Aisin AW (AW Texas) broke ground on a $400 million automatic transmission plant in Cibolo, Texas, expected to employ 900 workers by 2023. Production is slated to begin by September 2021.

Isopan earmarked EUR 20 million for the construction of a new production plant in Germany.

Singapore-based TOPO Electronics signed an agreement to invest 8 billion CNY to build a semiconductor integrated circuit high-tech industrial park in Mianyang, Sichuan, producing 8-inch wafers. Construction is expected to start in 2019 and production in 2021.

BTL Industries will build a new factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with an investment of 20 million BGN in land and building. Production is expected to start in 2021, and the company plans to increase its workforce from 300 to 500 employees.

Dajcor Aluminum Ltd. began a $19.6 million renovation of a former facility in Perry County, Kentucky, for its first U.S. manufacturing plant, expected to create 265 jobs. Production may begin by year-end 2019, with renovation completion in February 2020.

Tecnoglass will build a $45 million float glass plant in Galapa, Colombia, with a capacity of 750 metric tons per day, slated for completion in 2021.

Grundfos opened a BioBooster water treatment plant at its production site in Indjija, Serbia, to treat and reuse domestic wastewater, aiming for a closed-loop scenario.

Yeovil-based corrugated packaging maker Ablebox will open a new 72,000 sq ft factory in Henstridge after a £7 million investment, with a high-speed corrugator built in China. The plant is expected to create 50 jobs and produce over 100 million square metres of corrugated board a year.

Nantong Yikadi Industrial Technology plans a 1 billion yuan project in Tongzhou district, Nantong, to make oil-free air compressors, brushless inverter compressors and door closers on a former Caterpillar site. The project is pending government approval, with 400 jobs planned.

Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools set up an aircraft engine components manufacturing plant in IDA Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, in a joint venture with ITA (Spain) and Reginson Engineering (UK). The plant will invest Rs 25 crore in three phases.

ACS broke ground on a new 48,000-square-foot headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin, combining office and manufacturing space for increased capacity in fabrication and assembly.

A global leader in electronic medical equipment is building a new production facility in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The company will invest over 20 million leva in the building, plus additional funds for equipment and machinery, and expects to increase its workforce from 300 to over 500 within two years.

JTC Corporation is building a new semiconductor facility called JTC semiconSpace in Tampines Wafer Fab Park, with the first phase to be completed by 2021. The facility will be purpose-built in three phases for semiconductor companies.

SELIT North America opened its second US production site in Commerce, Georgia, in November 2019, with two polystyrene extrusion lines and an on-site foam recycling department. Two more extrusion lines are planned for the end of 2021.

United Soft Plastics has opened a new 4,500-tonne thermoplastic elastomer compounding facility in Houston, Texas, complementing its Lawrenceville, Georgia plant. The site is expected to create up to 25 production jobs.

Shimtech Composites opened a new plant in Sonora, Mexico, to assemble aircraft parts for Boeing and Bombardier. The investment was US$20 million and will generate 50 direct jobs.

Empresa Colombiana de Cementos (EcoCementos), a joint venture between Organizacion Corona and Cementos Molins, started production at its new 1.5Mt/yr integrated cement plant in Sonson, Antioquia. The plant was built with an investment of US$380m.

Cimenterie Industrielle de Kribi (Cmikri) signed a memorandum of understanding with China National Building Material Co Ltd (Sinoma/Afcham) to build a 0.5Mta cement plant in the Kribi industrial port complex, Cameroon. The investment is XAF35.5bn (US$60m). Construction is scheduled to start in August 2020 and production in February 2022.

The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation announced that Xerxes Corporation will open a new manufacturing location in Rockwall, Texas, dated July 22, 2024.

MNB Daw Benţa, a Romanian manufacturer of construction materials, will officially start production at two new polystyrene and adhesives factories in Mureș County on October 31, 2019, in cooperation with German company DAW. The investment is EUR 6.5 million.

HMS Mfg. Co. announced plans to open a new 550,000 sq. ft. injection molding facility in the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas. The company expects to create around 90 new jobs within two years and start production in summer 2020.

Aero East Europe will break ground in March 2020 on a new factory in Jagodina, central Serbia, to produce single-engine light aircraft and metal structures. The facility will cover 5,000 sqm and initially employ 50, with 100-150 more hires over three years.

Grindrod inaugurated a cross-dock facility in Nacala, Mozambique, to transport bagged graphite from Twigg Exploration and Mining's Balama project for export. Grindrod invested around US$24 million in equipment and infrastructure, including a 60,000 sqm facility with a 10,000 sqm warehouse and container yard. The facility was operational in June 2018 and employs 350 Mozambican people.

Schindler Vietnam opened a $8 million, 10,000 sq.m elevator components manufacturing plant at the Hiep Phuoc Industrial Zone in HCM City's Nha Be District. The plant will become the company's manufacturing hub for Southeast Asia.

