Chinese auto supplier Sanhua Automotive opened its third production facility in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with a US$20 million investment to manufacture air conditioning and heating control components. The plant created 600 direct jobs.

Emefcy completed acceptance testing on its high-speed MABR production line in Israel, which will be shipped to its new factory in Changzhou, China, with operation expected by end of Q3 2017.

Delastek announced the opening of a new production plant in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of $3 million. The plant will create about 100 jobs over two years, producing aerospace and transportation parts.

Mill Steel Co. opened a new 100,000 square-foot facility in Houston, Texas, with slitting and cut-to-length capabilities. The facility houses three production lines and will distribute hot-rolled, cold-rolled, painted, and coated steel.

Tikkurila has signed a Letter of Intent to buy a seven-hectare industrial site in Greenstate Industrial Park near St. Petersburg to build a greenfield factory with an annual capacity of 30 million liters. The total investment is EUR 30-35 million, with construction scheduled to begin in 2018 and production in 2020.

Yamazaki Mazak Singapore opened a new additive manufacturing solution centre in Singapore, and expanded its tooling and machine tool production facility.

Fives Landis Corp. opened a 6,000-square-foot Technology Center at its production plant in Hagerstown, Maryland, featuring high precision grinding systems. The facility supports R&D and demonstrations.

Japanese bearing maker NSK is launching a new plant in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, this autumn to produce very large bearings used in railways and wind power generation.

tna, based in Dallas, Texas, opened a new office in Japan to provide technical support and sales to the Japanese market.

Nanjing Decam Semiconductor is building an 8-inch wafer fab in Nanjing, China, with a total investment of about $680 million. The fab is expected to achieve mass production in June 2018, with a monthly capacity of 40,000 wafers in the second year.

Bosch will build a semiconductor production plant in Dresden, Germany, with an investment of approximately $1.1 billion. Construction is to be completed by end of 2019, with production expected to start at the end of 2021, employing around 700 staff.

Agilift Indústria de Equipamentos Logísticos signed a contract to set up a forklift assembly plant in Vera Cruz, Brazil. The project includes a five-year expansion plan with initial revenue target of R$9.5 million and 28 direct jobs in the first year.

Germany's Winkelmann Group plans to invest $12 million to establish Winkelmann Flowform Technology, a metal forming operation in Auburn, Alabama, creating 50 jobs over five years.

Kanodia Technoplast, a gravure printing and flexible packaging company, plans a fifth manufacturing facility at Kundli, India by the third quarter of fiscal 2017-18.

Công ty cổ phần Thiết bị Điện received an investment certificate for a new manufacturing plant in Long Đức Industrial Park, Long Thành, Đồng Nai. The project has a total investment of 550 billion VND on over 7 hectares, producing motors, generators, transformers, and distribution/control equipment. Phase 1 from end-2018 to end-2020 will have a capacity of 44,100 tons; Phase 2 after 2020 will reach 58,500 tons/year.

Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment opened a new 45,000-square-foot facility in Smithfield, Rhode Island, to expand truck upfitting capabilities and consolidate operations. The facility includes a showroom, 26 manufacturing bays, and 3 paint spray booths.

Phison Electronics Corp held a ceremony for the completion of a NT$800 million (US$26.33 million) facility in Miaoli County's Jhunan Township, which can house 2,300 employees. Construction took less than seven months.

Minghua USA, subsidiary of Jiangnan Mold & Plastic Technology, moved into its new 538,195 sq ft plant in Spartanburg County, South Carolina on May 31, 2017. The plant will produce plastic automotive parts, with $45 million investment in two phases, 150 jobs, and operations starting January 2018.

Geofortis Pozzolans is opening a 30,000 sq ft cementitious material processing facility in Reno, Nevada. Construction starts in August 2017, operations begin by April 2018, with over 200 jobs and $20 million in capital expenditure.

General Electric announced a €125 million investment to open a 10,000 m2 additive manufacturing center in the Belfort region, initially producing gas turbine components. The facility is expected to open by end of 2018 and create 80 jobs.

Nissin Kogyo Co Ltd plans to set up a new aluminium production factory in Nagano-ken, Japan, with a total capital investment of 2 billion yen. Construction is scheduled to start in August 2017, with commissioning targeted for July 2018.

Annapurna Cements started test production at its new Rs600 million plant in the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor, Nepal. The plant has a daily production capacity of 1,200 sacks of PPC cement and expects to go into commercial production by June-end 2017.

A planning application was submitted on behalf of Boeing Commercial Airplanes for a £20 million production facility in the Sheffield-Rotherham Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District. The facility, to be named Boeing Sheffield, will manufacture high-tech actuation components for aircraft.

PPG marked the opening of a €45 million paint and coatings manufacturing facility in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The site will provide about 200 positions and produce about 25 million liters of coatings at full capacity.

Flowserve held a groundbreaking in Ridgefield for a 57,600-square-foot facility on a 3.9-acre site, moving its 24-person Vancouver pump repair team there. The announcement is dated June 16, 2017.

