Press Glass will invest $43.55 million to establish a 280,000-square-foot flat glass processing manufacturing operation in Henry County, Virginia, creating 212 new jobs.

China National Building Materials (CNBM) has officially launched a new cement plant in Chongwe Mapande Industrial Park, Zambia. The first phase involves a $200 million investment for a 1Mt cement production line and other facilities, creating over 400 direct jobs.

Benninghoven is constructing a new production facility and headquarters on a 77-acre site in Wittlich, Germany, for €130 million. The plant will produce mixing plants.

Chinese company Henan invested $20 million to organize a production line in Volzhsky, Volgograd region, for disposable medical products. Capacity will be 27 million items per month, with launch planned for 2019.

Knauf Insulation announced plans to build a €120 million glass mineral wool insulation plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, with a capacity of 75,000 tonnes per year, creating 180 jobs in Malaysia and 60 regionally. The plant is scheduled for completion in early 2020.

Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. has built a roughly 500,000-square-foot aluminum can packaging plant in Goodyear, Arizona, with $240 million capex and 130 jobs. The plant is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2018.

VPET formalized plans to open a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Texas, slated to come online in the second half of 2015, to increase production capabilities for PET plastics.

Klimaoprema, a Croatian manufacturer of air conditioning and ventilation units, is building a new factory in Nova Gradiška with an investment of over 100 million kuna. Construction began in late July 2018.

German car parts manufacturer Vorwerk Autotec has begun construction of a new factory in Cacak, Serbia, with an investment of $52.4 million. The facility will produce bushings and sealings for cars and employ about 1,000 people over eight years.

Whale Rock Cement, a Chinese-invested joint venture, expects full commissioning of its cement plant in Namibia at the end of October 2018. The plant cost $350 million and will produce 1.2 million tonnes of cement per year.

Fanuc America plans to build a $51 million facility in Michigan, aiming to have 300 workers at the facility eventually.

SK hynix announced it will build a new semiconductor fabrication plant at its headquarters in Icheon, South Korea, with an investment of 3.5 trillion won (US$3.1 billion). Construction will begin later in 2018 and is expected to be completed in October 2020.

China's Citic Dicastal will invest EUR 350 million to build two aluminum car wheel factories in Morocco. The first factory in Kenitra will operate from 2019, and the second in Tangier Tech city later. Annual production capacity is 6 million units, mostly for export.

UK-based Jaivel Aerospace Ltd opened an Aerospace Engineering & Development Centre in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, housing over 40 engineers. A manufacturing facility in Sanand is expected to start operations in December 2018 with a committed investment of INR 103 crore, employing over 350 people.

Astor Transformatör's new factory, built on 100,000 square meters, will have capacity to produce 800 kV 1000 MVA transformers and create 1,000 jobs. Construction is 90% complete.

Greif opened a steel drum and container plant in the Vorsino industrial park in the Kaluga region, Russia, with first-phase investment of 800 million rubles and 50 jobs created. Planned output is two million drums per year.

Turkish company Murat Ticaret has started construction of a cable and electrical installation factory in Skopje 2 industrial zone, North Macedonia. The 18,000 square meter facility will initially create 300 jobs, with potential to reach 500.

Ingevity, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, is building a $20 million headquarters on a former brownfield site at 4920 O'Hear Ave in North Charleston, South Carolina, adding about 100 jobs. Construction is expected to start late fall 2018, with opening scheduled for 2020.

Shinagawa Gosei Seisakusho is investing 570 million yen to build a new connector factory in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Partial operation will begin in August 2018, with full operation from October 2018.

Minerals Technologies has signed an agreement with Shouguang Meilun Paper to build a 150,000 metric ton per year satellite precipitated calcium carbonate plant at its paper mill in Shouguang, China. The facility is scheduled to begin operation in the second half of 2019.

Accredo Packaging is constructing a 238,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Bình Dương Province, Vietnam, which will produce coextruded films, printed rollstock, and pouches. The plant is expected to open in the third quarter of 2018.

Kềm Nghĩa Joint Stock Company broke ground on its third factory in Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park, Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City. The investment is 298 billion VND and will create over 3,000 jobs, producing nail care tools.

BHP has begun construction of the South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia, with a $3.4 billion investment. The project includes an 80 million tonne per annum crushing and screening plant and will create 2,500 construction jobs and 600 operational roles.

Hua Hong Semiconductor held a commencement ceremony for a new 300mm wafer fabrication facility in Wuxi, China. The total investment is USD 10 billion, with USD 2.5 billion for the first phase at 90nm and 65nm/55nm nodes.

Wistron Corp plans to invest about Rs 3,000 crore to set up a mobile phone manufacturing plant in Narasapura, Kolar, Karnataka, India. Phase 1 civil work starts August 15, 2018, with Rs 650 crore investment and 2,500 jobs; full capacity will create 10,500 jobs.

Rayner's $40 million Ridley Innovation Centre in Worthing, UK, an IOL production facility with capacity of 3 million lenses per year, received FDA approval. The facility opened in 2017.