Tacaero Morocco (group Tecalemit Aerospace) inaugurated a new plant in the Midparc Casablanca Free Zone, specializing in pipe fittings and cable ramps. The company invested MAD 14 million in machinery and had a 2019 turnover of MAD 12.84 million.

EFOA (group 'We are') inaugurated a new production plant at Casablanca's Aeropole in Nouaceur, covering 2,350 m², with an investment of MAD 50 million. The plant will manufacture basic boiler parts and aeronautical subassemblies, creating 55 direct jobs.

Abbott is investing at least $37.6 million to build a 120,000-square-foot medical device production facility in Westfield, Indiana, for its MitraClip system. The project is expected to create over 450 jobs and be fully operational by the end of 2021.

Sony will invest in a new factory in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, to produce semiconductor image sensors for smartphone cameras, capitalizing on 5G demand. The investment is $900 million.

The Russian subsidiary of Indian RK Group opened a plant in Grozny to produce coronary balloons and drug-eluting stents with a capacity of 4,500-5,000 units per month. The investment was $9 million.

SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions opened one of the world's largest water testing analytical laboratories in Tomball, Texas. The lab houses 80 employees, including 50 engineers, chemists, and technicians.

Feilu Co., Ltd. started construction of a new waterborne coating project in Wangcheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, Changsha, with a total investment of 443 million yuan. The plant will produce 20,000 tons/year of waterborne resin, 30,000 tons/year of waterborne coating, and 15,000 tons/year of high solid oil separation coating.

Lihe Zhixin New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is nearing completion of the first phase of its 800,000 tonnes/year high-performance resin project in Cangzhou Bohai New Area, with total investment of CNY 5.06 billion, expected to start production in December 2019.

Jost Chemical opened a new 4,600-square-meter manufacturing facility in Kościan, Poland, on October 28, 2019. The plant will produce high purity specialty mineral salts for pharmaceutical and nutrition industries, creating over 40 jobs over five years.

Kentuckiana Curb Co. announced a $50 million investment in a new facility in Louisville, Kentucky, expected to create 400 jobs over five years. The facility will produce HVAC equipment and sheet metal products.

Montabert opened a new 50,000-sq.-ft. distribution and customer care center in Nashville, Illinois, to serve the Midwest and East Coast. The facility houses products and customer care teams.

Vuteq, a global automotive supplier, announced plans to locate a new facility in Huntsville, Alabama, to supply interior and exterior plastic-injected parts to the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA plant. The project involves more than $60 million investment and creation of approximately 200 jobs.

China-based Heifei Risever Manufacturing opened its heavy equipment parts manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The company plans to invest over $20 million and create 130 jobs over five years, with a target annual capacity of 18,000 tons of steel.

Sew-Eurodrive's Russian subsidiary plans to build a gear motor assembly plant in Novosibirsk for €15 million, with completion targeted for January 2021 and capacity of 10,000 units per year.

Prayosha Enterprises Limited launched a tempered glass plant in Mutundwe, Kampala, Uganda, the first of its kind in East Africa.

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) started construction of a new district cooling plant in Dubai Production City, UAE, worth AED 197 million. The first phase is expected to be complete by the end of 2020.

Haojin Oubo Air Conditioning Manufacturing Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to invest 1.2 billion yuan (approx. $170 million) to build a smart manufacturing base for central air conditioning in Lishui Development Zone, Nanjing, China. The facility is expected to produce 50,000 units annually with annual revenue of 2.5 billion yuan.

Industrias Dolz built a new production plant in Almazora (Castellón, Spain) for automotive water pumps, supported by a €476,956 regional incentive grant co-financed by FEDER. The plant features robotized assembly, ovens, injectors and machining centers.

Bilsing Automation GmbH announced the establishment of Bilsing Werkzeugbau GmbH in Iserlohn, Germany, expanding capability into design and manufacture of complex dies and tools for automotive heat and acoustic shields.

Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp (EGAT) plans to invest NT$370 million to build a new three-story factory for repairing engine components in Taoyuan's Guanyin District, with operations expected to start in early 2021.

Morgan Olson will invest $57.8 million to establish a new walk-in step van assembly operation in a former IKEA plant in Danville-Pittsylvania County, Virginia, creating 703 jobs.

Béton Concept A.M. established a new office in Ottawa under the name Atwill-Morin Structure, bringing specialized structural remediation services and creating about 20 skilled jobs.

ABB Argentina inaugurated a new 13,300 m² plant in Esteban Echeverría, Buenos Aires, with a $9 million investment to manufacture medium-voltage equipment for local and export markets.

Liftroller AS plans to build a new factory on Osterøy, Norway, to meet growing international demand for its Liftroller material handling system. The company has received orders from Australia, Russia, Japan, and Israel.

Boston Scientific Group's Acurate unit will inaugurate a $30 million plant in Contagem, Brazil on October 30, 2019. The facility will produce 35,000 biological heart prostheses per year and generate 400 jobs.

Visteon opened a newly constructed engineering center in Querétaro, Mexico, to develop advanced cockpit electronics products for North American vehicle manufacturers.