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.

Kaynes Semicon held a foundation-laying ceremony for its OSAT semiconductor plant in Sanand, Gujarat, with a pilot line starting in June 2025 and main production in January 2026, at an investment of Rs 3,300 crore.

China Harbour Engineering Company launched a modular pre-cast concrete facility in SEDRA, Riyadh, covering 200,000 square meters. The factory will produce up to 400,000 cubic meters of prefabricated concrete panels annually and employ 1,200 workers.

Pyrum Innovations AG and SUAS GROUP plan to build a tyre recycling plant at the Vřesová complex in the Czech Republic, with an annual capacity of 23,000 tonnes of end-of-life tyres and an investment of CZK 1.4 billion (approx. EUR 57 million). Construction is expected to start in Q2 2025.

Igus will build a new factory in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, with a total floor area of about 10,000 m² and an investment of approximately 3.5 billion yen, consolidating four existing inventory and assembly sites. Construction starts May 2025, with completion expected in spring 2026.

Serbia's MK Group plans to invest up to 100 million euro in a new Carnex factory. The article was published on March 5, 2025.

A US$90 million aluminum can manufacturing and beverage bottling plant backed by East Can Solutions is set to launch in June 2025 in the Yangi Avlod Free Economic Zone in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It will initially produce 1.1 billion cans a year and create up to 500 jobs.

Marquardt has officially opened a new mechatronic systems plant in Talegaon near Pune, India, replacing its Mumbai site. The investment in buildings, machinery and equipment exceeds 180 crore rupees, and around 300 new jobs are expected by 2030.

Coster Group has opened a new production facility in Cabreúva, São Paulo, Brazil, which has been operating since June 2024. The plant, built for over US$15 million, will make aerosol valves, actuators and perfumery pumps.

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo announced that its group company Nippon Trex completed construction of a new trailer production plant (Plant E) at its head office in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture. The investment is approximately 53 billion yen, and production capacity is expected to increase by 40% to 3,000 units per year.

Ice Air is building a new plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to manufacture electric heat pump HVAC equipment, supported by a DOE grant. Jason Dowdy was named General Manager to oversee the facility setup.

Sanifoam Endüstri ve Tüketim Ürünleri A.Ş. began construction of a new 12,600 m² factory in Sakarya Hendek 2. Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, with a 75,000,000 TL advance payment made to contractor Gün İnşaat. Construction is expected to be completed in 240 days.

Evonik is building a new specialty-grade hydrogen peroxide plant in Leshan, Sichuan province, China. The plant will complete and commence operations in November 2025, serving sectors such as solar panels, semiconductors and food packaging.

Wulguru Group completed a 170,000m² industrial site with an 8,500m² heavy fabrication workshop and 2,000m² paint and blast facility in Stuart, Queensland, Australia. Development of remaining land for rail maintenance facilities is underway.

Danfoss Power Solutions has begun construction of its manufacturing facility on 44 acres in Talegaon, Pune, its seventh unit in India, estimated at Rs 1,000 crore, to make pumps, motors, cylinders and valves.

First Line inaugurated a 20,000-square-meter advanced fabrication facility for reverse osmosis FRP pressure vessels in Harbin, China, with a daily production capacity of 600 units of 8-inch membrane pressure vessels. The opening was announced on March 3, 2025.

Flex recently announced a new 400,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Dallas for data center power infrastructure, including switchgear, power pods and power distribution units. No investment value was given.

ABB announced an $80 million investment to replace its Selmer, Tennessee operations with a new 320,000 square-foot facility producing electrical distribution equipment. The facility is expected to add 50 jobs and open in late 2026.

Zhejiang Duantai Valve Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 3, 2025 for a project in Wenzhou to produce 1 million hydrogen-energy high-pressure forged steel valves per year in a digital, fully automated plant. Total investment is 118 million CNY, with completion planned in about 500 days.

RFL Group has announced a Tk200 crore investment to establish a new export-oriented plastic factory at RFL Industrial Park in Kaliganj, Gazipur. The factory will create 2,500 jobs and produce products worth $42 million annually. An agreement with China's Haitian Group for machinery installation was signed on March 2, 2025.

PRAN-RFL Group is investing over Tk200 crore to build a 100% export-oriented plastic factory in Kaliganj Industrial Park, Gazipur, Bangladesh. The factory will create 2,500 jobs and aims for annual exports worth Tk450 crore. An agreement with China's Haitian Group for machinery installation was signed on March 2, 2025.

MAKA held a groundbreaking ceremony in March 2025 for a smart factory project for aerospace CNC machine tools at the European Industrial Park in Dadong District, Shenyang, China. The project has a total investment of 290 million yuan and covers 90 mu of land.

American Event Services purchased a 51,900-square-foot facility in Danville, Illinois, to serve as its primary manufacturing facility and North American headquarters for HVAC and fluid handling equipment.

