Marelli is opening a production facility for electric drivetrains in Cologne, Germany, on 18,000 square metres, with production slated to start in the first half of 2021 and about 160 employees.

Nafigate Park, a subsidiary of Nafigate Corporation, started production of high-quality nanofiber membranes at a renovated former textile mill in Andělská Hora near Liberec, Czech Republic. The company invested CZK 100 million and aims to produce 1.5 million square meters of nanomaterials annually.

WeylChem Group announced a large-scale investment in a new production facility for aromatic ring chlorination at its site in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany. Production is planned to start in Q1 2022.

Crane Process Flow Technologies proposes to relocate to a new 100,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Cwmbran, Wales, to replace its ageing plant. The project aims to safeguard 170 skilled jobs and is supported by the Welsh Government.

Huons will invest 40 billion won ($36 million) to build a second plant for eye drops at BioValley in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, with annual capacity of 480 million units, to be completed by 2022.

Hyosung announced it will invest $54 million in a new 15,000-ton capacity spandex production site in Turkey, aiming to strengthen its position as the world's leading spandex manufacturer.

Guangdong Fenglu Aluminum Co., Ltd. began construction of a new aluminum profile manufacturing base in Xinxing County, Yunfu, Guangdong. The project involves a total investment of 4 billion yuan (approx. $600 million), covers 1,100 mu (73.3 hectares), and is expected to create 3,000 jobs with an annual output value of 10 billion yuan.

Amul, India's largest dairy cooperative, started production at Asia's largest milk powder plant at its AmulFed site in Gandhinagar, built by GEA. The plant covers 26,000 m2, produces 150 tonnes per day of skimmed milk powder and 120 TPD of dairy whitener, and was commissioned in time for the 2020 flush season.

Yunhai Metal, together with Baosteel Metal, plans to invest 10.4 billion yuan in a 300,000-ton-per-year high-performance magnesium-based light alloy and deep processing project in Qingyang County, Anhui Province.

Rapid Energy, a rapid response temperature control hire solutions company, has opened a new depot in Dumbarton, Scotland.

Schaltbau Holding AG held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new manufacturing plant in Velden, Bavaria, Germany. The plant, called the 'NExT Factory', will produce electromechanical components for DC applications in e-mobility and new energy.

Bomag (Bomag) opened a new production base in Changzhou, China, on November 22, 2020. The facility, its second-largest globally, represents a $70 million investment, covers 155 mu (about 10.3 hectares), has 19 production lines, and will produce rollers, pavers, milling machines, and light equipment with an annual capacity of 15,000 units.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has inaugurated a new surge arrester factory in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. The factory involved an investment of about 150 million yuan (approximately $22.86 million) and features automated production lines.

German automotive components supplier IGB Automotive announced a new factory in Lazarevac, Serbia, with an investment of at least EUR 2 million. The plant will initially employ 150 workers, with potential to reach 500.

Tsemix, a subsidiary of Lasselsberger, is completing construction of a plant in Abzelilovsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia, to produce up to 200,000 tonnes of white cement, 100,000 tonnes of microcalcite, and 300,000 tonnes of dry construction mixes annually. Investment is over 5.2 billion rubles, with plans to reach 14 billion rubles, creating 220 jobs.

Jubi Group held the founding ceremony for its intelligent water purification equipment industrial park in Deqing, Huzhou, China. The project involves a total investment of 180 million yuan, with 60,000 sqm of new factory space, and is expected to be completed in April 2022.

Jubei Group has started construction of a water purification equipment manufacturing industrial park in Deqing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. The project involves a total investment of 180 million yuan, with 160 million yuan in fixed assets, on 36.4 mu of land. The facility will include smart manufacturing workshops and R&D centers, with completion expected by April 2022.

Sinotruk (China National Heavy Duty Truck Group) put into operation a new assembly plant in Laiwu District, Jinan, Shandong. The plant cost 15 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) and can produce up to 100,000 heavy-duty trucks annually.

Electrolux is building a new $300 million facility in Anderson, South Carolina, which will feature new technology and automation. The existing facility will convert to a warehouse once operations are moved. The new facility is expected to be operational in mid-2021 and will produce about 2 million units per year at full capacity.

Linde and the Dalian Bingshan Group signed an agreement to establish a joint venture manufacturing hydrogen refueling stations in Dalian, Liaoning, starting in 2021, tripling Linde's production capacity for these stations.

Italian packaging maker Gruppo Fanti will invest $30 million to buy and reuse the former Signode building in Weirton's Half Moon Industrial Park, creating at least 40 jobs. It is the group's first U.S. plant.

Phoenix city officials voted to authorize a development agreement with TSMC providing $205 million in city funds for infrastructure for a planned $12 billion semiconductor factory. TSMC disclosed plans in May 2020 to build a 5-nanometer chip factory in Arizona.

Cook Medical plans to invest $7 million to help build a $15 million, 40,000-square-foot medical device manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, with Goodwill employing 100 workers, expected to produce introducers, sheaths, drainage catheters and needles.

Sinochem International's Lightweight Materials BU is presenting a new compounding plant in Yangzhou (Yizheng) Chemical Industrial Park, with production planned to start by end of 2021 at 24,000 tons/year, later expanding to 56,000 tons/year.

