Schaltbau GmbH is building the NExT Factory, a state-of-the-art, fully automated and CO2-free factory on 22,000 m² in Velden, Bavaria, Germany. Production is scheduled to start in October 2022, with five times the production capacity of the previous facility.

Industrial House for Building Materials signed a contract with the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone to build a new factory in Sinai's Technology Valley, Egypt. The $12 million plant will produce 4 million m²/yr of gypsum wallboard, 900,000 t/yr of plaster, and 60 million bags annually.

Avangard, a nonwoven fabric and wet wipe producer, plans to open a logistics center in Rostov Oblast by June-July 2025, with a capacity of 10,000 pallets and an investment of 600 million rubles.

Best Value Chem (BVC) unveiled a Rs 550 crore ($60 million) fully automated plant in Dahej, Gujarat, its third manufacturing facility, with an initial capacity of 10,000 metric tonnes per annum and 300 employees.

ThermoFab opened a new manufacturing facility in Mexicali, Mexico, to support near-shoring initiatives.

TECfusions purchased over 1,300 acres in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, for its Keystone Connect sustainable data center.

Vertical Cold Storage opened a new cold storage facility in Kansas City, Missouri, catering to food and beverage producers.

Celltrion signed a binding MOA with Chungnam Province and Yesan County to invest 300 billion KRW by 2028 to build a new biopharmaceutical production plant in the Naepo Agricultural Life Convergence Industry Cluster in Sapgyo-eup, Yesan County. Land acquisition and infrastructure are targeted for completion by first half of 2027.

Feintool's new plant in the Pune metropolitan region, India, will start operation at the beginning of 2026, initially producing seat adjuster components.

TDF Canada announced the start of construction of a 350,000 sq ft non-woven technical textiles plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. The $190 million investment will create 120 jobs, with commissioning expected by end of 2027.

Shanghai Power Station Valve Works held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 1 billion yuan smart valve factory covering 80 mu and 150,000 square metres. Completion is planned for June 2026, with production starting in October 2026.

Memsift Innovations partnered with Murugappa group to commercially launch the GOSEP ultrafiltration membrane and inaugurated a new membrane production facility on February 26, 2025. The facility has an annual production capacity of 1,200,000 m² of membranes.

Russian enterprise Pretsizionnie Mashiny will establish a machine tool production and part machining section in the Free Economic Zone Minsk near Fanipol, Belarus. The facility will produce CNC lathe and milling machines for metal processing, with operations planned to start in the first quarter of 2025.

Tamer Mölnlycke Care, a joint venture between Mölnlycke Health Care and Tamer Group, has been officially inaugurated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The facility will manufacture and distribute Mölnlycke products including surgical procedure trays, drapes, gowns, and wound care products.

UltraTech Cement announced an entry into the wires and cables business with an investment of Rs 1,800 crore. The company will build a wires and cables plant in Bharuch, Gujarat, by December 2026.

Kraken Robotics signed a lease to open a new battery production facility in Nova Scotia, investing $10 million. The facility will provide approximately 60,000 square feet of space and is expected to be operational toward the end of 2025, tripling current battery production capacity.

Bergstrom announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, to produce advanced thermal management systems for the stationary energy storage market.

CANPACK's 862,000-square-foot beverage can manufacturing plant in Muncie, Indiana, cost $380 million and created more than 300 jobs. The plant began producing cans in 2023, with AEP supporting the site's development.

Geleximco Group and Chinese partners, including a subsidiary of GoldenSun, signed an agreement to build a $400 million auto part factory in Thai Binh province, Vietnam. The project will cover 200 hectares and employ 2,000-3,000 people.

Quimicolor inaugurated the first high-speed plant in South America for nonwoven fabric production using Spunlace technology in Guarne, Antioquia. The $9.8 million facility has a capacity of 10,000 tons per year and will generate 40-50 new jobs.

Promise Robotics announced plans to expand deployment of its production lines at a new 60,000-square-foot warehouse in Calgary, Alberta, set to begin operation in summer 2025, producing up to 1,000,000 square feet of housing annually.

Egypt's SCZone signed a contract with Eroglu Knitting Company for the first phase of a $120 million integrated textile factory in West Qantara Industrial Zone, producing 30 million pieces annually and providing 5,000 jobs.

GİMAS Makine is preparing to launch a new production facility in Malta with an investment close to €10 million, expected to begin production by the end of 2025.

Salaet Food Packaging plans to open a production plant in Pennsylvania, USA, adding to its existing plants in Romania and Argentina.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated the HLBS family for a new plant in Bhopal, announced as a Mahashivratri gift. The plant is part of an investment surge in Madhya Pradesh.

Saica Pack, the corrugated packaging division of Saica Group, is investing £10m in a new warehouse in Hartlepool with space for up to 9,000 pallets, with solar panels expected to supply up to 10% of energy needs. Construction is set to run through 2025 from 6 January 2025.

Evertis, part of IMG Group, plans a $100 million plant in Columbia, South Carolina, to make PET multilayer packaging film. The first phase adds 30,000 tons of capacity and more than 100 jobs, with operations expected in Q2 2026, and a second phase would bring total capacity to 60,000 tons by Q2 2028.

