Porcelanosa Grupo will expand its Krion plant from 80,000 to 150,000 m² and build a new 40,000 m² logistics center in the coming years.

Celanese will expand its Geleen, Netherlands, VAE emulsions facility by 20,000 metric tons per annum by 2021 and an additional 50,000 metric tons per annum by 2023.

Celanese announced expansions at its Nanjing, China, and Geleen, Netherlands, VAE emulsions facilities. Nanjing capacity will increase by 85,000 metric tons per annum by 2022, and Geleen by 70,000 metric tons per annum by 2023.

Conagra Brands will invest $31.9 million to expand its Fort Madison, Iowa, production facility, adding 91 jobs. The expansion includes new equipment for canned beans production, with installation starting July 2020.

IHI announced it will expand its automotive turbocharger plant in Illinois, USA, investing about 4 billion yen and raising annual capacity to 1.5 million units by fiscal 2021. The expansion adds an adjacent building and assembly equipment, with mass production starting in December 2020.

Toshiba announced it will invest an additional ¥10 billion in its Oita factory to launch a new line for power semiconductor substrates, aiming to double production capacity by July 2021.

Konvekta moved production of its CO2-based thermal management system for electric buses to a dedicated product line and trained additional personnel, starting operation in January 2020.

Clark Material Handling Brazil has moved into a new headquarters at the Campinas Technology Centre, covering 25,000 m². The company plans to establish a production facility in Brazil to meet growing demand.

Cemex is investing MXN10bn (US$530m) to expand its cement works in Tepeaca, Puebla, Mexico. The expansion will increase capacity to 4.5Mta to meet demand in central and southern Mexico.

Toshiba Materials will open a second production facility for silicon nitride substrates in Oita, Japan, with a 10 billion yen (approx. US$91 million) investment program running until March 2023. Production is expected to start in July 2021, with initial capacity of about 40,000 m2/year.

Automotive supplier Novares will begin production in May at the AvtoVAZ plant in Togliatti, Russia, its first Russian engine-components production plant. The company will rent additional space by early 2021 to expand production to roof bars, employing 130 workers by 2021.

A startup subsidiary of Aircraft Solutions will create 475 jobs and invest nearly $100 million to establish a new aircraft recycling operation at the Global TransPark in Kinston, North Carolina.

SWEP announced a 3,000m2 expansion at its Kosice, Slovakia plant, planned to start in early 2021 and be fully operational in the second half of 2022.

SWEP announced plans to expand its plants in Landskrona, Sweden, and Kosice, Slovakia. Construction in Landskrona started in November 2019, with new equipment installation in summer 2020. The 3,000m2 expansion in Kosice is planned to start in early 2021 and be fully operational in the second half of 2022.

Natco announced on January 24, 2020, it will add a powder coating production plant at its Gunma factory in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, with a total investment of approximately 800 million yen. The new plant will have a capacity of 280 tons per month and is planned to start operations in June 2021.

Integer Holdings Corporation established implantable pulse generator clean room assembly and testing capabilities at its Tijuana-North facility, the first Class III active implantable medical device manufacturing site in Mexico to receive FDA approval. Additional in-house capability will be in place by mid-2020.

Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery in Barcarena, Brazil, began operation of a new water treatment station, part of a BRL 675 million ($160 million) modernization project. The system can treat 14,500 cubic meters of water per hour.

Pactiv Corporation will invest a minimum of $8 million to expand its Greensboro facility in Guilford County, North Carolina, creating 25 new jobs, as announced by Governor Roy Cooper on January 24, 2020.

Fresenius Kabi inaugurated a major expansion of its production site in Haina, Dominican Republic, to meet rising demand for apheresis disposables. The expansion cost €30 million.

Soyuztekstil-ST is expanding production of polyester synthetic filaments in Kursk, Russia, with an investment of 2 billion rubles. The project involves installing equipment in existing workshops, with full commissioning planned for 2023.

Sika has invested in a new state-of-the-art plant in Barranquilla, Colombia, for the production of concrete admixtures, acrylic liquid applied membranes, and mortars, relocating and expanding an existing factory to increase capacity.

LEM announced investments in a new global headquarters in Geneva (CHF 10 million) and a new production facility in Malaysia, to open in 2021. The HQ changes will result in 21 job losses in Geneva.

Kramer-Werke GmbH, a Wacker Neuson subsidiary, is expanding its Pfullendorf plant with €20.5 million of investment, adding 8,800 m² of production space and raising wheel loader and telehandler capacity from 6,500 to over 8,300 units per year.

Peterson Farms, a fruit processor in Shelby, Michigan, announced a $22 million expansion adding 35,500 square feet and 54 jobs, including juice bottling and applesauce production lines, with construction underway and completion expected by end of 2020.

Ercros expanded its ATCC plant at Sabiñánigo, increasing capacity by 6,000 t/year to 28,000 t/year. The €14 million investment reached full capacity by end of 2019.

BASF announced a single-digit million-euro investment to increase production capacity for water-based polyurethane dispersions by 30% at its Castellbisbal site in Spain.

