SK hynix held a ceremony for the completion of the C2F expansion at its Wuxi DRAM production line, investing 950 billion KRW from June 2017 to April 2019. The one-story fab adds 58,000 m² of building area and has started producing DRAM.

Treofan Americas plans to install a 10-meter wide BOPP extrusion line in late 2018 adding 30,000 tons of capacity at its Zacapu, Mexico plant. The total project capital expenditure is estimated at $65 million.

StandardAero Component Services announced a $16 million investment to expand facilities in Cincinnati and Hillsboro, Ohio, and Miami, Florida, adding a total of 260,000 square feet of shop capacity during 2018.

Tripod Technology plans to invest $4-5 billion to expand its Hubei Xiantao plant in China, aiming to add a new monthly production output of 600,000 square feet. The expansion is expected to be completed this year (2018).

Olympus announced the grand opening of its expanded Bartlett campus in Tennessee, including a new National Service Center East and medical asset warehouse/distribution center. The $12 million, 110,000-square-foot facility started operations in October 2017 and is expected to create about 280 jobs.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products will expand its manufacturing facility in Loudon, Tennessee, increasing annual production of bio-based 1,3-propanediol by 35 million pounds. Engineering and construction is scheduled to start immediately.

Huber's Fire Retardant Additives business unit is investing to increase production capacity for Martinal LEO fine precipitated alumina trihydrate at its Martinswerk plant in Bergheim, Germany, by 20%. The expansion will be phased, with first volumes in H2 2019 and completion in early 2020.

Kuka is expanding its facilities in Shanghai, with completion expected by Q2 2018, as part of a strategy to reach €1 billion in China sales by 2020 by leveraging parent Midea Group's network.

Biazet S.A. is adding 6,000 square metres to its Bialystok factory, bringing the plant footprint to 24,000 square metres, with work starting March 2018 and completion due October 2018, including new injection moulding machines.

Brazilian air compressor maker Schulz is investing R$150 million over three years to expand production capacity at its Joinville, Santa Catarina plant, having already hired 450 workers in late 2017.

Agristo announced plans to start construction of a second french fry processing line at its Wielsbeke, Belgium plant within months, as part of a €200 million investment to expand capacity.

Panaceutics, Inc. announced it will invest $5.8 million to open a high-tech research and development manufacturing facility at Cane Creek Centre Industrial Park in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, creating 70 jobs.

Nexperia completed a significant expansion of its ATGD discrete semiconductor assembly and test plant in Guangdong, China, adding 16,000 square metres of production space. The expanded facility can now produce 90 billion parts annually, increasing total company capacity to over 100 billion parts.

Barbosa&Almeida (BA Glass Spain) will invest €40 million to build a third furnace and two warehouses at its Villafranca glass factory, adding capacity for 500 million more bottles per year and creating 80 new jobs. An additional €25 million will be spent on renovating the first furnace.

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Egypt plans to invest EGP 100 million to expand its automotive wiring harness factory in Port Said, Egypt.

Jungwon Ryeongyeol completed relocation to a new factory in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, with an investment of about 10 billion KRW. The site includes 9,917 m² of land and 6,611 m² of building space, with new production lines and an environmental testing lab.

Hexion's Oilfield Technology Group completed an expansion of its resin coated proppant manufacturing plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta, increasing capacity and logistics capability, including a redesigned rail yard for over 100 rail cars.

AAE is tripling its production and office space in Helmond, Netherlands, from 10,000 m2 to 30,000 m2 by buying two adjacent buildings, to create a smart industry factory.

Ercros announced a second expansion of 26,000 t/year at its Vila-seca chlorine-soda plant, expected to start by end of 2018. Total capacity will reach 191,000 t/year, reinforcing its position as Spain's largest producer.

Power Cement Limited will increase its capacity by 7,700 tonnes per day in a brownfield expansion project in Pakistan, with a budget of EUR 268 million. IFU is providing EUR 8.5 million in funding, and FLSmidth is responsible for engineering and equipment supply.

Somapak Csomagolástechnikai Gépgyártó Kft. is investing over HUF 510 million, half from EU funds, to expand its production capacity and site in Pécs. The company will build two new production halls totaling nearly 1,700 square meters and purchase two machining centers, creating approximately 10 new jobs.

Linamar Hungary will invest HUF 8.64 billion (EUR 27.5 million) to create 200 jobs at Orosháza, Békéscsaba and Gyöngyös, extending lifting machinery production and automotive capacity.

Jones Family of Companies expanded its Jones Nonwovens plant in North Las Vegas, doubling capacity with new air lay technology for sustainable fiber products. The expansion targets bedding, packaging, and other markets.

Kunshan Eson Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. completed a project to increase annual output of light guide plates by 1 million units at its existing facility in Kunshan, China. The project, approved in September 2016, started construction in February 2017 and passed environmental acceptance in March 2018.

Nestlé Canada announced a $51.5 million expansion at its London, Ontario ice cream plant to increase production capabilities. The project will create 12 new jobs and convert 45 seasonal positions to full-time.

