Atlantic Coated Papers is building a 12,000 square foot warehouse at its Windsor, Quebec plant and has bought a rewinder to enter cosmetics packaging, with a stated investment of 2.5 million. The company expects five to 10 new full-time jobs over the coming months.

TMP Convert/Jouplast, a plastics processing company in Simandre-sur-Suran, France, has acquired three additional hectares of land to double its site area, three years after a previous expansion.

Kurt Manufacturing is installing a second Mazak INTEGREX i-630V/6 multi-tasking machining center with a new Palletech system at its Machining Division in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to increase capacity for large complex parts.

Diedrich Roasters expanded its manufacturing capabilities with a new 80,000-square-foot factory and headquarters in Ponderay, Idaho, consolidating operations from three buildings. The facility includes 60,000 square feet for manufacturing and testing, with 20,000 square feet available for future expansion, and will focus on mid-size and large industrial coffee roasting machines.

Matrix Electronics completed a new larger flexible circuit materials conversion center at its Santa Ana, CA location, featuring state-of-the-art automated processing equipment to support growth.

Spirit AeroSystems will expand operations at its Wichita, Kansas manufacturing campus to produce tooling, composite parts, and machine complex metallic parts. The expansion is funded by an $80 million allocation from the Department of Defense.

Shengdie Semiconductor (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Western Digital, will start construction of a third-phase expansion in July 2020. The project involves about 11,800 square meters of production and support space, with total investment of about 1 billion yuan (approx. $141 million), to support next-generation BiCS4 and BiCS5 flash memory products.

Lear Corporation added new equipment to its Pine Grove, Pennsylvania facility to produce up to 500,000 protective face masks per week.

Liebherr USA Co. formally moved into a newly expanded campus in Newport News, Virginia, representing a $60 million investment. The campus includes new office, repair shop, and warehouse facilities.

Adler Pelzer Group is expanding its operations by acquiring a 100,000 square-foot facility in Oregon, Ohio. The automotive supplier will invest $10 million and create around 80 new jobs, with operations expected to begin in early 2021.

Cairns Regional Council is constructing four mini solar farms and roof-mounted solar panels at five wastewater treatment plants, with a $3 million contract awarded to Solgen Energy Group, expected to be completed in July 2020.

Eatery Essentials announced the expansion of its corporate offices, manufacturing and warehouse facility in Dallas, Texas. Initial operations in the 400,000 sq. ft. facility will start in October 2020, with expanded extrusion and thermoforming capacity doubling over 24 months, creating over 150 jobs.

Solenis is expanding production at its Ankleshwar facility in India to manufacture its next-generation Pergafast 425 color developer for the thermal paper market, adding a new production line.

Buyers Products plans to expand its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, with a 280,000-square-foot warehouse expansion and a 17,500-square-foot office expansion. The project received final site plan approval and is expected to be completed in 2021.

Schneider Electric has completed a major upgrade to its Scarborough manufacturing facility, including a new 1,000 square metre extension and a £1.5 million paint facility, to produce electrical equipment for the UK's climate goals.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia produced its first hybrid transaxle in North America, representing a $226 million investment. The project included a 72,000 square-foot building expansion and will produce 240,000 units annually.

GMR Safety is investing nearly $6 million CAD to expand its facility in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, adding 3,255 square meters to the existing 1,400 square meters. The expansion will include automation and ergonomic redesign.

Domtar Corporation will invest more than $60 million to expand its Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) manufacturing operations in Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia. The project will increase employment from 90 to over 160 and boost exports through the Port of Savannah by 60 percent.

Benchmark Electronics Inc. is aiming to double its headcount at its recently revamped Phoenix manufacturing facility, which manufactures electronic systems and components. The facility currently employs about 130 people.

Kingsland Drinks has expanded its operations in Irlam, Manchester, with a new canning production line capable of filling still and sparkling wine and carbonated alcoholic mixers. The line was supplied by Enterprise Tondelli.

O-I is building a third furnace at its Gironcourt plant in France, with a €60 million investment. The expansion will enable production of 2 billion beer bottles per year and has created 60 new jobs.

AGI glaspac, the packaging products business of HSIL Ltd, plans to invest 700 crore rupees ($92.6 million) in a greenfield facility in eastern India and 150 crore rupees ($19.8 million) in a brownfield expansion at its Telangana plant. The expansions will increase total capacity to 8.9 million bottles per day by 2022.

CR Minerals announced the expansion of its operations in Pueblo, Colorado, investing over $11 million and adding approximately 8 jobs over three years. The expansion will more than triple production output of pumice and construction materials.

Innovatec GmbH is installing two meltblown lines, one from Oerlikon Nonwoven, to produce an additional 1,500 tons of nonwoven per year, enabling production of over 1.5 billion protective masks. The investment is a double-digit million euro amount, partly funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics.

MSA Safety plans a new 20,000-square-foot single-story assembly building next to its Cranberry Township plant near Pittsburgh for gas detection products, scheduled to open in mid-2021.