SANY completed a $500,000 expansion project adding 51,200 square feet of manufacturing space at its Atlanta, Georgia headquarters, increasing excavator production capacity to 45 SY215Cs per month.

Thomaston Mills announced it has completed a major capital improvement project at its Thomaston Mills Finishing plant in Easley, South Carolina. The plant, acquired in 2018 and formerly known as Palmetto Finishing, has been revitalized with new equipment and systems.

Minth Group will invest $87 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Lewisburg, Tennessee, creating 254 new jobs. The company will construct a 236,000-square-foot facility for production of injection-molded, painted and chrome-plated plastic components for automotive OEMs, to be completed by 2021.

KEB America announced a major expansion of its US headquarters in Shakopee, Minnesota, increasing the facility from 80,000 to 150,000 square feet. The project was slated for completion in the second quarter of 2020.

NEPA Carton & Carrier, a folding carton maker in northeastern Pennsylvania, is adding a second Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 press, due for delivery in spring 2020, to increase its capacity by 50%.

Heat pump maker Ochsner Wärmepumpen will invest €5 million to expand its plant in Haag, Lower Austria, its largest expansion in company history, more than doubling production capacity. Groundbreaking is planned for April 2020 with completion by mid-2021.

Petoskey Plastics completed a $30 million, three-phase expansion at its Morristown, Tennessee facility, adding 32,000 square feet and creating 70 jobs. The expansion was funded partly by a state infrastructure grant.

Stalatube launched a new production line for square and rectangular stainless structural tubes at its main facility in Lahti, Finland, with a €6 million investment. The line will start production in early 2020.

Airbus announced plans to convert its A380 Lagardère facility in Toulouse into a final assembly line for the A321neo, increasing global A321 production capacity. The transition is expected by mid-2022.

SMIC Shaoxing's Phase 1 8-inch power device and MEMS project has started trial production. The total investment is 5.88 billion yuan, and the project will build an 8-inch chip manufacturing line and a module packaging line.

North Star BlueScope Steel announced a $700 million expansion of its plant in Delta, Ohio, expected to increase steel coil production by 40%. The project is to be completed in 2022.

Airedale by Modine invested in a 315,000 ft² facility in Bradford, UK in 2024, to assist with manufacturing of Precision AC and Small Systems units.

Sanofi plans to expand its insulin production facility Sanofi Aventis Vostok in Russia's Orlov Region. The plant produced over 8 million Toujeo SoloStar pens in 2019 and started production of Soliqua SoloStar.

Bunting is expanding its manufacturing plant and offices at the Redditch site in the UK, increasing factory floor space by 50% and office space by over 50%. The expansion started in November 2019 and is expected to be completed by Autumn 2020.

Bunting Magnetics is expanding its manufacturing plant and offices at its Redditch site near Birmingham, UK, increasing factory floor space by 50% and office space by over 50%. The investment includes roof replacement and a new Centre of Excellence laboratory, with completion by autumn 2020.

ABB's subsidiary ABB Electrical Equipment in Lipetsk, Russia, will increase the share of high-tech medium-voltage switchgear production, aligning with the company's global strategy. The plant, built in 2015, will focus on SafeRing and UniGear cells for transformer substations.

Bruks Siwertell has completed delivery of two Siwertell 790 D-type unloaders to the Suizhong Power Plant in Liaoning, China, as part of a large expansion project. The unloaders, each with a capacity of 1,500 t/h, ensure zero dust emissions for coal handling at the 3,800MW plant.

AGCO will invest an additional €40 million to expand its Beauvais, France site, adding 200 new jobs. The expansion includes a tractor customization workshop, additive manufacturing facility, and in-house production of hydraulic pipes. The site will become the global home of the Massey Ferguson brand.

LiuGong Dressta Machinery in Stalowa Wola, Poland, plans to double its production capacity by 2023 through new investments totaling €10 million in production, R&D, and new models of construction equipment.

PROFILY, s.r.o. by ES Rubber group is investing over €500,000 in a new extrusion silicone line at its plant in Vítkov, Czech Republic, expected to start production in April 2020.

Adient will invest $23.5 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Lexington, Tennessee, creating approximately 330 jobs. The expansion is the company's second significant investment in Henderson County since 2018.

IEK GROUP launched a project to expand and modernize its metalworking production facility in Yasnogorsk, Tula region, with a budget of nearly 1.3 billion rubles. The project includes building a 12,000 sqm workshop and introducing new technologies for producing metal enclosures, radius accessories, and ladder trays.

Astellas Pharma announced the construction of a new manufacturing facility for the active pharmaceutical ingredient of Prograf at its Toyama Technology Center in Japan. The total construction cost is approximately ¥10.0 billion, with construction starting in April 2020 and completion scheduled for August 2021.

Polfer Podzespoły Indukcyjne S.A., a Polish manufacturer of inductive components, will build and equip a new research and development center. The company received nearly 1 million PLN in EU funding for the project, which will enable expansion of its product portfolio including new air coils.