Ypsomed is making a major investment in a new tool manufacturing facility in Solothurn, Switzerland, to double production of high-precision injection moulding tools for self-injection devices. The facility will feature advanced machinery including 5-axis milling machines and EDM systems.

UBE Corporation decided to increase production capacity of high-purity nitric acid for semiconductor applications at its Ube Chemical Factory in Yamaguchi, Japan, by about 30% compared to current levels.

DS Smith announced a €34.4m investment at its Füzesabony, Nagykáta and Győr sites in Hungary, aiming to raise manufacturing capacity by over 40%, with completion expected by April 2026.

Xinjiang Xinye Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. successfully started production at its 200,000 tonnes/year BDO Phase II project on November 27, 2024, producing first-grade BDO product with 99.75% purity. The project involved a total investment of 1.8 billion yuan.

Knauf Insulation completed a £40m+ upgrade of its glass mineral wool plant in St Helens, UK, increasing capacity by up to 25,000 tonnes and adding UK-first forming technology. The plant was officially reopened on 27 November 2024.

Vicat's subsidiary Sococim is close to completing a €290 million investment at its cement plant in Rufisque, Senegal. The project, called 'Four 6', will add 2 million tonnes of cement capacity and a new clinker line of 6,500 tonnes per day, with ramp-up expected in H1 2025.

Continental Diamond Tool (CDT) in Kinmel Bay, North Wales, is investing £250,000 in new equipment and planning a move to a 30,000 sq ft factory next year. Its US owners are investing £4 million overall to triple production capacity and create 40 new jobs.

Volkmann celebrated the groundbreaking of a 48,437 sq. ft. expansion at its global headquarters in Soest, Germany, to increase production capacity for pneumatic vacuum conveying systems and bulk material handling equipment. The expansion is expected to be completed and operational during 2025.

The flat steel complex at Tosyali's iron and steel plant in Bethioua, Oran, Algeria, entered service in late October 2024 with an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. A cold rolling mill is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026.

Neuman & Esser inaugurated an expanded plant in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, producing containerized low-carbon hydrogen generators and compressors. The new 3,500 m² factory is four times larger than the previous one, with capacity of up to 70 MW/year and about 200 jobs created.

Spanish pump and valve maker Inoxpa has invested EUR 13.5 million to expand its factory in Pune, India, which employs 340 workers and makes 70% of its catalogue.

Hinojosa Packaging Group is rebuilding its PM 1 paper machine at Alquería, Spain with supplier Voith, raising containerboard output about 19% to 128,000 tons per year. The shutdown and restart are scheduled for Q1 2026.

Universal Robots, a Denmark-based collaborative robot manufacturer, has expanded manufacturing capabilities to China, establishing its first overseas production facility. The move aims to better serve the Chinese industrial robot market.

ELSiB will deliver two 130 MW turbine generators to Novosibirsk CHP-3 as part of a modernization program under the DPM-2 federal program, increasing the plant's electrical capacity by 8%. The first generator is nearly complete, with delivery scheduled for end of February 2025.

Weidmann Electrical Technology has received $13 million in New Markets Tax Credits to finance the expansion of its transformer board manufacturing capacity and construction of a finished goods storage facility in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Eagle Materials Inc. awarded thyssenkrupp Polysius a contract to modernize and expand its Laramie, Wyoming cement plant. The project will increase annual capacity to about 1.1 million metric tons of cement and include an alternative fuel substitution system. Construction is scheduled for completion by the second half of 2026.

FreightCar América will open a new production line in Castaños, Coahuila, next year, generating about 400 direct jobs. The company recently completed a 600 million peso expansion that added 500 jobs.

Meleghy Automotive is investing €6.6 million to install new welding lines at its Abrera, Spain plant for manufacturing components for compact electric vehicles, creating 47 new jobs.

Panasonic has opened a €2.6 million production line at its Pilsen, Czech Republic factory for large-capacity Big Aquarea M Series air-to-water heat pumps, the first time large units are produced there.

BioProekt Peresvet plans to expand production on another site obtained under the import substitution support program, with additional investments of RUB 70 million.

L G Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd (LGB) announced a ₹40 crore investment to expand auto parts production capacity at its Oragadam plant near Chennai.

Seven projects with a total investment of CNY 1.73 billion broke ground in Xiantao, Hubei, including five nonwoven upgrade projects by Hubei Baole New Materials, Hubei Donghaixiang, Xiantao Tongda, and Hubei Baisheng Nonwoven Products.

Hubei Tuoying Group began construction of a 250,000-tonne-per-year automotive nonwoven materials project in Xiantao, Hubei, China, with an investment of CNY 300 million (approx. USD 42 million). The project covers 177 mu of land and includes 80,000 sqm of factory space.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announced a planned £42.3m investment in a new 38-metre automated storage and retrieval system warehouse at its Wakefield site, adding 29,500 pallets of capacity. The build will take two and a half years.

Arfem Alüminyum completed the first phase of a $130 million investment at its facility in Diyarbakır Organized Industrial Zone. The $30 million first phase includes a new aluminum billet casting plant with a monthly capacity of 6,000 tons and annual capacity of 72,000 tons.

