Gpi has designed and produced four new stainless steel milk tanks for Royal Bel Leerdammer in Dalfsen, Netherlands, to enable separate storage for GMO-free milk and meadow milk. The tanks include two 300 m³ tanks for untreated milk and two 200 m³ tanks for cheese milk.

KAO USA plans to spend $35 million to expand its research and manufacturing facility onto the adjacent Powell Valves site in Cincinnati, with 525 jobs retained and 45 new jobs created.

Bartek Ingredients announced a 10,000 MT malic acid capacity expansion at its Stoney Creek, Ontario facility, to be completed in Q1 2021. This follows a 4,000 MT expansion in 2019 and a new 22,500 MT maleic anhydride reactor also operational by Q1 2021.

The Durham Co. is expanding its Houston plant to a downtown building to meet significant demand for its electrical utility products.

McKee Foods Corporation, maker of Little Debbie Snacks, announced a major expansion of its production operations in Collegedale, Tennessee, with plans to invest more than $500 million and create approximately 480 jobs over 15 years. The first phase will invest $225 million over seven years and create 125 jobs.

GE Avio Aero installed a production line of four DMU 80 FD duoBlock machines at its Rivalta di Torino factory, more than doubling turbine disk production capacity to meet a customer request for an additional 1,700 disks per year.

UltraTech has announced plans for a 3.5Mt/yr clinker production capacity expansion at its integrated Andhra Pradesh plant in Bhogasamudram, Anantapur district, to 10Mt/yr from 6.5Mt/yr. The new kiln line will cost US$169m and reach completion in March 2022.

Bergi S.p.A. is expanding its headquarters in Arzignano, Italy, by nearly 3,000 square meters, including a new research laboratory, and is developing new machinery for the tanning industry and other sectors. The expansion is expected to be completed by 2021.

Cementos Progreso plans to expand the La Chorrera cement plant in Panama from 250,000 to 300,000 tons of cement capacity.

Whitehaven Coal allocated $50-$58 million for expansion capital at Tarrawonga mine, with new excavators commissioned and planned run-of-mine production run rate in Q4 2020.

Danfoss India will invest Rs 25 crore in expanding production capacity of its cooling product range, targeting to close 2020 with a turnover of Rs 2,000 crore.

Oliver Valves has bought three units totalling 17,387 sq ft on the Parkgate Industrial Estate in Knutsford to expand its instrumentation, sub-sea and pipeline valve range. Completion of the new buildings is scheduled for September 2020.

SAERTEX multiCom LP plans to invest more than $20 million in a new manufacturing and warehouse facility near its current location in Huntersville, North Carolina. The expansion will retain 34 jobs and add 45 new jobs over five years.

Parsolex has begun a capital investment program to expand its cGMP processing space by 33%, increase its analytical laboratory footprint by 50%, and add two new product-development suites at its facility in West Lafayette, Indiana.

InfraLeuna plans to install a new gas turbine and modernize an older one at its chemical park power plant in Leuna, Germany, with an investment of €145 million. The new 120 MW unit is expected to start operation in 2022.

Jingong Machinery launched an intelligent painting and final assembly production line at its headquarters, capable of producing 10,000 sets of loader structural parts and loaders annually.

Three-circle Group announced on March 5, 2020, a 2.175 billion yuan investment to expand MLCC capacity for 5G communications and to build a ceramic blade project for semiconductor chip packaging.

Nanjing Perlove Medical Equipment Co., Ltd officially moved to a new 70,000-square-meter plant in Nanjing, China, tripling its production base capacity to 20,000 units per year.

SW Automatisierung GmbH held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 5, 2020, for a new 2,100 square meter building that will nearly double its production and assembly space. The expansion is driven by the development of a new wire-confecting machine.

Slacan, Canada's largest manufacturer of poleline hardware, received a $2.7 million FedDev Ontario contribution to support expansion at its 150,000 sq ft facility in Brantford, Ontario.

Casasanta Baking Solutions (formerly LC Bakery Equipment Services) added 16,500 sq ft of production space and a new automated processing line at its Brantford, Ontario facility, supported by a FedDev Ontario no-interest loan of $1.5 million.

Lotte Chemical Alabama and Aptar CSP Technologies are investing a combined total of $28.9 million at their separate facilities in Auburn, Alabama, creating 20 new jobs.

Borbet Group Alabama is investing $23.9 million and creating 25 new jobs over two years at its Auburn, Alabama facility, expanding its light metal alloy wheel production.

Dafi (owned by Formaster Group) has signed a contract to build a new production facility in Bilczy, Poland, with a production hall and high-bay warehouse, for PLN 50 million. The expansion will create 150 new jobs and increase total factory area to nearly 25,000 m².

Zuidberg, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery components, is nearly finished with a new production hall in Ens, Netherlands, as part of its ongoing expansion. The company has grown from 95 employees in 2004 to 350 in 2020.

Asanzo has launched new automated assembly and production lines at its factory in Vinh Loc Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City, with a capacity of 2,000 air conditioners per day, aiming to produce 500,000 units in 2020.

