Vestas is expanding its current blade factory in Ahmedabad, India, as part of increasing its manufacturing footprint in the country.

SIGA is expanding its 15,000 sq ft facility in Sandy, Bedfordshire to handle production of larger transformers acquired from Stabilised Transformers, with the expansion on schedule despite Covid-19.

French company Mekafor built a new 3,500 sqm production facility in Kikinda, Serbia, worth 3 million euros, for manufacturing aerospace components. The company plans to hire 180 workers over three years.

The City of College Station, Texas, expanded the Lick Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant from 2 MGD to 5 MGD rated capacity, including a new DuroMaxx SRPE sanitary outfall.

Medicom Group announced the expansion of its U.S. mask manufacturing operations with a second factory in Augusta, Georgia, tripling the square footage of its existing facility. The new plant will produce surgical and N95-type masks.

Howmet-Köfém Plc. laid the cornerstone for a new factory expansion in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, to increase die-cast aluminum wheel production capacity from 1.8 million to 2.3 million units. The investment totals HUF 9.26 billion, with the Hungarian government covering HUF 3.2 billion.

NewAge Industries, parent of AdvantaPure, purchased the remaining unit of a building near its headquarters, now owning the entire 90,000 sq. ft. property. The facility will increase manufacturing capacity for high-purity tubing and molded assemblies, with Phase 1 renovations underway.

Holland Colours has successfully completed the expansion of its liquid colorants production facility in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The expansion adds space for quality control and customer product testing.

Power Machines manufactured and completed shipment of generating equipment for unit No. 6 of the Cheboksarskaya hydropower plant. Unit No. 4 at the project is set to be commissioned in October 2020.

PaperWorks will invest $25 million in new printing and finishing equipment to enhance North American production capacity at its Baldwinsville, New York converting facility, with installation running from October 2020 to Q1 2021.

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe is installing a US$2.2 million dry mortar mix plant, expected to be completed in the second half of 2020. The plant will increase annual capacity from 7,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes.

Heat pump maker Ochsner has broken ground on a three-stage expansion of its Haag production and administration site, investing a double-digit million euro sum over four years. Annual output is set to rise from 10,000 to 20,000 units.

Havells India decided to shift its switchgears production capacity from Guwahati (Assam) to its existing facilities at Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) to benefit from synergy. The announcement was made on 1 October 2020.

Sisecam invested approximately 1 billion liras (130 million dollars) to add a second glass furnace with an annual production capacity of 240,000 tons at its flat glass factory in Ankara/Polatli, Turkey. The furnace will start operating on October 2, 2020.

Hartmann North America launched its second expansion at its Rolla, Missouri plant, which will more than double its physical footprint and more than triple its productive output. The expansion is expected to be completed next year (2021).

iiMED Medical Devices will expand its Reynosa, Tamaulipas plant with an 80,000-square-foot building and over $2 million in equipment and infrastructure, creating about 500 jobs.

The Röchling Group is investing EUR 50 million in a new production building and production resources at its Röchling Medical site in Neuhaus am Rennweg, Germany. The new building will include a 1,700 m² clean room and create around 30 new jobs.

Hexa-Lotos, a resident of the Lotos special economic zone in Astrakhan region, has started construction of the second stage of its geosynthetics plant. The investment is 80-90 million rubles, and the expansion will triple monthly production from 60 to 180 tons. Commissioning is planned for 2021.

Hood Container installed a new state-of-the-art 98-inch Fosber corrugator at its Chicago facility to expand its product range and speed to market.

Parker Hannifin's HVAC Filtration Division announced a multi-year investment in its existing Jeffersonville, Indiana facility to increase manufacturing capacity for HEPA and medical filters. The investment is supported by the River Ridge Development Authority and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

TemperPack plans to add manufacturing equipment at its Henrico, Virginia production plant, with a $21 million investment in new machinery and additional jobs. The expansion follows a $31 million fundraising round in August.

Dover Precision Components activated robotic tuggers at its Inpro/Seal manufacturing facility in Rock Island, Illinois, to improve product flow and advance Lean manufacturing as part of a long-term manufacturing strategy.

IEA LLC has expanded its Kenosha-based manufacturing capabilities with the purchase and installation of an aluminum brazing furnace. This vertical integration initiative re-shores production of aluminum heat exchangers previously sourced from international suppliers.

Nexans High Voltage USA is planning to build a 125,000-sq-ft addition to its manufacturing plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina, and an adjacent shipping terminal. The project is valued between $25 million and $50 million.

LS Power is planning to carry out upgrades along 93 miles of transmission lines and construct two new substations between Edic substation in Marcy and an existing substation in New Scotland, New York. The project is valued between $750 million and $863 million.

The Clark County Water Reclamation District is planning to upgrade the Flamingo Water Resource Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The project includes constructing aeration basins, clarifiers, a blower/electrical building and a pump station, valued between $123 million and $143 million.