Panasonic Electric Works India (PEWIN) plans to increase installed capacity of switches and sockets at its Sri City plant from 10 million to 40 million units per month in two phases by 2030, with a total investment of around ₹400 crore. Phase 2 (₹100 crore) will raise capacity to 20 million units by 2025, and Phase 3 (₹300 crore) will add a new plant for another 20 million units.

Minth Automotive Europe doo has submitted an environmental impact assessment request to build a third production facility in its Loznica industrial complex. The new plant will produce aluminum profiles for the automotive industry via extrusion, with two lines having capacities of 4,500 and 5,500 tons per year. The final full capacity of the complex will be 50,000 tons per year of aluminum billets consumption.

OZ Lifting Products LLC is preparing to relocate to a new 40,000 square-foot facility on Innovation Drive in Winona, Minnesota, which is four times larger than its current building. The new facility will provide increased storage, advanced testing capabilities, and potential expansion of manufacturing operations.

GKN Aerospace announced plans to increase capacity and efficiency at its facility in Trollhättan, Sweden, with a new production area utilizing digital processes. The expansion is expected to be fully operational in 2026.

GLN, a Portuguese plastics company, announced an expansion of its operations in Querétaro, Mexico, with an investment of over US$9.5 million. The new project will be located in the Airport Industrial Park.

Riken Vietnam Co., Ltd. inaugurated its second factory in VSIP II-A Industrial Park, Binh Duong province, Vietnam. The 7.5-hectare factory produces synthetic plastic compounds and related plastics, with a registered investment of US$38 million and capacity of 32,000 tons per year.

WEG is expanding its Robertsham, South Africa facility to locally manufacture medium voltage switchgear, MV soft starters, and battery energy storage systems, adding three new 150 t bending brakes. The expansion aims to raise quality standards and meet growing demand across Africa.

Kordsa is investing $50 million to expand manufacturing operations at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which produces Nylon 66 yarn for tire-cord fabric.

Avgol is investing several million dollars to add a sixth multibeam spunlaid production line and a laminate finishing line at its Mocksville, North Carolina plant. The new lines are expected to begin operating in summer 2025.

LESER GmbH & Co. KG began construction of a 15,000 square metre production building in Hohenwestedt, Schleswig-Holstein, investing €41.3 million to expand its safety valve factory. Completion is planned for early 2026.

ResMed announced significant expansion plans in Singapore, in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board, to strengthen manufacturing and research capabilities, including expanding production capacity and further developing its Digital Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.

allnex announced a strategic investment to develop its East St. Louis site as the primary U.S. location for solventborne resin production, while ceasing solventborne reactor operations at its Louisville facility by end of 2025.

EaglePicher Technologies broke ground on a new energetics facility and administration building at its existing Joplin headquarters, investing $20.9 million and creating 100 new jobs.

Holcim has selected a joint venture of BESIX and DENYS as main contractor for civil works of the GO4ZERO upgrade at its Obour plant in Mons, Belgium, which will produce nearly 2.3Mt/yr of carbon-neutral cementitious materials by 2029.

Syensqo increased production capacity for Udel polysulfones at its Marietta, Ohio facility by more than 25% to meet demand in healthcare, water filtration, and renewable energy markets.

Coveris is investing in its Winsford, Cheshire polyethylene extrusion site, adding a nine-layer blown EVOH barrier film line, a cast stretch film line and a 5,000-pallet warehouse. The cast line is set to start production in December 2024 and the warehouse is expected to be fully operational by the end of Q1 2025.

Irving Tissue will invest nearly $600 million in an expansion at its Macon, Georgia facility, adding a third ThruAir Dry paper machine, converting lines and an automated warehouse, and at least 100 new jobs.

Wavin launched a new production line for its AquaCell NG modular attenuation tank system at its Chippenham, UK factory, representing a $10 million investment with two new injection moulding machines and tools.

Prolec GE, a joint venture between Xignux and GE Vernova, completed a $34 million expansion of its plant in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, adding a third production line. The expansion adds over 1,500 units of annual production capacity and created more than 270 new jobs.

Micross Components completed a major investment to modernize its Hi-Rel Diodes foundry and manufacturing operations in Reynosa, Mexico, upgrading the 70,000 sq. ft. facility with new fab equipment and cleanrooms. The grand re-opening is scheduled for January 2025.

SAM Engineering & Equipment (M) Berhad (SAMEE) officially opened two factories and broke ground on a third factory in Ban Bueng, Chonburi, Thailand. The company has invested over USD 90 million in Thailand, with plans to inject an additional USD 40 million by 2026.

Bodo Möller Chemie GmbH announced its expansion into the Japanese market with the establishment of Bodo Moeller Chemie Japan K.K.

Biesse India, a subsidiary of Biesse SPA Italy, plans to set up a new factory with larger capacity to produce more machines, with an investment of over ₹200 crore. The company also aims to achieve 80% localisation of manufacturing within two years.

WEG announced an investment plan of approximately US$ 62 million to expand production capacity at its manufacturing site in Rugao, China, including the construction of a 30,000 m² factory for high-voltage electric motors, expected to be completed in 2026.

3S Korea (Sam-Es Korea) has begun full production at its Jeongnam factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, to manufacture logistics automation equipment for semiconductors, displays, and secondary batteries. The company plans to expand into new businesses including secondary battery certification testing and HBM production line wafer carriers.