Nippon Steel & Sumikin Cold Heading Wire Indiana Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 150,000-square-foot facility in Shelbyville, Indiana. The $50 million project is expected to create up to 70 jobs by 2021.

Maire Tecnimont, through its subsidiaries, officially opened a new polypropylene plant for SOCAR Polymer in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan, with a capacity of 180,000 tons per year. The overall value of this and a related HDPE plant is approximately USD 500 million.

Kelin Electric began construction of a high-end smart power equipment manufacturing base in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, with a planned investment of 1.572 billion yuan. The project aims for an annual output capacity of 5 billion yuan and will create nearly 5,000 jobs.

Systemair HSK, a subsidiary of Swedish air conditioning company Systemair, is set to open a new air conditioning plant in Dilovası, Kocaeli, Turkey, in September 2018. The factory, built on 28,000 square meters, will serve as a production base for the Middle East and Balkans.

Okuma Corporation will build a new plant (K6) at its Kani facility in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, with an investment of approximately ¥10 billion. The plant will process parts for vertical and horizontal machining centers, increasing production capacity by 30%. Construction starts in August 2018 and operation begins in May 2019.

Domino Printing Sciences opened a new 172,000 sq ft advanced factory on Senate Business Park in Liverpool, relocating its fluids manufacturing from a nearby site. The facility will create 19 new jobs, bringing total workforce to 88.

Kaishan Compressor held its official groundbreaking for a 60,000-square-foot assembly plant in Loxley, Alabama, which will serve as its U.S. corporate headquarters. The plant is expected to be operational by summer 2019 and will create over 100 jobs.

Ibeto Group, in partnership with Sinoma, plans to construct two cement plants in Nkalagu and Effium, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The Nkalagu plant will have a capacity of 9,000 tpd, and the Effium plant will have a capacity of 3,000 tpd.

Zotye Auto plans to spend CNY 1.5 billion (USD 224.3 million) to build a production base for intelligent connected vehicle electronic parts with annual capacity of 1 million sets in Shexian County, Huangshan, Anhui province, China.

Kaishan Group is building a 65,000 sq ft corporate headquarters and air compressor plant in Loxley, Baldwin County, with a USD 11 million investment and about 62 jobs. A groundbreaking was held and completion is planned for the second quarter of 2019.

AMETEK Powervar opened a new manufacturing facility in Knightdale, North Carolina, on 13 July 2018. The facility will produce GTS Series, Sinergy III, and Security Plus UPS products to serve customers in the southern and eastern United States.

Subsea 7 is building a new reel-lay vessel, Seven Vega, at Royal IHC's shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands. The keel-laying ceremony was held in July 2018, and delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2020.

Profiltek opened a new 2,800-square-meter factory in Quartell, Spain, to produce polyester resin shower trays, with a capacity of 3,000 trays per month and an investment of 2 million euros.

Seco Machine finalized plans to move to a new, larger plant in Green, Ohio. The $8 million, 120,000 sq. ft. facility will include manufacturing, distribution, and office space, replacing its current 75,000 sq. ft. space in North Canton.

BUA Group commissioned its 1.5Mta Kalambaina cement plant in northwest Nigeria on July 12, 2018, at a cost of US$350 million, creating 2000 jobs.

Mars Petcare inaugurated its second plant in El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of 1 billion Mexican pesos. The plant will produce wet and dry pet food, creating 500 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs by 2020.

Faurecia Interiors announced plans to open a new 73,000 square foot production facility in Toledo, Ohio, creating more than 100 jobs. The company will invest an estimated $11 million, with production starting in April 2019.

Canadian auto parts manufacturer Martinrea International opened its second plant in Guanajuato, Mexico, with a $30 million investment. The 14,800 sqm facility in Silao created 200 jobs and houses stamping machines, assembly cells and robots.

Thöni-Gruppe is building a 20,000 sqm production hall in Pfaffenhofen, Austria, with a €70 million investment. The plant will house a 5,600-ton aluminum extrusion press and an IHU press, creating 150 jobs, with production starting in spring 2019.

Oshkosh Corporation will establish a manufacturing facility in Jefferson City, Tennessee, creating more than 300 jobs over three years. The facility will house welding and fabrication operations in a renovated former John Deere building and is expected to be operational in 2019.

Spanish release liner maker ITASA is building a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with a €20M investment and 150 Mm2 capacity, employing 50 people. Cutting and printing operations are due to start in October 2018 and silicone processing in February 2019.

Medline Industries announced a $100 million investment to build a new plant in Mexicali, Baja California, for manufacturing surgical instrument trays. Production is scheduled to begin in summer 2019.

Medline is investing $100 million in a new plant in Mexicali, Mexico, to produce surgical procedure trays, creating 3,400 jobs across Mexicali and Nuevo Laredo. The facility will start operations in summer 2019.

Intersurgical announced a new plant in Visaginas, Lithuania, with an investment of EUR 7 million, expected to create around 200 high-skilled jobs.

Toray Industries (India) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore.

