Parker Hannifin's HVAC Filtration Division announced a multi-year investment in its existing Jeffersonville, Indiana facility to increase manufacturing capacity for HEPA and medical filters. The investment is supported by the River Ridge Development Authority and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Ziehl-Abegg SE is investing 16 million euros to expand its production buildings at Kupferzell, adding about 8,400 square metres for energy-efficient electric motors and composite fan production. The official groundbreaking took place with Baden-Württemberg's economics minister present.

Qingdao Wanbao Compressor Co. put into operation a technical upgrade for producing VK-series small high-efficiency variable-frequency refrigerator compressors in Qingdao West Coast New Area.

Ruizhi (Qingdao) Precision Electromechanical Co. started production of an expansion adding 3 million compressors, bringing total annual capacity to 12 million units. The project is in Qingdao West Coast New Area and adds about 600 million yuan in output value.

Uponor, Inc. is expanding its Apple Valley, Minnesota manufacturing facility with an investment of EUR 16 million ($18 million), adding about 8,175 m2 of manufacturing and office space with equipment.

Aprilaire, an indoor air-quality manufacturer, completed a $10 million warehouse at its Poynette facility and continues to expand there. The article reports the warehouse adds about 346,000 square feet of space.

Danfoss Group will build a new 10,000 m² hall at its Grodzisk Mazowiecki plant, moving solenoid valve production from Kolding, Denmark. First lines start in early 2021 and about 330 jobs are expected.

Heat pump maker Ochsner Wärmepumpen will invest €5 million to expand its plant in Haag, Lower Austria, its largest expansion in company history, more than doubling production capacity. Groundbreaking is planned for April 2020 with completion by mid-2021.

Ventilation systems maker VES is planning a $9 million expansion in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, including a 114,000 square foot facility with research and development and production jobs. The company bought a 12.4-acre parcel in the Lake Wissota Business Park and a groundbreaking is scheduled for December 14.

Honeywell is considering a potential $40 million investment to expand capacity at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana plant by 20 million pounds per year of Solstice ze refrigerant, creating 13 new jobs, with completion expected in early 2021.

BITZER has begun producing condensers at its Rottenburg-Hailfingen, Germany factory, which it set up after acquiring Alfa Laval's shell and tube evaporator and condenser portfolio in 2018. The first new condenser was made in July 2019 and shipped to a customer, with production moved from Alonte, Italy.

Danfoss Commercial Compressors inaugurated a 3,000 square metre ATEX laboratory at its Reyrieux, France plant on 12 September 2019, a €16 million investment for testing compressors with flammable refrigerants.

Carel inaugurated an expansion of its Manheim, Pennsylvania plant and North American headquarters, adding 40,000 square feet to double the site's size. The site is expected to employ around 70 people.

Danfoss announced the expansion of its industrial refrigeration line at its Apodaca, Nuevo León plant, where manual refrigeration valves previously imported from China will be assembled locally to supply the Americas by the end of the year.

Trane celebrated a more than $100 million expansion of its Columbia, South Carolina facility, adding over 1 million square feet for advanced manufacturing of commercial HVAC products, alongside a 1,342-kW solar installation.

Haier broke ground on an expansion of its Ranjangaon, Pune factory, backed by a Rs 490 crore investment, to add production of new appliance lines and raise the workforce from 1,100 to 2,900.

Kensa Heat Pumps has started construction of a new 900 sqm manufacturing and office facility on its existing site at the former Mount Wellington Mine in Cornwall. The privately funded expansion is expected to provide 150 jobs at capacity.

Danfoss Mexico has expanded operations at its Apodaca plant by installing a production line for industrial refrigeration valves, previously imported mostly from China. The investment amount was not disclosed.

AAON will relocate manufacturing of its SA Series self-contained units to its Longview, Texas facility, investing $28 million and creating 125 jobs. The first expansion phase of 195,000 sq. ft. is due by October 2020.

Toyota Industries Denso Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) is investing 130 million yuan to expand its Kunshan, Jiangsu plant, adding automotive AC compressor and die-cast aluminum parts capacity, with production expected in July 2019.

Daikin Applied is leasing additional office space at its Plymouth, Minnesota headquarters to support existing staff and planned new positions. The size of the space was not disclosed.

SANHUA AWECO held a grand opening ceremony for a new 1000 square metre production building inside its existing Tychy plant in Poland, to produce expansion valves for European automotive customers. The first production start is planned for May 2019.