Kazankompressormash is building Russia's first complex for producing large-tonnage LNG compressors in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, with an investment of 11.9 billion rubles. The complex is due for completion in 2025 and is expected to create more than 50 jobs in its first stage.

Gas appliance maker Koyo Sangyo is building a new factory in Joetsu, Niigata, to expand gas appliance production capacity, with about ¥3.2 billion invested. Completion is planned for October 2025 and full operation from spring 2026.

Bawan Co. approved a project by subsidiary United Transformers Electric Co. to set up a factory for manufacturing high-voltage transformers. The first phase is estimated to cost SAR 80 million, with construction starting in H1 2025 and commercial production expected in Q4 2027.

Zoomlion Access has signed a 10-year lease with CTP to establish a new aerial lift production centre in Tatabánya, Hungary. The company will invest €100 million in the 35,000 square metre facility to produce scissor and boom lifts.

KANSAI HELIOS Coatings GmbH has announced plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Johnstown, Ohio, with an investment of over $20 million. The facility is expected to create 48 new jobs by 2030 and quadruple production capacity.

Oben Group has ordered the world's first 12-meter BOPP film production line from Brückner Maschinenbau for a new production facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The line will have an output of 94,000 tonnes per year.

ZIQI Compressor announced its 15,000 square metre smart factory in Dexing City, Jiangxi Province is officially operational. The facility triples production capacity compared with its Shanghai Lingang plant and makes oil-free air compressors, mobile compressors and vacuum pumps.

Doosan Bobcat is constructing a $300 million plant in Monterrey, Mexico, aiming for completion in early 2026. The plant will produce 12,000 M-Series compact loaders annually, boosting North American production capacity by 20%.

Chinese construction and agricultural machine maker Zoomlion is investing EUR 100 million to establish a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) manufacturing plant in Tatabánya, Hungary, creating 800 jobs. Production could start in 2025.

Noblelift Co., Ltd. is constructing a smart logistics equipment future factory (Phase V project) in Changxing, Zhejiang, with a total investment of ¥1.175 billion. The factory will produce 50,000 units of smart logistics equipment (forklifts) annually and is expected to start production in Q4 2025.

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. plans to build a smart factory for aerial work platforms in Tatabánya, Hungary. The project is expected to create about 800 jobs and strengthen its European market presence.

A new water treatment plant called VB Fremmerholen, costing around one billion kroner, is one of the largest projects in the scheme to strengthen the water supply in Ålesund municipality.

Delton Cables Limited has leased a 59,825 sqm property in Palwal, Haryana to set up a facility for manufacturing telecom products, with an investment of INR 10 crore. The plant is expected to be completed by March 2025.

ETG Bio Green Polymer has signed a 50-year land lease agreement with KEZAD Group to establish a 22,000 sqm compostable polymers factory in KEZAD Al Ma'mourah, Abu Dhabi. The AED 150 million facility will produce 100% sustainable polymers.

Wontonne's new factory, spanning 30,000 square meters with a total investment of $20 million, has commenced production this month. The facility has an annual production capacity of 20,000 units of forklift attachments.

Leon Micro signed an investment agreement with Jiaxing Nanhu High-tech Industrial Park Management Committee to build a facility with an annual output of 960,000 12-inch silicon epitaxial wafers. Total planned investment is 1.23 billion yuan, with a construction period of 5-8 years.

Terumo Puerto Rico inaugurated a new medical device manufacturing facility in Caguas, Puerto Rico, representing a $45 million investment and the creation of 180 new jobs. The facility will manufacture the ANGIO-SEAL Vascular Closure Device.

China-based Allied Machinery announced a US$250 million investment to build a new plant in Marín, Nuevo León, Mexico, making machined and iron-cast components, expected to create 150 direct jobs.

Allied Machine & Engineering will invest $250 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Marín, Nuevo León, Mexico, creating 150 direct jobs. Construction has started.

Dimor Group plans to build a $12 million, 45,000 sqft factory at the Waco Aircraft Corporation campus in Battle Creek, Michigan, to manufacture parts for Junkers Aircraft models. The factory is expected to be finished in August 2025 and create about 40 jobs.

Komatsu announced a R$ 104 million investment plan for Brazil, including R$ 57 million for a new unit in Parauapebas (PA) that has already been inaugurated, plus R$ 7 million in machinery by end of 2025 and R$ 40 million over five years for productivity and efficiency improvements.

DN Automotive announced on February 20, 2025 that it will build a battery (automotive lead-acid battery) factory on a 90,000 m² site in the Dongbusan E-PARK industrial complex in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea. Total investment is KRW 441.2 billion, with construction starting in August 2026 and about 300 new jobs planned.

Citizen Machinery Europe has purchased an 8,800 m² plot in the Scharnhausen West business park in Ostfildern, Germany, to build a new sales headquarters with assembly hall, workshops and warehouse. The move from Esslingen is planned by the end of 2026 and will employ around 70 people.