Autoliv's Phase II expansion of its Jiading plant in Shanghai, China, has commenced production in January 2026. The project involved a total investment of RMB 350 million and groundbreaking in March 2024, adding a fully automated high-bay warehouse and intelligent automated storage facility.
SIEHE Group is constructing a new smart factory in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, with an annual capacity of 500 intelligent equipment sets. Construction started in August 2025 and is expected to be completed by July 2026.
PPG Industries will expand domestic production of low-emission resin at its Tepexpan plant in the State of Mexico to increase resin capacity and reduce reliance on imports.
Sateri held the signing ceremony for its phase III lyocell project in Changzhou, planning to construct 360 kt/yr lyocell fiber lines. The project is an expansion of Sateri's existing site in Liyang, Changzhou.
Modine is nearing completion of its first data center products made at its new 153,000-square-foot plant in Franklin, Wisconsin, which was officially opened in November 2025.
FPS Europe is expanding its Goes, Netherlands facility to increase manufacturing capacity and inventory space totalling 61,000 ft². Expected completion by end of 2026.
GEM Equipment of Oregon is undergoing renovations to expand its Mt Angel, Oregon location, adding 110,000 ft² of space for manufacturing, spare parts, inventory and office space. Expected completion in Spring 2026.
FPS Food Process Solutions announced major expansions: a new logistics center in Morocco (operational Jan 2026), expansion of GEM Equipment in Oregon (Spring 2026), new facility in Brazil (Summer 2026), new facility in China (Autumn 2026), and expansion in the Netherlands (end 2026).
Castings Technology is investing £18 million to expand manufacturing capabilities, including a move to a 200,000 sq ft Sheffield facility. The company is creating 20 new jobs, aiming for a workforce of 123 by end of 2026.
Tensai Group is investing €18.5 million in a new 10,500 m² factory in Portugal, increasing production capacity by 30%. The facility integrates production of components for commercial refrigeration, technical furniture, and industrial solutions in advanced polymers.
Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH has commissioned Jungheinrich to expand its automated logistics system at its Ehingen crane plant, converting two existing order-picking workstations and adding four new goods-to-person service centre workstations to increase spare parts logistics capacity.
York Guangzhou Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. is building a third-phase plant and parking garage at its existing site in Fogang County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, to add annual capacity of 2,000 central air conditioners, 50,000 commercial air conditioner units, and 500,000 terminal products. The project has a total investment of 40.72 million CNY and is under construction.
ALSTAL Grupa Budowlana held the topping-out ceremony for CANPACK's new production and warehouse hall in Bydgoszcz, Poland, a design-and-build project within a PLN 440 million investment. The hall is being prepared for an aluminium can production line.
Verbano Film purchased a new shed 200 meters from its main headquarters to house a fifth cast polypropylene film extrusion line, increasing total production capacity to over 20,000 tons per year.
Supravis, a flexible packaging producer, announced a PLN 60 million investment to increase production capacity, implement new technologies and automate key processes at its plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Kyocera SGS Precision Tools is relocating its European headquarters from Wokingham to Lichfield, UK, creating its largest carbide tooling manufacturing site in Europe and increasing production capacity and R&D capabilities.
Aalberts is investing in new advanced production lines at its Pageland, South Carolina facility to manufacture Apollo PowerPress products in the US. The phased project runs through 2027, with first US-made products expected in early 2027.
Hyundai announced plans to scale production of Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas, aiming to manufacture 30,000 units annually by 2028, for use in its Georgia factory and broader industrial markets.
Capchem will invest up to CNY 200 million (approximately USD 28.6 million) to expand its lithium-ion battery electrolyte factory in Śrem, Poland, adding 50,000 tons of annual electrolyte capacity within two years.
WEG intends to invest $77 million in its specialty transformer manufacturing facility in Washington, Missouri.
Hyosung HICO plans to spend $157 million to expand its transformer plant in Memphis, Tennessee.
Shanghai Changlong Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd. purchased 20 mu of land in June 2025 to build a new manufacturing base. Full relocation is scheduled for June 2026, followed by large-scale production operations.
Lewa GmbH signed a purchase contract with the city of Leonberg for part of Ulmer Strasse, creating a contiguous plant site of about 50,000 square metres; construction is planned to take one year.
Clow Valve, a McWane company, has broken ground on a $75 million expansion of its Oskaloosa, Iowa fire hydrant and waterworks valve plant, adding a 36,000-square-foot addition to its iron foundry. The project is expected to double production output and retain more than 400 local jobs.
Emirates Global Aluminium announced a $170 million expansion of its EGA Leichtmetall subsidiary near Hannover, Germany, increasing recycling capacity more than six-fold. The new facility will add 110,000 tonnes/year of scrap sorting and 153,000 tonnes/year of melting and casting capacity, with first hot metal expected in 2028.
Generac Holdings Inc. announced the acquisition of a new facility in Sussex, Wisconsin to expand its Commercial & Industrial manufacturing footprint for large-scale backup power generators and energy solutions, serving data center growth.
