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.

Richardson International completed the installation of four new automated grain handling trippers at its North Vancouver port terminal, designed and built by LNS Services. The upgrades improve efficiency and capacity at the facility.

Zhejiang Aisin-Hongda Auto Parts delayed the launch of its aluminium alloy die-casting automotive parts plant in Taizhou, Zhejiang, to August 2020 due to COVID-19. The plant has a design capacity of 7.7 million units per year and involved an investment of 500 million yuan ($70 million).

The WF Group acquired a 7.5-acre property in Nisku with 31,000 sq ft of shop space and 6,000 sq ft of office space, adding bays with 20-ton cranes to double crane production.

Stern Thailand, in cooperation with a UK producer, implemented a fully operational sulfonation line for surface improvers and anionic surfactants, with capacity of up to 500 metric tons per year.

Clariant plans to expand capacity for isethionates, mild surfactants used in personal care, at its plants in Mount Holly, North Carolina, and Tarragona, Spain. The expansion is to be completed by Q1 2021.

Progroup and Krystals are expanding their Ellesmere Port site in England to create a packaging park, with 20 million pounds invested over about 16,000 square metres. Completion is expected in the second half of 2020. The announcement is dated June 4, 2020.

Kenyan packaging company Silafrica has increased PET preform capacity at its Tanzania factory by installing a Husky-3 machine, which produces 330,000 preforms per day, up from 250,000.

Dresser Al-Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co (Darvico) plans a 20,000 sq ft expansion at its Jubail facility in Saudi Arabia, including the first boiler plant in the Middle East for testing valves on steam, due operational by end of 2020.

Oberösterreichische Biodiesel Bulgaria began construction of a second production line at its plant in Ruse, Bulgaria, doubling biodiesel capacity to 200,000 tonnes per year and pharmaceutical glycerin to 30,000 tonnes per year, creating 12 new jobs.

Yujie Biomedical Co., Ltd. has put into production a new child mask production line valued at nearly one million yuan, increasing its total to six lines with a daily output of 300,000 pieces.

Excelitas Technologies' subsidiary Qioptiq held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 18, 2020, for a new factory in Göttingen, Germany, investing about $27 million to expand production capacities with cleanrooms for complex optical systems.

ABB Power Grids is investing in a new transformer assembly line at its Vaasa plant, expanding production capacity and creating about 30 new jobs over the next year.

Guangdong Guobo Cable & Electrical Group invested 12.5 million yuan to upgrade its cable transformer production line in Foshan, Guangdong, by purchasing new equipment including winding machines and partial discharge testing devices.

Contrinex has moved into a new modern building in Dallas, Texas, expanding its US facility to nearly 1,400 m2 of logistics, production and administrative space. The site will produce sensors and safety products for North and South American customers, aiming to cut lead times by 40%.

Paul Mueller Company announced a $17.9 million, 20,000-square-foot expansion of its Components Products facility in Springfield, Missouri, increasing capacity for tank heads, cones and shells. The announcement is dated April 15, 2025.

Daimler India will sign a second MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to invest INR 2,277 crore to increase commercial vehicle production at its Oragadam plant, creating about 400 jobs.

Fonterra invested €10 million to build a new building on top of its existing production facility in Heerenveen, Netherlands, housing a membrane filtration plant supplied by ALPMA to increase whey processing capacity.

China Everbright Water signed a supplementary agreement with the Lingcheng District Government to expand the Dezhou Lingcheng Wastewater Treatment Project in Shandong province. The expansion involves an investment of 130 million yuan and will add a daily treatment capacity of 30,000 cubic metres, a defluoridation capacity of 60,000 cubic metres, and a sludge-reduction facility.

Ecoba Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. held a commencement ceremony for the centralized wastewater treatment plant phase 3 at Tien Son Industrial Park in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, increasing total capacity to 8,000 m3/day.

J&E Precision Tool of Southampton plans to expand into the former Berkshire Industries building near Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport to build parts for the F-35 fighter jet. The expansion includes up to $1.5 million in machining equipment.

Cargill announced a $233 million expansion at its Iowa Bioprocessing Center in Eddyville, Iowa, to produce a bio-based chemical for high-performance polymers, solvents, and fine chemicals. The project will create 14 jobs immediately and up to 43 in the future.

Mytex Polymers, owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., plans a $7 million investment to add a new production line at its Covington, Georgia facility to meet demand for long glass fiber polypropylene compounds, creating 15 new jobs.

Bravo Europa Romania, part of Bravo International Group, invested in new production lines in 2020, introducing two new roof tile profiles (Sierra and Monaco), automating rainwater harvesting system lines, and adding a double-decker line for two new corrugated profiles (H6 and H18).

