Wood has secured an 18-month EPCm contract to expand INOVYN's Rafnes plant in Telemark, Norway, increasing VCM production capacity by 70 kilo tonnes per year.

Bladt Industries is investing in a large expansion of its production facilities at Lindø port of Odense, Denmark, to manufacture XXL Monopile Foundations for future offshore wind turbines up to 300 meters tall. The expansion will enable production of monopiles up to 100 meters long and 15 meters in diameter, with delivery expected in 2022.

Custom Dredge Works Inc. is undertaking a $3.5 million expansion at its Topeka, Kansas facility, which will add 17 full-time positions to its current workforce of about 100. The expansion is driven by growing demand for its dredges used in mining and marine construction.

Continental Engineering Compounds invested R25 million in a new specialized production line at its Westmead factory in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, adding 3,800 t/y of engineered compounds capacity. The line is expected to be commissioned by late 2021 with commercial volumes in early 2022.

Metalsa Structural Products Inc., a subsidiary of Grupo Proeza, plans to invest $39.1 million to expand its Hopkinsville, Kentucky facility, adding two new manufacturing lines and creating 97 jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed by October 2022.

CarnaudMetalbox Engineering, a UK-based canmaking equipment specialist, expanded its production capacity with a new 150,000 square foot facility in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Vimetco Extrusion, a subsidiary of ALRO, will invest EUR 10 million to acquire and install a new automated extrusion line supplied by Presezzi Extrusion spa, expanding production capacity.

Samsung China Semiconductor's 12-inch NAND flash memory chip phase II project in Xi'an, China, entered equipment installation phase on March 11, 2021. Completion and operation are expected by mid-2021, with output reaching 130,000 wafers per month.

Crown Embalagens announced an R$300 million investment to install a second aluminum can production line at its Rio Verde unit in Goias, Brazil, expected to create 50 direct jobs by the end of 2021 and double annual output to two billion cans.

Jabil is investing $25 million in its subsidiary Ecologic's Manteca, California location to expand paper bottle and pulp molding production, adding new equipment and automation for North American and European markets.

310 Tempering has opened a new 85,000 square-foot production facility in Westminster, Maryland, expanding eastward from its Louisville, Kentucky base. The facility focuses on heavy glass fabrication for commercial and residential applications and is expected to reach full production by May 1, 2021, creating 80 new jobs by 2025.

Norwood Medical has been approved for tax breaks to construct a new 33,120-square-foot manufacturing facility and a 42,750-square-foot warehouse in Dayton, Ohio. The company will invest at least $2.8 million and create at least 30 new jobs.

Bondex will expand its manufacturing capacity with a new needlepunch nonwovens line at its headquarters in Trenton, SC. The line, supplied by DiloGroup, is expected to be fully commercial in Q4 2021.

Conveyor Concepts of Michigan is investing $1,303,837 to expand its existing facility in the Midway Industrial Park in Coopersville, Michigan.

Smurfit Kappa has approved a €40 million investment to expand capacity at its Mold plant in North Wales, making it the largest box factory in the UK. The investment includes equipment expected to cut CO2 emissions per tonne by 15%.

Qixiang Tengda announced a 1.35 billion yuan investment to expand its maleic anhydride plant from 200,000 tons/year to 400,000 tons/year. The project has an 18-month construction period and will be self-financed.

Termoyopal Power Plant is expanding its capacity by 150 MW using three GE LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbines at its site in Colombia. The expansion will increase total plant output and improve grid reliability.

Tiffin Metal Products announced a 74,000 square foot expansion of its manufacturing facility in Tiffin, Ohio to accommodate growth in its material handling division.

Daeduck Electronics will invest 70 billion won to build a new FC-BGA factory in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, expanding its production capacity from 200 billion won to mid-300 billion won.

Inhance Technologies has expanded its St. Louis facility to 75,000 square feet, more than double its previous size, doubling manufacturing capacity and increasing headcount to about 40. The company also moved to a new global headquarters in northwest Houston.

Infineon plans to expand existing production capacities at its Dresden wafer fab by around €1.1 billion over the next five years, and is considering building a fourth factory module for power semiconductors with an additional €1.3 billion.

Belvac, a Dover company, is adding 40,000 sq ft of manufacturing and assembly capacity in Bedford County, VA, and investing in a two-piece can pilot line to meet global demand for beverage can-making equipment.

Bosch announced that first silicon wafers are running fully automated through its new semiconductor fab in Dresden, a milestone toward production start planned for end of 2021, with an investment of around €1 billion.

Ruitie Machine Tool (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its third-phase plant and smart laser industrialization project in Taicang, China. The project involves an investment of 180 million yuan, covers 28 mu (about 1.87 hectares), and is expected to be completed and operational by October 2021.

Intel is investing $400 million in transforming the Mobileye autonomous car technology plant in Jerusalem into an expanded campus.

Dirks Group is investing €12 million in a new production line for filter nonwoven fabric for FFP masks at its site in Emden, Germany. The line will start trial operation in mid-March 2021, produce up to 5 tonnes of filter nonwoven per day, and create 20 jobs.

