Schaller Group will open a new Aerospace and Prototyping facility in Summer 2020, adding 55,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space in Chesterfield, Michigan, to house laser cutting, machining, stamping, assembly, and welding.

TMH Africa will unveil a 45,000-square-metre rolling stock manufacturing and service plant in Boksburg, South Africa, as part of a R500-million investment in Africa.

Visy officially opened a 36,500 sqm corrugated packaging plant in Truganina, Victoria, capable of making over 1 million cartons daily and employing 85 people.

Vico Quảng Trị Co and Saint-Gobain Group signed a cooperation agreement to build a calcium silicate board plant in Quảng Trị province, Vietnam. The first phase will cost US$10 million and have a capacity of 5-8 million meters of calcium silicate annually.

OOO Volgatekhnool plans to build a sulfuric acid and oleum production facility in Tolyatti, Russia, with an investment of 6,314 million rubles (approx. $97 million), creating 21 jobs. The plant will have a capacity of 500,000 tons per year.

OOO SK Povolzhye plans to build a cable and wire products plant in Tolyatti, Russia, with an investment of 1,943 million rubles (approx. $30 million), creating 398 jobs. Production will be transferred from PK Sevkabel in St. Petersburg.

Shandong Linglong Tire broke ground on a new tire factory in Zrenjanin, Serbia, with an investment of EUR 800 million ($900 million). The plant will produce 13 million tires per year and employ 1,200 people, with production expected to launch in 2021.

KSB, a German pump and valve manufacturer, opened a new production complex in the Indigo industrial park in Sosenskoye, Moscow, Russia. The facility was officially opened by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on March 29, 2019, and the company moved in fully in February 2019.

泰科天润半导体科技（北京）有限公司 (Basic Semiconductor) has signed an agreement to build a 6-inch silicon carbide power device production line in Jiujiang Economic Development Zone, Jiangxi, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan.

Lingong Zhongte (Shandong) Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 29, 2019, for a new electric forklift production facility in Mengyin County, Shandong, China. The project involves an investment of 650 million yuan and is expected to produce 20,000 forklifts annually, with operations targeted to start by the end of 2019.

Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) commenced production at its new Riau-based viscose-rayon facility, built with an investment of more than IDR 10.9 trillion (US$740 million). The plant has a 240,000 tonne capacity and will export at least 50% of output.

Qatar has inaugurated the 2.5GW Umm Al Houl power plant. Siemens delivered six gas turbines, four steam turbines, and generators, and signed a 25-year long-term service agreement.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Da Nang Sunshine Aerospace component plant in Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, Vietnam. The $170 million plant will produce over 4,000 aircraft components for Boeing and Airbus, and is expected to begin operations in early 2020.

Haier India held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second industrial park in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with an investment of INR 3069 crores over three years. The park will produce refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, LED panels, and water heaters, creating about 4,000 direct jobs.

IME Group announced a Rs10 billion cement factory in Chormara, Nawalparasi East, Nepal. The plant will use limestone from Palpa district and is expected to start operations after four years.

Haier India is setting up its second industrial park in Greater Noida with an investment of about ₹3,070 crore. The plant will have annual capacity for 2 million refrigerators, 1.5 million washing machines, and 1 million air-conditioners, and is expected to begin operations by end of 2020.

German pump maker KSB opened a new 5,000 square metre pump plant in the Indigo industrial park in New Moscow, Russia, with about RUB 750 million of foreign investment and 110 jobs planned.

United Pulp and Paper (UPPC), a subsidiary of SCG Thailand, plans to invest 8.5 billion Philippine pesos (about $165 million) in a new corrugated paper machine with 220,000 tons annual capacity in Calumpit, Bulacan, scheduled for production in November 2020.

Figeac Aéro inaugurated a new factory in Figeac, Lot, France on March 28, 2019, dedicated to producing casings for Safran's Leap engines under a contract valued at $500 billion (likely a misprint for $500 million).

E.ON inaugurated a HUF 5 billion transformer station at the southern industrial park in Debrecen, Hungary, its biggest greenfield electrical grid investment in the country to date. The station has a capacity of 58 MVA and is fitted with fourth generation Intelligent Electronic Devices.

Collins Aerospace broke ground on a new 3,000 square meter advanced factory addition at its legacy Ratier facility in Figeac, France. The Propeller Center of Excellence will support design, engineering, testing, manufacturing and maintenance for future propeller technologies and is expected to be fully operational in 2020.

Inbetta will invest R$ 30 million ($7.6 million) to build a new non-woven fabric (TNT) plant within its industrial complex in Paulista, Pernambuco, Brazil. The plant will have a monthly capacity of 200 tonnes and is expected to start operations in the second half of 2019.

Johnson Matthey has secured a site in Konin, Poland to produce ultra-high energy battery materials, with construction starting in 2019 and commercial production expected in 2021-22. The plant could produce up to 100,000 tonnes per year.

Abay Cement has officially launched construction of a new cement plant in Dejen district, Amhara region, Ethiopia. The plant will cost ETB 8.8 billion ($306 million) and have a production capacity of 2.25 million tonnes per annum, creating 1,500 jobs.

GMI Construction Group was awarded the contract to build a 118,000 sq ft manufacturing plant for Aflex Hose at Bradley Business Park in Huddersfield. The plant will consolidate five Yorkshire sites, boost capacity by 70% and create up to 200 jobs.

