Meyn America announced an approximately $50 million expansion in Oconee County, South Carolina, creating 172 new jobs. The company manufactures poultry processing equipment.

Votorantim Cimentos inaugurated a new mortar production line at its Camaçari plant in Bahia, increasing capacity by over 50%. The company invested R$ 16 million in the expansion.

Preformed Windings opened a new 11,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sheffield, UK, on December 6, 2024, increasing production capacity by 60% for high-voltage diamond coils.

Detroit Diesel Corp. is planning a $285 million investment to expand its Redford Township factory for EV battery prototyping and pack assembly, creating 436 new jobs and retaining 2,000.

Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH will establish a new factory in Zweibrücken, Germany, to increase mini excavator production capacity by approximately 40% by 2028. Production will begin in phases from mid-2026.

Coherent Corp. signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with the U.S. Department of Commerce for a proposed investment of up to $33 million to modernize and expand a cleanroom in its Sherman, Texas facility. The project will expand the world's first 150 mm indium phosphide manufacturing line by adding advanced wafer fabrication equipment.

TEKO, a German manufacturer of CO2 refrigeration systems, announced the creation of a new business unit dedicated to commercial and industrial R744 heat pumps and chillers, leveraging technology from its parent company's acquisition of Vitalis.

Eli Lilly announced a $3 billion expansion of its Kenosha County, Wisconsin manufacturing facility, acquired earlier in 2024, to boost production of injectable medicines for diabetes, obesity and other areas. The expansion will add 750 jobs and start construction in 2025.

SCG Cement and Green Solutions is expanding its low-carbon cement production base in southern Vietnam, reaching 6,000–8,000 tons per day. The expansion aims to boost exports to global markets including the US, Canada, and Australia.

Nucor is preparing to begin a $280 million modernization of its steel coil and plate mill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, converting it into a tandem Steckel mill. Construction is set to start in Q1 2025.

Newsway Valve Co., Ltd. has completed an expansion of its class 900 check valve factory, adding production capacity and quality control enhancements for oil and gas, petrochemical and power customers. No location, investment amount or job figures are given.

NUPI Americas will expand its Early Branch facility in Hampton County with a $7 million investment, doubling the site size to add fitting production and 30 jobs. Operations are expected to be online in 2028.

Magna International is investing $200 million to build a new 625,000-square-foot factory and expand its existing location in Piedmont, South Carolina, creating about 200 jobs. Operations at the new site are expected to begin in Q1 2025.

Mi Integration is expanding its existing plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, by 25,000 square feet, adding 10 new injection molding machines dedicated to bi-material parts.

Italian heat exchanger manufacturer Lu-Ve has officially opened the expanded facilities at its Chinese production plant in Tianmen, increasing from 19,000 m² to over 43,000 m². The expansion targets production of cooling systems for data centres and power generation.

Tobermore announced a £12 million expansion plan including an £8 million new production facility and £4 million for job creation. The 3,000m² factory will produce over 1 million m² of paving blocks annually, increasing production by 25%, and create 44 new jobs.

Doosan Bobcat Belgium completed the renovation and rebranding of its facility in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, with an investment of two million euros. The office area was modernized and workshops were equipped with new lifting bridges and an overhead crane.

Hitachi Energy is investing over 1.1 billion CZK (approximately $47 million USD) to expand its High Voltage Products factory in Brno, Czech Republic. The expansion will increase production capacity by over 40% and create up to 200 new jobs, with completion expected by end of 2025.

Dewulf is building a new 6,000 square meter production hall next to its existing factory in Winsum, Netherlands, for assembly of larger machines like hopper bunkers and Xtreme potato harvesters. The expansion aims to modernize and optimize logistics.

Wieland will invest over $27 million and add 50 jobs to expand its copper production facility in Pine Hall, North Carolina, adding new manufacturing lines for Tech Tubes and Cold Plates.

Matsuura Machinery held an opening ceremony for the completion of a new building at its Takefu plant in Japan, adding approximately 8,500 square meters of floor space with an investment of about 130 million Danish kroner (approx. $18.5 million). The expansion consolidates assembly facilities and is expected to increase production to about 40 CNC machines per month from January 2025.

Mecanus, a Spanish machining company, will add over 8,000 square meters to its production plant in Ejea de los Caballeros, creating more than 20 new jobs.

Ingevity is investing $53.3 million over five years to expand its specialty chemicals and high-performance carbon materials manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Aquaprox I-tech, a subsidiary of Aquaprox group, is finalizing a new expansion of its production workshops in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Val-d'Oise, France, with a new 1,000 m2 workshop for electrical cabinets for its subsidiary Eirel, representing total investments of €2.2 million.

Werfen opened a new building at its Hemostasis and Acute Care Diagnostics Technology Center in Bedford, Massachusetts, adding 105,000 square feet with an investment of over $50 million. The expansion increases capacity for research, development and manufacturing of specialized diagnostics.

Nu-Vu Conair Private Ltd opened a new plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, adding over 60,000 square feet of operational area for new assembly lines and a logistics center, increasing production capacity for automation solutions for technical polymers.

