Aimedee Co., Ltd. signed an MOU with North Gyeongsang Province and Gumi City to invest 133.1 billion won in a new color contact lens factory in Gumi National Industrial Complex 1. The facility aims to produce 100 million units per month by 2028 and create 570 new jobs.

PLASTAR Packaging Machinery broke ground on a new factory in Wenzhou, China, with an investment of RMB 500 million. The facility will produce 200 high-end blown film machines annually and include an R&D center and intelligent production lines.

Motherson SAS Automotive Systems opened a new 10,800m2 plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of MX$280 million (US$15.3 million), producing dashboards and locking modules for Stellantis pickup trucks and creating 284 jobs.

Keda Ceramics Côte d'Ivoire inaugurated a tile manufacturing plant in Alépé, with a $54 million first phase producing 12 million m² of tiles per year and creating 1,000 jobs. A second phase of $35 million is planned for 2026.

Penumbra, Inc., a global leader in medical devices for vascular conditions, has chosen Costa Rica for a new manufacturing facility in La Lima Free Zone, Cartago. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2027 and will create more than 200 jobs.

Shaanxi Hangyu Nonferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. launched a titanium alloy precision parts processing project for aerospace in May 2025, with a planned total investment of 70 million yuan. The project will build a 10,000 sqm factory and create over 60 jobs, with production completion by end of 2027.

Ball Corporation, Red Bull and Rauch North America broke ground on a USD 1.5 billion can manufacturing and distribution facility in Concord, North Carolina, able to produce up to 3 billion cans a year for Red Bull, with operations expected from 2028.

Ishigaki Co., Ltd. began construction of its fourth factory in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture on September 1, 2025. The facility will double production capacity for its screw press dewatering machines and is expected to start operations in January 2027.

Butting will build its US headquarters and first factory in Baldwin County, Alabama, with a $61 million investment. Phase one includes cryogenic fabrication, and phase two adds two stainless welded pipe mills.

Diehl Aviation officially inaugurated a new 8,200+ square meter production and office site in Querétaro, Mexico, with a double-digit million euro investment, planning to grow to around 500 employees and start production shortly.

De Heus is partnering with JBT Marel to build a greenfield poultry processing plant in Tây Ninh, Vietnam, with initial capacity of 6,000 bph, expandable to 12,000 bph. JBT Marel will fully equip the factory.

Çuhadaroğlu is building a new factory in Evrensekiz, Kırklareli, covering 158,000 m² total area. The first phase includes a 26,000 m² extrusion line and 14,000 m² packaging and shipping area.

Liebherr Group opened its first machine tool production base in China, located in Chongqing's Yongchuan Comprehensive Bonded Zone. The 12,000-square-meter plant will produce gear machining centers, with an annual output of 80 units and over 600 million yuan in revenue.

JetZero will invest $4.7 billion to build its first commercial aircraft manufacturing facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, creating 14,564 jobs by 2036. Construction starts in first half 2026, with first deliveries targeted for the early 2030s.

Tri Chem for Modern Construction Chemicals plans to build a new factory with an estimated cost of EGP 60 million. Construction is expected to start next year, with completion within 3 years. Location under negotiation in 6th of October City or Sadat City.

Frencken Group announced an investment of SGD 63 million to build a new factory in Singapore for mechatronics operations, serving semiconductor and aerospace sectors. Construction starts Q3 2025, completion expected Q1 2027.

Haitung Group Limited has announced plans to open a new Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVOH) factory in China as part of its strategic expansion to meet growing demand.

Schneider Electric has officially opened a new 16,500 sq m smart plant in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, following a £42 million investment. Full site commissioning is targeted by year end.

Sika (Zhejiang) New Materials Co., Ltd. has topped out all building structures for its Pinghu production base in Zhejiang, China. The facility will produce 141,300 tons per year of eco-friendly adhesives and coatings, with investment of $105.98 million. Production is planned for 2026.

PBS Aerospace opened a new U.S. headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility in Roswell, Georgia, with a $20 million investment to produce turbojet engines for drones and munitions. The parent company PBS Group plans an additional $90 million investment for a new plant.

Ohio Valve Company held the grand opening of its 265,000-square-foot Valve World Headquarters in Houston.

Daikin plans to open its third plant in San Luis Potosí in October 2025, investing 7 billion Mexican pesos and creating 3,500 jobs in the first phase. A second phase aims for 6,000 new jobs within two years.

Nefab opened a 150,000 sq. ft. Southeast Hub in Braselton, Georgia, relocating from Norcross. The $9.5 million investment will add 30 manufacturing jobs and serves cloud, automotive and healthcare customers.

JS Link America will build a 130,000-square-foot permanent magnet factory in Columbus, Georgia, investing $223 million. The factory will create 520 jobs and produce 3,000 tons of neodymium magnets per year, starting operations in late 2027.