Tambasa Atacadista plans to invest up to R$100 million in 2020 to build a new warehouse in Contagem, Minas Gerais, or possibly in another state like Bahia or Pernambuco. The company is operating at storage capacity and needs expansion.

Bombardier is set to receive planning approval to add 333,000 sq ft to its 565,000 sq ft wing manufacturing facility near Belfast City Airport. The expansion is valued at around £24 million and will help sustain approximately 1,000 jobs.

Suntory Beverage & Food has invested €15.6 million (£13 million) in a new high-speed glass bottling line at its Lucozade Ribena Suntory site in Coleford, UK. The line fills 55,000 bottles an hour and was reported as opened on 2020-03-05.

Atlas Ward Polska is general contractor for an expansion of Schumacher Packaging's corrugated cardboard packaging factory in Krępice, Lower Silesia, adding about 10,000 sqm of buildings. Completion is planned for the end of August 2020.

ANDRITZ received an order from MOPAK Kagit Karton to rebuild paper machine PM3 at its Dalaman mill, the first stage of a multi-stage project raising mill capacity to 500,000 t/a, with start-up scheduled for Q1 2021.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) received a large lithography machine from the Netherlands at its Shenzhen factory on 4 March 2020. The equipment will be used to expand production capacity, and the company expects the expansion to increase annual revenue by about 10%.

Borbet Alabama announced a $23.9 million expansion of its Auburn, Alabama operation, creating 25 jobs over two years. The company manufactures light metal alloy wheels for the automotive industry.

Sewtec Automation began fit-out of a new multi-million pound 75,000 sq ft design and manufacturing facility in Wakefield, UK, more than double the size of its current premises. The project is supported by a £250,000 grant and is expected to create 70 new high-skilled jobs.

Severstal Steel Ropes has completed a project to develop packaging, copper and steel-aluminum ropes manufacture at its site. Investments exceeded 260 million rubles. The new site can produce 400 tons of ropes per month with diameters of 7 to 27 mm.

Wanhua Chemical is building a 25,000-ton-per-year high-performance modified resin project (Phase I) in Meishan, Sichuan, China, with an investment of 13.6 billion yuan. The project started construction on March 27, 2019, and is expected to be completed in 2020.

Navien Inc. will establish a 300,000 sq ft facility in James City County, Virginia, initially as a distribution center, transitioning to manufacturing in 2022 with production expected in 2023. The facility will create 180 jobs and may expand to 900,000 sq ft by 2026.

ENGIE Refrigeration GmbH announced plans to expand its heat pump division by producing all CO2 high-temperature heat pumps at its Lindau head office, and will shut down its production site in Ottendorf-Okrilla near Dresden.

Canpack is expanding aluminum can capacity at its Colombia and Russia facilities by more than one billion cans annually in a US$80 million investment, adding more than 150 full-time jobs.

Henan Xinye Textile announced a 120 million yuan investment to build two high-grade spunbond-meltblown composite nonwoven fabric production lines at its existing site in Xinye County, Henan, China. The project has a 6-month construction period and is expected to produce 25,000 tons annually.

All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP) is expanding its manufacturing operation with a new facility in Stroud Township, Pennsylvania, investing at least $24 million and creating at least 70 full-time jobs.

Incipio Devices LLC plans to invest over $14 million to purchase and equip a new facility in Huntington, Indiana, and add up to 52 jobs by the end of 2023.

Modine Manufacturing Company announced a strategic expansion of its data center cooling activities into the North American market, leveraging its manufacturing footprint and thermal management expertise.

Aprilaire, an indoor air-quality manufacturer, completed a $10 million warehouse at its Poynette facility and continues to expand there. The article reports the warehouse adds about 346,000 square feet of space.

Italian box maker Toppazzini SpA is adding corrugated packaging capacity with a new corrugator at its San Daniele site, northeast of Venice. The article gives no specific investment value or date for the new line.

Siemens Gamesa is investing more than EUR 40 million in two new production halls at its Danish blade factory to enable production of blades for its 11 MW turbine and next-generation wind turbines.

Gulkevichsky Starch Factory (KZG) is doubling its corn processing capacity and installing a new wastewater treatment plant from Global Water & Energy (GWE) to increase production and meet environmental standards.

BOSAL Afrika, part of the BOSAL Group, invested about R25 million to upgrade and relocate its OEM manufacturing Emission Control Systems plant in Koedoespoort Industrial, Pretoria. The company plans to invest an additional R20 million in production capacity.

Chongqing Brewery's wholly owned subsidiary Chongqing Brewery Yibin plans to build a beer can filling line with up to 150,000 kiloliters annual capacity, with investment of up to RMB 264 million. Construction is expected to start July 2020 and trial production May 2021.

AtCorr Packaging Products will invest $780,000 to expand production at its Glasgow, Kentucky facility in Barren County, relocating into a 174,000 sq ft building and planning to hire 31 full-time associates.