Kotovsky Zavod Plastmass plans to create a production facility for construction polymer sheet in the TOSER Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, with an investment of 201 million rubles. The plant is expected to launch in 2020 with a capacity of 720 tonnes of foamed polyethylene per year.

Tekni-Plex installed an additional silicone tubing extrusion line at its Suzhou, China facility, increasing capacity and enabling smaller tubing sizes for medical pump applications.

Telestack announced a £5 million investment in a new 45,000 sq ft factory in Doogary Industrial Estate, Omagh, to expand manufacturing capacity. The facility will include a research centre and office suite.

Ingersoll Rand plans to transfer most core product line production from Buffalo, New York to its Mocksville plant by July 2019 and hire about 40 workers across Mocksville and Davidson, NC.

Évolupak, a maker of recyclable thermoformed food packaging, will build a 40,000 sq ft building costing 10 million dollars to double its floor space in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. About 20 jobs will be created, with completion targeted for June 2019.

TraPac marine terminal opened its newest vessel berth at the Port of Oakland, concluding a $67 million waterfront expansion.

Hanna Steel Corporation announced plans to expand its facility in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, with a $36.7 million investment that will create 26 jobs and increase production capacity.

Goldcorp is developing the Borden gold mine in northern Ontario as an all-electric underground mine, using battery-powered equipment from Sandvik, with commercial production expected in the second half of 2019.

VSMPO-Avisma commissioned a new site for bulk titanium ring treatment at its Verkhnyaya Salda facility. The project cost 284 million rubles and was supported by industry development funds.

Manus Products broke ground on its third building at its Waconia, Minnesota campus, which will house R&D, production, and warehousing operations.

CNI Commercial LLC is investing $2 million to expand the Filtra-Systems facility in Marietta, Oklahoma, adding a high bay to accommodate larger filtration systems. Construction starts in March 2019, and the expansion will double plant capacity and allow employment to grow from 45 to about 90 people.

APV Engineered Coatings plans to build an additional 19,000-square-foot warehouse in 2019, freeing 6,000 square feet of existing warehouse for manufacturing. The company also added seven high-speed dispersers in 2018.

WEGU Slovakia, a plastic components manufacturer for the automotive industry, has relocated to a new 12,000 sqm facility in PNK Park Sereď, Slovakia. The move enables increased production capacity and creation of 20-30 new jobs. Two new injection molding machines will be operational in H1 2019.

Continental inaugurated two new assembly lines for Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) at its plant in Gurgaon, India, to meet market demand from upcoming government regulations. The expansion builds on previous investments in ABS/ESC localization in India.

StandardAero Component Services opened a new 200,000 sq ft facility in Sharonville, Ohio, in September 2018. The $10 million expansion will support growth in military and commercial aircraft engine component repair, with plans to hire 250-300 technicians and other employees.

Behr-Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC) is expanding its facility in the Sofia-Bozhurishte industrial zone, Bulgaria, with an investment of nearly 32 million leva (about €16 million). The project includes construction of a 6,480 sqm building for a new production line, creating 250 new jobs and bringing total employment to 700.

Peterman Heating, Cooling and Plumbing plans to build a $2 million, 20,000-square-foot facility in Greenwood, Indiana, adding 60 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2019 and wrap up in March 2020.

ZF Friedrichshafen opened a shock absorber production line at its regional headquarters in Chakan, Pune, with an annual capacity of 0.7 million units, planned to rise to 3 million units within 3 to 4 years.

Siemens announced plans to increase localization of gas turbine production in Russia to 100% by 2024-2025, up from 62% currently, through its joint venture Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies in the Leningrad Region.

PCI Pharma Services extended onsite controlled substance storage at its commercial packaging locations in Philadelphia, PA, and Rockford, IL, with further expansions planned to meet demand from opioid legislation.

Oracle Power PLC received approval from the Pakistani government to increase the capacity of its proposed coal-fired power station at Thar Block VI from 600MW to 700MW, using supercritical technology.

Kion Group is exploring expansion of its forklift production plant in Summerville, South Carolina, to avoid US tariffs on forklifts imported from China. The company also seeks additional US-based suppliers for the plant.

In 2017, Lifesil completed the second phase of its factory expansion, tripling manufacturing area to 3,000m² and increasing production capacity to over 180,000 units per year, and opened a distribution center in São Paulo.

MI Cement Factory Ltd will set up its sixth cement unit in Muktagachha, Munshiganj, Bangladesh, at a cost of BDT6 billion (US$71.54m). The new line will have a capacity of 8,400 tpd and is expected to enter commercial operation by 2021, raising total capacity to 19,400 tpd.

The Shepherd Chemical Company is investing $8.5 million to expand its Mirecourt, France manufacturing and R&D site, adding a third reactor, a new warehouse and upgraded pilot facilities. Production in the new reactor is expected in late 2019, potentially doubling the site's capacity.