Midea Group, through its legal entity Continent Production Solutions, will invest 1 billion rubles to build a refrigerator and freezer factory in the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, Russia, with production start planned for 2021.

Borusan Mannesmann is investing $75 million in a new factory in Gemlik, Turkey, to manufacture special pipes for the automotive industry, with part of the investment operational in 2020 and the rest completed in 2019.

Korean HVAC products supplier Dongwon Tech Corp. is investing $700,000 to open an advanced manufacturing facility and sales office in Hall County, Georgia, creating 40 jobs.

Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) announces construction of a new manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to replace its previous building destroyed by a tornado. The target completion date is early 2022.

MOBILTEX has moved to a new 18,500-square-foot headquarters in the Airport Crossing Industrial Park in Calgary, Alberta, to accommodate growth and optimize manufacturing with lean processes and LEED specifications.

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plans a $53.6 million, 530,000-square-foot parts storage and sequence facility near its Tuscaloosa County plant, creating 373 jobs, to support electric vehicle production.

Vale inaugurated the Pico Blocks Factory, a pilot plant that transforms iron ore tailings into civil construction products such as interlocking floors and concrete blocks. The factory is located at Mina do Pico in Itabirito, Minas Gerais, and will invest about R$25 million in R&D over two years.

Genuine Parts Company invested $50 million to establish a new distribution facility in Lebanon, Tennessee, creating 250 jobs. The facility, which became operational in September 2020, will supply auto parts to approximately 300 NAPA AUTO PARTS stores.

Seti-Maks, a Russian company specializing in transformer substations, plans to build a power transformer plant in Krasnodar within two to three years. The plant would be the first of its kind in southern Russia. The company also plans to add 1,500 sq m of new workshops and increase staff from 60 to 200.

Europal Packaging, part of the D.I. Group, has started up a new 2.5m doublewall Quantum corrugator line at its new factory in Blandain/Tournai, Belgium. The line was installed by Quantum Corrugated and Fosber Group.

Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Freor moved to a new 16,300m² production plant in Vilnius, Lithuania, which also houses its headquarters. The facility includes new production lines with robotic machinery and a powder coating line.

Italian DPI and Shandong Top New Energy Technology Co., Ltd plan to build a steam turbine manufacturing industrial park in Gaoqing Economic Development Zone, Zibo, Shandong, with an investment of 489.48 million yuan, producing 30 sets of 10MW-100MW efficient steam turbines annually.

Atılım Ambalaj has broken ground on a new factory in the Bolu Organized Industrial Zone to produce food stretch film. Production is targeted for 2021 at about 1,300-1,400 tonnes per year.

Mitutoyo's new Kochi plant in Konan, Kochi Prefecture, started operations in November 2022, with a floor area about 3.6 times larger than the old plant, aiming to become the world's top micrometer head production facility.

Thai Nakorn Paint and Chemical Co., Ltd is investing over 400 million baht to build a new factory in Plaeng Yao district, Chachoengsao province, to expand production capacity and serve the CLMV market.

Yageo Corp broke ground on a new NT$5 billion plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to produce chip resistors, inductors and MLCCs. Commercial production is expected to start in October 2022, creating 3,000 jobs.

Cummins announced it will open a new facility in Herten, Germany, to assemble fuel cell systems for Alstom's hydrogen trains. The facility will have a capacity of 10 megawatts per year and manufacture one megawatt of fuel cell systems per month.

Peróxidos do Brasil, a joint venture of Solvay and Produtos Químicos Makay, began construction of a new hydrogen peroxide production unit at the Coronel Industrial Park in the Bio Bio region of Chile. The first phase will have a capacity of 23 KT per year, with $50 million invested.

ExCellThera will receive a repayable contribution of up to $4 million from Canada Economic Development to establish commercial stem-cell bioproduction facilities in Montreal, creating up to 150 jobs.

MS Agarwal Foundries is setting up a ₹1,200 crore backward integration project for sponge iron and a steel rolling mill at Madhavaram, Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh. The project will double the company's manufacturing capacity to 0.55 million tonnes per annum and is expected to be commissioned by March 2022.

Midea Group will spend 3 billion yuan ($452.7 million) to build a manufacturing base for electro-mechanical products in Foshan, Guangdong province, aiming to become a national example of Industry 4.0 intelligent manufacturing.

Dexion Asia Pacific will invest USD 20 million to build a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and regional headquarters in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The 6-acre site will produce intralogistics storage solutions and is expected to go live by end of 2021.

Austrian company ASTA Energy Transmission Components GmbH, through its subsidiary ASTA Bosnia, will invest over 23 million BAM to build a 20,000 sqm factory in the Ratkovac business zone in Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The plant will produce windings for transformers, generators and motors, and is expected to create 200 jobs.

Lear Corporation, a US automotive seating and electrical systems supplier, is setting up a new plant in Meknes, Morocco, expanding its presence in the country.

Sanhua Mexico Investment announced a $180 million investment to build its fifth plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The plant will produce automotive thermal management components and is expected to start production by end of 2021, creating 700 jobs.

Pergo has started construction of a new factory in Buca, Izmir, Turkey, to increase its product portfolio for healthcare professionals.