OOO Rusvata opened a new high-tech production complex for cotton nonwoven fabric in the village of Ekshur, Klepikovsky District, Ryazan Oblast. The facility has an annual capacity of 630 tonnes and required an investment of over 1.8 billion rubles.

OOO Rusvata opened a new high-tech production complex for cotton nonwoven fabric in Yekshur, Klepikovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The facility has an annual capacity of 630 tonnes and involved an investment of over 1.8 billion rubles.

Emerson Automation Solutions has inaugurated a new building in Ölbronn-Dürrn, Germany, as a Center of Excellence for the development and manufacturing of miniaturized valves for analytical, medical, and industrial proportional valve technology. The facility includes a 720 m² cleanroom and 740 m² office space, housing about 100 employees.

Graphic Packaging International and DHL Supply Chain announced a combined $274 million investment to develop a 1.27 million-square-foot folding carton plant and logistics center in Monroe, Louisiana, creating 93 direct jobs.

Ineos Styrolution announced plans to build a new 100-kt capacity ASA plant in Bayport, Texas, and increase ABS capacity at its Altamira, Mexico plant. The ASA plant is expected to be operational by end of 2020.

GKN Aerospace's Fokker business opened a production line in Helmond, Netherlands, to manufacture landing gear systems for Predator B drones. The facility is highly automated.

Avedro opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Burlington, Mass., to support the domestic US market and increase production of its corneal cross-linking technologies.

Soprema has selected Woodstock, Ontario as the site for a new manufacturing facility for waterproofing, insulation, and soundproofing products.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and GKN Aerospace's Fokker business have opened a highly automated production line for Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper landing gear systems in Helmond, the Netherlands.

PHP Fibers will open a state-of-the-art airbag fabric weaving and finishing plant at its German production site in Obernburg, using technology from Toyobo Co., Ltd.

RUPES USA held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new state-of-the-art facility in Louisville, Colorado, which will house manufacturing, sales, training and support. Completion is expected in late 2017.

Fanuc will invest about 63 billion yen to build a new industrial robot factory adjacent to its Tsukuba plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Production is expected to start in August 2018, initially at 2,000 units per month, eventually reaching 4,000 units per month.

Tiger Trailers is investing £22 million in a new factory in Cheshire, creating 270 jobs. Construction will begin in early 2018, with production moving by end of 2018.

Shandong Kailing Electric Co., Ltd. started production at its new air conditioner plant in Binzhou High-tech Zone, with an annual capacity of 300,000 units. The total investment is 275 million yuan, with plans to reach 1 million units in 4-5 years.

Wonder Porcelain Tile, a Chinese-owned company, is building a 480,000 sq ft tile manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee, with a second phase to double the size to nearly 1 million sq ft. The facility will use Italian-made equipment and is the first domestic tile plant in the U.S. for the company.

General Electric inaugurated a plant in the municipality of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, where it will manufacture wellheads and Christmas trees for the hydrocarbons industry for export to 22 countries. The plant cost 190 million pesos and will employ 150 technicians and specialists.

Kian Joo Can Factory is building two manufacturing plants in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, one for cans and one for corrugated containers via subsidiary Box-Pak, requiring US$23.5 million, with commercial production targeted for Q4 2018.

Shandong Wanchuan Metal Technology Co., Ltd. signed an agreement with Zouping Economic and Technological Development Zone to build a plant producing 30,000 tons per year of aluminum and aluminum alloy porous microchannel profiles and round tubes. The project involves a total investment of 200 million yuan over two years, with phase one starting production in June 2017.

Thyssenkrupp plans to open its own 3D printing center in September 2017 to manufacture metal and plastic products for customers. The company has already invested in machines and personnel.

Strata is planning to open its second facility, a 'Factory of the Future', at the Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park. The facility will manufacture complex aero-structures for Airbus and Boeing and is due to be fully operational in 2020.

Korozo Ambalaj is currently building a state-of-the-art facility in Çorlu, Tekirdağ province, to expand production and boost exports.

Honeywell has started commercial operations at its new manufacturing plant in Geismar, Louisiana, producing HFO-1234yf (Solstice yf) automotive refrigerant. The $300 million facility is the world's largest site for this product, supporting hundreds of jobs.

Mid-States Packaging, a logistics and warehousing provider, is locating manufacturing, warehousing and distribution operations at a site in North Charleston, South Carolina, with a $5.2 million investment creating 30 jobs.

Amcor Rigid Plastics has invested $7 million to open a PET bottle manufacturing plant in Paris, Texas, for Campbell Soup Co. The plant is expected to produce about 50 million hot-fillable PET bottles a year for V8 products.

Sonelgaz and General Electric are building a $230 million industrial complex in Ain Yagout, Batna, Algeria, to manufacture gas and steam turbines. The first turbine is expected in late 2018, with full commissioning in December 2018, creating 400 direct and 300 indirect jobs.

