Amcor Rigid Plastics will invest $45 million to add 186,000 square feet of production and warehousing space at its Bellevue, Ohio plant, with incentives structured by Silverlode. Additional employees will be hired.

Siemens is planning to spend HUF 10 billion on developments at its Budapest plant over the next three years, including building a new 10,000 sqm production hall and adding 2,500 sqm to the existing one. The investment is expected to create more than 150 engineering jobs.

Hainan Litree Pure Water Technology Co., Ltd.'s membrane separation equipment R&D, manufacturing and application industrialization base Phase I in Haikou has been completed and put into operation, tripling capacity. Phase II is under construction with an investment of 350 million yuan, set to start production in October 2017, further expanding capacity.

VOORMI is significantly expanding on-site manufacturing capabilities at its headquarters in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, including doubling sewing operations, adding pattern-making capability, and hiring several in-house sewing jobs.

ABB AG Transformatoren Brilon invested €400,000 in a new production line for railway traction transformers at its Brilon plant. The line has a capacity of about 250 transformers per year and was presented on November 15, 2016.

Hood Container of Louisiana plans a two-phase capital investment at its St. Francisville paper mill, adding a modern press section on the H1 paper machine and a recycling plant for old corrugated containers. The project is expected to create up to 237 jobs in West Feliciana Parish.

Clariant plans to expand production of its Continu-Strip desiccant packets by adding a high-capacity multi-lane production line. The expansion was described in November 2016.

The Tucson Airport Authority authorized a new lease agreement with Raytheon Missile Systems, consolidating nine leases and adding 21 acres, as part of a plan to enable Raytheon to expand its operations at Tucson International Airport. Raytheon plans to add nearly 2,000 high-paying jobs as part of an expansion projected to generate $7.9 billion in economic impact over 10 years.

Sasol commissioned a R1 billion polypropylene expansion project in Secunda, South Africa, increasing capacity by 103,000 tons per annum.

Karl Mayer Rotal S.r.l., a member of the Karl Mayer Group, unveiled a 3,100 square meter expansion at its production facility in Italy. The 2.7 million euro ($2.9 million) investment aims to strengthen the company's international position.

Yaskawa plans to expand production capacities and open a new robot manufacturing plant and a European robotics development centre in Slovenia. Total investments are estimated at 25 million euros, creating 200 jobs. First robots from all-European production expected in 2018.

Sepro America, the US business unit of Sepro Group, plans to start assembling robots at its Warrendale, Pennsylvania facility in the fourth quarter of 2017. The initial focus will be on large robots for injection molding machines with over 800 tons of clamping force.

MARK Metallwarenfabrik GmbH is expanding its plant in Spital am Pyhrn, Austria, by 10,000 m² due to large orders from the automotive industry. The workforce is expected to increase from 350 to 450 employees in the coming years.

TEK4, a manufacturer of specialty machines for drilling cooling holes in turbine blades, has doubled the size of its Leicester shopfloor to over 5,000 ft². Sales revenue is expected to quadruple to £6 million year-on-year.

Linar opened a high-productivity line for screw caps for glass jars at its Nevinnomyssk plant in Stavropol Krai, installed in 2016. Cap output rose 37% to over 40 million pieces, with output planned to grow by half again in 2017.

Luoyang Dahua Heavy Industry started construction of a 10,000-ton-per-year large-scale mining machinery project on November 18, 2016. The project adds CNC laser, plasma, robotic welding, and other advanced equipment.

Teleflex officially opened a €13.5 million expansion of its medical devices plant in Athlone, Ireland, consolidating local operations. The facility is kitted for 240 staff with potential to expand to 350; currently 207 employees work there.

Caterpillar will produce Cat 773E and 777E off-highway trucks (the 777E has 97.98-tonne capacity) at its existing production facility in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Siemens opened an expanded additive manufacturing (3D printing) center in Finspång, Sweden, for prototyping, manufacturing, and repair of metal parts for gas turbines.

Genborg plans to build an additional workshop to expand production of asynchronous explosion-proof and industrial electric motors, funded by a 710 million ruble credit line from Sberbank. The new capacity is expected to launch in Q2 2017.

Yaskawa Electric Corp. will double the output of its first overseas production base in Nanjing, China, by increasing monthly production from 500 to 1,000 units by 2018. The company added $15 million to registered capital and will embark on a $45 million expansion project.

MAPAL's subsidiary Weisskopf Werkzeuge in Meiningen opened a second production hall with administration wing, doubling production capacity. MAPAL invested €8.5 million and created 25 new jobs.

Hearth & Home Technologies is moving production lines from a Kentucky facility to its distribution center in Mount Pleasant, southeast Iowa, creating 28 jobs. The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded tax benefits for the project.

GELITA USA plans to expand its operations in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury County, Iowa, creating 21 jobs. The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded $105,000 and tax benefits.

Robert Bosch Corp. will invest $175 million and add 150 jobs over the next five years at its North Charleston, South Carolina plant, adding new manufacturing lines for powertrain and chassis systems control.

