Veramaris, a joint venture of DSM and Evonik, upgraded automation and equipment at its Blair, Nebraska facility to scale up production of Omega-3 oil from marine algae.

Alpen High Performance Products moved to a new 59,000-square-foot facility in Louisville, Colorado, nearly 40% larger than its previous facility, consolidating operations and adding automation machinery.

Valmet Automotive is expanding its engineering activities in Munich and Bad Friedrichshall, Germany, and started construction of a battery factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland in January 2021. Mass production of high-voltage systems is expected to start in the second half of 2021. The expansion was announced on February 9, 2021.

ZF Group is expanding its transmission plant in Gray Court, South Carolina, investing EUR 150 million and creating 500 new jobs. Production of the PowerLine automatic transmission for commercial vehicles will start in 2023.

Reeco, a robot automation solutions provider, is moving to a larger factory in Newtown, doubling its premises from 5,500 sq. ft. to more than 11,000 sq. ft. to meet growing demand.

Scapa Healthcare announced multimillion-dollar investments at its Knoxville, TN center of excellence, adding four innovation labs, OTC drug manufacturing, and high-speed automated vision systems.

SUSS MicroTec announced it will resume production of UV projection scanners at its new facility in HsinChu, Taiwan, with first deliveries expected later in 2021.

Sandvik will invest in a new hydraulic and instrumentation tubing factory at its Mehsana Mill in Gujarat, India, to meet rising demand. The investment is split into two parts and is expected to be fully operational by early 2023.

Eco-Spindles (Pvt.) Ltd has commenced Phase 2 of its expansion strategy, adding 20,000 sq.ft of production space at its facility in Horana, Sri Lanka, to double polyester yarn production capacity by 2022.

Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co Ltd announced a 1.07 billion yuan ($165 million) expansion of its facilities in Loudi, Hunan, adding a new coating line to produce corrosion-resistant steel, increasing high-strength steel capacity by 450,000 metric tons per year, with operations scheduled for July 2022.

Versa Pak Ltd will expand its facility in Celina, Ohio, adding 56,000 square feet and 30 total production lines. The $15 million project includes $12 million for new lines and will create over a dozen new jobs. Construction begins March 2021 and takes about six months.

Ajax Engineering is investing an additional Rs 40 crore to expand its existing facility in Gowribidanur, about 80 km north of Bengaluru, where batching plants and transit mixers are produced.

Sumitomo Chemical will expand production capacity for photoresists for advanced semiconductor processes, including ArF immersion and EUV lithography, by installing new production lines at its Osaka Works. The new lines are due to commence operation in the first half of fiscal 2022.

Contract packer Framptons has installed the UK's first SIG Combidome carton bottle filler line, the first SIG Combidome installation for plant-based beverages in Europe. The line offers three filling volumes.

PACCOR plans to invest more than 40 million euros in 2021 in capacity, automation, logistics and technology. The investment includes new injection molding capacity at its Ravensburg site in Germany for in-mold labeled PP cups and lids.

Schreiber Foods is seeking property tax abatements to expand its Carthage operations with a new warehouse and distribution center adjacent to its existing plant, investing over $52 million and creating at least 16 jobs.

GE Algeria Turbines (GEAT) plans to start repairing GE 9FA gas turbines in Algeria by 2024, taking over repair services for more than 30 units, as part of its expansion in the Batna complex.

Helvetia Packaging is increasing capacity by 30% at its aluminium can manufacturing facility in Saarlouis, Germany, this year. The plant previously had a maximum capacity of around 1.2 billion cans and ends per year.

PTG completed an expansion of its Malmefjorden factory in Hustadvika, Norway, costing over NOK 20 million. The new production facilities will be officially opened by Prime Minister Erna Solberg on February 10, 2021, and further investment in equipment is planned.

NLC India Ltd completed 72-hour continuous trial operations of the 500-MW Unit 2 of its Neyveli New Thermal Power Project (NNTPP) in Tamil Nadu, India. The unit is expected to be declared commercially operational soon, bringing the company's total installed capacity to 6,061 MW.

Elos Medtech is expanding its site in Skara, Sweden, by 2,400 m², adding clean room production capacity (ISO class 8). Production start is planned for June 2021.

Boeing announced the addition of a new production line at its joint venture Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) in Hyderabad, India, to manufacture complex vertical fin structures for the 737 family of airplanes. The expansion will create additional employment and utilize robotics and automation.

Oerlikon Nonwoven has commissioned a double beam meltblown plant with ecuTEC+ electro charging unit at Wolf PVG GmbH & Co. KG in Neumünster, Germany, expanding capacity for nonwovens used in surgical and FFP2 masks.

OOO Zavod-Reductor is expanding its machine tool park at its Mozhga facility. The first stage involves installing three turning centers to accelerate production of gearbox parts, with foundations being poured for horizontal and vertical CNC milling centers.

La Primera Tortilla Factory announced plans to invest $2.7 million in equipment and add 14 employees over three years at its facility in Sunland Park, New Mexico. The expansion will nearly double its space to serve institutional customers. The company received a $500,000 job creation grant from the state.

Nimir Industrial Chemicals announced two capital investments approved by its board on February 4, 2021: a new chlorinated paraffin wax plant costing Rs1 billion with capacity of 10,000 tons per year, and a renovation and upgrade of fatty acid and soap noodle plants increasing soap noodle capacity by 15,000 tons annually.