NSH USA Corp. is building an 18,000-square-foot addition to its headquarters and manufacturing assembly plant in Menands, New York, to expand capacity for railway, aerospace and defense customers. Groundbreaking is planned for early 2025.

vombaur GmbH & Co. KG leased approximately 8,746 sqm of space at CTPark Wuppertal in Germany to produce high-quality technical textiles. The company will consolidate 150 weaving machines at the site with around 90 employees, marking the start of a high-tech textile cluster.

Danfoss announced scaling up localisation and adding new production lines for HVACR compressors, heat exchangers, and controls in India, with an additional investment of ₹500 crore committed earlier in 2024.

Orbia Advance Corporation's Fluor & Energy Materials business is advancing construction of a larger-scale medical propellant purification plant at its Rocksavage site in Runcorn, UK, to increase production capacity for Zephex 152a (HFA 152a), a low-GWP propellant for metered-dose inhalers. Capacity readiness is targeted for mid-2026.

Tosoh Corporation plans to increase production capacity for hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) derivatives at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The expansion will increase capacity by 50% to 30,000 metric tons per year, with an investment of approximately ¥6 billion. Construction starts May 2025, commercial operation from August 2026.

Makarony Polskie SA decided to expand and re-equip its production plant in Korpelle, Poland, with a total investment of PLN 29 million. The project will enlarge the production and warehouse hall and add new technical infrastructure, enabling production of new convenience products.

Givaudan inaugurated an expanded production facility at its Pedro Escobedo site in Mexico, doubling encapsulation technology capacity to represent 40% of global capacity in that sector.

Saint-Gobain announced plans to add a new drywall production line in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, increasing capacity by 75% to 140 million square meters annually. Completion is expected in the second half of 2026. The investment is in the tens of millions of euros.

ZPMC has delivered the first batch of equipment (4 STS cranes and 6 RTG cranes) for the Suez Canal Container Terminal's expansion project in Port Said, Egypt. The total investment is US$500 million, and the new terminal is expected to be operational in 2025.

Gerresheimer is building a new 7,600 m² production hall for glass syringes at its Skopje site, investing over EUR 100 million and creating around 250 new jobs. Syringe production ramp-up starts by end of 2024.

Safran Aircraft Engines México inaugurated an expansion of its plant in Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of 720 million pesos (approximately $36 million USD). The expansion enables final assembly of LEAP 1A engines for Airbus aircraft, creating 128 specialized jobs.

SIWAS factory in Erbil, Iraq, expanded its beverage production capacity by installing a new 15,000 cans-per-hour aluminum can filling line in 2024, supplied by King Machinery Limited. The factory had previously installed two 12,000 BPH lines in 2019.

Daifuku Intralogistics America is expanding its Hobart, Indiana facility with a 300,000 sq. ft. warehouse addition and an 8,500 sq. ft. HR addition. The expansion is expected to be fully operational by August 2025.

Siemens Energy plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Gibsonton, Florida. The company has more than doubled its local head count over the last two years since ending a joint venture.

Green Bay Packaging confirmed a about $1 billion expansion of its Arkansas Kraft mill in Morrilton, Arkansas, with groundbreaking on June 3, 2025. The project, first announced in December 2024, is expected to add 35 jobs and could more than double mill production capacity.

Flexible packaging and pouch manufacturer Global Packaging Solutions grew by 25,000 square feet in Albemarle, North Carolina, adding 10 jobs with a state building reuse grant of $80,000.

Contract food packaging company Econo-Pak announced a 125,000-square-foot addition to its 200,000-square-foot facility in Milford, Pennsylvania, for packaging automation and expanded storage.

Bischof+Klein extended its clean room extrusion facility at Lengerich, Germany, with new blown film extrusion lines for packaging films, commissioned from December 2024 onward.

Entex Technologies is expanding the Powder House Pass Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lead, South Dakota, increasing average treatment capacity six-fold from 25,000 to 150,000 gallons per day. Eleven new WavTex modules were added in October 2024, with a new equalization tank and filtration stage.

Jidong Haitian Cement Wenxi Co., Ltd. completed a 2 million ton per year aggregate production line project ahead of schedule, successfully completing trial runs on November 29, 2024.

Multotec has invested R100 million to consolidate its South African injection-moulded polyurethane screening media factories into a larger facility in Spartan, Kempton Park. The 7,068 m² site boosts production capacity by 25% and includes two new PU injection moulding machines.

Huitian New Materials announced that its new fully automatic screw production line for photovoltaic single-component silicone sealant, with an annual capacity of 44,000 tons, has been completed and put into operation as of November 2024. Total capacity for this product reaches about 180,000 tons per year.

Scaw Metals produced the first hot-rolled coil at its new R5 billion mill at the Union Junction complex in Germiston, Ekurhuleni. The mill will increase Scaw's steelmaking capacity from 500,000 t/y to 750,000 t/y once fully ramped up over 45 days.

FORVIA expanded its existing site in Kenitra, Morocco, inaugurated on 28 November 2024, to scale up production capacity for global markets. The expansion is part of a combined investment with the Salé plant expected to create 2,000 jobs by 2027.