Toray Industries inaugurated a new plant in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico, to manufacture nylon fiber and fabric for automotive airbags. The investment was USD 80 million.

Novelis announced plans to build a $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky, with 200,000 metric tons annual capacity. The plant will create 125 jobs and is slated to open in 2020.

Flex-N-Gate is spending $160 million on a new auto parts manufacturing facility in Detroit, the largest newly-built auto parts plant in the city in over 20 years.

PeroxyChem has been awarded a contract to construct a new peracetic acid (PAA) production plant in Memphis, Tennessee. A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the Maynard C. Stiles wastewater treatment plant.

Engineering firm Lontra has committed to build a manufacturing facility in Warwickshire, UK, for its Blade industrial compressors, investing £65m by 2021 across this and a further site, backed by Shield Group Engineering, with 75 jobs to be created by 2020 and the first part opening later in 2018.

HSIL Ltd has commissioned a Rs 160-crore pipe manufacturing plant at Ishnapur in Medak district, Telangana, with capacity of 30,000 mt, to enter the CPVC and UPVC pipes business, using CPVC resin supplied under an alliance with Sekisui Chemical.

SIBUR produced the first test batch of hexene at its new facility in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, with a capacity exceeding 50,000 tonnes per year and total investment of RUB 28.5 billion.

Deutsche Aircraft inaugurated its Final Assembly Line at Leipzig/Halle Airport for the D328eco regional aircraft, with a EUR100M investment, 60,500m² footprint, annual capacity of up to 48 aircraft, and creation of about 250 new jobs.

ABB India inaugurated a new factory in Nashik, Maharashtra, for manufacturing power distribution products. The facility is export-focused and will produce outdoor and indoor substation products.

ABB India inaugurated a new factory for power distribution products in Nashik. The smart facility, spread over five acres, will manufacture outdoor and indoor products for substations and is export-focused.

Sri Lanka and China signed a joint venture agreement to construct Sri Lanka's largest dendro power plant in Moneragala. The plant will produce 70,000 megawatts of renewable energy per year and is expected to start operation by the end of September.

ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT) announced the opening of a Research & Development Center in Taiwan. The center will focus on software development for Industry 4.0 and smart factory solutions, and is part of the company's $180 million annual investment in technology research.

The robot smart factory co-built by Bosch Rexroth China and Estun Automation has officially started production. The project, which began in March 2017, aims to achieve automation and informatization in robot body production.

Felling Trailers, Inc. has completed a new state-of-the-art Fabrication Center designed to increase manufacturing efficiencies and improve workflow. The facility was built in just under a year and includes new technologies and equipment.

ArrMaz celebrated the opening of its new ArrMaz Innovation Center at its headquarters in Mulberry, Florida on January 18, 2018. The facility houses the company's R&D team with advanced laboratory equipment for analytical and synthetic chemistry.

OOO 'AyViSi Rus', a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, plans to launch the first phase of a PVC flooring plant on the site of a former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Oryol, Russia, by the end of 2018. Total investment is 2.4 billion rubles.

B. Braun Medical Magyarország will build a HUF 30.7 billion intravenous kit plant at its base in Gyöngyös, Hungary. The government is providing a HUF 6.1 billion grant.

German company Wielpütz Automotive will build a EUR 10 million car component factory in Craiova, Romania. Production is planned to start on September 1, 2018, and the facility will initially employ 500 workers.

Le Belier is investing €6 million to build a new mechanical processing facility in Kikinda, Serbia, for aluminum castings. Production is to start in June 2018, and the company plans to hire 150 new employees in 2018.

Danfoss Turbocor Compressors will build a new facility in Tallahassee, Florida, within Innovation Park, adding 120 jobs. Construction is expected to begin in early 2018 and finish in 2019.

Ciner Group has opened a new $1.5 billion soda ash production facility in Kazan, Ankara, Turkey, with a capacity of 2.7 million tons per year. The plant will create 2,200 jobs and export all its production.

Lauak is investing €32 million to build a new plant in Grândola, Portugal, to produce composite materials and cargo doors for Airbus aircraft, starting production in early 2019.

Flex Ltd. has launched the first stage of a new plastic molding plant in Mukachevo, Ukraine, as part of a multi-phase expansion. The plant produces electronic components and other products.

Saab has established a new development centre, the Saab Technology Centre (STC), in Tampere, Finland, initially focusing on Electronic Warfare. Recruitment and investment will continue in 2018.

Competitive Power Ventures completed construction of the 680 MW CPV Valley Energy Center, a dual-fuel combined-cycle facility in Wawayanda, New York, capable of supplying 600,000 homes with electricity.

Emerson inaugurated a new 11,370-square-meter technology and innovation center at Dhahran Techno Valley in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The facility represents an investment of SAR 94 million ($25 million) and includes a collaboration center, classrooms, and an IIoT laboratory.

