Amada Holdings announced construction of Factory No. 2 at its Toki Plant in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. The 16,900 m2 building will produce metal sheet bending machines and automated material handling equipment, doubling production capacity. Construction starts February 2019, completion August 2020.

HPI Resources subsidiary Harta Packaging Industries (Perak) launched its second plant, HP2, at the Parit Buntar industrial area, worth RM45 million. The plant doubles the group's northern production capacity to 66,000 tonnes annually.

Matalco Inc. plans to construct a new aluminum billet manufacturing facility in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, with an $80 million investment. The plant will employ 80 people and produce over 230 million pounds of aluminum billet annually.

Glavel, based in Burlington, Vermont, plans to open a 12,000-square-foot plant in St. Albans, Vermont next year to produce foamed glass aggregate.

Airbus held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new A220 aircraft manufacturing facility at the Mobile Aeroplex in Alabama. The project will create 432 full-time jobs.

Daelim Industrial will build and operate a petrochemical plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to produce 80,000 tons of polybutene annually. Construction starts in 2022 for commercial operation in 2024.

Toray Industries hopes to invest in a fiber plant in northern Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam, with investment capital of about 20 billion JPY ($184.4 million). It would be the first fiber plant using advanced techniques under Toray's long-term investment roadmap in Vietnam.

Kuraray confirmed plans to build a 5,000 t/y production plant for 3-methyl-1.5-pentanediol (MPD) adjacent to the Kuraray GC Advanced Materials project in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand. Kuraray's total investment for both projects is approximately JPY 40 billion.

Kuraray GC Advanced Materials, a JV between Kuraray, PTT Global Chemical, and Sumitomo, will proceed with a new project to produce polyamide 9T and hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand. The facility will have capacity of 13,000 t/y of PA 9T and 16,000 t/y of HSBC.

Avingtrans subsidiary Hayward Tyler formally opened a new 3,250 m2 factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China, to manufacture performance-critical pumps and expand service. The announcement is dated 16 January 2019.

Profol is investing more than $45 million in a new manufacturing facility in Greiz, Germany, to produce Progano lightweight composite thermoplastic. The plant is scheduled to start production in 2020, will employ 45 people, and have an annual capacity of over 20,000 metric tons.

Toth Lifecare has started construction of a factory at the Feevale Techpark in Campo Bom, Brazil, with an estimated investment of R$ 2-3 million. Inauguration is planned for 2020.

Weihua completed the installation and commissioning of 4 large-span gantry cranes for Elsewedy Electric at the Attaqa power station in Suez, Egypt. The cranes are used for maintenance services of Siemens thermal power plant turbine generator sets.

Timken has built a new tapered roller bearing plant in Prahova, Romania, focused on metric products for European markets including agriculture, construction and mining. The plant features advanced computer controls, robotics and automation.

Construction of the new £50 million JCB Cab Systems factory in Uttoxeter is ahead of schedule, targeting a summer opening. The 350,000 sq ft plant will create the most advanced cab facility in the world with automated production line and robotic welding.

French EMS provider ALL Circuits opened a new 12,000-sq.-mt. production facility in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, to serve the North American automotive industry. The plant currently employs 40 people and will increase to 400 when fully operational.

Aptiv Packard opened a 30,000 sq m factory in Leskovac, Serbia, to manufacture electrical installations for the automotive industry. The company invested EUR 25 million, and the plant is expected to employ about 2,000 people by 2020.

Gulf Glass Factory signed an EPC contract with Falorni Gianfranco for Qatar's first container glass plant. The first phase will have a capacity of 200 tons/day, with a second phase raising it to 450 tons/day.

Energy Solutions Air (ESA) inaugurated a new 5,000 sq ft plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec, for manufacturing ESA-1000 heat recovery ventilators. Nearly $2 million has been invested, and the company plans to double employment from 4 to over 20 in two years.

Youka Chemical (Shanghai) signed an agreement with the government of Yongxiu county, Jiangxi province, to build an organosilicon new material project in Xinghuo industrial park. Total investment is RMB 160 million, with expected annual production of 5,000t modified organosilicon resin, 8,000t high-performance surfactant, and 3,000t fluorosilicone coating material.

APAG Elektronik Corp. is receiving over $4 million from FedDev Ontario to establish a new 32,000-square-foot facility in Windsor, Ontario, serving as its North American headquarters, creating 138 jobs.

CMZ is building a new machining plant called Neoprec in Mallabia, Spain, to manufacture parts for its CNC lathes. The plant will feature 8 horizontal machining centres and high automation, with two centres already received and provisionally installed at Mecaninor.

Panca Budi Idaman (PBID) plans to start building a new plastics and packaging plant in Pemalang, Central Java in Q1 2019 on 12 hectares bought for about Rp40 billion, with completion targeted by year end.

Guangdong Xingfa Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangdong Xingfa Aluminum, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new materials and precision intelligent manufacturing project in Leping Industrial Park, Sanshui, Foshan, Guangdong. The project has a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan and will produce 150,000 tons of high-end industrial and construction profiles and 30,000 tons of high-precision deep-processed accessories annually.

