Vestas is expanding production in Colorado, adding 200 factory jobs ahead of a PTC-fuelled installation surge.

AO Proletary invested RUB 1.5 billion (about $23 million) to build a new 15,000 sqm workshop in Bryansk, Russia, featuring a BHS 2800 corrugator with capacity of 1 million sqm of corrugated board per day. The plant was commissioned on September 26, 2018, creating 50 new jobs.

GE Healthcare inaugurated a new high-end 3.0T SIGNA Pioneer MRI production line at its Tianjin magnetic resonance manufacturing base, increasing capacity for the global market. The line will supply 20% of GE's global 3.0T MRI shipments.

Shin-Etsu Chemical will invest about 140 billion yen to increase photomask blank production capacity by 30%, with new facilities at Takefu Plant and expanded equipment at Naoetsu Plant.

INTAT Precision, Inc. announced a $26 million expansion of its Rushville, Indiana operation to include a third casting line at Plant Two, creating up to 45 new jobs.

Siemens Healthineers announced a 5,000 square-foot expansion of its Ottawa, Ontario manufacturing facility for the epoc blood analysis system, expected to be complete by June 2021.

QMC has installed a new production line at its plant in La Pobla de Vallbona, Spain, funded by a €110,130.14 grant from the regional government, increasing production capacity with the latest manufacturing technology.

BMW Group announced an investment of over EUR 3 billion in its Shenyang plants, including a new plant in Tiexi and expansion in Dadong, to increase annual capacity to 650,000 vehicles and create 5,000 jobs. The joint venture contract with Brilliance was extended to 2040.

Vaillant Group inaugurated a new heat pump production line in Remscheid, Germany, costing EUR 2.8 million, plus EUR 2.4 million for sheet metal processing. The line will produce the recoCOMPACT exclusive and versoTHERM plus heat pumps.

Mitsubishi Electric completed a new production building at its Koriyama plant in Fukushima, Japan, with an investment of about 2.6 billion yen, doubling production capacity for optical communication, wireless communication equipment, and video surveillance systems.

Robotic systems integrator Acieta LLC moved to a new 25,000-square-foot headquarters in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, after investing $1 million in renovation and buildout. The manufacturing shop expanded from 6,000 to 16,000 square feet.

Eurocement has officially opened a new grinding plant for the semi-dry cement production line at its Mordovcement plant in Russia. The company invested RUB 5 billion in the new plant, which includes two ball mills with a capacity of 2.6 million tpy.

Novelis has broken ground on a $180 million expansion of its automotive aluminum manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China, doubling production capacity of heat-treated aluminum sheet by 100,000 metric tons. The expansion is expected to create 160 jobs and be completed in 2020.

Tomsk Cable Plant (Tomskkabel) plans to commission a new workshop for medium and high voltage cables in early 2019. The company has signed contracts for equipment from Maillefer, Niehoff, Sket and DIELEC totaling several million euros.

Stahlo is expanding its ultra-high-strength steel capabilities by establishing a new plant in Gera, Germany, with a 22,000 m2 production hall. The €45 million facility will have capacity of approximately 400,000 metric tons and is slated to commence operation in early 2019.

24/7 Compression is opening a new 14,000 square foot facility in Grande Prairie, Alberta, in October 2018, expanding its production and service capacity after the merger with Belair.

Versalis, the chemical company of Eni, announced a medium-to-long-term plan to expand ABS production capacity at its Mantova site by 30,000 tonnes per year. The investment is in the engineering phase with start-up expected in 2020.

Litehouse expanded its Hurricane, Utah manufacturing facility by 175,000 sq. ft., tripling the square footage, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 19, 2018.

ABB inaugurated a new high-voltage gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) manufacturing facility in Tangerang, Indonesia, as part of a $30 million investment plan that has included four facilities in the country over three years.

Microtec, a manufacturer of electronic equipment for aerospace, has expanded its site in Ramonville, France, and will install an automated production line for high-reliability electronic boards next year. The investment is nearly EUR 5 million.

Rehau will invest €3.6 million in its Neulengbach, Austria plant to expand microcable production, adding three new machines and 13 employees in 2019.

Commercial refrigeration cabinet manufacturer Exkal will invest €25 million to double the size of its facility in Marcilla, Navarra, Spain, adding new production lines and creating 500 jobs.

Mitsui Chemicals added 6000 tons of capacity at its Thai subsidiary MHM for high performance nonwovens including Airyfa spunbond nonwovens, and expanded breathable film production of Espoir films to 10,900 tons per year.

Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW) plans to set up two more plants to more than double its production capacity from 3,500 to 10,000 machines per annum within 3-4 years. The company recently expanded with a greenfield project in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, investing ₹50 crore, and has been allotted 20 acres in Tumkuru Machine Tools Park, Karnataka, for a unit that may become operational by 2020.

Nordson Corporation's Chonburi facility in Thailand has expanded its Xaloy screw and barrel manufacturing capacity with new systems and now also supports the BKG brand with technical service and a new pelletizing lab line.

