Fibroline and Navis TubeTex launched the Fibroline USA Innovation Lab in Lexington, North Carolina, a new facility for dry impregnation solutions. An inauguration event is scheduled from February 11 to February 13, 2025.

Kingdom Holdings signed an agreement with Elsewedy Industrial Development to build a 50,000 sqm flax spinning and weaving plant in Industria Sadat, Egypt. The $60 million investment is expected to start production in 2026, with an annual capacity of 5,000 tons of flax yarn and sales of $300 million.

Indichip Semiconductors and its venture partner Yitoa Micro Technology signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government to build a silicon carbide semiconductor manufacturing facility at Orvakal mega industrial hub in Kurnool. The investment is INR 14,000 crore, with initial capacity of 10,000 wafers per month, scaling to 50,000 wafers per month over two to three years.

Ser Mekatronik will move to a new facility in Tekirdağ-Çorlu in early 2025, gathering all units under one roof and aiming to increase production capacity with latest technology machines.

DMT Winches signed a contract to build a 5,387 sqm fourth production facility for deck equipment, with an investment of over €10 million, expected to start operations in the second half of 2025.

SMW-Autoblok started construction of its new 'SMW Factory Airport' in Meckenbeuren, Germany, investing €25 million. The facility will produce automation and clamping technology solutions and is scheduled to start operations in the second half of 2026.

Sika announced construction of a new factory in Brześć Kujawski, Poland, with 11,000 m² of facilities including production hall, warehouse, training center, and R&D center. Production is planned to start in Q4 2026.

Copeland opened a new compressor plant in Arteaga, Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of US$22 million and expected to generate 900 to 1,000 direct jobs.

Rippa Group's new intelligent engineering machinery green manufacturing base in Jining, Shandong, China, was officially topped out on January 12, 2025. The plant will increase production capacity for mini excavators and other equipment.

TRIPS Automatyka Polska announced the opening of a state-of-the-art production plant in Krapkowice, Poland, to manufacture control cabinets, low-voltage switchboards, and provide automation solutions.

SLN, a joint venture between Angolan and Chinese investors, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a cement and clinker plant in Catumbela, Benguela, Angola. The $170 million facility will produce 3,500 tonnes per day of cement and clinker, with construction expected to take 15 months plus 3 months for testing.

John Deere announced plans to open a new manufacturing plant in Mexico with a $55 million investment, specializing in small wheel loaders and track loaders, with production expected to begin by 2026.

PLASTAR Packaging Machinery is planning to build a new factory in Huangtan Park, Wenzhou, China, with an investment of RMB 500 million. The factory will have an annual production capacity of 200 blown film machines and will include an R&D center.

Ador Powertron Ltd. inaugurated its Yonder Hub facility in Pune, India, dedicated to green hydrogen power solutions. The factory has an annual production capacity of 500 MW and manufactures MW-scale transformers and rectifiers for electrolysers.

Jiaxing Xunhui Auto Parts, a subsidiary of Ningbo Xunhui Electric Appliance, signed a project to build a factory with annual capacity of 10 million high-end intelligent precision automotive components. Total investment is 1 billion yuan, with 30,000 m² of new buildings.

Polyplex Corporation plans to set up a new BOPET manufacturing film plant in India with a capacity of 52,400 MTPA, investing approximately ₹558 crore ($65 million).

The government of Zacatecas announced construction of a new German auto parts plant in Calera, with an investment of MX$400 million (US$19.5 million), expected to generate 650 jobs.

Calbee will begin operations at its new Setouchi Hiroshima plant in Hiroshima, Japan, on January 13, 2025. The plant is the company's first new domestic factory in 19 years, with an annual production capacity of about 28 billion yen.

German company Schieffer Industries will build a plastic components factory for the automotive industry in Hunedoara, Romania. Construction is expected to be completed in fall 2025, with production starting at the end of 2025, creating 40 initial jobs.

Qili Jinrui New Materials is preparing for trial production of its 300,000-tonne-per-year bio-based biodegradable plastic project in Linqu County, Shandong. Phase 1, with an investment of CNY 1.2 billion, will produce 60,000 tonnes of PBAT and 10,000 tonnes of brominated epoxy resin annually, with production expected to start in February 2026.

Safety valve maker Leser is investing 41.3 million euros in a new 15,000 square meter production building in Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein. Construction began on November 22, 2024, with completion planned for March 2026.

BSH Egypt, a home appliance company, is preparing to build its first factory in Africa in 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt, with an investment of €55 million. The plant will produce stoves, with 50% of output for export and 50% for the local market, and is set to open next month.

IKO, through its subsidiary Bismarck Granules, will open a new granule facility in Bismarck, Missouri, investing $120 million and creating more than 50 new jobs. Construction is underway with plans to open in 2026.

PCC SE is investing $540 million to build and operate a chlorine and downstream chemical plant in Pass Christian, Mississippi, co-located on Chemours' titanium dioxide plant grounds. Construction is expected to begin in 2026 and operations in 2028, creating at least 84 jobs.

Micron Technology broke ground on a new High-Bandwidth Memory advanced packaging facility in Singapore, with an investment of approximately $7 billion. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2026, with capacity expansion starting in 2027, creating around 1,400 jobs initially.

