Zavod Gradient will start construction in 2025 of a plant in the Rostov special economic zone in Novocherkassk to make industrial refrigeration units, targeting 500 units per year at full capacity.

Neugart GmbH has opened its new Werk 3 production plant at its headquarters in Kippenheim, Germany, after a 20-month build with an investment of over EUR 25 million and 7,000 square metres of floor space.

Faller Packaging is opening a new production facility in Gebesee, Thuringia, in April 2025, producing up to 650 million folding cartons and 160 million outserts per year on a former All4Labels site.

MAKA (Shenyang Maka Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.) held a groundbreaking ceremony for an aerospace CNC machine tool smart factory project in the EU Industrial Park, Dadong District, Shenyang. The project involves a total investment of 290 million yuan (approx. $40 million), covering 90 mu (6 hectares) with plans for a 40,000 sqm digital constant-temperature workshop, focusing on civil aerospace manufacturing technology.

Tanzi, a leading seeder manufacturer, plans to open a new robotized factory in 2025 that will triple its production capacity.

Sino King Refrigeration Co., Ltd. is building a low-carbon environmentally friendly HVAC production base and R&D center in Dongyang, Zhejiang, China. The project covers 129,606 m², with a fixed investment of CNY 820 million, and will produce 160,000 refrigeration units annually.

Shengxing Co. plans to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Vietnam to build a two-piece can production line with total investment of about $55.38 million. It would be the company's second overseas can factory after Cambodia.

Nanjing Purong CNC Equipment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nanjing Gongda CNC Technology, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a high-end industrial machine tool and smart manufacturing equipment R&D and production base in Pukou District, Nanjing. The project involves a total investment of 500 million yuan (approx. $69 million), covering 49.7 mu (3.3 hectares), with plans to produce large CNC gear grinding machines.

Aohong Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first overseas PCB production facility in Jinchi Industrial Park, Prachinburi Province, Thailand. The investment will not exceed RMB 600 million, with mass production expected in 2026 and annual capacity of 1.2 million square meters of double-sided and multilayer PCBs.

Guangdong Kanglibang New Materials Co., Ltd. held a launching ceremony for a silicone and resin project in Xinhui District, Jiangmen City. The project covers nearly 40,000 square meters and will produce 40,000 tons per year of high-performance new materials, expected to be operational in 2026.

Blue Ocean New Materials (Tongzhou Bay) Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 15, 2025, for its high-end polyolefins new materials project in Tongzhou Bay, Jiangsu, with a total investment of 11.626 billion yuan. The project includes a 200,000 t/a FDPE unit, two 25,000 t/a EPDM units, a 100,000 t/a POE unit, and a 100,000 t/a 1-hexene/1-octene unit, with a 24-month construction period.

AJG Aerospace is establishing a 120,000-square-foot factory and headquarters at 5600 Bow Pointe Dr. in northern Oakland County, Michigan, with a $34 million investment.

Jiangsu Nuoyan New Energy Vehicle Air Conditioning launched construction of a 534 million yuan compressor manufacturing base with annual capacity of 1 million compressors, scheduled to start operations in December 2025.

Oxbo inaugurated a new factory in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an investment of R$50 million. The 95,000-square-meter plant will produce coffee and corn harvesters, replacing its factory in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, which will close in six months.

Angelalign Technology Inc. will build a 52,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, its first in the US. Phase 1 will create nearly 200 jobs. The announcement was made on March 13, 2025.

JST Power Equipment opened a new padmount transformer factory in Wytheville, Virginia, on March 13, 2025, to produce three-phase padmount transformers and serve as a customer experience center, service center, and R&D facility.

ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing Inc., a German adhesive products manufacturer, will build a 125,000-square-foot facility in Saxe Gotha Industrial Park, Lexington County, South Carolina. The $70 million investment will create 130 jobs, with operations expected to start in July 2026.

Borsan Cable held the groundbreaking ceremony for its new integrated production facilities in Samsun's New Organized Industrial Zone, Turkey. The $180 million investment will span 150,000 square meters, create 400 new jobs, and increase production capacity by approximately 150% when fully operational in three years.

Köksan Group signed a cooperation agreement with Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering for continuous polycondensation technology with 400,000 tons per year capacity at a new plant in Rudong County, Nantong. Production is scheduled to start in mid-2026.

AMPO Arabia, part of Spain's AMPO Group, plans a new valve manufacturing facility at least twice the size of its current plant in Dammam 2nd Industrial City. The company expects to launch it in Q2 2026 and to increase exports to MENA countries.

HYDAC Technology Corp. is preparing to open a new $3 million, 19,500-square-foot manufacturing building in Cheney, Washington, to replace a smaller facility in western Washington. The plant will produce hydraulic valves, pumps and motors for construction equipment.

Hitachi Construction Machinery and Marubeni jointly established ZAMine Brasil, a sales and service company for mining equipment, with an opening ceremony held on March 12, 2025. The company will begin full-scale operations in March 2025 to expand the mining business in Brazil.

Benovas Medical Devices Joint Stock Company has inaugurated a new medical equipment manufacturing plant in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam, with a total investment of $26 million. Phase 1 has a capacity of 21.5 million products per month; Phase 2 is expected to be completed by June 2026.

Vexos relocated its China operations to a newly opened, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China. The 4,200-square-meter facility is equipped with automated SMT lines and precision testing equipment.

Fersa has opened a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, China, representing a €37 million investment over five years. The 30,000-square-meter plant will double the company's previous production capacity in China.

