Nexperia is converting its Hazel Grove (UK) and Hamburg (Germany) fabs from 6-inch to 8-inch wafer production, adding 20-35% output at both sites by end of 2017.

Safi Sana Ghana has completed installation of a second large digestion and cogeneration plant supplied by Nijhuis Industries, expanding its faecal sludge treatment capacity in Accra. The plant generates up to 1.6 MW of electricity from biogas.

Japanese automotive filters manufacturer Roki Group has leased 5,500 sqm of warehouse and office space in CTPark Arad, Romania. Fit-out work should be completed by end of 2017, with mass production scheduled to start in 2018.

Thales Microelectronics at Étrelles near Vitré is expanding its facility by 500 m² and increasing production of active antenna radar for the Rafale fighter jet, with production rate rising to 2-2.2 Rafale per month in 2017.

Protomet Corporation announced plans to expand its operations with an additional 100,000 square-foot facility and 200 new jobs over the next five years. The company also invested over $4 million in new equipment in the past 12 months.

Carlstar Group, a specialty wheels and tires manufacturer, is investing $6.9 million in its Aiken facility and expects to create 43 new jobs.

Emerson is expanding its ASCO operations in Aiken, South Carolina, with more than $8 million of capital investment and 86 new jobs. The site will consolidate regional cylinder, motion control and accessory product lines.

Cosmo Films installed a new 10.4-metre BOPP line at its existing Karjan facility near Vadodara, Gujarat, raising annual capacity 40 percent to 196,000 MT. The line cost about Rs 200 crore and was commissioned ahead of schedule.

Clariant International is expanding its plant in Lewiston, Maine, by installing a new compounding line for pre-colored medical plastic compounds under the Mevopur brand. The new capacity will come online in the fourth quarter of 2017, with an investment of a few million dollars.

SolAero Technologies is upsizing its Albuquerque, New Mexico facility to produce solar panels for OneWeb's constellation of 900 satellites.

Santa Monica doubled the size of its Rancho plant to move into skin-pack production.

BBI Group will centralize its operations to a new global headquarters at Border Technology Park in Crumlin, Wales, as part of an £8.5 million investment supported by a £1.8 million Welsh Government grant. The company's Welsh workforce will increase from 180 to 366 by 2020.

Toyoda Gosei is investing $5 million in an addition and equipment at Meteor Sealing Systems' Dover facility, adding 40,000 square feet for automotive weatherstrip production. The building is expected to be finished by spring 2017, with equipment in place by end of 2017.

UBE Industries will invest €70 million to increase nylon production capacity at its Castellón plant by 40,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes by February 2018, adding 50 jobs.

BorgWarner plans to add 17,000 square feet of manufacturing and engineering space at its Kakkalur, India engine timing components plant later in 2017, marking 15 years of the facility.

Gundagai Meat Processors launched a $30 million expansion project expected to increase annual production capacity by 40% and create 76 new full-time jobs over five years.

STA Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, announced plans to expand its one-year-old Changzhou campus. The expansion will increase headcount from 200 to 300 scientists and reactor volume from 290 to 490 cubic meters in the short term, with eventual targets of 500 scientists and 1,500 cubic meters.

Confer Plastics is investing over $3 million to expand its molded plastics facility in North Tonawanda, New York, adding a large specialty plastic molding machine to increase production of kayaks, hot tubs, and swimming pool products. The expansion will create 35 new jobs.

LyondellBasell completed an 800 million pound ethylene expansion at its Corpus Christi, Texas site, the final in a series of expansions increasing U.S. ethylene capacity by 20%.

Sanders Pre-Cast Concrete Systems will invest over $1.5 million to expand and renovate its 175,000-square-foot facility in Whitestown, Indiana, creating up to 39 jobs by 2021. Operations began in February 2017.

Steel Dynamics announced a $28 million investment at its Roanoke Bar Division in Virginia, adding a reheating furnace and finishing area. Rolling capacity will rise from 500,000 to 600,000 tons per year, with rebar output above 200,000 tons annually; commissioning is expected by year-end.

Stora Enso is investing EUR 28 million at its Heinola Fluting Mill in Finland to improve quality and add 15,000 tonnes of AvantFlute SC capacity. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2018.

Tosoh Group company Philippine Resins Industries plans to invest ¥4.2 billion to add 110,000 metric tons per year of PVC production capacity, doubling its output. Construction will begin soon, with completion in December 2018 and commercial operations in January 2019.

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies added a new state-of-the-art cabin air filter production line at its U.S. manufacturing facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with a multi-million dollar investment. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on January 26, 2017.

John Deere completed a major expansion at its Horicon Works factory in Horicon, Wisconsin, adding a new 388,000 ft² facility for manufacturing Gator utility vehicles, creating about 80 new jobs.

