Hitachi Construction Machinery will begin full-scale production of dump trucks at its Guelph, Ontario factory in fiscal year 2026, establishing a local production and service framework for the Americas market.

EcoWater announced plans to construct a 15,000 square foot testing laboratory as an expansion of its existing facility in Ripley, Mississippi. The facility is expected to be completed by February 2025.

Alcomet AD began construction of an expansion of its production base in Shumen, Bulgaria, with an investment of nearly 140 million leva (approx. €71.6 million). The project includes a new casting hall, foil rolling mill, and annealing furnaces, creating 160 jobs over three years.

Carton Service CSI is investing more than $10 million to expand its liquid packaging production facility in Shelby, Ohio, adding new printing, skiving and sealing equipment and a packaging laboratory, plus 20% more staff.

Continental Cement's Davenport Plant in Buffalo, Iowa, completed a USD 38 million expansion of its Green America Recycling facility, adding FLSmidth Cement's FUELFLEX Pyrolyzer to convert landfill waste into energy for cement production.

Manitou Group inaugurated a 75,000 sq ft expansion to its plant in Yankton, South Dakota, USA, for telehandler and articulated loader production. The $20 million investment adds laser-cutting machines and an automated assembly line.

HiRef is building a new 8,000-square-metre headquarters in Tribano, Italy, with an investment of EUR 12 million. The facility will house four production lines and is expected to be inaugurated by the end of 2024, adding 40 new jobs.

Rockwell Automation will expand its manufacturing in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, with a Rs 666 crore investment, creating around 365 jobs.

ELNA PCB (M) Sdn Bhd officially opened its second manufacturing facility in Perai Industrial Zone, Penang, representing an investment exceeding RM1 billion. The plant will initially produce 300,000 sq ft of PCBs, with full capacity expected to reach 1 million sq ft.

OOO Russian Water Treatment Plants increased its investment in a local water treatment plant project in Ingushetia from 100 million to 800 million rubles, with the plant expected to start in two years and create 100 jobs.

Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-Cream PLC approved an investment of approximately BDT 1,500 million to set up a second ice cream plant unit in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, increasing capacity to 250,000 liters per day.

IRadimed Corporation is investing $20 million to build a 60,000-square-foot facility at the Central Florida Research Park in Orange County, Florida, creating 160 new jobs.

Mid South Extrusion announced a $17 million investment at its Monroe, Louisiana facility to install two new blown film extrusion lines, creating 21 direct new jobs.

Johnson Controls is expanding production at its Izmir, Türkiye plant with a three-million-dollar investment that triples capacity for commercial heat pumps serving European customers.

Teklas Automotive México announced an $8 million expansion of its plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, creating 300 new jobs. The Turkish company manufactures plastic, rubber, and metal automotive parts.

ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules has expanded its JIS/JIT plant in Toluca, Mexico with the NOVA Plant, a €39.6 million investment. The 8,000 m² facility produces front and rear axle suspensions and corner modules for electric and hybrid vehicles.

Chinese component manufacturer Sanhua has completed phase 2 of a $60.8 million investment in its factory in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The 131,000 m² extension is expected to increase annual sales to $212 million.

GROB-WERKE is investing €80 million to expand its Mindelheim location with a 30,000 m² production hall, a third energy center, and a car park, focusing on electromobility and battery systems.

Allied Blending completed a 49,500 sq ft expansion of its plant in Keokuk, Iowa, adding 38,500 sq ft of warehouse and 11,000 sq ft of packaging space, aiming to increase capacity by 50%.

Multivac officially opened a new Center of Excellence for slicing solutions in Buchenau, Germany, after a two-year construction period. The EUR 15 million investment includes a Customer and Application Center, production areas and warehouse facilities.

Texas Transformers and Equipment, through its partnership with Telawne Power Equipment, added a third manufacturing facility in Mumbai, India, dedicated to producing power transformers up to 125 MVA. This increases total production capacity from 3,000 MVA to 4,500 MVA annually.

Volvo CE inaugurated a 1,500 sq m expansion of its Arvika factory, built with a 65 million SEK investment in 2023, to support production of electric wheel loaders. The new facility will serve as a post-flow area for final production steps and test drives.

Lasenor Yug plans to increase investment in its food emulsifier production facility in Azov, Rostov region, from 300 million rubles to 1 billion rubles. The expansion will boost capacity by 60% to 8,000 tonnes per year and add 12 types of synthesized emulsifiers, with launch planned for autumn 2025.

TRUMPF Maschinen Austria opened an extension at its Pasching site, including two new production halls and a Smart Factory, after investing around 40 million euros over two years.

Interarch Building Products inaugurated its fifth PEB production facility in Attivaram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, with Phase 1 investment of INR 40 crores adding 20,000 MT annual capacity and 250 jobs.

