Aerospace manufacturer Flexial Corporation broke ground on a 10,000-square-foot expansion of its Cookeville facility, adding production capacity and an engineering environmental test lab, and plans to hire 25-30 employees within two to three years.

Lockheed Martin expanded production at its Johnstown, Pennsylvania facility for F-35 Lightning II components with a new facility and added jobs, implementing iBASEt's MES software to support growth.

Post Glover Resistors will invest nearly $4.63 million to expand its facility in Boone County, Kentucky, by 30,600 square feet, creating up to 15 jobs to support contracts for subway and locomotive fans.

Isopan allocated EUR 15 million for opening new production lines for stone wool insulating panels at its plants in Spain and Romania.

Food tray maker Efupico will invest about 2.7 billion yen to expand processing and moulding equipment for food containers made from used PET bottles. It plans to raise capacity by 20% within fiscal 2020.

Packaging maker Box Print will expand its plant in Campo Bom, Brazil, with a new 3,200 m² building and about R$10 million investment, backed by a municipal incentive of up to R$250,000. Headcount is planned to rise from 216 to more than 257 by 2024.

Hitchiner Manufacturing opened a new 85,000-square-foot manufacturing building on its Elm Street Campus in Milford, New Hampshire, representing a $50 million capital investment. The first group of 30 employees began working there in November 2019.

Novus Advanced Mfg. announced a $2 million expansion at its manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, Tennessee, expected to create 174 jobs over five years.

Counterplas announced a major expansion program, moving to a new 68,000 square foot factory in Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, with over £750,000 investment in new Borche injection molding machines and Sepro robots.

Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Ltd (TANCEM) announced a capacity expansion at its Ariyalur facility, costing Rs 809.9 crore. The total installed capacity will reach 17 lakh tonnes per year by 2020-21, up from the current 7 lakh tonnes. The expansion will create 250 direct and 1,000 indirect jobs.

Solvay has started operation of a new Veradel PESU (polyethersulfone) line at its plant in Panoli, Gujarat, India. The capacity increase is part of a plan to raise sulfone polymers production capacity by 35% over five years.

Modern Dispersions is undertaking production capacity expansions at two of its manufacturing facilities to significantly increase production capabilities for engineered compounds and masterbatches.

JTC Corporation is refurbishing its four wafer fabrication parks in Pasir Ris, Tampines, Woodlands, and North Coast by adding greenery, sheltered walkways, cycling paths, and lifestyle amenities. Enhancements are expected to be completed by 2025.

Vopak is expanding its Terminal Linkeroever by 50,000 cubic metres with eight new tanks, mainly for storing monoethylene glycol (MEG). The report is dated 4 November 2019.

Volkswagen is investing about €1.2 billion to convert its Zwickau plant from internal combustion engine production to 100% electric vehicle production. By 2021, the plant will produce up to 330,000 electric vehicles per year.

MHS opened its expanded global headquarters in Mt. Washington, Kentucky, doubling the facility to over 400,000 square feet. The $20 million investment includes hiring 300 new employees and is supported by up to $2.65 million in state tax incentives.

Collins Aerospace Systems broke ground on a 40% expansion of its Ratier-Figeac Maroc site in Casablanca, Morocco, creating 60 new jobs. The expansion is expected to be completed by spring 2020.

Corteva announced a $145 million capital investment in its Midland, Michigan manufacturing facility to expand global Spinosyns capacity by 30%. The expansion will increase production of Spinetoram and Spinosad natural insecticides.

JTEKT, through its Koyo Romania subsidiary, will invest €125 million to expand its bearing factory in Alexandria, Romania, building a third production unit (HUB) and adding new automated lines by 2026.

Grupo Fracsa Alloys plans to invest around $100 million to double capacity and employment at its aluminum alloy plant in Querétaro, Mexico, starting in 2020 over two years.

Union Polymer Material Co., Ltd (UPM) is investing in new high-speed extrusion and expansion machines to produce low-voltage heat shrink tubing at its plant in Dalian, China. The announcement was made on October 31, 2019.

The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation announced a 346,000 square foot expansion of Pratt Industries in the Rockwall Technology Park, Texas, dated June 11, 2026 on the page.

Bluefors has opened a new cryo hall of 1104 square metres, greatly increasing its production capacity for dilution refrigerator systems.

Polamer Precision announced its intention to purchase 27 acres in New Britain's business park to build three additional facilities totaling 600,000 square feet of manufacturing space, adding 460 jobs over seven years. The expansion is driven by a new contract with Rolls Royce.

GE Renewable Energy's offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, will invest EUR 46 million and hire 200 people to ramp up production for large series, including 80 Haliade 150 turbines for the Saint-Nazaire wind farm and Haliade-X turbines for US and UK projects.

