Van der Ende Group expanded its production area, adding assembly lines and a test line for water treatment systems such as Kathari ultrafiltration and Nexus HPRO reverse osmosis, to meet growing market demand.

Doncasters announced a $52 million investment to expand its Bochum, Germany site, including a new 3,000m² production hall and new equipment. The three-year program will establish a Centre of Excellence for Core Manufacturing and create new jobs.

Thwaites has completed a 4,000 sqm factory extension, its most significant investment in 88 years, to increase production capacity by 15%. The facility is in final commissioning and will become fully operational in early 2026.

JK Lakshmi Cement plans to invest Rs 1,816 crore to increase clinker production by 2.31 MTPA and cement grinding capacity by 1.2 MTPA in Chhattisgarh, India. An MoU was signed on November 25, 2025.

UBTECH Robotics plans to expand humanoid robot production to 5,000 units in 2026, up from 500 units in 2025, targeting 10,000 units by 2027, driven by demand from automotive and logistics sectors.

AGY is investing $12.1 million to expand manufacturing capacity of low-dielectric constant glass fibers at its Aiken, South Carolina plant, creating 80 new jobs. Operations expected online in Q1 2026.

Volvo Construction Equipment announced a capacity expansion at its Shippensburg, Pennsylvania plant to build large crawler excavators and wheel loaders, part of a $261 million global investment, with production expected to start in the first half of 2026.

Polyplas Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Ge-Shen Corporation Berhad, has launched a new high-technology plant in Penang, Malaysia, with a total investment of RM74 million (RM24 million for the facility and RM50 million for machinery). The plant was launched on 21 November 2025.

Baxter Manufacturing is expanding its Oconee County, South Carolina facility with a $15.7 million investment, adding 35,000 square feet and new machinery to increase production of plastic injection-molded automotive parts. The expansion will create 36 new jobs and is expected to be online in Q3 2026.

FUJIFILM Corporation completed a new building for development and evaluation at the Shizuoka Factory of FUJIFILM Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. in Japan, with operations commencing in November 2025. The investment strengthens capabilities for performance and quality evaluation of semiconductor materials.

Swedish steel giant Alleima AB launched its phase-two cold-finishing plant in Zhenjiang, China, doubling local production capacity. The 12,500-square-meter facility represents a 193-million-yuan (about $27.2 million) investment and will manufacture high-performance tubular products for sectors including petrochemicals and hydrogen energy.

Environmental Air Systems (EAS), a subsidiary of Comfort Systems USA, will invest approximately $20 million to establish a new sub-assembly production operation in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, creating 300 jobs. The 300,000 sq ft facility will produce prefabricated HVAC equipment for critical facilities.

Südpack held a ground-breaking ceremony for new production space in Erolzheim for PharmaGuard recyclable blister packaging and a regranulation plant, with completion scheduled for Q3 2027 and around 50 jobs initially, up to 170 by 2030.

The European Commission approved €450 million in state aid for onsemi's €1.64 billion expansion of its semiconductor plant in Roznov pod Radhostem, Czechia. The new plant is expected to start commercial operations by 2027.

PAR Systems celebrated the grand opening of a new 140,000-square-foot facility in Shoreview, Minnesota, expanding its capacity for automation, robotics, and integration solutions for aerospace, nuclear, marine, medical device, and industrial markets.

Pharmaceutical machinery manufacturer Harro Höfliger has inaugurated a capacity expansion in Debrecen, Hungary, with an investment of HUF 6 billion (EUR 15.67 million). The project creates over 100 new jobs and establishes the company's second-largest overseas site.

Panasonic has invested EUR 320 million to expand and refurbish its factory in Pilsen, Czech Republic, increasing production capacity by 250% to 140,000 m². The facility will be capable of producing up to 1.4 million heat pump units per year from 2030.

Patil Automation Limited established a new ~109,450 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Sadumbre, Maval, with an investment of approximately ₹55 crore. The facility will increase installed capacity from 2,304 to 3,454 units annually and create ~200 jobs.

Stantec will provide construction services for the expansion of Carleton Place's water and wastewater treatment plants, increasing capacity to support population growth from 15,000 to 25,000 residents.

NKT is expanding production capacity at its medium-voltage power cable accessories site in Nordenham, Germany, expecting to increase output by more than 50%. The new facilities are scheduled to be fully operational during 2026.

GE Aerospace announced a nearly $53 million investment to expand its West Jefferson, North Carolina facility by over 35,000 square feet, adding new equipment and creating more than 40 jobs to boost production capacity for CFM LEAP engine parts.

Hitachi Energy will invest $70 million to relocate and expand its power transformer factory from Kartal to Dilovası, Kocaeli, increasing capacity by 70% and employment by 30%. The new factory is planned to open in the first half of 2026.

UFlex plans to invest over Rs 700 crore to expand its packaging film manufacturing line in Dharwad, Karnataka, adding 54,000 MTPA of capacity and lifting its global packaging film capacity to 690,160 MTPA.

Livetouch Investments is expanding capacity at its cement plant in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe.

Finolex Cables announced that construction of its optical fiber preform plant in Pune is complete, with production trials expected to start in the next few weeks. The plant was announced in June 2023 with an investment of INR 290 crore.

