Fuzhen Group signed an agreement on September 3, 2018 to build a metal packaging and filling plant in Gedian Development Zone, Ezhou, Hubei, China. The project involves an investment of 1 billion yuan and will produce cans, lids, and beverage filling, with an annual capacity of 1.3 billion empty cans.

ABC Group inaugurated its fifth Mexican production facility in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, investing $30 million and creating 429 jobs to supply plastic interior components to automakers.

Friza Industry opened a new plant in the Brest free economic zone to produce thermal insulation curtains and glass systems for commercial refrigeration equipment. The company plans a second phase in 2019.

The Sinomach (Zhuhai) Robotic Engineering Center (REC), a 4 billion-yuan ($626 million) partnership project between China National Machinery Industry Corp (Sinomach) and United Faith Group, is being built at the National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Zhuhai. ABB Robotics (Zhuhai) will begin robot assembly, testing, and integration in October 2018.

The Presidents of Turkmenistan and South Korea visited the polymeric plant in Kiyanly settlement, opened last autumn. Built by LG International Corp, Hyundai Engineering, and TOYO Engineering, it processes 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year to produce 386,000 tons of high-density polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene.

smartMelamine d.o.o. officially started industrial production of meltblown nonwovens made of melamine at its facility in Kocevje, Slovenia, in September 2018.

Berner Food & Beverage broke ground on a new 675,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in New Milford, Illinois in September 2018.

EBA Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of EBA Kogyo Japan, inaugurated a new factory in Nomura Industrial Park, Hai Phong, Vietnam on February 15, 2014. The facility produces metal welding, cutting, and precision mechanical products.

Dai Huu Joint Stock Company has commissioned its second packaging plant in the Quat Dong Industrial Cluster in Thuong Tin, Hanoi, with about 30,000 square meters of floor area. Total production capacity across its two factories rises to 145 million bags per year.

Ningxia Taihe Aramid Fiber Co., Ltd. started construction of a 3,000-ton aramid fiber project in Ningdong, Ningxia, on August 31, 2018. The project is part of a planned 4 billion yuan industrial park.

Braidy Industries Inc. is building a new $1.6 billion aluminum rolling mill in Ashland, Kentucky, expected to open in 2020. Orders for formed aluminum sheet products through 2026 already stand at 200% of expected output.

Daihatsu Motor Co. decided to build a new factory on the premises of its Kyoto plant with a capital investment of 350 billion yen. Construction will begin in September 2018, and operations will commence in stages, with completion expected around 2022.

Lasselsberger GmbH, through its subsidiary OOO Tsemix, has begun construction of a new dry construction mix plant in Abzelilovsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The plant will have an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes (200,000 t white cement, 100,000 t microcalcite, 100,000 t dry mixes), with first production expected in mid-2020. Investment exceeds RUB 2.2 billion, creating at least 220 jobs.

TruNet (UK) opened a new 40,000 sq ft purpose-built manufacturing plant in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, after a multi-million-pound investment from HSBC UK. The facility will house 20 additional knitting machines, increasing production by 20%.

China National Materials Group (CNMG, part of Sinoma) built a 6,000 tpd cement plant with six production lines in Beni Suef, Egypt, for the Egyptian Armed Forces. The plant was completed in under two years, with first clinker produced in December 2017.

Voestalpine Rotec Summo, a subsidiary of Voestalpine, inaugurated a manufacturing plant in Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico. The company invested US$4 million and hired 40 workers for the facility.

HarbisonWalker International opened a state-of-the-art monolithic refractories manufacturing plant in South Point, Ohio, with a $30 million investment. The plant began shipping products in spring 2018.

Jupiter Machine Tool will open a new manufacturing and repair facility in Galesburg, Illinois, selling CNC equipment and providing repairs using virtual and augmented reality. The facility will hire about 50 people over three years.

SW North America, a subsidiary of Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen, inaugurated a new 3,700 m² production facility in New Hudson, Michigan, costing $12 million.

Ecolean, a lightweight liquid food packaging producer, acquired a 30,000 square meter site in Landskrona, Sweden, for a new production facility worth US$29 million (25 million euros), expected to be running in 2020 with about 100 new jobs.

Novelis is constructing a $300 million, 400,000-square-foot automotive aluminum manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. The plant is expected to begin production in 2020 and will employ up to 125 people.

Seemann Composites opened a new 25,600-square-foot submarine bow dome production facility in Gulfport, Mississippi, representing a $4.6 million investment and creating 46 jobs. The facility supports a contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat for the U.S. Navy's Columbia Class submarine program.

UBC Group will launch the first phase of its Green Cool refrigeration equipment plant in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, with EUR 18 million investment, creating 250 jobs and producing 60,000 units per year of glass-door refrigerators and ice cream freezers.

Prime Cement, part of Milbridge Group, has started construction of a new cement plant in Musanze, Rwanda. The facility will produce 0.6 million tonnes per annum in the first phase, expanding to 1.2 million tonnes per annum in the second phase, with completion expected within 12 months.

