Gebr. Robers GmbH is investing approximately EUR 3 million in a new 2,000 m² export packaging center with an 80-ton crane system in Südlohn, Germany. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 9, 2017, with completion planned for spring 2018.

Scholle IPN opened a new flexible packaging manufacturing plant in Santiago, Chile, producing bag-in-box and spouted pouch packaging for institutional and retail markets. The building covers 2,000 m2.

Cascades Inc. announced an US$80 million investment for a new 400,000 sq. ft. containerboard packaging plant in Piscataway, New Jersey, creating 120 jobs. Operations are expected to begin in Q2 2018.

Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) inaugurated its 'MAK – Euro cement' factory in Dalanjargalan soum, Dornogobi aimag, Mongolia on June 9, 2017. The factory will produce world-standard cement, create about 900 jobs, and generate annual tax revenue of MNT 35 billion.

Tekni-Plex Inc. has built a $15 million manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, to serve pharmaceutical and medical device demand in Asia-Pacific, replacing an older plant in the city.

GE Power opened a new technology innovation center that will showcase increased efficiency and reduced emissions.

Gualapack Ukraine (Italy) has started an investment project to build a third plant in Sumy, Ukraine, to produce packaging for baby food. The plant will cover over 12,000 square meters, employ nearly 400 workers, and involve an investment of almost UAH 500 million.

Nidec plans to open plants in Vietnam around summer 2018 to produce robot components and motors used in air conditioners and household appliances, with an investment of $500 million in coming years.

Olympus Automation (OAL) is building a new factory in Peterborough, UK, dedicated to building APRIL Robotics systems for food manufacturing. The factory is expected to open in January 2018, and OAL plans to recruit up to 55 engineers.

Pietro Fiorentini held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, June 9, 2017, for a $5.5 million facility in Weirton's Three Springs Business Park. The plant is due to open by spring 2018 and will employ up to 45 people in its first phase.

The Raymond Corporation opened the RayBuilt Center of Excellence in East Syracuse, New York, to remanufacture Raymond forklifts and components, with over 40,000 sq ft for remanufacturing.

Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd. opened a new plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, with an investment of US$14 million and 40 workers. The facility produces PVC/PSC resin compounds for powder slush molding, with an initial annual capacity of 1,200 tons.

HarbisonWalker International broke ground on a new monolithic refractories manufacturing facility in South Point, Ohio. The $30 million plant is scheduled to open in early 2018.

Sasol began construction of a new ethoxylation plant in Nanjing, China, with a capacity of 150,000 metric tons per year. The plant is expected to be fully operational in early 2019.

Osram Opto Semiconductors opened its first global solid state lighting (SSL) headquarters and R&D centre in Penang, Malaysia, creating 300 new jobs, including 250 engineering positions.

Chinese tire maker Himaxer began trial production at its 1.2 million unit/year polyurethane tire project in Yunfu, Guangdong, operated by subsidiary Bainaite New Materials. The project has a CNY300 million ($44 million) investment and is expected to generate CNY1.6 billion annual sales.

Walbro LLC opened a new aluminum die casting facility co-located with its engine management plant in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. It starts with flywheels for small engines and plans six more die casting machines.

General Electric Oil & Gas Pressure Control opened a plant in the Guadalupe Industrial Park, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, for manufacturing oil industry equipment. The investment was 200 million pesos, creating 160 direct jobs, with exports to 22 countries.

Germany-based Norafin broke ground on its first North American facility in Mills River, North Carolina, with an initial investment of $18 million. The 75,000 sq ft plant will produce specialty non-woven materials, with production expected to begin in spring 2018.

FLSmidth is constructing a new purpose-built service and support facility in Beresfield, New South Wales, Australia. The 4700 m² facility will consolidate operations and is expected to be completed in September 2017.

Egyptian Cement plans to build a building materials complex in Sohag, Upper Egypt, with total investments of EGP 6 billion ($332.4 million), starting with a cement plant. Sinoma CDI will construct a 6,000 tonne per day clinker production line.

Brose Group opened a new plant in Shenyang, China, to produce door panels for BMW cars made in China. The company invested EUR 3.7 million in the 5,300-square-meter facility.

MediaTek announced the opening of a new facility in Bengaluru, India, to provide R&D, sales and marketing support, strengthening its presence in India.

Miyake Forging North America Corporation will build a 45,000-square-foot automotive bearing parts manufacturing facility in Surgoinsville, Tennessee, investing $13.7 million and creating 60 jobs.

NTK Precision Axle Corp. is breaking ground on a 300,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana, investing over $100 million. The plant is expected to create nearly 200 jobs by 2021 and begin production in October 2018.

AkzoNobel has opened a new factory for Performance Coatings production in Chonburi, Thailand, with an initial investment of $36 million. The facility is the company's ninth production site in Southeast Asia and currently employs 100 people, with plans to grow to 200.

