Flexicare (Group) Limited will set up a disposable medical devices plant in Bandaragama, Sri Lanka, with an investment of $10 million over several years, creating 600 jobs.

Steel & Alloy has opened a new state-of-the-art alloy processing facility as part of a £27 million investment, adding 10,000 sq. meters. The facility includes three heavy-duty Street cranes worth nearly £1 million.

SMP Automotive Systems Alabama, a subsidiary of Samvardhana Motherson Peguform, opened a $150 million plant in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in April 2018. The 700,000-square-foot facility is expected to employ nearly 1,200 workers.

Evonik has completed the conceptual and basic engineering phase for a new polyamide 12 production complex at the Marl Chemical Park in North Rhine-Westphalia. The €400 million project, Evonik's largest investment in Germany, will increase PA12 capacity by over 50% and is scheduled to become operational in the first half of 2021.

Titan Group, the anchor resident of the Mogilino SEZ, has completed supplier contracts for the Titan-Polymer project. The first stage will create two BOPET film lines with capacity up to 70,000 tonnes per year, with total investment of 19 billion rubles.

Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical (ZPC) is developing the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base, a new integrated refinery and petrochemical project in Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang province, China. The project is estimated to cost 200 billion yuan ($28.8 billion) and is expected to start operations in 2021.

Interroll is developing a new factory in Kronau, Germany, with a production area of approximately 15,000 square meters. The company is investing around €40 million, with completion planned by the end of 2020.

Axios-Jet has completed the first stage of a production line in Krasnoslobodsk making seals and components for shut-off valves, invesing 50 million rubles of a 150 million ruble project. The report is dated 7 February 2019.

SIG has opened a new Tech Centre close to its packaging plant in Suzhou, China, to help customers develop new product concepts and packaging solutions. The report is dated 7 February 2019.

TouchPoint Medical broke ground on a $30 million, 142,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Odessa, Pasco County, Florida. The facility will create 116 jobs.

Kato Works Co., Ltd. completed construction of its Bando Plant in Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on January 29, 2019. The factory will begin manufacturing and storage of construction machinery parts in April 2019.

Imtex Membranes plans to build a $15 million demonstration plant on two acres at Arlanxeo's bio-industrial site in Sarnia, Ontario. Construction is expected to start in late summer 2019 and be operational within 12 to 15 months.

BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG opened a new factory for manufacturing asphalt mixing plants in Wittlich, Germany, with an investment of over €130 million, creating new jobs and strengthening the company's competitive position.

Biffa has received planning approval from Durham County Council for a £15m plastics recycling plant at Foxcover Distribution Park near Seaham, creating around 70 jobs. Construction is expected to start in Summer 2019.

Generac Power Systems opened a new 490,000-square-foot distribution center in Janesville, Wisconsin, employing 80 people in material handling, shipping, and receiving. The center will ship service parts and finished products.

Vigor will open a new facility in Vancouver, Washington, at the former Christensen Yachts site, to fulfill a $1 billion U.S. Army contract for landing craft. The site will be fully operational by early 2020, employing up to 400.

Intel acknowledged it will soon start building a massive new semiconductor factory in Oregon.

Lewis Machine & Tool is moving production from Milan, Illinois to a new 75,000-square-foot factory in Eldridge, Iowa, costing $7.3 million. Construction began in November 2018, and the facility will consolidate three sites, relocating 128 jobs and creating 50 new ones.

Kerama Marazzi plans to build two factories and a warehouse complex in the Orel industrial park. The first factory for sanitary ceramics is expected to launch in Q1 2020, followed by a tile and porcelain stoneware factory with capacity of 5 million sq m per year, creating over 400 jobs.

Thai President Foods Plc plans to spend 330 million baht to build an instant noodle factory on 9.5 rai in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to replace an existing facility. Operations are scheduled to start in the next 12-15 months.

Thai President Foods Plc, maker of Mama instant noodles, is spending 660 million baht to build two new factories in Myanmar and Cambodia to meet growing demand. The Myanmar factory will be in Mandalay with capacity of 200,000 packs per day, and the Cambodia factory will be in Phnom Penh.

General Tyre and Rubber Company of Pakistan Limited is planning to invest around US$200 million to build a new tyre factory in the Special Economic Zone in Faisalabad, Punjab.

Zhongjing (Jiaxing) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. plans to build a 300mm large silicon wafer production facility in Jiaxing Science and Technology City, with a total investment of 11 billion yuan and annual capacity of 4.8 million wafers. Phase I investment is 6 billion yuan, with construction starting on February 25, 2019 and completion expected in February 2021.

Saudi Aramco, ENGIE and Saudi Electricity Company began operations at the Fadhili gas plant near Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in 2019. The plant has a processing capacity of 2.5 billion cubic feet per day and involved an investment of SAR 50 billion ($13.3 billion).

Hokkaido Electric Power (HEPCO) commenced operations of Unit 1 (569.4MW) of the Ishikariwan Shinko LNG-based combined-cycle power plant in Hokkaido, Japan, in February 2019. Units 2 and 3 are planned for commissioning by 2026 and 2030, respectively, for a total capacity of 1,708.2MW.

