Mecachrome Aeronáutica inaugurated a new factory in Évora, Portugal, representing an investment of €30 million. The plant produces high-precision metal parts for the aerospace industry and has been operating since late March 2017.

Sakthi Automotive Group, the U.S. subsidiary of India's Sakthi Group, is building a 60,000-square-foot plant in Detroit to accommodate a new contract to build steering arms and knuckles for Volkswagen AG vehicles.

China Jushi USA Corporation selected Gray Construction to design and build its first U.S. manufacturing facility and headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina. The campus will include five buildings totaling 660,135 square feet and an 80,000-ton production line, expected to take 18 months to complete.

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. opened a new 32,200-square foot manufacturing facility in San Luis Obispo, California, to design, produce, test, and certify electric and hybrid aircraft. The facility will create about 40 new jobs.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy inaugurated a new rotor blade factory in Tangier, Morocco, which started production in April 2017, creating 600 direct and 500 indirect jobs.

Mexican packaging maker Grupo Gondi announced plans to invest US$300 million in a containerboard mill with 400,000 tons a year capacity in the Nexxus industrial park in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon.

Zhonghuan Semiconductor and Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Wuxi municipal government to build a large-diameter silicon wafer production and manufacturing project for integrated circuits in Yixing, Jiangsu, with total investment of about $3 billion.

Electri-Cord inaugurated a new plant in San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, with an investment of $5 million and expected to generate 600 jobs. The plant produces cables, outlets, electrical harnesses, and other products.

Ingevity Corp. will open a new automotive applications testing facility in Zhuhai, China, co-located with its existing manufacturing plant. The investment is $2.5 million.

Engtex has built a new 5,400 square meter production facility on the Vist industrial area in Ulricehamn, Sweden, with an investment of approximately 55 million SEK. Full production is expected by the turn of the year.

Siemens Gamesa inaugurated a new blade factory in Tangier, Morocco, the first such facility by a wind turbine manufacturer in Africa and the Middle East. The plant will create over 600 direct jobs and produce blades for the SWT-DD-130 platform.

Oxiteno's new alkoxylation plant in Pasadena, Texas is nearing completion and scheduled to start up in early 2018. The plant has a capacity of 170,000 metric tons per year and will create more than 100 direct jobs.

Dentium announced it will build a new factory for digital dentistry equipment development and manufacturing, with an investment of ₩10.5 billion.

Bostik, an Arkema company, opened a new adhesives production plant in Gujarat, India, on October 11, 2017. The plant will produce advanced hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives for industrial markets.

CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. announced it will build a new 85,000 square foot manufacturing plant on Morton Industrial Drive in Windsor, Ontario. The facility will be dedicated to manufacturing welding and joining brand products, with construction expected to be completed in spring 2018.

Brose Corporation is constructing a new plant in Colon, Mexico, with operations scheduled to begin in 2018. Staff hiring and training are underway.

Calzedonia will start building a new clothing factory in Kikinda, Serbia, with construction starting in October 2017 and production of T-shirts and underwear expected to begin in spring 2018.

Toray Industries will construct a polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) compound production facility at the site of its subsidiary Zoltek in Hungary.

Eldorado Stone has commenced operations at a new 432,000 sq ft manufacturing and distribution facility in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, consolidating two preexisting locations. The company invested approximately $7 million in equipment and machinery.

Al Wusta Cement Co. LLC, a joint venture between Oman Cement and Raysut Cement, has been allocated land for a new cement plant in Duqm, Oman. The plant will have a capacity of 5,000-10,000 tpd and cost OMR225 million ($585 million). Construction is expected to start in 2018 and complete by 2020.

BASF officially commissioned a new plant in Saint Petersburg, Russia, producing concrete additives, alkali-free concrete setting accelerators, and tunneling shield lubricants. The plant has three production lines.

Linde Material Handling has opened a new remanufacturing center in Velké Bílovice, Czech Republic, specializing in refurbishing used industrial trucks. The plant has an area of over 4,500 square meters and capacity for 1,000 forklifts annually, with around 40 staff.

Hino Motors will build a truck assembly plant in Khimki, Moscow region, with an investment of about 1.89 billion yen (10 billion RUB). Production of medium trucks is expected to start in mid-2019 and small trucks in mid-2020, with annual capacity of about 2,000 units and 50 new jobs.

Step Electric's subsidiary Zonwoson held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Songshan Lake, Dongguan, which will produce 10,000 industrial robots and 100,000 motion control systems annually.

Gringo plans to build a factory for forklifts and mini-loaders in the Alabushevo site of the Technopolis Moscow SEZ, with investments over 1 billion rubles.

Ronal Group officially opened its new plant in Teruel, Aragón, Spain, its second site in northeastern Spain and its 13th plant overall. Construction created over 100 new jobs.

JR Group UK is launching a new £9 million facility in Bradford, moving its Texfelt nonwovens business from Halifax. The facility includes machinery and a distribution center, creating 46 jobs over five years.

Granat Bio Tech is building a plant in the Dubna special economic zone to produce disposable medical devices (vacuum blood collection tubes, needles, holders). Investment is RUB 1.25 billion, with production start planned for January 2019.

Penny Hydraulics opened a new £2 million manufacturing plant in Clowne, Derbyshire, including warehousing, production, and office facilities.

Chongqing Hengya Industrial Co., Ltd. started manufacturing and transport of aluminium RB at its new production project in Beidu Aluminium Industrial Park, Chongqing, China.

PT Asahimas Flat Glass will build a new float glass plant (Furnace C-2) in Cikampek-Purwasari, West Java, with a capacity of 210,000 tons per year and an investment of IDR 796.8 billion, replacing a plant in Ancol that will be closed.

MPW has purchased land for a 30,000-square-foot industrial water regeneration plant in Yuma, Arizona, with a total capital expenditure of approximately $9 million. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q1 2018, with operational status by Q2 2019.

Komatsu will invest US$33 million to build a new plant in Pudahuel, near Santiago, Chile, to manufacture and refurbish mining equipment such as the Goliat trucks.

Unormak Milling Machinery Industrial Company completed a turn-key flour factory with 650 tons/24h capacity in Vladikavkaz, Russia. The facility was opened with a ceremony in October 2017.

Netherlands based heavy lift group Mammoet opened two new locations in Australia.

OOO VolgaInvest-NN plans to invest 70 million rubles to build a production complex for lifting beams and slings in the Sormovsky district of Nizhny Novgorod. The project will create 75 new jobs and has a 48-month implementation period.

Unison Ltd is opening a new manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia, its first U.S. operation, with a $5.2 million investment. The factory will create 35 new jobs over three years and support tube-bending machine production.

Thomas Concrete Group opened a new plant in Heby, Sweden, producing precast double-walls and slabs sufficient to build approximately 4,000 apartments per year.

Kajaria Ceramics will set up a new manufacturing plant in Tirupati, India, at an investment of ₹125 crore. The plant will produce glazed vitrified tiles with a capacity of 4 million sq metres and is expected to begin operation by the end of 2017-18.

Wärtsilä inaugurated the 100 MW Pilar thermal power plant in Argentina on August 31, 2017, built for Pampa Energía. The plant uses six Wärtsilä 50DF multi-fuel engines running on natural gas and heavy fuel oil.

Hatsun Agro Product is establishing an automated greenfield packaging plant at Wallajabad near Chennai, with machines from Windmöller & Hölscher. The project cost is about EUR 8.5 million.

GF Linamar, a joint venture between GF Automotive and Linamar Corporation, inaugurated a new high-pressure die-casting facility in the US focusing on lightweight aluminium and magnesium solutions for the automotive industry.

Siemens and Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation formed a joint venture, Advanced Airfoil Components, and chose Hillsborough County, Florida, for a new manufacturing facility. The $139 million investment will create 350 jobs, and the plant is scheduled to open in late 2018.

WeighPack Systems Inc. completed a move to a new state-of-the-art headquarters and production facility in Montreal, Quebec. The $8 million facility houses fabrication, 16 assembly workstations, and an R&D area, increasing production capacity.

Silent-Aire announced the grand opening of its new 146,000 ft² US headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona, on October 4, 2017. The facility will house over 300 current employees and add 225 additional manufacturing jobs in the future.

OMMIC inaugurated a new 6-inch GaN production line in Limeil-Brévannes, France, making it the only European company able to produce GaN and GaAs on 6-inch wafers. The facility was funded in June 2016 by Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, Banque Populaire and Financière Victoire.

ABB inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for high-voltage switchgear in Tangerang, Indonesia. The 1,300 square-meter plant will produce Live Tank Circuit Breakers and Disconnectors to support the country's power infrastructure.

Tetra Pak broke ground on a $110 million, 100,000 square metre packaging material factory at Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park II-A in Binh Duong. It is expected to start commercial operations by early 2019 with capacity of 20 billion packs per year.

TMD Friction do Brasil inaugurated a new 100,000 m² pellets factory in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, on October 3, 2017. The R$142 million investment will expand pellet production capacity from 17 million to 22 million per year and double brake lining output from 9 million to 18 million pieces annually.

Komatsu in Mexico has started construction of a branch in Zacatecas, with an investment of over 40 million pesos. The facility is planned to be completed in January 2018 and will add 60 additional personnel.