Novozymes will invest approximately DKK 300 million (INR 300 crore) to build a new enzyme production and supply chain facility in Patalganga near Mumbai, India, expected to be operational in 2018 and create 150 jobs.

Small Parts Inc. announced plans to invest $7.2 million in new manufacturing equipment and add 40 jobs at its Cass County plant in Logansport, Indiana. The expansion is contingent on a tax abatement vote by the Logansport City Council on December 5, 2016.

Twinsaver committed R580 million to expand its operations, including R500 million for a new tissue manufacturing machine and facilities at its Kliprivier plant in Gauteng, and R80 million for a 2-ply converting line at its Bellville factory. The Kliprivier expansion will increase annual output by 27,000 tons and take 15 months to complete.

Brose Tuscaloosa will launch a $26.5 million expansion of its Vance plant next year, adding about 50 jobs. Tuscaloosa County approved tax abatements and incentives totaling $1.3 million, with construction expected to start by June and finish at year's end.

Fort Vale Engineering is adding a new casting foundry and a sports and recreation centre at its Calder Vale Park site in Burnley, jointly valued at £5.7 million. The projects mark the company's 50 years of service in 2017.

Stora Enso has started up a new 220,000 tonne-per-year BCTMP line at its Beihai mill in China. The wider 800-million-euro consumer board mill is expected to reach full production of 450,000 tonnes within 18-24 months.

NEO Tech announced continued investment in infrastructure, equipment, and personnel at its Otay Mesa manufacturing site in Tijuana, adding new surface mount pick and place machines, solder paste printers, reflow ovens, and test equipment to support growing demand.

Champion Petfoods USA will add production capacity at its recently opened DogStar Kitchens in Auburn, Kentucky, increasing total employment to 200 and overall investment to over $178 million. A third production line is being added due to anticipated demand.

Sam Dong, Inc. announced a $13.5 million expansion at its Rogersville, Tennessee facility, adding 22 jobs, and plans to open a new Continuously Transposed Cable and Winding Wire facility in Europe. The Waynesboro, Georgia plant will close by end of 2016, with resources moved to Tennessee and Europe.

Polwax SA officially began construction of a solvent deoiling installation in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland, with an investment of about 126 million PLN. The unit is expected to be completed in 2019 and will increase revenue by 30-40%.

DIC Corporation announced a $13 million expansion of production capacity for Linablue natural blue food coloring at its subsidiary Earthrise Nutritionals in California. New facilities are scheduled to start operation in 2018.

Sheboygan Paper Box Co. has proposed an $8.3 million, 28,000-square-foot expansion of its Sheboygan plant to add printing equipment and meet growing food packaging demand. The company expects about 30 new jobs.

Kraft Vina, an SCG subsidiary, put a new production line with capacity of 243,500 tons per annum into operation in Binh Duong province, Vietnam.

Boeing announced it will add 400 jobs in Huntsville, Alabama, and make a capital investment of $70 million by 2020, as part of facility consolidations for its Defense, Space & Security business.

Bell Helicopter relocated production of its new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Mirabel, Quebec, from Louisiana, creating 100 jobs. The company will also test, certify and build its next two commercial helicopters in Canada.

BASF announced a global investment of more than $200 million in its plastic additives business, including capacity expansion at its McIntosh, Alabama site. The expansion will boost production of Tinuvin light stabilizers.

AJ Machine, a machining company, will invest $1 million to build a new 15,000-square-foot facility in Columbia City, Indiana, adding 14 new jobs over five years.

MAT Holding will invest 3 million euros in its Israeli subsidiary Dorot to raise production capacity by 30%, modernising the plant, expanding finished-goods storage by over 50% and upgrading the test bench.

VPK has started up a new Bobst 924 flexo folder gluer at its Oudegem plant in Belgium, adding about 5 million square metres of corrugated packaging capacity. The total project, including a double-deck WIP and a second pallet inserter, is worth about 7 million euros.

MTD Micro Molding announced a building expansion plan for next year that will add 12,000 sq. ft. to the existing building in Charlton, Massachusetts, effectively doubling the cleanroom space and molding capacity.

CareFusion (BD) announced a 442 million pesos ($21 million) investment in its Tijuana plant, creating 300 new jobs. The expansion includes transferring sub-assembly of 80 products to Tijuana, adding a 200,000 sq ft clean room, and injection molding and assembly lines.

Mediterranean Float Glass (MFG), a subsidiary of CEVITAL group, inaugurated its second float glass production line at its industrial complex in L'Arabaâ, Blida, Algeria. The line required an investment of 120 million euros and adds 800 tons/day capacity, bringing total production to 1,400 tons/day.

ExxonMobil announced plans on November 14, 2016, to add a new production unit at its Beaumont polyethylene plant, increasing capacity by 650,000 tonnes per year (65%), with construction begun and startup expected in 2019.

Hood Container of Louisiana will invest in two phases at its St. Francisville paper mill, adding a press section on the H1 paper machine and a recycling plant for old corrugated containers. The project creates 10 direct jobs and retains 237 jobs.

Wacker Chemie AG officially started up a new pilot reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer dispersions at its Nanjing site in China, with an investment of around €2.4 million.