Ondupack inaugurated a corrugated cardboard plant in Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres, with an investment of 49 million euros, capacity for 200 million square meters per year and 50 direct jobs.

HAWE Manufacturing US, a subsidiary of HAWE Hydraulik GmbH, is moving hydraulic valve production from China to a 50,000 square foot space in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.

Hanza opened a new 8,800 square meter factory in Töcksfors, Sweden, following an investment of 75 million SEK. The facility is designed for advanced assembly with automated warehouses and assembly robots.

Exlabesa inaugurated a new €25 million extrusion facility in Portugal, with 10,000 sq m under roof, two 2,800 tonne press lines, and annual capacity of 16,000 tonnes of extruded aluminum profiles for construction, transport, infrastructure, and renewable energies.

EFI Group, through its subsidiary NovaSklo, announced plans to build a €240 million float glass plant in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, with construction starting in 2026 and first production expected by 2028, creating 300 jobs.

Safran Electronics & Defense announced the opening of a new electronics production site and an R&D center in Bengaluru, India. The production site will employ nearly 400 people and begin industrial activities in the first half of 2026, while the R&D center will be operational from August 2025.

Zavenir Daubert has opened India's first fully integrated specialty chemicals facility in Binola, Haryana, with an investment of ₹100 crore (approximately $10 million USD). The plant has a monthly production capacity of 1,200 kilolitres and employs over 100 people.

Owens Corning announced an investment in a new shingle manufacturing facility in the southeastern United States. The plant will produce around six million squares per year and create nearly 100 jobs, with production expected to begin in 2027.

Firan Technology Group Corporation announced a new aerospace design and manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, India, set to start production by end of 2025. The facility will focus on cockpit products and is located at Hyderabad Airport SEZ.

Alpla Packaging (Thailand) held a grand opening for its new factory on February 11, 2025, which will expand its production capacity. Tokura (Thailand) Co., Ltd. managed the construction project.

NPP GROSS will build a plant in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, to make compact control valves, with an investment of 80 million rubles and 50 new jobs. The project received priority status and government support through the end of 2026, and the company gets a 3,900 sq m land plot without tender.

John H. Carter Co./ControlWorx plans a $69 million, 285,000-square-foot facility in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, Louisiana to assemble, service and distribute flow control products. Construction starts March 2025 with operations expected in early 2027.

The Bangladesh Government approved a Taka 518.61 crore water treatment plant in the National Special Economic Zone in Mirsharai, Chittagong. The plant will treat 50 million litres per day, expandable to 100 million litres, and is awarded to a Chinese joint venture with completion by June 2026.

AtmosZero opened its first 100,000 square-foot manufacturing factory at the Forge Campus in Loveland, Colorado, to produce Boiler 2.0 industrial steam heat pumps. The facility will manufacture up to 100 units per year, with commercial shipments starting in 2026, and was allocated up to $24.3 million in tax credits.

Neoortho announced the construction of a new factory in Curitiba with an investment of R$ 120 million. The facility will be 7,700 square meters, triple production capacity to 5 million pieces per year, and is expected to start operating in the first half of 2026.

MRZ Holding is constructing an aluminum extrusion factory in the Eskipazar Organized Industrial Zone, Karabük, Turkey. The facility will have four production lines, a total area of 19,200 square meters, and an annual capacity of 35,000–40,000 tons, with a first-stage investment of $35 million.

Edwards Lifesciences is constructing a new heart valve manufacturing plant in Moncada, Valencia, with an investment of €150 million. The plant is expected to start operations in 2027 and aims to employ 300 workers in three years and 1,200 by 2030.

Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited approved a ₹118 crore capital expenditure to establish India's first TPU extrusion plant at Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra. The plant will have a production capacity of 360 LSF per annum and is expected to be operational by October 2026.

Chiplet Semiconductor (Nantong) Co., Ltd. began construction of a CNY 1.05 billion advanced packaging (Chiplets) module manufacturing plant at Nantong High-tech Zone on February 9, 2025.

Hubei Nanzé Automotive Composites will start construction on a new automotive interior processing workshop on February 9, 2025. The facility will produce interior products for 1.2 million new energy vehicles annually once operational.

Chemtec Epoxy Coatings received over $6.2 million in Canadian government funding to support the launch of a new plant in Laval, Quebec, for epoxy resin floor coverings. The total project is valued at $7.7 million.

Hubert Stüken GmbH & Co. KG is investing €28 million to build a new electroplating facility at its Rinteln-Süd site in Germany, to expand capabilities for deep-drawn parts and surface coatings.

JJG Aero plans to set up a new greenfield aerospace components facility in Bengaluru with a Rs 200 crore investment in the first phase over two years. The plant is expected to open by 2027 and will house up to 1,000 CNC machines.

Pharmasintez-Medtech received a 1 billion ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund to set up Russia's first fully domestic production of dialysis machines in Kaluga. Total investment exceeds 2 billion rubles, with production planned to start by end of 2025.

Serioplast, an Italian rigid plastic packaging maker, will invest $25,725,000 to occupy a 140,000 sq ft industrial facility in Shenandoah County, Virginia, creating 45 new jobs.

