Okuma Corporation announced an investment agreement to establish Okuma (Changzhou) Machine Tool Co. Ltd as a machine tool production subsidiary in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Mayekawa SRB officially opened a factory in Smederevo, Serbia, on October 4, 2019, to produce modern refrigeration systems, devices, and compressors.

Matalco Inc. is building a greenfield aluminum remelt facility in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, with an $80 million investment. The plant will produce over 230 million pounds of billet annually and employ 30 permanent staff.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced plans to build a 95,000 square-meter composite plant for structural aircraft parts in Ankara, Turkey. The smart factory will use autonomous systems and is expected to become the world's fourth-largest composite plant.

BD (Becton Dickinson) inaugurated a new factory in Curitiba, Brazil, for vacuum blood collection tubes, with an investment of R$ 120 million. The 4,500-square-meter plant is located next to an existing BD facility.

Saint-Gobain Vietnam inaugurated its second factory in Vietnam, a gypsum board plant in Thuy Nguyen, Hai Phong. The plant is one of the most modern in Southeast Asia, applying Industry 4.0 technology.

Group Intellect Power Technology Ltd. announced the grand opening of its new 180,000-square-foot high-volume manufacturing facility in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, near Ho Chi Minh City. The plant more than doubles the company's capacity and already employs over 500 workers.

Shanghai Jindu Investment signed an investment agreement with Jiaxing Development Zone for Nidec Kaipu's BTS project, a China production base and Asia-Pacific R&D centre for automotive electric pumps on a 60-mu site. The total investment is $105 million, with projected annual sales of at least RMB 1.2 billion by 2025.

Elemaster U.S. celebrated the opening of a new high-tech electronic equipment design and manufacturing facility in Duluth, Georgia. The $3 million site houses 40 staff members with plans for 20 additional jobs in 2019.

UFuture Investment Group opened Plank Electrotechnic, Ukraine's first plant for modern electrotechnical systems, at Bila Tserkva Industrial Park. The $2.8 million facility will produce electrical fittings and components, with an annual capacity of about 4.6 million units.

Saint-Gobain held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new gypsum building materials plant in Lijiaxiang, Changxing, China. The project involves an investment of 300 million yuan and will produce 460,000 tons of new building materials annually.

CSI Compressco LP completed the relocation and expansion of its East Texas facility from Longview to a 15-acre site in Kilgore, Texas, creating a Center of Excellence for compressor repair, overhaul and aftermarket parts. The facility is staffed by 35 personnel.

Toly Group has completed a new 20,000 square metre manufacturing plant in Malta, with about €20 million invested, for beauty-industry packaging. The plant has space for 70 injection moulding machines and 25 assembly lines, and its official opening is planned for June 28, 2019.

In2food opened a new 22,700m² food production facility in the OR Tambo Special Economic Zone in Johannesburg, South Africa. The plant will create 600 new jobs.

Toyota Boshoku America will invest over $50 million to open a manufacturing facility in Athens, Alabama, producing seat systems for Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA. The plant will create about 400 jobs.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will build a $181 million composite parts plant in Ankara's Kahramankazan district, which will be the world's fourth-largest under a single roof, producing structural aircraft parts for Airbus, Boeing, and its own aircraft.

Alpla Inc. held a groundbreaking for a new $6.9 million facility in the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green, adding 60,000 square feet of warehouse space. The groundbreaking was celebrated on April 10, 2019.

InCord, a manufacturer of custom safety netting solutions, opened a new manufacturing facility in Oakdale, Connecticut, dedicated to its material handling product line, increasing capacity and streamlining workflow.

Frascold has inaugurated a new factory in Ahmedabad, India, dedicated to assembling condensing units and racks for the Indian and Middle Eastern markets. The plant has two assembly lines.

Toray Industries announced it will establish Toray Membrane (Foshan) Co., Ltd. in Foshan, China, to produce and sell water treatment membrane products including RO, NF, UF, MF and MBR solutions. A signing ceremony was held on April 7, 2019.

BYK, a division of ALTANA, opened a new integrated site in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, China, housing laboratories, a distribution center, and administration. The investment was around 38 million euros, and the site employs about 100 people.

FANUC will build a new servo motor parts machining factory in Oshino-mura, Yamanashi, Japan, combining two existing factories. The investment is approximately 12 billion yen, with completion scheduled for September 2019.

The joint venture Siemens Technologies of Gas Turbines (STGT) will officially open a gas turbine production plant in St. Petersburg on June 18, 2019. Investment in the plant was €275 million. The plant will produce gas turbines with capacities of 172 MW and 295 MW.

Italian pump maker Calpeda launched a new Innovation Centre at its headquarters in Montorso Vicentino to focus on product development, and released its first e-idos pumps with on-board control and monitoring. The move marks the company's 60th anniversary.

Yaskawa opened a new industrial robot factory in Kočevje, Slovenia, after two years of construction. The facility will produce 10,000 robots per year and employ 150 workers by 2023, with an investment of around 25 million euros.

