SIG will construct a €180 million second production plant in Suzhou, China, to meet growing demand for aseptic carton packaging in Asia-Pacific. The 120,000m² plant is expected to be operational in early 2021.

Magna held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 150,000-square-foot seat structure manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Ohio. The $60 million investment is expected to create 300 jobs by 2021.

Consolidated Precision Products announced plans for a new advanced manufacturing facility in Euclid, Ohio, near its Cleveland headquarters, expected to create over 120 jobs. Cuyahoga County may recommend a $300,000 grant.

Monaghan Medical Corporation broke ground on a new 65,000-square-foot facility in Plattsburgh, New York, investing approximately $10 million. Completion is expected in July 2020 with production starting in fall 2020.

Hyunwoo Industrial plans to build a factory in Vietnam for general PCB production, with land already purchased. Construction will start in 2019 and operations are expected in Q3 2020.

Hyunwoo Industrial completed a new headquarters and plant in Incheon's Gyeongdan district, doubling PCB production capacity to 200,000 m² per month. The company also plans to build a factory in Vietnam, with construction starting in 2019 and operations beginning in Q3 2020.

ABB and Chongqing government signed an agreement to build a transformer manufacturing base in Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing. Phase 1 investment is 1.5 billion yuan, with construction starting in 2019 and completion expected in June 2022.

Hunan Jinding Dahua Heavy Science Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. has completed and started production at a new mining equipment manufacturing plant in Guiyang County, Hunan, China. The first phase includes three production lines, with annual exports exceeding 50 million RMB.

SIG announced a second production plant in Suzhou, China, with a total investment of EUR 180 million and a 120,000 square meter site at Suzhou Industrial Park. It is expected to be operational in early 2021.

Norafin held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 7, 2017, for a new production facility in Mills River, North Carolina. The company will invest about €20 million and create approximately 45 new jobs, with series production expected in spring 2018.

Yaskawa has opened a new production site in Kočevje, Slovenia, with an investment of about €25 million. The plant will produce approximately 10,000 Motoman robots per year and create 150 new jobs.

Mettis announced the building structure of its new factory in Redditch, Worcestershire, with plans to install six fully automated machines, start trials later in 2019, and enter production in early 2020.

PIA Group opened a new production facility in Suzhou, China, with 3,400 m² of production space and 2,000 m² of office space. The investment was 50 million RMB and the site employs approximately 50 people.

Pietro Fiorentini held the ribbon-cutting for its new manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia, on July 29, 2019, a $9 million investment. It is the company's first US manufacturing operation.

Haier India announced an investment of INR 3069 crore to set up its second industrial park in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, expected to generate 4,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs.

Rusal and ELKA-Cable Group's joint venture Bogoslovsk Cable Factory (BCF) commenced production of aluminium alloy core wire in Bogoslovsk, Russia. The plant, with total investment of ₽765 million ($12 million), will produce 4,400 metric tons per year at full capacity in three years.

Mantaline Corporation expanded its manufacturing capabilities by adding a new facility in Hiram, Ohio, called the Thermoplastic Extrusion and Injection Molding Innovation Center.

Jiande South Cement Co., Ltd. broke ground on a green building materials industrial park project in Jiande, Zhejiang, China, on July 28, 2019. The total investment is CNY 2 billion. The first phase includes a 5,000-ton-per-day clinker production line with an investment of CNY 1.16 billion, designed to produce 1.55 million tons of clinker and 2 million tons of cement annually.

TUROMAS opened its Centre for Innovation and Special Developments (CIDET) in Teruel, Spain on 27 July 2019, as part of an expansion project that includes building five new warehouses of 2,000 square metres each. The centre will focus on R&D for flat glass machinery.

Sichuan Yalixing Technology Co., Ltd. started production of the first 10,000-tonne line of a functional high-end nonwoven new materials project in Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu, China. The project is expected to be fully completed by 2025 with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes and annual output value of 3 billion yuan.

China National Chemical Engineering Group plans to build a one-million-ton capacity nylon 66 factory in Zibo, Shandong, China. The first phase, with 200,000 tons annual capacity, will take three years to build. A joint venture with registered capital of CNY 2.7 billion will oversee construction.

Flex launched a new 159,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, Flex Chennai Industrial Park 3, in Walajabad, Chennai, on July 26, 2019. The facility will handle engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics.

STOLL, a manufacturer of flat knitting machinery, broke ground on July 26, 2019, for a new development and customer centre in Reutlingen-Betzingen, Germany, as part of a two-phase relocation of its headquarters. The first phase includes a development centre for about 70 employees.

Teijin Carbon Fibers Inc., a subsidiary of Teijin Limited, broke ground on a new $600 million carbon fiber manufacturing facility in Greenwood, South Carolina. The plant will produce carbon fibers for aerospace, automotive, and other high-tech applications.

Coexpan opened a food packaging plant in Kotovo industrial park, Naro-Fominsk, Moscow region, with investments of about RUB 850 million. The plant produces polymer tape for dairy and food packaging, currently employs 57, with plans to expand to 120 jobs.

Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk (NLMK) plans to set up a steel plant in Aurangabad MIDC, with Rs 800 crore investment in the first phase and Rs 5,000 crore in the second, creating 500 direct jobs.

Honeywell announced plans to build a Rs 1,200 crore textile plant in Butibori MIDC, Nagpur, to produce Spectra fibre for defence and paramilitary use. The plant is expected to create 300 direct jobs.

Aberdare Cables South Africa launched a R135 million high voltage power-cable plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The facility is projected to be fully operational at the end of July 2019 and will create 58 additional jobs.

Fisia Italimpianti inaugurated the Shuaibah III Expansion II desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, providing drinking water for one million people.

Roach Conveyors opened a new branch plant in Caraway, Arkansas, located in the former Basler Electric Co. building. The company has been based in Trumann since 1953.

PatienTech LLC will invest nearly $1.8 million to open a 22,000-square-foot production facility in Maysville, Kentucky, creating up to 100 jobs, to produce smart bed components for healthcare, retail and sports markets.

Merck will invest over $650 million to build a new 225,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina, and expand packaging operations in Wilson, creating 425 jobs total, to meet demand for Gardasil HPV vaccine.

Construction of a new cement plant in Yanguikurgan district, Namangan region, Uzbekistan, has started. The plant has a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year, costs US$105 million (Chinese investors contribute US$90 million), and is scheduled for completion by end of 2020, creating 700 jobs.

Hyundai Mobis will invest 380 billion won (US$322 million) to build a second EV parts plant near Ulsan, South Korea, as part of Hyundai Motor Group's broader plan to produce hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles.

ITM Power signed an agreement to lease a 134,000 ft² new build development at PLP Bessemer Park in Sheffield for its global manufacturing headquarters. The facility will have an electrolyser manufacturing capacity of up to 1,000MW per annum. ITM expects to occupy the building from March 2020 and complete fit-out by Summer 2020.

Komatsu Mining Corp. is planning to construct a new $285 million headquarters campus in Milwaukee, including an administrative office building with an integrated research center, a company museum, and a 430,000-sf manufacturing facility. Groundbreaking will occur in late 2019 with completion expected in 2022.

Munich-based Lipex Engineering GmbH announced plans to build a new basalt fiber production plant in Gukovo, Rostov, Russia. The €50 million facility is expected to be completed in about two years and will employ 160 engineers, producing 5 tons of basalt fiber composites.

ANCA opened a new company-owned plant of 3,656 square meters in Rayong, Thailand, triple the size of its previous leased facility. The $37 million investment will boost output of automation systems and electrical control units, and for the first time assemble CNC machines in Thailand, doubling employment from 150 to 280.

TECO Electric & Machinery Co. opened a USD 12 million small-motor plant in Becamex Industrial Park III, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. The plant uses IoT for remote monitoring, has a capacity of 200,000 units per year, and will supply efficiency motors to Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the US.

Fawer Automotive Parts will establish a CNY 24.7 million (USD 3.6 million) subsidiary in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to supply tandem pumps to Volkswagen. Fawer will hold 99% equity, with its US subsidiary holding 1%.

West Coast Olefins of Calgary announced it has secured a 300-acre site in Prince George, British Columbia, to build a $5.6 billion petrochemical project including an ethylene plant and polyethylene facility. The project is expected to create up to 1,000 permanent jobs.

The Ministry of Environment approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Cambodia Cement Chakrey Ting Factory, a $100 million cement plant in Kampot province with an annual capacity of 1.22 million tons.

NPK Mediana-Filtr will build a production and warehouse complex for industrial high-purity water treatment systems in the Zaliniy district of Podolsk, Moscow Oblast. The investment is 73.5 million rubles, creating 22 jobs, with completion by January 2023.

Gyermelyi Company Group has added a new pasta factory and warehouse in Hungary, equipped with ABB automation technology, to double production capacity.

TECO Group inaugurated a high-efficiency IE3 small-motor plant in Becamex Industrial Park III, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, with construction cost exceeding US$12 million and annual capacity of 200,000 units.

Sarstedt has broken ground on a new medical device plant in the Maryino industrial park in St. Petersburg, Russia, with an investment of RUB 1.5 billion and creating 50 jobs.

Profol Kunststoffe GmbH is building a new plant in Greiz, Germany, for production of Progano organosheets and UD tapes, with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year and an investment of over EUR 40 million.

Steel Dynamics announced it will build a new $1.7 billion steel mill near Sinton, Texas, with an annual production capacity of approximately 3.0 million tons. The facility will produce advanced high-strength steel and include finishing lines, creating about 600 direct jobs.

Guangwei Composites will spend CNY 2 billion ($291 million) to build a carbon fiber production plant near Baotou, Inner Mongolia, with Vestas Wind Systems as a major client. The plant will have a projected output of 10,000 tons of carbon fiber, built in three phases; the first phase costing CNY 500 million will have an annual capacity of 2,000 tons and is expected to start operation in two to three years.

Prear, a Mendoza-based concrete precast company, has opened a new plant in Allen, Río Negro, Argentina, with a $3.5 million investment, to produce concrete pieces for wind turbine towers, creating about 100 jobs.