Aekyung Chemical held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new terephthaloyl chloride (TPC) plant at its Ulsan facility in South Korea. The plant will have a capacity of 15,000 tons, with completion by end of 2025 and mass production starting early 2026.

Capchem Group's subsidiary Huizhou Capchem has broken ground on a 200,000 mt/year battery chemicals production facility in Huizhou, China. The project involves an investment of 1.16 billion yuan and includes an R&D center. Operations are expected to commence in December 2026.

Pharmasintez Group of Companies received a 1 billion ruble loan from the Industrial Development Fund to open Russia's first integrated production of medical equipment and consumables for dialysis. The plant will produce over 1,500 dialysis devices and millions of consumables annually, with full production planned by end of 2025.

Formatt Building, a Bulgarian group, will invest €68.3 million to build a gypsum board factory in Calahorra, Spain, with annual production capacity of 30 million square meters. The project will create 125 direct jobs and is expected to be completed by 2027.

Wadi Surgicals plans to set up a greenfield production facility with at least five lines in North India in 2027, and also plans to acquire a surgical latex gloves manufacturer in Kerala, Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh.

ArcelorMittal announced it will build an advanced steel manufacturing facility in Calvert, Alabama, with capacity to produce up to 150 kilotons of premium non-grain-oriented electrical steel annually for the U.S. automotive sector.

Martin Engineering Brasil has inaugurated a new factory in Pará, Brazil, to expand production and distribution of conveyor belt solutions for the mining sector.

CSN received authorization from Amep to build cement and limestone factories in Itaperuçu, Paraná, with an investment of approximately R$3 billion, expected to create 15,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs.

Turkish garment company Şerbatli plans to invest nearly EGP 1 billion in 2025 to build a fourth plant in Sadat City, Egypt, specializing in yarn production and adding dyeing lines, aiming to raise denim fabric capacity to 150 million meters annually.

LG Chem and AlKhorayef Group announced a partnership to establish a reverse osmosis membrane production facility in Saudi Arabia, scheduled to commence operations in early 2026, to localize desalination technologies.

SCHÜTZ and National Plastic Factory Company signed a licence agreement to produce ECOBULK intermediate bulk containers for Saudi Arabia and the GCC. A new production facility will be established near Dammam, with production expected to begin in 2026.

WEG Mexico announced the opening of a new plant in Quma Industrial Park, Atotonilco de Tula, Hidalgo, with an investment of US$6.8 million, expected to generate up to 1,500 direct and indirect jobs.

Taiwanese tool manufacturer Wan Iuan Enterprise Co Ltd is constructing a new factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, which will include new equipment and machinery to increase capacity and reduce carbon emissions. The factory is set to be completed by June 2025.

DS Techno held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Munmak semiconductor plant on January 31, 2025. The company plans to complete construction by March 2026 and invest an additional KRW 50 billion while hiring 110 more employees by 2030.

AXH Air-Coolers plans to break ground on a new facility in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, on 26 acres, creating over 200 jobs. The company was awarded $5.2 million from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Business Expansion Incentive Program.

Chiller Oy, part of the Koja Group, will develop new headquarters, production, and warehouse facilities in the Sula area of Tuusula, Finland. The property, covering approximately 9,000 m², will be completed in January 2026.

Dematek Water Management SRL will invest in a production hall in Bivolari, Iași County, Romania, to assemble wastewater treatment stations and complete sewerage systems. The hall will occupy about 540 m² on a 6,866 m² plot.

Tobermore plans to invest £8 million in constructing a new 3,000 square metre factory in South Derry, Northern Ireland, capable of producing 1,000,000 m² of paving blocks per year, increasing block paving production by 25%. The company also plans to invest £4 million in new jobs, including 21 new roles.

PBS Aerospace will invest up to $20 million to establish its North American headquarters, manufacturing, and R&D operations in Roswell, Georgia, creating at least 95 jobs.

ORBIS Corporation opened a new manufacturing plant in Greenville, Texas, repurposing an existing facility, producing reusable totes and pallets; it is expected to reach full production by spring 2025 and create more than 190 jobs.

BluePrint Automation (BPA) China moved into a new 2,000 m² production facility in Hangzhou in February 2025. The facility supports local production of automated packaging machinery for snacks, ice cream, pet food, french fries and frozen food, with a team of 30 employees.

BSRM Steels Limited launched a new steel manufacturing facility in Mirsharai, Chittagong, on February 1, 2025. The plant adds 500,000 metric tons of rebars, 100,000 metric tons of wire rods, and 250,000 metric tons of billets annually. IDCOL disbursed BDT 500 crore to finance the plant.

RACL Geartech inaugurated a new manufacturing facility named 'UDYAM' in Noida, India, dedicated to producing parking lock mechanisms for BMW electric vehicles. The facility is operational with commercial production to start soon, announced on 14 February 2025.

Eaton announced it would invest $340 million to add a third US facility for manufacturing three-phase transformers in Jonesville, South Carolina. The site will support 700 new jobs and begin hiring and production in 2027.

Sundaram Clayton Limited commenced operations at its mega manufacturing facility in Thervoy Kandigai near Chennai, India. The plant will manufacture precision aluminium die-cast components for next-generation automotive applications, including electric vehicle components.