Edwards Lifesciences increased its planned investment in Limerick from €80 million to €160 million and began construction on a new heart valve plant expected to employ about 600 workers after completion in 2021.

HANS Water and Power, through SI Capital, received approval for a 500,000-square-foot assembly plant in Lyon Township, Michigan, to employ at least 200 people. Construction is expected to start in summer or fall 2019.

Russian flexible packaging producer Danaflex has opened a new 15,000 square metre production plant in the Czech Republic, representing an investment of 100 million euros. The plant has created over 180 jobs.

Campen Machinery A/S is building new pilot test facilities at its headquarters in Hornslet, Denmark to demonstrate a new airlaid forming head and hammer mill system that reduces energy usage.

Navitas Systems LLC has secured a new 100,000 square foot building in Ann Arbor, Michigan, dedicated to production of its Starlifter lithium forklift batteries. The move will expand annual capacity to 5,000 Starlifters.

Kyocera has started construction of a new facility at its Yasu manufacturing complex in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, to develop and produce proprietary automated production equipment for smart factory use. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 3, 2019.

California-based Sprizzi Drink Co plans to invest $100 million in a beverage machine manufacturing project in the Rugao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Jiangsu. The launch ceremony was held on April 8, 2019, and the first phase costs $30 million.

Standard Profil Grubu has opened a new factory in Jingzhou, China, with an investment of EUR 6 million. The plant, covering 66,000 square meters, will produce 2 million sealing profiles per year for automotive clients and is expected to create about 300 jobs by year-end.

Tri-Lift NC Inc. opened a new 13,000 square-foot full-service material handling facility in Garner, North Carolina, to serve the Eastern North Carolina market.

Toyota Tsusho, Veolia Japan and Kojima Sangyo jointly established PLANIC Co., Ltd., which will be Japan's largest recycled plastic processing company, to collect and sort mixed plastic and recycle it into raw materials.

Emerson announced a $49 million investment in a 140,000 sq ft global headquarters in Brookfield, Connecticut, for its Branson assembly technologies line. Groundbreaking is set for June 2019 with opening expected in late 2020.

Marlboro Development Team will develop a new 125,000 sq ft build-to-suit facility for contract manufacturer Multi-Pack Solutions in Greenville, South Carolina, consolidating its production and serving as headquarters. Delivery is scheduled for Q4 2019.

DI-MOND announced the launch of a state-of-the-art truck body manufacturing facility in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario. The investment amount and timeline are not specified.

Snop Groupe FSD completed construction of its new 17,000 m² site in Sunderland, UK, opposite the Nissan factory, with production launch scheduled for October 2019, working on Nissan Juke II, Qashqai III and X-Trail projects.

Bosch confirmed to the governor of Guanajuato that the plant under construction in Apaseo el Grande will be the most modern in North America, with a $120 million investment and around 1,500 jobs, producing electronic parts for automotive brands.

A businessman from Sofia plans to invest in building an artificial stone plant in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria, expected to be operational within 6 months. The plant is expected to create about 150 new jobs.

Daimay Automotive Interior announced the construction of its second plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with an investment of US$86 million. The plant will be located in FINSA Industrial Park, covering 23,250 square feet, and is expected to create 1,000 direct jobs.

Brembo opened a new aluminum brake caliper and steering knuckle production base in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, on 3 April 2019 with an investment of EUR 100 million, a planned capacity of 2 million pieces per year and about 450 employees.

Minth Automotive Europe started construction of a factory in Loznica, Serbia, on April 2, 2019. The investment is valued at EUR 100 million and is expected to employ 1,000 people, producing aluminum automotive components.

Fibrotex USA is establishing a new manufacturing facility in Stearns, Kentucky, to produce Ultra-Light Camouflage Netting System (ULCANS) for the US Army. The facility involves a 28,000 sq ft renovation and a 53,250 sq ft expansion, totaling 81,250 sq ft.

Synectic Product Development, a subsidiary of Mack Molding, invested over $1 million to relocate from Milford to a newly-renovated 10,000+ sq ft facility in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The move quadrupled assembly space and doubled the machine shop.

Yuexin Semiconductor's 12-inch chip project in Guangzhou, invested 100 billion yuan, will start mass production in September 2019. The fab will produce microprocessors, power management chips, analog chips, and power discrete devices.

Contract packager Multi-Pack plans a $16.3 million investment to move and expand its production and sales operations into a 125,000 sq ft facility at the South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center in Greenville County, creating 72 jobs. Operations are expected to be fully online by Q4 2019.

CZ-USA will build a new plant at the Port of Little Rock, Arkansas, its first U.S. plant, creating 565 jobs and investing $90 million. The facility will also serve as its North American headquarters.

Outdoor Research opened a new wholly owned manufacturing facility in El Monte, California, in April 2019, doubling its U.S. manufacturing workforce to over 200 jobs. The facility produces apparel and gear for outdoor, military and tactical markets.