Don & Low Ltd., a Thrace Group member, will install a new meltblown production line in Forfar, Scotland, to produce fabric for masks. The £4.5 million project is supported by £3.6 million in government funding.

Ginlong Technologies (Solis) announced plans to raise over $100 million through a non-public offering to double its production capacity of Solis string inverters to 20 GW per year, adding 1,000,000 square feet to its facility in Binhai Industrial Park and creating over 500 jobs.

CEMCO announced the grand opening of its expanded manufacturing plant in Denver. The announcement is dated 27 February 2026 on the company's news page.

3M's Aberdeen, South Dakota facility will add 120,000 square feet in two new wings to expand N95 respirator production, supported by U.S. Department of Defense contracts. The expansion will create 100 new jobs, with the first wing expected to be operational within 90 days.

Rottne Industri has begun rebuilding its main factory in Rottne to increase production capacity to 300 forestry machines per year by 2026. The current capacity after changes is 200 machines per year.

Zoomlion held the groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of its Tower Crane Smart Factory in High-tech Zone Industrial Park, with an investment of 950 million yuan, expected to be put into production in February 2021.

TCL HVAC (TCL暖通) has started construction of a new 100-mu (approx. 6.67 hectares) production base in Zhongshan, Guangdong, with an investment of nearly CNY100 million. The facility will include 30,000 square meters of plant space, 12 production lines, and an annual capacity of over 1.5 million units. The main structure is expected to be completed by end of July 2020.

Guangzhou Lushan New Materials Co., Ltd. will invest 21 million yuan to expand an automated meltblown nonwoven production line at its facility in Guangzhou's Huangpu District, adding 670 tonnes per year of capacity.

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. put into operation the 12th of its 12 meltblown non-woven fabric production lines on May 9, 2020, completing all 16 lines. The base, built in 76 days with an investment of CNY300 million (USD42 million), will have a daily capacity of 37 metric tons and annual capacity of over 13,500 metric tons, enough for 13.5 billion medical masks.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. started construction on the second phase of its tower crane smart factory in Changde, Hunan. The phase involves an investment of CNY 950 million (approx. USD 134 million) on 340 mu (about 22.7 hectares) and is expected to begin production in February 2021.

GEA Pavan handed over a seventh production line for breakfast cereals to Polish producer OBST. The new line produces cereal pillows, expanding OBST's product range.

Industri Tools & Equipment launched as part of Engineering Solutions Group, consolidating six tooling companies to supply industrial sectors in Southern Africa, with head office in Benrose, Johannesburg.

Fiberon announced plans to upgrade and expand its manufacturing facility in New London, North Carolina, with an investment of more than $20 million over three years. The project includes renovations to an existing warehouse and will be supported by a $110,000 state grant.

Encarna Formation relocated to a larger 1,200 m² site in Tournon, France, and invested in three new Hyundai forklift trucks (two 15BT-9s and one 70D-9) to expand its training portfolio for new CACES reforms.

GM Canada is spending $170 million to convert the former Oshawa stamping facility into an after-parts manufacturing operation for 300 employees and to build a 55-acre vehicle test track. The test track is set to open in spring 2020.

Tyson Bio (Taiwan) held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 7, 2020 for a new plant in the Zhubei Biomedical Park, Hsinchu. The investment is NT$1 billion (approx. US$33 million) and the plant will be automated and intelligent, producing in-vitro diagnostic devices.

GEA Pavan installed a seventh production line for Polish breakfast cereal producer OBST S.A., enabling production of coextruded pillow-shaped cereals. The line was handed over earlier in 2020.

Segezha Packaging is investing EUR 1.3 million to expand its Ploiesti, Romania plant with a new warehouse and production hall on land bought last year, with construction expected to start in the third quarter.

Gon Technology will invest CNY 200 million to build new production lines for 15,000 tons of meltblown nonwoven fabric, used for N95 and N99 face masks. The project is expected to be ready within six months.

SWEP Slovakia plans to expand its brazed heat exchanger plant in Kechnec, Slovakia, with an investment of at least EUR 7.46 million. The project, started in September 2019, is expected to create 40 new jobs by 2024 and reach full capacity by 2025.

Jiangsu Weixin Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd. plans to invest 305.2 million yuan to add 30 mu of land and build new workshops and R&D workshops in Gaocheng Town, Yixing. The project will produce 800 sets of wastewater treatment equipment per year.

Core Tech Industrial Corp. started a $1.7 million expansion of its facility in Ballston, adding over 14,000 sq ft to the existing 27,000 sq ft building, with completion expected in early fall and creation of over a dozen new jobs.

Evonik started the first stage of a €25 million program to expand API and intermediate production capacity at its Dossenheim and Hanau facilities in Germany, with first stage completion by mid-2021 and full project by 2024.

Mondial, a Brazilian small appliance manufacturer, is investing R$47 million to expand its factory in Conceição do Jacuípe, Bahia, to nationalize production of eight products previously made in China. The expansion will create 200 new jobs, adding to 215 already hired.

Walsin Technology Corp announced a capacity expansion plan, investing NT$668 million to acquire manufacturing equipment and facilities from Walton Advanced Engineering Inc in Kaohsiung to expand its MLCC capacity.

