Certest Biotec inaugurated a 4,500 sqm expansion of its facilities in San Mateo de Gállego, Zaragoza, increasing total space from 2,400 to 7,000 sqm. The company invested EUR 5 million and added 35 employees, bringing total staff to 130.

Lubrizol held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 24, 2018, celebrating the successful start-up of its latest thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) capacity expansion at its Avon Lake, Ohio site. The nearly $30 million investment is expected to add 15 local jobs.

BHS, Inc. has completed an upgrade to its 148,000-square-foot manufacturing campus in St. Louis, Missouri, adding a dedicated 34-foot-tall testing space for vertical reciprocating conveyors (VRCs). The upgrade supports quality assurance and reduces lead times.

ABB started construction on the expansion of its North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with a $20 million investment. The project will create 72 new jobs and is expected to be completed in November 2023.

Atlas Copco Comptec opened a 63,000-square-foot expansion in Voorheesville, New York, to increase production of large integrally geared centrifugal compressors and turboexpanders. The site's workforce is expected to reach about 340.

T. Hasegawa USA completed a year-long renovation and expansion of its R&D facility in Cerritos, California, increasing the flavor innovation center by more than 50 percent. The project was announced as completed on February 21, 2025.

HAMM, a manufacturer of road building machines, completed a massive expansion of production capacity at its parent plant in Tirschenreuth, Germany, in recent months. The expansion ensures demand for HAMM rollers can be satisfied in the years to come.

Becker Aluminium, a subsidiary of Klöckner, commissioned a new aluminium processing center in Bönen, Germany, with an investment of €35 million, creating 25 jobs initially and planning 80 in full operation.

Andersen Corporation broke ground on a 60,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing campus in Bayport, Minnesota. The $40 million project will add Fibrex material extrusion capabilities and create at least 40 full-time production jobs.

Valence Surface Technologies is expanding its Wichita, Kansas facility by adding a new processing line for parts up to 14 feet, a larger water generation system, and upgraded air handling systems to increase capacity for aerospace and defense work.

Novelis Inc. will invest approximately $180 million to double its automotive aluminum body sheet capacity at its Changzhou facility in China, adding about 100 kilotonnes of capacity and creating 160 jobs. The expansion is expected to be operational by 2020.

inTEST Corporation announced that its subsidiary Ambrell Corporation opened a new 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York, transferring all operations from Scottsville. Tenant improvements total $2.1 million, offset by $1.09 million in grants.

The Ashgabat plant Turkmenkabel of concern Turkmenmashinstroy expanded its range of products, creating new production areas for electronic electricity meters, transformer substations, and repair of air conditioners. A workshop for single-phase electronic electricity meters will produce up to 180,000 items per year.

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals announced a €4 million investment to expand and upgrade its organic peroxides plant at Mahad, Maharashtra, increasing capacity by 80%. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.

Dairy Crest announced plans to invest £85 million in expanding its cheese factory in Cornwall to meet growing demand for cheddar in markets such as China. The expansion will be partly funded by a £70 million share sale to institutional investors.

Oriental Yuhang's subsidiary Hangzhou Oriental Yuhang Building Materials Co., Ltd. awarded a contract for the second-phase water-based coating and mortar workshop at its Jiande factory. The winning bidder is Zhejiang Dadongwu Group Construction Co., Ltd., with a bid amount of 24.6 million yuan.

Pratt & Whitney announced an investment of up to $100 million in its existing West Palm Beach, Florida facility to support defense programs, creating up to 215 new jobs by 2022. The expansion covers the campus and new manufacturing equipment.

SMC Corporation of America plans to break ground in summer 2018 on a 1.0 million square-foot warehouse at its North American headquarters in Noblesville, Indiana, estimated at $67.8 million. The project is projected to add 92 jobs within five years.

Caterpillar Inc. plans to invest $73.6 million through 2021 to renovate its Lafayette, Indiana facility, adding 125 new jobs with an average hourly wage of $27.95.

Lenco Armored Vehicles spent $5 million to expand production of its Bearcat armored vehicles, purchasing and refurbishing a 70,000-square-foot building adjacent to its original factory in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to eventually double output.

Gutmann Aluminium Draht GmbH is expanding its production site near Emetzheim with a new hall and machinery, investing 7 million euros. Production is expected to start by the end of 2018, adding 8 new jobs.

Mitsubishi Electric completed a new building (Factory No. 8) at its Hirohata Plant in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, to increase production of motor generators and inverters for HEVs and EVs. The investment was approximately 70 billion yen.

Granco Clark, Inc. is expanding its manufacturing facility in Belding, Michigan by 50% to increase capacity for aluminium extrusion equipment. The expansion will improve material flow, system demonstrations, and pre-shipment assembly.

Forterra announced plans to invest £90-95 million to expand its Desford brick manufacturing site in Leicestershire, increasing capacity from 85 million to 180 million bricks per annum, with commissioning expected in late 2021.

Kimberly-Clark has approved $30 million for expansion and improvements at its nonwovens manufacturing facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The two-year project will add 14 jobs.

Coastal Corrugated is investing $3.25 million in new equipment and machinery at its corrugated packaging facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, to increase production efficiency. The company reported no new jobs associated with the investment.

Wolverine Packing is planning a plant to expand its Eastern Market operations, reported as $40 million in the headline and $30 million in the article text. The project is backed by $2.13 million in state brownfield incentives.

Hague Quality Water, an A. O. Smith brand, plans to invest approximately $7 million to expand its operations in Groveport and open a new facility in Obetz, Ohio, creating 70 new jobs over three years. The expansion will support water treatment equipment manufacturing.

Sonaca doubled production capacity at its Romania site with a new 14,000 sqm facility and plans to recruit 160 additional employees.

Tipton Mills is expanding its Columbus, Indiana facility to nearly double its footprint, integrating operations from the acquired Lake Country Foods. The expansion is underway and expected to be completed in Q4 2018.

Solvay is investing $70 million to build a second, independent HMW HALS manufacturing unit at its Willow Island, West Virginia plant. The expansion is expected to create 30-40 new union jobs and be operational by mid-2019.

FiberVisions Corporation, a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures, received board approval to expand bicomponent fiber capacity in Covington, Georgia, USA. The new line will have 24,000 tons per year capacity and use state-of-the-art technology.

Teejay Lanka completed a $15 million expansion at its India mill in Vizag, doubling capacity to 42 million metres of weft knitted fabric annually (12,500 tons). The expansion added state-of-the-art machinery and created 276 jobs.

Siemens has launched a new production line for 3RW5 series motor soft starters at its low-voltage switchgear plant in Trutnov, Czech Republic, with an investment of approximately 500 million CZK. The line incorporates Industry 4.0 digitalization elements.

Eletrofrio invested R$50 million over two years to double its production capacity and launch a new line of refrigerated display cases called Linha Vittrine. The company expects to hire 200 new employees in 2018.

Vita Nonwovens plans a $19 million expansion at 9403 Avionics Drive in Fort Wayne, Indiana, adding 140,000 square feet and creating 22 new full-time jobs.

Advanced Cutting Systems plans a $784,000 project to install new manufacturing equipment at its Piper Drive site in Fort Wayne, Indiana, creating 12 new jobs.

Trelleborg plans a $3.6 million expansion at its Bremer Road facility in New Haven, Indiana, adding an 8,000-square-foot building and creating 40 jobs. Construction is expected to start in June 2018 and be complete by January 2019.

Infineon announced it would maximize the 300-millimeter production capacity at its main factory in Dresden, Germany, to address supply shortages.

Engro Polymer and Chemicals plans to expand its PVC production capacity by 100,000 metric tons and debottleneck its VCM plant by 50,000 metric tons per annum, at an estimated cost of Rs7.6 billion. The expansion will be partially funded through a Rs5.4 billion rights issue.

RMK Merrill-Stevens partnered with Marine Travelift to add a new 100 BFMII mobile boat hoist (100 metric ton capacity) to its Miami shipyard. The machine will be operational later in summer 2018, expanding the yard's capacity as part of modernization efforts.

Pipeline Plastics LLC is adding capacity at its existing manufacturing plants in Levelland, Texas, and Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

Engineered Medical Systems (EMS) will expand its existing facility in Bartlett, Tennessee, adding 57,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and office space. The $10.5 million investment will create 40 new jobs, with construction beginning in Q3 2018.

Cepac completed a £2 million expansion of its Rawcliffe site in East Yorkshire, increasing site capacity by more than 20 per cent. The works add equipment for stitched UN-approved boxes for hazardous goods.

Ingersoll Rand plans to invest nearly $30 million in its Mocksville plant in Davie County, North Carolina, and create 25 jobs by the end of 2019. The plant makes rotary, centrifugal and Thermo King air compressors.

Leser extended its production facility in Hohenwestedt, Germany, at a cost of €7.3 million. The investment was made in the year before the article.

Daikin Applied North America, a division of Daikin Industries, has bought a building north of Faribault, Minnesota, and plans to renovate it into a third factory. The expansion will add 200 employees by mid-2019, complementing existing plants in Faribault and Owatonna.

Stik-Pak Solutions, a contract packaging firm, will invest $14.3 million to relocate and expand into a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Summit View Business Park in Rocky Mount, Virginia. The project will create 50-60 new jobs, with phase one completion by late 2019 and phase two by 2023.

Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, added approximately 140,000 sq. ft. of medical manufacturing space near its existing site in Suzhou, China. The facility will produce drug delivery and medical devices and is slated to begin production in June 2018.

Spartan Motors accepted a $678,000 grant and tax credit package from Pennsylvania for its Ephrata plant expansion, following a $214 million USPS contract to build over 2,000 cargo body vehicles. The expansion is expected to create nearly 200 new jobs over three years.