Lincoln Premium Poultry is constructing a poultry processing plant in Fremont, Nebraska, to process chicken exclusively for Costco. The facility will have capacity for 2 million chickens per week and is expected to be completed by June 2019.

Ypsomed AG is building a production plant in Schwerin, Germany, for injection and infusion systems, with production starting in the first half of 2019. The plant will have an area of approximately 24,000 m².

ULMA Packaging opened a new plant for its traysealing activity in Goribar, Oñati, Spain, with an investment of five million euros. The facility has 5,000 m² over two floors, with 4,000 m² dedicated to production, and can be expanded by an additional 4,000 m².

Eisai's Chinese subsidiary completed a new oral solid dose production facility and administration building at its Suzhou plant in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The facility has capacity for approximately 3 billion tablets formulation and 5 billion tablets packaging per year, doubling the capacity of the current plant.

GE Aviation is establishing a $200 million complex comprising two ceramic matrix composite (CMC) factories in Huntsville, Alabama, to create a vertically-integrated CMC manufacturing capability.

Electronics manufacturer Entech will build a new Adelaide headquarters with a state grant of $1.75 million tied to at least $3.5 million investment. The company plans to boost its workforce by 60 over three years.

Ontario tent and industrial bag maker Porcupine Canvas has relocated its production to Boucherville, Quebec, with a CAD 5.2 million investment and 30 jobs over two years. The move raises its annual production capacity by about 25%.

Daikin is investing up to $90 million to establish a new manufacturing base for commercial air conditioners on the site of its current Rinkai factory in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. The Rinkai facility is due to start operations in June 2018.

The second oil transformer production unit in Iran is under construction in Maku, West Azerbaijan, with an investment of 150 billion tomans, creating 400 direct jobs.

Nata Opto-Electronic Material will build a $148 million factory to produce photoresist for semiconductors and high-end circuits in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. The company announced the plan on January 12, 2018.

BASF PETRONAS Chemicals has started up a new plant for highly reactive polyisobutene (HR-PIB) with an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons at its integrated site in Gebeng, Kuantan, Malaysia.

KLJ Group is in an advanced stage of setting up an ultra-modern chlor-alkali plant in Qatar, expected to commence production in the first half of 2018.

Lewis Machine & Tool Co. broke ground on a new $7.3 million, 75,000-square-foot firearms manufacturing plant and headquarters in Eldridge, Iowa. Construction began in November 2017.

Antares Vision is investing over €3.5 million to build a new production center in Sorbolo, Parma, Italy, for automatic inspection and quality control machines for pharmaceuticals. The facility will create 50 jobs over two years.

Silgan Containers is investing $15 million in a facility at 8201 Industrial Blvd. in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, creating 29 new jobs over three years to serve East Coast customers.

Mazda and Toyota announced a joint-venture manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama, with a $1.6 billion investment. The plant will have capacity for 300,000 vehicles annually, produce Mazda crossovers and Toyota Corollas, create up to 4,000 jobs, and begin production by 2021.

XCMG Fire Safety Equipment Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing base in Xuzhou High-tech Zone, with a total investment of nearly CNY 2.5 billion. The facility will produce fire trucks and aerial work platforms, with an annual capacity of 16,000 units and expected annual revenue of over CNY 3 billion.

DenimoTech and Vung Ro Petroleum signed an agreement to build a high-tech bitumen plant in Phu Yen, Vietnam, with a storage capacity of 12,000 MT (phase 1) and 30,000 MT (phase 2). Investment is over US$500 million.

Eta Zuma West Africa Group inaugurated a coal briquette production plant in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria, with a capacity of 2,000 tonnes per month. The company plans to expand capacity to 57,000 tonnes per year with a $30 million investment.

Toyota and Mazda announced a joint manufacturing plant in Limestone County, Alabama, with a $1.4 billion investment, creating 4,000 jobs.

Thule Group opened a new assembly plant in Piła, Poland, with an investment of SEK 80 million. The 13,500 sq.m. facility will initially employ 100 people, with potential to expand to 500, and will increase production capacity for Sport&Cargo Carriers and new product categories.

Hanon Systems is relocating its Americas Innovation Center to a 217,000 square foot building at 39600 Lewis Drive in Novi, Michigan, consolidating its Southeast Michigan sites into one location.

Toyota and Mazda announced a joint-venture automotive manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama, with a $1.6 billion investment. The plant will have capacity for 300,000 vehicles annually, employ about 4,000 workers, and begin operations in 2021.

Mazda and Toyota announced a joint-venture manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama, with a $1.6 billion investment. The plant will have capacity for 300,000 vehicles annually, create up to 4,000 jobs, and begin production by 2021.