AT&S decided to fully expand the available area in Chongqing, China for ABF substrate production, with an additional investment of approximately €200 million over four years. Production at Plant III is expected to start in the 2021/22 financial year.

Seqens invested more than £10 million in a new cosmetics ingredients plant at its Billingham, Teesside site, to more than double production of diols for the personal care market.

Nidec Global Appliance will invest R$100 million in a new production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina factory, raising compressor output by 17% to a capacity of 2.5 million compressors per year and creating 200 jobs.

Automated Machine Systems Inc. will invest nearly $1.5 million to expand its facility in Jenison, Michigan, adding 35,000 square feet and 10-12 new jobs.

Briggs & Stratton announced on March 23, 2021, it will more than double its standby generator production by expanding to its facilities in Auburn, Alabama, including its engine plant and distribution hub. Production increase is expected in May 2021.

Petoskey Plastics Inc. is building a new 53,000-square-foot facility in McKinney, Texas, with a planned expansion of 40,000 to 60,000 square feet for converting and warehouse space, nine silos, and rail spurs. Completion is scheduled for August 2022.

Prysmian Group Scandia is building a new CCV production line for medium-voltage cables at its factory in Nässjö, Sweden, to increase capacity and support sustainable energy infrastructure. The investment is part of a broader €450 million sustainability program through 2022.

Berry Global announced a multimillion-dollar investment to add a new Spunlace line in Europe, increasing nonwoven capacity by over 300 million square meters for biodegradable wipes, with commercial availability expected in September 2022.

SI Group announced it will double tackifier resin capacity at its Bethune, France manufacturing site, with completion expected later in 2021.

CNIM Air Space inaugurated a new 55-meter production line at its factory near Toulouse, France, dedicated to assembling envelopes for tethered aerostats and airships, to fulfill contracts from 2019 and 2020.

Daikin Europe is adding a new production line at its Daikin Manufacturing Germany GmbH factory in Germany to build wall-mounted indoor heat pump units, increasing capacity and employment by 37% since October 2020.

Intel announced a $20 billion investment to build two new semiconductor factories (fabs) at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona, with planning and construction expected to begin in 2021.

Celanese Corporation announced expansions at its Nanjing, China facility: a 50-90 KT increase in vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) capacity to nearly 400 KT, and a 10 KT expansion of acetic anhydride capacity to approximately 130 KT by 2022. The expansions use proprietary catalyst technology.

Fibox is investing more than EUR 3 million to enlarge its Lempaala, Finland plant and add equipment and automation, with injection molding capacity set to more than double and full completion in two years starting October 2021.

O-I Glass will invest approximately $75 million to add a fourth furnace at its Zipaquira, Colombia glass plant, adding about 500 million bottles of annual output upon completion by end of 2022.

Planet Innovation officially opened a new 1,000 m² medtech manufacturing wing in its Melbourne facility, capable of manufacturing single-use devices for regulated industries. The expansion is part of a plan to create hundreds of jobs and generate $1 billion in export revenue.

TMK commissioned a new high-speed cold rolling mill at its TMK-INOX plant in Russia, with a capacity of 260 tons per year, to double production of pipes for nuclear power plant steam generators.

Fanuc will invest 26 billion yen ($240 million) to expand its Shanghai plant more than fivefold, its largest investment in China to date.

Kesheng Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Building Materials Group, will invest over 10 billion yuan to build a second-phase ultra-thin flexible glass project, with annual capacity of 15 million pieces of 6-8 inch 30-70 micron ultra-thin flexible glass and related products.

Nipro received a license to increase its investment at Saigon Hi-Tech Park by $270 million to $570 million, expanding its medical device plant to become Vietnam's first dialyzer manufacturing facility.

Essex Furukawa is investing $2.5 million to enlarge its Franklin plant building and $3 million in equipment for a new electric vehicle wiring product line. The expansion will add six jobs and retain 68 jobs.

Wanhua Machinery ordered two turnkey press hardening lines from AP&T for its new facilities in Wuxi, China. The first line became operational in October 2019 and the second in 2020.

Knorr-Bremse is enlarging its Dalian plant in China with a new investment to meet booming demand. A new 23,000 m² plant on a 40,000 m² site will replace existing factories, integrating manufacturing, R&D and testing, and creating 300 new jobs. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June 2021, with start of production in December 2022.

Clark Construction Group and joint venture partner Reeves Young broke ground on a $67 million expansion of the Canton Wastewater Treatment Plant in Canton, Georgia. The project will increase capacity by 50% to six million gallons per day and is slated for completion in 2024.

ZF will invest more than 1,279 million pesos to expand its plant in Querétaro, Mexico, converting existing infrastructure and building a new warehouse for manufacturing and assembly. The project starts in April 2021 and will create 500 new jobs.

