Sandoz will invest $61 million into its Palafolls site in Spain to increase penicillin production capacity.

Sandoz, a division of Novartis, will invest more than $122 million to add new technology at its Kundl, Austria plant to make oral amoxicillin API, and $61 million into its Palafolls site in Spain to increase penicillin production capacity. Production at the Les Franqueses site will be phased out by 2024.

Kemira initiated a pre-engineering phase for a multimillion investment to increase production capacity of ASA sizing agents at its Nanjing site in Jiangsu province, China.

IGM Resins confirmed it will continue to supply photoinitiators to the UV industry through its increasingly China-independent manufacturing site in Mortara, Italy.

W. R. Grace & Co. completed the expansion of its manufacturing plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, the fourth extension since 1996, to meet growing demand for specialty silica solutions.

Multivac opened a new 33,368-square-foot logistics center in Kansas City, Missouri, including an automated small parts warehouse and pallet store, to support spare parts logistics and production growth.

S&C Electric Company broke ground on a 55,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion in Franklin, Wisconsin. The expansion will add 50 skilled jobs and is expected to open in 2022.

Progroup is constructing its PW14 corrugated sheet feeder plant in Stryków, Poland, with a EUR 72 million investment, creating more than 50 jobs, due for commissioning in Q4 2022.

Westons Cider began operating a new canning line at its Herefordshire mill in May 2021, producing 12,500 cans per hour, as part of a £3 million investment.

BERNSTEIN China commissioned a fully automated assembly line for SEL door contacts at its subsidiary in Taicang, China. The line can produce up to 4 million SEL door contacts per year.

Prometeon announced it will hire 150 workers to increase production of tires for agricultural and off-road vehicles at its Santo André, Brazil plant by 20% starting in July 2021.

Schmalz Inc. held a groundbreaking for the Phase I expansion of its headquarters in Raleigh, NC, which will triple the size of the existing facility. The expansion is scheduled for completion by early December 2021 and will create up to 62 new jobs.

Derby Building Products is consolidating all its activities at its Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures head office with a nearly $30 million expansion project, including plant modernization and equipment relocation, creating about 100 jobs.

Knight Wall Systems has expanded its fabrication plant in Deer Park, Washington, adding 28,000 square feet of manufacturing space to double capacity. The expansion includes new equipment to control costs and lead times.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco plans to complete the modernization of its hot strip mill in Hamilton, Ontario, by the first half of 2022, including replacing three end-of-life coilers with two new ones.

ArcelorMittal Mexico plans to complete construction of a new hot strip mill with 2.5 million metric tons capacity at its Lazaro Cardenas steelmaking site by the end of 2021. The mill is part of a $1 billion upgrade project announced in 2017.

Kellogg Europe completed a EUR140 million investment to boost Pringles capacity, with EUR110 million for the Kutno, Poland plant and EUR30 million for the Mechelen, Belgium facility, increasing production by 34% or 120 million additional cans per year.

Sam Dennigan and Company installed a new state-of-the-art packing line designed by Haith Group at its facility in Ireland. The line, operational since July 2020, helped the company handle a 20% increase in fresh potato demand.

SI Group announced a decision to increase tackifier resin capacity at its Lote, India, manufacturing site by an expected 75%. The expansion will be completed in two phases, with the first phase by end of 2021 and the second phase in the latter half of 2022.

Saint-Gobain plans to invest another EUR 25 million to build the second phase of its gypsum factory in Yangzhou, with construction likely to start by the end of 2021.

Smurfit Kappa will invest over €25 million to expand its Pruszkow factory in central Poland to 37,500 square meters, adding a new corrugator and creating 25 jobs. Construction is due to start in July 2021 and finish in 2022.

Seguin Fabricators completed an expansion by moving into a 65,700-square-foot facility at 1001 Schriewer Road in Seguin, Texas, with an estimated $500,000 in improvements, supported by a $15,000 performance-based incentive from the Seguin Economic Development Corporation.

The Statesville City Council gave final approval on May 17, 2021, to Martin Marietta's plan to expand its Statesville quarry by 53.8 acres and invest $40 million in relocating and upgrading equipment.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry put the second phase of its smart tower crane plant in Changde, Hunan, into operation on May 17, 2021. The 1.8 billion yuan investment is expected to generate 20 billion yuan in annual output value.

Cardinal Glass Industries is completing a $25 million expansion of its factory in Durant, Oklahoma, adding a new tempering furnace and other upgrades. The new line is expected to open by mid-June 2021 with full production by July, creating 16 new jobs.

Saudi food and beverage manufacturer Almarai announced a $1.8 billion investment to double its poultry processing capacity in Saudi Arabia over three phases between now and 2026, aiming to increase market share in chilled and frozen chicken.