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new advanced switchgear facility and expanded power electronics facilities and testing lab in New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The $86 million expansion will create at least 200 new jobs and retain 806 employees.

Republic Services and Blue Polymers opened the first Polymer Center and Blue Polymers plastics recycling complex in Indianapolis, designed to produce over 175 million pounds of recycled plastics annually for food-grade packaging and other uses.

LiuGong India commenced work on a new plant in Pithampur, India, with a $2.8 million investment. The 20-acre facility will have an initial production capacity of 6,500 units, focusing on locally manufactured excavators.

Versalis, Eni's chemical company, has opened a new plant in Porto Marghera, Italy, for producing recycled polystyrene. The facility has an annual capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes of r-GPPS and r-EPS using mechanically recycled raw materials.

Hitachi High-Tech completed a new production facility for semiconductor manufacturing equipment (etch systems) in the Kasado area of Kudamatsu, Japan. The facility started operation on March 17, 2025, with a total investment of approximately 24.5 billion yen.

Liebherr broke ground on a logistics center at Hive Business Park in Tupelo, Mississippi. Phase one involves a $176 million investment, creating 180 jobs, with long-term plans to expand and generate over 300 jobs.

American & Efird (A&E) opened its 24th manufacturing operation in Chattogram, Bangladesh, a state-of-the-art facility for thread production. The facility will create more than 350 jobs and features advanced production lines for spun and filament thread products.

Tecumseh filed a project for a compressor factory in the Manaus Industrial Hub with planned investment of R$56 million and about 200 jobs over three years, able to produce up to 1 million compressors a year. The plan was first announced in March 2025.

Stora Enso launched a new consumer packaging board line at its Oulu mill in March 2025, adding 750,000 tonnes of annual capacity at a previously shuttered paper mill.

Saica Group, a Spanish recycled paper and corrugated packaging manufacturer, plans a 350,000-square-foot corrugated plant in Anderson, Indiana, with an investment of more than $110 million and over 100 jobs at full ramp-up. Construction starts in May with operations expected in Q4 2026.

Ningbo Chenhao Technology Co., Ltd. plans to invest CNY 800 million to build a forward osmosis membrane industrialization conversion base in Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone, focusing on water treatment. The project is expected to achieve annual output value exceeding CNY 140 million within five years of production.

Gestamp announced the construction of a new factory in Piracicaba, Brazil, with an investment of approximately R$ 100 million. The plant will create 150 direct jobs, mainly in engineering and tooling.

ITP Aero inaugurated its new ADMIRE advanced manufacturing centre in the Basque Country, Spain, with an investment of €24 million. The centre will research new materials, develop high-complexity components, and enhance repairs, employing over 150 professionals.

Syensqo secured a $178 million grant from the US Department of Energy to assist in building a battery-grade PVDF production facility in Augusta, Georgia.

Jiangsu Nuo Lai Smart Water Equipment Co., Ltd. started construction of a 500 million yuan smart water equipment R&D and manufacturing project in Tongzhou Bay, Nantong. The plant will produce 2,500 water purification units, 3,000 membrane separation units, 10,000 control modules, and 6,000 dosing modules annually, with an expected annual output value of 700 million yuan.

Saray Döküm announced an $85 million investment to build an aluminum foil production facility with 25,000 tons capacity, expected to become operational in 2025, enabling both extrusion profile and flat product manufacturing.

Toyota Boshoku Device India Private Limited plans to set up a second manufacturing plant at IMT Bawal in Rewari, Haryana, with a capital investment of ₹434 crore and employment potential of 1,500 persons. HSIIDC has decided to allot 21 acres for the facility.

Paques, a global leader in biological treatment technologies for wastewater and exhaust gas, announced the official opening of its new factory in Changzhou, China. The 8,400-square-meter plant will produce core equipment for wastewater and gas treatment projects and support R&D.

South Korean conglomerate HS Hoysung Advance Materials signed an MoU with the Maharashtra state government to invest Rs1,740 crore in a greenfield polymer fabric plant at the Butibori industrial estate in Nagpur, India. The plant will produce fabric for tyre reinforcement and employ 400 people.

Krones has started building a new manufacturing plant worth Rs 315 crore in Vemagal, Kolar district, Karnataka, to increase its capacity for bottling machines. The plant is expected to create 550 jobs.

SFT Group is building the Kartontara 2 corrugated board plant in Adygea, with an investment of 2.8 billion rubles and design capacity of up to 130 million square meters per year. Test launch starts March 1 and production is expected to begin in April 2025.

A new 8-inch silicon carbide device manufacturing facility, established by Sanan Optoelectronics and STMicroelectronics, commenced operations in Chongqing, China. The project has a total investment of about 23 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) and is expected to achieve mass production in Q4 2025.