Foxpak Flexibles Ltd. officially opened its new manufacturing plant in Collon, County Louth, Ireland, on 28 March 2019, after a recently completed EUR 3 million investment in new equipment and facilities.

Orwigsburg manufacturer Clearly Clean Products bought the former City Shirt Co. plant in Frackville's industrial park to make recyclable food trays. It will open with 25 employees and plans to grow to 125.

Medline Industries opened the first phase of a $125 million manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Baja California, producing surgical instrument trays. The plant will employ 3,000 workers when fully operational.

LS Cable & System will invest 40 billion won ($35.2 million) to build an additional cable manufacturing plant in Donghae, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Construction will begin in 2019 and the plant is expected to be completed by early 2021.

Nemo E&G held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 26, 2019 for a new factory in Saemangeum Industrial Complex, Gunsan, South Korea. The company plans to invest 47.5 billion won (approx. $42 million) in two phases to produce solar structures, floating solar bodies, and ESS, creating about 300 jobs.

Nucor Corporation announced it will build a new steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, with an investment of approximately $1.35 billion. The mill will have a capacity of 1.2 million tons per year and create over 400 jobs. It is expected to be fully operational in 2022.

Toyota Material Handling Belgium and its European Sales & Marketing headquarters inaugurated a new 12,562 m² facility in Willebroek, Belgium, combining offices and warehouse space.

Kremny EL started production of transistors and microchips in micro-packages at a new facility in Bryansk, Russia, with an annual target of about 15 million units within three years. Investment exceeded 1 billion rubles.

MaSTherCell SA signed a lease for a 5,700 m² facility in Gosselies, Belgium, for late-stage and commercial cell and gene therapy manufacturing. The facility is expected to be operational in early 2021 and will create several hundred jobs.

JCB plans to invest Rs 650 crore in a new factory in Vadodara, Gujarat, its sixth in India, to manufacture parts for global production lines. Production is expected to begin in 2020.

Sapura Aerospace Technologies, a joint venture between Sapura Industrial Bhd, Wada Aircraft Technology Co Ltd, and Aero Inc., will invest RM100 million over five years to build a high-technology facility in the Greater Klang Valley, Malaysia, for aerospace component manufacturing.

Tecnoglass and Saint-Gobain subsidiary Vidrio Andino signed a joint venture to build a new float glass plant in Galapa, Colombia, with a capacity of 750 metric tons per day, expected to be completed in 2021.

Nokian Tyres is currently building a $360 million facility in Dayton, Tennessee, spanning 830,000 square feet. The plant plans to hire about 150 employees by the end of 2019, ramping up to 400 jobs.

Arkema has successfully started up a Kepstan PEKK production plant at its site near Mobile, Alabama. The plant was inaugurated on March 25, 2019, and supports demand for carbon fiber reinforced composites and 3D printing.

GS Caltex plans to invest over 2.7 trillion won in an olefin production facility on about 430,000 square metres near its Yeosu No. 2 plant, with construction starting within 2019 and commercial operation targeted for 2021.

Percival Aviation began construction of a new 40,000 sq ft factory in Segensworth, Fareham, which will double its capacity and create around 30 new jobs over five years. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group inaugurated a new beverage plant in Hau Giang Province, Vietnam, with an investment of VND4 trillion ($172.3 million). Phase 1 has one Aseptic line producing 130 million liters per year, with two more lines planned to reach 300 million liters annually.

Rönesans Holding announced plans to build Turkey's largest polypropylene plant in the Ceyhan Petrokimya Endüstri Bölgesi, with an annual capacity of 450,000 tons and an investment of $1.3 billion. The facility is expected to create 10,000 direct jobs and be completed in five years.

Voronezh-Aqua will build a water treatment plant at the Kama Pulp and Paper Mill in Krasnokamsk, Russia, as part of a larger expansion to produce coated folding boxboard (FBB). The water treatment unit is part of a project involving over 100,000 sq m of new buildings.

Fibertex Personal Care celebrated the grand opening of its first North American manufacturing facility in Asheboro, North Carolina on March 22, 2019. The company plans a $114 million investment and expects to create 145 jobs.

Aptos, a Georgian company, held a foundation-laying ceremony on March 21, 2019, for a new factory in Tbilisi to produce aesthetic medical products. The project involves a 15 million GEL investment and is expected to create 100 jobs, with production starting in December 2020.

ABB will open a new greenfield plant in Petrich, Bulgaria in September 2019, producing low-voltage products. The investment is 7 million Bulgarian lev and will create 420 jobs when fully operational.

Braidy Industries is building a new aluminum rolling mill at EastPark Industrial Center in eastern Kentucky. The $1.68 billion project is on schedule to reach full commercial operation in 2021, with 300,000 tons per year capacity and about 600 jobs expected.

White Veil, part of Cleopatra Group, has opened a new sanitaryware factory in the Ain Sokhna industrial zone. The plant has an annual production capacity of 2.2 million pieces and employs 2,000 workers.

SNF Floerger signed a building lease with Dunkerque-Port on 22 March 2019 for a new polyacrylamide production plant in Gravelines, Dunkerque. The initial investment is €160 million and the plant is expected to create 160 direct jobs.