Jacob Holm is investing in its Sontara plant in Tamón, Asturias, to increase production capacity of non-woven fabrics by 50% in weeks, and by 60% by Q1 2021. The investment, doubled from the original EUR 2 million, will also enable production of fabric for medical gowns.

Xinye Textile announced a convertible bond plan to raise up to CNY 1.6 billion, including CNY 610 million for a 165,000-spindle high-end spinning construction project in Awati, Xinjiang, producing 24,800 tons of high-grade cotton combed compact spinning annually.

National Railway Equipment (NRE) is expanding operations in Paducah, Kentucky, moving its Power Assembly Division into the former Paducah & Louisville Railroad facility. The expansion will create at least 15 new high-skilled machinist jobs.

Incatema Consulting & Engineering is executing civil works for the Cambérène Waste Water Treatment Plant in Dakar, Senegal, with a budget of €32 million, financed by the Islamic Development Bank, and a 24-month schedule.

Veenstra Group designed, produced and installed a top-entry agitator for the sludge buffer tank at the Kampen wastewater treatment plant expansion, executed in 2018.

Oerlikon Barmag held the topping-out ceremony for a new approximately 4,000 m2 pump manufacturing building at its Remscheid Lennep site. About 80 employees will move in from December 2020 with 40 machine tools.

TOBROCO-GIANT is expanding its production facility in Oisterwijk by 8,000 m² and a high-rise warehouse, to be operational by end of 2020. The company also plans to expand its factory in Hungary. The goal is to more than double production to 8,750 machines by 2025.

ABB is investing up to $39.9 million to build a 200,000 sq ft expansion and upgrade machinery at its Mebane, North Carolina facility, creating 403 jobs over five years to increase medium-voltage product capacity.

Empire Precision Plastics added a 4,800 square foot white room expansion to its production floor in Rochester, New York, for high-end technical molding of optical and medical components.

Vapotherm announced a major expansion of its capital equipment manufacturing capabilities in New Hampshire, aiming to increase production of Precision Flow systems by up to 20 times pre-COVID-19 levels. The expansion could create up to 350 manufacturing jobs.

Seongwon Airtech plans to complete a 500-pyeong (approx. 1,653 m²) second factory dedicated to clean hose production in September 2020 at its site in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province. The company produces eco-friendly ducts and accessories for ventilation systems.

Väderstad Components, a subsidiary of Väderstad Group, is expanding its factory by an additional 2,000 m² to increase capacity for manufacturing genuine spare and wearing parts for agricultural machinery. The expansion will start in autumn 2020 and is expected to be ready in spring 2021.

OAO Polotsk-Steklovolokno will start construction of a production facility for thermo-chemically treated electrical insulation materials for foil dielectrics, costing $19 million. The plant will have a capacity of 2 million linear meters per month (24.5 million linear meters per year).

Swagelok completed a 7,400 square meter manufacturing expansion at its Changshu, China facility, doubling its size and adding local jobs. The company also opened a regional office in Singapore for its Asia-Pacific business.

Comar announced a major capacity expansion of its Buena plant operations by building a new 159,000 sq.ft. facility in Vineland, New Jersey. The facility will house injection molding and assembly operations and is scheduled to be completed by March 2021.

AJR Filtration, Inc. announced the expansion of its business into a new 140,000 sq. ft. filtration headquarters at 1500 Harvester Road in West Chicago, IL, consolidating Delta Pure Filtration operations from Ashland, VA.

IDB Invest provided a $66.5 million financial package to Arzyz Metals to construct and equip a new aluminum alloy production plant in Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, increasing production capacity.

JX Nippon Mining & Metals completed installation of additional facilities to increase production capacity of rolled copper foil, high-functionality copper alloy strips, and sputtering targets for semiconductors by approximately 30% over 2017 levels.

B. Braun announced the expansion of its Global Test Centre in Penang, Malaysia, tripling its testing capacity from 200,000 to over 600,000 scientific measurements per annum and adding new testing capabilities for infusion systems, central venous puncture, and pain control.

Lydall Inc. is investing in an additional fine fiber meltblown production line at its Rochester, New Hampshire facility to produce filtration media for N95, surgical and medical face masks. Commercial production expected Q4 2020, creating up to 15 jobs.

ABB Power Grids Finland is investing in a new transformer assembly line at its factory in Strömberg Park, Vaasa, and will recruit about 30 new employees. Recruitment starts in early June 2020.

OCSiAl plans to launch the first train of a new synthesis facility in Luxembourg in 2023, with an annual capacity of up to 100 tons.

The US Department of Defense signed a $6 million contract with SolAero Technologies to expand its domestic production capability and capacity for advanced satellite solar cells and panels, sustaining critical industrial base capability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Klöckner Pentaplast is expanding its Klöckner Barrier Film facility in central Virginia, adding 6,000 metric tonnes of capacity and new coating capabilities for pharmaceutical barrier films. The multi-million dollar investment is expected to be operational toward the end of 2021.

Braskem announced the construction completion of a world-class polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas, with a capacity of over 450 kilotons per year. The announcement was made in June 2020.