Lisi Aerospace is expanding its fasteners plant in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, with a 7,500 m² extension. The company will invest €14 million in the building and €30 million over three years in machinery, including two production lines for titanium screws and blind rivets to be installed in early 2027.
DG Khan Cement announced a major expansion at its DG Khan site in Pakistan, adding a new clinker production line with a capacity of 11,000tpd (3.5Mta). The project is estimated to cost between PKR 42-45 billion and is expected to be completed in 18-20 months.
GKN Aerospace is expanding its Newington, Connecticut facility to add a production line for a new additively fabricated engine component, the first 3D-printed critical aircraft component to fly. The expansion will add about 20 employees, bringing headcount to 170.
Hitachi Energy is investing approximately $77 million to expand its cooling systems factory in Landskrona, Sweden. The project will consolidate three facilities into one site, double production capacity, and create new jobs.
Sheng Ming Electronics (Cheng Ming Electronic) will invest approximately NT$970 million to expand its factory in Taoyuan, Taiwan, building AI smart production lines for computer and server chassis and liquid cooling cabinets. The expansion is expected to create 56 jobs.
EFG Elektrik began construction of a new factory in Diyarbakır Organized Industrial Zone in January 2026. The facility will cover 17,409 square meters (12,000 sqm closed) and produce high-voltage switching equipment and subcomponents, including an epoxy section. The investment cost is TRY 123.8 million, with 24% completion achieved.
Joh. Fuchs & Sohn GesmbH (FUSO) has commissioned a new 650-ton injection molding machine at its Ybbsitz, Austria facility, expanding production capacity for larger plastic components.
Safran is investing €70 million to expand its Le Creusot site in France to produce components for the Rafale's M88 engine. A 9,000-square-meter extension will be built, with production starting in 2029, creating 100 jobs.
John Deere will invest about $85 million in two projects: an expansion of its Kernersville, N.C. manufacturing operation to produce future-generation excavators, and a new distribution center near Hebron, Indiana. Both are planned to open in 2027.
Molino Nicoli inaugurated a new production line for lightweight extruded baby-food snacks at its Costa di Mezzate facility, doubling capacity to over 50 million packs per year.
Ramkrishna Forgings Limited is set to commission 85,000 tonnes per annum of additional forging and casting capacity by the fourth quarter of FY26, including 40,000 tonnes of forging and 45,000 tonnes of casting capacity.
Teijin Frontier is to increase its capacity for producing high tenacity recycled polyester yarns in Pathumthani, Thailand.
Francois Compressors India has started construction of a factory extension at its Pirangut facility on the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra, as part of its growth roadmap through 2030. The extension aims to improve safety, quality processes and delivery capability.
Kirloskar Brothers inaugurated a new factory building at its Kaniyur manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India, to improve productivity and support advanced manufacturing. The site now meets about 80 percent of its electricity needs from renewable sources.
Bosch expanded cleanroom space at its Reutlingen wafer fab by more than 5,000 square meters by end of 2025, and transitioned SiC production to the latest wafer generation. The company plans to invest €650 million in Reutlingen between 2026 and 2029.
UltraTech Cement has commissioned additional cement capacity of 1.8 million tonnes per annum across multiple locations, including a 0.6Mta grinding unit.
Shandong Yufei Transmission Technology broke ground on an expansion at its plant in Jining, Shandong, to increase production of mining equipment by about 100 units per year.
Jindal Cement plans to invest approximately INR 30,000 million (US$360 million) over two to three years to quadruple its production capacity to 10 Mt. The expansion will add 4.5 Mt of new capacity at its Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh and its Angul plant in Odisha.
Delta Vigo Aeroestructuras is investing EUR 35 million to expand its plant in Nigrán, Spain, with a twin plant starting operations in October 2026 and a third plant by December 2027, tripling capacity for aerospace components. The company expects to hire 50 new workers and grow revenue from EUR 60 million in 2025 to EUR 105 million in 2027.
Nextil Group is expanding its textile plant in Guatemala, with a second phase of expansion reaching an investment of over $36 million to increase capacity for premium elastic fabric production. The first phase investment exceeded $23 million.
International Composites (国际复材) announced a project to produce 36 million meters per year of high-frequency high-speed electronic fiber cloth in Changshou District, Chongqing. The project has an estimated total investment of about 1.693 billion yuan and a construction period from December 2025 to June 2027.
Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing expanded its Precision Engineering Facility (Unit 3) at KIADB Aerospace Park, Bengaluru, adding 62,000 sq. ft. to the existing 33,000 sq. ft., for a total of 95,000 sq. ft. The facility serves nuclear, aerospace, oil & gas, and allied industrial sectors.
Danish company Baettr broke ground on a ₹73 crore expansion at its wind turbine casting facility near Chennai, India, increasing licensed capacity from 27,500 to 95,040 tonnes per annum. Total investment in the facility reaches approximately ₹280 crore.
Naqi Water Company signed an addendum to replace a single bottled water production line with two independent lines for its new factory in Riyadh, increasing capacity to 120,000 bottles per hour. The original line was valued at EUR 8,537,000.