Chemours has started up a new Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) refrigerant production facility at its Corpus Christi site in Ingleside, Texas, completing a $300 million project that triples its global capacity for this product.

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.

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.

Danfoss inaugurated its extended ATEX compressor laboratory in Trévoux, France, which now covers 3,000 square metres and is the first of its kind in Europe. The investment totalled 16 million euro.

Emerson completed the first phase of upgrades to its Rushville, Indiana plant, totaling nearly $8 million, to enhance Copeland compressor remanufacturing and OEM manufacturing. Emerson has invested $13 million in the plant since 2013.

Camfil USA is expanding its facility in Crystal Lake, Illinois, according to a report published on 2018-08-01. No investment amount or job figures were given.

Ruizhi (Qingdao) Precision Electromechanical broke ground in Qingdao's West Coast New Area on a project adding 3 million compressors of capacity, with a total investment of RMB 387 million and about 41,000 square metres of new plant. Output is expected to rise from 9.36 million to 12 million units.

Uponor North America completed renovations on its $6.35 million, 237,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hutchinson, Minnesota, bought in July 2017, six months ahead of schedule. PEX pipe production is underway.

GE Appliances plans to invest $115 million to expand its Decatur, Alabama manufacturing plant by about 40,000 square feet, adding 255 full-time jobs and boosting production of top-mounted freezer refrigerators.

Wieland will invest 20 million USD over 12 months in a new production facility adjacent to its Wheeling (Chicago), Illinois plant for enhanced surface tubes. The facility, scheduled for completion by spring 2019, will double its US capacity for these tubes.

Smardt Chillers opened a new and expanded facility on Alexandra Road in Technopark Singapore on 29 June 2018. The site adds a workshop, spare parts warehouse and training facility for oil-free chiller technology built on Danfoss Turbocor compressors.

Provides US, a heat exchanger manufacturer, will invest $897,000 to expand its operation in Augusta County, Virginia, adding 50,000 square feet of production space and 20 jobs. The parent company is headquartered in Latina, Italy.

Danfoss Turbocor Compressors is expanding its Tallahassee, Florida plant, adding 120 full-time manufacturing research and development positions. Construction is expected to begin in 2018 and finish in 2019.

Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Danfoss Turbocor Compressors will build a new facility in Tallahassee, adding 120 advanced manufacturing jobs, with construction starting early 2018 and completion in 2019.

Danfoss is building a new 44,000 sq ft facility at its Turbocor Compressor site in Tallahassee's Innovation Park for about $12 million, with construction expected to start in early 2018 and finish in 2019.

Hanon Systems signed an investment agreement with the Dalian municipal government to build a third plant in Dalian for automotive compressors, bringing total site space to over 98,000 square meters.

Emerson broke ground on the second phase of its Copeland scroll compressor factory in Suzhou Industrial Park, China, a $40 million investment to raise capacity for the Chinese and Asian markets.

Tecumseh Products Company is investing $1.1 million and creating 60 jobs at its Verona, Mississippi facility, which is consolidating Canadian operations and will begin making the AK2 compressor line. The Mississippi Development Authority assisted with infrastructure improvements.

Brazilian compressor maker Embraco established a new €2.5 million technology centre at its European production plant in Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia, to develop compressors for low-GWP hydrocarbon refrigerants.

Emerson broke ground on a $100 million expansion of its Sidney, Ohio compressor plant, adding nearly 20,000 square feet of office and engineering space and upgraded test labs. The three- to four-year project began with a groundbreaking on August 14, 2017.

Trane is expanding its existing 680,000 square foot manufacturing complex at 400 Killian Road in Columbia, South Carolina, investing $96 million and creating 700 jobs over three years.

Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, will invest $96 million to expand its existing HVAC manufacturing facility at 400 Killian Road in Columbia, South Carolina, creating about 700 jobs over three years.

Emerson's Copeland Scroll division opened a new production line, Line 4, at its Reynosa compressor plant and is offering over 100 operator vacancies. The plant already employs about 730 people.

HVAC manufacturer The Whalen Company will rent additional space in the former Black & Decker building in Easton, Maryland, to develop and manufacture a new heat pump product line. It needs about 50,000 more square feet of manufacturing space.

EnviroSep, a maker of modular chiller, boiler and pump packages, is expanding its existing Georgetown County operations with at least a $5.2 million investment expected to create 100 new jobs over five years.

Lennox is undergoing a multimillion-dollar expansion at its Carrollton, Texas facility, adding a new testing area to its research and development building. The up to $40 million investment could create up to 50 new jobs.