Mauser USA, part of Mauser Group, will invest $10 million in a 40,000 sq ft plastic container packaging and logistics facility in Geismar, Ascension Parish, creating 28 initial direct jobs.

Sinoma Construction completed the EPC general contracting project of Bulgaria Devnya Cement Plant with a daily output of 4000 tons of clinker. The plant was put into operation on October 10, 2014, and the FAC certificate was issued on June 15, 2017.

Ansaldo Energia inaugurated a new 3,500 sqm production plant in Genoa Cornigliano for assembling GT36 mega gas turbines, part of a 65 million euro investment that also renovated the Fegino plant.

Robert Bosch is investing 1 billion euros in a semiconductor plant in Dresden, Germany. The factory is set to start production in 2021 and will employ 700 people.

Lidl inaugurated its new logistics plant in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, the largest in Europe, with a €70 million investment. The first phase includes 45,000 square meters of storage and an automated silo for 21,000 pallets.

Pegas Nonwovens signed a contract to purchase a production line for a planned plant in South Africa. Commercial production is expected to start in early 2019 with an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes. The investment exceeds €30 million.

Super Cerame, a subsidiary of YNNA Holding, began construction of a new ceramic tile plant in Morocco with an investment of USD 30.6 million to increase production capacity.

Hirata Kiko will construct a new plant building and office building at its headquarters in Kumamoto City, using 7 billion yen from funds raised through its listing change to the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section. The new plant will support expansion in the semiconductor market.

Jabil inaugurated new installations in La Aldea and Tortosa (Tarragona), Spain, including a 6,000 sq m site with a technology centre and mould and die plant, expected to create 80 new jobs over the medium term.

SPX FLOW launched its first North American multibrand service center in Corpus Christi, Texas, offering rental and sales of controlled bolting, repair of pumps, mixers and valves, and OEM spare parts.

Valve maker Flonix signed an MOU with Wonju City to build a new 9,924 m2 plant at Wonju Enterprise City, investing 11 billion won and hiring 25 local workers. Construction is due to start in October 2017 with operations in 2019.

Precast manufacturer Quality Precast will build a new 25,000-square-foot production facility and corporate headquarters in Alamo Township, Kalamazoo County, investing over $1.35 million and adding 20 jobs.

Nanjing Ruijiete Membrane Separation Technology Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to build an MBR flat membrane production base on 46.1 mu of land in Binjiang Development Zone, Nanjing. The project, part of a 10.1 billion yuan investment package for four projects, is expected to start construction by end of 2017 and begin production in 2018.

Caterpillar is locating its Surface Mining & Technologies division headquarters in Arizona, with construction starting on a $43 million facility that will employ 600 workers.

Ondeo Polska, part of the Suez group, signed a public-private partnership agreement with the municipality of Mława to build a new wastewater treatment installation with a maximum capacity of 10,900 cubic meters per day. The investment is valued at approximately 47 million złoty and is expected to be operational by mid-2019.

PCC MCAA Sp. z o.o. completed construction of a new monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) plant in Brzeg Dolny, Poland, with an annual capacity of 42,000 tons. The start-up phase was finished at the end of 2016, and high-purity MCAA has been supplied to customers since then.

Fujian Aolan Air Conditioning Technology Co., Ltd. is building an air conditioning and refrigeration equipment industrial park in Luoyuan County, Fuzhou. The project, with a total investment of 246 million yuan, has completed land leveling and piling, and will produce evaporative coolers, chillers, and other products.

Guangzhou Vanlead Group announced plans to build a US$1 billion tire plant in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Phase one will cost US$600 million, create 1,200 jobs, and have an annual capacity of six million tires, with construction starting in early 2018.

Timken has invested EUR 60 million in its second bearing plant in Ploiesti, Romania. The 15,000 sqm factory will employ 120 people and was inaugurated on June 13, 2017.

Cosel plans to construct a new R&D building at its headquarters site, with construction starting in July 2017 and completion targeted for 2018. The investment is over ¥1 billion.

BG Container Glass, a subsidiary of Bangkok Glass, announced a Bt2 billion glass-container factory in Ratchaburi with daily capacity of 400 tonnes. The plant is due to start operations in the third quarter of 2018.

U.S. Silica approved construction of a new frac sand mine and plant in West Texas to serve the Permian Basin. The $225 million facility will produce 4 million tons annually, with construction starting immediately and initial production scheduled for late Q4 2017.

Italy-based Provides Metalmeccanica announced a $6.1 million investment in its first US manufacturing facility in Augusta County, Virginia. The plant completed its first production run of heat exchangers in September 2015, nine months after the announcement.

Multimatic Inc. is investing $40 million to establish a 125,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in New Haven, Indiana, producing advanced high-strength steel components for vehicle body structures. The plant will create up to 180 jobs by end of 2018, with operations starting later in 2017.

Safran Aircraft Engines and AFI KLM E&M have begun construction of a new aircraft engine component repair facility in Sars-et-Rosières, France, under their joint venture Airfoils Advanced Solutions. The plant will employ 200-250 people and involve an investment of over 20 million euros.