Novelis broke ground on a $36 million investment to expand and upgrade recycling capacity at its Greensboro, Georgia facility, including new scrap recycling equipment and a baghouse. The project is expected to be completed by fall 2021.

Smartpolymer, a subsidiary of TITK Group, is constructing a new production hall for €2.4 million. The hall will produce specialty fibers for security applications and flocked applicators, starting summer 2020.

PPG completed a new 2,100-square-foot automotive adhesives and sealants laboratory at its existing manufacturing and research complex in Cleveland, Ohio. The lab will develop structural adhesives, sealants, and coatings for lithium-ion batteries, creating several new high-tech chemistry and research jobs.

KW automotive is completing construction and investment of 35 million euros at its Fichtenberg headquarters near Stuttgart to meet rising demand for coilover suspensions.

Sca will invest SEK 7.5 billion to raise kraftliner capacity at its Obbola mill in Sweden from 275 thousand to 725 thousand tonnes a year, with a new paper machine starting in Q1 2023.

Ilim Gofra installed a Celmacch Chroma Print EVO 1700 printing machine at its Kommunar corrugated plant near St. Petersburg, part of ongoing converting capacity growth. The plant's 2018 investment in development was almost US$10 million.

SugarCreek is investing $36 million to expand its food manufacturing facility in West Chester, Ohio, adding two new product lines and 15,000 square feet of office space. The project is expected to create 120 jobs.

Micro-Sphere is investing 3.5 million CHF (€3.2 million) to expand its GMP manufacturing capabilities in Switzerland, adding a fifth spray drying line expected to be operational by Q1 2021.

Zhejiang Zhongchai Machinery, a subsidiary of Greenland Technologies, completed its move to a newly-constructed manufacturing facility in Shaoxing, China, increasing annual production capacity to 200,000 sets of transmission systems from 80,000 sets.

Galaxy Surfactants has enhanced its performance surfactants capacity by 50,000 metric tonnes, operational from June FY20.

MetalX is expanding its aluminum operations in Waterloo, Indiana, with a new wheel processing and melting line starting in December. The company also reduced staffing by 20-25% and idled its Waterloo shredder due to market conditions.

DMG Mori's Ulyanovsk machine tool plant increased production by 18% in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, and plans to transition to a new equipment series starting in 2020.

Huhtamaki opened a new egg packaging production line at its plant in Ivanteyevka, Moscow region, with an investment of EUR 7 million, creating 26 new jobs.

HCP Group held an official opening ceremony on October 29, 2019, for a newly completed 37,000 m2 factory at its Huai'an location in Jiangsu province. The facility adds injection molding and decoration capacity for cosmetics packaging.

QuickLoadz, a manufacturer of patented truck beds and trailers for container loading, announced expansion into the Bill Theisen Industrial Park in Athens County, Ohio. The company plans to add 40 jobs and grow to 52 employees over three years.

Daikin America, an international fluorochemical supplier, announced plans to expand its Decatur, Alabama facility with an investment of up to $195 million and creation of approximately 50 jobs.

Manitou announced it is bringing its mobile elevating work platforms to the North American market. A new manufacturing plant is under construction near the existing plant in Candé, France, to support this initiative.

Winpac completed a 50 billion won investment in new factory and equipment in Yongin, South Korea, for flip chip and package-on-package semiconductor packaging, and began mass production.

Reveyron, a French manufacturer of polyurethane conveyor belts, invested €6.5 million in a new building and production line to multiply production capacity by 3 to 4 and produce 3-meter-wide belts.

RORZE SYSTEMS CORPORATION, a South Korean subsidiary of RORZE, decided to construct additional facilities at its new factory in Yongin, South Korea, with an additional investment of KRW 9,000 million (total KRW 39,500 million). The investment period extends from end of December 2019 to June 2020.

Gerresheimer completed renovation of its clear-glass furnace in Essen, adding new capacity for injection and infusion bottles and securing about 400 jobs at the plant.

Hyosung Advanced Materials is expanding its carbon fiber plant in Jeonju, South Korea, adding 2,000 tons per year of capacity. The new line will start production in February 2020. The company plans to invest KRW 1 trillion by 2028 to reach 24,000 tons per year.

BA Glass Bulgaria opened a new production line at its jar and bottle plant in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with an investment of BGN 83 million.

PKC Wiring Systems has begun construction of a new 11,000 m² plant in Smederevo, Serbia, investing EUR 20 million. The expansion will create 1,200 new jobs.

Babington Technologies, a manufacturer of field kitchens and commercial food service equipment, is expanding its facility in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with a $1.5 million investment and addition of 20 jobs, following a new Department of Defense contract.