Asahi Kasei completed and started commercial operation of a new production facility for Bemliese cupro nonwoven fabric at its Nobeoka site in Miyazaki, Japan, adding approximately 1,500 tons/year of capacity. The start-up was on February 1, 2017.

Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA) is adding a new factory at its Georgia facility, which produces small tractors, riding mowers and utility vehicles, driven by strong US sales.

Vuteq Industries México announced the expansion of its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with an investment of 360 million pesos (about $19 million) and the creation of 195 jobs. The plant will grow from 18,000 to 30,000 square meters.

Clamason Industries Ltd, a precision stamping manufacturer, is expanding its production capacity at its Nitra, Slovakia plant to double its size. The expansion is supported by a management buyout with £5.4 million investment from Connection Capital.

KION North America is investing $5.7 million to expand its existing operations in Dorchester County, South Carolina, creating over 50 new jobs. The expansion will increase production capacity from 3,000 units per year in 2015 to approximately 12,000 units per year by 2020.

Cyient, Inc. is expanding its operations in East Hartford, Connecticut, adding 85 full-time jobs over three years and taking up an additional 15,500 square feet. The state is supporting the project with a $500,000 loan for machinery and equipment.

Sumol+Compal plans to expand the production capacity of its Luanda plant by installing two additional filling lines in 2017, increasing capacity from the current 800,000 liters per day.

Black & Veatch is designing and building a biosolids treatment system upgrade at the Liverpool Wastewater Treatment Plant in Medina County, Ohio. The project is expected to save $1.5 million annually in operating costs and will use renewable biogas and natural gas.

Siemens Healthineers will invest $300 million over four years to expand its lab diagnostics manufacturing facility in Walpole, Massachusetts, creating up to 700 new jobs. The site will produce reagents for the Atellica next-generation lab system.

BeoCare Group Inc. completed the integration of Shelby Elastics LLC, moving all operations from Shelby, NC to its expanded manufacturing site in Hudson, NC. The move consolidates both companies under the BeoCare brand.

STMicroelectronics is investing $1 billion, mainly at its Crolles site, to increase production capacity for electronic chips after winning a contract with Apple. The announcement was made during the group's annual financial results presentation in late January 2017.

Jade Group International moved its tooling operation into a new 1,600-square-meter leased location in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, in December 2016, separating mold building from plastics processing to meet growing demand.

Clariant will install a new compounding extrusion line at its ISO-13485-certified plant in Lewiston, Maine, capable of processing larger batch sizes of polyolefins, ABS, PC and other materials. The line complements improvements completed at the end of 2016.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is repurposing a former DMC building in Novi, Michigan, into a regional headquarters, moving about 280 employees from two sites and adding about 60 jobs over several years. Investment is over $8.4 million.

Magneti Marelli will invest $35 million to convert an existing plant in Independence Township, Michigan into a facility dedicated to automotive headlamp production, creating more than 360 jobs over five years.

Bridor is investing $40 million to double the size of its Boucherville, Quebec baking facility, increasing production capacity by 80% and creating about 60 new jobs. The expansion is part of a global €400 million investment plan by parent company Le Duff Group.

Alcomet received a Class A investment certificate for a project to increase production capacity and efficiency in Shumen, investing BGN 69 million and creating 100 new jobs. The project includes a new production line and press for aluminum profiles.

Sanhua Mexico Industry will invest US$35 million to expand its Ramos Arizpe plant in Coahuila, adding two production lines and 300 jobs.

Americold officially opened its recently purchased 260,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility in East Point, GA. The site will serve as a distribution center for Sprouts Farmers Market and creates more than 80 jobs.

Maxcess China expanded its operations by opening a new state-of-the-art facility in Zhuhai, China, featuring nearly triple the square footage and 50% more key equipment than the previous location.

Samsung is investing over €20 million to renovate and expand Novaled GmbH's headquarters in Dresden, Germany, including a new R&D plant with clean rooms and laboratories, adding 6,160 m² of floor space.

Jefferson Industries Corporation, an automotive components manufacturer, announced plans to invest $18 million to expand its West Jefferson, Ohio facility by 61,000 square feet, adding 20 jobs.

Scott Bader installed a new mixer at its Structural Adhesives facility in Wollaston, UK, to expand production capacity for Crestabond primer-less MMA structural adhesives. The investment was over EUR 400,000.

American Colors Inc. has completed the expansion of its manufacturing plant in Sandusky, Ohio.

B.Braun Avitum Italy inaugurated a second clean room at its Mirandola plant, covering over 800 square meters, with an investment of 4 million euros. The company has invested 14 million euros since 2012 for reconstruction and expansion.