A.P. Deauville, a health and beauty products manufacturer, will invest $16.7 million to buy and renovate an 180,000 sq ft facility in Forks Township, Pennsylvania, relocating its headquarters and manufacturing from New Jersey, creating 105 new jobs.

Ceptek, a manufacturer of CO2-based industrial refrigeration systems, will build a 20,000-25,000 sq ft facility on Boulevard Industriel in Granby, Quebec, with a total investment of CAD 1.2 million, doubling its workforce to about 20 by 2022.

A new fully automated lime production plant is set to launch in the Vladimir Region, Russia, creating 40 jobs. The project, supported by the regional Guarantee Fund, began construction in 2017 and the initial production line is expected to start this autumn.

Xi'an Tongxinyuan started construction of an 8-inch power device production line in Xi'an, with a total investment of 2.95 billion yuan. The project is expected to achieve annual output value of 1.5 billion yuan after reaching full capacity.

Guangdong Kenxon Resin Co., Ltd. signed an agreement with Guangdong Huacai Hongsheng Group to build a new synthetic resin production facility in Wengyuan Economic Development Zone, Guangdong. The project involves an investment of 550 million yuan and will produce 100,000 tons of synthetic resin annually.

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Samyang Biopharm is investing HUF 8.6 billion (EUR 24.9 million) to build a medical equipment plant in Gödöllő, Hungary. The first phase will create 55 jobs.

Kaspy Composite Group plans to commission the Kaspy Glass Fiber Plant in Kaspiysk, Russia in 2020. The plant will produce textile fiber and products with a capacity of 2,365 tonnes per year, creating 185 jobs. Investment is 323.9 million rubles.

Gama Construction has completed a textile factory in the Rubiky industrial complex in 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt. The factory has a daily production capacity of 9 tonnes and covers 24,988 sqm.

Fiocchi of America announced plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, investing $15 million and hiring 85 skilled employees.

Latemaluminium, owned by Asturiana de Laminados (ASLA), is building a 55,000 m² aluminium rolling and coil production plant in Villabrázaro, Spain. The plant is expected to start production in Q4 2021 with an investment of €110 million and 180 jobs.

Sieyuan Electric Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new flexible transmission and smart transformer project in Changzhou's Zhonglou District. Phase 1 investment is CNY 1 billion, Phase 2 is CNY 550 million. The plant will produce neutral grounding devices, dry-type and oil-immersed transformers, reactors, and UHV switchgear. Phase 1 is expected to be completed and operational by May 2021.

Fano Group (08153) signed an agreement with Changde Economic and Technological Development Zone to establish a new energy heavy truck and industrial chain base. The total investment is estimated at 7.5 billion yuan, covering 1,000 mu, with phase one including 160,000 square meters of factory and office space.

Energy Recovery has commissioned a new 54,000 square foot production facility in Tracy, California, for manufacturing PX Pressure Exchanger ceramic components. The facility has more than doubled the company's output and supports water segment revenue growth.

Nexii Building Solutions Inc. is building three plants in Alberta, Toronto (Ontario), and Hazleton (Pennsylvania) to produce its greener concrete alternative Nexiite. The company already has an operational plant in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Glassica CJSC, a new resident of Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, will construct a plant for production of glass bottles with an investment of over AZN 20 million (approx. $12 million). HORN Glass Industries AG will provide technology. The plant will create up to 70 jobs.

COFCO Coca-Cola began construction on its 20th bottling factory in China in Guian New Area, Guizhou province, on July 28, 2020. The first stage has an investment of 270 million yuan and an annual capacity of 170,000 metric tons, with operations expected by end-2021.

Walton High-tech Industries established Bangladesh's first compressor factory, which it established on April 6, 2017, and publicised in July 2020. Walton says the plant makes compressors with German technology and offers a 12-year warranty.

Shanghai Woodson Electronics Technology Group, with China Semiconductor and Shin Kong Global Venture Capital, will build a semiconductor project in Nanjing, China, including a fab, packaging/test facility, and IC design center. Total investment is $3 billion.

Wusheng Semiconductor started a $3 billion IDM project in Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone on July 27, 2020. The project includes a wafer fab, packaging and testing plant, and IC design center, with phase one expected to start production in April 2022.

Prime Cement, part of Milbridge Holdings, will start operations at its new cement plant in Musanze, Rwanda on August 6, 2020. The plant cost $40 million and has a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per month.

ABB and Chongqing government signed an agreement to build a transformer intelligent manufacturing base in Liangjiang New Area. Phase 1 involves a 1.5 billion yuan investment for a large power transformer manufacturing base, insulation processing center, and global transformer design center, expected to complete by June 2022.

Welspun Group is establishing a manufacturing plant for advanced textiles adjacent to its tile facility near Hyderabad, with an investment of Rs 400 crore over two financial years. The foundation stone was laid on July 25, 2020.

Welspun Flooring Ltd launched a greenfield manufacturing facility near Hyderabad, Telangana, with an investment of Rs 1,100 crore, and plans to invest Rs 900 crore more in two phases to reach 40 million sq. mt annual capacity. The facility was inaugurated on July 25, 2020.

Harrington Industrial Plastics opened a new 68,000-square-foot distribution center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on July 24, 2020, to service the Great Lakes area.