Kaeser Kompressoren is building a 2,300 square metre extension in Gera for refrigerant dryer production, with a total investment of about nine million euros; production could start in June 2019 after topping out on January 20, 2019.

Hydra-Tech Pumps, which builds hydraulically driven submersible pumps in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, plans a 10,000-square-foot addition to its 17,000-square-foot manufacturing space in the spring of 2019 and expects to add employees.

Saint-Gobain invested €1.8 million in its Miranda de Ebro plant to create a new production line for extended mesh for cement boards, doubling production capacity with an additional 6.5 million m².

Lasselsberger Ceramics plans to increase annual production capacity by 5 million square meters and investment budget by 1.5 times at its ceramic tile plant in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2020.

Rototilt is expanding its factory in Vindeln, Sweden by approximately 3,300 square metres to accommodate increased sales and export growth. The expansion is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

AB Specialty Silicones has purchased an additional 40,000 square feet of production, warehouse, and office space in Waukegan, Illinois, expanding its corporate campus to over 240,000 square feet across four buildings.

Eissmann Group Automotive announced a €6.7 million capacity expansion at its Nyíregyháza, Hungary plant, adding 7,700 m² of manufacturing area and creating 140 new jobs.

Anord Mardix (USA) Inc. will spend $907,500 to establish its second manufacturing facility in Henrico County, Virginia, creating 51 jobs. The facility will produce power distribution and protection equipment for data centers.

Lord Corp. broke ground on an expansion to its production site in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, representing an $80 million investment to expand the facility by 75,000 square feet. The plant produces Chemlok adhesives among other products.

BASF is investing in its Mauldin, South Carolina site to add a new production line for pearlizers and opacifiers used in cosmetic products. Start-up is planned for end of 2019.

Klöckner Pentaplast is investing $25 million to expand its global production capacity for pharmaceutical and medical device packaging films at its manufacturing facility in Gordonsville, Louisa County, Virginia.

BASF plans to upgrade its Guangzhou factory in Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone to increase polyol systems capacity from 14,000 to 23,000 metric tons per year, isocyanate systems from 13,000 to 22,000 tons, polyester polyols from 18,000 to 25,000 tons, and PU buffer blocks from 3 million to 9 million units. The company will invest $300,000 and add 40 employees.

Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of Flexi forklift trucks, announced a major investment strategy to significantly increase output at its UK production site in Great Bridge, Tipton, over the next three years. The project includes refurbishment, extension of production and spare parts operations, and upgraded loading facilities.

CKD's Chinese subsidiary Xikaili (China) completed construction of a new production building in Wuxi City, China, on January 17, 2019. The 13,460 m² facility cost 20 billion yen and will manufacture pneumatic equipment, fluid control equipment, and automated machinery.

Auer Packaging is constructing a new warehouse adding 6,300 m2 of usable storage space at its Amerang site, at an investment of about 7 million euros.

Yazaki plans to expand its Gafsa and Bizerte units in Tunisia with significant investment plans that could create substantial jobs in 2019 and 2020, and also create a new production unit in an interior region.

AGCO, owner of Massey Ferguson, announced plans to expand its Beauvais, France facility by acquiring a neighboring 15.7ha site from Froneri. The expansion will support production ramp-up to 18,000 tractors per year and re-integration of outsourced operations.

Daelim Industrial is expanding its polyisobutylene plant in the Yeosu Industrial Complex, Korea, from 200,000 tons to 250,000 tons annual capacity.

BioHorizons announced a $2 million expansion at its Hoover, Alabama headquarters, expected to create 60 jobs in manufacturing, quality, distribution, and R&D.

U. S. Steel Košice announced a $130 million investment to build a new non-grain oriented electrical steel line in Kosice, Slovakia, with an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons. Construction will begin mid-2019 and is targeted to be operational in Q4 2020.

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced a NT$3.6 billion (US$116.9 million) expansion plan to boost production capacity at its existing eight-inch foundry, particularly Fab 3 in Taoyuan, adding 25,000-30,000 wafers.

Yıldız Demir Çelik has commissioned a new 1.5 million ton capacity cold rolling line at its Kocaeli factory, completing the first phase of its investment. The line follows a galvanizing and painting line that started in March 2018.

Kobelco Construction Equipment India has started the third phase of its factory expansion program at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, to increase production capacity and meet growing demand.

Lotte BP Chemical confirmed an 180 billion won expansion at its Ulsan plant to build acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer capacity, with construction from January 2019 to September 2020 and commercial production from January 2021. The project is expected to create 50 direct jobs.

Ampacet announced the startup of two new color production lines and expansion of its R&D and color labs in Dudelange, Luxembourg. The lines are slated for startup in Q2 2019 and the R&D lab was nearly doubled in size.