Cintasa, a conveyor belt manufacturer, invested €2.2 million to expand its workshop by 2,100 square meters and install an automatic shot blasting cabin at its facilities in Utebo, Zaragoza, Spain.

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes announced plans to expand its Painesville, Ohio, manufacturing facility by approximately 32,000 square feet, creating over 25 full-time jobs. Groundbreaking is scheduled for September 2021, with completion in mid-2022 and product manufacturing targeted for July 2022.

Meredith-Springfield Associates Inc., a plastics manufacturer, broke ground on an expansion in Ludlow, Massachusetts, adding 5,000 sq ft of light manufacturing space, 12,000 sq ft of warehouse space, and three loading docks, bringing total facility to 83,000 sq ft. The expansion will accommodate six new machines to automate production and increase capacity.

GE Renewable Energy's LM Wind Power blade manufacturing site in Bergama, Turkey, produced its 1111th wind turbine blade, four years after starting production. The site represents an $80 million investment and employs over 800 people.

Vaillant is extending its manufacturing facility in Belper, Derbyshire, to begin manufacturing heat pumps alongside boilers from 2022, in response to record demand.

Ammeraal Beltech announced the expansion of its uni brand modular belt manufacturing operations in Reading, Pennsylvania. The multi-phase investment will increase production capacity for plastic modular belts and chain, with completion scheduled for fall 2022.

NOVONIX will expand its Chattanooga, Tennessee operations by purchasing and retrofitting a former Alstom building to produce anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The project represents an investment of approximately $160 million and will create 290 new jobs.

BRAVO Europa SRL plans an investment program of over EUR 3 million to expand production and storage at its Fundulea, Romania facility, including a 30% larger production hall and a new 3,600 sqm storage hall. Staff is expected to grow 15% in 2021.

SK Bioscience signed an MOU with Gyeongbuk Province and Andong City to invest about 150 billion won by 2024 to expand production facilities at its L House vaccine factory in Andong, South Korea, and establish new platform facilities for mRNA and next-generation viral vectors.