BCNonwovens completed the expansion of its industrial plant in Sant Quintí de Mediona, Barcelona, adding over 8,000 m² of floor space for a new production line and warehouse.

Swoboda Mechatronics announced the construction of a new plant in San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico, with a $30 million investment. The expansion will increase employment from 100 to 400 by 2024.

E-PAK Machinery held a groundbreaking for a 30,000 square foot expansion at its LaPorte, Indiana plant. The addition will increase capacity for liquid filling machines and is expected to be completed in September 2021, adding 10 new employees initially.

ZKW Mexico inaugurated the second phase of expansion of its plant in Silao, Mexico, with an investment of USD 74 million, increasing headlight production capacity to 1.5 million per year.

National Beef Packing Company plans to invest $100 million for an expansion and equipment upgrades at its processing facility in Tama, Iowa.

Meyn upgraded Shanthi Feeds' poultry processing unit in Tamil Nadu from 6,000 BPH to 12,000 BPH fully automatic line. The upgrade was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quality Aircraft Accessories (QAA) began construction on a 13,000 square foot expansion at its Tulsa, Oklahoma facility, doubling its footprint. The project includes new testing and inspection equipment and is targeted for completion in Q4 2021.

Magna is considering expanding its Cosma Casting Michigan manufacturing operation in Battle Creek, Michigan, with a $31.9 million investment and the creation of 68 new jobs over three years.

Bulgarian packaging manufacturer Екстрапак invested EUR 3.5 million in three new nonwoven textile lines at its third plant near Veliko Tarnovo. Two meltblown lines were installed in 2020, and a spunbond line is in testing and expected to start full production within weeks.

NOVA Chemicals announced its second Advanced SCLAIRTECH technology polyethylene unit at the Rokeby Site in St. Clair Township and the Corunna Cracker Expansion Project have each surpassed 65% completion. The combined investment is approximately CAD 2.5 billion, with start-up targeted for late 2022.

Mapal subsidiary Weisskopf Werkzeuge has opened a second production hall and administration building in Meiningen, Germany, doubling production capacity. The EUR 8.5 million investment created 25 new jobs.

CNF Precision has purchased a new facility with 600% more floor space and invested in additional multi-pallet 4- and 5-axis Matsuura machine tools, increasing automated pallet capacity to over 100.

Turkish AK Automotive, a subsidiary of Kücükoglu Holding, has purchased its leased facility in Koper, Slovenia, and plans to build a new 2,000-square-meter hall for larger automotive parts. It will invest over €20 million in the plant within a year, increasing employment from 75 to 95 by end of 2021 and to 220 by 2023.

Magna Cosma Casting plans a $31.9 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion of its facility in Battle Creek, Michigan, adding 68 new jobs. The expansion is pending tax abatement approval.

Colonial Chemical will invest $13.8 million and create 44 jobs to expand operations in New Hope, Marion County, Tennessee. The expansion includes warehouse renovations, a new R&D lab, and a tank farm, expected to be complete by 2025.

ZKW inaugurated the second stage of its plant at Guanajuato Puerto Interior, investing $74 million. The expansion adds 19,500 sq m of space, bringing total capacity to 1.5 million headlights per year, with official production start in August 2021.

Aran Biomedical announced plans to build a new 70,000 sq. ft facility in Spiddal, Galway, Ireland, and create 150 new jobs over three years. The investment is supported by the Irish Government through Údarás na Gaeltachta, with full completion estimated by mid-2025.

TSTY Electric Co., Ltd. put into operation a new 250,000 square meter intelligent production workshop for high and low voltage switchgear in Jiaxian, Henan, China. The total investment is about 150 million RMB, and the facility doubles production capacity.

Berry Global will invest more than $70 million to expand its Benson manufacturing plant in Johnston County, North Carolina, adding approximately 60 jobs. The expansion is driven by growth in its wipes business.

Daikin is adding a new production line at its heat pump manufacturing facility in Güglingen, Germany, to produce wall-mounted indoor heat pump units. Approximately 20,000 units will be produced by end of 2021.

StarPak announced a 150,000 square foot facility expansion in Houston, Texas, and the addition of three W&H printing presses and a W&H film extrusion line to increase capacity.

Ingersoll Machine Tool broke ground on a 40,000 square foot expansion at its Rockford, Illinois facility to build key components for the Giant Magellan Telescope.

Resonetics has leased new manufacturing space in the Coyol Free Zone in Alajuela, Costa Rica, to create a 45,000 square foot production site. The expansion will more than double its capacity in Costa Rica.

Closure maker Heinlein Plastik-Technik has built a new production hall in Ansbach for twenty more injection molding machines and assembly units. The project also upgraded energy supply and infrastructure, including water-cooled chillers and screw compressors.

Bausch+Stroebel Machine Company broke ground on April 8, 2021, on a nearly 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Branford, Connecticut. The expansion will create up to 100 new jobs.