ACC Ltd is planning to expand its Sindri cement plant in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, increasing capacity from 2.5 MTPA to 4.5 MTPA in two phases. The project cost is estimated at Rs. 2550 million.

The Ryazan Machine Tool Plant, a production site of Russian machine tool company STAN, plans to produce 24 units of high-tech equipment in 2018, up from 17 in 2017. The plant is also modernizing production of CNC lathes and special machines with investments of 770 million rubles, creating several dozen jobs.

Royal DSM strengthened its leadership in sustainable resins with a successful capacity expansion of sustainable liquid polyester technology and other specialty resins.

KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme will invest $57.8 million to construct a new North American headquarters and production facility in Rochester Hills, Michigan, relocating from a leased facility by 2021 to meet growing demand.

The City of Cape Town plans to expand the Potsdam wastewater treatment plant in Milnerton from 47 million litres per day to 100 million litres per day over six years. The project includes a R35m tender for engineering designs and an estimated R800m in further capital works.

SOCAR Polymer LLC plans to sell products worth $350 million annually from its plants at the Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park. The production capacity at the first stage will be 120,000 tons of polyethylene and 180,000 tons of polypropylene, with total capacity potentially reaching 570,000 tons by 2021. Total investment costs are $816 million.

GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. has determined an investment of $438 million to its subsidiary MEMC Korea Company to expand 12-inch (300mm) wafer capacity at its existing plant in Cheonan, South Korea. The new line will start sample shipping by end of Q3 2019 and mass production in 2020, adding 150,000 wafers per month.

ATTC Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Japan's Aisin Takaoka, plans to invest more than USD 27.3 million in Perry County, Indiana, as part of 22 manufacturer expansion plans announced on National Manufacturing Day.

Danone Early Life Nutrition announced a R$50 million investment in a new unit at its existing facility in Poços de Caldas, Brazil, focused on the medical line. The expansion is already operational and is creating 80 new jobs (50 direct, 30 indirect).

Rubber and plastics manufacturer Lavelle Industries is expanding its operations in Burlington and Whitewater, Wisconsin, with up to $14 million in investment over three years. The expansion is expected to create 70 new jobs and is supported by state tax credits.

Omnia Specialties Australia officially opened stage one of a major expansion at its Morwell factory, quadrupling production capacity of humate biostimulants from 4 million to 18 million litres per year for export to 30 countries.

Siemens Healthineers has completed a $300 million expansion of its laboratory diagnostics manufacturing facility in Walpole, Massachusetts, creating 275 jobs so far with a commitment to 400 jobs in the next few years. The facility will reopen on Friday.

INEOS Group intends to expand phenol production capacity at its Mobile, AL plant by up to 850,000 tn/yr, making it the largest phenol unit in the world.

Covestro AG plans to invest €10 million to increase MDI capacity at its Shanghai plant from 500 ktpa to 600 ktpa. Phase one is scheduled for completion by end of 2018, phase two by end of 2020.

MSD Animal Health has broken ground on a new 1,800 m² production building in Igoville, France, dedicated to manufacturing two external antiparasitics for dogs and cats. The facility will produce 25 million units annually and create 50 jobs, with commercial production starting in 2020.

Cal & Cemento Sur completed an expansion of its lime plant in Caracoto, San Román, Puno, Peru, with a new kiln starting operations in October 2018. The $85 million investment increased annual production capacity to 1 million tons and created 550 jobs.

Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi (APMM) is increasing production in Lee County, Mississippi, with a $100 million investment and the creation of 50 jobs, to support increased production for the 2019 Toyota Corolla.

CRH Concrete inaugurated a new production hall at its Viby, Denmark facility, doubling capacity for hollow-core slabs. The expansion created 15-20 new jobs, bringing total employment to 120.

The joint venture between Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning and Hisense began building a third phase of its plant in Qingdao, China, adding 150,000 m² of space and capacity for 2 million VRF system units per year. Completion is scheduled for January 2020.

HyGear decided to invest in capacity expansion at its hydrogen plant in Arnhem, Netherlands, due to reaching maximum utilization, with support from the Gelderland Industrial Estate Restructuring Fund.

Panasonic AVC Networks Czech commenced production of air-to-water heat pumps at its plant in Plzeň, the company's first European facility for these pumps. The plant will manufacture up to 20,000 units in the first year, with plans to increase to 40,000 annually.

Hampton Farms, a division of Severn Peanut Company Inc., will invest $5.735 million to install a bulk peanut butter production line at its peanut processing operation in Southampton County, Virginia, creating 14 new jobs.

Monogram Food Solutions is investing $30 million to expand its Monogram Snacks meat snacks facility in Martinsville, Virginia, creating 300 jobs over two years. This is the fourth expansion of the plant.

GE Appliances announced a $200 million-plus investment in its laundry and dishwasher production facilities in Louisville, Kentucky, creating 400 new jobs. The expansion will increase laundry production capacity by 20% and dishwasher capacity by 35%.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö completed a €23 million investment at its plant in Madisonville, Kentucky, to expand filtration manufacturing capabilities for high-performance filtration materials.