Packages Limited announced that subsidiary Bulleh Shah Packaging approved a Rs2.8 billion investment in a new corrugated packaging line with 115,000 tons per annum capacity, expected to start operations in the first half of 2023.

Smitty's Supply completed a multi-million-dollar expansion of its blending and manufacturing facility in Roseland, Louisiana, creating 63 new jobs and increasing bottle manufacturing and lubricant filling capacity.

Sonoco Products Company plans to invest $2.6 million to add a new thermoformer line at its plant on Howell Mill Road in Waynesville, North Carolina, with county incentives approved.

Premier Magnesia (Giles Chemical) plans to invest $4.5 million to expand its facility on Lee Plant Road and $500,000 at its Commerce Street facility in Waynesville, North Carolina, with county incentives approved.

Hua Hong Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. will invest 5.2 billion yuan (approx. $800 million) to expand its first-phase fab in Wuxi, adding a 12-inch specialty process IC production line with a capacity of 65,000 wafers per month at 90-65/55nm nodes. The project is scheduled for 2021.

Blue Runner Foods will make a $2.26 million capital investment to expand its production with a new frozen foods line at its site in Gonzales, Louisiana, adding approximately 8,000 square feet of new production space.

Yamama Cement plans to transfer and install its seventh production line (10,000 t/day clinker capacity) from its old plant in Riyadh to its new plant location in Northern Halal, Al-Kharj governorate. The move is expected to be completed by end of 2024, giving the new plant a total capacity of 30,000 t/day.

DMG Mori will invest about 3 billion yen to double the capacity of its Tianjin factory in China, building a new 20,000 sqm plant within the existing site. Annual capacity will increase to 1,000 units, with production expected to start in 2025.

Martinrea announced it will invest USD 20 million to expand its operations in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico, adding 16,700 square meters for assembly parts production and creating 250 new jobs. Operations expected to start in June 2022.

Leclerc Foods purchased two new state-of-the-art bar packaging systems from Syntegon Technology for its sites in Canada and the United States as part of its expansion and modernization plans.

Mitsui Chemicals announced plans to increase MDI production capacity at affiliate Kumho Mitsui Chemicals' Yeosu plant in South Korea by 200,000 tons per year (from 410,000 to 610,000 t/yr), with an investment of 40 billion yen. Construction starts April 2021, operations expected January 2024.

Woodward is expanding its aerospace manufacturing in Zeeland, Michigan by industrializing 15,000 square feet of a newly purchased building for metal additive manufacturing. The company bought the 26,000-square-foot space and applied for a tax abatement.

Empire State Development announced the groundbreaking of President Container Group's 100,000-square-foot corrugated packaging expansion in Wallkill, Orange County, New York. The $40 million project includes a second corrugator and is expected to create 50 jobs.

Shandong Tongyue Heavy Industry held a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of its intelligent mining vehicle project in Yuebu Mountain Economic Development Zone. The phase involves a CNY 200 million investment, 65 mu of land, and will produce large dump trucks and underground loaders. Construction is expected to start in late April 2021 and be completed by November 2021.

Milwaukee Tool announced a $60 million investment to construct a 500,000-square-foot accessories manufacturing facility in Grenada County, Mississippi, creating 800 new jobs at the site and 400 more across existing Mississippi locations. The facility is expected to open in late 2022.

The Very Good Food Company has commissioned its first production line at an upgraded 45,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Vancouver, capable of producing up to 37 million pounds of plant-based meat alternatives annually.

A new production line for spunbond nonwovens was commissioned in Taiwan in autumn 2020.

At the Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens site in Suzhou, China, Freudenberg Performance Materials built a new line for the production of comfortemp thermal insulation.

TOBROCO-GIANT plans to increase production to 9,500 machines annually by 2025, doubling its current output, and will build new production halls at a new location in Oisterwijk.

Polychem rebranded as Greenbridge on Earth Day 2021 and said its Evergreen division will soon start a major expansion of rPET manufacturing capacity. No investment amount or timing was given.

Versa Pak is expanding its Celina, Ohio plastics plant with a 56,000-square-foot addition and four new custom manufacturing lines, bringing the plant to 30 lines by September. The $15 million investment is expected to add at least 12 jobs.

The Wirthwein Group is constructing a new production hall at its headquarters in Creglingen, Germany, on the site of a former lumber mill. The project follows a high volume of new orders and a groundbreaking ceremony was held.

T. Marzetti Company selected Hixson to design and engineer a $22.8 million expansion of an existing dairy production facility in Columbus, Ohio. The project adds 17,000 square feet and three new packaging lines, with construction having commenced after a groundbreaking ceremony in April 2021.

Tanzania Portland Cement (Twiga Cement) announced a $15 million investment in an expansion and rehabilitation program in 2021, increasing capacity from 1.2Mta to about 2Mta.

H2O Innovation is expanding its manufacturing plant in Ham-Nord, Quebec, by leasing an additional 21,390 square-foot space adjacent to the current plant, increasing manufacturing area by nearly 40%. The new space will be ready as of May 1, 2021.

