Kovalska will build an aerated concrete production plant at its Rozvadov industrial complex in the Lviv region of Ukraine, with an investment of $45 million. The plant will have a design capacity of 500,000 m³ initially, expanding to 1 million m³, and create 300 jobs.

Korteks, part of Zorlu Textile Group, will launch a Polymer Recycling Plant at the end of 2020 to produce polyester yarns from recycled PET bottles. The facility will have a monthly production capacity of 600 tons and will be a first for Turkey and Europe.

Al-Hejailan Group and Dow announced a joint venture to build a polyacrylic acid and emulsion polymers plant in Plaschem Park, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 40,000 metric tons per year. Al-Hejailan holds 75% and Dow 25%. Construction is expected to begin in 2021 and production in 2023.

Caribbean Glass Industry announced the construction of a glass bottle factory in Pedro Brand, Santo Domingo province, with an investment of over $100 million. The plant will have an annual capacity of 500 million bottles and create 300 jobs starting February 2021.

Incoser, an Argentine concrete producer, is building a new state-of-the-art plant in the Polo 52 industrial park in Córdoba, with a capacity of 200 m3/hour. Production is expected to move there during 2021.

Entekra planned a new production facility in Modesto, California for off-site framing for residential and commercial construction, and equipped it with a compressed air system supplied by Rogers Machinery.

Kangxiang Group signed an agreement with Nanchang Economic Development Zone to build the Jiangxi Kangxiang Semiconductor High-Tech Industrial Park and third-generation compound semiconductor project, with a total investment of 30 billion yuan. The first phase, costing 5 billion yuan, will focus on third-generation compound semiconductors and a research institute, with production expected by end of 2021.

Konka Group has signed an agreement to build a semiconductor industrial park in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, with a total investment of CNY 30 billion (USD 4.5 billion). Construction will take place in two phases over 10 years.

Termomecanica is investing R$15 million in a new plant in Manaus, Brazil, to increase production capacity for copper tubes. 50% of construction is complete, with operations expected to start in early 2021.

Samsung plans to build a 200mm wafer foundry in Xi'an, China, in a joint venture with the Xi'an municipal government. The project is based on insider sources and is in the planning stage.

SEMCORP Group will establish a lithium-ion battery separator film plant in Debrecen South Industrial Park, Hungary. The €183 million investment will create 440 jobs, with the 97,000 m² plant starting operations in early 2023.

Freudenberg Medical completed construction of a new 36,000 sq. ft. medical manufacturing operation in Beverly, Massachusetts, which will serve as its global headquarters and manufacture medical devices and components in silicones and high-performance plastics.

NSG Pilkington North America ignited the furnace at its new greenfield plant in Luckey, Ohio. The 500,000 ft² facility has a melting capacity of 600 tons per day of TCO coated glass for the solar market, part of a $380 million investment, and has created 150 new jobs.

Turkish EV parts manufacturer TEKLAS is investing $6.5 million to open its first North American facility and headquarters in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, creating 120 jobs in a 200,000 sq ft building.

Japan-based CKD Corporation will establish its first U.S. production site in Austin, Texas, with a $13 million investment creating up to 70 jobs. The facility will make fluid control components for the semiconductor industry and is scheduled to start operations in Fall 2021.

XCMG Group signed an agreement with Foshan city government to build a tower crane and construction hoist manufacturing base in Nanhai District, Foshan. The total investment is 2 billion yuan, with construction starting by end of 2020 and trial production in 2021.

Ece Boya Kimya inaugurated a new production facility in the GEBKİM Chemical Specialization Organized Industrial Zone, built with an investment of 250 million Turkish lira. The facility will employ 250 people and produce polyester resin, gelcoat, pigment pastes, paints, varnishes, and thinners for export to 45 countries.

Mobis US Alabama LLC, a subsidiary of Hyundai Mobis, plans to open a $15.8 million facility in McCalla, Alabama, creating 120 jobs within three years. The facility will be its second location in Alabama.

HELUKABEL completed a new cable production facility in Changzhou, China, described as the single-largest investment in the company's history. The facility is operational as of the article date.

Jervis B. Webb Co., a subsidiary of Daifuku Co. Ltd., is planning to construct a 210,000-sq-ft material-handling systems manufacturing plant in Boyne City, Michigan. The plant will consolidate operations and produce components for airport luggage handling systems and automated guided vehicles. It is expected to be operational by mid-2022.

La Regina Atlantica LLC is planning a $20 million tomato sauce production facility in Alma, Georgia. Equipment will be installed in an existing 226,000-sq-ft building, with installation expected to begin in April 2021.

Ausnutria, together with Trivium Packaging, is building a new 10,000 m² can factory at its Heerenveen site, with an investment of approximately €175 million. The factory will be operational in early 2021 and will supply cans to Ausnutria's Heerenveen and Leeuwarden plants, with a capacity of over 150 million cans per year.

Monaghan Medical Corporation opened a new 65,000-square-foot plant on Industrial Boulevard in the Town of Plattsburgh, doubling the size of its previous facility. The plant houses warehouse, production, administration and support functions.

