McCain Foods plans to add over 400 million pounds of frozen French fry capacity in North America, evaluating sites in the US and Canada, and has invested CAD 65 million in its Florenceville, New Brunswick facility.

Rondo AG expanded capacity at its Ejpovice, Czech Republic factory by commissioning a Bobst VisionCut die-cutter with an in-line separator and adding ten new employees.

Continental is investing more than $40 million to expand its brake systems assembly plant in Morganton, North Carolina. The expansion is set to be completed in early 2018.

Lotte Chemical announced it will invest about 300 billion won to expand its ethylene production capacity at the Yeosu plant from 1 million tons to 1.2 million tons per year by 2018. The expansion will also increase propylene capacity by 100,000 tons per year.

Eskom has energised and commissioned the first of two 500 MVA power transformers at the newly built Ngwedi substation in Rustenburg, South Africa, as part of the Medupi Power Station Integration Project. The R500-million substation project began construction in July 2014 and will strengthen the transmission and distribution network for the platinum mining industry.

Electromechanical manufacturer G.W. Lisk will renovate a 17,000 sq ft research and development facility in Phelps, Ontario County, New York, and buy new equipment, creating 40 jobs within five years. Empire State Development offered up to $600,000 in Excelsior Jobs tax credits; completion is expected in spring 2017.

Oxea successfully concluded an upgrade of its carboxylic acids production facility in Oberhausen, Germany.

The Valspar Corp. expanded production capacity of its automotive refinish coatings products at U.S.-based manufacturing facilities.

Sisomar AS received a permit to increase smolt production from 6 million to 9 million smolt and a maximum feed consumption of 1,400 tons per year at its facility in Straumen, Norway. A new wastewater treatment system from Sterner Biotek will be commissioned on February 1, 2016.

Establishment Labs, a Costa Rican breast implant manufacturer, is investing $35 million to expand its global operations. Of this, $16.5 million will go to a new mammary implant manufacturing plant in the Coyol Free Zone in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

NORRES, a hose manufacturer, expanded its warehouse to over 25,000 m² and added two new production machines to increase product availability and production capacity for AIRDUC, PROTAPE, and TIMBERDUC suction and conveyor hoses.

Italian snack manufacturer Preziosi Food installed a new automated batch-frying line from tna to launch a line of batch-fried potato chips at its facility in Melfi, Italy.

Phillips-Medisize Corporation announced plans to open a new 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility on its Menomonie, Wisconsin campus for high volume prefilled drug delivery systems, to be completed in 2017 and employing over 100 people.

Robert Bosch is expanding its footprint in Ciudad Juarez, with a new $160 million facility (Building 203) for airbag sensors, and plans to add 500 jobs by end of 2017, reaching 4,500 total staff.

Batim'Alu plans to invest between EUR 2 million and EUR 2.6 million in a new production facility in Saint-Etienne and open a second agency in Lyon by 2017-2018, following the creation of Batim'Alu Pays de Savoie.

Nordex laid the foundation stone for an extension to its head office in Hamburg-Langenhorn. The new building will have 12,000 square meters of floor space for up to 600 employees, and the full complex will total 26,000 square meters. Completion is expected in 2018.

Medline will invest $20 million to expand its flush manufacturing plants in Wisconsin and New Jersey to broaden its SwabFlush product line.

INEOS Styrolution announced a capacity expansion of its Altamira, Mexico copolymer plant by 20,000 metric tons, bringing total capacity to 180,000 metric tons. Startup is expected by the first quarter of 2018.

Saf-Holland Inc. received Ohio tax credit approval and expects to create 30 full-time positions in West Chester Twp., Ohio, with over $2 million in new annual payroll.

Georgia-Pacific Corrugated won Ohio tax credit approval for a $3.8 million expansion of its 178,000-square-foot West Chester Twp. facility, with nearly $18 million in machinery investment and up to 29 new jobs.

Hexpol AG invested $9.2 million (EUR 8.7 million) in a 135-litre rubber mixing line at its Queretaro facility, adding about 12,000 tonnes of capacity to 53,000 tonnes per year; the addition was celebrated at an open house on 16 November.

AlKifah Paper Products is installing a new production line for single-use medical products with a capacity of over 2,000 tons per year, expected to be completed in the first quarter of the following year.

Qorvo US, Inc. is seeking tax incentives for a $43 million expansion of its Apopka, Florida plant, which would add 100 high-wage jobs and include 33,000 sq ft of office and 7,000 sq ft of lab space.

Hexpol A.G. invested US$9.2 million in a new rubber mixing line at its Queretaro facility, adding about 12,000 metric tons of capacity, bringing total capacity to 53,000 metric tons per year.

Mercator Medical has commissioned the expansion of its glove factory in Thailand for approximately PLN 36.6 million (309 million THB). Construction is expected to start in January 2017, and the expansion will increase total capacity to 3 billion gloves per year by the first half of 2018.

