Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. will invest US$30 million to expand its power transformer plant in Alabama, USA, increasing annual production capacity from 80 to 130 units. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.

Hellermann Tyton, a manufacturer of plastic cable channels for the automotive industry, plans to triple its plant size and increase injection molding machines from 25 to 140 by 2022 at its facility in Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico. The plant opened in 2017 and currently produces up to 10 million parts per month, with a target of 25 million.

ExxonMobil announced it has started detailed engineering for a potential project to expand polypropylene manufacturing capacity by up to 450,000 metric tons per year on the U.S. Gulf Coast. A final decision is expected later in 2018, with startup as early as 2021. The investment is anticipated to be several hundred million dollars.

NGK Insulators announced a ¥20 billion investment to expand production capacity for ceramics used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment at three sites in Japan, including a new plant in Tajimi City. The new plant's start date was moved up to October 2019, and total capacity will increase to 1.5 times the previously planned level by fiscal 2020.

Sodick will invest several hundred million yen to expand its food processing machinery factory at the Kaga site by 20%, starting operations in September 2018.

Kobelco Construction Equipment India broke ground for an additional plant at its Sri City facility to increase annual production capacity by 50% from 2000 units.

Bell Equipment will start assembling Kamaz heavy-duty trucks at its Richards Bay facility in South Africa early next year, creating additional jobs.

Bell Equipment will expand its German manufacturing plant to 15,000 m² with an investment of about €15 million, and will start assembling Kamaz heavy-duty trucks at its Richards Bay facility in South Africa early next year, creating additional jobs.

Diseb Food Group announced a $2.9 million investment in advanced manufacturing technology to increase production capacity at its Somerton facility. The project, backed by the Victorian State Government, will add a new manufacturing line and expand cool room and freezer capacity, creating 26 new jobs.

OCRIM has announced an expansion project for its production site in Cremona, which includes the construction of a new office building covering approximately 7,000 square meters.

Suraj Products Ltd is planning to expand its steel plant in Borpali, Sundergarh, Odisha, including increasing pig iron capacity from 24,000 to 36,000 tpa, and adding a briquetting plant, coal washery, ferro alloy plant, re-rolling mill, and captive power generation. The project cost is estimated at Rs. 1,043.6 million.

KapStone announced a $25 to $30 million expansion of its Twin Falls, Idaho packaging plant, including new machinery and at least seven new jobs. The upgrades are expected to be completed by the end of June 2018.

PPC Insulators completed an investment of over €2 million to expand its production platform in Sonneberg, Germany, adding a new XXL extruder line to increase capability for hollow porcelain insulators. Production is expected to start in Q2 2018.

Hino Motors Canada will spend $3.8 million over four years to buy new equipment to assemble a new range of trucks at its Woodstock, Ontario plant, with $283,200 from the province, creating 10 jobs.

Cementos del Norte (CENOSA) is investing HNL700 million in its cement plant in Bijao, Choloma, Honduras, to increase production capacity and storage, including a new cement mill that will lift capacity to 1.5Mta, with total capacity reaching 2.5Mta.

Maxim Crane Works opened a $4.71 million, 17,000-square-foot office in Wilder, Campbell County, Kentucky, consolidating operations and creating 100 full-time jobs. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on March 15, 2018.

EMAG GmbH & Co. KG is building a 10,000 square meter building at its headquarters in Salach, including a 6,000 square meter production hall and 4,000 square meters of office space. Completion is expected by the end of 2018.

Rulmeca Canada, with support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, will expand its facility by more than 21,000 square feet and invest in new equipment such as a robotic welding cell, an assembly press and a paint line system.

Waltron Trailers, with support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, will expand its facility by 6,360 square feet to house new assembly lines and painting operations.

Aarkel Tool and Die, with support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, will increase capacity, capabilities and product offerings by integrating office and manufacturing space and housing new equipment including Multi Axis CNC machines and 5 Axis Boring Mill.

Dana Canada, with support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, will implement a new high-output production and assembly line for heat shields at its Chatham facility, expanding production capabilities and creating jobs.

Kyocera CTC Precision Tools Pvt Ltd (KCPT), a joint venture between Kyocera Corporation and CTC India, plans to invest Rs 250-300 crore to triple its production capacity from 600,000 to 1,800,000 pieces per month over three years. The company also plans to open an R&D centre at its Jamshedpur plant.

Dongwon Systems completed a $10 million expansion of its Bac Ninh factory in Vietnam, adding about 4,500 pyeong of space to produce flexible packaging and PET for customers including Unilever, P&G and PepsiCo.

SAMCA has started operations at its EUR 84 million expansion of the Brilén plant in Barbastro, doubling PET production capacity to 250,000 tonnes. The project created 200 jobs during installation and is partly funded by the Aragon government.

Ampacet has started up a new additive production line at its Messancy, Belgium facility to reduce lead-times and increase flexibility.

Engro Polymer and Chemical Limited announced a Rs7.6 billion capital expenditure plan to add a new PVC plant of 100,000 tonnes and debottlenecking of 50,000 tonnes per annum, partially funded by a Rs5.4 billion rights issue.

