Arcosa, Arneses y Conexiones inaugurated a $2 million expansion of its plant in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, adding 150 jobs for a total of 500 direct employees. The expansion will produce harnesses for seat belts, airbags, and steering wheels.

Hoffmann Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH is building a new production hall at its existing site in Lengede-Broistedt to expand capacity for refrigeration and electrical engineering, as well as central plant construction.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners completed a capital improvement project expanding its blending and packaging facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, and partnered with BP Lubricants USA to blend Castrol Motor Oil.

ŽOS Trnava started operating a new production hall worth nearly €7 million and two service warehouses in December 2016. The new capacities aim to increase the company's potential on the European market.

Cotterman Company held the grand opening for a new 28,000 square foot multi-million dollar expansion in Croswell, Michigan. The facility houses a new automated metal punching press from Pivatic of Finland and will bring back jobs from other plants.

Corning Incorporated announced a $100 million investment to expand its Environmental Technologies manufacturing facilities in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Shanghai, China, to increase production capacity of DuraTrap GC gasoline-particulate filters.

Bos Automotive announced a $12 million expansion of its Irapuato, Guanajuato plant, adding 8,000 square meters and about 400 jobs over three years. The German auto parts maker is celebrating ten years in the state.

Welch Packaging is expanding its Elkhart, Indiana plant with a $16 million plant and machinery investment, including a new corrugator and pre-engineered steel buildings built by J.A. Wagner. The company expects to add more than 100 jobs over two years.

Ohorongo Cement inaugurated a new Composite Cement Plant and third Packaging Line at farm Sargberg, Namibia, boosting cement production to 1 million tpy. The NAD150 million investment includes a big-bag filling station and increases packaging capacity from 4400 to 6800 bags/hour.

Ashland is expanding its manufacturing plant in Piedmont, South Carolina, with at least $5.6 million in new capital investment. The expansion will upgrade infrastructure and production capabilities for specialty water-based adhesives and specialty resins.

Saint-Gobain announced a €50 million investment to expand the Construction Section of its plant in Cuautla Industrial Park, Morelos, Mexico. The expansion will produce high-value-added coated glass for the construction market.

Safran expanded its facility in Ladson, South Carolina, with a new $7 million facility adjacent to existing operations, creating 15 jobs for assembly of wiring and landing gear for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

TAS Energy Inc. is expanding its production center in Houston, Texas, hiring over 50 additional workers and investing in facility and equipment upgrades including a blast and paint booth, laser cutting machine and forming brake.

Verallia, a Saint-Gobain subsidiary, invested USD 70 million in a new furnace (Horno 3) at its glassware plant in Mendoza, Argentina, to produce bottles for wine and sparkling drinks. The expansion increases production capacity by 40-50% and created 70 new jobs.

Mogul Co. Ltd. has started production on a new core/sheath bicomponent polyester spunbond line in Turkey, increasing total PET capacity to 15,000 metric tons per year.

Treofan will invest about €30 million in a new 8.7m production line at its Neunkirchen plant in Germany, designed by Andritz, to manufacture packaging and label films.

Lavern Heideman & Sons is expanding its sawmill in Eganville, Ontario, with a $16.9 million project to modernize infrastructure, purchase new equipment, and consolidate operations, creating 18 new jobs.

Yaskawa plans to invest EUR 25 million to open a new robot manufacturing plant and a European robotics development centre in Slovenia, creating 200 jobs. The first robots from all-European production are expected in 2018, aiming to satisfy 80% of European robot demand.

Cervecería Nacional Dominicana inaugurated an expansion of its Hato Nuevo plant in Santo Domingo Oeste with a new packaging line. The investment exceeded US$43 million and adds 144 million liters of annual beer capacity.

Earth Science Laboratories is expanding production at its Nebraska plant to meet demand for pool chemicals and water treatment products. The expansion includes improved production technology and quality control processes.

West Pharmaceutical Services completed a 60,000 square foot expansion at its contract manufacturing facility near Mulhuddart, County Dublin, Ireland. The expansion is expected to create 100 new jobs over five years.

Air Temp México inaugurated its second plant in Yucatán, Mexico, with an investment of $10 million for machinery and equipment. The plant will initially create 120 jobs and produce 60,000 air conditioners annually for John Deere, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, and Mercedes Benz.

Hempel Paints announced plans to transfer all its Saudi Arabia production to its existing plant in Jeddah's Second Industrial City, and to increase the plant's capacity from 32 million to 40 million liters annually.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. will invest $38 million over three years to expand its Charlotte headquarters and production facility in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adding a new production line and hiring 100 workers.

Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd. is expanding its home textiles capacity at Bhawanimandi, Rajasthan, to 9.6 million metres annually at a cost of Rs. 88.5 crores. The project is expected to be complete by Q4 FY 2017.

Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd. is expanding its spinning capacity at Bhawanimandi, Rajasthan, adding 35,280 spindles at a cost of Rs. 270 crores. Trial runs are ongoing on 33,840 spindles, with commercial production expected in Q4 FY 2017.

Chiba Chemicals Manufacturing LLP, jointly managed by Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui Chemicals, will increase propane processing capacity at its Anegasaki Plant ethylene facility, with improvement work in autumn 2017.

Shuttlewagon, a manufacturer of mobile railcar movers, will expand into an 81,997-square-foot space at Three Trails Industrial Park in Grandview, Missouri, employing about 60 people.

The Wise Company, a boat seat manufacturer, will expand its Savannah, Tennessee facility by adding 75,000 square feet of production and warehouse space, creating 74 new jobs. Construction will begin in 2017 and the expansion is expected to be operational by early 2018.

The FIO Automotive auto parts plant in Stratford, Ontario, will undergo a $50-million expansion.

NTPC-BHEL Power Projects (NBPPL) commenced production of power equipment at Mannavaram, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Phase-I investment was reduced to Rs 363.94 crore, and Phase-II is expected to start in 2016-17.

Palfinger Produktionstechnik Bulgaria received a Class A investment certificate for a project to expand and modernize its plant in Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria, investing 10.463 million BGN and creating 126 new jobs. The expansion will enable production of complete systems and products for truck cranes.

Banner Industries built a new cleanroom at its Hillsboro, Oregon facility to become an authorized Signature Service Provider for Trebor high-purity pump repair and rebuild, starting with West Coast customers.

Heubach GmbH is doubling its existing capacities for bismuth vanadate pigments at its Langelsheim plant in Germany. The additional capacity will be brought online during 2017.

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between BMW Group and SGL Group, broke ground on a $200 million site expansion in Moses Lake, Washington, to triple carbon fiber production capacity.

ALK Source Materials Laboratory Inc. is expanding its biomedical facility in Post Falls, Idaho, with a $14.3 million project adding 35,000 square feet to the existing 60,000-square-foot facility.

USGBORAL ME has begun production of metal ceiling panels from its Dammam factory in Saudi Arabia, marking a major expansion of its product portfolio. The new products were unveiled at The Big 5 show in Dubai.

MAS GmbH, a precision tools and machining technology specialist, laid the foundation stone for a new €7 million production hall and training/administration center in Leonberg, Germany. The facility is expected to be completed by end of 2017.

Germany's Oechsler invested EUR 2.5 million to expand its factory in Romania.

Saint-Gobain Safety Glass opened its second plant in Wuhan, China, focusing on tempered rear window glass and sunroof glass. The company is also planning a third phase with an investment of CNY 250 million.

Fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg broke ground on a €28 million expansion of its Kupferzell production plant. The new facility will house EC technology production transferred from Künzelsau, along with 140 jobs, by the end of 2017.

Medline Assembly France SAS held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 4,200 square meter warehouse at its Châteaubriant plant. The facility is expected to be delivered by summer 2017.

Goodman Manufacturing, a member of the Daikin group, celebrated the first Goodman-brand air conditioning unit produced at the new Daikin Texas Technology Park in Waller, Texas. The $417 million campus is expected to employ over 5,000 people and will eventually encompass 4.1 million square feet.

Dynamatic-Oldland Aerospace (UK) has installed an automated five-unit aerostructure machining cell and a large-scale portal milling machine at its Swindon facility. The company also completed a 10,000 ft² extension to house a new DMG Mori Giga Milling Centre.

Saint-Gobain Weber inaugurated a renovated and expanded mortar production plant in Sorgues, France, after four years of work. The project included a €3 million extension and €1.4 million for a new palletizing and wrapping line, increasing operating surface by 30%.

US medical technology company Becton Dickinson is investing 34 billion forints (EUR 110m) to expand its syringe plant in Tatabánya, Hungary. The investment will create 219 jobs and is supported by a 2.7 billion forint government grant. Construction is expected to start within 8-10 months and be completed within three years.

Metaldyne Performance Group has a $30.6-million capital-investment program at Metaldyne SinterForged Products LLC in North Vernon, Indiana, adding 32,400 sq.ft of space and 126 new jobs by 2019.

Nantong Sifang Cold Chain Equipment Co., Ltd. announced a change in the implementation site and method for its 'Tank Container Expansion Project', moving to a new adjacent plot and switching from factory renovation to new construction.

BASF inaugurated a new production line at its fungicide formulation plant in Tarragona, Spain, with an investment of EUR 21 million, creating 30 jobs and increasing production capacity by 25%.

Protomet Corporation purchased 19.47 acres in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and is evaluating a $30 million expansion that could add 200 jobs over five years, with a new 100,000-square-foot facility.