MEI TA Europe has started building its second factory in Obrenovac, Serbia, with a planned investment of EUR 90 million. The 50,000 m² facility will create 1,100 jobs and have an annual capacity of 3 million turbochargers, with construction expected to be completed within 8 months.

Japan-based Takigawa Corporation broke ground on its first US manufacturing facility, a 148,000 sq ft greenfield plant on 18 acres in Bardstown, Kentucky, producing high-impact consumer packaging. The facility will create about 180 jobs.

Wipro Infrastructure Engineering has set up a new aerospace and defence facility in the Aerospace SEZ in Bangalore to manufacture precision hydraulic components such as actuators and valve blocks.

Top Polymer Enterprise Ltd. will build a $15 million polymer factory in Social Circle, Georgia, its first outside of China. The facility will create 70 jobs.

Edwards Lifesciences is planning to build a new manufacturing facility in Ireland's mid-west by 2020, with an €80 million investment. The facility is expected to employ approximately 600 people.

Precision Medical Technologies (PreMedTech) opened a new surgical instrument manufacturing facility in North Manchester, Indiana. The facility will create up to 60 jobs by 2022.

Newater Technology announced the partial completion of Phase I of its new manufacturing facility in Jinzheng Eco-Technology Industry Park, Yantai, China. Part of the production facility began operation on April 13, 2018. The facility will host membrane module and wastewater treatment equipment manufacturing.

GF Machining Solutions is building a new 40,000 m² plant in Biel, Switzerland, with an investment of about €75 million, to produce high-end machine tools starting mid-2019.

Polish packaging maker Can-Pack invested about R$1 billion in Brazil, mainly in aluminum can and can-lid plants in Maracanau, Ceara. The aluminum can plant was set to start operations on April 20, 2018, and the lid plant in mid-August 2018.

Takigawa Corp. America broke ground on a $46 million flexible packaging and high-performance films plant in Bardstown, Kentucky, expected to create 180 jobs. Construction is expected to finish in March 2019 with opening in April 2019.

Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a business of Crane Co., inaugurated a new factory in Satara, India, dedicated to Saunders HC4 aseptic diaphragm valves and actuators. A customer event is planned for 10 May 2018.

Cosma, a subsidiary of Magna International, opened a new 225,000 square foot aluminium casting facility in Telford, UK, creating about 300 jobs. The plant will make parts for Jaguar Land Rover.

Japanese manufacturer Mayekawa purchased land in Smederevo's industrial zone to build a production hall for refrigeration systems, with phased construction and employment up to 200 workers.

Corobrik is investing R800 million in a new factory in Driefontein near Carletonville, Gauteng, with a capacity of 100 million bricks per year, scheduled to be operational by end of 2020.

Parker Products held a grand opening for its new 90,000-square-foot plant in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 18, 2018. The facility triples the company's previous capacity and houses all operations.

Bharat Bijlee commissioned a new state-of-the-art facility for Magnet Technology Machines at its Airoli works in Navi Mumbai on April 18, 2018, at a cost of around Rs 800 lakh.

Japanese manufacturer MINO Industry inaugurated a $40 million plant in Colinas de Leon industrial park, Guanajuato, Mexico, its first production site in Mexico, creating 250 jobs to produce aluminum die-cast automotive components.

Ambic Co., Ltd. plans to build a new factory at its Chinese subsidiary Jiangyan Ambic Felts & Nonwovens Ltd. to produce filter bags for garbage incineration plants. Operation is scheduled to start in 2022.

Lockheed Martin Aerostructures (TLMAL), a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin, inaugurated India's first metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad. The 4,700 square-meter facility will employ over 80 skilled workers.

Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) inaugurated India's first metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad. The 4,700 square-meter facility will employ over 80 skilled workers and supports increased indigenisation of C-130 empennage manufacturing.

Panattoni Europe will develop a 27,400-square-metre manufacturing facility for IDEAL AUTOMOTIVE in Świdnica, Poland, at the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone. Construction starts in April 2018 and completion is scheduled for Q4 2018. The estimated cost is EUR 15.2 million.

Bosch announced a $120 million investment to build a new smart factory in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, to manufacture electronic control units for the American market. The plant will create over 1,200 jobs and is expected to start production by mid-2019.

AST Kunststoffverarbeitung is building a new production site near Eppingen in Baden-Württemberg, part of a company investment of about 30 million euros in 2018, with 15 million euros for this site.

Sibenergoresurs group launched production of high-pressure plunger pumps for mining and metallurgy in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo region, with a 160 million ruble investment, using technology from Hauhinko.

Nissha Flooring Industries Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture between Nissha and Scanwolf, officially opened a new production plant in Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia, with over RM30 million investment, producing Luxury Vinyl Tiles.

Paul Bippus GmbH, a German manufacturer of precision automotive parts, announced it will construct a 42,000-square-foot facility in Muckenfuss Industrial Park, Summerville, South Carolina, to supply Robert Bosch LLC. The $16.1 million investment is expected to create 45 new jobs.