Growth Investment Partners Zambia invested USD 5 million in Boxpack Zambia Limited to install a new production line, tripling monthly output from 600 to 1,800 tonnes. The financing is structured as royalty funding with a 12-month principal moratorium.

Hastamat Verpackungstechnik opened a new production hall in Lahnau on November 21, 2025, expanding its production area and optimizing processes for packaging solutions. The building is equipped with a heat pump, LED lighting, and a photovoltaic system.

JOAB inaugurated a new 2,000 sqm production facility in Blomstermåla, Sweden, doubling its capacity for refuse collection vehicles from 3 to 6 chassis assemblies per week. The investment was completed in October 2025.

Danfoss (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. inaugurated a new BOCK compressor production line in the Wuqing Development Area, Tianjin, China. The line leverages BOCK's CO₂ and low-GWP technology and uses automated equipment and green manufacturing processes.

Novus, a manufacturer of electronic sensors and controllers, plans to invest R$15 million in 2026 to expand its industrial plant in Canoas, Brazil, by up to 4,000 square meters. The company also invested R$4 million in production automation in 2025.

GK Polyplast commissioned the second phase of a high-molecular-weight thermostable polymer production complex in Novomoskovsk, Tula region, with an investment of 20 billion rubles. The new capacity is 130,000 tonnes per year, creating 700 jobs.

Trident Group announced a Rs 2,000 crore expansion plan in Punjab, with Rs 1,500 crore for scaling up terry towel production and modernising paper manufacturing in Barnala, and Rs 500 crore for a corporate office and capacity-building centre in Mohali. The expansion is expected to generate 2,000 jobs.

MAT Filtration Technologies opened a new 10,000-square-meter factory in Izmir's Aegean Free Zone, Turkey, doubling its production capacity to over 2,000 containers annually. The facility produces Life Support Systems and aquaculture equipment, and the company plans to expand its workforce there to over 250.

BASF has inaugurated a new plant at its Bangpakong site in Chonburi, Thailand, expanding its production capacity for Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) in Asia. The expansion strengthens regional supply capabilities for personal care, home care, and industrial sectors.

Chelyabinsk Mechanical Plant (AO ChMZ) opened a new special equipment workshop (TsST 3) in Chelyabinsk, Russia, capable of producing up to 400 small-sized lifting units per year. The workshop includes a robotic welding complex.

Jyoti CNC Automation inaugurated new production facilities at its subsidiary Huron Graffenstaden in Strasbourg, France, doubling production capacity for large milling centres.

Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, started full-scale production at its expanded and modernised tissue paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden. The €370 million investment doubles annual capacity to 145,000 tonnes and created nearly 100 new jobs.

Coast Aluminum Inc. is investing $42 million to build a new 163,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Fresno, California, expected to create up to 100 new jobs and be operational in 2026.

Virginia Transformer Corp. will invest $40 million to expand its existing Georgia Transformer manufacturing facility near Rincon, Georgia, creating over 400 new jobs. The facility produces custom-designed large power transformers.

Eaton will add 30 jobs and invest $6.8 million to expand its aerospace components manufacturing facility in Middlesex, North Carolina, adding 40,000 square feet including a new distribution center for hose products.

Nidec Power broke ground on a 120,000-square-foot expansion of its North Mankato facility, investing over $19 million to expand capacity for manufacturing alternators.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) is investing $204.4 million to add a new machining line for 4-cylinder hybrid-compatible engines at its Georgetown facility, creating 82 new jobs. Production is expected to begin in 2027.

GE Aerospace announced a $14 million investment to expand capacity at its Pune, India manufacturing facility, adding to the $30 million announced last year, with upgrades to manufacturing processes and automation.

KHS supplied an InnoPET TriBlock blow-molding, labeling and filling line to SLMG Beverages' Chhata bottling facility near Agra, Uttar Pradesh, raising output to about 15.4 million containers a year. The article is dated 24 November 2025.

Jiangsu Jinfangyuan CNC Machine Tool Co., Ltd. is investing 72 million yuan to expand and upgrade its CNC machine tool manufacturing base in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, adding capacity to produce 3,800 sets of CNC machine tools and 6,200 sets of molds annually.

Almara is investing in a new production hall with R&D lab in Konopiska, Poland, within the Katowice Special Economic Zone, to produce butyl sealants using a novel partially crosslinked elastomer polymer technology developed with Adam Mickiewicz University.

Waelzholz Brasmetal is installing a four-high reversing mill, bell annealing furnaces, a slitting line and a packaging line at its São Paulo site, increasing annual capacity by 33,000 tons of cold-rolled steel strip. The first phase, adding 11,000 tpy, is scheduled to be operational by May 2026.

Healthium Medtech signed an MoU with APEDB to set up Unit 2 in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of ₹150 crore in two phases. The expansion is expected to create 300 direct jobs by 2027.

Ganz Electric is investing EUR 52 million in the Ganz 2030 program, including construction of a 6,500 sqm transformer manufacturing plant in Tápiószele to double production capacity by the end of the decade.

Continental Diamond Tool moved into a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Kinmel Bay as part of a £4 million expansion plan, doubling production capacity and creating 30 new jobs to meet global demand.