Axium Plastics is investing $26 million to install a plant in a 50,000-square-foot building in Jefferson City, Missouri, with an additional 75,000 square feet to be built out. The company has already hired 80 employees and plans to hire 70 more.

Furukawa Electric LatAm opened a new manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Mexico, on December 8, 2017, to produce fiber optic cables and optical equipment, with an investment of USD 4.5 million and expected to generate 150 direct and 30 indirect jobs in its first year.

CSL Limited opened a new $230 million advanced manufacturing facility at its CSL Behring site in Broadmeadows, Victoria. The facility will expand CSL's albumin capabilities to 200 tonnes annually and export to the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Spanish company Fagor Arrasate inaugurated a new plant in Querétaro, Mexico, to supply industrial machinery such as presses to automotive and appliance clients.

Schwing Stetter India plans to build two greenfield plants for construction and concrete equipment, one with XCMG in Tamil Nadu or south India ($150 million investment) and another in Tamil Nadu or Maharashtra (initial ₹100 crore). The plants are expected operational by 2019.

TSMC will start production at its 12-inch wafer factory in Nanjing, China, in May 2018, using 16nm FinFET process. The plant began construction in July 2016 and will serve the Chinese market.

PeroxyChem plans to construct a new peracetic acid (PAA) production facility in Memphis, Tennessee, to supply the city's wastewater treatment facilities. Construction will begin shortly after a groundbreaking on December 6, 2017.

Tractor India Pvt Ltd (TIPL) will set up an underground mining equipment manufacturing plant in Asansol, India, with an investment of Rs 120 crore. The facility will use Caterpillar technology and start commercial operations in Q3 2018.

Sanan Optoelectronics will invest CNY33.3 billion (US$5.03 billion) to set up an LED production base in Quanzhou, southeastern China.

Maruichi Steel Tube and Toyota Tsusho will jointly establish a subsidiary in Malvar, Batangas, Philippines, to manufacture steel tubing for motorcycle and automotive parts. The investment is US$14 million, with operations planned to start in spring 2019.

South Korean healthcare company Humedix Co. opened its second manufacturing facility in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province. The 10,051-square-meter plant cost 48 billion won to build and is expected to enable 200 billion won in annual sales, producing 100 million ampoules, 50 million vials, 20 million pre-filled injections, and 10 million dermal fillers per year.

Grupa Azoty has opened a new polyamide manufacturing plant (Polyamide Manufacturing Plant II) in Poland, increasing annual polyamide capacity by 80,000 tons to around 170,000 tons. The investment was $88 million, and ABB supplied the Freelance distributed control system for the plant.

China Ordnance Industry Group (China North Industries Group) is building a new factory for Wuhan Heavy Machine Tool Group with an investment of 2.6 billion CNY. The facility covers 450,000 m² with 220,000 m² of new building area and will be a modern CNC heavy and ultra-heavy machine tool manufacturing base.

Crown Asia Pacific, a division of Crown Holdings, opened a beverage can plant in Karawang near Jakarta, Indonesia, on 7 December 2017. The single-line plant has an initial capacity of 650 million cans a year and is expected to create over 100 jobs.

Elementia announced a new $17.5 million cement grinding plant for its subsidiary Cementos Fortaleza in Salinas Esparza, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The plant will use Gebr. Pfeiffer's ready2grind system to produce 300,000 tpy of cement, with production scheduled to begin in Q1 2018.

Sinoma and Hengya Cement plan to build a new 7Mta cement plant in Tanzania as part of a US$2.35bn Chinese investment over 10 years, with US$1bn invested in the first five years.

PurLucid Treatment Solutions has partially commissioned the commercial-scale NFLi5 lithium recovery system at its new manufacturing facility in Calgary, Alberta, capable of processing 750 barrels of brine per day.

Spanish engineering firm MTorres opened a new innovation and manufacturing center near Boeing's jet plant in Everett, Washington. The facility will develop advanced automated manufacturing equipment for aerospace, including robotic cells for 777X wing spars.

Swiss Feintool has started construction of its first manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic, in Most. The plant will produce car components and is expected to launch production by end of 2018, with 60 employees by early 2019. Investment totals CZK 1.26 billion.

IMI Precision Engineering held a ground-breaking in Noida near New Delhi for a INR 200 million (about $3.1 million) facility of 67,000 sq ft that will raise production capacity for the Indian market.

Alliance Magnesium plans to deploy the construction and operation of a 50,000-tonne magnesium plant by 2021, creating more than 350 direct jobs, following the acquisition of Magnola.

Tosyali Holding will construct a new mega spiral welded pipe plant with an annual capacity of one million metric tons in Algeria, producing pipes for oil, natural gas, and water projects.

Nihon Netsugen Systems opened a new facility in Shiga, Japan, to manufacture CO2 transcritical rack systems for industrial refrigeration. The facility aims to produce over 100 units per year.

Teijin announced it will establish a new carbon fiber production facility in Greenwood, South Carolina, through its wholly owned subsidiary Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. The facility is expected to begin operating by the end of FY 2020.

Valeo will invest $43 million to build a new thermal systems plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, doubling production capacity. The plant will start operations in Q1 2019 and create 600 jobs.