Acme Corrugated Box has broken ground on an expansion adding 80,000 square feet and a new 110-inch corrugator, targeting a 50% capacity increase, with completion expected in Q1 2022.

Everidge is adding a 7,500 sq. ft. distribution center in Winnebago, MN, and a 10,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Andover, KS, to increase manufacturing capacity for its PrepRite product line. The Winnebago expansion is expected to be complete in Q1 2021, while the Andover center is already stocked.

Thomas Steel Strip, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, plans to invest $8.5 million in its Warren, Ohio plant and hire 42 new workers to support entry into the rechargeable battery market. The investment is for new machinery and equipment for a new product line.

Yura plans to upgrade its Arequipa cement plant in Peru at a cost of US$200 million, increasing clinker production capacity from 5,000 t/day to 8,000 t/day. The upgrade includes a new vertical roller mill, packing, storage and dispatch equipment, and a 4.3 km conveyor.

thyssenkrupp Bilstein is investing €8 million to set up a new production line for electronically adjustable damper systems at its existing site in Changzhou, China. The line will be fully operational from 2022 and create up to 160 jobs.

Provia plans to spend $14 million to $18 million to nearly double its facility north of Strasburg, Ohio, and create 150 jobs over five years, under an enterprise zone tax abatement approved by Tuscarawas County commissioners.

PG Electroplast announced a Rs 100 crore investment over two years to expand its Ahmednagar plant in Maharashtra, creating over 600 local jobs and lifting AC indoor unit capacity to over 1.5 million and outdoor unit capacity to over 1 million.

Hitachi Rail has opened a new welding and painting facility at its train manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe, UK, to build next-generation intercity trains for East Midlands Railway and Avanti West Coast. Around 40 staff will be employed.

Fibertex Nonwovens is investing DKK300 million (US$48 million) to expand capacity at its existing facilities in South Carolina, having acquired an adjacent 34-hectare industrial plot.

MilliporeSigma will add a single-use assembly production unit at its Life Science Center in Molsheim, France, with a $30 million investment creating 350 jobs. The unit is expected to be operational by the end of 2021.

Apollo Vredestein has commissioned a new tire press at its agricultural tire production plant in Enschede, Netherlands, increasing production capacity.

IEC Electronics Corp. will expand operations by purchasing and renovating an 86,000-square foot facility at 50 Jetview Drive in Chili, New York, creating 150 new full-time jobs. The facility will consolidate specialty metals and electronic assembly operations.

Centerra Co-Op is expanding its Mansfield, Ohio, branch by adding 1 million bushels of storage capacity, a 25% increase. The project includes installing a 197-foot conveyor atop 114-foot silos.

Royal Canin is expanding its Lebanon, Tennessee facility with over $200 million investment, adding 90+ jobs, 108,000 sq. ft. of space, and five automated production lines, doubling capacity. Expansion began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in 2022.

Welser Profile North America acquired a 160,000-sq.-ft. building in Valley City, Ohio, near its existing Superior Roll Forming facility, to be remodeled and equipped with roll forming equipment later in 2021.

Andritz has received an order from Pureko to supply a needlepunch line for its plant in Myszków, Poland. The line will process recycling fibres from garment waste for technical felts, with capacity up to 750 kg/h.

Guangyuan Group approved a CNY 200 million investment to expand its subsidiary Jiangxi Guangyuan New Materials' nonwoven filler masterbatch production lines, adding 20 lines and 12,000 sqm of factory space to reach 200,000 tonnes annual capacity.

Makevale Group announced a multi-million pound investment in its production facilities, including a new purpose-built facility in Blackpool, UK, and expansion of its facility in India, to boost production capability by up to 40%.

Green Hydrogen Systems completed the first phase of its new 150MW capacity factory for electrolyser manufacturing. The facility can be scaled to 1,000MW capacity yearly in subsequent phases.

TMR Plastics is expanding its business by constructing a new production hall in Poland, increasing the number of injection moulding machines from 20 to 32 to boost production capacity.

Shree Cement commenced commercial production at its new cement grinding unit in Athagarh Tehsil, Cuttack District, Odisha, with a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum.

Hailide New Material is adding 42,000 tonnes of polyester filament annual capacity at its plant in Tay Ninh, Vietnam, by the end of March 2021. The plant has a total designed capacity of 110,000 tonnes with €130 million investment.

Martin Marietta Inc. plans to add 53.8 acres and invest $40 million in relocating and upgrading equipment at its Statesville quarry in North Carolina. A public hearing is scheduled for March 15, 2021.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions held a groundbreaking on March 12, 2021, for an expansion of its Consolidated Turbine Specialists facility in Bristow, Oklahoma, adding about 20,000 square feet and new jobs.

Wood is providing EPCm services for Lenzing's expansion of a lyocell fibre production facility in Prachinburi, Thailand, which will be the world's largest with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year. Lenzing is investing €400 million in the first production line.