Thai Alloy Manufacturing Company is investing THB 1 billion ($29.4 million) in a new production facility in Chonburi, Thailand. The plant will have an initial capacity of 600,000 alloy wheels per year and is scheduled to open in late 2017.

Strimteks plans to build a technical textiles plant in the Moglino special economic zone with an initial investment of $16 million. Construction will start by end of 2017, with initial capacity of 1.5 million square meters per year, eventually reaching 3 million square meters within 1.5 years.

Istrem LLC plans to invest up to RUB 1.2 billion ($20 million) in a new technical textiles plant in the Moglino special economic zone in Russia's Pskov region. The plant will produce technical textiles with polyurethane covering, with a capacity of 1 million square meters per year, and is expected to be commissioned in mid-2018, creating over 100 jobs.

OAL announced the building of a new advanced facility in Peterborough to support its APRIL robotics platform for food manufacturing. The factory is expected to open in January 2018 and create over 50 engineering jobs.

Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corp held a grand opening on June 6, 2017 for its automotive parts manufacturing facility in Jamestown, Indiana.

AMPO opened a new valve manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, with a ceremony on June 6, 2017. The 13 million euro investment covers a facility of about 15,000 square meters that can produce valves up to 72 inches.

Croda is building a $35 million plant in Hull, England, that will almost double its capacity for fatty acid amide-based polymer additives used for friction, scratch resistance, and stability in plastics.

Westmoreland-Fayette Municipal Sewage Authority's new $16 million sequencing batch reactor water treatment facility in East Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania, began operating in September 2016, replacing outdated technology with a peak hydraulic capacity of 25 million gallons per day.

Siemens has built a new factory in Cuxhaven, Germany, for offshore wind turbines, investing €200 million. The plant is the world's largest production site for wind turbines and will create 2,000 jobs. Production is set to start in June 2017.

Visy Board New Zealand is building a corrugated packaging plant on an 8.5-hectare site at Hamilton Airport in the Waikato, with 75 jobs. The factory is due for completion in early 2018, and construction began in April 2017.

Rosneft and ChemChina signed an agreement to develop a project for a polymer coating and paint plant in Bolshoi Kamen, Primorsky Krai, Russia, with an annual capacity of up to 50,000 tons.

Yizumi Precision Machinery (India) Private Limited, a joint venture between Yizumi Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. and Varadan Ramesh, has started operations in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The 8,775-square-meter facility will produce SM and A5 injection molding machine series under 650 tons for the Indian market.

Duqueine Group opened a new production facility at Queretaro Aerospace Park, investing US$2.6 million and recruiting 70 workers. It is the company's fifth production facility and first in the Americas.

Dangote Cement Plc is close to completing a new US$300m cement grinding plant at Bouansa in the Republic of Congo, with production expected to start in June 2017. The plant will add 1.5Mta of capacity and create over 1,600 jobs.

Brose is building its third plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of 3,500 million pesos. The plant, located in Colón municipality, is expected to start operations in August 2018 and will produce seat structures, employing up to 900 people.

Cabot Corp. announced it has committed to build a new world-class fumed silica plant in Carrollton, Ky., adjacent to the existing Dow Corning silicone monomer plant.

Wacker Chemie recently started construction on the HDK pyrogenic silica plant located adjacent to its Charleston, Tenn., polysilicon plant.

Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd broke ground on a new fumed silica manufacturing facility in Wuhai, China, scheduled for completion in 2019.

Saint-Gobain broke ground on a new automotive glass production plant in Parque Industrial Alianza Derramadero, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of MXN 1.9 billion. The plant is expected to produce over one million pieces annually starting in the first quarter of 2018.

Teco Electric & Machinery Co. unveiled an automated production center in Taoyuan's Jhongli District, costing US$10 million, to increase annual capacity of IE3 motors from 100,000 to 220,000 units.

thyssenkrupp inaugurated a new Multi-Purpose Facility for elevator manufacturing in Pune, India, with an investment of 3 billion rupees (44 million euros). The facility has an initial capacity of 6,000 elevator units per year.

Pratt Industries completed its 388,000 sq ft corrugated packaging plant in the Rockwall Technology Park, Texas, in June 2017 after breaking ground in October 2016, with an initial $50 million investment in recycled packaging production.

Williams International plans to move its headquarters to Pontiac, Michigan, and acquire four parcels including the vacant Motown Motion Picture Studio, with a $344.5 million investment by 2022 to build a jet manufacturing facility.

Swiss chemical company Sika launched a new plant in Lobnya, Moscow Oblast, Russia, to produce high-tech epoxy floor coatings. The project involved an investment of 50 million rubles and aims to supply the Russian and CIS construction markets.