Vivera announced a three-year €30 million investment in its Holten facility in the Netherlands, aiming to increase production capacity from 17 million kg to 45 million kg per year by 2025. The initial phase, including expansion of the mixing area, was completed this week.

Guangxi Heshan Huying Building Materials Co., Ltd. will build a 5,500 t/d cement clinker production line in Laibin, Guangxi, using capacity transferred from Liaoyang Qianshan Cement.

Chifeng Shanshui Yuanhang Cement Co., Ltd. will build a 5,000 t/d cement clinker production line, using capacity transferred from Liaoyang Qianshan Cement.

Stora Enso is investing in additional formed fiber production capacity at its Qian'an Mill in China, with the two mills together expected to reach about 115 million units of annual capacity.

Stora Enso has started production of formed fiber foodservice products at its Hylte Mill in Sweden, following an investment announced in 2019. The plastic- and PFAS-free PureFiber range is intended for fresh food packaging.

Nestlé Waters is investing around £31 million in its Buxton factory in the UK, including a £26 million warehouse extension of about 14,000 square metres and a £5 million pipeline from a second nearby spring. Both projects are expected to be completed in spring 2021.

Thermo Fisher Scientific expanded its China Manufacturing Center in Suzhou with an investment of over $10 million, adding more than 13,000 square metres and opening its first Asia-Pacific production base for single-use bioprocess container products. The expansion will also add local production of air quality monitoring instruments.

Prefer, a subsidiary of Portier Group, invested EUR 7.5 million in a new factory on its site in Hermalle-sous-Huy, Belgium, tripling production capacity and expanding product range to include curbstones. The factory opened at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Maflow Spain Automotive is expanding its facility in Guarnizo, Cantabria, with over €2 million in investments. The new installations will be operational in November 2020, and 25 new hires are planned for 2021, with total new hires reaching 39.

Berg Steel Pipe Corp announced a $15 million expansion of its spiral pipe manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama. The expansion will add capacity and create several new jobs. Construction is expected to take one year.

Aptiv Novi Sad plans to hire approximately 600 additional employees by the end of 2020, following the hiring of 440 new workers since August. The company operates two factories in Novi Sad, Serbia, producing electrical wiring for the automotive industry.

PKN ORLEN completed the Polyethylene 3 Unit (PE3) at Unipetrol RPA's Litvinov plant in the Czech Republic. The unit has a capacity of 270,000 tonnes per year of HDPE, increasing total site capacity from 320,000 to 470,000 tonnes per year. Total investment cost is planned at approximately CZK 9.6 billion.

SKF is investing approximately $23 million to move tapered roller bearing manufacturing from China to an existing manufacturing site in Mexico. The move is part of its North American manufacturing consolidation announced September 24, 2020.

SKF is investing approximately $28 million to expand and automate manufacturing at its Sumter, South Carolina factory, which will consolidate production from Avon, Ohio and North Charleston, South Carolina. The investments take 12 to 18 months to implement.

Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical has completed the expansion of its Delano, Minnesota facility, adding a 6,000-square-foot ISO Class 7 cleanroom and new presses to increase silicone molding and contract manufacturing capabilities.

DIAGAST has completed the construction of a new 5,000-square-meter building near its head office in Lille, France, expanding production areas, cold room storage, and cleanrooms (ISO7 and ISO8). The expansion doubles production capacities.

NatureWorks is expanding lactide purification capacity at its Blair facility. No further details are provided in the article.

Phoenix Contact E-Mobility moved into a new 3,200 sqm building in Schieder, Germany, for development and manufacturing, expanding its home base.

Guangzhou Ausong Electronics Co., Ltd. officially put into operation its 6-inch MEMS semiconductor sensor chip production line, producing temperature and humidity, flow, gas, differential pressure, wind speed and other sensor chips. The first phase includes a 2,500 square meter cleanroom.

The BASF-Sinopec joint venture Yangzi Petrochemical-BASF Co. expanded neopentyl glycol capacity at its Nanjing, China, site from 40,000 to 80,000 tonnes per year. The expansion was announced on September 23, 2020.

Kaneka Corporation will build a new plant adjacent to its existing facility in Binh Duong, Vietnam, to triple medical catheter production capacity. The investment is roughly 1 billion yen, with operations starting January 2022.

NXP Semiconductor opened its new GaN manufacturing line in Chandler, Arizona, as part of a $100 million expansion. The line supports 5G network demand and created 100 jobs.

FORCIT Group announced a €70 million investment to expand its defence production capacity on December 19, 2025. The expansion aims to strengthen European defence readiness.

WishBone Medical plans to expand its global headquarters in Warsaw, Indiana, by purchasing and renovating a 12,200-square-foot facility, adding up to 51 new jobs over two years.

Advanced Machining & Tooling, a Compass Precision operating company, installed a new DMG Mori NLX 2500/700 SY turning center at its Salisbury, North Carolina facility, doubling its mill/turn capacity.

In-Tech Electronics announced it will expand its presence in Penang, Malaysia by setting up a second end-to-end production facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, increasing gross floor area by over 5,800 sq.m. and expected to commence operations in Q4 2020.