Sibkabel installed a new high-performance insulation line at its plant in Russia, costing about 80 million rubles, to increase production of power, control cables and cables for rolling stock.

Siemens Gamesa plans to double the size of its blade factory in Hull, England, which could create up to 200 new jobs. The expansion was discussed during a visit by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on May 14, 2021.

Leclerc acquired two new bar packaging systems from Syntegon for its sites in Canada and the U.S. as part of an expansion and modernization plan at its Cornwall, Ontario facility.

Siemens has completed a three-year, $36 million expansion of its Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility, adding 52,000 square feet and more than 180 new jobs. The plant produces busway products, lighting panels and power distribution switchboards for critical infrastructure markets.

RoweMed AG has begun construction of a new production building at its Parchim site, adding 400 square meters of cleanroom space. The EUR 5.5 million investment will secure 122 jobs and create 13 new ones, supported by EUR 963,000 in state funding.

TK-Fujikin signed an MOU with Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority to invest KRW 55.7 billion in a new factory on a 33,881 square metre site in Busan, adding to its existing plants. The project is scheduled to finish in 2025 and add about 450 jobs.

West Pharmaceutical Services has doubled its workforce at its Waterford, Ireland plant to over 900 employees to supply millions of rubber vial stoppers for Covid-19 vaccines to more than a dozen global customers.

Taekwang Fujikin signed a site lease agreement with the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority to build a new factory in the Hwajeon industrial complex in Busan, South Korea, consolidating its existing plants with a total investment of 55.7 billion won, with about 450 new jobs planned and completion by 2025.

Domtar will invest more than $60 million to expand its Engineered Absorbent Materials manufacturing operations in Jesup, Georgia, adding a large-scale airlaid nonwoven production line and 75 jobs. The expansion is expected to increase exports through the Port of Savannah by 60%.

JLS has started construction of a new plant in Shengzhou with a planned capacity of 16,000 tons of flame retardants and materials, covering 50,000 square meters.

Cardinal Glass completed a $25 million expansion at its Durant, Oklahoma facility, including a new tempering furnace and facility expansion, expected to start up in mid-June 2021 and add 16 new employees.

Stolle Machinery has added a new 50,000 sq ft manufacturing and assembly facility in Canton, Ohio, to help meet demand for can making equipment and systems, in addition to expanding its existing facility by 50,000 sq ft.

Weatherite, a UK air conditioning equipment manufacturer, is investing £500,000 in a 465m² extension to its premises in West Bromwich, increasing its size by 50%. The extension is expected to be completed in Autumn 2021.

Osungsa signed an investment agreement to expand and build a new plant in Changwon National Industrial Complex, investing 71 billion won by 2024 and hiring over 75 new employees. The plant produces parts for washing machines, dishwashers, dryers, and EV battery cases.

Godrej Appliances, a unit of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing, plans to invest Rs 50 crore to increase its air conditioner manufacturing capacity at Mohali, Punjab, to 400,000 units by 2025.

MacLean Engineering completed the first build of an SL3 scissor lift at its new manufacturing facility in Queretaro, Mexico. The plant serves as a manufacturing hub for the LATAM mining region and global customers. The announcement was made on May 13, 2021.

Bravo Europa is expanding its existing logistics center in Bernburg, Germany, by adding production facilities for metal roofing programs. The company will produce a large part of its range in Germany starting spring 2021.

Sinoma-CBMI is modernizing the Ciments du Sahel plant in Kirene, Senegal, with a new 6000 tpd clinker line (SC3 project). Two ball mills weighing 208t each have been installed. The project costs EUR 245 million and broke ground in December 2020.

PPG completed a $13 million investment at its Jiading, China paint and coatings facility, adding eight new powder coating production lines and expanding the Powder Coatings Technology Center, increasing capacity by over 8,000 metric tons per year.

PureLab Plastics, part of Gilson, will receive a €5 million state grant to increase production capacity of plastic parts for the medical sector, with a total project cost of €10 million.

JC Ford Co., a manufacturer of high-speed corn tortilla production equipment, will invest $30 million to renovate two existing facilities in Columbia, Tennessee, creating 210 new jobs over five years.

Douglas County Commission approved a site plan for McFarlane Aviation to build a new 22,000-square-foot building on 40 acres near Vinland, Kansas, expanding its airplane parts manufacturing facility.

Continental Structural Plastics ordered a Dieffenbacher D-LFT line with a 2,500-tonne press for its Sarepta, Louisiana facility to produce pickup truck tailgate covers. The line is scheduled to begin operating in Q1 2022.

Quality Pack Zrt. announced a HUF 19 billion investment to significantly expand capacity at its aluminum beverage can plant in Szikszó, Hungary, with government support of HUF 7 billion. The expansion will create 120 new jobs and double capacity to 3 billion cans per year.