Komatsu Mining Corp announced plans to build a $47 million customer support and service center in Elko, Nevada, and a $300 million headquarters and manufacturing campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee campus will include advanced machine, heat treat, and fabrication shops, with completion expected in 2022.

Budimex transported a turbo-rotor from Brno to the Generation Plant Kraków for TAMEH Polska. The investment worth over PLN 300 million includes replacing coal boilers with gas boilers and a new 55 MWe turbo generator.

Hamburger Rieger is investing about €370 million in a second paper machine at its Spremberg mill in Brandenburg, adding 500,000 tonnes per year of containerboard capacity. Construction began in September 2018 with completion scheduled for 2020, and about 200 jobs are expected.

Tyson Fresh Meats announced a $36 million expansion of its Wallula, Washington beef processing plant, adding 48,000 square feet and a new production line. The project will create 45 jobs and is expected to begin distribution by June 1, 2019.

Fortified Solar expands Greenville County, South Carolina, operations with a $22.75 million investment, creating over 151 new jobs.

CurTec USA is expanding its operations in Oconee County, South Carolina, with a $10 million investment and 10 new jobs.

Ocho Chocolate opened a new factory in Dunedin's Roberts St, funded by a $2 million crowdfunding campaign. The facility, with Italian-sourced equipment, can produce up to 200 kg of chocolate per day, a significant increase from the previous 90 kg per week.

East Penn Manufacturing will expand its finishing distribution center operations in Temple, Texas, with a new facility, over $106 million in capital investment, and creation of 266 new jobs.

Makino Asia expanded its Singapore facilities and built a smart factory to meet increasing demand, with plans to equip it with Industry 4.0 automation by 2019.

Takamatsu Machine Tool will establish a new factory adjacent to its main plant in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, to manufacture machine tool accessories, with an investment of 400 million yen.

BKW Kunststoff GmbH plans to invest approximately €5.5 million in a new production hall at its Selb site in Germany. The expansion is expected to create 15 new jobs.

Zambon approved investments of over €30 million to expand its Vicenza plant to increase Fluimucil production from 50 million to 350 million vials per year, creating 120 jobs. The expansion is driven by an agreement with AstraZeneca to export to China.

Byucksan held a dedication ceremony for the completion of the No. 2 production line for glass wool at its Iksan plant in Jeonbuk, South Korea, increasing annual production capacity to 70,000 tons and beginning mass production.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. announced it will invest to expand contact lens manufacturing capacity at its Bausch + Lomb site in Waterford, Ireland, adding multiple production lines for daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. announced it will invest to expand contact lens manufacturing capacity at its Bausch + Lomb sites in Rochester, N.Y. and Waterford, Ireland, adding multiple production lines for daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Bausch Health Companies Inc. announced it will invest to expand contact lens manufacturing capacity at its Bausch + Lomb sites in Rochester, N.Y. and Waterford, Ireland, adding multiple production lines for daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Spirit AeroSystems plans to add 320 new jobs as part of an $18 million industrial revenue bond request for a new manufacturing building at Air Capital Flight Line in Wichita, Kansas. The new jobs have an average annual wage of $54,500.

Nylene broke ground on Nov. 13, 2018 on an $8 million expansion at its Henderson, Kentucky plant, adding an 80,000 sq ft building and 40 jobs, with completion expected by July 2019.

Emerson's Metran industrial group will build a second phase of its Chelyabinsk production complex, adding about 20,000 square meters for a total site of 50,000 square meters, with completion planned by the end of 2020. The first phase had an investment of $40 million, and the second-phase investment amount was not disclosed.

Novelis announced a $175 million investment to add 100 kilotonnes of rolling and 60 kilotonnes of recycling capacity at its Pindamonhangaba plant in Brazil, with construction starting February 2019 and completion expected in 2021.

Petoskey Plastics celebrated Phase I of its plant expansion in Morristown, Tennessee, which will encompass a $30-plus million investment and provide more than 70 jobs.

Euromac Costruzioni Meccaniche unveiled the start of building a new production facility in Villanova Monferrato, Italy, to expand its manufacturing structure and commercial department. The facility is planned to be functional by Q4 2019.

Evonik Industries AG announced the official start-up of its new multi-layer coextrusion plant for PMMA flat films in Weiterstadt, Germany. The company invested a double-digit million amount and created new jobs, producing films up to 2,700 mm wide.

Tata Steel held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Phase-II expansion of its Kalinganagar plant in Odisha, increasing capacity by 5 MTPA to 8 MTPA. The project costs Rs 23,500 crore and is to be completed within 48 months.

Colly Slipservice has invested in and installed an additional Reinecker WZS 70 CNC grinding machine with automation at its tool grinding facility in Huddinge, Sweden, increasing capacity for tool resharpening and special tool grinding.

Jagadamba Cement is setting up a new production plant in eastern Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, with a capacity of 1,500 tonnes of cement per day, expanding from its existing 2,200 tpd plant.