CastAlum is investing £5 million to expand its aluminium casting plant in Welshpool, Powys, adding two new manufacturing cells and creating up to 50 new jobs.

BD has broken ground on Phase 2 of its expansion project in Sumter, South Carolina, adding production and warehousing space. The overall project involves a $150 million investment and 125 new jobs.

Rockwell Industries, a commercial cold chain appliances manufacturer, plans to build a third manufacturing facility in India (either Hyderabad or north India) with an investment of Rs 100 crore over 2-3 years. The company also launched a hybrid renewable energy-powered chiller/freezer called Chillermill.

Katoen Natie reached an agreement with the Government of Uruguay to invest $455 million in the expansion of Montevideo's main container terminal, including a new container yard and quay wall, doubling capacity to 2.5 million TEU per year.

Kencoa Aerospace Corp., a South Korean aircraft assembler and parts supplier, is planning to expand its U.S. parts manufacturing plant in Georgia.

Belvac Production Machinery will invest over $3 million and add up to 50 new jobs in Bedford County, Virginia, by leasing a 40,000-square-foot shell building in Forest. The company produces can-making equipment and plans to start operations by mid-summer 2021.

Stratus Plastics International, a producer of injection-molded parts, will immediately hire 40 employees to expand production at its Morgantown, Kentucky facility, with plans to create a total of 135 new jobs in the coming years. The expansion follows additional production lines awarded by a major motor vehicle manufacturer.

Nord-Lock Group expanded its Expander pivot business factory in Åtvidaberg, Sweden by 130% to 3,500 square metres, adding production, a technical center and high-volume order handling. The expansion is expected to let Expander increase its order volume eightfold.

Wabi Iron and Steel Corp. will use a CAD 410,250 FedNor loan to modernize and expand its manufacturing facilities in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, creating eight new jobs immediately and up to 20 in future expansions.

Lincotek Medical has doubled its manufacturing footprint at its Bartlett, Tennessee plant to around 25,000 sq ft, added new coating equipment (CAPS Intercooler, Air Plasma Spray, automatic sandblasting machine), and is investing in additive manufacturing capabilities.

York Metal Products will purchase advanced automation and robotic equipment to scale up its metal fabrication operations in Concord, Ontario, supported by a $1.9 million FedDev Ontario repayable contribution.

Kumi Canada Corporation will expand its Bradford, Ontario facility by 60,000 square feet, install advanced energy-efficient equipment, increase production capacity by 40%, and create 60 new jobs, supported by a $2 million FedDev Ontario repayable contribution and $15.7 million in private investment.

Saint-Gobain announced plans for a new €40 million production line at its Quinto gypsum wallboard plant near Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The line will integrate recycled raw materials and Industry 4.0 digitisation, with commissioning scheduled for 2022 and creating 70 new jobs.

Elastochem has received approval to expand its R&D and manufacturing space in Brantford, doubling its plant footprint and increasing production capacity. The expansion will commence in spring 2021.

Ceres Nanosciences will expand its operation in Prince William County, Virginia, to increase manufacturing capacity of Nanotrap Magnetic Virus Particles for COVID-19 tests. The project will create up to 50 new jobs over three years.

Daikin Plzeň has approved the construction of a new production hall in Plzeň, Czech Republic, with an investment of CZK 300 million. Construction is planned to start in autumn 2021, and the first air conditioning units will be produced in two years.

KION Group is expanding its warehouse truck production in Xiamen with a new factory that began operations in 2020, and is building a new counterbalance truck plant in Jinan, China, with an investment of about EUR 100 million, expected to start production in 2022 and create over 800 jobs by 2025.

BorgWarner announced a $62.25 million investment in its Arden, North Carolina production plant and technical center, with at least 100 new jobs, supported by county incentives approved on March 2, 2021.

A consortium of Sacyr and Westforce Construction has expanded the Neerabup Groundwater Treatment Plant in northern Perth, Australia, from 100,000 m3/day to 150,000 m3/day under a €33 million EPC contract. The project is in the final construction phase with commissioning underway.

Smardt Chiller Group expanded its only U.S. plant in Plattsburgh, New York, by adding a training facility. The company hopes to double its workforce of about a dozen over the next year.

Amarillo Gear has added a new Hyundai 600 mm horizontal machining center to its production line in Amarillo to increase capacity for pump drive and smaller cooling tower gearbox models. The article is dated March 2, 2021.

Linde will invest US$2 million to expand its nitrogen gas plant in Bogor, West Java, to supply high-purity nitrogen for growing customer demand. The plant is expected to start operating in early 2022.

Anchor Packaging broke ground on a $21.5 million, 90,000 sq ft expansion of its Paragould, Arkansas plant, which will create 45 new jobs over two and a half years, with completion expected by year end.

A joint venture of ATAL Environmental Engineering, Degremont and China Harbour Engineering completed a $400 million expansion of the San Wai Sewage Treatment Plant, doubling its capacity to nearly 500,000 cubic meters per day.