Location Achard is investing CAD 2 million to expand and centralize its operations at a new location on boulevard Saint-Paul in Chicoutimi, including acquiring a former United Rentals building and adding 4,800 square feet.

Tecvalco USA Inc. acquired a 70,000-square-foot facility in Rockledge, Florida, to expand manufacturing of wastewater equipment. Production is expected to begin in Q4 2017, creating 20-25 jobs.

Web Industries has brought online an expanded Thermoplastic Composite Development and Qualification Center at its Atlanta Advanced Composites Center of Excellence, equipped with slitting, winding, and chopping machinery for thermoplastic carbon fiber prepreg materials.

TFG (The Foschini Group) invested R75 million in the renovation and expansion of its Prestige Clothing factory in Caledon, South Africa, to increase manufacturing capacity and speed-to-market.

Tangshan Sanyou Yuanda Fiber Co., Ltd. is proceeding with a 200,000 tonnes/year functional and differentiated viscose staple fiber project in Hebei, China, and has issued a tender for electrical installation work for a 35KV substation. The project involves two 100,000 t/y production lines.

Holcim US completed a three-year, $100 million modernization project at its Ada, Oklahoma cement plant, including a new kiln line, boosting capacity by 20% to 682,000 metric tons of cement and 620,000 metric tons of clinker per year.

AkzoNobel is investing more than €10 million to expand production capacity for micronutrients at its Kvarntorp site in Sweden, to meet growing market demand.

LafargeHolcim's Holcim Ada plant in Ada, Oklahoma, completed a three-year modernisation project, increasing cement capacity by 20% to 682,000tpa. The investment included a new kiln line and maintained 120 permanent jobs.

ZAO Umalat began construction of a new wastewater treatment plant at its facility in Sevsk, Bryansk Oblast. The first phase, with a capacity of 700 cubic meters per day, is expected to be completed by August 2017, enabling a near-tripling of production capacity.

Japanese machine tool manufacturer Amada inaugurated 13,000 square meters of new facilities at its Charleville-Mézières plant in France, investing EUR 28.5 million in new equipment and creating 20 jobs. The site becomes the group's logistics center for Europe.

Nidec plans a sevenfold increase in production capacity for speed reducers used in industrial robots, adding equipment to meet rising automation demand.

King Plastic Corp. received approval from the North Port City Commission in June 2017 for a 100,800-square-foot expansion of its facility in North Port, Florida. The expansion is expected to double the company's output.

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) officially relocated its headquarters to the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) in June 2017. The company is jointly owned by Mubadala Investment Company and Dubai Investment Company.

MB Aerospace Rzeszów plans to expand its plant in Rzeszów, Poland, investing 90 million zł to double production and create 110 new jobs. The expansion will add new processing and welding centers and machinery.

Digi-Key Electronics announced plans to build a 1,000,000 square foot building expansion adjacent to its headquarters in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, creating over 1,000 new jobs. The project is supported by state and local government incentives.

Asahi Kasei will install a new production line for high-strength, highly flame-retardant nylon fibers at a plant in Miyazaki Prefecture, boosting capacity more than 20%.

Shell Chemical LP is making good progress on the main construction of its fourth linear alpha olefins unit at its chemicals manufacturing site in Geismar, La., adding 425,000 tonnes per year capacity.

Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its Seacure ballast water management system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, UK, to prepare for the first wave of orders.

Guhring officially opened its new 60,000 ft², £12 million manufacturing facility at Birmingham's Advanced Manufacturing Hub in June 2017. The facility has enabled increased staff numbers by 15% and manufacturing 50% of solid carbide and PCD product lines in the UK, up from 35%.

Siemens has broken ground on a 300,000-square-foot expansion and renovation at its Siemens Healthineers facility in Walpole, Mass. The company plans to invest $300 million over four years, creating 700 new high-tech jobs.

Schaeffler Group USA Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its expanded manufacturing plant and new administrative building in Fort Mill, South Carolina, representing a $36.5 million investment and creating over 100 jobs.

Crown Equipment Corp. announced plans to expand in Shanghai with a new facility that includes equipment inventory, a parts distribution center, a training facility, and a technology demonstration center.

DuPont Nutrition & Health is expanding its probiotics production at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York, adding 48 jobs as part of a multi-phased, $100 million plan announced in November 2016. The project includes adding 25,000 square feet and new high-volume fermenters, with completion expected in 2018.

Biffa Polymers invested £7 million ($9 million) in a new recycling line at its Redcar plant in Cleveland, UK, doubling its food-grade rHDPE capacity from 9,000 to 18,000 tonnes. The line was officially opened in March 2017 and will create 20 new jobs.