CaptiveAire Systems will open an office and research lab in St. George, Utah, adding up to 50 new jobs in sales, engineering, and management over seven years.

Viant completed a major expansion of its medical device manufacturing facility in Heredia, Costa Rica, adding 14,000 square feet of cleanroom space and 15 new molding machines. The expansion will add up to 300 jobs.

Richardson International Limited announced a significant investment to expand its oat mill in Bedford, England, increasing processing capacity by up to 35%. Construction begins spring 2021 and is expected to be completed in 2025.

GE and SHIPCO switched on a gas turbine at the 1.8 GW Hamriyah independent power plant in Sharjah, UAE. The project is 70% complete and will use three GE 9HA.01 turbines.

Sidwin Fabric is expanding with a third unit, increasing its production capacity from 700 metric tonnes per month to 350 metric tonnes per month (total capacity unclear), with 100% utilization of current assets.

HFI has expanded its plant in Frontera, Coahuila, Mexico with an investment of 70 million pesos, creating 300 new jobs to fulfill a new contract for manufacturing headrests and armrests for automobiles, with potential for 300 more jobs by end of 2021.

Refrigeration equipment maker Fricon will invest EUR 6 million in a new industrial area in Vila do Conde, Portugal, to double manufacturing. The expansion follows entry into eight African countries and sales growth to EUR 26 million.

Americhem celebrated the expansion of its Morrisville, Pa. plant with a virtual ribbon cutting on April 7, 2021. The 60,000-square-foot expansion includes a 20,000-square-foot clean compounding room with six new lines for medical device compounds.

3M Canada's expanded Brockville, Ontario facility began shipping the first Canadian-made N95 respirators. The expansion was supported by a $23.335 million investment from the Government of Canada and created 30 new jobs.

Soleno Textile completed commissioning of a new production line at its Laval facility, adding 15,000 square feet of production space. The investment of over $8 million CAD will serve the non-woven textile sector and healthcare supply chain.

MFM Building Products announced a substantial expansion project at its Coshocton, Ohio facility, adding nearly 50,000 square feet of production space and new equipment. The project is expected to create 20 new jobs and be completed by fall 2021, with equipment operational by early 2022.

VAF, a special machine builder, has invested EUR5 million to expand its headquarters in Bopfingen, Germany, adding a new office and administration building to accommodate growth.

Magellan Aerospace has submitted plans to expand its Wrexham factory with an 8,000 square metre building, expected to create 120 new jobs and increase total employment to 470.

Maple Leaf Cement Factory increased clinker capacity at Line 3 of its Iskandarabad plant in Punjab by 500 tpd to 7800 tpd, raising total grey clinker capacity to 18,500 tpd.

DS Smith is investing EUR 16.7 million to expand and modernise its Arnstadt site in Thuringia, adding a new corrugator and automated conveyors. Construction began with a ground-breaking ceremony and runs about 12 months.

Scapa Healthcare announced new enhancements at its Hydrocolloid Technology Center in Orangeburg, New York, including new automated and visual systems, high-speed packaging, and R&D capabilities, to meet growing demand for medical-grade hydrocolloid adhesives.

Saint-Gobain kicked off construction of a second plasterboard production line in Turda, Romania, with an investment of EUR 45 million. The new line will increase production capacity for plasterboard to meet demand in Romania and Central and Eastern Europe, and is expected to be operational in 2023.

SMC Ltd announced the expansion of its facility in Coyol Free Zone Park, Alajuela, Costa Rica, doubling its size to 120,000 square feet to add clean room molding and contract manufacturing capacity. The expansion will double the workforce from over 200 to about 400.

The Timken Company is investing to relocate Schulz Electric to a new 41,000 sq. ft. facility at 110 Commerce Street in East Haven, Connecticut. The renovation will expand capacity and improve workflow for electric motor, generator, and control systems services. The move is planned for the end of April 2021.

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH is investing in the high two-figure millions of euros to expand, modernize, and reorganize its mobile and crawler crane factory in Ehingen, Germany. The project, called WeLog, aims to improve efficiency and flexibility, with completion expected in 2024.

Vitex Extrusion, a division of Momentum Manufacturing Group, plans to invest $12 million in a new aluminum extrusion press line at its Franklin, New Hampshire facility. The line is expected to be operational in December 2021 and will double output to 55 million lbs.

Infineon plans to invest 1.1 billion euros over the next five years to expand its production capacities in Dresden, Germany.

Globalfoundries plans to invest 400 million euros to expand its clean rooms in Dresden, Germany, aiming to double wafer production from 400,000 wafers per year. No time frame was provided.

Essel Propack announced a $15 million expansion plan for its facility in Danville, USA.

Redline Plastics announced a 103,000 sq. ft. expansion to its manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, with an investment of over $6 million, to support growth in rotational molding and vacuum forming.