Visy Board New Zealand opened its second corrugated packaging plant in the Waipa district near Hamilton, Waikato, in May 2018 after a NZ$100 million investment that created about 75 jobs.

Thimm Group's new corrugated cardboard plant in Holledau, Wolnzach, Bavaria started series production at the beginning of 2017, described as one of the most modern corrugated cardboard plants in Europe.

Charles Ross & Son Company completed its largest manufacturing facility to date, a 250,000-square-foot plant in Wuxi, China, operated by its subsidiary Ross Wuxi Equipment. The facility moved in December 2016, with a formal inauguration scheduled for March 25, 2017.

SRG Global, a Guardian company, broke ground for its first paint line in Asia.

Huali Microelectronics started construction of a 38.7 billion yuan ($387M) 12-inch advanced process IC production line in Pudong, Shanghai. The line will produce 28nm and below chips.

Sakai Display Products Corp, a joint venture of Foxconn and Sharp, announced plans to invest 610 billion yuan ($88 billion) to build a new LCD panel factory in Guangzhou, China. The plant will produce 10.5-generation 8K screens and LCD panels for smart TVs and electronic whiteboards.

Grupa Paradyż will invest over 120 million złoty (approx. €28 million) in a new ceramic tile factory in Sławno, Poland, to be built by subsidiary SŁAWNO CERRANOVA. Construction is planned for 2018-2020, creating at least 82 jobs.

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), backed by Tsinghua Unigroup and others, broke ground on a national memory base project in Wuhan, China, with a total investment of $24 billion. The facility will produce 3D NAND flash memory, with initial production expected in 2018 and full completion by 2020.

Schlumberger is starting construction of a plant in the Lipetsk special economic zone to produce components for electric submersible pumps used in oil production, with serial production planned by 2018 and an investment of 3.8 billion rubles.

Controls manufacturer Carel has officially opened its new 4,500m2 knowledge centre, home to the group’s thermodynamic research operations, technical training and promotion of its solutions.

German manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg is investing €50m in a new 17,000m2 factory in south-east Poland, focusing on heat pump fans.

Swedish brazed plate heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP has announced the opening of a new rig for propane testing at its R&D centre in Landskrona.

China's Ming Yuan Silu company has started construction of a new glass plant in the Jizzakh free economic zone in Uzbekistan, with a total cost of about $110 million. The first phase is to be commissioned in May 2017, and full commissioning is scheduled for September 2019.

A new plant for assembling high-tech metalworking machine tools opened in Voronezh, Russia, as a joint venture between Russian and Taiwanese companies. The facility is designed to produce 100-200 machines per year, with Russian investment of 200 million rubles.

NPO Regulator opened a production facility in Yaroslavl for axisymmetric control valves for the oil and gas industry, a 878.9 million rubles project financed in part by a 150 million ruble loan from the Russian Industrial Development Fund.

Transneft and KONAR are building the Russkiye Elektricheskiye Dvigateli (RED) electric motor plant in Chelyabinsk Oblast. The plant will produce high-voltage electric motors up to 40 MW, with capacity of up to 300 units per year. Total investment is RUB 10 billion for 2016-2018. Construction completion is planned for end of October 2017.

A joint venture of Fuzhou city government, Fujian Fushun Microelectronics, Fujian Investment & Development Group and Fujian Electronics & Information Group will build an 8-inch IC chip production line in Fuzhou's Biomedical and Electromechanical Industrial Park. Phase 1 investment is CNY 1 billion, with annual capacity of 240,000 8-inch wafers. Construction starts September 2016, first line to be operational in 2 years.

Jotun Paints inaugurated a new state-of-the-art factory in Rusayl Industrial Estate, Oman, doubling production capacity.

Swiss-based Datwyler has broken ground on a $102 million manufacturing facility in Middletown, Delaware for pharmaceutical sealing solutions. Construction begins in early 2017 with production slated for the first half of 2018.

SK Hynix announced plans to invest $1.8 billion in constructing a new fabrication facility at its Cheongju factory in South Korea, scheduled for completion in 2019, to produce 3D NAND flash and later DRAM chips.

Guangxi Yulin Li'er'an Chemical Co., Ltd. plans to invest 40 million yuan in a new plant in Xingye County, Yulin, Guangxi, China, with annual production capacity of 15,000 tons of phenolic resin, 5,000 tons of white glue, 5,000 tons of acrylic adhesive, and 40,000 tons of water reducer.

Yantarenergo announced plans to open a production facility for transformer substations and reinforced concrete poles for high-voltage power lines in Kaliningrad, Russia, in the first quarter of 2017, with expected revenue of up to 500 million rubles and 120 jobs.

China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) started construction of an 11G LCD factory in Shenzhen, China, in late November 2016. The factory will have a monthly production capacity of 140,000 glass substrates and involves an investment of CNY 53.8 billion (USD 7.8 billion).

Cincinnati Sub-Zero, a Sharonville manufacturer acquired by Gentherm earlier in 2016, opened a new 80,000-square-foot facility in the Cincinnati area around December 2016.

P1 Industries plans to build an advanced manufacturing center in Schenectady County, New York, with a $750,000 grant from the Regional Economic Development Council. The center will focus on training, prototyping, and R&D for aerospace and defense markets.