Shintech has begun construction of a new integrated PVC plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The first phase will increase PVC capacity by 290,000 tons per year and caustic soda capacity by 270,000 tons per year. The $1.49 billion investment is self-funded, with completion targeted for end of 2020.

Shin-Etsu Chemical is planning to build a 160 billion yen ($1.43 billion) polyvinyl chloride resin plant in the United States to solidify its top global position in PVC production.

Gorbel, a manufacturer of overhead material handling cranes and fall protection products, opened a new manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona. The facility will add more than 20 jobs during the first phase.

Combilift has opened a new $58 million (€50 million) manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Monaghan, Ireland. The 500,000-square-foot plant is one of the largest manufacturing operations under one roof in Ireland and will allow the company to double production within five years.

Hebert's Recycling Inc. officially opened a new recycling plant on Glencoe Drive in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, which grinds plastic bottles into flakes and bales tin cans. The plant employs 18 people and can process 78 million plastic containers per year.

Johnson Matthey held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 23, 2018 for a new catalyst factory in Gliwice, Poland. The plant will cover about 23,000 m2, produce filters for gas, petrol and diesel engines, and create 350 jobs.

South Korea-based DAE-IL Corporation broke ground on a $50 million, 295,000 square-foot facility in Murray, Kentucky, to manufacture automotive parts and gears. The plant will create 120 jobs and is expected to be completed in 12-14 months.

LG Chem will invest 200 billion won to create an industrial complex to manufacture future materials in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.

Uchiyama Group announced plans to build a $50 million manufacturing plant in Hunucmá, Yucatan, Mexico, to produce seals and gaskets for the auto industry. The plant will create 200 initial jobs, growing to 1,000.

Shandong Companion Group, with the Xintai government, started construction of the world's largest cotton yarn cone dyeing intelligent plant in Xintai, Shandong, on July 22, 2018. The plant has a total investment of 3.15 billion yuan ($456.56 million) and an annual output of 200,000 tons, to be built in three stages over five years.

A new company formed by Sonelgaz, Electro-industries, and Vijai Electricals signed statutes for a transformer plant in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The plant will produce large power transformers and create 380-400 jobs, with production expected by 2021.

Cera Sanitaryware Ltd is setting up a new polymer plant in Mehsana, Gujarat, with an investment of around Rs 25 crore. The plant will produce plastic toilet seat covers, flush systems, cisterns and allied products, and production is expected to start by January-February 2019.

GKN Fokker Elmo, a fully owned GKN Aerospace business, signed an MoU with the Maharashtra government to set up a $10 million manufacturing facility for wiring interconnection systems in Pune, India. Production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2019, and the workforce is expected to grow to 800 by 2027.

Yantai Tayho Advanced Materials plans to invest CNY 600 million (USD 89 million) in a para-aramid fiber plant in northwest China, with construction starting at the end of August 2018 and trial production expected in early 2020. The plant will have an annual capacity of 3,000 tons.

Continental launched construction of a new plant worth 95 million euros in Kaunas free economic zone, Lithuania, the largest investment in the country in 20 years.

Linglong Tyre laid the foundation stone for a new tire factory in Jingmen, Hubei Province, China, with an investment of $875 million and annual capacity of 12 million passenger tires, 2.4 million truck/bus tires, and 60,000 OTR tires.

S. Kijchai Enterprise (SKN) has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, S. Kleber Chemical, to build a plant producing adhesives and chemicals, with production line expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

West Pharmaceutical Services officially opened a new 20,500 square meter global manufacturing facility in Waterford, Ireland, on July 19, 2018. The facility will produce elastomeric laminate sheeting for insulin pen injectors and offer high-value finishing services. It currently employs about 100 people with plans for additional hiring.

Carpenter Technology Corporation announced plans to invest $52 million in an Emerging Technology Center at its existing campus in Limestone County, Alabama, focusing on additive manufacturing technology development and expected to create 60 jobs over five years.

VinFast, a Vingroup subsidiary, announced its new automobile factory in Vietnam will have a welding plant equipped with about 1,200 robots, expected to be the most modern fully-automated car body welding factory in Southeast Asia.

SOCAR Polymer LLC started up a 180,000-tonne/year polypropylene plant in Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan, built by Maire Tecnimont. The project also includes a 120,000-tpy HDPE plant under construction.

Wyoming Machinery Company, a Caterpillar mining machine service provider, plans to open a new division on an 11-acre property in Smith County, Texas, serving as a parts and service provider for Caterpillar draglines, with an expected opening date of August 1, 2018.

GKN Aerospace (GKN Fokker Elmo) signed an MOU with the State of Maharashtra to establish a new wiring interconnection systems manufacturing facility in Pune, India. The site is scheduled to come online in Q4 2018, with production starting in Q1 2019, and workforce expected to grow to 800 by 2027.

Sterigenics is building a new gamma sterilization facility in Markham Vale North, Chesterfield/Derbyshire, UK. The 60,000-square-foot facility will include a Nordion JS10000 gamma irradiator and is scheduled for completion in Q4 2018.