ifm prover celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Manufacturing and Technology Center in Malvern, Pennsylvania, growing from 37,000 to 90,000 square feet. The facility produces ultrasonic flow sensors, vortex flow sensors, and temperature instruments, and the company expects to double its 130-employee workforce over the next few years.

Potez Aéronautique, a manufacturer of complex aerostructures and cabin interiors, opened a new training center at its Aire-sur-l'Adour site to train future employees. The company has grown from 330 to 800 employees at that site.

Hubei Gesalife Industry Co. Ltd. and ANDRITZ successfully commissioned a neXline spunlace production line at Gesalife's site. The line, operational since end of 2024, can produce up to 1,000 kg per hour of premium spunlace roll goods.

JX Advanced Metals Corp is investing about ¥1.5bn ($10.2m) to increase indium phosphide substrate production capacity by about 20% at its Isohara Plant in Kitaibaraki City, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Kemira announced a strategic investment of close to €20 million to build a new production line for Aluminium Chloro Hydrate (ACH) at its Tarragona, Spain site, to expand its drinking water treatment portfolio. Commissioning is expected in early 2028.

ePac has installed an HP Indigo 200K digital press at its Sheffield production site, its first such press in Europe. Installation was completed in April 2025 to add capacity for flexible packaging such as pouches.

Jupiter Bach, a manufacturer of covers for wind turbines, completed a $4.2 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Escambia County, adding 20,000 square feet of space with advanced crane technology and safety infrastructure.

CE Bartlett completed a three-stage expansion of its Wendouree factory in Ballarat, Victoria, producing industrial textile products. The project created 22 new jobs and added space for water tank liner production, general assembly, and advanced industrial sewing machinery.

Paulig will invest €12 million to expand production capacity at its Berga (Barcelona) plant in Spain, installing a new flour tortilla production line expected to become operational by the end of 2026. The project is expected to create 30 new jobs over 5-6 years.

Flair Packaging is adding a 10-color flexographic press and a solventless laminator at its Calgary, Alberta plant, and has acquired a second Calgary plant of 35,000 square feet for its converting equipment. It is the first of a series of planned Canadian expansions.

A Chinese approval notice lists the expansion of Hubei Zhushan Kelaisi's valve production project in Zhushan, Hubei, for 12 million valves per year. The notice is a regulatory approval filing, and no investment amount is stated.

Rubin Trading fired up its third glass furnace at the Pleven glass bottle and jar plant in Bulgaria, a €70 million investment adding 4 new production lines. The expansion increases daily capacity by 320 tonnes to a total of 770 tonnes and creates 150 new jobs.

Aksa Akrilik will invest over $30 million in 2025 to build a Mithra UHMWPE fiber and unidirectional ballistic fabric production facility in Turkey. The plant will have an initial capacity of 250 tons per year, expandable to 500 tons per year.

Nidec Minster has installed a Pama Vertiram 3000 TT Bridge Mill at its Minster, Ohio headquarters as part of a $30 million expansion, with a second identical machine expected by summer 2026.

Encore Wire and Prysmian are breaking ground on a new 650,000+ sq. ft. medium voltage cable facility in McKinney, Texas, as part of a USD 500 million investment over five years. The expansion will create 120 new jobs.

JSWAY CNC COMPANY has broken ground on a second-phase smart factory at its headquarters in Banfu, Guangdong. The new workshop is scheduled for completion by end of 2025 and will commence operations in Q1 2026, designed to produce 150 turning-milling CNC machine tools per month, boosting capacity by over 45%.

Hood Container Corporation announced a $118.9 million modernization of its paper mill in St. Francisville, Louisiana, centred on upgrading its primary paper machine to add 80,000 tons per year of capacity. The project will run in two phases over about two years and retain 295 positions.

Condensia Química will expand its production capacity to 12,000 tons per year by 2025 at its facility in Barcelona, Spain, to meet growing demand for sustainable additives.

Cahya Mata Cement awarded a RM673 million contract to Sinoma Industry Engineering to build a new 6,000-tonne-per-day clinker line at its Mambong Integrated Plant in Kuching, Malaysia, doubling clinker capacity to 1.9 million tonnes per year.

Septon Bulgaria AD received a Class A investment certificate for a project to build a new production building for a cotton tape line, equip warehouse areas, and purchase new machines for cotton tampon production in Ruse. The investment is 21,323,000 BGN and will create 50 new jobs.

Weir is expanding its Alrode manufacturing facility in South Africa to build production capacity for its ENDURON Elite and ENDURON Orbital vibrating screen ranges launched last year.

Nemera inaugurated a new production hall at its Szczecin, Poland facility, increasing total industrial space to 9,115 m². A third hall is under construction for completion in autumn 2025. The expansion will create approximately 300 new jobs by 2027.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems completed and inaugurated an expansion of its Öhringen plant, a new roughly 6,000 m² building combining production, assembly and an automated small parts warehouse. The company invested about 20 million euros, and the site is now a lead factory for process valves.

Schwing Stetter India has proposed an expansion to build industrial buildings for manufacturing and assembling concrete pumps in Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, covering 95,564.58 sq m built-up area on 209,505.80 sq m of land; value not disclosed.