Famed Żywiec invested approximately PLN 2 million (€2 million) in a new production line for the Famed NEXO hospital bed, including a paint shop modernization and a welding robot, increasing monthly capacity from 250 to over 1,000 units.

2A S.p.A., an Italian die-casting company, plans to invest $15 million to expand its foundry in Auburn, Alabama, creating more than 50 jobs and doubling the facility's die-casting area.

Mytex Polymers U.S. Corp. will invest $7 million to add a production line at its existing 140,000-square-foot plastics facility in Covington, Georgia, creating 15 new jobs.

Toyo Seikan announced on 27 May 2020 a total investment of about ¥12 billion to add automated aluminum two-piece can manufacturing equipment at its Ishioka plant in Ibaraki, with start-up from April 2021.

Takeuchi Construction Machinery (Qingdao) began production of 40,000 sets a year of small hydraulic excavator and loader components in Qingdao West Coast New Area, as part of five projects totalling nearly 700 million yuan.

Qingdao Wanbao Compressor Co. put into operation a technical upgrade for producing VK-series small high-efficiency variable-frequency refrigerator compressors in Qingdao West Coast New Area.

Ruizhi (Qingdao) Precision Electromechanical Co. started production of an expansion adding 3 million compressors, bringing total annual capacity to 12 million units. The project is in Qingdao West Coast New Area and adds about 600 million yuan in output value.

NewAge Industries closed a deal to buy two building units totaling 46,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space near its headquarters in Southampton, Pennsylvania. The site will house tubing extrusion and injection molding equipment for its AdvantaPure division.

Volkswagen is expanding its press shop at the Zwickau plant with a new XL press, investing around €26 million. The press will produce exterior body parts for electric vehicles starting February 2021.

Mytex Polymers US Corp, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, will expand into Newton County, Georgia with a 120,500 square-foot facility. The project will create 15 jobs.

Tippin's moved into a new 52,000-square-foot facility that doubled the bakery's square footage and will more than triple its capacity. The investment includes automation to increase pie production.

The Steinbach Group is expanding its headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria, with a new office building and increased production capacity, creating 100 new jobs. The total investment is approximately €50 million.

INOGENO (Dongguan Thailight Semiconductor Lighting Co.) is building a new industrial park in Dongguan, China, with 80,000 square meters of floor space and a total investment of 250 million yuan. The plant, originally due by end of 2020, is now expected to start operations in early 2021, boosting monthly production capacity from 300,000 to 1 million outdoor lamps.

Infamol, a plastic injection mold manufacturer, recently installed a new high-performance machining center with a bed weight capacity of up to 10,000 kg and size of 3,260 mm x 1,600 mm. This is the first step in its 2020-2022 investment plan to expand capacity.

Severn Trent Water, through its CiM6 supply chain partner (Costain and Stantec UK), is upgrading the biological and hydraulic capacity of Rugby Sewage Treatment Works to meet tighter phosphorus limits. The project includes the first permanent full-scale BioMag plant in the UK, with a budget of £6.5 million.

Ficomirrors Polska, part of the Ficosa International Group, is expanding its industrial hall at its automotive plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland. BatiPlus is providing investor supervision services for the expansion.

Holzwerke Bullinger is building a new glulam production plant in Abtsgmünd, Germany, with an annual capacity of 22,000 to 25,000 cubic meters. The company is investing a double-digit million euro amount, and the plant is expected to be operational by the end of Q1 2021.

Poppy seed specialist Red River – Van Eck commissioned a new fully automatic packaging line from Ausloos at its facility in Etten-Leur, Netherlands. The line handles 10-25 kg bags and big bags, with weighing, metal detection, labeling, and palletizing.

The Phase 4 expansion of Qianjiang Water Treatment Plant in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, China, has started construction. The project has a total investment of CNY 265.15 million and will add 400,000 m³/day treatment capacity.

Caljan is building a new production and office building on the site of former Liepajas Metalurgs in Liepaja, Latvia, with EUR 10 million investment. The facility will double capacity and create 50-60 new jobs, expected to be operational in September 2020.

AVW Equipment, a family-owned car wash equipment manufacturer, plans to build a single-story 10,000-square-foot facility next to its current Maywood plant, after zoning variances were recommended.

OQ (formerly Oman Oil and Orpic Group) successfully initiated operations of the polyethylene unit at its Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex in Sohar, producing the first LLDPE sample in Oman.

Mondi will build new production lines at its Gronau plant in Germany to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and surgical face masks, with capacity to make over one million masks per day.

Indorama Ventures (IVL) announced a commitment to increase its polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) processing capacity to 750,000 tonnes per year by 2025, as stated in its annual report.

BAE Systems has built a new multimillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to increase capacity for its Riptide family of autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles.