DiloGroup put into operation a new high-capacity carding installation at Kisbu A.S. in Muratli/Tekirdag, Turkey, for producing nonwovens for medical, hygiene, industrial and automotive applications.

DiloGroup put into operation a new high-capacity carding installation at Kisbu A.S. in Muratli/Tekirdag, Turkey, for producing nonwovens for medical, hygiene, industrial and automotive applications.

Ecofiltro is investing over $500,000 to expand its production plant in Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, doubling capacity from 10,000 to 20,000 filters per month.

Kraton Corp. is increasing production capacity for its Sylvatraxx tread enhancement additives at its plant in Niort, France, by 20%. The expansion is scheduled for completion by the fourth quarter of 2018.

Primetals will close its two Worcester facilities and consolidate into a new facility in Sutton, Massachusetts, receiving a 15-year tax-increment financing agreement from the town. The new plant will house steel mill equipment manufacturing, R&D, engineering and sales.

MSD Animal Health held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new production building at its MMD site in Igoville, France, dedicated to manufacturing Bravecto Spot-on and Bravecto Plus for the global market.

NGK do Brasil will invest an additional R$ 87 million to expand isolator production by 30% at its Mogi das Cruzes plant in São Paulo, Brazil. The expansion will enable exports of isolators to NGK plants in France and South Africa.

DuPont Safety & Construction will complete the addition of Nomex Filament Yarn capacity at the DuPont Asturias site in Spain, with a total project investment of more than $60 million and product commercialization planned for early 2019.

Gravita India has started commercial production of PPCP Granules at its plant in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, with an annual capacity of 1200 MTPA, using a new imported washing line and extrusion line.

Epta unveiled a 600 m² Multi-Purpose Exhibition Space at its Limana production plant, part of a strategy involving major investments including approximately €10 million over the last two years for Industry 4.0 technologies.

The Government of Canada announced federal investments of up to CAD 5.4 million for Amalgamated Dairies Ltd (ADL) to modernize its Summerside operation in Prince Edward Island, reducing production costs and increasing storage capacity.

Lanxess commissioned a new production line for specialty compounds at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany, investing approximately EUR 7 million. The line has an annual capacity of up to 10,000 metric tons.

Sun Chemical and its parent DIC Corporation will increase production capacity of DAILUBE extreme pressure additives by 6,000 tons per annum at their Kashima plant in Japan, starting April 2018.

Cepsa will invest €100 million to install Detal technology at its Puente Mayorga Chemical Plant in San Roque, Spain, increasing LAB production capacity from 200,000 to 250,000 tons. Work starts in May and will take about two years.

Air-Flo Manufacturing will purchase a 310,000-square-foot facility in Horseheads, NY, to consolidate its truck body and accessory manufacturing operations and install new production lines, creating 40 new jobs. The project costs $3 million and is expected to be completed by fall 2018.

Festo US plans to invest about $90 million to expand its service and manufacturing center in Mason, Ohio by 350,000 sq ft, tripling production, logistics and training capacity. Construction is due in two phases through 2024 and the company plans to hire 350 workers.

DowDuPont announced about $100 million of investments over two years to expand capacity and modernize the Sabine River Works plant in Orange County, Texas, for Surlyn, Nucrel, Fusabond and Vamac specialty materials, with phased output starting in 2020.

The Bowmill Group installed a Chiron FZ12 FX Magnum Vario machining centre at its Tewkesbury facility as part of a £3.5 million investment. The facility is producing 1,500 units per month and has created 17 jobs.

Ascensus Specialties is expanding production capacity at its Elma, Washington plant by more than 15%, with the upgrade scheduled to be fully operational by end of 2018, driven by growing demand for sodium borohydride.

Braskem is continuing construction of a 450,000-ton-per-year polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas, and has increased its planned capital expenditures for 2018.

Kemira will make a multi-million euro investment to expand production capacity at its Joutseno chlor-alkali site in Finland to meet growing demand for sodium hydroxide. The expansion is expected to be operational during Q4 2018.

Toray Industries will increase large tow carbon fiber production capacity at Zoltek's Hungarian facility by 50% from 10,000 to 15,000 tons annually, with an investment exceeding $130 million. Production will start in early 2020.

Entegris will expand its JangAn facility in Korea to add R&D and manufacturing capabilities for Advanced Deposition Materials, with a total investment of approximately KRW 50 billion (USD 45 million). First ADM products are expected to ship by end of 2018.

BYK Additives and Instruments broke ground on a $50 million expansion project at its Gonzales, Texas manufacturing facility on April 5, 2018. It is the largest investment in Gonzales in 50 years.

National Cement, a subsidiary of Devki Group, raised $97 million from the International Finance Corporation and will invest an additional $100 million from its chairman to construct two grinding plants in Uganda and Kenya and one clinker line. The total expansion cost is close to $200 million.

LS Cable & System Asia announced a KRW 10 billion (approx. USD 10 million) investment in its subsidiary LS-VINA in Haiphong, Vietnam, to increase annual copper rod production capacity from 27,000 tons to 100,000 tons. Production and sales are expected to begin in the first half of 2019.