LANJIAN Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. has commenced construction of the Robot Manufacturing Center Project, the fourth phase of its super factory. The project involves a total investment of about 20 million yuan and will produce 15,000 to 20,000 logistics robots annually.

Master Linque Automation opened a new tooling facility in Chennai, India, equipped with advanced CNC machinery and multi-axis milling systems to enhance internal machining capabilities and reduce reliance on external suppliers.

TSMC announced plans to build 11 semiconductor fabs and 4 advanced packaging centers in Taiwan, along with facilities in the US, Japan, and Germany, as part of a massive expansion driven by AI demand.

AV Alumitran has reached an agreement to acquire a new 4,000-ton press, a strategic investment to increase production capacity by over 10,000 tons per year, scheduled to come online in late 2026.

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India commissioned a new Continuous Galvanising Line at its Hazira facility to produce advanced high-strength steel for the automotive sector. The line adds 0.5 MTPA of downstream steel capacity, with total investment of Rs 85 billion for five lines.

Ceat plans to invest ₹450 crore to expand capacity at its Sriperumbudur (Chennai) plant by 35% in the passenger car utility vehicle segment, expected by end of financial year 2027.

Danfoss Climate Solutions is now manufacturing a significant number of its GBC 45 and 49 bar shutoff ball valves at Monterrey, Mexico, moving production from China to strengthen supply and cut delivery times.

Rolls-Royce North America is expanding its mtu Series 4000 engine plant in Aiken, South Carolina, adding 60,000 sq.ft. of machining capacity in two phases starting Q1 2026, creating 60 jobs. The $75 million project aims to onshore component machining for growing data-center demand.

Taiwanese company Walsin Lihwa announced a major investment to upgrade its Special Melted Products (SMP) factory in Sheffield, UK, establishing a new superalloy forging facility and plans for an R&D centre. The first phase will create over 200 jobs by 2028.

Wacker Chemie AG commissioned a new production line called 'Etching Line Next' for ultra-pure semiconductor-grade polysilicon at its Burghausen site in Germany, strengthening its position as a global leader in polysilicon for the semiconductor industry.

N3 Engine Overhaul Services, a joint venture of Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce, began construction of a new 19,500-square-metre logistics centre in Arnstadt, Germany, as part of the xDREAM expansion project. Full commissioning is planned for 2027.

Kruger Products announced a $35 million investment to install a new tissue converting line at its Memphis facility, expected to be completed by Q2 2026, creating 20 jobs.

Spintech Holdings is investing approximately $7 million in a new 53,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 510 Earl Blvd. in Miamisburg, Ohio, to produce aerospace parts. The company will also retain its existing facility.

Schlam has opened a new 1,600m² manufacturing facility in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, to assemble Hercules Mining Truck Beds and Barracuda Loading Attachments for mining operations. The facility is set to be fully operational by August 2025 and will create new jobs.

Azov-Tek is completing construction of a new plant in Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russia, with an investment of RUB 2 billion, which will double its production capacity of automotive light-alloy wheels from 500,000 to 1 million units per year.

Hanon Systems has passed the production landmark of 1 million electric CO2 compressors for Volkswagen Group's MEB platform.

Knauf Group inaugurated a new ceiling solutions production facility at its existing site in Illange, France, investing approximately €100 million and creating over 50 new jobs. The expansion adds a state-of-the-art facility for mineral ceilings using rock wool.

Rosti has signed an extension to its new injection molding facility in Chennai, India, adding 7,500 square meters of manufacturing space. The facility is expected to open at the end of 2025 and will house 45 injection molding machines, initially employing 100 people.

Brawo USA is investing $23.2 million to expand its Laurens County facility, adding 30,000 square feet and creating 24 jobs. Operations are expected to begin in 2026.

TRUMPF commemorated the opening of a 55,800-sq.-ft. Smart Factory expansion at its Farmington, Connecticut facility, representing a $40 million investment. The expansion includes an automated fabricating system tied to a storage and retrieval system.

Rolls-Royce Solutions America is investing $75 million to expand its MTU engine manufacturing facility in Graniteville, Aiken County, South Carolina. The expansion will create 60 new jobs and increase production of MTU Series 4000 engines for the data center backup power market.

Wilo has expanded its UAE factory, adding a state-of-the-art closed-loop test bench and new product lines including ATMOS GIGA-N and SCP bare shaft pumps, Zetos borehole pumps, and firefighting sets. The facility holds LEED Gold Certification.

77 Elektronika Ltd. launched a HUF 4 billion development project at its Budapest site, relocating all production to a single 8,000 sqm facility with technological upgrades. The investment is self-financed and expected to be completed by end of 2026.

Arglass fired up a new, larger furnace at its Valdosta, Georgia glass container plant as part of a $230 million project. The furnace is expected to produce more than 350 million glass containers per year and more than double site capacity.

American Packaging Corp plans to expand its Story City, Iowa facility to add pouch production capacity. It plans to break ground in October 2025 and complete the project by September 2026.

Astemo UK is investing £100 million to expand its Horwich, Bolton factory, adding a new production line for EV inverters, creating over 220 jobs, with support from the UK Automotive Transformation Fund.