K·Line, subsidiary of French Liebot Group, will invest €25 million and create 100 jobs at a new 20,000-square-meter factory in Lliçà de Vall, Barcelona. The groundbreaking ceremony was held; operations are expected to begin in the second half of 2026.

Beverage Pack Company plans to set up a packaging industrial complex in Frutal, Minas Gerais, investing R$500 to R$700 million and creating at least 100 direct jobs, with operations expected from 2027. The city council approved the purchase of a 236,000 square meter site.

AQUACONSULT Anlagenbau has started construction of a new company headquarters in Traiskirchen, Austria, investing over EUR 4 million to expand production and R&D capacities, with completion expected by end of 2025.

Davenham Switchgear, a brand of Legrand, has chosen Nottingham for a new 100,000 ft² global manufacturing facility at Fairham Business Park to produce low-voltage switchgear for data centers and mission-critical power applications, creating over 100 jobs.

CTP is investing EUR 57 million to construct a 50,000 sqm high-voltage products factory for Hitachi Energy at CTPark Brno, Czech Republic. The factory will manufacture gas-insulated lines and components for gas-insulated switchgear, creating approximately 200 jobs.

Yeida has relocated Vama Sundari Investments' proposed semiconductor manufacturing facility from Sector 10 to Sector 28 in Noida, with a ₹3,706 crore investment. The facility will create 4,000 jobs and produce semiconductor components.

Asahi Kasei Fine Chemical (Nantong) Co., Ltd. completed a new plant in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone, with an investment of about CNY2.2 billion. The plant has a designed capacity of 20,000 tons/year of Duranate (HDI polyisocyanate) and 10,200 tons/year of Duranol (PCD). Commercial production is expected to start at the end of March 2025.

ENGEL inaugurated a new production plant in El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of over MXN 1 billion (approx. USD 50 million). The plant will produce 180-200 machines per year for markets in Canada, the US, and Latin America, creating over 515 jobs, with a target to increase production by 300% by 2027.

PALFINGER AG is building a new assembly plant in India with an investment of more than EUR 25 million. The plant will employ around 180 people and focus on assembling loader cranes, hooklifts, and aerial work platforms, targeting EUR 300 million in revenue from the APAC region by 2030.

Tiger Aesthetics Medical, a subsidiary of Tiger Biosciences, announced plans to build a new $50 million, 120,000 sq ft facility in Franklin, Wisconsin, to support its breast implant business. The buildout is expected over three years, and the company plans to double its local workforce by 2028.

Arabian Trucks & Construction Equipment Co. (ATEC) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new state-of-the-art facility in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, in March 2025. The facility will serve as the exclusive hub for Hitachi construction machinery in the Eastern Region.

Ulma Packaging has opened a new 10,000 m² production center in Oñati, Spain, for its Ulma Packaging Automation division. The facility, budgeted at €12.5 million, is already operational and will boost capacity for automated packaging solutions.

UFP Packaging, a UFP Industries subsidiary, has opened a 165,000 sq ft corrugated manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, that began operations in late 2024 and will expand through 2025.

Huanxiting New Materials (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. plans to invest CNY39.11 million to build a 30-ton-per-year cyclic olefin polymer (COP) production facility in Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu Province. The project has been submitted for environmental impact assessment.

Hitachi Energy laid the foundation stone for a new $180 million production and technology center in Vikby, Mustasaari, Finland. The 40,000 sq m facility will double transformer production and testing capacity, creating approximately 200 jobs.

Chigwell Window Centre is moving its entire production and distribution operations to a new 45,000 sq ft facility at Centurion Business Park in Colchester, UK, with a £4 million investment including new equipment and staff, doubling capacity.

Huangshi Donper Compressor, a subsidiary of Donper Group, plans to invest about 2 billion yuan to build a high-end variable frequency intelligent manufacturing base in Huangshi Economic and Technological Development Zone. The first phase, worth 581 million yuan, starts construction in March 2025 and is due for completion in December 2025.

Changzhou Kingcason Printing & Dyeing Co. Ltd announced two new projects in Egypt's Qantara West Industrial Zone with a $24.5 million investment. The facilities will include dyeing, printing, and finishing operations, spanning 60,000 square meters.

Siemens opened a $190 million electrical equipment manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, creating 480 jobs initially and targeting 800 by 2026. The 500,000 sq. ft. plant produces low-voltage switchboards for data centers and AI infrastructure.

Tecnocap plans to invest $4.5 million to buy and renovate a facility in Bellaire, Ohio, consolidating operations for its metal closure manufacturing and creating an estimated 29 jobs.

Eco Guardian is on track to open a new Ontario, Canada facility making compostable and recyclable food service products, with capacity of about 2 billion cups per year, scheduled to open in Q4 2025.

Perolo, part of BIP Group, has opened a new factory in China to add production capacity for industrial valves and fittings and serve key markets more quickly. No city, size or investment value was given.

Danfoss Power Solutions has broken ground on a 27,000-square-meter greenfield plant in Talegaon, Pune, India, as part of a phased investment of over EUR 100 million. The campus will make pumps, motors, cylinders and valves and include an application development center.

Jabil announced plans to open a new factory in Gujarat, India, its second in the country, under a MoU signed in November 2024. It also signed a new MoU to explore a silicon photonics facility.

Progressive Planet announced up to $4.6 million in non-dilutive funding from SDTC over four years to build a pilot plant for PozGlass, a low-carbon cement material, in Kamloops, BC. The first tranche of $1,555,682 was received on January 31, 2025.