Shenda-owned Auria has opened its new Vrable, Slovakia factory producing automotive flooring systems and decorative trim parts for Jaguar Land Rover and other premium OEM customers. The factory spans 80,700 sq ft with about US$10 million invested to date, initially employing 100 people.

Vigor Industrial will take over the former Christensen Yachts facility in Vancouver, Washington, to execute a $1 billion, 10-year U.S. Army contract for landing craft. The project is expected to employ up to 400 people. Concurrently, Vigor will close its Ballard plant and move about 60 jobs from Clackamas, Oregon to Vancouver.

Alamo Group announced plans to build a new $15 million manufacturing facility for its Super Products vacuum trucks operation in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. The plant is expected to commence operations in Q1 2020.

TSMC announced it will set up a new 8-inch plant in Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), estimated to cost US$1.30 billion. This marks the first eight-inch plant TSMC will build in 15 years.

Zoomlion CIFA Europe, a new company formed by Zoomlion Heavy Industry, announced a new distribution logistics hub of over 1,200 m2 for the European market, based in Italy, and will present new products at Bauma 2019.

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions announced that Ishikariwan Shinko Power Plant Unit 1, a 569.4 MW LNG-fueled combined cycle power plant owned by Hokkaido Electric Power Co., has started commercial operation. Toshiba ESS was the prime contractor for the power generation system.

Indonesian state-owned railway manufacturer INKA and Swiss Stadler Rail AG will build a new railway vehicle factory in Banyuwangi, East Java. Investment is 30 trillion rupiah (approx. 240 billion yen). The plant will have an annual capacity of 1,000 vehicles and is expected to start operations in 2020.

Sensata Technologies held a groundbreaking for a new 4,000 sq.m production building and warehouse in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, with a $27 million investment and 300 new jobs planned.

Danfoss Industries plans to invest Rs 70-100 crore in a new plant at Oragadam near Chennai to produce 120,000 low-voltage frequency drives, expected to start around September 2019.

Henniges Automotive inaugurated a new R$120 million (approx. $30M) plant in Jundiaí, Brazil, to produce rubber seals for General Motors vehicles. The plant is already in test production and expects regular supply to start in July 2019.

Honeywell International opened a new plant in the Lipetsk special economic zone, Russia, for the production of electrical products including controller cabinets, gas analyzers, and fire alarm systems. The investment was 900 million rubles.

VTB Bank issued two loans totaling 300 million rubles to Samara Medical Products Plant (SZMI) for construction of Russia's first nitrile examination glove plant in the Tolyatti SEZ. Total investment is 360 million rubles, with capacity of 108 million pairs per year.

Honeywell opened its third plant in Russia, a greenfield facility in the Lipetsk special economic zone, on January 31, 2019. The investment exceeded 900 million rubles and the plant will eventually employ about 200 people.

Zahroof Valves moved its reciprocating compressor valve operations into a new Houston, Texas facility with more than three times the office and production space.

Thermax opened a new manufacturing unit at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, built with an investment of INR 166 crore. Phase 1 capacity is 400 machines a year, with initial staff of 60 rising to over 300.

Danfoss Industries will invest between ₹70 and 100 crore to set up a new plant at Oragadam near Chennai producing 120,000 low-voltage frequency drives, expected to start around September. The amount shown is the lower bound of the stated range.

Bereeq, a unit of Raya Holding, plans to open a second plastic recycling plant in 6th of October City, Egypt, with a 250 million EGP investment by the end of 2019. The plant is intended to double the company's production capacity.

Green Bay Packaging is launching a paper mill in Wisconsin that will use 100% recycled fiber and process 685,000 tons per year to make linerboard and corrugated medium. The $500 million facility is projected to create 1,000 construction jobs and 200 additional jobs by 2022.

SAPA broke ground on a 10,000 square meter production facility in Shelby Township, Michigan, with a planned investment of $40.1 million and 223 new jobs. The plant is expected to be operational in January 2020 and will house its US headquarters.

Camozzi Automation has opened a new logistics hub in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Italy, with an investment of about €9 million. The facility uses an innovative Multishuttle Cuby system from SSI Schaefer and will serve as the distribution center for Italy and Europe.

Pan-Asia PET Resin (Guangzhou) Co. launched a basic and manufacturing industries plant in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, at a total cost of SAR 3.9 billion (about $1.04 billion). The plant will produce PET and PTA for packaging and fabric industries, with exports planned to Africa and Europe.

Maxims Holdings opened a new tea factory in Mulleriyawa, Ambathale area, Sri Lanka, with an investment of Rs. 2 billion. The facility includes a tea processing unit, computerized warehouse, and office complex, and will produce high-quality tea primarily for export.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will establish an India Coimbatore FA Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, to strengthen service network for factory automation products. The facility is scheduled to commence operations from February 1, 2019.

Intel announced a $10.9 billion investment to build a new chip-making factory in Kiryat Gat, Israel, expected to create thousands of jobs.

Sinoma International Engineering Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary Hengya Cement Co. Ltd. received permits to build a $1 billion cement factory and 1.2 GW power plant in Tanga, Tanzania. The factory will produce 7 million tons of cement annually, with 30% for domestic use and 70% for export. Construction was originally announced in early 2017.