Atlas Copco broke ground on June 25, 2025 on a new 20,000-square-meter compressor and power technique facility at its Ximei Road subsidiary in Wuxi National Hi-Tech District, China, capable of producing 10,020 compressors, 5,000 generators and 150 energy storage systems annually.
ALSTAL Grupa Budowlana signed a contract to build a production and warehouse hall for CANPACK in Bydgoszcz, adding a line for about 1 billion aluminium cans a year, with investment above 440 million PLN; construction runs to August 2026.
Kubota Manufacturing of America officially unveiled its newly constructed 700,000-square-foot facility in Hall County, Georgia, for manufacturing front-end loaders. The $190 million expansion will increase production capacity from 100,000 to 170,000 units per year and create about 500 jobs.
Peróxidos do Brasil, a joint venture between Solvay and Produtos Químicos Makay, will invest $12 million in its hydrogen peroxide production unit in Coronel, Chile, to expand the product portfolio and serve the Andean market. Construction will begin in the second half of 2025 and is expected to be finalized in 2026.
Schneider Electric completed a 3,200-square-meter expansion at its Cikarang smart factory in Indonesia, increasing low-voltage manufacturing capacity by 200%. The expansion is part of a five-year plan from 2024 to 2029.
Advanced Composites, a Mitsui Chemicals subsidiary, inaugurated a new storage center and expanded its plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with an investment of 250 million pesos ($12.5 million). The expansion adds four new industrial buildings and a specialized machine, increasing production capacity to 9,000 tonnes per year of plastic compounds for the automotive industry.
Dow Inc. is starting up its Poly-7 polyethylene resin production unit in Freeport, Texas. The new unit has annual swing production capacity of about 1.3 billion pounds of high density or linear low density PE.
X-FAB MEMS Foundry GmbH received a EUR 127.4 million grant from the German federal government and Free State of Thuringia to expand manufacturing capacity with a new cleanroom at its Erfurt site. Initial production is scheduled by the end of 2028.
Europlaz, a healthcare contract manufacturer, invested over £200,000 to add 200m² of cleanroom space at its Southminster, Essex facility. The expansion will house four additional injection moulding machines and dedicated assembly lines, supporting a new medical contract with Olympus.
Arnest Packaging Solutions is launching a third production line and building a 26,000 m² warehouse at its Ulyanovsk aluminum can plant, with investment exceeding 5 billion rubles and the new line due in Q4 2025.
NCFI Polyurethanes broke ground on a significant expansion in Mount Airy, North Carolina, adding 140,000 square feet of new production space and retaining 60 local employees.
Benchmark Electronics inaugurated a new plant in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico, which increases its manufacturing capacity by more than 50%. The plant consolidates operations under one roof and serves the medical, telecommunications and industrial sectors.
HepcoMotion is acquiring three new facilities in Tiverton, UK, increasing capacity by up to 30%, with two sites expected to be operational by end of 2025 and a third in planning.
Boeing is investing $1 billion to expand its North Charleston Aircraft Parts plant in South Carolina, including infrastructure upgrades and a new storage, servicing and testing facility, with operations expected to begin in early 2027.
Boeing is constructing a new 880,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and additional facilities at its Berkeley, Missouri campus, with construction expected to wrap up in mid-2026.
Jiangsu Jinzhu New Material Technology Co., Ltd. is investing 510 million yuan in a transmission belt and curtain fabric project in Taizhou, Jiangsu, with core weaving workshop equipment installation underway. The project is expected to pass completion inspection by June 2025 and reach full production by February 2026, with annual capacity of 50 million meters of high-performance covering materials.
AMI Metals, Inc. plans to expand its operations in Spokane, Washington, by constructing a new 101,000-square-foot facility for manufacturing, distribution, and office space to increase aluminum plate processing capacity.
Jiangsu Jiuding New Material Co., Ltd. is expanding its facility in Rugao, Jiangsu, with a 28,000m² workshop for a High-Performance 3D Reinforced Continuous Filament Mat Production Line, adding 12,000 tons/year capacity and creating 80+ technical jobs.
Polyplast signed an investment agreement to expand its high-molecular polymer production complex in Tula Oblast, with total investment of about RUB 70 billion, creating up to 700 jobs. Second phase will bring total capacity to 200,000 tonnes per year.
Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) signed a works contract with Norwegian company INRIGO SA to rehabilitate and expand the Japoma drinking water treatment plant in Douala. The project will increase production capacity from 55,000 m³/day to 123,000 m³/day.
York Guangzhou Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. is planning an expansion project to add annual production capacity of 2,000 central air conditioners, 50,000 commercial air conditioner units, and 500,000 terminal products. The project includes a parking garage and Phase 3 factory building in Qingyuan, Guangdong.
Tetra Pak Mexico invested 750 million pesos to expand its Mexicali plant, increasing production capacity by 40% and adding 2,000 m² to reach 16,000 m². The plant produces caps for packaging.
Johnson Thermal Systems (JTS) opened a new facility in Nampa, Idaho, adding 140 jobs and doubling production capacity. The facility is located off Ustick Road and Midland Boulevard.
