Evonik launched basic planning for an additional production line for hydrogen peroxide at its Antwerp site, aiming for startup by 2020. The new line would increase capacity by 50%.

NG Metalúrgica expanded its facilities with a new 4,200 m² mechanical shop at the Capim Fino Industrial Complex in Piracicaba, Brazil. The company discontinued its old factory and consolidated all industrial activities at the complex from January 2019.

ABB has delivered an ABB Ability System 800xA automation platform and a new operating center for SCA Östrand's new pulp mill in Sweden. The mill, launched in June 2018, will reach full operation by end of 2019, producing 1 million tons per year.

Celltrion is expanding its Songdo Plant 1 production capacity from 50,000 liters to 100,000 liters. The existing 50,000L facility resumed production in early February 2019, and the additional 50,000L capacity is targeted for completion in the first half of 2019 with commercial production in the second half of 2019.

Jade Engineered Plastics is moving to a larger factory at 15 New Industrial Road, Warren, Rhode Island.

Polyram Plastic Industries Ltd. has invested $10 million at its Evansville, Indiana site and plans to increase staff to 50 by 2022.

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corporation will invest 46.8 billion won (US$ 41.5 million) to expand PAN carbon fibre production at its JeonJu plant, adding 2,000 metric tons annually.

TechnoNicol will invest 72.1 million rubles in 2019 to launch a new insulation product line at its stone wool plant in Zainsk, Tatarstan, for the Leroy Merlin retail chain.

AGC, a glass manufacturer, is expanding its plant in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, with a second furnace costing R$ 750 million, partly financed by a R$ 140 million BNDES credit. The expansion will increase capacity by 140% and create 900 jobs. The new furnace is expected to start operations by April 2019.

Shantui Construction Machinery (Shandong Heavy Industry Group) launched a 5 billion yuan smart manufacturing project for 20,000 excavators annually in Linyi, Shandong, with a groundbreaking ceremony on February 22, 2019.

BHEL commissioned the third 250MW unit at the Nabinagar Thermal Power Project in Bihar, India, for Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company.

Polimerdor will expand production by launching woven geotextile from polypropylene threads in Q2 2019, investing 25 million rubles and creating 30 jobs.

Menicon Co., Ltd. is adding second and third floors to its single-story Kakamigahara Factory to increase production capacity for daily disposable contact lenses. The expansion will add 12 production lines (from 3 to 15) and target an annual capacity of over 500 million lenses. Construction started December 2018 and is scheduled for completion in spring 2020.

Soitec and Shanghai Simgui Technology announced a partnership expansion to increase 200mm SOI wafer production at Simgui's Shanghai factory from 180,000 to 360,000 wafers per year, announced February 22, 2019.

Flex is investing US$65 million to expand its manufacturing site in Aguascalientes, Mexico, increasing production capacity by 35% with 15 new production lines. The expansion will add 240,000 square feet and create 2,000 direct jobs over three years ending in 2022.

Norton Packaging plans a $2.5 million expansion of its pail plant in Hamlet, Starke County, Indiana, adding 42,000 square feet and 20 jobs. It would be the third expansion of the county operation.

Andronaco Inc. is relocating its newly acquired subsidiary Conley Composites from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kentwood, Michigan. The project involves a $3.3 million capital investment and the creation of 64 new jobs.

Ontex plans to expand its diaper factory in Radomsko, Poland, increasing production lines from one to four by 2020. Employment will rise from 70 to 170. The company has invested about EUR 26 million in the facility to date.

Alfa Laval is modernizing its heat exchanger plant in Korolyov, Russia, upgrading 70% of production to produce a new generation of more energy-efficient heat exchangers. The first new product was released in December 2018, and the two-year modernization cycle is expected to be completed by 2020.

Tashkent Pipe Plant named after V.L. Galperin has commissioned cold rolling mill capacities for the production of rebar (6-10mm diameter) and low-carbon steel wire (3-8mm diameter). Equipment for metal welded mesh production has also been put into operation.

Emerson completed the first phase of its $100 million four-year renovation and expansion project at its Sidney, Ohio facility, which houses its Copeland compressor technology and manufacturing headquarters for the Americas. The project includes new lobby, office space, visitor gate, and infrastructure for an engineering laboratory, with future phases focusing on expanding engineering labs for compressor and refrigerant testing.

Austin Foam Plastics, a Sealed Air subsidiary, plans a 60,000-square-foot expansion of its Pflugerville, Texas facility with a $4.7 million investment and 22 new jobs. The deal was approved by the local development corporation pending city council approval.

Invista is entering the final design phase for a $250 million project at its Victoria, Texas site to upgrade manufacturing technology and increase production of adiponitrile (ADN). Construction is set to begin in the first quarter of 2019.

Waukesha Bearings Corp. plans to expand its plant in Antigo, Wisconsin, with a 1,500 sq ft addition for shipping and receiving and a 35,000 sq ft manufacturing area. Construction is expected to start as soon as weather permits and be completed in 2019.

The QM Group is expanding its existing Orangeburg County, South Carolina plastic injection molding facility with a $9.5 million investment, creating 37 new jobs.

