Thyssenkrupp has expanded its camshaft unit in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to meet rising automotive demand, as reported on 25 June 2019. The plant was opened in late 2015 and has 20 robots.

Safran Landing Systems received planning approval from Tewkesbury Borough Council for a new 6,350m2 factory in Gloucester, UK, to increase production capacity for aircraft landing systems.

HMC Polymers, a joint venture of LyondellBasell, announced it will build a fourth polypropylene production line at its site in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, with a capacity of 250 kilotons per year using Spherizone technology.

MiRus acquired a fully operational 50,000 sqft orthopaedic and spine manufacturing plant in Marietta, GA, adding to its current 20,000 sqft facility. The expansion follows FDA clearance of its MoRe superalloy for medical implants.

HNC Group, a Danish automation products supplier, has taken over Dan-Palletiser's former factory in Vemmelev, Denmark, doubling its space. The move is planned for early 2020 after renovations.

Dalian Huayang New Material Technology Co., Ltd. has begun building a production line with an annual output of 1,500 tons of two-component spunbond composite nonwoven material. It is expected to be put into operation in August 2019.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals is investing to add production capacity at its Advanced Organics sites in Tessenderlo, Belgium and Maastricht, Netherlands. The expansions are expected to be fully completed by the end of Q1 2020.

EV Group (EVG) began construction of a new Cleanroom V building at its corporate headquarters in St. Florian am Inn, Austria, with an investment of €30 million. The facility will add capacity for product development, demonstrations, and pilot production.

Himatsingka completed capacity debottlenecking at its sheeting plant, increasing capacity from 46 million meters per annum to 61 million meters per annum.

Suzhou Yimeide Technology Co., Ltd. announced an investment of 30 million yuan for an automation technology expansion project at No. 15 Shuangyaoli Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, to process 26 million non-standard automatic control equipment annually.

Pries Enterprises announced a major expansion underway in Buchanan County, Iowa, adding a new 100,000 sq ft facility. The company has invested $40 million over three years, doubling its footprint to over 300,000 sq ft.

C&A Tool Engineering, a MinebeaMitsumi company, is investing $3.8 million to expand its Churubusco, Indiana operations, creating 15 new jobs. The town approved a 10-year tax abatement.

AT&F is investing $3 million to add 40,000 square feet to its existing 50,000-square-foot steel fabrication facility in Orville, Ohio.

Luoyang Glass announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary China Building Materials Tongcheng New Energy Materials has completed the upgrade of its 320t/d solar glass production line, which was successfully ignited on June 20, 2019.

ON Semiconductor invested 167.2 billion KRW to expand its Bucheon plant manufacturing facility from 26,000 m² to 36,000 m², increasing production capacity by 50% and expecting 200 new jobs and 1 trillion KRW in sales by year-end.

Flomatic Corporation completed a $3.3 million expansion of its Glens Falls, Warren County plant, adding nearly 20,000 sq ft and an epoxy coating operation that nearly triples output. The company has committed to 15 new jobs.

AKWEL officially opened the Gebze 2 extension at its Gebze plant in Turkey, increasing autoclave and extrusion capacities by 40% to meet growing demands from Ford Otosan, Renault and JLR.

Blue Diamond Growers is building a new bulk receiving warehouse at its Salida facility, adding 50 million pounds of almond meat storage capacity. The warehouse is expected to be operational for the fall 2020 harvest.

Lab Medical Manufacturing Inc. plans to launch operations in Charleston County, South Carolina, investing approximately $5 million and creating over 30 jobs over five years, with operations starting by September 1.

Vita Nonwovens celebrated the expansion of its Fort Wayne, Indiana facility with a 150,000-square-foot addition to house a new production line, adding 22 employees. The $18 million expansion will help meet growing demand.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is expanding its facility in Beaverton, Michigan, adding floor space for extrusion, molding, and assembly in ISO Class 7 production space, plus warehouse, development center, and office space. The expansion is supported by a $1.45M EDA grant and is expected to create 70 manufacturing jobs and generate $20.1M in private investment.

Finnøy Betong has submitted a regulatory plan to Finnøy municipality to expand its industrial area at Flesjå, allowing for a doubling of production capacity to 40,000 m3, with a new production hall and warehouse.

Metalsa Structural Products Inc. is investing $6.4 million to expand its existing facility in Botetourt County, Virginia, creating 25 new jobs. The expansion is driven by increased demand from commercial vehicle customers.

Hanwha Advanced Materials America announced a $32 million expansion of its Opelika, Alabama facility, creating 128 new jobs within three years.

West Fraser, Inc. announced it will construct a new planer mill in Opelika, Alabama, costing about $43 million.

