Henniges Automotive plans to build a new manufacturing plant in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, with an investment of about $60 million, creating 600 jobs.

Cementos Progreso invested $500 million in its new San Gabriel cement plant in San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. The plant is in testing phase and will begin production in Q1 2020, with capacity of 4,500 tonnes of clinker per day and 500 new jobs.

Dorner has opened a new manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, to build and deliver belt and flexible chain conveyor systems for customers in Latin America.

Metso is establishing a new foundry in Vadodara, India, with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes, and is increasing mineral equipment capacity at its Metso Park in Alwar by 35%.

T/CCI Manufacturing opened a 16,000 square-foot facility in Noida, India, to manufacture and distribute 5H and 7H wobble plate compressors for heavy-duty truck, construction and bus markets. The first year target is 50,000 units, rising to 300,000 by 2021.

PPH Kostrzewa will invest at least 19.4 million złoty to build a new warehouse and production hall in Giżycko, Poland, creating at least 5 new jobs. The plant will increase capacity for automatic pellet boilers and burners.

Kitron, a Norwegian EMS group, will open a new electronics manufacturing plant in Grudziądz, Poland, investing 65 million PLN and creating up to 400 jobs. Production is expected to start in Q4 2019.

Gerresheimer will manufacture its Duma and Triveni plastic pharmaceutical containers at a new plant in Changzhou, China, with production starting in the second half of 2019.

Smurfit Kappa is expanding Bag-in-Box packaging capacity with a new 100,000 sq ft plant in Texas, USA, acquired recently, to be equipped with modern dosing technology and employ 70 people at full capacity.

Mitsubishi Electric began construction of a new manufacturing facility in Slaný, Czech Republic, to produce motors and invertors for electric vehicles. The company plans to invest nearly CZK 2 billion and create 150 jobs, with production expected to start in April 2020.

Pfaff Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH (KSL) held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 7, 2019, for a new 8,000 m² facility in Bensheim, Germany, with an investment of EUR 10 million. The plant will produce CNC sewing automats, 3D sewing robots, and automated production systems, and is expected to be completed by end of 2019, increasing employment from 100 to 160.

Michigan Potash and Salt Co. and Barton Malow Co. have partnered to build a $750-million potash and salt facility north of Big Rapids, Michigan. The project life is capable of spanning over 150 years.

Inter Pipeline is building the $3.5-billion Heartland Petrochemical Complex in Strathcona County, Alberta, to produce polypropylene from propane, with a $49 million investment from the Government of Canada.

Hunton Fiber has opened a new 3,200 sqm production facility in Gjøvik, Norway, for Nativo wood fiber insulation. The plant has a capacity of up to 40,000 tons per year and represents a move of production from abroad to Norway.

Gerresheimer AG is investing a mid-double-digit million euro amount in a new plant in Skopje, North Macedonia, to produce medical plastic systems and prefillable syringes. Construction starts in H1 2019, completion in H1 2020, and production in H2 2020. Up to 400 jobs may be created.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) is investing in a new world-scale polymerization plant in the US for its Expancel expandable microspheres. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2020, subject to final board approval.

Chinese semiconductor company Silan, in a joint venture with Xiamen Semiconductor Investment Group, is building a 12-inch specialty semiconductor fab in Xiamen's Haicang district. Total investment is 22 billion yuan, with Phase 1 already started in October 2018.

Lotte Chemical Corp. will begin full-fledged commercial production at its new ethane cracker and ethylene glycol complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, next week. The $3.1 billion project has a capacity of 1 million tons of ethylene and 700,000 tons of EG per year.

Dynovis Inc. will invest $592,000 to renovate a 75,000-square-foot vacant facility in Rockbridge County, Virginia, establishing a new manufacturing operation and creating 44 jobs.

Yongsan Automotive USA is investing more than $5.5 million to open a manufacturing facility in Opelika, Alabama, that will employ 150 workers after three years. The facility will produce interior parts for Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama and begin operations in April 2019.

Intel signed a deal with the German government to invest more than 30 billion Euros ($32.8 billion) to build a chip manufacturing site in Magdeburg, Germany, with the government covering a third of the cost.

Eaton announced a new manufacturing facility for three-phase transformers in Jonesville, South Carolina, creating 700 local jobs. Hiring will begin in 2027.

MP Materials began construction on a rare earth magnetics factory in Texas, part of a $700 million investment to restore the U.S. rare earth magnetics supply chain. The facility will create about 150 skilled jobs and supply magnets for GM's EV programs starting in late 2023.

Kornit Digital plans to invest NIS 62 million ($17.4 million) to build a new ink manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat, Israel. The factory is expected to be operational by April 2020 and will span 6,800 square meters.

STULZ Air Technology Systems Inc. will establish a manufacturing plant in Dayton, Tennessee, investing $2 million and creating 250 jobs. The facility will produce precision HVAC equipment.