Engro Polymer and Chemicals announced $35 million financing from IFC for its expansion plans, including a new PVC production line with 100,000 tons capacity and VCM debottlenecking. The project is part of a Rs 10.3 billion expansion expected to be completed by Q3 2020.

Garita Automotive is creating a new industrial facility to expand its production capacity, focusing on lightweight automotive components to meet Euro6 emissions standards.

Premier Tech will invest $1.89 million to expand its peat moss and pine bark mixing and distribution facility in King and Queen County, Virginia, creating 20 new jobs and increasing production capacity.

Hwashin America Corp. will invest $26 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Greenville, Alabama, creating 50 new jobs. The expansion includes new equipment and tax abatements approved by the Greenville City Council.

Truform Manufacturing LLC, a subsidiary of Sisler Manufacturing Group, will invest approximately $14 million to expand its metal stamping and assembly facility in Dickson, Tennessee, adding 40,000 square feet and creating nearly 90 jobs. The expansion is expected to be operational in Q3 2019.

UPS received a permit to install a $77.5 million conveyor system as part of a $196 million expansion of its Westside Industrial Park parcel shipping hub in Jacksonville, Florida. The expansion will nearly double the facility to over 900,000 square feet and create 10 jobs.

KP Linpac ordered a third Infrared Rotary Drum from Kreyenborg to expand thermoformed PET packaging capacity at its Beeskow site in Germany, with delivery planned for early 2019.

Maxon Motor has invested 30 million Swiss francs in an additional building in Sachseln, Switzerland, to expand its medical technology business, with more jobs planned.

Andes Coil Processors LLC announced that its Gary, Indiana, toll processing facility has added a .250 in. edging and conditioning/correction line.

BUA Cement has completed a new cement factory with 3 million tons per annum capacity in Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria, bringing total capacity of its Obu Cement operations to 6 million MTPA. A date for inauguration will be announced soon.

BAM International, part of Dutch BAM Group, started construction on the expansion of Rio Tinto Terminal A in Kitimat, British Columbia, on behalf of LNG Canada. The USD 108 million project includes a 320 x 60 metre terminal and a berth for cargo barges, expected to complete in autumn 2020.

Semperit Group completed another expansion stage at its Semperflex location in Odry, Czech Republic, investing EUR 27 million to increase production capacity to 100 million metres of industrial and hydraulic hoses. Total investments in the site over 20 years reached EUR 150 million.

Stern-Wywiol Gruppe celebrated the enlargement of its production plant in Mexico City, adding two new production lines and 4,000 tonnes of additional capacity for food ingredients. The adjoining Technology Centre will focus on dairy, beverages and deli foods.

Biom'up completed the 2018 scale-up of its manufacturing facility near Lyon, France, upgrading six key processes to increase throughput for HEMOBLAST Bellows. Product output grew to over 4,000 units per month in October 2018.

Entegris announced the grand opening of its expanded clean manufacturing facility in Kulim, Malaysia. The $30 million investment increased manufacturing capacity by 30% to meet demand for advanced technology FOUPs.

Schneider Electric inaugurated a 112,000-square-foot expansion of its El Paso, Texas operations, creating 120 jobs to support production of energy management and automation products for the data center market. The new plant, named El Paso 3, will begin production in November 2018 and ramp up to full capacity in Q1 2019.

Roskat opened a new workshop for copper conductive alloys at its cable plant in Tolyatti, with capacity up to 12,000 tonnes per year. The investment was over 1 billion rubles, creating 300 jobs.

Kobelco Construction Equipment India Pvt Ltd (KCEI) will expand its hydraulic excavator factory in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, increasing production capacity from 2,000 to 3,000 units per year. The building area will expand from 13,900 sq m to 20,900 sq m, with construction expected to be completed by the end of January 2019.

Nidec Minster Corp. is seeking a tax abatement for a 20,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility in Minster, Ohio. The $6.05 million expansion is expected to create 25 new jobs and $1.2 million in new payroll.

DMG MORI invested €60 million to extend and digitize its FAMOT plant in Pleszew, Poland, expanding production and assembly areas to 21,000 m². The plant is now the first DMG MORI plant to operate digitally end-to-end.

Auer Packaging is building a third block warehouse with 6,300 square metres of floor space at its Amerang site in Germany. The investment is about seven million euros and completion is planned for December 2018.

Valeo will build a 4,000 square metre production hall in Žebrák, Czech Republic, for battery cooling modules for electric vehicles. The investment is 450 million CZK, with production due to start at the end of 2019 and up to 1.2 million modules a year.

Merit Medical Systems will expand in Utah, adding up to 1,010 jobs, $71 million in state revenue and an estimated $505 million in capital investment over 15 years.

Tekna opened a $5.5 million facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec, to increase its annual metal powder production capacity to over 1,100 tons.