Construction has begun on a new German auto parts plant in Zacatecas, Mexico, with an investment of 400 million pesos (approx. $20M). The plant will create 650 jobs and is located in the Parque Industrial Aeropuerto I in Calera.

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution are building an electric battery facility as part of Hyundai's manufacturing campus in Georgia. The $6.3 billion project could supply batteries for 300,000 EVs per year and create 3,000 jobs, with production estimated to begin by late 2025.

Tesla is constructing two new manufacturing facilities in Nevada: a factory for electric semi-trucks and a 100-gigawatt-hour factory for 4680 battery cells. The project is valued at $3.6 billion, with pilot production estimated by late 2025 and full production in 2026.

Hyundai Motor Group is considering building its first overseas steel mill in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an investment of around 10 trillion won ($7 billion). Construction could begin as early as spring 2026, with completion expected by 2029.

Modine announced plans to open a new facility in Chennai, India, in mid-2025 to manufacture Airedale by Modine data center cooling equipment and cooling modules for stationary power generation equipment.

KS Industry will begin first production of marine cranes at its new plant in Haman, South Korea, in February 2025, as part of its strategy to focus on ship crane manufacturing.

Microtex Composites, an Italian structural composites manufacturer, will locate its first U.S. operations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, investing nearly $3.8 million and creating 26 new jobs.

Modine announced plans to open a new facility in Chennai, India, in mid-2025 to manufacture data center cooling equipment and cooling modules for stationary power generation equipment.

Satellite Chemical Co., Ltd. officially launched a project for an annual output of 90,000 tons of acrylic acid and 100,000 tons of refined acrylic acid in Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, with a total investment of 0.44 billion yuan.

Hanmi Semiconductor held the groundbreaking ceremony for its seventh TC Bonder factory in Seo-gu, Incheon. The two-story building with 14,400 m² floor area is scheduled for completion in Q4 2025 and will manufacture TC Bonders for HBM3E memory to be supplied to NVIDIA and Broadcom.

Rollon Corp. will invest $16 million to build a 147,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Norton Shores, Michigan, to produce advanced linear motion systems. The project is expected to create 43 jobs.

Jiangxi Xinqile New Material Technology Co., Ltd. plans to build a plant in Suichuan County, Ji'an, Jiangxi, with an annual capacity of 6 million square meters of Teslin mesh fabric. The project has an investment of 35 million yuan and is in the approval stage, with construction expected to start in Q1 2025.

河南慧通芯安科技有限公司 (Huitong Xin'an) started construction of a high-performance AI sensor chip R&D and manufacturing project in the Henan Electronic Semiconductor Industrial Park, Pingdingshan. The project involves a total investment of 260 million yuan and plans to produce 1.2 million chip-level modules per year.

MetalX, LLC plans to invest at least $250 million to develop an aluminum recycling plant in Defiance, Ohio, creating 180 jobs. The facility will include an aluminum scrap shredding and sortation plant and an aluminum rolling slab manufacturing plant.

Siemens is building a new production plant for 60-Hertz gas turbines at its existing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an initial investment of approximately $135 million. Production is slated to start in the fall of 2011.

Chinese PET plastic manufacturer Wankai New Materials, a subsidiary of Zhink Group, pledged to establish a PET resin factory in Cilegon, Indonesia, with an initial investment of $300 million. The facility will have an annual production capacity of 750,000 tons and will be built in three phases in partnership with Ineos Aromatics Indonesia.

McKinley Packaging, a subsidiary of Bio Pappel, has opened a 500,000 sq ft corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lancaster, Texas, its seventh US packaging plant, expected to employ about 125 people at full capacity.

Doowon Refrigeration inaugurated its first plant in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico, with an initial investment of $18 million. The facility will produce automotive air intake systems, engine air filters, and air conditioning hose and pipe systems, creating 100 direct jobs.

Kumho Mitsui Chemicals (KMCI) commissioned a chlor-alkali plant with e-BiTAC v7 generation electrolysers in Yeosu, South Korea, designed and supplied by thyssenkrupp nucera. The plant has a chlorine production capacity of 60,000 t/a and integrates chlorine and MDI production.

Qufu TEMB Automotive Electric's Intelligent Electroacoustic Products R&D and Manufacturing Facility commenced construction in early January 2025. The project has an annual capacity of 50 million sets of intelligent electroacoustic products and will add over 40 automated production lines.

Midea Group commenced construction of a 73,000 sqm manufacturing plant in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an investment of approximately R$600 million (USD 122 million). The plant will produce 1.3 million 2-Door Frost-Free refrigerators annually, with production starting in July 2024 and products available by Q3 2024.

Fibox Group announced the launch of a new manufacturing facility in Pune, India, dedicated to producing control panels, as part of its expansion strategy in the region.

Fristam Pumpen KG opened a new LEED Gold-certified manufacturing and sales facility in Taicang, China, to deliver pumps faster to Chinese customers. The opening was reported in January 2025.

CorruEmpaques inaugurated a new 17,000 m² corrugated cardboard plant in Querétaro Industrial Park, Mexico, with an investment of 150 million pesos, seven flexo machines and capacity of 2,000 tonnes per shift.

City One Development (COD) began construction of its second glass plant in western Ukraine at the end of 2024. The first plant in Berezan, Kyiv region, is delayed by two years due to the war.