Sailun Group is investing over RMB 2 billion to increase truck tyre capacity at its Shenyang plant by 3 million pieces per year. The expansion broke ground on 1 March 2020 and is expected to be completed within 24 months.

Atlas Tube is expanding its Blytheville production facility with a new ERW mill that will produce the largest single seam HSS sections in the world. The mill was announced in July 2019 and is expected to open in 2020.

Medline began operating a second industrial building at Oradel Industrial Park in Nuevo Laredo, expanding production and creating 1,800 direct jobs. The 225,000 sq ft facility started operations in March 2020.

Hunan Deli Heavy Industry plans to invest CNY 2 million to expand its excavator production capacity from 150 to 200 units per year and add an automated paint booth at its existing plant in Xintian County, Hunan.

Hartmann's Inc. will purchase a 100,000-square-foot facility in Abilene, Texas, for $12 million to serve as its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operation, retaining 27 employees and creating 70 new jobs over seven years.

EUROCEMENT group's subsidiary Akhangarancement completed installation of a rotary kiln shell for a new dry-method production line costing about $200 million. The line can produce 3 million tons of cement per year, with commissioning scheduled for 2020.

Festo announced a $90 million expansion of its Mason, Ohio manufacturing center, adding 350 jobs over five years. Construction will be in two phases, completed by 2024.

Koch Separation Solutions (KSS) announced it is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its PURON reinforced hollow fiber membrane technology by 50 percent at its Wilmington, Massachusetts facility.

Premier Mounts expanded its West Coast warehouse and operations in Corona, California, increasing logistics capacity from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet and adding a new Amada 1253NT Press Brake to its manufacturing line.

B. Braun Medical AG is expanding its disinfectant production site in Sempach, Switzerland, with an investment of 70 million Swiss francs. Construction is expected to start in summer 2020 and take about two years, doubling production capacity.

Techtex, a member of the Taparo group, launched two automated technological lines for surgical mask production and announced a EUR 20 million investment to build a new 16,000 sqm medical textile factory in Baia Mare, Romania.

Formosa Plastics Industrial (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. plans to invest CNY 3.507 million to debottleneck its existing SAP production line, adding 10,000 tonnes per year of super absorbent polymer capacity at its Ningbo site.

Turkey's industry minister said Bosch will invest an additional 500 million lira at its Bursa plant to start producing next-generation high-pressure pumps, adding 292 jobs. The government's project support decision was published in the Official Gazette.

Bharat Forge Aluminiumtechnik completed a new melting and casting facility in Brand-Erbisdorf, Germany, in 2019. The facility can produce approximately 30,000 tonnes per annum of Horizontal Cast Material for the automotive market.

Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery, a CNCE affiliate, kicked off the overall relocation and technical upgrading project for its 'Digital Manufacturing Base for Intelligent Rubber Machinery' in Yiyang High-tech Zone, involving dismantling and overhaul of large equipment.

Canadian-based RS Technologies Inc. plans to invest approximately $35 million to establish a manufacturing and distribution facility in St. George, Utah, creating over 350 jobs, with hiring starting in spring 2021 and potential opening by January 2021.

Shanghai Electric's first combined cycle power plant in Bangladesh, converted from a 150MW simple cycle plant to 225MW in Sylhet, has entered commercial operation, increasing annual electricity output by 640 million kWh.

Shanwo Heavy Industry Machinery is launching a project to produce 10,000 loaders per year at a new site in Qingzhou, Shandong, by repurposing idle land at the Caterpillar Mihe Industrial Park. Construction and workshop renovation are expected to be completed by May, with production starting in July.

Xinye Textile will invest 120 million yuan to build a high-grade spunbond composite nonwovens project in Xinye County's textile industry cluster area. The project, with a 6-month construction period, will produce 25,000 tons of medical, health, and protective materials annually.

AkzoNobel announced a EUR 45 million investment in a new Dicumyl Peroxide (DCP) plant at its Ningbo multi-site in China, expanding DCP production capacity by over 30% to 25,000 metric tons. The plant is expected to be completed by mid-2014.

Bayer MaterialScience broke ground on a new 50,000 metric ton per year HDI plant at its Shanghai, China site, scheduled for completion in 2016. The plant will use gas-phase technology.

Solvay is building a new specialty polymers PEEK resin unit at its site in Augusta, Georgia, expected to come on stream in mid-2016. Combined with an expansion in Panoli, India, Solvay will invest over $85 million to raise total PEEK neat resin capacity to more than 2,500 metric tons worldwide.