Samsung announced a $2.3 million investment to add a new refrigerator production line at its partner Visuar's plant in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires, increasing capacity by 22% to 85,000-90,000 units per year and creating 100 jobs.

ACME Intralog, a UAE-based factory and warehouse automation provider, plans to expand into Saudi Arabia and open a sales and services office in Germany by the end of 2020 to meet increasing demand.

BASF-YPC Co., Ltd., a joint venture between BASF and SINOPEC, completed an expansion of its neopentylglycol (NPG) plant in Nanjing, China, in August 2020, doubling annual capacity from 40,000 to 80,000 metric tons.

BR Metal Products will invest $182,500 to expand its Livingston, Tennessee manufacturing facility, purchasing new equipment and creating 32 jobs. The company is an aluminum permanent mold foundry.

OOO Russkie Gazovye Turbiny (Russian Gas Turbines) will expand its Rybinsk plant to locally produce GE gas turbines up to 210 MW, increasing localization of 88 MW turbines and adding new model production. The project is planned to start in 2021.

Universal Cables Ltd. completed a capacity expansion at its Satna, Madhya Pradesh facility, increasing Power & Control Cables capacity from 11,000 km to 18,000 km per annum, LT & HT Power Capacitors from 1,500 MVAR to 4,500 MVAR per annum, and adding 3,600 MT per annum of Thermoplastic Compounds. The fixed capital investment was approximately Rs. 117 crore.

Paragon Steel broke ground on a 43,000-square-foot addition to its plant in Butler, Indiana, to house a new Braner/Loopco slitting line. The $8.3 million expansion will process high-strength steel grades and add 15 employees, with operations expected by end of Q1 2021.

Sunbelt-Solomon Solutions is investing $2 million to expand its Temple, Texas facility, creating 100 new jobs in electrical distribution, and will close its leased Georgetown, Texas facility.

Alpro is investing €30 million to upgrade its Burton Latimer factory, including a new high-speed packaging line to produce 75 million extra packs of plant-based drinks per year.

Motorcar Parts de México (MPA) announced an investment of $200 million for the final stage of its expansion project in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The project includes eight buildings on one million square feet and will generate 300 additional jobs.

Netkanika will invest 953 million rubles to expand production of multilayer nonwoven materials (spunbond and meltblown SMMS) for PPE at its base in Rogovo, Moscow. The line will have a capacity of 7,000 tonnes per year, with 400 million rubles from the Industrial Development Fund.

Ferretti International will carry out an $8 million upgrade to its steel processing centre in Whyalla, South Australia, supported by $2 million from the SA Government and $750,000 from the Federal Government. The project is expected to create 160 jobs and increase processing capacity from 2,000 tonnes per year to 1,000 tonnes per month.

Güntner-Tata Refrigeration Technology officially opened a €25 million site expansion in Tata, Hungary, including a 65,000m² logistics centre, a 9,000m² production facility, and a 6,500m² warehouse.

Ford Motor Co. began construction on a 500,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility at its Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan, to produce the electric F-150 pickup truck. The $700 million project is expected to add 300 jobs and be completed by summer 2021.

Marafiq signed a $201 million contract with Saudi Electrical and Mechanical Services Company for the fourth phase expansion of its Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 8 in Jubail. The expansion will add 125,000 cubic meters/day of treatment capacity and is expected to take 36 months.

Nautilus Steel extended its factory in West Bromwich, UK, by taking on the adjacent site and adding new equipment, increasing stocks by over 50%. The expansion was completed in February 2020.

The 1.2 GW Toktogul hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan is undergoing rehabilitation and upgrade to increase its generating capacity by 240 MW to 1.44 GW. The project is being implemented by owner Electric Power Plants and is targeted for completion in 2023.

Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expanding its ABF substrate capacity from 12 million to 16 million units per month at its Xinfeng plant, with a new Yangmei plant expected to contribute by 2022.

Ziehl-Abegg Benelux added 1,400 square metres to its existing distribution centre in Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands, with two extra loading docks, to handle growing demand for energy-saving fans and motors.

DMA Holdings, Inc., an automotive and heavy-duty parts aftermarket supplier, announced plans to open a new 377,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Nichols, South Carolina. The $3.9 million investment will create 25 new jobs, with operations expected to start in October 2020.

Euromere has completed a large project to increase production capacity for liquid, semi-liquid and viscous products, develop new blending processes, expand plant design, and automate production. A new composite workshop with polyester spray equipment was also built.

Fuyao Glass America announced a $45 million plant expansion at its Moraine, Ohio facility, including investment in R&D and equipment for after-market automotive glass, adding 161,000 square feet and creating 350 jobs.

Zhejiang Jiemi Seal Technology moved into a new factory to meet growing demand, with workshops totalling about 1,500 square metres for precision, PTFE, water-jacket and assembly production.

Phoenix Specialty Mfg. Co. announced plans to expand operations in Bamberg County, South Carolina, with a $5.5 million investment expected to create 35 jobs over three years.