Chryso Philippines announced its new plant in Carmona, Cavite will be online from January 15, 2017, with a daily capacity of around 50 tonnes per day, producing liquid Chryso products for local and export markets.

Aquaporin announced the setup of its first full-scale production plant at its headquarters in Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, to expand production capacity for Aquaporin Inside membranes, starting with TWRO membranes.

Parker Products broke ground on a new 90,000-sq.-ft. facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The company will invest $17.5 million, retain 100 employees, create 30 new jobs, and triple production capacity. Completion is slated for early 2018.

Swiss company Alu Menziken will invest €44 million in a new plant in Mediesu Aurit, Satu Mare county, Romania. The factory will produce aluminium components for the aeronautical and automotive industries, create 600 jobs, and be completed by the end of 2018.

SE Wiring Systems, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric, signed a contract to build a new plant in 6th of October City, Egypt, with an investment of 200 million Egyptian pounds to produce automotive wire harnesses, creating about 1,000 jobs.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia is building a $60 million facility at the Forrestdale Business Park in Western Australia to support its mining equipment business.

Goodman Group will develop a 10,000-square-metre industrial centre for Leventon, a medical device company, in Sant Esteve Sesrovires (Barcelona), with an additional 7,000-square-metre module for lease. Leventon will invest €4 million, quadrupling cleanroom production and doubling sterilization capacity. Construction starts January 2017 and finishes summer 2017.

Sumitomo Electric Industries will establish a factory in 6th of October City, Egypt, with a total investment of EGP 200 million. The factory will produce wire cable systems and electric braids, creating nearly 1,000 jobs.

Musashino Kikai announced the completion of a state-of-the-art extrusion coating and lamination pilot and production facility called 'Film Magic Labo' in Japan, featuring a new cutting-edge test coater.

StandartCement intends to build a cement factory in the Krasnogvardeisk district of the Belgorod region, Russia, with a capacity of 3 million tons per year. FLSmidth will supply equipment and is conducting engineering activities. Over 700 jobs are expected.

A Russian-Italian plant for manufacturing floor ceramic and porcelain tiles will be commissioned in Kumtorkalinsky district of Dagestan on December 21, 2016. The plant has a design capacity of over 2 million m² of tiles per year, with investments of about 1.5 billion rubles and 75 jobs created. A second production line is expected in 2018.

AzerFloat concluded an agreement with Horn Glass to construct a sheet glass manufacturing site in the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, Baku, Azerbaijan. The €89 million factory will produce 8 million m² of sheet glass per year and employ 125 people, with commissioning before the end of 2018.

Burgergruppe is founding a new plant in Barrie, Canada, led by Fabian Burger. Machine setup begins in February 2017, with production starting in the second quarter of 2017.

Hanwha Techwin Group plans to build a security equipment manufacturing factory in Que Vo Industrial Park, Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, with total investment of $50 million. Phase one is slated for 2019 with $30 million investment, creating 1,500-2,000 jobs and annual capacity of 2 million products.

Laboratorio Bernabó inaugurated its new plant in Tortuguitas, Argentina, with an investment of over ARS 400 million. The plant focuses on solid dosage forms, has an installed capacity of 15 million finished units per month, and employs 230 workers.

French company Latecoere announced plans to build a new aircraft parts factory in the Trakia Economic Zone near Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The plant is expected to start operations by end of 2017, initially employing 200 people and later up to 600.

Siemens held a topping-out ceremony for its new wind turbine nacelle factory in Cuxhaven, Germany. The 170,000-square-meter plant is scheduled for completion by mid-2017 and will produce direct-drive offshore wind turbine nacelles, starting with the 7-MW D7 platform.

Philosis plans to build a 600 billion won second plant for blood glucose meter production, starting operations in March 2017 after test runs.

A new production facility for CNC turning-milling machining centers has been launched in Sasovo, Ryazan region, Russia. The project is supported by 1.22 billion rubles in federal funding and is expected to reach full capacity in 2017, producing 120-130 machines per year and creating 235 jobs.

Ball Beverage Packaging will install a new can factory in Cabanillas del Campo, Guadalajara, with an initial investment above EUR 100 million and more than 110 direct jobs. The plant will make about 1.2 billion aluminum cans a year, with a second line planned later.

Uraltrubmash plans a plant in the Bogoslovsky industrial park in Krasnoturinsk, Sverdlovsk region, to make flexible coiled tubing for the oil industry. The investment is 2.3 billion rubles, with capacity of 4,500 tonnes expandable to 9,000 tonnes; the article is dated December 2016.

Henkel inaugurated a new plant inside its industrial complex in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, to produce sealers for the automotive industry. The investment was $600,000.

OOO Zavod Brandford will build a professional refrigeration equipment plant in Chizhovo, Kostroma Oblast, Russia. The investment exceeds 1 billion rubles (approx. $17 million), and the project is expected to create 395 jobs.

Indian cable manufacturer Malhotra Cables plans to invest USD 10 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Skopje, Macedonia, producing cables for the automotive industry. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017.

Yelatomsky Instrument Plant (ELAMED) is building a new production complex in Yelatma, Russia, to manufacture disposable medical devices and vacuum blood collection systems. The project has received government support.