Growatt is constructing a new factory in Shenzhen, China, where the company is expected to move before the end of 2020. The factory will support inverter production.

BASF is spending $10 billion on an engineering plastics compounding and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China. The site will include two facilities and is expected to begin production in 2022, supplying an additional 60,000 tonnes of engineered plastics compounds and TPUs annually to Asian customers.

GEDIA Automotive Group will build an advanced manufacturing facility in Whitfield County, Georgia, USA, investing $85 million and creating 200 jobs. The plant will focus on parts for electric vehicles.

Electro-Mechanical announced in November 2024 that it will invest $16.55 million to expand operations in Southwest Virginia, adding a 200,000 square foot facility in Washington County.

Arkhbum-Pak will build another factory in the Vorsino industrial park in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, investing 2 billion rubles and creating about 200 jobs to make paper bags and tableware. The agreement was signed on 24 July 2020.

Nikola Corporation broke ground on a 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona. The facility is expected to generate over 1,800 new jobs and result in approximately $600 million in capital expenditures, with capacity to produce 35,000 Class 8 trucks annually.

Omega Textile Maroc, a Chinese-owned company, signed an agreement to build a high-tech textile industrial unit in Casablanca, Morocco, with an investment of 80 million dirhams. The unit will manufacture hosiery, socks, and lingerie, creating 200 direct and 450 indirect jobs.

Shandong Jingpeng CNC Machinery Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new factory in Lunzhen Industrial Park, Yucheng city. The plant covers an area of 12,000 square meters and is a key investment project of Yucheng city government.

Foxconn began construction on an advanced semiconductor assembly and test plant in Qingdao, China, with an investment of $8.6 billion, expected to produce solutions for 5G and AI devices.

Beta Kimya broke ground on a glue and adhesive factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, with an investment of $46 million, expected to create 500 jobs and produce polyurethane reactive hotmelt adhesives.

Evonik Industries has opened a new Center for Structured Polymers Technology in Austin, Texas, housing 3D printers and R&D labs for developing powder bed fusion materials. The facility supports Evonik's additive manufacturing business in North America.

Hima Cement, a subsidiary of Lafarge, will invest $40 million in a new cement plant in Tororo, Uganda, with an annual capacity of one million metric tonnes. The project is part of an expansion to meet East African demand.

Mafi & Trepel will invest up to EUR 40 million to build a new production facility on the former Carl-Schurz-Kaserne site in Bremerhaven, Germany, creating 70 jobs initially.

Universal Scientific Industrial Vietnam Company Ltd received an investment registration certificate to construct an electronics manufacturing facility in DEEP C Industrial Zones, Hai Phong, Vietnam. The first phase investment is US$200 million.

Flying W Plastics Inc., a West Virginia-based plastics manufacturer, will invest $8 million in a new facility in Jacksonville, Florida, creating 28 new jobs. The plant will produce piping products for water, gas, sewer and geothermal uses.

Resident of the Dubna Special Economic Zone, OOO Enkor, has received permission to build a scientific and production complex for electrical equipment for the Moscow metro. Investment is about 975 million rubles, with completion planned for Q3 2021. The plant will create 220 jobs.

Yaskawa's robot production plant in Kočevje, Slovenia, inaugurated in June 2019 after two years of construction and an investment of about 25 million euros, has completed its first year of operation. The facility can produce up to 10,000 Motoman robots per year.

BioPure Technology, owned by Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, will build a 120,000 sq ft fluid-path component factory at Dunsbury Park in Portsmouth, creating 120 jobs, with work starting later in summer 2020.

International Cushioning Company will invest more than $3.6 million to establish a new advanced manufacturing facility in Fremont, Ohio, creating 75 jobs in its first year.

A joint venture of OHL ŽS and ARKO TECHNOLOGY began construction of a new sludge terminal at the Přerov Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Czech Republic. The project, costing over 180 million crowns, includes a low-temperature belt dryer with an output of 9,500 t/year and is expected to be completed by July 2021.

Sanan Optoelectronics broke ground on a third-generation semiconductor R&D and industrialization park in Changsha, Hunan, with a total investment of 16 billion yuan ($2.3 billion). The 1,000-mu (66.7-hectare) facility will produce SiC substrates, epitaxy, chips and packaging, creating 12,000 jobs.

Amphenol Advanced Sensors signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone to set up a facility for medical grade sensors and sub-assemblies in Visakhapatnam, with an investment of ₹20 crore.

The Xylem Egypt Plant, a joint venture between Xylem and Tiba Manzalawi Group in 10th of Ramadan City, celebrated its first operational year. The plant produces split-case centrifugal and end-suction pumps for Middle Eastern and African markets.

Cerámica San Lorenzo, part of Grupo Lamosa, inaugurated a new porcelain tile plant in Azul, Buenos Aires, to expand production capacity and improve product quality for domestic and international markets.

ISKUR is setting up its second plant in Diyarbakır, an open-end spinning mill, with an investment of 50 million Euros. The facility will employ 200 people and be built on 45,000 square meters in the Diyarbakır Organized Industrial Zone.

Airbus Helicopters has set up a joint venture with the Hungarian state to build a new helicopter parts manufacturing facility in Gyula, Hungary. The plant will produce precision parts for airframes and dynamic systems, creating over 200 jobs, with production expected to start in mid-2022.