Citizen Watch Manufacturing will add a new factory building at its Citizen Watch Kagoshima subsidiary, with an investment of approximately 6 billion yen, to increase production capacity for watch parts.

Star Micronics will construct a new three-story factory building at its Dalian plant in China, with an investment of approximately 7 billion yen, to increase production capacity for CNC automatic lathes.

Android Industries and sister company Avancez will invest $14.7 million to expand operations in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, creating up to 313 jobs by the end of 2018 to supply new General Motors contracts. Avancez will also open a 300,000-square-foot facility.

Innovative Plastics Inc. has added floor space and equipment at its Madison, Alabama plant to meet increased production demand. The article is dated August 29, 2017.

Centurion Stone announced plans to hire 50 additional workers and move to a 300,000 sq ft facility in Cockrill Bend, West Nashville, in early 2018. The move will double its space and increase production by 30%.

Midhani has initiated a ₹1,400 crore modernisation-cum-new facilities programme. Phase 1 (₹400 crore) has been completed and dedicated; Phase 2 (₹1,000 crore) includes expansion of captive facilities and new units in Rohtak and Nellore.

Hitchiner Manufacturing is expanding its Milford, New Hampshire plant by adding 25,000 sq. ft. of finishing space and a 6,000 sq. ft. product development area. The expansion will create more than 40 new jobs.

Redpath Sugar Ltd. is investing $5.2 million to expand its dry blending and packaging plant in Belleville, Ontario. The project will add two new packaging lines and create 10 jobs, with completion expected by late 2019.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. will invest ¥2.4 billion to expand production capacity at its Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA) Akron Plant in Ohio, including a new facility for silicone emulsions. Completion is targeted for mid-2019.

Samsung Electronics announced a $7 billion investment over three years to expand NAND memory chip production at its Xian, China facility. The company approved $2.3 billion of the total on August 28, 2017.

Cembrane A/S has agreed to invest in expanding its production capacity to 140,000 m² of membranes per year to meet market demand.

Toyo Tire Corporation will invest approximately 21 billion yen to construct a new building and install equipment at its Toyo Tyre Malaysia plant in Perak, Malaysia, adding annual capacity of 4.8 million tires (passenger car tire equivalent). The first phase, with 2.4 million tires capacity, will begin operations in October 2019.

Toyo Tire Corporation will invest approximately 14 billion yen to construct a new building and install equipment at its Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing plant in Georgia, USA, adding annual capacity of 2.4 million tires (passenger car tire equivalent). The first phase, with 1.2 million tires capacity, will begin operations in April 2019.

Multivac Marking & Inspection is investing €2.5 million to expand its production hall in Enger, Germany, adding 1,600 m² of space to increase capacity for conveyor belt labelers and inspection systems, with completion expected by April 2018.

Nikka Chemical announced plans for the second phase of construction at its Kashima Plant in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, including a new factory building and manufacturing facilities for surfactants and special resins, with an investment of approximately 36 billion yen.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled BEML's third metro manufacturing line in Bengaluru on August 26, 2017, increasing production capacity from 18 to 27 metro cars per month by augmenting jigs, fixtures, and machines.

Toyoda Gosei announced it will invest approximately 35 billion yen to begin production of millimeter-wave radar compatible emblems and airbag gas generators at its Saga plant in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Production will start in May 2018, with lines gradually operational by fiscal year 2020.

Kobe Steel and USS Corporation announced they will add a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line to their joint venture Protec in North America, investing approximately $4 million (440 billion yen) to meet growing demand for high-tensile steel sheets for automobiles. Commercial operation is expected to begin in July 2019.

Combilift is building a new 46,000m² factory on a 40-hectare site in Monaghan, Ireland, with an investment of €40 million. The facility will be the largest single manufacturing plant under one roof in Ireland and will create around 200 new jobs.

Novemp, a manufacturer of electrical panels and busways, inaugurated a new 11,000 sqm production facility in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, moving from a 4,000 sqm site in Diadema. The investment was R$6 million, and the new plant can accommodate over 400 jobs.

Tiarco Chemical, a subsidiary of Textile Rubber & Chemical Company, is expanding its Dalton, Georgia chemical production facility to increase capacity by 40%. The expansion is scheduled to be fully operational by the second quarter of 2018.

Vantage Foods Inc. is investing $18 million to add a seafood line and upgrade its Belleville, Ontario facility, creating 70 jobs. The project is expected to be completed by late 2019.

Nolato Meditech is expanding its production facility in Hörby, Sweden, by 4,000 square meters. The expansion will add about 50 employees over five years.

AGCO Parts, a division of AGCO Corp., announced and broke ground on an expansion of its parts distribution center in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The expansion will add 50% more storage and increase inventory by 30%.

Hunan Deli Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. is expanding its factory in Yongzhou, Hunan, adding about 5,000 square meters. The expansion will increase annual output by approximately 30% and includes new laser cutting equipment.