Manner Polymers opened a $54 million, 100% solar-powered PVC compounding plant in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The facility adds 100 million pounds of annual production capacity and will create more than 60 jobs.

nVent Electric plc leased a 117,000 sq ft manufacturing space in Blaine, MN to expand production of data center liquid cooling solutions. The facility is expected to begin production in early 2026 and will employ more than 175 people.

JR Automation, a Hitachi group company, plans to build a 286,000 sq. ft global headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan, with a $72.8 million investment that will create 150 jobs. Groundbreaking is set for September 17, 2025, with completion by early 2027.

BauTex Composites opened a new fiberglass materials factory in Straseni, Moldova, with an investment of over $20 million. The facility has created over 250 jobs and is expected to generate approximately 200 more.

Pulanka, a Chinese rock tool manufacturer, announced it will complete construction of a 66-acre smart factory in Taizhou, Zhejiang, by end of September 2025. The facility features 15 unmanned automated production lines for drill bits, hammers, and drill rods.

MARTIN GmbH, a manufacturer of excavator attachments, opened a new production plant in Straß, Styria, Austria, focused on excavator buckets. The facility is expected to create 60 jobs and start operations in autumn 2025.

PackBenefit has built a new sustainable food packaging plant in Valladolid, Spain, with an investment of more than 28 million euros that will double production capacity. The official inauguration is scheduled for October 24, 2025.

Astemo Ltd. announced a $95 million investment to build a regional headquarters in Wixom, Michigan, creating 200 new jobs and retaining 175.

Shandong Kuntai New Material Technology Co., Ltd. announced a $13.7 million investment to establish a manufacturing facility in Morocco for automotive carpets and interior covers, targeting the European market.

MBT Construction Chemicals inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Taloja, Navi Mumbai, India. The plant has a daily production capacity of 25,000 metric tons and produces construction chemicals.

MSM Group chairman Muazzam Mairawani has announced plans to build a $600 million cement plant in Kebbi State, Nigeria, with a production capacity of 12 million tons.

Yazoo Mills is constructing a third paper tube and core manufacturing plant in Hanover, Pennsylvania, a 107,000-square-foot facility representing a $14 million investment. Five new high-speed production lines are planned, with completion expected in January 2026.

Reedbut Group, a UK corrugated packaging maker, has moved into a 94,000 sq ft facility on Bransworth Avenue in Milton Keynes. The site adds production and storage capacity for up to 4,700 pallet spaces.

Danfoss inaugurated its Haiyan Second Campus in China, its largest global production facility at 126,000 sqm. The campus manufactures drives, compressors, pumps, motors, valves and heat exchangers.

Urgo is building a new 35,000 m² plant for medical compression bandages in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Loire, France, expected to create 200 direct and 115 indirect jobs over 10 years.

EDAN Diagnostics, the U.S. subsidiary of China-based Edan Instruments, opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Sorrento Mesa, San Diego, in September 2025. The company is investing $3-5 million over three years and expects to add more than 100 jobs.

Hitachi Rail opened a $100 million carbon-neutral lighthouse digital factory in Hagerstown, Maryland, capable of delivering 20 railcars per month and sustaining 1,300 jobs.

ABB has opened two facilities in Jüri, Estonia, after a €9 million investment: Europe's only wind turbine service centre and an expanded motor factory now capable of producing components for motors up to 60 megawatts. The investment creates about ten new jobs.

Hitachi Energy announced a historic investment of over $1 billion USD to expand production of critical electrical grid infrastructure in the U.S. This includes approximately $457 million for a new large power transformer facility in South Boston, Virginia, the largest such facility in the U.S., plus expansions of existing facilities. The investments will create thousands of jobs.

Jiangsu Jicui Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. has started construction of the Jicui Zhizao collaborative robot industrialization base in Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing. The project has a total investment of 130 million yuan and will build 20,000 square meters of plant for R&D, production, testing, and application of collaborative robots.

A new brick factory in Kyrgyzstan, equipped with machinery from Queen Machinery and backed by a $900,000 investment, began full production on August 31, 2025. The factory produces 25,000-30,000 bricks per day for the local market.

Mukand Sumi Special Steel Limited (MSSSL) has announced the construction of a greenfield integrated steelmaking facility at Kanakapura, Koppal, Karnataka, which will increase its productive potential to 700,000 tons per annum.

Sanathan Textiles Limited has commenced commercial production at its new manufacturing facility in Wazirabad, Punjab, with Phase 1 starting at 350 tonnes per day, expected to ramp up to 700 tonnes per day within 3-4 months.

Gurit will open a new facility near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to support a multi-year subsea contract, relocating its current distribution facility to the new site.

India's first end-to-end Semiconductor OSAT Pilot Line Facility was inaugurated in Sanand, Gujarat. The government also announced ten semiconductor projects costing Rs 1.6 lakh crore across six states, with the first Made-in-India chip expected later in 2025.

Minda Corporation plans to set up two new greenfield die casting plants in Pune and Greater Noida, and a new instrument cluster plant in Pune, as part of a INR 20 billion capex over five years.