MicroVention has completed construction of its new 205,000-square-foot Worldwide Innovation Center in Aliso Viejo, California, consolidating its Orange County operations from Tustin.

Technical textiles company Culimeta-Saveguard launched English Fine Cottons in 2015 with a £5.8m investment. Test production at its Dunkinfield mill started in July 2016 and it opened for business in December 2017.

Turkish company Murat Ticaret signed an agreement with the Macedonian government to lease land in the Skopje 2 technological industrial development zone to build a factory for automotive cables and electrical equipment. The first phase involves a EUR 6.6 million investment and 300 jobs, with construction starting in February 2018 and completion in December 2018.

AGRU invested $40 million in a new production facility for large diameter HDPE pipes in Charleston, South Carolina. The facility can extrude the world's largest HDPE pressure pipe, with outside diameters up to 3,500 mm, and is located on the Cooper River for marine storage and towing.

Shimadzu Corporation established a new subsidiary, Shimadzu Aerotech, on December 1, 2017, to specialize in manufacturing aircraft equipment for commercial aviation. The subsidiary will be located within the company's headquarters and Sanjo Plant in Kyoto, Japan, and is expected to start operations in April 2018 with about 70 employees.

Thyssenkrupp inaugurated two production plants in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico: Thyssenkrupp Bilstein and Thyssenkrupp Camshafts. The total investment is €150 million, and the plants will produce automotive components such as shock absorbers and camshaft bearing caps, creating up to 650 jobs.

Unison Ltd. will invest $5.2 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Danville, Virginia, creating 35 new jobs over three years.

South Korean Hyosung Group is awaiting Vietnamese prime minister approval to start construction of a $1.2 billion polypropylene manufacturing complex at Cai Mep Industrial Zone in Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The first stage includes an LPG storage tank and a PP plant with 600,000 tonnes per year capacity.

German company rose plastic started operations at a new R$21 million plant in Sorocaba, São Paulo, consolidating plastic packaging lines for several industrial segments and its Brazilian headquarters, with support from the state agency Investe São Paulo.

TechnipFMC officially opened an 18,000 m² Surface International facility in Abu Dhabi's Industrial City 2 with a value above US$25 million, to support ADNOC operations and refurbish equipment in-country.

CMAC-Thyssen is expanding its operation in Val-d'Or, Quebec, with a new manufacturing facility funded by a $1.2 million loan from the Canadian government's CED program. The funds will be used to purchase handling equipment, a paint room, a sand-blasting chamber and compressors.

Bosch opened a new fuel injection plant in Hemaraj, Rayong, about 130 km east of Bangkok, its first smart factory in Thailand and second mobility plant there. About 80 million euros is invested from 2015 to end 2017.

Xinyi Glass Holdings plans to invest $450 million into a large float glass plant in Ontario, Canada, its first North American manufacturing facility, creating 400 jobs.

SAS Automotive Systems is launching an operation in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to support Mercedes-Benz SUV production, adding 170 jobs. Production is expected to begin later in 2018.

Meggitt PLC announces plans to build a £130 million facility at Ansty Park in Coventry, UK, bringing together several operations and housing up to 1,000 employees. The facility is planned to become operational by the end of 2019.

Soilbuild Group is constructing a building at Kallang Way, Singapore, to house RF360, a joint venture between Qualcomm and TDK. RF360 is committing S$500 million and Soilbuild over S$110 million. The facility is expected to be completed in June 2019 and will create 300 new jobs.

SOCAR Polymer LLC announced that its polypropylene production plant in Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan, is expected to start operations in May 2018, with a capacity of 180,000 tons per year. A high-density polyethylene plant is expected to start in Q3 2018 with a capacity of 120,000 tons per year.

Star Micronics announced construction of a new three-story factory building in Dalian, China, for its Chinese subsidiary, with an investment of approximately 700 million yen, to consolidate operations and boost capacity.

Mako Medical Laboratories will open a new facility in Henderson, North Carolina, creating 153 jobs and investing over $15.4 million. The facility is expected to open in mid-January 2018.

Orthos Liquid Systems, Inc. announced the official opening of the Orthos Research Center (ORC) at its South Carolina headquarters. The facility includes a 15-foot tall filter test column for validation studies and experiments.

Convergent Energy + Power completed construction of an 8.5 MWh energy storage system at Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. in Bolton, Ontario. The project is designed to reduce electricity costs and will be operational once Hydro One completes interconnection.

WPT Nonwovens Corp. announced a $6 million investment in a second plant in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, to add capacity for nonwovens used in hygiene and filtration products, creating 40 jobs.

SUEZ is developing a new laboratory in Tomball, Texas, expected to open mid-2018, for R&D of specialty chemicals and process innovation for the oil and gas industry.

Safran opened its sixth plant in Queretaro, Mexico, investing $74 million to manufacture blades for the LEAP engine. The plant has started operations and employs 400 workers, with an official inauguration expected in February 2018.

MANE laid the foundation for a new production hub in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China, with a total investment of USD 60 million. The facility will manufacture flavors and seasonings and is expected to start operations in 2020.