Hubner Manufacturing Corporation will invest $9.6 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Dunlap, Tennessee, creating 66 jobs over five years.

Enviroplast is building a new state-of-the-art plastic film recycling facility in Vaughan, Ontario, to be commissioned in Q3 2019, as part of an investment of $25,000,000 across its two facilities.

Fazer Group is investing €40 million to build a xylitol manufacturing facility in Lahti, Finland, using oat hulls as raw material. The factory will be the first fully backward integrated xylitol facility in the world, targeting the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.

Turkish company Odelo, part of the Bayraktarlar holding, will invest EUR 40 million in a new plant in Kuklen, Trakia Economic Zone, Bulgaria, to produce headlights for Mercedes. Production is expected to start by the end of 2020.

Ebara subsidiary Elliott Group opened a new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, India, to expand its compressor and turbine business across India and East Asia.

Andronaco Industries is relocating its subsidiary Conley Composites from Tulsa, Oklahoma to a building at 4544 Broadmoor Ave. in Kentwood, Michigan, investing $3.3 million and creating 64 jobs. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is supporting the project with a $320,000 grant.

The ArmPower consortium, including Siemens and Renco, secured over $200 million in funding from the World Bank Group and other lenders to build a 250 MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Yerevan, Armenia. The project was renegotiated after a freeze by the new government.

CRRC Sifang America hired more than 70 employees at its $100 million factory in Chicago that will assemble CTA's 7000-series railcars. The facility is set to become fully operational later in 2019 and will eventually create about 170 jobs.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies opened a new OEM Application Center in Rocky Hill, CT. The lab expands Henkel's capabilities to deliver customized applications, technologies and production processes for industrial assembly customers.

Saint-Gobain inaugurated a new Coater Jumbo glass plant in Ayala, Morelos, Mexico, with an investment of $35 million. The facility will produce high-value-added glass providing reinforced thermal insulation and solar control for buildings.

Chemours announced the startup of its new Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) refrigerant production facility at its Corpus Christi plant in Ingleside, Texas. The $300 million project triples global capacity of HFO-1234yf-based products.

A memorandum of intent was signed to build a fiber-cement board plant in Kumertau, Bashkiria, with investment of about 2 billion rubles and 300 jobs, involving Chinese investor Jianxii Trade and Industrial Company Yuanyanveili.

Arteche opened a new factory in Tepeji del Rio, Hidalgo, Mexico, with an investment of close to 45 million pesos (over EUR 2 million). The plant occupies almost 10,000 square metres and employs more than 400 people, producing medium and low voltage instrument transformers, reclosers, and capacitor banks.

Shenzhen Deepoli Semiconductor started construction of a 120,000-wafer-per-year MEMS gyroscope and inertial sensor production line in Suzhou, Anhui province, with a total investment of CNY 1 billion. The project is part of a larger groundbreaking ceremony for nine projects in the Suzhou High-tech Zone.

HEF established TS Gunma Co., Ltd., Japan's first full-scale DLC mass production factory for automotive parts, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. The factory is equipped with 4 large DLC coating machines, a fully automatic cleaning line, and an automatic visual inspection line.

Migros Ticino opened a new supermarket in Riazzino, Switzerland, featuring Biaggini's TotalEnergy integrated CO2 transcritical booster system for refrigeration and HVAC. The 1,700 m² store opened in February 2019.

SuperATV announced it will open a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, investing $4.35 million and creating 75 direct and 42 indirect jobs.

Harsco Industrial IKG broke ground on a new US$17 million production facility in El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. The plant will create 158 jobs and produce steel and aluminum bar grating products.

Valmet Automotive announced plans to open a car battery plant in Salo, Finland, creating about 300 jobs. Production is expected to begin later in 2019 at a former Nokia factory site.

Antunes partnered with NADI Airtechnics to open a 5,300-square-foot manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, for water filtration systems and countertop cooking equipment. The joint venture was inaugurated on February 28, 2019.

Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC) received an investment license to build a US$170 million aircraft components factory in Da Nang's Hi-Tech Park, Vietnam. The project will be built in two phases from 2019 to 2026, initially employing 650-1,200 people and exporting to North America and Europe.

Baystar held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene unit at its Pasadena, Texas site. The unit will double site capacity and is expected to start up in 2021, creating about 1,750 construction jobs.

SiFotonics Technologies Co., Ltd announced the addition of a new production facility in Nanjing, China, to expand manufacturing capacity for silicon photonics integrated circuits.

Auria Solutions Slovakia officially began operations at its new manufacturing plant in Vrable, Slovakia, producing car components for Jaguar Land Rover and Discovery models. The company invested €8.8 million and plans to create roughly 100 jobs this year.

Universal Alloy Corporation Asia Pte. Ltd. (UAC) will manufacture aircraft components at a new $170 million factory in Da Nang's high-tech park. A project certificate will be granted on March 1, 2019. The factory will produce 4,000 of five million parts for all aircraft types, exporting to North America and EU.