POZIS, a Russian manufacturer of household and medical refrigeration equipment, began installing new high-tech production lines as part of a 2 billion ruble investment project. The project aims to increase annual output to 600,000 units by 2025.

General Motors plans to invest $71 million into two Ohio manufacturing facilities: $39 million at its Toledo transmission plant and $32 million at its Defiance casting plant. The investment will retain 240 jobs and work begins immediately.

Wipak UK, a flexible packaging maker, is investing more than £5 million in new conversion equipment at its Welshpool site, with about 50 new jobs expected. The machinery is due to be operating by summer 2021.

GEA will invest around EUR 30 million to expand its Koszalin, Poland plant into a center of competence for pump production and comprehensive machining, as part of optimising its production network.

Hamowa Hidro, a Karlovac-based company, is investing 4.2 million kuna in a new production and office building on a 5,000-square-meter plot in the Logorište zone. Construction has started and will be completed by summer 2021, enabling capacity expansion and new product development.

Lianhetech Seal Sands has committed to a multi-million-pound expansion of its site in Middlesbrough, doubling overall capacity, and plans a digital greenfield site. Siemens DI is providing automation technologies for the project.

PROBAT, world market leader for coffee roasting plants, is expanding production area at its headquarters in Emmerich, Germany, with a total investment of EUR 40 million. The project, named PROBAT GO, is to be completed by the end of 2022.

Polyplex Thailand (PTL) announced plans to expand its existing operations in Decatur, Alabama, USA, by adding a second BOPET film line with 50 KTPA capacity and debottlenecking the resin plant to increase capacity from 58 to 86 KTPA. Investment commitment is USD 103 million, with construction starting in H1 2021 and production expected in about 24 months.

Chengdu Xiling Power Technology plans to invest 142.63 million yuan in a second-phase technical upgrade of its aerospace parts (large ring) production line in Qingyang District, Chengdu, adding capacity for 15,000 aerospace structural parts, 800,000 sheet metal parts and 600 shaft parts annually.

Ballard Power Systems is expanding manufacturing capacity for membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) 6x to 6 million MEAs annually by early 2021 at its Vancouver headquarters, also expanding fuel cell stack and module capacity similarly.

SK Innovation made its first 60 hires at two EV battery plants in Jackson County, Georgia, with plans to ultimately hire 1,000 workers. The plants are on schedule to supply batteries to Ford and Volkswagen starting in 2021.

Invacare plans to build a 10,000-square-foot clean room at its Elyria facility to produce the new Platinum NXG stationary oxygen concentrator, adding about 45 new positions, with potential for 100 more jobs over three years.

Precision Textiles purchased six new laminating machines to produce medical gown fabric, adding 1.5 million yards of monthly capacity and hiring 25 new workers at its New Jersey facility.

Olymel announced a $31.5 million investment to expand its poultry slaughtering and cutting plant in St-Damase, Quebec, adding 35,200 sq. ft. and creating over 80 new jobs. The expansion includes new cutting, deboning and tray packing lines.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced a $6.2 million investment to upgrade equipment and expand manufacturing operations at its dry-type transformer facility in Bland County, Virginia, creating 40 new jobs.

Fenner Precision Polymers, a Michelin company, is investing $4 million to add a treat line operation at its Manheim, Pennsylvania facility, scheduled for completion by mid-2021, to establish a complete coated fabric and technical textile portfolio.

EPI, part of EDGE, is expanding its manufacturing capabilities in Abu Dhabi to machine aluminium trailing edge ribs for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, adding serial assembly lines.

Longda Heavy CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd. is investing 120 million yuan in a project to produce 500 large CNC machine tools annually in Shanting District, Zaozhuang. The project started in May 2020 with an 8-month construction period and includes three intelligent production lines and an IoT platform.

Freudenberg Performance Materials is investing in a new state-of-the-art meltblown production line at its Kaiserslautern facility to produce nonwoven fabrics for certified face masks. Commissioning is slated for Q1 2021.

Engee PET Manufacturing Company Nigeria Limited plans to start construction of a Continuous Polymerisation PET resin plant in Ogun State in early 2021, with full operations expected by 2023. The project will generate 350 jobs.

Ilboc has resumed the second phase of expansion at its lubricant plant in Cartagena, Spain, with a total investment of approximately €60 million. The expansion includes four storage tanks and a fifth tank, aiming to increase production capacity to 1.2 million tonnes.

PAPACKS plans to build a further production facility on its acquired Arnstadt site in 2022, doubling the area in use and raising capacity from 180 million to 360 million units per year.

Globus Medical announced a $36 million investment to purchase and renovate a facility in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, creating about 243 jobs. The expansion will establish a production facility near its headquarters in Audubon.

Eagle Roofing Products announced a production capacity expansion at its Phoenix, Arizona plant, increasing output by over 15,000 squares per month (about 425 homes) to meet surging demand in the Southwest housing market.