United Alloy announced an expansion of its Janesville plant, including a new 100,000-square-foot building for a high-volume metal-coating operation, and plans to add about 50 new jobs over the next six months as part of a planned increase of 66 jobs over three years.

Innovative Automation Inc. is investing in a new 62,300 sq ft manufacturing facility in Barrie, Ontario, supported by a $206,400 grant from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund. The project is expected to create 29 new jobs and retain 102 existing positions, with completion by September 2020.

Covestro started commercial production of a continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTP) at its Markt Bibart, Germany site in March 2018, investing a mid-double-digit million euro sum to expand production capacity.

Axiom Materials has signed a lease for an additional 16,000 square feet of space near its Santa Ana, California facility for additional manufacturing, inventory, and technical/laboratory space.

In 2018, Cuba will improve the Siguaney factory in Sancti Spíritus and the 26 de Julio factory in Nuevitas, Camagüey, to rescue their full capacity to produce gray cement and white cement respectively.

ENERGOPROM and RIEDHAMMER GmbH signed an engineering contract to start construction of a new circular furnace at Novocherkassk Electrode Plant in Russia. The furnace will nearly double output of premium graphite electrodes UHP 610 mm, with commissioning scheduled for the second half of 2019.

OriginWater (Beijing OriginWater Technology) is building a new R&D and manufacturing base in Tianjin Baodi, China, with an investment of nearly CNY 1 billion. The facility will produce microfiltration, ultrafiltration, DF and deammoniation membranes with annual capacity exceeding 10 million square meters, and is expected to start production soon.

Aleris completed a $400 million expansion of its facility in Lewisport, KY, making it the largest Aleris facility in North America. The expansion adds capacity for up to 480 lbs of aluminum auto body sheets annually and created over 150 jobs.

Otter Valley Foods will receive up to $975,000 from FedDev Ontario to add a new production line and install a second freezer system in Tillsonburg, Ontario, generating up to 40 full-time jobs.

Marwood Metal Fabrication Limited is receiving up to $4.27 million from FedDev Ontario to invest in advanced hot stamping and press technologies, process improvements and facility expansion in Tillsonburg, Ontario. The project is expected to create 70 jobs.

Venture Plastics expanded its Newton Falls, Ohio headquarters by 17,000 square feet and installed a 1,400-ton injection molding machine to win larger automotive parts. The expansion was finished in March 2018.

Hamburger Rieger, part of the Prinzhorn Group, began construction of a second recycled containerboard paper machine at its Spremberg site, with a 500,000 tonne annual capacity and commissioning planned for summer 2020. The investment is about EUR 370 million and will create 200 jobs.

Grupo Antolin received approval for an expanded state grant to hire an additional 210 workers and invest an additional $2.5 million (total $63.7 million) at its Shelby Township, Michigan plant to handle a Dodge truck program. The plant produces automotive headliners.

Trinseo inaugurated a new S-SBR pilot plant and completed a 50 KT capacity expansion at its Schkopau, Germany site, increasing global S-SBR production by 33%.

IEC Electronics will open a new 150,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at Silver Hill Technology Park in Newark, N.Y., expected to open in mid-2019, creating 362 new jobs and retaining 463 positions, with a $22 million project cost.

EOS has opened a new 9,000-square-meter production facility in Maisach-Gerlinden, Germany, boosting its capacity to manufacture up to 1,000 additive manufacturing systems per year.

GE Aviation will create 15 full-time jobs over four years at its West Jefferson plant, which added a 90,000-square-foot expansion, as announced by Governor Roy Cooper's office.

DENSO is investing $190 million in its Athens, Tennessee facility to add four production lines and 320 jobs for fuel injection and fuel pump parts. The announcement was made on 28 February 2018.

WERIT Kunststoffwerke started production of EURO H1 plastic hygiene pallets at its Buchholz (Westerwald) site with a fully automated line, in an investment of undisclosed millions of euros. The article is dated 28 February 2018.

Axon Automotive, a British automotive parts supplier, relocated to a 45,000-square-meter facility in Northamptonshire, funded by new parent Bawtry Investments, to meet quadruple business growth. A new production line is under construction and expected to be completed by mid-2018.

Antolin Shelby Inc., a subsidiary of Grupo Antolin, received approval for a $2.5 million expansion at its Shelby Township plant, creating 210 additional jobs. The expansion is due to increased demand through the Dodge truck program.

Radiometer plans to expand its Stargard, Poland facility with a new logistics center and production lines for disposable cartridges and samplers, creating about 200 jobs. Construction is to start in July 2018 and finish by autumn 2019.

Terumo BCT plans to augment blood bag manufacturing capacity at its Indian subsidiary Terumo Penpol from 30 million to 40 million units per year within two years, and set up an expanded innovation and development centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

Sanko Gosei Technologies Inc. plans to invest $5.46 million and create 48 jobs at its New Haven, Indiana facility, including a $2.2 million building expansion and $3.26 million in equipment. Work is scheduled to begin in June 2018 and be completed by June 2019.

Rearo Laminates began a £200,000 expansion of its Glasgow headquarters, adding 2,000 sq ft to link two factory premises. The project is part of a £500,000 investment expected to create 10 new jobs.