Bekannter (Beijing) Robot Technology Co., Ltd has started construction of a production base in Dongli Airport Economic Development Zone, Tianjin. The facility, with a total investment of about 10 million RMB, includes a production workshop and robot exhibition hall covering over 2000 square meters, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

RWDC announced plans to build a $260 million PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) production plant in Georgia. The announcement was made on May 5, 2020.

The unnamed group (leader in thermoplastic injection for automotive in Morocco) has started pre-series production at its new Aerodefi plant in Kenitra free zone for automotive lighting components. Series production is scheduled to begin in January 2020.

Leadwell, a Taiwanese CNC machine tool builder, launched a new 43,500m² factory in Taichung, doubling its monthly machine production capacity. The facility will produce lathes and machining centers.

SPIE completed the installation of the complete electrotechnical infrastructure for Harmonic Drive SE's new plant in Limburg, Hesse, Germany, including high-voltage systems, fire protection, lighting, and sunshades. The project took 18 months.

Cem'In'Eu is starting up Rhône Ciments, its second cement plant in Portes-lès-Valence, Drôme, France. The EUR 23 million plant is expected to produce around 0.25 million tonnes per annum of cement, with commissioning originally scheduled for mid-July 2020 but delayed by the pandemic.

Ameri-Precision Metals is opening a new steel manufacturing plant in Canonsburg, PA, with a $22 million investment, creating up to 100 jobs. The facility will produce cold-rolled and heat treated steel for saw blades and knives.

Hawkins announced the opening of a new Water Treatment branch office in New Philadelphia, OH, serving municipal and industrial water treatment customers.

Willis, an aviation services company, is studying the possibility of building an aircraft repair and maintenance center in the El Bayo industrial park in Cubillos del Sil, Spain. The first phase would involve an investment of about EUR 25 million and create 50-60 direct jobs.

Germany-based Roehm GmbH is planning a $350 million world-scale methyl methacrylate plant near Bay City, Texas. The plant will employ 70 people and draw from Gulf Coast ethylene and natural gas supplies. Construction is to start in Q4 2021, with commercial operations by end of 2023.

SatisPie, a subsidiary of Batter Up Foods, is investing $34 million to open a 102,000-sq-ft waffle and pancake manufacturing plant in Fulton Industrial Park, Georgia. The facility will be capable of producing 580 million waffles annually and create over 160 jobs.

BioMar Australia commenced aqua-feed production at its $56 million facility in Tasmania in May 2020. The plant can produce up to 110,000 tonnes of aqua feed annually.

Uniper's 1.1GW Datteln 4 coal-fired cogeneration plant in Datteln, Germany, started commercial operations in May 2020. The £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) facility supplies electricity, traction power for Deutsche Bahn, and district heating.

Breathe Medical Manufacturing Ltd. is building a new facility in Kelowna, British Columbia to produce surgical masks. The plant will initially produce 20 million masks per month, expanding to 40 million per month by summer 2020.

A brick factory in Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, is in the final stage of modernization and will produce its first batch within two months, creating 140 jobs.

Rapid Application Group (RAG) has opened a new 15,000 square-foot additive manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The company is the only Service Disabled Veteran Owned AM contract manufacturer in the US, focused on aerospace and defense.

Georgia-Pacific opened a new facility in Tolleson, Arizona, outside Phoenix, in May 2020 to make curbside recyclable paper padded mailers, creating about 80 jobs.

Wilo USA LLC is planning a new 250,000 sq ft headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The development was reported on 1 May 2020.

Xinghe Hi-tech Superconducting Material Project, the third phase of Xinghe Shares Electric Power Equipment Industrial Park, began construction in Huanggang, China. The 30,000 sqm facility will include a rare earth superconducting alloy materials production line and an UHV power fittings production line.

Puritan Medical Products, in partnership with Cianbro and Bath Iron Works, will convert a 95,000-square-foot warehouse into a manufacturing facility to double production of COVID-19 testing swabs to 40 million per month. The project is funded by $75.5 million from the CARES Act and will create 150 jobs.

Pinomatic Oy will deliver a production line for non-settling log blanks to Vaaran Palkki Oy's new 7,600 sqm plant under construction in Tervola, Finland. The plant is expected to be ready by early 2021 and will employ about 20 people.

Chambroad Sinopoly plans to start up a 150 ktpa bromobutyl rubber (BIIR) production facility at its existing site in Binzhou, Shandong, China by end of 2020. The €221 million (1.7 billion yuan) investment includes two production lines (70 ktpa and 80 ktpa) using Conser process design, creating 150 jobs.

BYD Semiconductor has broken ground on a 200mm wafer fab in Changsha, Hunan, China. The total investment is about $140 million, and annual revenue is expected to reach $113 million after production starts.

SK Innovation will spend $727 million to build its second electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia, USA, with annual capacity of 11.7 GWh. Construction begins in July 2020, with production aimed for 2023.

EGIDA has begun construction of a plant in the Lipetsk special economic zone producing elastic polyurethane foam, furniture fabrics and upholstery components. The investment was raised to 3.79 billion rubles, with more than 200 jobs planned by 2022.