Ducab Metals Business will build a new aluminium products facility in Kezad, Abu Dhabi, doubling output from 55,000 t/y to 110,000 t/y. The expansion was announced on 5 September 2024.

French aerospace components manufacturer Figeac Aero announced an expansion of its plant in El Mghira, Tunisia, which will create over 2,000 new jobs.

Greenville Kearns Aerospace Maintenance is investing $11.75 million to retrofit two existing aircraft hangars for aircraft painting and hazmat capabilities at its Greenville, Mississippi facility, creating 31 new jobs.

KSB USA/North America will invest $25 million to expand its Henrico County, Virginia facility, adding office space, updating shipping/receiving areas, and more than doubling square footage. The expansion will create 32 new jobs.

A. O. Smith Corporation will celebrate the opening of its third plant and an additional building expansion in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on 19 September 2024. The new facility will produce 39,000 tankless water heaters in the first year, and the overall expansion will add hundreds of new jobs and produce more than 140,000 water heating units annually.

The second phase of Titan-Polymer's plant in the Moglino SEZ will produce PET and PBT granules using Polytex Engineering Group technology, with total investment of 22 billion rubles and launch expected in 2026.

KSB USA/North America, a subsidiary of Germany-based KSB Group, will invest $25 million to expand its Henrico County, Virginia pump and valve facility, more than doubling its square footage and creating 32 new jobs.

MWH Treatment is leading a £43M upgrade of Hartshill Sewage Treatment Works near Nuneaton, including new inlet screens and screen handling, expansion of primary and secondary treatment, and addition of tertiary treatment and sludge treatment. The project runs from July 2022 to November 2024.

Novartis is expanding its manufacturing site in Indianapolis and building a new plant in Carlsbad, California, to boost radiopharmaceutical production capacity for cancer therapies.

GE Vernova reported the start of operation at KOSPO's Shinsejong combined cycle power plant in South Korea, the 100th HA unit commissioned worldwide and the first 7HA.03 gas turbine in South Korea.

Havells India decided to expand cable manufacturing capacity at its Tumakuru facility from 348,000 km per annum to 462,600 km per annum, with an additional investment of around Rs 450 crore. Production from the expansion is expected to commence by September 2026.

August Hildebrandt Group is investing 10 million euros to build a 4,250 m² steel drum manufacturing facility in Schwerin, Germany, to produce steel drums for the SuedLink power connection project.

Adani Power plans to invest Rs 18,000 crore to expand its Kawai power plant in Rajasthan from 1,320 MW to 4,520 MW in two phases.

Hitachi Energy announced a 1.2 billion reais (US$200 million) investment to expand its power transformer plant in Guarulhos, São Paulo, and build a new manufacturing unit, creating over 600 jobs.

Exodus Global LLC is expanding its existing 90,000-square-foot plant in Superior, Wisconsin, with a 27,000-square-foot building addition for manufacturing.

Xin Point Group is accelerating its global production capacity layout, building a second production line at its Mexican factory (trial production in December 2024) and starting construction of a Malaysian factory in Seremban (operation before end of 2025). It also added capacity in Jiujiang, China.

Epiroc held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of its rock drilling tools manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, India, and inaugurated a new innovation and technology center. The investment will create about 30 jobs, with production expected to begin around April 2025.

Sanhua Vietnam, a subsidiary of Sanhua Holding Group, inaugurated the second phase of its air conditioning valve factory at An Duong Industrial Park in Hai Phong on September 4, 2024. The second phase received US$60 million of investment in 2023.

KSB USA/North America will invest $25 million to expand its Henrico County, Virginia facility, more than doubling its square footage with a new loading dock office and upgraded shipping and common areas. The expansion will create 32 new jobs, and the groundbreaking was announced by Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Orora intends to bring forward A$130 million of capital investment to expand its Cans capacity at Rocklea, Queensland, which it says will increase Cans capacity by more than 30%.

Mitsui Chemicals announced that affiliate Kumho Mitsui Chemicals began operations in late September at additional production facilities for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

Cimerwa, Rwanda's largest cement manufacturer, is planning to increase production capacity and explore new markets. The company is implementing automation and IT systems to reduce costs and improve efficiency, and currently operates at 120% of installed capacity.

Avantium has expanded its FDCA pilot plant in Geleen, Netherlands, with a new Polymerization Pilot Plant to produce PEF. The facility is now fully operational and was supported by a Dutch government grant.

Haas Automation will start construction on a 2.4-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada this fall, investing over $300 million in construction and creating hundreds of jobs in the first two years.

Hi-Tech Pipes will spend Rs 800 crore over the next two and a half years to raise production volumes to 2 million tonnes, adding about 1 million tonnes, with new value-added capacity including a facility in Sanand, Gujarat.