Vedanta Aluminium's unit BALCO is expanding aluminium wire rod production as part of a broader capacity increase from 0.57 MTPA to 1 MTPA. In FY25, BALCO produced over 200,000 MTPA of wire rods for domestic consumption.
Capremib is investing €3 million in its Cormicy production site to increase capacity for acoustic screens, including a new concrete plant, tower crane, and expanded workshops.
Hitachi Energy announced a $70 million investment to expand its power transformer factory in Dilovası, Kocaeli, Turkey. The expansion will add 45,000 square meters of new space, increase production capacity by 70%, reduce carbon emissions by 95%, and increase the company's total workforce in Turkey by 30%. The project is expected to be completed by 2026.
YKK Corporation will expand its Nhon Trach factory in Vietnam with a Phase 3 extension, investing $83.6 million to build new facilities on a 176,701 m² site. The expansion will boost production capacity and product development capabilities, with completion planned for June 2027.
Company Aprel plans to expand production of medical devices in Seversky District, Krasnodar Krai, with an investment of 1.7 billion rubles. The expansion will create about 70 new jobs and increase annual output to over 98 million items.
Sandvik has opened a new production line for surface drilling equipment at its Tampere plant, increasing capacity by 30%. The company is investing about €100 million in the region and hiring 100 new employees. The project will be completed by end of 2025.
Foamit Group has installed new electric furnaces at its Glasopor facility in Onsøy, Norway, increasing foam glass production capacity by 50%. The investment eliminates fossil fuel emissions from furnace operations and includes an integrated energy management system that recycles heat from cooling zones.
Covestro completed the expansion of its coatings and adhesives laboratory in Shanghai.
Evonik decided to expand production capacity of polybutadiene products in Asia.
BASF reached mechanical completion of the first batch of plants in the acrylics complex at its Zhanjiang Verbund site.
Organik Kimya brought a new reactor online at its Istanbul site, adding capacity for water-based liquid emulsion polymers.
NPP Alfa-M will build a new plant in the state industrial park in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, to produce aircraft components and parts. Investment exceeds RUB 700 million, creating at least 200 jobs, with completion by end of 2030.
Anima Infinita Flex Novgorod, part of the NEOPOLIS holding, will build a new production and warehouse building at its Veliky Novgorod plant for over 1 billion rubles. The agreement was signed on 18 June, and production launch is planned for April 2026, with 60 jobs.
DuPont expanded a Costa Rica facility with a 16,000-square-foot addition to produce sterile healthcare packaging such as pouches, header bags and lids.
Cayuga Milk Ingredients, working with Tetra Pak, held the grand opening of its expanded Auburn, New York facility, part of a two-phase $270 million expansion that includes a new consumer goods dairy plant.
Howmet Aerospace will expand its operations in Morristown, Tennessee, as announced at the Paris Air Show.
Fluri Plast is adding an ENGEL victory 300 injection molding machine with a Viper 60 robot to its machinery park, increasing annual capacity by approximately 5,400 machine hours. The machine will be commissioned shortly.
ABB broke ground on a $100 million, 320,000 sq. ft. facility in Selmer, Tennessee, to increase production capacity of electrical distribution equipment (busway and bus plug products) by more than 50%. The expansion will add 50 new skilled jobs.
Cotech, a manufacturer of agricultural, snow removal and excavation equipment, has expanded its plant in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, and acquired automated equipment. The total project value is approximately $18 million, with $8.44 million in government and institutional funding.
Kant Cement commissioned a new production line at its plant in Kant, Kyrgyzstan, increasing capacity by 800,000 tonnes per year. The project was completed by Triumph Engineering with over US$60 million investment from the Eurasian Development Bank, creating more than 300 jobs.
Hitachi Energy has commissioned Peab to build a new transformer production plant in Ludvika, Sweden, valued at $88 M (SEK 831 M). The 20,400 m2 facility will produce large power transformers and shunt reactors, with construction starting June 2025 and completion by August 2027.
GKN Aerospace is increasing output of additively fabricated Fan Case Mount Rings (FCMR) for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines from 30 to 40 units per month by end of 2025 at its Trollhättan facility in Sweden. The FCMR is a critical component for Airbus A220 and Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.
Steel Dynamics began first commercial shipments of aluminum coils from its new $2.2 billion flat-rolled aluminum mill in Columbus, Mississippi, on June 16, 2025. The mill has an annual capacity of 650,000 tons.
Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new 2,000+ sqm grinding shop at its Aalen plant. The company is investing over EUR 5 million in the construction and equipment of the new hall.
SEKISUI Diagnostics and the Government of Prince Edward Island announced a $16 million CAD capital investment to expand reagent contract manufacturing capabilities at the company's Charlottetown facilities. A new 22,000 sq ft facility will triple batch capacity from 4,500L to 20,000L and add 25 jobs.
Yaskawa America Inc. will invest $180 million to expand its footprint in Franklin, Wisconsin, including a new 800,000-square-foot North American headquarters campus. The project is expected to create more than 700 new jobs and be completed in 6-10 years.
Autocam Medical plans to construct a 100,000 SF manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana, with a capital investment of over $70 million. The expansion is expected to create up to 300 high-skill jobs, with completion in 12-18 months.