Yishunda Intelligent Packaging Machinery is building a new plant in Zhangzhou High-tech Zone, Fujian. The 32-mu facility will produce 40,000 intelligent strapping machines and 20,000 packaging machine parts annually, with an output value of CNY 200 million. Construction started on November 10, 2019, and the first phase (Building 3) is expected to be completed and operational by May 2020.

Yunnan Lincang Xinyuan Germanium Industry will invest CNY 624 million (USD 89.2 million) to build two single-chip wafer plants in Kunming High-Tech Industrial Development Zone: a 4-inch indium phosphide wafer line (150,000 annual output) and a 6-inch solar germanium wafer line (200,000 annual output).

Hanaka Vietnam Group JSC inaugurated a transformer manufacturing plant in Tu Son, Bac Ninh province, Vietnam. The plant cost nearly 1.1 trillion VND (about $48 million) and will produce 110kV, 220kV, and 500kV transformers.

Precise Packaging opened a new 15,000 square-foot aerosol and liquid contract manufacturing facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, near its headquarters. The site has two custom liquid filling lines and a new shrink sleever, and the company hired several new staff.

Empower awarded a contract for the construction of an AED 197 million district cooling plant for Dubai Production City with a total capacity of 47,000 RT.

Empower signed a contract to construct its new AED 280 million headquarters in Al Jaddaf, Dubai, expected to complete in Q1 2021.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the first 500 MW lignite-fired thermal unit at the Neyveli New Thermal Power Project in Tamil Nadu, owned by NLC India Limited. The unit is the highest rating pulverised lignite-fired thermal unit in the country.

LyondellBasell and Sinopec announced plans to form a 50/50 joint venture to build a propylene oxide and styrene monomer manufacturing complex at Zhenhai, Ningbo, China, with capacity of 300,000 t/y PO and 600,000 t/y SM. Construction begins in early 2020 with start-up expected in 2022.

Mach Medical announced plans to establish a manufacturing and R&D facility in Whitley County, Indiana, investing nearly $14 million and creating up to 132 jobs by 2025. Construction begins immediately with completion expected in Q4 2020.

Empirical announced plans to build a new ground beef facility in Garden City, Kansas, with construction starting in early 2020 and completion between 2022 and 2023, creating 300 jobs and doubling ground beef capacity.

Grupa Azoty Polyolefins issued a Full Notice to Proceed to Hyundai Engineering for the Polimery Police project. Construction will begin in January 2020, with test startup of the polypropylene installation expected in Q2 2022.

Kent RO Systems Ltd is investing Rs 150 crore over three years to set up a new manufacturing unit in Noida, adding capacity of 4 lakh units annually.

Juniper opened a container glass plant in Debre Birhan, about 130 km from Addis Ababa, with capacity of 200 million glass bottles a year. Construction and equipment cost about $100 million, and Rama Construction built the factory.

Novares opened a rented 1,860 m² site in Togliatti, Russia, to produce engine parts starting May 2020, with plans to expand to roof bars in 2021. The site will employ 130 workers by 2021 and target €13 million turnover by 2025.

Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools plans to set up two new manufacturing units in 2020: an avionics unit at Adhibatla Aerospace Park and a landing gear unit at Hardware Park. The company plans to invest up to Rs. 50 crore in the expansion.

Ferra Aerospace announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Rogers, Arkansas. The 24,000-square-foot facility will employ 26 people and house nine high-speed machines.

Ausnutria and Trivium are jointly investing €30 million to build a can manufacturing plant at Ausnutria's production site in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The plant will have a capacity of over 150 million cans by 2021 and is expected to open in 2020.

Kaneka has completed a PHBH biodegradable polymer plant with annual production capacity of about 5,000 tons, five times its previous model, at an investment of around 2.5 billion yen.

Annexair will receive a C$3 million repayable contribution from the Government of Canada to build a new 300,000-square-foot factory in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, integrating Industry 4.0 manufacturing and producing new biocomposite casings for ventilation units.

Arkoz Madencilik established Ağrı Cement Factory in Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı Province, Turkey. The factory is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and automation systems, and is located near raw material quarries.

Ausnutria and Trivium Packaging are building a joint-venture can manufacturing plant of more than 10,000 square meters at Ausnutria's Heerenveen site in the Netherlands, expected to open in 2020 with capacity above 150 million cans by 2021.

Synopsys' Wuhan Global R&D Center was completed and put into use on December 18, 2019. Located in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, the center focuses on developing advanced technologies for the global semiconductor and electronic information industry.

Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group and the Yunnan provincial government have commenced work on a green aluminum industrial park in Wenshan prefecture, with an investment of 40 billion yuan ($5.72 billion). The project will create 12,000 jobs and relocate 30% of Shandong Hongqiao's smelting capacity (2.03 million tons annually) from Shandong to Yunnan.