Gestamp has set up a new hot stamping plant in Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an investment of €24.9 million. The plant will supply parts for Fiat Chrysler Automobile and will employ 82 people by the end of 2017.

Tetra Pak is building a new plant at its Rayong site in Thailand dedicated to producing closures for carton packaging. The €24 million investment will create around 60 jobs and produce more than 3 billion closures annually when it opens early in 2018.

Grifols is currently building an $80 million manufacturing facility to optimize production and expand capacity for diagnostic testing solutions.

Bogoslovsky Cable Plant plans to build a new cable and wire production facility in the Krasnoturyinsk advanced development territory, with investments of 1.083 billion rubles, creating 90 jobs.

Strata Manufacturing PJSC announced plans to build a new 'Factory of the Future' facility in Al Ain, UAE, adjacent to its current facility at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park. The facility will be approximately 60,000 sqm and adopt 4th Industrial Revolution technologies. Construction is planned to start in 2018.

Flex-N-Gate broke ground on a $95 million, 600,000-square-foot automotive parts manufacturing plant on 30 acres in Detroit's east side, expected to open in Q1 2018.

Ohio Pack LLC will build a 135,000-square-foot plant in Heath, Ohio, investing nearly $25.4 million and adding 66 jobs over five years. The facility will make blown plastic film for flexible packaging, with hiring starting in 2018.

Vina Kraft opened its second paper and packaging mill in Mỹ Phước 3 Industrial Park, Bình Dương, on April 24, 2017. The two Binh Duong plants now have combined capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year.

Rinnai Australia officially opened its new network of manufacturing facilities and an R&D centre in Melbourne's South East, producing hot water, heating and cooling systems. The site is expected to create new jobs.

Amcor Rigid Plastics opened an in-line operation at Campbell Soup's Paris, Texas plant to produce about 50 million hot-fill PET bottles a year for V8 products. Amcor invested $7 million to repurpose 6,000 sq ft of the facility.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn inaugurated Habesha Cement's new factory in Holeta Town, with a capacity of 1.4 million tons of cement per year, built at a cost of about US$132 million.

Car-Itex is constructing a new 3,000 m² plant in Bitche, France, to produce high-value fabrics for automotive and aerospace industries. The €2.2 million building will house weaving and spinning operations, with €1.2 million in machinery. The plant is expected to be operational by September 2017, creating 25 jobs.

Sika has opened its first concrete admixture production plant in Ethiopia, located in Addis Ababa, approximately one year after founding its national subsidiary. The plant will produce concrete admixtures for the local market.

Diana Food, a maker of natural ingredients, is investing $50 million in a food processing, manufacturing and R&D facility in Banks County, Georgia.

LafargeHolcim Maroc is set to inaugurate its first cement grinding station in Laayoune, Morocco, to support infrastructure and housing projects in the southern region.

Seves Group division Sediver opened a new $15 million facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, manufacturing toughened glass insulators for high voltage transmission lines. The plant is Sediver's first U.S. production investment in nearly two decades and is expected to hire up to 75 employees.

Tronics, a TDK Group Company, opened a new MEMS production facility in Addison, Texas, near Dallas. The 25,000 sq ft building includes over 15,000 sq ft of cleanroom space and can process up to 60,000 wafers per year.

MAS HVAC will start construction on a 32,000-square-foot custom HVAC manufacturing plant in Elkton, Florida, this summer. The company expects to double its employee count from 18 within two years.

Weitron, Inc., a packager and distributor of refrigerant gases, plans to invest $12.8 million in a production plant in Everetts, North Carolina, creating 31 jobs.

MedInTech began construction of a plant in the Lotus SEZ in Astrakhan region to produce third-generation self-destructing medical syringes. The plant will be highly automated, employing up to 150 people.

ATEF RUSS, the first foreign resident of the Lotus SEZ in Astrakhan region, began construction of a plant to produce electrical switchgear and transformers. Investment is RUB 1.1 billion, capacity 3,000 units per year, creating 200 jobs.

Chroma ATE Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Taoyuan A7 Industrial Zone, Taiwan. The company will invest 5 billion NT dollars in the intelligent and green building, which is expected to be completed in 2019 and create 1,000 to 2,000 new jobs.

The Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and Festo Canada announced the opening of Canada's first cyber-physical laboratory in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. The lab will serve as a smart factory demonstration and research platform for Industry 4.0 technologies.

KION Group is expanding its Stříbro site in the Czech Republic with a new €7 million factory for Dematic automated conveyor systems. The 23,000 m² plant is expected to be completed in Q4 2017 and employ around 200 people.

Emerson opened a new Asco production building in Ölbronn-Dürrn near Pforzheim on April 20, 2017. It houses a 720 m2 ISO class 8 cleanroom and is the center of excellence for miniature valves.