UTC Aerospace Systems opened an 80,000 square foot addition to its Foley, Alabama facility, which will supply parts and assembly for aircraft engines, and plans to add up to 260 new jobs.

Coreco S.A., a Spanish industrial refrigeration company, will invest €2.7 million to expand production capacity at its Lucena facility, adding new assembly lines and machinery, and creating 184 jobs.

BASF announced the expansion of its manufacturing facilities in Saskatoon for biological inoculants production. The company is investing approximately CAD 10 million ($8 million) in the expansion project to increase production volume capacity.

BASF announced the completion of an investment to expand production of its mobile emissions catalysts manufacturing site in Huntsville, Alabama. The expansion began 18 months ago and created ten additional jobs.

ATEX Inc. has announced a significant capacity increase for meltblown and composites production at its Gainesville, GA site, effectively doubling output.

Mitsubishi Chemical will invest approximately 15 billion yen to introduce new equipment at Mitsubishi Chemical Optical Film (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. to increase production capacity for release films for LCD polarizing plates, with commercial production scheduled to begin in April 2019.

Meggitt Polymers & Composites will invest $30 million to expand its facility in Rockmart, Georgia, creating 211 new jobs in production, supervision, management, engineering, inspection and technical roles.

Yaskawa Nordic is expanding its facility in Torsås, Sweden, by 2,000 square meters with an investment of 40 million SEK, plus 15 million SEK in new machinery. The expansion will house machining and assembly operations and is expected to be completed in about one year.

Midea plans to add a Kuka factory in China as part of its expansion plans, though no specific location or timeline is given.

Mazak has fully digitised its manufacturing plant in Oguchi, Japan, using MTConnect and SmartBox technology. The company is also building a new iSMART Factory in Inabe City, Japan, which will begin producing machine tools in 2019.

Banner Engineering broke ground on a $9.5 million, 54,000-square-foot research and development facility at its Plymouth campus, expected to support hiring of 225 new engineers over seven years.

Amcor Rigid Plastics expanded extrusion blow molded PP and HDPE bottle capacity at plants in Batavia, Illinois, Fort Worth, Texas, and Brampton, Ontario, creating 30 jobs in a multi-million-dollar expansion.

Bischof + Klein is adding production capacity for flexible packaging and technical films in 2017, including two new blown film lines and an extrusion coating line at its Lengerich main plant, plus a new hall with converting lines at Konzell.

Prysmian Group announced a R$5 million investment to expand and modernize its Boa Vista plant in Sorocaba, Brazil, to increase exports of LAN cables to European and North American markets. The investment is expected to boost production capacity by 40% and raise export share from 15% to 25-30%.

Kosmo Machine Inc. will invest $1 million in new equipment to increase production capacity at its precision manufacturing facility in Henrico County, Virginia. The expansion will create 36 new jobs.

CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. plans to erect an 85,000-square-foot building to expand its manufacturing footprint in LaSalle, Ontario. The expansion will add skilled trade and administrative jobs.

Hoist Liftruck plans to hire 50 workers to build a new terminal tractor line at its East Chicago factory. The company aims to employ up to 500 by 2022.

Visy's Tumut pulp and paper mill has undergone a $100 million upgrade, announced as the first of a series of investments over the next decade.

Agilent Technologies will invest S$85 million (about €53 million) to add 30,000 sq ft at its Yishun facility in Singapore, doubling production capacity and creating about 100 jobs over five years.

AACOA, a division of Bonnell Aluminum, completed an $18 million expansion at its Niles, Michigan facility, adding 119,135 square feet of new space to accommodate a new state-of-the-art aluminum extrusion line. The expansion was constructed by J.A. Wagner Construction.

Malda Pack, a co-packer for Unilever and Promasidor, went live with South Africa's first hard stock cubes production line. Corazza delivered 14 machines for two complete lines to produce stock cubes for the Onga brand.

Nova Steel Inc. will expand its production capabilities in Woodstock, Ontario, with a total investment of over $6 million, including $602,100 from the Ontario government. The project is expected to create 20 new jobs and retain 47 positions, and will be completed by December 2020.

Topre announced that its subsidiary Topre Tokai will expand its automotive press parts factory in Toin-cho, Mie Prefecture, with a total investment of approximately 16 billion yen. The expansion includes 5,000 m² of new factory space and is planned to start operations in April 2019.

NT, a Hungarian sunflower oil producer owned by Agrofert, installed a new Krones bottling line with 22,000 containers per hour capacity at its facility in southeast Hungary, doubling its filling capacity.

Zekelman Industries announced that American Tube Manufacturing has been renamed Atlas Tube – Birmingham, reflecting its integration into the Atlas Tube operating system. The plant now stocks an expanded size range of HSS products for next-day delivery in the southeastern US.