VVDN Technologies inaugurated a new SMT facility and Mechanical Tooling Park-II at Manesar, Haryana, with an investment of Rs 150 crore. The plant is expected to generate employment opportunities.

Fassi Group has opened a new 17,000 square-metre production plant for Carmo in Nembro, Italy, with a €20 million investment, half allocated to new automated machinery.

Gülsan Holding opened a new MAV Elyaf nonwoven spunbond production facility in Çorlu Ergene 1, Tekirdağ, Turkey, with a EUR 95 million investment. The plant employs 140 people and will produce 36,000 tons of nonwoven fabric annually.

TI Fluid Systems has commissioned a new plant in Tangier, Morocco for battery electric vehicle components, supplying finished hoses to Tauste, Spain for final assembly.

VIP Gloves Ltd plans to construct a new production facility in Beranang Industrial Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with up to ten double-former lines and an annual capacity of 2.5 billion gloves. The cost is estimated at $25-30 million.

Maven Water and Environment announced the opening of a new $5 million water treatment pilot-scale testing and technology development facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The 8,000 square foot facility is expected to create over 50 engineering and technology jobs.

David Brown Santasalo Finland will build a new factory in Jyväskylä's Eteläportti area, with a total investment of EUR 15 million for the building and over EUR 7 million for equipment. The plant will create about 25 new jobs and produce industrial gear transmission parts.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is days away from opening a new composite factory in Ankara, Turkey, with a closed area of approximately 100,000 m² and an investment of $181 million. The facility will be autonomous and use AI for composite material production.

A new company plans to open a high-tech manufacturing facility in Paris, Kentucky, to produce medical gloves, creating 192 jobs.

Schwing Stetter India's new manufacturing plant in Cheyyar near Chennai, built on 52 acres with an investment of Rs 3 billion, will start production in January 2021. The facility will manufacture concrete mixers, boom pumps, trailer pumps, and hydraulic excavators.

TVS Upasana Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sundram Fasteners, has commenced a new division at its plant in Vallam Vadagal, Sriperumbudur, with an investment of Rs 17 crore to be spent over three years. The division will manufacture radiator cap covers and filter element parts.

Yürek Polimer Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. will build a new polymer/chips plant in Bursa with an investment of approximately 595 million Turkish lira. The plant is expected to have a capacity of 129,600 tons/year and employ 505 people, with completion within 5 years.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed a new factory for MHIAEL within the Nagasaki Shipyard to manufacture combustors for short-to-medium-range aircraft engines. The plant started operations in November 2020.

Festo is investing €40 million to build its third production facility near Sofia, Bulgaria, for industrial automation components. The plant is expected to start operations in 2023 and will create 150 new production jobs.

Greek pump producer Drakos Polemis Pumps Group and its Romanian subsidiary Aversa plan to invest EUR 9 million in a production facility in Giurgiu, southern Romania.

IMI Truflo Marine, part of IMI Critical Engineering, agreed a 15-year lease on a new 57,000 sq ft manufacturing and design headquarters at Birmingham's Advanced Manufacturing Hub, developed by Barberry Industrial, with construction possibly starting before year-end and completion expected in Q3 2021.

John Deere Brasil began production of motor graders at its Indaiatuba, São Paulo factory, investing USD 40 million and adding 12,000 m² for a new assembly line. Three models (620G, 670G, 770G) will be produced.

EKF (OOO Elektroresheniya) signed an agreement to build a production and logistics complex in Sobinsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The project involves an investment of nearly 2 billion rubles over 6 years starting 2021, with the logistics section launching in 2024 and the industrial building for cables and electrical equipment completed by 2027, creating 500 jobs.

Sany Heavy Industry broke ground on a 345,000-square-meter Phase 2 production base for crawler cranes in Huzhou, Zhejiang, with an investment of over 5 billion yuan ($50M). The facility will produce 3,600 crawler cranes and tower crane components annually, with an expected annual output value of over 15 billion yuan.

Xinyi Glass Canada has selected Stratford, Ontario as the site for a new float glass manufacturing facility, representing a $400 million investment and creating 320 jobs.

Cree Inc.'s Mohawk Valley Fab at the Marcy Nanocenter in Marcy, New York, reached a construction milestone with the placement of the final steel beam. Production is expected to begin in 2022. Cree has committed at least $1 billion to the project.

Through6 announced a new facility in Sanford, North Carolina, with a $2 million investment and 160 jobs.

Audentes Therapeutics announced a new site in Sanford, North Carolina, with a $109 million investment and 209 jobs.

Bharat Forge is constructing an aluminum forging manufacturing facility in Lee County, North Carolina, with a $171 million investment and 460 jobs expected over five years.

Stavatti Aerospace Ltd. has selected a former U.S. Army Reserve Center in Niagara County, New York, for a prototype development and production facility, pledging nearly $26 million in investment and 590 jobs over five years.

Tuff Torq Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 14, 2020 for a 16,000 square foot product development test facility in Morristown, Tennessee, expected to be completed by June 2021.

Esmil supplied and installed 984 meters of tube air diffusers for the third stage of a new municipal wastewater treatment plant in Zhaodong, China, with a capacity of 30,000 m³/day, which was put into operation in October 2020.