GE Energy Financial Services secured USD 150 million project financing to refinance and expand the Los Guindos open-cycle thermoelectric power plant in Chile. The expansion will nearly double capacity to 275 MW by installing a second GE 9E.03 gas turbine.

Parker Hannifin Corporation will expand its manufacturing operations in Lakeview, Michigan, adding 30,000 sq. ft. and creating at least 46 jobs. The expansion will consolidate operations from Ohio into the Lakeview site.

Crown Food Europe opened a new easy-open end manufacturing facility at its Nagykorös plant near Budapest, Hungary. The opening was reported on April 5, 2018.

A manufacturer in Milford, New Hampshire, is planning a $50 million addition and hiring 85 more workers.

HyLife Foods invested $176 million to expand its main processing plant in Neepawa, Manitoba, creating over 165 new jobs. Tri-Mach was the contractor for new processing and packaging conveyors and equipment.

Norcros Adhesives invested in manufacturing technology, management controls and staff facilities at its Tunstall factory, increasing manufacturing capacity by 150% in the past year. The company also added three new employees and is expanding its sales team in the Middle East.

Evonik Tianda (Liaoyang) Chemical Additive Co., Ltd. (ETL), a joint venture of Evonik China and NEPC, increased its production capacity for triacetonamine (TAA) derivatives in Liaoyang by 50%. Construction began in 2017 and was completed in March 2018.

Micron Technology broke ground on a new cleanroom facility in North Coast, Singapore, to meet future manufacturing requirements for its 3D NAND flash memory products. The multi-billion dollar investment will add 1,000 new jobs. Construction is expected to be completed in mid-2019, with initial wafer output in Q4 2019.

Bolloré Transport and Logistics plans to invest EUR400 million ($491.6 million) to build a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Construction will begin in June or July 2019, with operations starting from June 2020.

HyLife held a grand opening for its expanded and upgraded hog processing plant in Neepawa, Manitoba. The $176 million investment increases capacity by 15% to process nearly two million hogs per year and adds new equipment.

Weedon PSC completed a major restructuring of its factory at Hednesford, Staffordshire, to improve efficiency and increase capacity for e-commerce. The update was published on April 4, 2018.

The Fort Dodge Water Pollution Control Facility completed a $23 million expansion to handle increased flow and nutrient removal from new Cargill and CJ Bio America plants. The project added a third Vertical Loop Reactor, a final clarifier, and other equipment.

Custom Truck One Source announced it will expand its operations in Sedalia, Missouri, dedicating its existing facility and an additional 28,000 square feet in Thomas Meadows Industrial Park to its OEM subsidiary Load King. The expansion will add capacity to upfit up to 1,000 additional vocational trucks per year and create 25 to 35 new jobs.

Noman Group plans to invest Tk 500 crore over three years to build a plant in Bhaluka, Bangladesh, to manufacture 'Coolmax All Season' fabric. The plant aims to produce 120 tonnes of yarn per day and export $100 million worth of products annually.

Fainplast has started an expansion of its production plant in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, with a total investment of €5 million. The new building will add 7,000 sqm for warehousing and production and 1,200 sqm for offices and labs, aiming to increase polyolefin-based compound capacity by 50,000 MT/year within five years.

Boeing marked the completion of a 28,000-square-foot expansion at its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seeker facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The project added 70 employees and began construction in June 2016.

Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb is planning to build an additional production line at its Tayuan Tao-Yuan site in Taiwan, increasing annual production of nonwovens by around 11,000 metric tons. Construction is expected to be completed in 2020.

Verbom is undertaking an investment project valued at more than $19 million at its sheet metal processing plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec, supported by nearly $11 million in government contributions. The project will create around 100 jobs and includes a second phase to acquire specialized equipment for producing larger aluminum auto body parts.

Danfoss opened a new production line for low-voltage frequency converters at its plant in Istrinsky District, Moscow Region, on March 30, 2018. The line will produce over 1,500 units per year of HVAC and AQUA Drive series equipment with power from 110 to 355 kW.

Samsung plans to invest $7 billion over three years to add a second production line in Xi'an, China, doubling NAND flash production capacity to 220,000 wafers per month.

Citizen Machinery will invest about 500 million yen to double the monthly production capacity of NC automatic lathes at its Philippines plant from 40 to 80 units. Construction starts in April 2018, with completion by end of 2018 and operation in January 2019.

KCP Ltd. plans a brownfield expansion of its cement plants with a total project cost of Rs. 500 crore, aiming to increase capacity from 2.6 million tons to 4.3 million tons.

Japan Wool Textile (Nikke) will invest 300 million yen ($2.83 million) to add a new production line at its subsidiary Ambic's plant in Jiangyin, China, to produce nonwoven fabric filters for waste incinerators. The line is expected to be complete by fiscal 2022, tripling combined annual capacity to 580,000 square meters.

Bowmill Group has installed a Chiron FZ12 FX Magnum Vario machining centre at its new £3.5 million facility in Tewkesbury, UK. The facility is producing 1500 units per month and has created 17 jobs.