Inner Mongolia Xinda Heavy Industry Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is building a 100,000 tons per year aluminum plate, strip and foil project in Huolinguole, Inner Mongolia, with a planned investment of 300 million yuan. Two casting-rolling lines are in trial production, and the project is partially under construction.

GMI Construction Group has completed a new 118,000 sq ft purpose-built manufacturing plant in Huddersfield for Aflex Hose, a maker of PTFE-lined flexible hoses. The project is valued at GBP 18 million.

Nippon Paint began construction of its Central China Regional Headquarters Project in Tongguan Industrial Park, Wangcheng Economic Development Zone, Changsha. The project plans to use 250 acres with a total investment of 1 billion yuan, producing 1.9 million tons of paints and 3 million square meters of insulation boards annually.

Chuzhou Shuncheng Intelligent Conveying Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to build a 20-mu plant in Yaopu Town, Anhui, with a total investment of 110 million yuan. The project is expected to create 300 jobs and start production within 8 months of construction.

Aerion Supersonic selected Orlando Melbourne International Airport for its worldwide headquarters and integrated campus, Aerion Park, to manufacture the AS2 supersonic business jet, with a $300 million investment and at least 675 new jobs by 2026.

Morchem completed its new polyurethane and polyester production plant in Guadalajara, Spain, with an investment of over EUR 25 million. The plant will start up at the end of April 2020.

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions has begun construction of a $60 million artillery shell forging plant at Maryborough, Australia. The 7,000 sqm factory on a 4ha greenfield site will produce 30,000 155mm artillery shell cases annually for the Australian Defence Force and Rheinmetall's international supply chain.

Vema Lift Oy has signed a contract for a new 9,000 m2 factory in Kaarina, Finland, combining three current operations into one unit. The plant will be completed by early 2021.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated the SALCO aluminum smelter in Lamerd, Fars province, with an output capacity of 300,000 tons per year and an investment of about $1.2 billion.

Cynergy Cargo, an enclosed cargo trailer manufacturer, is building a new facility in Crossett Industrial Park, Arkansas, creating 70 new full-time jobs within 24 months.

Electroalfa is finalizing a new Medium Voltage Factory in Romania, with operations starting on May 15, 2020 and full capacity from July 1. The investment exceeds EUR 8.4 million and will increase production of Compact Transformer Substations and switchgears.

The South Aluminum Corporation (SALCO) aluminum smelter in Lamerd, Fars Province, Iran, has been completed with a production capacity of 300,000 tons/year and $1.2 billion investment.

A new plant for commercial refrigeration equipment, built by Ventall and Pergamos for ARKTO, has been completed in the Kanash advanced development territory, Chuvashia. The facility covers about 13,000 sqm and is expected to create over 100 jobs.

Kurita America is building a new 156,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, consolidating operations from St. Michael, Plymouth and Shakopee. The facility will house about 190 employees with room for up to 300.

Steel Dynamics is maintaining plans to open a new $1.9 billion EAF flat roll steel mill in Sinton, Texas, in mid-2021. The facility will have an annual capacity of 3 million tons and produce Advanced High Strength Steel grades.

HGZN (Jiangsu Hagong Intelligent Robot Company) partnered with Hyundai Robotics to build a smart factory in Haining, China, capable of producing 10,000 robots annually on 12,000 sq m. Manufacturing is scheduled to begin in 2021.

Meiden America Inc., a subsidiary of Meidensha Corp., opened a new switchgear manufacturing facility in Laurens County, South Carolina, with an $8 million investment creating 41 jobs. The 60,000 sq ft plant will produce high-voltage vacuum circuit breakers and vacuum interrupters for electric utilities in the Americas.

ABB has started construction of a new robotics manufacturing and research facility in Kangqiao, near Shanghai, China. The $150 million, 67,000 m2 factory is expected to open in 2021 and will produce robots using advanced automation.

Gansu Yide New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd is investing in a CO2 air-source heat pump production and R&D center in Jinghe New City, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, with an annual output value of about 500 million yuan, as part of a batch of industrial projects that started construction in 2020.

AMD Medicom Inc. announced a new Canadian mask manufacturing facility in Montreal, Quebec, supported by the Quebec government. The plant will produce N95 and surgical masks, create at least 33 permanent jobs, and is expected to open by July 2020.

Cirrus Aircraft broke ground on a new 15,000-square-foot Engine Run-Up Center in Duluth, Minnesota, to test SR Series and Vision Jet engines and fuel calibration.

Nordgold has signed a $23 million EPC agreement with SUMEC to design and construct a 33 MW heavy fuel oil power plant at its Lefa gold mine in Guinea, expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

North China Metal's new plant in Jinan, Shandong, China, officially started production. The facility features an integrated continuous casting and rolling production line and intelligent storage system, with AI quality inspection and digital twin technology.

Xinyi Electronics plans to invest 1.6 billion yuan (approx. $225M) in a 6-inch gallium nitride (GaN) integrated circuit production line in Guilin, Guangxi, China. The project will be built in the Guilin National High-Tech Zone.

Guangzhou Jointo Chemical Co., Ltd. signed an agreement with Anqing High-tech Zone to build a new material industry base. The project covers 1,000 mu and will produce photovoltaic sealant, electronic adhesive, coatings, and sealant in three phases.