Red Star Contract Manufacturing Inc. announced plans to add a second facility in Larwill, Indiana, tripling manufacturing space and adding 18 jobs. The $450,000 investment will support manufacturing and clean room packaging for medical devices.

Pronar Recycling is completing the assembly of a second hall at its factory in Siemiatycze, Poland, which will be opened at the end of 2016. The expansion will accelerate construction of mobile trommel screens and slow-speed shredders.

Greiner Bio-One inaugurated an expansion of its factory in Americana, São Paulo state, with R$42 million invested in construction and operations. Some equipment started in December 2016 and more is due to start operating in 2017.

Hydro has started producing first coils at its new automotive line 3 (AL 3) in Grevenbroich, Germany, a €130 million investment. The line is ramping up and expected to deliver regular production in 2017.

W.M. Kelley Co. Inc. announced plans to invest nearly $2 million to expand and equip its manufacturing facility in New Albany, Indiana, adding a 14,000 square-foot addition and creating more than a dozen jobs by 2019.

Panasonic Corporation announced it will establish an India R&D Center with two technical divisions: a Design Division in Jhajjar, Haryana, and an Offshore Development Division in Bangalore, Karnataka, in partnership with Tata Elxsi. The Design Division will start in April 2017.

Eaton Automotive Systems will invest 107 million PLN to expand its Bielsko-Biala factory in Poland, adding 10 new positions to the existing 745 jobs.

Bemis Manufacturing is adding 15,200 square meters and three 1,000-1,500 ton presses to its Monterrey plant, and the building can support future presses up to 4,400 tons. The company plans to hire once the expansion is complete.

Hubbard-Hall celebrated a $650,000 expansion of its laboratory at its Inman, South Carolina facility, increasing lab space from 600 to 1,600 square feet to accommodate three more lab technicians.

Northern Minerals received approval from the Department of Mines and Petroleum for its mining proposal at the Browns Range rare earths project in Western Australia, clearing the way for a 60,000 tonne per year pilot plant.

South Valley Cement Company is studying financing options for a new cement production line with a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes at its factory in Beni Suef, Egypt, which would bring total capacity to 3 million tonnes annually.

Becton Dickinson & Co plans to invest approximately €110 million to expand its syringe manufacturing plant in Tatabánya, Hungary, adding production lines for prefilled syringes and plastic security devices. The expansion will create 219 jobs and is expected to begin construction between July and September 2017, with startup in 2020.

ABB plans to invest $10 million in its San Luis Potosí campus to increase production capacity for electrical power and automation products, targeting the Mexican energy market.

UACJ will invest $160 million (including a previously announced $50 million) to add a casting line and cold-rolling mill at its Tri-Arrows Aluminum facility in Kentucky, with the casting mill coming online in July 2018 and the cold-rolling mill in April 2019.

UACJ will invest $320 million to add a casting line and other equipment at its Rayong Works in Thailand, increasing production to 320,000 tons per annum by June 2019.

Lenzing Fibers Inc. announced a $293 million investment to nearly triple production at its Axis, Alabama plant, building a new Tencel fiber plant with capacity of 90,000 tons per year. The expansion will create 163 new jobs.

Chandler Industries' new plant in Chihuahua, which began production in 2014 with 14 employees, is growing and expects to double its staff. The plant focuses on machining for industrial and aerospace markets.

Sargent Aerospace, a subsidiary of RBC Bearings, plans to expand its Guaymas facility by doubling production and increasing employment from 200 to 350 staff members in the near future.

West announced the completion of a 60,000 square foot expansion at its contract manufacturing facility in Dublin, Ireland, adding 100 new jobs over five years, and rebranded the business as West.

Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery is expanding its Brno plant to produce smaller steam turbines up to 12 MW, increasing capacity by 20-30 turbines per year and hiring dozens of employees.

Vonco Products expanded its LiquaLoc Flexibles division by installing a new high-speed automated pouch line for liquid-tight packaging in a specially built room at its Lake Villa, Illinois facility.

Lafarge Surma Cement's subsidiary Lafarge Umiam Mining has received environmental clearance from the Indian government to more than double its limestone production capacity to 5.5 million tonnes per annum at the Ngntrai mine in Meghalaya.

Dongkuk Steel completed a new color steel sheet production line (9CCL) at its Busan plant, adding 100,000 tons of annual capacity and bringing total color steel sheet capacity to 750,000 tons. The line can produce unique thick-gauge (3mm) and wide (1600mm) products.

Sohnen disclosed a $65 million expansion project for its Tijuana, Baja California plant, which will include a new LEED Platinum-certified building with rooftop solar panels and rainwater capture systems. The expansion will bring the site to four plants and nearly 1,500 employees.

Corning announced a $100 million investment to expand its environmental technology manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China, to increase production capacity for DuraTrap GC gasoline particulate filters. The expansion is expected to be completed by early 2018.