ALLpaQ Packaging has expanded its Widnes operations by leasing unit two at Speke Approach, adding 30,000 sq ft of production and manufacturing space on a five-year lease.

Samsung Electronics is expected to formalize investment plans for its Pyeongtaek Campus P3 plant in the second half of 2021, with mass production starting in 2023. The plant will be the world's largest single semiconductor line.

Godrej Appliances added a new manufacturing line for air conditioners at its Shirwal, Pune plant, augmenting production capacity by 400,000 units per annum with an investment of around ₹50 crore.

Arconic plans a $46.3 million expansion of its aluminum sheet rolling mill in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to boost capacity by 33% and create 75 jobs. The project focuses on the hot-mill process and is expected to be completed by June 2023.

CRC Polymer Systems, a plastics compounder, installed a modular high-efficiency central chiller from Sterling to support a new production line that boosts capacity from 15 million to 35 million pounds per year at its Sodus, New York plant.

OOO Permsky Zavod Promoborudovaniya plans to invest 120 million rubles to build a new plant in Perm for producing lifting equipment, with an annual capacity of 277 units. An agreement of intent was signed with the regional governor.

Ryzing Technologies will invest $149,000 to expand capabilities at its facility in Staunton, Virginia, creating 31 new jobs. The company serves military and industrial clients with textile-based engineering solutions.

Carel will expand its production facility in Labin, Croatia, adding a 5,200m² plant focused on humidifiers and electrical panels. The expansion is expected to be completed by early 2022 and will create up to 100 new jobs.

NT Food Producing and Trading Ltd. is investing over EUR 31 million to expand its sunflower-seed processing plant in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary. The expansion will increase annual processing capacity to 450,000 tons of sunflower seed and create 55 new jobs.

Sartorius opened a new 58,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Havant, UK, relocating from Portsmouth. The facility produces downstream processing equipment for biopharmaceuticals, including chromatography and filtration systems.

Thrace Group invested in new FFP2 mask production at its plant in Xanthi, Greece, with an initial capacity of over 1.5 million FFP2 masks per month. The group already produces 50 million Type IIR surgical masks monthly across Greece, Scotland, and Ireland.

E+I Engineering USA Corporation announced a $13 million expansion of its operations in Anderson, South Carolina, adding modular power solutions and creating 200 new jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2021.

German company Swoboda mechatronics announced a $30 million expansion project in San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, in partnership with Dale Desarrollos. The expansion includes purchase of land and construction of a new industrial building of over 3,000 square meters, and will generate 400 direct jobs. Equipment for automotive component production will be brought from Germany.

GEOTEC moved into a new production hall in Brixnerstraße, Wörgl, in 2021, with installation and commissioning of new machines completed successfully.

Lawrence Brothers, Inc. will invest $3.2 million to expand its battery tray fabrication facility in Bluefield, Virginia, upgrading machinery to double production and create 40 new jobs over five years.

Kumho Tire will invest $21.8 million to add 20,500 square feet and an automated production unit to its Macon, Georgia plant, increasing capacity by 500,000 tires per year. Groundbreaking is expected in May 2021.

Astor, a transformer manufacturer, completed construction of a mechanical factory on 40 decares of land in June 2020 and started operations in early 2021. The total investment is 200 million TL, including process improvements and new production lines.

LG Chem Ltd. completed the expansion of its CNT 2 plant in Yeosu, South Korea, tripling annual carbon nanotube capacity from 500 tons to 1,700 tons. The company spent 65 billion won ($58.3 million) on the ramp-up, announced in April 2020.

WINKEL GmbH completed the construction of large assembly hall 3 in Illingen, Germany, after 8 months and an investment of 4 million euros. The expansion increased production area from 4,800 sqm to 7,300 sqm and created 20 new jobs.

Godrej Appliances announced a strategic expansion of its AC manufacturing capacity, investing INR 100 crore in its Shirwal and Mohali plants by 2025 to increase production capacity to 800,000 units. The company also launched a new range of 100% Made in India eco-friendly air conditioners.

Blackmer plans to demolish a dormant foundry building and construct 55,000 sq ft of manufacturing space at its Grand Rapids site, with a total project investment of about $7.4 million and 54 new full-time jobs. The company is seeking a tax exemption that the city commission will consider April 27.

Godrej Appliances will invest INR 100 Cr in its Shirwal and Mohali manufacturing units by 2025 to raise air conditioner production capacity to 8 lakh units. The brand also launched a new range of 100% Made in India ACs using R290 and R32 refrigerants.

RoyOMartin announced a new production line for Eclipse OSB Radiant Barrier at its Corrigan, Texas subsidiary. The line will double output when running at full capacity.

Ercros will build a new sodium chlorite production line at its Sabiñánigo factory in Huesca, Spain, nearly doubling capacity from 6,000 t/y to 11,300 t/y. The new line is scheduled to start up in Q3 2022.

KEBA announced plans for an additional location at Technologiering in the municipalities of Leonding and Pasching, Austria. The company will build office and production space on a 100,000 m² site, with construction starting in 2023 and phased over five years, creating 600 jobs.