Henkel has laid the cornerstone for a new global innovation center for its adhesive technologies business at its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. The facility will house more than 350 employees.

Crane inaugurated a new aseptic valve factory for Crane Saunders Aseptic Valves in Satara, India, featuring 5-axis CNC machining centres and new inspection equipment. The ceremony was attended by over 300 industry professionals, customers and distributors.

Uponor North America started manufacturing PEX pipe at its new 237,000-square-foot facility in Hutchinson, Minnesota, six months ahead of schedule. The $6.35 million investment was announced in July 2017 after the company bought the existing facility.

Pidilite Lanka (Private) Limited formally commissioned a new state-of-the-art adhesive manufacturing plant in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka on July 10, 2018. The zero-discharge plant on four acres will initially manufacture adhesives under the Fevicol brand.

Zecotek Photonics' subsidiary Zecotek Imaging China commenced operation of a new LFS scintillation crystal production facility in Shanghai on July 2, 2018. EBO Optoelectronics committed to resume a supply agreement for $21 million of crystals over three years.

SEEIF Ceramic will build a new plant for unshaped refractory products at the MMK Industrial Park in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The investment is 680 million rubles and will create 150 jobs.

Alvimedica will invest $30 million to build a new factory in Çatalca, Turkey, for the production of interventional cardiology devices. The plant is planned to begin service in autumn 2018.

Boehringer Ingelheim will invest more than €200 million to establish a new strategic production center for Veterinary Public Health in Lyon, France. The facility will produce foot-and-mouth disease and Bluetongue virus vaccines, creating approximately 100 jobs, and is expected to be operational by the end of 2021.

SK hynix System IC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK hynix, will establish a joint venture with Wuxi Industrial Development Group to build a new 200 mm wafer analog foundry production line in Wuxi, China. Construction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2019.

Phibro Animal Health announced plans to establish a biotech facility producing animal health vaccines in Sligo, Ireland, creating up to 150 jobs over 5 years, supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

Lime Green Products opened a new £2 million manufacturing plant in Much Wenlock, UK, with a capacity of 100 metric tonnes per day, producing lime-based mortars, renders and plasters.

Seiko Epson completed construction of a new factory (Building 9) at its Hirooka site in Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan, for producing PrecisionCore print chips. The facility, with an investment of about ¥25.5 billion, is expected to start operations within fiscal 2018 and will triple production capacity.

Chiron celebrated the groundbreaking for its new 'Chiron Precision Factory' in Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany. The 14,000 m² facility, with a capacity of 450 machines per year, represents an investment of over €30 million and is expected to be completed in autumn 2019.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) plans to build a new battery cell factory near Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, with investments of several hundred million euros, creating 1,000 jobs. BMW and Daimler will be customers.

MAN Energy Solutions held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26, 2018, for its new United States headquarters and service shop in Brookshire, Texas. The facility will house over 140 employees and provide repair services for reciprocating engines and turbomachinery.

SRF Ltd. will invest around €60 million to build a new BOPET film factory in Jászfényszaru, Hungary, with a capacity of 40,000 tpa, creating 100 jobs. Production is expected to begin at the end of 2019.

Barberini, a world leader in optical glass solar lenses recently acquired by Luxottica, has inaugurated a new 25,000 m² factory in Città Sant'Angelo, Italy. The factory is highly sustainable with a laminated wood structure and efficient systems.

German company Leoni will invest EUR 32 million in a new production plant for car cable systems in Pleven, Bulgaria. Production is planned to begin by the end of 2018, with full capacity expected in 2020.

Conval moved all operations into a new 72,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing center in Enfield, Connecticut, with 40% more capacity than its former three-building Somers campus.

Esmo (formerly Nexen Tech) began construction of its first wiring harness factory in Vietnam, Esmo Vina, located in Gia Phu Industrial Zone, Ninh Binh province. The facility represents a total investment of VND700 billion ($30.39 million) and is expected to create about 2,000 jobs.

HORIBA announced the relocation of its Reno Technology Center in Nevada, USA, to a new expanded site to develop fluid measurement and control technology for semiconductor production. The new site will begin full operation on August 23, 2018.

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals broke ground on a €90 million organic peroxide production facility in Tianjin, China. The plant will replace an existing site and expand capacity by 30-70%, with completion expected in Q2 2020.

SW Automation has started construction of a new production facility in the Bürgermoos industrial area in Tettnang, Germany, with an investment of €6 million. The plant is expected to be operational by April 2019 and will create 40 new jobs over three years.

Mazak started assembly operations at its new plant in Inabe, Japan, with a $176 million investment. The 603,000 sq ft facility will produce five-axis machining centers and increase production capacity by 20%.

Uniquetex, a joint venture between Foshan Nanhai Beautiful Nonwoven and Wenzhou Chaolong Textile Machinery, has started production at its new 360,000 sq ft plant in Grover, North Carolina. The first two spunmelt lines were installed in the first half of 2018, with full production expected in the second half of 2018. Total investment is $31.6 million.