Form Endüstri Ürünleri, part of Form Şirketler Grubu, expanded its production capacity for Lennox-branded packaged air conditioners at its Izmir facility. Starting March 2020, it now produces models from 20 kW to 250 kW, up from previously only 80 kW and above, following a 2 million euro investment in a dedicated production line.

Alcomet has submitted an investment proposal to build a new workshop for mechanical processing of aluminum profiles at its Shumen plant, with a maximum capacity of 2,000 tons per year. The project will be executed in two stages and is expected to create new jobs.

Medtronic is increasing production of its Puritan Bennett 560 ventilator, which received FDA emergency use authorization, and expects to have it on the U.S. market as early as May 2020 with an average price of less than $10,000.

Uponor, Inc. is expanding its Apple Valley, Minnesota manufacturing facility with an investment of EUR 16 million ($18 million), adding about 8,175 m2 of manufacturing and office space with equipment.

Gerresheimer is expanding inhaler production at its plant in the Czech Republic as part of its 2020 capital expenditure program.

Euromed Medical Supplies has launched a new production line for medical masks at its factory in Nasr City free zone, with a Chinese-Egyptian partnership and initial investment of $3 million. The first phase includes five lines with a capacity of 150,000 masks per day per line.

Technonicol will invest 79 million rubles to build a new line for stone wool substrates at its Zainsk plant in Tatarstan, with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters per year, launching in September 2020.

Lactalis Australia rolled out four automated guided vehicles from Dematic at its Lidcombe milk facility in Sydney, enabling 24/7 operations and increased productivity.

Fiandre, part of Iris Ceramica Group, will manufacture its new Royal Marble porcelain tile collection at its 100-million-square-foot capacity facility in Tennessee, with production scheduled for early summer 2020.

Molded Precision Components and Sterling Industries, under a joint venture, are retooling to produce Shield-U face shields, adding seven new molding machines and creating a new manufacturing facility in Shanty Bay, Ontario, with plans to ramp to 320,000 shields per day.

KIRCHHOFF Polska is investing 68 million PLN to expand its automotive components factory in Gliwice, Poland, increasing production capacity and creating new jobs. The investment is expected to be completed in December 2026.

Scariano Wholesale Foods announced a $10 million expansion of the wholesale food distribution facility near Hammond, Louisiana.

Perdue Premium Meat completed a $29 million, 50,000-sq.-ft. pork plant expansion in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Dot Foods is adding nearly 70,000 sq. ft. to its current distribution facility in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Swire Coca-Cola’s 108,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its Fruitland, Idaho production facility is under way, which will provide a capacity of bottling up to 1500 12-oz. cans per minute.

Ajinomoto announced its fifth expansion, valued at $27.3 million, at its Oakland, Mississippi frozen food facility.

Conagra Brands will invest $106 million to expand its Pinnacle Foods Tennessee Pride sausage facility in Jackson, Tennessee, also producing Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin foods. The company will close its Dickson, Tennessee sausage operation in 2021.

Snackwerks launched its second manufacturing line to double its snack-food plant capacity at its 47,000-sq.-ft. Battle Creek, Michigan facility.

Wayne Farms LLC plans a $16.9 million expansion and upgrade of its Laurel, Mississippi fresh poultry production facility, with completion expected by May.

Conagra Brands will spend $40 million to expand its Archbold, Ohio plant, adding a new production line to make packaged food. It is expected to open in spring 2021.

Tyson Foods will invest $27 million to upgrade its Landshire Inc. RTE sandwich plant in Caseyville, Illinois, adding three lines.

Harmonic Drive SE expanded its production building in Limburg, Hesse, with SPIE installing electrotechnical infrastructure. The 6,000 square metre plant supports growing sales of high-precision gearboxes and drives.

Skanska completed upgrade works to the largest membrane filtration system in Europe at Anglian Water's Heigham Water Treatment Works in Norwich. The upgrade processes 57 million litres of water per day and uses ultrafiltration membranes to ensure sustainable water supply for the growing population.

Darigold is investing $67 million in expansions and upgrades at its Boise, Idaho facility to support growth of its aseptic ultra-filtered FIT milk brand.

AGCO is ramping up production at its Massey Ferguson factory in Beauvais, France, to over 18,000 tractors per year, with more than A$500 million invested over the past six years. The expansion will cover 54ha and employ up to 2,500 people.

Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Works finished reconstructing its granemite production plant, increasing capacity from 15,000 to 38,000 tons per year with investments of 120 million rubles.

Medicom's Kolmi-Hopen facility in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France, is receiving investments to double its mask production capacity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bemasa Caps plans a EUR 1.5 million first phase of works to expand its metal caps factory in Molina de Segura, Spain, to about 20,000 square metres, with completion expected later this year.