The first stage of the Titan-Polymer plant for BOPET film production was presented in Pskov. The plant will be built in the Mogilino special economic zone in Pskov region, with investments of 8.5 billion rubles, creating 330 jobs. Production is planned to start in 2021.

The groundbreaking ceremony for NGC Transmission India's new factory in Sri City Industrial Park, Andhra Pradesh, India was held on November 24, 2019. The project covers 41,600 square meters and includes a manufacturing plant and auxiliary buildings.

BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, China, and commenced building first plants. The $10 billion investment will produce engineering plastics and TPU, with first plants starting by 2022.

Contec Sumitomo inaugurated two new plants in Mexico: the Contec Sumitomo 3 plant in San Blas, producing automotive harnesses for Ford Explorer, and another 15,000-square-meter plant. Total investment was MXN 330 million, creating 600 jobs.

Ultraplast EU will establish a polycarbonate film production unit in Ventspils, Latvia, at Ganību Street 103. A time capsule was placed in the foundation on 22 November 2019, and production is expected to start in one year.

S+S Regeltechnik GmbH held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new sensor Gigafactory with production hall and administration building in the Norispark, Nuremberg. The €20 million investment on 11,000 square meters will create over 150 jobs, with completion expected in November 2020.

INEOS opened a new advanced polymer pilot plant in Rosignano, Italy, to develop products incorporating plastic waste diverted from landfill or incineration. The plant is part of INEOS's global EUR 100 million R&D program.

GlobalWafers' Korean subsidiary MEMC Korea Company completed construction of Fab 2 in Cheonan, South Korea, dedicated to 12-inch silicon wafer production with a monthly capacity of 176,000 wafers.

General Motors is building a new $175 million DMAX plant in Brookville, Ohio, to machine engine components for Duramax diesel engines. Construction has started and is expected to be complete by the end of 2020, creating over 100 jobs.

General Motors and Isuzu are building a diesel engine component plant in Ohio. The article does not provide details on investment amount or timeline.

Saint-Gobain Life Sciences finished construction of an 80,000 sq ft facility in Largo, Florida, to make C-Flex tubing and molded fluid management assemblies for biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Star Refrigeration completed the manufacture and installation of a new frozen cold store for Lineage Logistics at its new Great Haddon site near Peterborough, UK, providing 15,000 pallet spaces.

ContiTech, a Continental subsidiary, plans to install a new factory in Tangier, Morocco, covering 5,500 m² with an investment of 3.6 million euros ($3.9 million), to supply the Moroccan market and southern Europe.

Dalmia Bharat commenced commercial production of its new grinding unit with a capacity of 2.4 MTPA at Lanka, Assam.

GF Machining Solutions opened a new headquarters in Biel, Switzerland, consolidating multiple facilities. The 100 million Swiss franc (about 91 million euros) facility will house 450 employees and manufacture 65 machines per month.

Japanese home goods maker Iris Ohyama will build a $46 million robot-run factory in Fukushima, Japan, to automate production of artificial turf.

Miba officially opened its new Miba Drivetec India production site in Pune on November 21, 2019. The space for production and administration more than doubles, from 1,000 to 2,600 square meters.

Mauser Packaging Solutions plans to invest $850,000 to build out 120,960 square feet of new space at 1740 South Interstate 45 in Hutchins, Texas, expected to be occupied around March 1, 2020.

Lindal announced it is moving its Brazilian operations to Jundiaí and building a new unit at Fazenda Grande with about US$10 million of investment. The first phase covers 8,000 m2, expanding to 16,000 m2, and staff is expected to grow from about 90 to 120.

Sealynx automotive Morocco, a subsidiary of Sealynx International, inaugurated a new production unit in Tangier on November 20, 2019. The 12,600 square meter factory, with an investment of 22 million euros, will manufacture automotive gaskets and create over 180 direct jobs.

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe (SEWS-E) will establish a new production unit SEWS TN in Monastir, Tunisia, to manufacture automotive wiring harnesses. The investment is EUR 14.5 million in the first phase, rising to EUR 21 million, and is expected to create 2,000 jobs initially, reaching 5,000 jobs eventually.

Okura Yusoki launched its Miki No. 2 plant in Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, as a production base for logistics line conveyors. The plant has a total investment of about JPY 1.2 billion and will start full operation in late November 2019.

PreZero Polymers will open a film recycling facility in Jurupa Valley, California, as part of a $90 million investment in two plants, starting early 2020.

Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group opened a Rs 40 crore manufacturing facility at Hardware park near Hyderabad on November 20, 2019, focusing on precision aero engine parts, with 200 employees and plans to reach 300.

Pratt & Whitney announced it will open a new 60,000 square-foot ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) research & development facility in Carlsbad, California. The facility will add dozens of employees focused on CMC design, development and production for aerospace applications.