Colorobbia USA, part of Gruppo Colorobbia, will invest $5 million to establish its first US location in Cookeville, Tennessee. The 50,000-square-foot facility will produce pigments and glazes for ceramic tiles and will employ approximately 30 people.

United Technologies opened the UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, a state-of-the-art innovation center and global headquarters for UTC Climate, Controls & Security. The building houses 500 employees and plans to create 100 additional jobs.

Hima Cement announced its UGX144 billion ($40 million) new plant in Tororo, Uganda, will begin operations in May 2018. The facility has a capacity of 0.8 million tonnes per year.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation will install a new continuous galvanizing line (CGL) at its Kimitsu Works in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan, to produce 1.5 GPa-grade ultra-high-tensile steel sheets. The line will have a capacity of 33,000 tonnes per month and is scheduled to start production in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

ECCO Safety Group (ESG) opened a new European manufacturing facility and headquarters in Leeds, UK. The facility is one of the latest additions to ESG's global portfolio of 8 plants.

Hirschvogel Components Mexico inaugurated a new production plant in San Juan del Rio, Mexico, with a US$53 million investment. The plant will produce 1.5 million parts for transfer cases and CV joints in 2018, starting with 100 workers and expected to reach 250 by end of 2019.

Belzona Polymerics opened a new £6 million, 40,000 sq ft training and distribution facility on Claro Road in Harrogate. The facility will support the company's goal to double turnover by 2021.

Magna International, through its Cosma International subsidiary, opened the first stage of a new manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as part of a US$233 million investment that will eventually include two expansions and create 2,050 jobs.

Benteler Automotive opened a new component plant in Klasterec nad Ohri, Czech Republic, focused on hot-forming, blanking, welding and laser-cutting for customers including Volvo, BMW, Skoda Auto and Daimler. The plant created 300 jobs initially, rising to 400 by end of 2018.

Hitachi Energy began construction of a new electrical power transformer factory in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil, as part of a US$200 million investment in the country. The plant is expected to be completed in 2028 and will create 450 direct jobs.

OOO Samara Medical Products Plant (SZMI) will build a production facility for disposable nitrile medical gloves in the Tolyatti SEZ. The project involves an investment of over 360 million rubles, with planned capacity of up to 108 million pairs per year and 85 jobs. Test production is expected in 2019.

MULTIVAC is completing construction of a new production complex in Bozhurishte, Bulgaria, for manufacturing parts and components for packaging machines. The first phase investment is €18.8 million, with the project expected to be completed by 2019.

Jebsen-TCG Automotive Systems (Dalian) opened a 5,000 square metre plant in Dalian with an investment of RMB 30 million, raising oil and water pump capacity to 4 million units a year and adding electric water pumps.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia (HCA) announced plans to build a new facility in Gunnedah, New South Wales, to support its mining equipment business for Whitehaven Coal's Maules Creek project.

Shengyuan Semiconductor signed an agreement to build a 680 million yuan ($100M) semiconductor plant in Yunlong Industrial New City, Zhuzhou, Hunan, with annual capacity of 3 billion power devices.

GTA Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (积塔半导体) started construction of a specialty process production line in Shanghai's Lingang equipment industrial zone. The project involves a total investment of 35.9 billion yuan, targeting a monthly capacity of 60,000 8-inch wafers and 50,000 12-inch wafers for power devices, power management, and sensors.

Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) is building a new manufacturing facility in Niš, Serbia, to produce automotive electronics and LED lighting. The facility is expected to be complete by September or October 2018 and could bring about $250 million in revenue.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has started construction of a 540 MW integrated coal gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) power plant in Hirono-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The plant is scheduled to start operations in September 2021.

Idemitsu Kosan has established a new subsidiary, Idemitsu Electronic Materials (China) Co., Ltd., in Chengdu, China, with a capital investment of $12.8 million. This is its third OLED production fab, joining plants in Japan and South Korea.

Chinese investor Asia Steel Pipe Corporation plans to construct a large-diameter steel welding pipe plant in Almaty, Kazakhstan by end of 2018. The project is valued at $100 million, with $50 million investment from the Chinese investor and Kazakh partners, creating over 300 jobs.

Zhejiang Huizheng Automatic Control Valve signed a project with a total investment of 120 million yuan to build an automatic control valve production line in the Chengxi port area of the development zone, targeting 50,000 sets a year. The signing took place on 13 April 2018.

Frulact Canada Inc. established a 58,000-square-foot research and development and food processing facility in Kingston, Ontario, supported by up to C$6 million from federal and provincial governments and creating up to 55 jobs.

SILON, a Czech producer of technical compounds and polyester fibers, held a ribbon-cutting on April 12, 2018 for its new $20 million industrial plant in Peachtree City, Georgia. The facility will create more than 20 jobs.

Natūralus pluoštas has received a building permit and started construction of a hemp stalk processing plant in the Kėdainiai Free Economic Zone, Lithuania. The company is investing €8 million in the facility, which will begin full operation in January 2019 and produce 10,000 tonnes of hemp fiber annually.