Aichi Steel announced it will build a new production building at its Gifu plant to double production capacity of power card lead frames for inverters in next-generation vehicles. Investment is about 3 billion yen, with production start targeted for October 2018.

AkzoNobel completed an expansion project at its Polymer Chemistry facility in Los Reyes, Mexico, increasing peroxyester capacity in North America by 40%.

LG MMA Co., a unit of LG Chem, will spend about 130 billion won ($116 million) to expand its facility in South Korea to increase methylmethacrylate (MMA) output from 180,000 to 260,000 tons by 2019.

Haier Group's refrigerator factory in the Tatarstan Republic, Russia, rolled out its 100,000th product one year after launch. The plant, opened in April 2016 with a $50 million investment, produces air-cooled frost-free refrigerators and employs 500 staff.

Emerson inaugurated a new facility on its Polish site in Lodz, producing Asco valves. The facility space grew from over 7,000 sq m to an additional 6,500 sq m, and employment is expected to double from 400 employees.

Hayward Tyler invested £20 million to expand its Luton-based factory into a 'Centre of Excellence', including a 30,000 sq ft extension that more than doubled production capacity. Street Crane supplied and installed six new overhead cranes for the facility.

Package Concepts and Materials is adding a 30,000-square-foot, $3 million expansion to its meat and poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, to enhance production.

Eastman Chemical Co. will invest $11.7 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Henry County, Virginia, adding a new equipment line for paint protection and window film, creating 15 jobs.

DMG Mori plans to invest up to 100 million euros to expand its Famot plant in Pleszew, Poland, including a new 7,000 sqm hall, logistics center, and spindle production area, aiming to double machine tool output to 2,000 units per year and increase sales to EUR 200 million.

Isayevsky Machine-Building Plant plans to invest 450 million rubles to expand production, including a new electric-welded pipe mill to be commissioned in 2018-2019, increasing output by 80%.

Kruger has completed the conversion of machine 10 at its Trois-Rivières mill, which previously made newsprint, to produce lightweight recycled cardboard. The project cost CAD 250 million and was done with Investissement Québec.

GECOM, a subsidiary of Mitsui Kinzoku ACT, will invest $26.29 million to launch three new manufacturing lines at its Greensburg, Indiana plant, creating up to 30 new jobs by 2019.

Samsung Electronics has decided to add a second production line for 3D NAND flash memory at its Xi'an plant in China, with an investment of about 10 trillion won ($8.9 billion). The second line is expected to produce 100,000 units per month.

Saint-Gobain has inaugurated its renovated flat glass (float) production plant in Aniche-Emerchicourt, France, after a €30 million investment. The plant has an annual output of 20 million sq.m. and serves both construction and automotive markets.

Kaneka Corporation is investing about €34 million to increase production capacity of Kaneka MS Polymer™ at its Kaneka Belgium plant in Westerlo. The project includes a new production line and a loading dock, with full operation scheduled for end of 2018.

Hiab Cranes, part of Cargotec, has invested EUR 1.5 million to double production capacity and improve logistics at its Malpica plant in Zaragoza, Spain. The plant also secured a contract to supply 600 cranes to the Indian Army.

UltraTech Cement is constructing a 3.5 million tonnes per annum integrated cement plant in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Angioline will build a new 8,500 sq m facility in Koltsovo Biotechnopark for coronary stents and catheters, with investment of 500 million RUB and 250 new jobs. Construction runs 2017-2019, commissioning in 2020.

Florbú has started production on a new rotary biscuit oven line acquired in 2016 for 6 million euros. The line, now fully operational, increases production capacity by 30% and produces new products like chocolate-filled cookies. The total investment including warehouse purchase and conditioning is 8 million euros.

Hiranganj Cement is planning to expand its capacity from 1,200 tonnes per day to 1,800 tonnes per day.

Hongshi Shivam Cement, established with Rs36 billion investment from Chinese and Nepali investors, aims to double its daily output from 6,000 tonnes within two years.

Nemak is expanding its two plants in Glasgow, Kentucky, using $8.6 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocation from Enhanced Capital. The expansion includes upgrades to facilities, machinery, and technology such as robotics integration, to fulfill new contracts with automotive industry leaders.

Nucor Corporation is investing $176 million to build a hot band galvanizing and pickling line at its Nucor Steel Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Kentucky. The line will have an annual capacity of 500,000 tons and create 75 jobs.

Oracle Packaging, a provider of flexible packaging solutions, has introduced a new extrusion line to its North Carolina manufacturing facility.

Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems, has relocated into a 50,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Phoenix.

Tri-Arrows Aluminum will invest $125 million to locate a cold rolling mill at Logan Aluminum in Logan County, Kentucky, creating 60 jobs. Production of the first coils is expected in spring 2019 after construction finishes in early 2019.