Grupa Azoty Compounding, part of Grupa Azoty, opened a new compounding plant in Tarnów, Poland, with an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes. The investment cost 100 million PLN, and the plant produces specialty modified plastics for automotive, machinery, construction, electronics, and household goods.

Global Filter announced it will expand its manufacturing footprint into a new facility in Caderousse, France. The facility will employ approximately 50 people and manufacture Global Filter's product range, with order turnaround times of 7-10 days.

Alro Steel is constructing a new 200,000 square foot facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to replace its current 54,000 sq ft facility. Completion is expected in February 2020.

Cataler North America Corporation, a Toyota affiliate, plans to construct a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hickory, North Carolina, for automotive catalysts. The project involves a minimum investment of $42 million and creation of 151 jobs over five years.

The Guangxi Tianwei chip project, with a total investment of 500 million RMB, has officially settled in Hezhou. Phase 1 invested 100 million RMB and is expected to start production by the end of December 2019.

CIRCOR International announced a new centrifugal and displacement pump manufacturing facility in Weihai, Shandong Province, China, to open in 2020. It will support customers in Asia.

Sika commenced operations at a new plant in Bekasi, Indonesia, expanding production capacity in the Jakarta metropolitan area for construction materials.

Polyglass U.S.A., Inc. has opened a new 62,000-square-foot facility in Phoenix dedicated to manufacturing premium roof coatings and primers, doubling manufacturing capacity.

China MCC5 Group started construction on December 15, 2019, of a 66KV-1100KV smart combined electrical equipment industrialization project for Jiangsu Sieyuan High Voltage Switch Co., Ltd. in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. The project covers 370 mu (about 24.7 hectares) with a planned construction period of 310 days.

LU-VE Group started production at its new plant in Tianmen, Hubei province, China, with 15,000 square meters of production space. A further expansion of 10,000 square meters is planned from 2021.

Panasonic Life Solutions India will build a factory in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, to produce wiring devices, electrical wire and switchgear, with an investment of 2,946 million rupees. Production is scheduled to start in autumn 2021.

Gerresheimer officially opened a new plant in Kosamba, India, on December 16, 2019, to manufacture plastic primary packaging for pharmaceutical products.

Buckeye Corrugated Inc. (BCI) opened a new 260,000-square-foot corrugated sheet plant in Houston, Texas, on December 16, 2019, with equipment transferred from its existing site and several new machines added.

Guizhou Tire Co., Ltd. started construction of a new factory in Long Giang Industrial Park, Tien Giang Province, Vietnam. The $214 million plant will produce 1.2 million high-performance intelligent all-steel radial tires annually, with products for export.

Covestro's Supervisory Board approved a EUR1.5 billion investment to build a new 500 kiloton MDI plant at its existing site in Baytown, Texas. The plant is expected to open for production in 2024.

Forney Corporation opened its Combustion Research Center (CRC) on-site at the Monterrey facility in 2016, with a total firing capacity up to 50 MBTU/hr.

German multinational Sarstedt inaugurated its factory in Porto Feliz, Brazil, on December 13, 2019. The investment is R$ 60 million and created 150 direct jobs. The plant will produce blood transport tubes including the S-Monovette collection system.

Taiwan-based NANLIU ENTERPRISE will build a new nonwoven fabric factory in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with an investment of US$20 million. The plant is expected to start operations in 2020.

OOO Unionwire will invest 200 million rubles to build a plant producing electrical wiring for white goods in Krasnoye, Lipetsk region. The facility is expected to open in December 2020 and create 100 jobs.

Korea-based Hyosung Heavy Industries will invest $86.9 million to create 410 jobs at a new US production facility in Shelby County, Memphis, Tennessee, making power transformers. Production is planned to start by the first half of 2020.

Dennert Poraver began construction of a third plant in Schlüsselfeld, Germany, with eight production lines and annual capacity of 240,000 cubic meters of expanded glass granulate, costing tens of millions of euros.

Main equipment for the 200 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) Pancevo has been delivered and a steam turbine generator installed. The plant is expected to be completed before Q3 2020.

Petroleum Development Oman and Schlumberger opened the Oman Assembly, Repair and Inspection Centre in Nizwa, investing $26 million. The facility makes electric submersible pumps and gauges, can produce 25 to 60 ESP strings per month, and employs 20 Omanis initially.

Addipel opened a new 40,000-sq-ft warehouse and production facility in Elyria, Ohio, including ribbon blenders, high-speed mixers, compaction mills, and custom packaging services.

Cigar Box Factory Estelí (CBFe) opened a new, larger factory in Estelí, Nicaragua, featuring high-quality machinery and ISO 9001 certification.

Shenzhen MTC plans to spend CNY1 billion on the first phase of a high-end LED factory in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, with capacity to make 1.2 million four-inch red and yellow LED chips per year, expected to start operations in 2020.

Tadano opened its Kozai Plant in Takamatsu, Japan, in August 2019. The plant, which began full operation in August, involved an investment of over ¥20 billion and employs 160 workers.