Smith & Nephew opened a new $55 million orthopedic device manufacturing facility in Coyol, Costa Rica, expected to add 250 jobs. The facility will produce Coblation arthroscopic technology.

Vijayshri Packaging formally inaugurated its new greenfield carton and corrugated plant on the outskirts of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on October 21, 2016, after starting operations in August.

Sierra Cables PLC entered into a joint venture agreement with three Fijian companies to set up a $4 million power cable manufacturing plant in Fiji. Sierra Cables will fund 30% of the investment and provide technical expertise.

French company Legrand will build its second plant in the Zavolzhye industrial park in Ulyanovsk, Russia, producing low-voltage switchgear equipment with an investment of about 1 billion rubles, creating 300 jobs, with commissioning planned by the end of 2018.

BVN, a heating, cooling and air conditioning company, moved to a new factory in Istanbul's Hadımköy district in the last quarter of 2016, with a 50 million TL investment and 30,000 m² closed area.

Phase one of the Palestine Cement Factory (PCF) has started construction in Bethlehem, including a cement mill with capacity of 1 million tons per year and an investment of $60 million. The overall project is expected to reach $310 million with capacity of 1.3 million tons per year upon completion in 18 months.

Vigor, part of JBS Group, opened a new dairy plant in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, with a total investment of US$40.5 million. The plant processes 1 million liters of milk per day into yogurt, UHT milk, and foodservice products.

The 230MW Gardabani combined-cycle thermal power plant in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, was commissioned in October 2016. The project cost $220 million and was developed by the Partnership Fund and Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation.

The 829MW Liberty combined-cycle power plant in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, developed by Panda Power Funds, commenced operations in October 2016. The project created over 500 jobs.

Brembo inaugurated a new aluminum foundry and brake-caliper assembly complex near Monterrey, Mexico, with a $39 million investment. The plant has a capacity of 2 million aluminum calipers per year and will employ about 500 people.

Constellium N.V. and UACJ Corporation celebrated the official opening of their new 225,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which will supply 100,000 tonnes of aluminum automotive body sheet annually to the North American automotive industry.

Brückner built a new 25,000 sqm production site near Tittmoning, Germany, with advanced crane systems and production technology, to meet strong demand. Groundbreaking was in September 2016, and production moved in November 2017.

Sandler AG set up a new manufacturing site in Perry, Georgia, USA and took the first production line into operation in autumn 2016, producing nonwovens for hygiene and technical applications.

Colruyt Group opened a new meat processing facility in Buizingen, Belgium in September 2016. The facility uses a 1 MW ammonia heat pump for HVAC&R, chosen over a CHP plant for energy efficiency.

Simonds Farsons Cisk began operating a new beer packaging facility with canning and bottling lines at its Mrieħel brewery in Malta in September 2016. The plant cost €27 million ($37.05 million).

Schur Pack International inaugurated a new carton packaging factory in Gallin, east of Hamburg, on September 21, 2016. The 70 million euro investment replaces an older plant at Büchen, with 150 employees transferred.

Daikin Vietnam has signed a land lease agreement to build a new air conditioner manufacturing plant in Hung Yen, Vietnam, with an investment of about 10 billion yen ($93.6 million). The plant will start operations in 2018 with a capacity of 500,000 units, doubling to 1 million units by 2020, and create 500 jobs initially.

CSX, the state of North Carolina and the Carolinas Gateway Partnership announced the Carolina Connector, a $270M+ intermodal rail terminal in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, expected to create 300 long-term jobs and begin operations in late 2019.

Evonik has a new silica production plant in São Paulo, Brazil, which came into operation in the second half of 2016, producing products for paints and coatings.

Landmark Ceramics, part of Gruppo Concorde of Italy, began initial production at its North American headquarters in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee on June 30, 2016. The plant employs 130 and will add 40 more with a third shift in 2017.

TowerJazz and Tacoma Technology are creating an industrial park in Nanjing, China, with a budget of $3 billion, including two wafer fabs (200mm and 300mm) managed by TowerJazz, plus packaging, test, and design facilities. A ground-breaking ceremony was held on June 8, 2016.

Haitian International Germany opened a new 8,000 square meter hall in Ebermannsdorf in June 2016 for assembling servo-hydraulic injection molding machines for Europe.

Komatsu Cummins opened a new plant in La Chimba, Antofagasta, Chile, in early June 2016, with an investment of $30 million. The facility, covering 27,000 m², is the largest and most modern diesel engine repair center in South America and increased employment in the region by 30%.

Rondo-Pak opened a new plant in Camden, N.J., combining its North American headquarters with Contemporary Graphics' assets. The facility has been operating since summer 2016.

China Jushi signed a project to build an 80,000-ton fiberglass production line in South Carolina, USA, with an investment of $300 million. Construction is planned to start by end of 2016, with production expected in 2018.

Valeo Thermal Systems signed an agreement to build an automotive cooling system base in Changchun, China. The first phase investment is 61 million euros, with construction starting June 2016 and production by end of 2017.

Dalian Machine Tool Group signed an agreement to invest 4.5 billion yuan to build an East China base in Zhangjiagang Economic and Technological Development Zone. The project will include machine tool manufacturing, remanufacturing, and incubation bases, with an expected annual output of about 10 billion yuan.

Puffer-Sweiven held a grand opening for its new 140,000 sq ft Houston Service Center, focused on repair and assembly of valves and rotating equipment for process industries along the Houston Ship Channel.

ROCKFON, a subsidiary of ROCKWOOL International, broke ground on its first North American acoustic ceiling panel manufacturing facility in Marshall County, Mississippi. The $40 million facility will create 90 jobs and is expected to commence production mid-2017.

Maflow Mexico, a subsidiary of Poland's Boryszew SA, completed a $13.8 million greenfield plant in Silao, Guanajuato, for air conditioning parts and assemblies. The plant started production in Q1 2016 and supplies parts for Volkswagen and Audi.

Bender Group opened a new subsidiary in Guangling industrial park near Yangzhou, China, on November 5, 2015, to combine sales, solution creation, and production activities.

Elmo Motion Control began manufacturing servo drives and motion controllers at its own new production facility in Poland in Q2 2015, to serve EU customers.