Texsus S.p.A. is investing over €30 million in a new plant in Poland to produce air-through bonded nonwovens for hygiene products. The plant will occupy about 50% of a 50,000-square-meter facility and is expected to start operations by Q1 2020.

Green Bay Packaging broke ground on a $500 million paper mill on North Quincy Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to replace its 71-year-old mill, with completion expected by spring 2021. Miron Construction is general contractor and Voith will supply the paper machine.

Faurecia Interior Systems plans to invest $30 million in a new plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, to manufacture door panel assemblies.

Novartis announced plans to construct a new cell and gene therapy production facility in Stein, Switzerland, with phased investments of approximately CHF 90 million ($92 million). The plant will support CAR-T drug Kymriah and create up to 450 jobs.

Toyo Gosei Kogyo announced it will construct a new factory on the site of its Chiba plant to strengthen production capacity for photosensitive materials used in photoresists for semiconductors and displays. The investment is 70 billion yen, with construction starting November 2018 and operation beginning September 2020.

MSQ Health partnered with Coega SEZ to build a R100 million greenfield medical device factory in South Africa, consolidating its suture and textile manufacturing facilities, creating 100-150 new jobs, and expected to be operational by October 2019.

ContiTech opened a RMB70 million (about €10 million) plant in Changshu, China, producing 3D blow-moulded thermoplastic elastomer hoses for turbochargers used by automotive OEMs. The plant is Continental's fourth site with this technology and was set to start mass production in Q3 2018.

Toyo Seikan decided to construct a new factory building for manufacturing flexible packaging containers within its Toyohashi Plant in Aichi Prefecture. The project costs 9 billion yen and is scheduled for completion in March 2020.

Medline announced construction of a 1.1 million square-foot distribution center in Principio Business Park, Perryville, Maryland, replacing its Havre de Grace facility and creating 200 new jobs.

Xylem Inc, a US-based water technology provider, announced plans to set up a second manufacturing plant in India to meet increased demand for water pumps. The location is yet to be decided, with an investment of US$40-50 million.

Kamsky Zavod Polimernykh Materialov plans to build a plant in Tobolsk, Russia, to produce FFS film for Sibur Holding. The investment is 1.1 billion rubles, with a capacity of 10,000 tons per year and 60 jobs. Launch is planned for 2020.

Texas Instruments announced a $3.2 billion investment to build a new semiconductor wafer factory in Richardson, Texas, creating up to 625 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2019 with operations starting in 2022.

Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company's brick-making plant in Gweru is 70% complete, with operations expected to start mid-November 2018. The $10 million investment will initially produce 16 million bricks annually.

Kamsky Polymer Materials plans to build a plant in Tobolsk, Russia, to produce FFS film for SIBUR Holding. The investment is 1.1 billion rubles, with an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes.

Construction has started on a gas turbine plant near Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, by the joint venture Russian Gas Turbines (GE 50%, Inter RAO 25%, Rostec 25%). The plant will produce GE 6FA gas turbines with an initial capacity of 14 units per year, with investments of RUB 5 billion.

Siemens has begun construction of a transformer plant in the Voronezh region of Russia. The plant will have an annual capacity of up to 100 high-voltage transformer units, with investments exceeding RUB 1.5 billion.

GreenPower Motor Company announced plans to build a 144,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 9.3 acres it owns in Porterville, California, with a total investment of $6 million to $7 million. The first phase of 50,000 square feet is expected to come online in 2019, with all three phases completed by 2020.

Robert Bosch GmbH broke ground on a US$120 million plant in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, to manufacture electronic control units (ECUs) for the American market. The facility will create about 1,200 jobs and is scheduled to start operations in 2020.

Plenus Foods completed construction of a new comprehensive food processing plant in Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, costing 8 billion yen. The plant has a total floor area of 8,500 square meters and an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons, and will begin full operation on October 1, 2018.

Danfoss has broken ground on a new 5,600m² application development centre for its cooling business in Haiyan, China, adjacent to its existing Turbocor compressor and heat exchanger plant.

Consolidated Sterilizer Systems, a manufacturer of steam autoclaves, has moved to a new state-of-the-art facility at 3 Enterprise Rd in Billerica, Massachusetts. The larger facility increases manufacturing capacity and includes a dedicated training center.

Bosch broke ground on a new automotive electronics factory in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of 120 million euros. The plant will initially create 1,200 jobs and is expected to be the most automated and intelligent production site in North America.

Glogar Umwelttechnik GmbH is constructing a new operational building in St. Florian, Austria, with an investment of approximately €5 million. The facility will include offices, a warehouse, and a technology center for customer demonstrations.

BD Medical inaugurated a new factory for BD Vacutainer tubes at its Curitiba plant in Brazil at the end of 2018, following a US$30 million investment in 2016.

Whyte's Foods is investing $16.5 million to open a food-processing facility in Wallaceburg, Ontario, creating approximately 100 jobs. The plant will produce pickles, peppers and relish, with a grand opening planned for fall 2019.

Sani-Matic Inc. broke ground on a new 93,500 square-foot manufacturing and office facility in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The facility will consolidate two existing facilities under one roof and is slated for completion in May 2019.