Tecnoglass and Saint-Gobain signed an agreement to build a glass production plant in Galapa, Atlántico, Colombia, with an investment of US$160 million.

Anchor Electricals, a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh to set up a new manufacturing facility in Sri City, with a planned investment of ₹600 crore by 2025, including ₹250 crore in the first phase.

Rhenus Automotive System Spain will invest over €6 million to build a new factory in Pedrola, Spain, creating 110 jobs. The plant will produce front and rear axles and shock absorbers for the new Opel Corsa, with series production starting by end of September 2019.

Andersen Corporation broke ground on a new 500,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution campus in Goodyear, Arizona. The company will invest more than $105 million and create over 415 jobs in the first phase.

Manitowoc hosted an open house at its new Potain tower crane factory in Pune, India. The factory began producing MCT 85 and MC 125 cranes in Q1 2018.

F&H Fibras, a Chinese group, broke ground on its first plant in Querétaro, Mexico, to produce synthetic fibers from recycled materials. The investment is over 760 million pesos, expected to create more than 400 jobs in its first stage.

TI Automotive announced a €16 million investment in a new factory in Tangier, Morocco, to produce fuel system tubes. The plant, located in Tanger Med, will have an annual capacity of 4.5 million meters of tubes, with production exported to Europe.

CMS, Turkey's largest aluminium wheel manufacturer, is building a new 38,000 m² plant in Izmir with an investment of over €90 million, expecting to reach an output of 12 million wheels by 2022.

CorrChoice LLC plans a 350,000-square-foot corrugated packaging facility at 350 N. Lingle Ave. in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, backed by a $40 million investment. The project is expected to create 79 jobs and retain 97 jobs in Hazleton and Warminster.

Fabril Scavone will invest in a new industrial plant in Itatiba, São Paulo, to produce needlepunched nonwovens with a capacity of 500 tons per month. Construction starts in 2019, operations in 2020, creating over 50 direct jobs.

United Cement Investor will start building a new 1.5Mt/yr cement plant at Bir Thlathin, Tataouine, Tunisia, with a cost of around $320 million. The project is expected to create 419 direct jobs and start construction in March 2019.

Pidilite Industries is planning a new adhesive manufacturing unit in APSEZ, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of ₹2,150 million and capacity of 0.1 million tpa. The project is under implementation and expected to be operational by March 2020.

Lanlan New Materials broke ground in December 2018 on a waterborne polyurethane resin and auto sealant flocking plant in Anqing, China. The $77 million facility will have annual capacity of 75,000 metric tons of waterborne PU resin and coatings, and is due to come on stream in May 2020.

Zoomlion's new tower crane smart factory, the world's largest, will begin operations on January 11, 2019. The 400-mu (approx. 26.7-hectare) first phase involved an investment of 780 million yuan.

Lite Auto Components Pvt Ltd, part of Hindustan Magnesium Products, will invest Rs 500 crore to set up a plant in Andhra Pradesh to manufacture magnesium-based auto components. The plant is expected to create 1800-2000 jobs and will cater to domestic and export markets.

Bell Food Group is investing EUR 30 million to build a new plant for fresh convenience products of its Eisberg Group in Marchtrenk, Austria. The ground-breaking ceremony will take place on 15 September, creating more than 100 jobs in the first phase.

Wärtsilä commenced site work for a 378 MW LNG-fired power plant in El Salvador, ordered by Energía del Pacífico, which will be the largest and most efficient in the country.

Swiss packaging company Hoffmann Neopac AG is starting production at a new 37,000-square-foot US plant in North Carolina, with a high-speed tube line capable of 80 million units per year. The project received a $300,000 state grant.

Zschimmer & Schwarz USA has opened a greenfield synthetic ester plant in Ivey, Georgia. Production began in December 2018, and the first two reactors will be fully operational by March 2019, adding 45 million pounds of domestic synthetic ester capacity.

Sogefi Suspensions Eastern Europe, a subsidiary of the Sogefi Group, will build an auto parts factory in Oradea, Romania, with an investment of 50 million Euro.

Nucor Corporation announced plans to build a state-of-the-art plate mill.

Hongshi-Shivam Cement, a Nepal-China joint venture, began operations at its cement factory in Nawalparasi, Nepal. The factory is the country's largest and employs over 500 people.

Dina Gezahegn Import & Export has invested 200 million birr to set up a flour processing plant (820 tn/day capacity) and a biscuit manufacturing plant (1,200 kg/hour) in Awash Melkasa, Ethiopia. The flour plant is expected to be operational in 1.5 months; the biscuit factory awaits machinery imports.

Nanjing C-HOPE Cement Engineering Group is planning to build a new production line at the Lien Khe plant in Haiphong, Vietnam.

COFCO Packaging announced plans to establish a joint venture with Jiaxing Haoneng to build a two-piece aluminum can manufacturing plant in Belgium, with total investment of 400 million yuan. COFCO will hold 51%.

Fuhua Group began construction of a 980-mu (approx. 65-hectare) loader, bulldozer and excavator manufacturing plant in Heshan, Guangdong, with a total investment of 3 billion yuan and expected annual output value of 6 billion yuan. Production is expected to start in March 2020.