Bend All Automotive is undergoing a $13 million expansion in Ontario, adding a new aluminum production line that produces tubing that is 100% recyclable and 35% lighter than traditional coated steel products.

Evonik plans to build a new production complex for polyamide 12 at its Marl Chemical Park in Germany, investing approximately €400 million to increase capacity by over 50%. The complex is expected to become operational in early 2021 and create about 150 jobs.

HillTip is expanding its factory by 2200 m² to increase production capacity and improve lead times. The expansion includes new powder painting, acid processing, welding, and CNC-machining areas, and is expected to be ready in June/July 2018.

New Horizons Baking Company announced a $4.6 million expansion project in Norwalk, Ohio, adding over 5,200 square feet to its existing facility and creating 18 new jobs.

Fresenius Medical Care Smad will invest €130 million by 2020 to increase dialysis filter production by 25% and add 8 polysulfone fiber production lines at its L'Arbresle, France plant. 150 jobs will be created by end of 2019.

Minafin is investing €14.5 million ($18 million) to extend Minakem's manufacturing capacity at its Dunkirk site in France, adding a new production line and upgrading existing assets to increase total capacity by 54 m³.

Saint-Gobain Isover has installed a new production line for blown glass wool at its production unit near Bergamo, Italy, as part of a EUR 45 million investment to upgrade the insulation sector in Europe.

The Province of Ontario is partnering with Sleeman Breweries to create 15 new jobs and retain 412 positions in Guelph. The brewery is expanding its packaging capabilities and upgrading equipment with support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, announced on 2018-03-13.

Borsight will expand its state-of-the-art airport hangar facility in Ogden, Utah, adding up to 95 jobs and an estimated $6.3 million in capital investment.

Den Braven opened a new central warehouse in the Logistické Centrum Petrovany industrial park near Prešov, Slovakia, to consolidate storage and support expansion plans in eastern Slovakia.

Nomatex will open a new technological line for nonwoven materials at its factory in Novaya Mayna, Ulyanovsk Oblast, in summer 2018. Investment is 100 million rubles, creating 12 jobs, with capacity of 4 million square meters per year.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated the first of three new units at the Tarbela hydropower plant on 2018-03-10. Voith supplies the electromechanical equipment, valued at around EUR 200 million, for the fourth expansion for WAPDA, which raises output to 4,888 MW.

WestPoint Home launched a new Phase 1 towel production line at its manufacturing complex in Bahrain, representing an additional $5 million investment. The line will produce 4 million towels annually, adding capacity for premium towels, bathrobes, and bathmats.

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector extended a $20 million medium-term Islamic finance facility to Applied Plastic Industries Company to finance capital expenditure for advanced Spunlace equipment, enabling a new production line and expansion of manufacturing capacity in Jordan.

The second phase of the Tamer Mölnlycke Care factory in Jeddah Third Industrial City was inaugurated, doubling production to 500,000 units per year.

Bluewater Bio completed a $36.5 million upgrade of the Tubli wastewater treatment plant in Bahrain, the country's largest. The project added 220 MLD of clean water reuse capacity and was executed without a lost-time incident.

Eurogulf Transformer FZE announced a AED60 million ($16.34 million) expansion of its industrial facilities in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, increasing total investment to AED100 million. The new facility will boost production capacity for power transformers up to 220 kV.

Dubai Investments broke ground on a second float glass production line for Emirates Float Glass (EFG) at its facility in KEZAD, Abu Dhabi, with an investment of over AED600 million ($163.3 million). The line will introduce Ultra Clear Glass production, a first in the GCC, and is expected to be operational by late 2027 to early 2028.

DuPont Water Solutions opened a new reverse osmosis (RO) production line in Jubail Industrial City II, Saudi Arabia, at the Sadara Chemical Company complex. The line is expected to be operational in early 2019 and will manufacture Filmtec Reverse Osmosis Elements for the Middle East and Africa markets.

Johnson Controls Arabia launched the region's first YORK air-cooled chiller production line with 600-ton capacity at the YORK manufacturing complex in King Abdullah Economic City, Jeddah, and opened the Kingdom's first AHRI-certified performance testing laboratory for air-cooled chillers.

Daikin North America plans to increase its workforce at its Waller, Texas facility from over 4,000 to up to 7,000 personnel. The company has already invested over $417 million in the facility, which was completed in 2017.

ROCKWOOL Group is expanding production capacity at its Neuburg, Germany facility with a new production line. The expansion is part of the EUR 175 million investment, with additional capacity coming in Q2 2020.

ROCKWOOL Group is expanding production capacity at its Malkinia, Poland and Neuburg, Germany facilities with new production lines. The expansions total approximately EUR 175 million, with additional capacity coming in Q2 2019 (Poland) and Q2 2020 (Germany).

UMC held a groundbreaking ceremony for Fab 12A Phase 5 & 6 at its Tainan complex, with an $8 billion investment, machine installation in H2 2013, extending 28nm production and enabling 20nm and beyond.