JBS S.A. invested R$60 million (US$11 million) to expand its processing plant in Jaguariúna, Brazil, increasing production of Seara Gourmet smoked bologna sausage by 67%. The new production area begins operations in February 2021, creating 60 new jobs.

PGA Electric, a Romanian producer of aluminum cables and electrical equipment, has budgeted €5 million to expand production capacity at its Baia Mare factory. The investment includes a new 5,000-square-meter hall and is supported by a regional operational program funding application.

Whale Tankers of Solihull launched a recruitment drive to add 100 employees in 2021, and is undertaking a major expansion and investment programme named Vision 22 at its Ravenshaw manufacturing site. The programme includes phased site expansion and product development.

CALKO Group moved its US manufacturing facility to a new location in Swanton, Vermont.

3D Systems will invest $13 million to expand its Rock Hill, South Carolina headquarters with a 100,000-square-foot facility, adding 50 jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed by early 2022.

Oerlikon Nonwoven commissioned a double-beam meltblown plant with ecuTEC+ electro charging unit at Wolf PVG GmbH & Co. KG in Neumünster, Germany, expanding production capacity for nonwoven mask fabric.

Air Liquide China will build new high-purity nitrogen production facilities in Mianyang and Chongqing, China, with a total capacity of 75,000 Nm3/h, to supply BOE under a long-term agreement. Total investment for BOE since 2017 exceeds €100 million.

BUA Cement signed a $1.05 billion agreement with Sinoma CBMI to construct three cement plants in Edo, Sokoto and Adamawa states, each with 3 million tonnes per annum capacity, to raise total capacity to 20 million tonnes by end of 2022.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the second 800 MW unit of the 2x800 MW Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, India, for NTPC Ltd. The first unit was commissioned in 2019.

QuaLex Manufacturing, a sheet metal fabrication company, is expanding operations in Ridgeway, South Carolina with a $2 million investment that will create 60 new jobs. The expansion will increase sheet metal operations for air conditioning clients and is expected to be completed by August 2021.

JOYNEXT is expanding its production facility in Oborniki, Poland by adding a 2,250-square-metre hall, increasing production space by over 50%. The expansion will boost battery control unit production capacity and is expected to start manufacturing battery control units for electric vehicles in October 2021.

Hämeenlinnan Seudun Vesi Oy invests over EUR 10 million in renovating and expanding the Paroinen sewage treatment plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland. NYAB is contracted for concrete basin work worth EUR 1.6 million, with completion expected in June 2021.

GEA Group AG extended its production facility in Berlin for cooling compressors, installing a Demag KBK light crane system. The system has been extended five times since initial installation to support growing demand.

Schoellershammer paper factory in Düren, Germany, doubled its production capacity to 500,000 t per year with the commissioning of PM 6 and installed two Demag process cranes for automated storage in a new shipping store.

Meridian Bioscience will increase production capacity of its SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic test after receiving a $5.5M award from NIH and a grant from JobsOhio. The expansion includes a new facility in Newtown, Ohio, and will create 45 jobs, with maximum capacity of 800,000 tests per month by end of 2021.

Clariant Pigments expanded its state-of-the-art pigments laboratory in Krugersdorp near Johannesburg, South Africa, to service the Middle East and Africa paints and coatings market. The investment increases local value-added color support services and employment opportunities.

Automation technology maker B&R is expanding production capacity at its Eggelsberg and Gilgenberg sites in Austria, creating 100 new jobs in production and warehousing. The company cites strong order growth and an expanded Automation Campus of 35,000 m² in Eggelsberg.

Corken Inc. will expand its Oklahoma City facility and relocate operations from Chicago, consolidating with Liquid Controls under the name Advance Flow Solutions. The plan creates 120 jobs over five years and seeks an incentive of up to $300,000 from the city.

Airbus sites are gearing up for the Major Component Assembly phase of the A321XLR, with parts production underway. The first forward fuselage, center and rear fuselage sections, and wings will be assembled in 2021, with final assembly in Hamburg later in the year.

Motta Group is investing more than $22 million in the Calisa2 greenfield poultry processing plant in Racedo, Argentina. The plant will start at 9,500 bph and be prepared for 15,000 bph within two years, with Marel supplying the entire processing line.

Ford Motor Company announced a $1.05 billion investment to modernize and expand its Silverton Assembly Plant in South Africa, increasing annual capacity to 200,000 vehicles and adding 1,200 jobs. Production of the all-new Ranger pickup truck starts in 2022.

Ruifeng Polymer (300243.SZ) announced plans to invest up to 230 million yuan to build a second phase 60,000-ton-per-year PBAT biodegradable polymer production line at its existing site. The project is expected to start construction in May 2021 and be completed by March 31, 2022.

McCain Foods Limited is implementing a high-speed potato specialty line at its Grand Falls, New Brunswick facility, with a total investment of $80 million from McCain and $5 million from government partners. The project will create 80 new jobs.

Plastipak Packaging signed a long-term lease with Duke Realty for 470,590 square feet at its 3200 Kingsley Road facility in Garland, Texas, consolidating warehouse locations. The company will begin occupying the expanded space in March 2021.