REDCOM EMS, a business unit of REDCOM Laboratories, installed a new high-speed SMT production line at its manufacturing facility in Victor, New York, tripling component insertion capacity to about 150,000 components per hour. The expansion also includes a conformal coating machine, aqueous board wash system, and other equipment.

Nord-Lock Group will build a 125,000-square-foot North American headquarters in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, consolidating manufacturing operations. The $4 million project is expected to create 37 new jobs and retain 110 existing jobs.

Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at its Shingai Factory in Hamamatsu, Japan, to increase production capacity for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors, and X-ray flat panel sensors. The building is expected to be completed in August 2020.

Baker Hughes, a GE company, opened its upgraded Centre of Excellence campus in Montrose, Scotland, in a GBP 31 million investment supported by a GBP 4.9 million Scottish Enterprise grant. The site handles engineering, manufacturing, testing and assembly of subsea deepwater equipment.

Sartorius started up its expanded manufacturing operations in Yauco, Puerto Rico, after investing more than $100 million. The expansion more than doubled production capacity of membrane filters and single-use bags for biopharmaceutical manufacture.

STI began a 150,000 square foot plant expansion in January 2017, increasing production from 500,000 yards per week to 750,000 yards per week, adding 40 new looms and 100 new employees.

FuelCell Energy advanced expansion of its Torrington, Connecticut manufacturing capacity in the second fiscal quarter of 2026.

Aspen Pharmacare has expanded its sterile production site at Notre Dame de Bondeville in France with a new anaesthetic facility and high-speed filling lines for thrombosis products, part of a €100 million investment. The expansion will add capacity for 80 million blow-fill-seal anaesthetic units and 180 million pre-filled syringes annually, with commercial production expected in 2020.

Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited has begun construction of two new grain storage silos at its terminal at the Port of Quebec after receiving authorizations from the Quebec Port Authority.

Spanish steelmaker CELSA has started construction of a rolling mill at its CELSA France plant in Boucau and Tarnos, New Aquitaine. The €60 million investment will allow the plant to produce finished products from steel billets, and is planned to be operational within about 20 months.

Fenner Dunlop's Kwinana manufacturing plant in Western Australia, built in 2009 with a $70 million investment, celebrates its 10th anniversary. The plant produces conveyor belts for mining clients in the Pilbara region.

TSMC's Fab 18 in Taiwan, using 5nm technology, is scheduled to begin mass production in the first or second quarter of 2020.

Beaulieu Engineered Products announced a new pilot line for R&D projects and new high tenacity staple fibres capacity at its Italian plant, available from end of 2019.

Global Compressor LP has added 7,300 square feet to its Houston headquarters, adding a machine shop, valve repair center and sales offices, doubling its machine count onsite.

Navistar announced a $125 million expansion of its Huntsville, Alabama engine plant, adding 145 jobs over three years. The factory will produce a new truck powertrain developed with TRATON.

VEO's UK subsidiary IC Electrical (ICE) has produced its first low-voltage VEDA switchgear locally and moved to a new production facility called TEHDAS, which will almost triple its capacity. The expansion targets growing UK demand.

Lockheed Martin announced an expansion of its center of excellence in Camden, Arkansas, investing $142 million and hiring 326 new employees. The expansion will support new construction and improve existing facilities for missile defense products.

Tosoh America Inc. announced plans to expand its facility in Grove City, Ohio, investing $8.4 million and creating 40 new jobs. The expansion will add 30,000 square feet, with 20,000 for distribution and 10,000 for manufacturing.

DSM opened a new production line for Arnitel thermoplastic copolyester in Emmen, the Netherlands, increasing global capacity by 20%.

Egyptian packaging maker Al Safa for Packaging is adding a EUR 2 million production line imported from Germany to raise capacity by 20 to 25 percent at its Alexandria plants. Production is expected to start early next month.

Pratt & Whitney's Columbus Forge Disks business unveiled a new isothermal vacuum forge press, the C5, to raise output of turbine disks and compressor rotors for its engines. The press is part of the company's engine production ramp, following a $386 million investment in Columbus announced in 2017.

Fluxys LNG is adding a fifth LNG storage tank and vapor recovery system at its Zeebrugge LNG plant in Belgium, raising storage capacity from 380,000 to 560,000 cubic meters. Commissioning was underway in 2019.

Sunkid opened a new main building at its Bad Goisern site in Austria, serving as a center for innovation, construction and administration. The building has more than three times the space than before and includes expansion possibilities.

ebm-papst is strengthening its US business with a second production site in Johnson City, Tennessee, investing USD 37 million over five years and planning to employ up to 200 people. Serial production is expected to start in September 2019.

Forterra is replacing its existing factory at Desford with a new £95 million plant capable of producing 180 million bricks per year, more than doubling capacity. The plant is expected to become operational in 2022.