Kern-Liebers inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra, India, to produce precision smart parts, springs, and stamped parts for automotive OEMs. The plant involves an investment of INR 3.5 billion and is expected to create approximately 130 jobs.

Samta Metals and Alloys, a subsidiary of India's Samta Group, commenced construction of a copper and aluminum recycling plant in Kenitra, Morocco. The $70 million plant is expected to commence operations in 2026.

Talleres Daumar is opening a new EUR 20 million packaging plant in Xilxes, Spain, focused on flexible packaging and film printing, expected to create up to 164 jobs and start production in October 2025.

PG Electroplast is setting up an air conditioning compressor manufacturing plant in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with estimated value of Rs 350 crore and production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026. Half of output will serve its own AC units.

Unilin, a multinational laminate flooring company, is building a new factory in Piên, Paraná, Brazil, with an initial investment of R$ 70 million. The plant is expected to start operations in 2026 and generate 250 direct and indirect jobs. The company also signaled plans to double production capacity and bring new business lines to the state.

Merck is building a new manufacturing facility for TICE BCG, investing more than $650 million. The facility aims to triple manufacturing capacity, but opening has been delayed beyond the original end-of-2026 target due to mechanical interdependencies.

Seamaty Technology Co., Ltd. held the opening ceremony for its POCT instrument and reagent manufacturing base in Chengdu Future Medical City, Chengdu East New District. The project is the first social investment industrialization project with self-owned land in the area.

Bühler broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Torreón, Mexico, for its Grains & Food business. The first phase represents a $24 million investment and will create roughly 200 jobs, with operations scheduled to start in Q2 2026.

Haichen Energy Storage's first energy storage system manufacturing plant in the United States, located in Texas, is scheduled to enter full production in July 2025. The 484,441-square-foot factory represents an investment of nearly US$200 million and will have an annual capacity of 10 GWh of battery modules and systems.

The Technology Development Board has sanctioned financial support to S3V Vascular Technologies for establishing an integrated manufacturing facility for mechanical thrombectomy kits at the Medical Devices Park in Oragadam, Sriperumbudur (Chennai), India. The plant will produce neuro-intervention devices including microcatheters, aspiration catheters, guidewires, and stent retriever systems.

Firehawk Aerospace will invest $45 million to build a manufacturing facility on 160 acres in Lawton, Oklahoma, for hybrid rocket propulsion systems. The project includes a $23 million facility built by LEDA and $22 million in machinery, creating about 100 jobs.

Danish automotive components manufacturer TAJCO plans to invest MX$200 million in a new production plant at FINSA III Industrial Park in Queretaro, Mexico. The facility is expected to create 275 direct jobs and begin operations in June 2026.

HiRef inaugurated 'The energy building', a new 8,000-square-meter production facility in Tribano, Padua, Italy, with an investment of over €14 million. The facility will employ over 90 people, including 40 new hires, and features advanced testing chambers for flammable refrigerants.

Genewel Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new cGMP plant in Wonju, South Korea, with an investment of 50 billion won (approx. $67 million). The facility will produce wound dressings and other medical devices, consolidating existing plants in Seongnam and Hwaseong, and is expected to create 50 new jobs.

Aerospace Composites Solutions (ACS) celebrated the grand opening of its new flagship production facility in Morgantown Industrial Park, Kentucky, representing a $26 million investment and creating 72 new jobs.

Shivtek Spechemi Industries Ltd announced a new manufacturing facility near Hazira, Gujarat, with an investment of Rs 60 crores, a production capacity of 250,000 MTPA by 2027-28, producing bio-based additives, solvents, and specialty additives.

Sinoma Cement Co. and Primus Capital have launched construction of a high-tech cement clinker production line in Bayganin district, Aktobe Region, with a daily capacity of 3,500 tons, to be commissioned in the second half of 2027.

Celontech, a subsidiary of SC Engineering, is constructing a new biocolagen medical device factory in Namyangju, South Korea, with 16,670 square meters of floor space. Completion is expected next year, increasing production capacity fivefold and meeting US cGMP and EU-GMP standards.

Sailun Group launched tyre production at its new factory in Demak City, Central Java, Indonesia, producing its first passenger car radial tyre on 28 May 2025. The facility cost approximately $250 million and will produce 3.6 million passenger car tyres and 37,000 tonnes of OTR tyres annually.

Chinese compounder Kingfa is building its third European plant in Poland, targeting a capacity of 300,000 t/y by 2030.

BAADER, a global leader in food processing technology, inaugurated its newest production facility, BAADER Food Systems Asia Sdn. Bhd., in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia on 28 May 2025. The facility will produce high-performance food processing machinery and digital monitoring tools.

Liebherr is building a new logistics center in Tupelo, Mississippi, with a $176 million investment. The facility will include a high-bay warehouse with 39,700 pallet spaces and a shuttle warehouse with 170,000 container locations, creating 180 jobs.

Walrus Pump Co. held the inauguration ceremony for its Kaohsiung Global Plant in Taiwan on November 27, 2025, marking the start of its smart manufacturing and international expansion.

Valmet is investing R$100 million in a new factory in Vespasiano, Brazil, to triple its production capacity of technical filter fabrics for mining, pulp and paper, and other industries. The plant will have 12,000 square meters of built area and is expected to start operations in the second half of 2025.

Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems announced a new Helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Kolar district, Karnataka, to assemble the H125 helicopter. The facility is expected to produce 10 helicopters annually starting in 2026.

ML-Truck Equipment Ltd., part of Atlas Polar, opened a new 18,000 sq ft head office in Abbotsford, B.C., for sales, service, and parts of HIAB, Moffett, and Multilift truck-mounted equipment.

StankoMashStroy signed an agreement to build a new machine tool plant in the state industrial park Zhukovsky in Moscow Oblast. The facility will produce milling and turning machines, including CNC models, with an annual capacity of 500-1000 units and create about 1000 jobs.

Pelsan Tekstil, a Turkish manufacturer of breathable films, will establish its first U.S. production facility in Goldsboro, North Carolina, investing $82.6 million and creating 216 jobs.

Swiss machinery manufacturer Bühler held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first plant in Mexico, located in Matamoros, Coahuila. The investment is 1 billion pesos (approx. US$50 million) and will create 500 direct jobs.

NHK Spring announced plans to establish a manufacturing plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, to produce coil springs and stabilizer bars, with production starting in 2027.

CONMIX, a subsidiary of Bukhatir Industrial Group, launched a new ready-mix concrete facility in Al Mafraq Industrial Area, Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is the company's fifth such facility in the UAE.

Sysmex held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil. Construction is expected to start by end of 2025, with production beginning in the first half of 2027.

Gormash Global has received a permit to build a plant for mining equipment in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, with an investment of over RUB 42 billion. The first phase is expected to launch within two years.

BWF Envirotec plans to locate its new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Greendale, Indiana, with a $9 million investment. The 65,000 sq. ft. facility is expected to be completed by February 2027 and will create 60 jobs.

Hassia-Redatron GmbH, a manufacturer of sachet and stickpack machines, has held the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for a new, larger company site in Butzbach, Hesse. The move into the new building is planned for the beginning of December 2025.

Sarıtaş Çelik has begun construction of an 800,000-ton-capacity integrated stainless steel production facility in Yalova, Turkey. The four-phase investment will reach full capacity by 2030, creating 1,200 jobs.

Chinese automotive company SHAC is opening its first European factory in Novi Sad, Serbia, with a EUR 40 million investment. The first phase will cover 19,000 m², with potential expansion to 30,000 m². Production is expected to start by end of 2025, with first serial delivery in Q1 2027.

MT Group, through subsidiaries MT OKAY and MT YINGLIU, is establishing a 11,500 sqm valve manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi as part of Phase 2 of its supply chain expansion. The planned investment is up to AED 100 million and about 200 skilled jobs are expected.

LS Materials' joint venture HiMK established a high-strength aluminum parts production plant in Gumi National Industrial Complex, South Korea. The plant will produce lightweight EV parts with annual capacity for 300,000 EVs, starting mass production in H2 2025.

Zhejiang Deca Control Valve Instrument broke ground on May 25, 2025 on a factory in Wencheng County, Zhejiang, to make 20,000 digital control valves per year. The total investment is 150 million (currency assumed CNY) and completion is expected in May 2026.

Denka and its group company Kyushu Plastic Industry have completed construction of a new plant for polyethylene drainage pipes 'Toyodren' in Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture. The investment was approximately 2.3 billion yen, increasing production capacity by about 60% and inventory capacity by about 80%.

Tetra Pak Mexico inaugurated a new Processing and Manufacturing Center in Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico, with an investment of €10 million. The facility will produce food processing equipment for export to Latin America, the US, and Mexico.

Galv-Éco will build a $77 million eco-friendly hot-dip galvanizing plant in Saint-Urbain, Quebec, with $34 million in government support. The 155,000 sq ft facility will create 95 jobs and have an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes of metals.

Michelin announced the construction of an industrial demonstration unit for the 5-HMF molecule on the Osiris platform in Péage en Roussillon, France. The unit will have an annual capacity of 3,000 metric tons, with a total investment of EUR 60 million, and is expected to begin activities during 2026.

A joint venture is building Saudi Arabia's first tinplate mill to meet rising regional demand for metal packaging. The report is dated 23 May 2025.

SFT Group opened the Kartontara-2 corrugated packaging plant in Maykop, Adygea, with an investment of 3.5 billion rubles built over two years. The plant has capacity of up to 150 million square metres of product a year and is expected to create up to 120 jobs.

Nidec SYS GmbH, part of Nidec Press & Automation group, opened a new office and production facility in the Reismühle industrial park in Grafenau, Germany. The 4,700 m² facility expands capacity by nearly 60% and serves as the future European center for Nidec Kyori high-speed presses.

Plastiques Gagnon inaugurated a new plant in Lévis, Quebec, on May 22, 2025 (Thursday last week). The $10 million investment will increase production capacity by over 20%.

Jumo opened a new Sensilo production plant in Fulda, Germany, on May 23, 2025. The plant is part of the company's investment in automation and digitalization.

Water Tech, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Statesville, North Carolina, representing a $14 million investment to expand capacity and serve customers across the Eastern United States. The facility currently employs 14 people, with plans to grow to 25 by the end of 2026.