Nippon Light Metal Georgia (NLMGA) will build a new manufacturing facility in Adairsville, Georgia, investing $50 million and creating 110 jobs. The company broke ground on November 20, 2019, and will produce aluminum forged suspension parts for the automotive industry.

Panattoni Europe is converting 12,000 sqm at Panattoni Business Center Łódź III into a plant for Sealed Air producing PE foam packaging. Production is scheduled to start in November 2019 under a lease signed in April 2019.

Gree Electric's third-phase refrigerator and washing machine production base in Changsha broke ground on November 19, 2019, with a planned construction area of 961 mu and an annual design capacity of 4.5 million units.

Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) is building a new greenfield cement plant in Sigus, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria, with a capacity of 2.2 million tonnes per year, with thyssenkrupp as EPC partner.

Pierce Aluminum Company Inc. plans to consolidate its Kent and South Park operations at a new Federal Way location, expected to be operational in the first half of 2020, bringing 10 employees and hiring four more.

Qian'an Jiujiang Wire Co., Ltd signed an agreement with the Wuzhou municipal government to construct a new 10 million mt capacity metallurgical materials production base in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.

Smith+Nephew selected Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang, Malaysia for a new high technology manufacturing facility. Construction is expected to begin in early 2020, with first production batches before end of 2022, creating up to 800 jobs.

Meleghy Automotive is building a new joining plant in Reinsdorf, Germany, with construction starting in November 2019 and completion planned for early 2021. The plant will create around 300 jobs by 2022.

All Quality and Services Inc. (AQS) will establish a new electronics manufacturing facility in Garland, Texas, investing over $800,000 in renovations and at least $3.6 million in machinery, creating 150 new jobs with an $8.1 million annual payroll.

Fagor Ederlan Group inaugurated a new factory in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, Spain, on November 18, 2019, specializing in low-pressure aluminum suspension components for the automotive sector. The investment was €55 million, and the plant will produce 1.7 million pieces per year, creating 220 new jobs.

LANXESS opened a new plant for ion exchange resins in Jhagadia, Gujarat, India, with an annual capacity of 35,000 metric tons, creating 200 jobs. The company has invested around EUR 50 million in the site to date.

TBEA Xi'an Electric Technology will inaugurate a GW-scale PV inverter factory in Bidadi, Bengaluru, India, with a manufacturing capacity of 2 GW per annum, starting with two assembly lines for central and string inverters.

Newbaze Ireland Nutrition Food (trading as Ireliffey) opened a new dairy formula plant in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, with a capital investment of €20 million, creating 60 jobs over three years.

Matalco has begun construction on a new $80 million aluminum billet plant in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The 110,000-square-foot facility will produce over 230 million pounds of billet per year and create 80 jobs by 2022.

Perstorp has broken ground on a plant in Gujarat, India, that will make pentaerythritol, a polyol used in coatings and other applications.

Mino Thailand, a subsidiary of Mino Industry, will build a second factory in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Thailand, to produce aluminum die-cast parts for automotive customers. Total investment is about ¥600 million (THB 130 million). Completion is expected in January 2021.

Flexible packaging specialist ePac UK is holding a grand opening of its new Silverstone site in Northamptonshire on December 4, 2019, as announced November 18, 2019.

Coins Co. signed an investment agreement with Yeosu city to build a factory on a 9,900 m2 site in the Yulchon 1 industrial complex, producing synthetic pigs and pipe-inspection robots, for 7 billion won, with work planned from January to December 2020 and 15 hires.

BMTS Technology is building a turbine factory at CTPark Novi Sad in Serbia, with CTP Invest investing over EUR 15 million in the facility and land, and EUR 35 million in equipment. The factory will create 500 jobs and is expected to open in April 2020.

Weber Maschinenbau inaugurated its new plant in Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia, producing components and format and cutting tools for packaging machines. The building was delivered with C + P, which built the steel structure and outer shell.

Lenzing has started construction on a lyocell plant in Prachinburi, Thailand, with an initial capacity of 100,000 tons per year and an investment of €400 million. The plant is scheduled to be complete in Q3 2021.

MacDon, a subsidiary of Linamar Corporation, opened a new 15,000 sq.ft. research and development facility in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The center will focus on agricultural harvesting equipment and is expected to grow from 10 to at least 20 employees over five years.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will begin production of wind turbine nacelles at its new factory in Izmir, Turkey by the end of November 2019. The plant, built with over $100 million investment, will produce 100 nacelles annually and employ 500 people.

Granat Bio Tech opened a new plant in Dubna, Russia, to produce vacuum blood collection tubes Acti-Fine. The company plans to produce 100 million tubes in the first year and expand capacity by 2021.

FoamPartner Fritz Nauer AG is building a converting center for industrial technical foams at its Duderstadt site in Germany, scheduled to start in the first half of 2020 and create several new jobs.