EuroMed for Medical Supplies plans to raise production capacity at its new mask factory in Nasr City free zone to 750,000 masks per day in May 2020, up from 25,000 per line, after Chinese technicians arrive.

Evonik has announced a €25 million ($27 million) first stage of a long-term program to expand capacity at its Dossenheim and Hanau facilities in Germany for contract manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced intermediates. The first stage is scheduled for completion by mid-2021, with the entire project expected by 2024.

Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation is scaling up melt-blown fabric production for N95 masks by purchasing a former Kimberly-Clark facility in Neenah, WI. The new capacity will be five times higher, with three 60-inch-wide production lines planned, and production expected to start as early as June 2020.

Glen-Gery plans to start up a second brick kiln at its Mid-Atlantic manufacturing plant in Shoemakersville, PA, adding 40 million bricks per year of capacity and creating 30 new jobs.

AA POLITIV has installed a new production line with a capacity of 18 meters wide and 2,000 kg/hr at its factories in Israel and Mexico. The addition increases total capacity to 40,000 tons per year and is expected to boost exports by 85%.

SK Innovation announced plans to expand its electric vehicle battery plant in Jackson County, Georgia, doubling the size of its operations. The investment will increase from $1.67 billion to $2.5 billion. The expansion is driven by projected higher demand for electric vehicles.

ALPLA is adding a second rPET extrusion line at its PET Recycling Team plant in Radomsko, Poland, doubling rPET capacity from 15,000 to 30,000 tonnes per year from early May 2020.

Flexipol, a UK manufacturer of sacks, bags, liners and pouches, has invested in all three of its manufacturing sites, adding 25% capacity as it integrates with sister brands Synpac and Palagan within Synnovia.

Primetals Technologies received final acceptance for the revamp of the 1,700 mm hot strip mill at Ilyich Steel in Mariupol, Ukraine. The revamp increases production capacity from 1.36 to 2.5 million tons per year and includes new reversing roughing mill, coilbox, and automation systems.

Gazakh Cement is investing to increase clinker production capacity from 2500 to 3300 tons per day at its factory in Azerbaijan. The project involves supply of Macalloy tension rods.

Samsung Electronics announced on May 21, 2020, that it will expand its foundry capacity at the Pyeongtaek 2 line to respond to EUV-based demand. The new capacity, estimated at 20,000 wpm, is scheduled to commence operation in the second half of 2021.

Takamatsu Machinery announced on May 1, 2020, that it will postpone the construction of a new machine tool plant in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, due to COVID-19. The plant, originally scheduled to start operations in April 2021, is now expected to begin in April 2022, with a total investment of approximately 3.5 billion yen.

Avio Aero's additive manufacturing plant in Brindisi, Italy, which 3D prints parts for the GE Catalyst engine, plans to double its number of DMLM printers by end of 2020 and reach full capacity with 15 more machines between 2022 and 2023. The team is expected to double and volumes could exceed 300 engines per year.

Honeywell will build a new production line at its Newhouse, Scotland site capable of producing up to 4.5 million FFP2 and FFP3 disposable face masks per month. The UK government ordered 70 million masks, with production expected to start in July 2020, creating approximately 450 jobs.

Puritan Medical Products, with Cianbro Corp., is building a new factory in Pittsfield, Maine, to double its monthly production of coronavirus testing swabs to about 40 million, creating 150 jobs. The $75.5 million project is funded by the Defense Production Act.

Incipio Devices is investing $14 million to purchase and move into a former United Technologies Electronic Controls plant in Huntington County, Indiana. The orthopedic device contract manufacturer plans to create up to 52 jobs by the end of 2023.

Ceramic Industrial Coatings expanded its Kansas City, KS facility with a 50,000-square-foot site for wood coatings and contract manufacturing, featuring high-tech automation.

Campbell, Inc. added 12,200 square feet of warehouse and office space to its Northwood, Ohio headquarters, nearly doubling the facility from 14,600 to 26,800 square feet. Construction began in summer 2017 and an office renovation was completed in spring 2018.

Vossloh Cogifer will receive a $1 million Federal Government grant to rebuild its existing plant in Castlemaine, Victoria. The project will increase factory capacity by 55% to $25 million by 2022.

Lockheed Martin is building an 85,000-square-foot expansion at its Camden, Arkansas facility where PAC-3 MSE interceptors are assembled. The building is expected to be complete by Q4 2021, with operations beginning in Q1 2022.

Oerlikon Nonwoven converted its laboratory system in Neumünster, Germany at the end of March 2020 to manufacture nonwovens for protective masks, enabling production of material for over one million masks per month. Production resumed in May after raw material replenishment.

Trillium Flow Technologies is moving its Salt Lake City, Utah facility operations to Fresno, California, making Fresno the headquarters and center of excellence for its North American pump business. The move is expected to generate over 50 additional jobs within five years.

Barnes Aerospace will invest $4 million to expand its MRO facility in West Chester Township, Ohio, adding 3,400 square feet and hiring additional manufacturing positions.

Shanxi Zhongde Investment Group plans to invest 300 million yuan (approx. $42 million) in a second-phase project to produce 2.6 million aluminum-magnesium alloy parts annually for new energy vehicles and general aviation, at its existing site in Changzhi, Shanxi.

VOG Products, a fruit processor in Laives, Italy, expanded and updated its fruit purée plants with two new automated lines from CFT Group, installed in 2018.