Federal Signal Corporation announced plans to expand its Vactor Manufacturing facility in Streator, Illinois, adding approximately 100,000 square feet and up to 90 jobs. The company expects to invest up to USD 25 million, with construction starting in the first half of 2019 and first phase completion by end of 2019.

Brilen inaugurated four new production lines for polyester technical yarns at its plant in Barbastro, Spain, after a €12 million investment. The expansion adds 5,000 tons per year capacity and created 25 jobs.

Vactor Manufacturing announced plans to expand its Streator, Illinois plant, adding up to 90 jobs and increasing production capacity. Parent Federal Signal expects to invest up to $25 million in the project, with construction targeted to finish by end of 2019.

Kumho P&B Chemicals, a subsidiary of Kumho Petrochemical Group, signed technology and basic design contracts with Tsukishima Kikai and Idemitsu Kosan to expand bisphenol-A (BPA) production at its Yeosu plant. The company will invest 200 billion won to increase capacity from 450,000 to 650,000 tons per year by the second half of 2021.

Ascend Performance Materials announced a $35.2 million expansion at its Greenwood County, S.C., operations to increase nylon polymer capacity by 50 percent, creating 30 jobs.

Nouryon completed a US$14 million expansion at its Los Reyes site in Mexico, more than doubling capacity for emulsion-based organic peroxides to meet demand in the North American PVC market.

AveXis, a Novartis company, announced an additional $60 million investment and 200 new jobs at its gene therapy manufacturing site in Durham, North Carolina, bringing total investment to $115 million and planned employment to 400. The facility is expected to be completed in the second half of 2020.

Advansor, a Danish CO2 refrigeration systems manufacturer, began construction of a new 10,000 m² factory and headquarters in Brabrand, Aarhus, to double its production capacity. The facility is due for completion by the end of 2019.

General Motors plans to expand production capacity for its 10-speed transmission at its Romulus propulsion plant in Michigan, investing USD 20 million. The announcement was made in a press release on 19 February 2019.

Interflex Group has invested £1.5 million in new equipment at its Sunderland factory, which makes flexible packaging for bakery and snack food, to increase capacity by about 20%.

Waterloo Container is seeking $207,050 in tax exemptions from the Seneca County IDA for a $2.28 million, 37,000-square-foot addition to its Seneca Falls facility, adding warehouse space and a bottle packing conveyor line and 22 new jobs.

Mar-Bal acquired an adjacent 5-acre parcel from Painesville to build an expansion of between 20,000 and 35,000 square feet within the next three years, potentially adding 70-80 jobs.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries completed a new factory at Wipro Kawasaki Precision Machinery in Bengaluru, doubling production capacity to 40,000 units per year for hydraulic pumps and motors used in construction machinery.

Ascent Meditech raised ₹70 crore from LeapFrog to build a new manufacturing facility in Daman, expanding capacity fourfold to 160,000-200,000 units per day, and increasing employment to 5,000.

SVZ USA will increase production capacity at its Othello, WA facility by adding an aseptic puree processing and packaging line, expected operational in Q3 2019.

Lasselsberger is building a cement plant in Abzelilovo district, Bashkiria, with 50% completion. The first stage includes white cement (200,000 t/yr), micro-calcite (100,000 t/yr) and dry mixes (300,000 t/yr) workshops, with investments over RUB 2 billion and 220 jobs.

KCP has commenced commercial cement production at a new 1.7Mt/yr line at its Muktyala plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, bringing total capacity to 4.3Mt/yr. The company also started up a 0.5Mt/yr grinding plant in Naidupeta.

Linde Material Handling Ibérica has moved its Barcelona delegation to new facilities in Gavà, covering 3,000 square meters with offices, showroom, training classrooms, and workshops. The new location expands service coverage in the Barcelona province.

German film manufacturer RKW is investing $18.8 million into its production site in Franklin, KY, including construction of a new 30,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility and new equipment. The investment will create 30 new jobs.

MFG is expanding its Plant 2 by 18,000 sq ft and building a new 35,000 sq ft warehouse in Nuevo León. A 2,000-ton press and assembly line will be installed for a new Daimler truck model.

SANHUA AWECO held a grand opening ceremony for a new 1000 square metre production building inside its existing Tychy plant in Poland, to produce expansion valves for European automotive customers. The first production start is planned for May 2019.

Danfoss is investing about €1.5 million in an automated water-based paint line in a 700 square metre area of its mobile hydraulics plant in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The line will bring painting in-house, previously outsourced, and is expected to create new jobs.

Nidec plans to invest 20-30 billion yen to build a second traction motor factory in China, doubling annual capacity to 600,000-700,000 units for cars, with the first factory starting in May 2019 and the second in 2020.

Czech packaging machine maker Viking Mašek opened a new cartoning center in Nová Role, Karlovy Vary Region, in February 2019, investing about CZK 55 million to increase production capacity.

KF Aerospace broke ground on a $30 million expansion of its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Hamilton Airport (YHM), adding 150,000 sq. feet and over 275 new jobs. The project includes a new 75,000 sq. foot wide-body hangar.