Collins Aerospace announced it will build a $250 million production facility at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore, with construction starting in late 2025 and production expected in 2028.

Plexus Corp held a groundbreaking ceremony for its sixth facility in Penang, Malaysia, named Plexus Bridgeview. The company estimates investing RM1 billion over three years, creating about 1,800 high-skilled jobs.

Yigu Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new materials industrial park in Gaoming District, Foshan, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan. The 47,000-square-meter facility will produce tile adhesives, dry-mix mortar, and waterproof coatings, with an annual capacity of 1 million tons and 300 new jobs.

BUA Group and CBMI signed an agreement to construct a new BUA Cement factory in Ososo, Edo State, Nigeria. The factory will produce 3 million metric tonnes of cement per annum and is expected to be completed in 20 months.

Harman Automotive has opened its fourth plant in Juarez, Mexico, specializing in plastic injection molding. The plant will start producing first parts between September and October 2024, with full-scale production in Q1 2025. The company has invested US$15 million over five years and expects to create 100 direct and 240 indirect jobs.

Lisheng Technology, a joint venture between GAC Group and Luxshare-ICT, has commenced production at its intelligent driving control system R&D and production project in Nansha district, Guangzhou. The project, with a total investment of around 3 billion yuan, covers approximately 100 mu and is expected to reach an annual output value of around 10 billion yuan at full capacity.

Suedwolle Group is building a new textile dyeing plant in Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam, with a total investment of 638 billion VND (about $26 million). The plant will have a capacity of 4,500 tons of fabric per year.

PPG Industries announced plans to build a new automotive coatings production facility in Loudon County, Tennessee, with a $300 million investment. Construction will begin in August 2024 and completion is expected in July 2026.

Portland Cement Malawi, a subsidiary of Huaxian Cement, will construct a new 800,000 tonnes per annum cement plant in Balaka district, Malawi, with an investment of approximately K200 billion ($50 million). The project is expected to be completed by September 2025.

NX Filtration will officially open its new large-scale water filtration technology factory in Hengelo, the Netherlands on 11 September 2024, featuring over 1,350 solar panels and heat exchange with a neighboring data centre.

AURA AERO Inc., a French aircraft designer and manufacturer, announced plans to locate a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing and assembly plant in Florida. The facility is expected to create 1,030 jobs with a capital investment of $172.5 million.

Guangdong Jinqichang New Materials plans to invest 200 million yuan to build a plant in Heshan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, with an annual capacity of 6,000 tons of hot-air nonwoven fabric. The project is in the approval stage, with construction expected from Q3 2024 to Q2 2026.

Technonicol will build a new plant in Krasny Sulin, Rostov region, Russia, to produce stone wool and extruded polystyrene foam insulation. Investment is 7.5 billion rubles. Preparatory work starts in Q1 2025, first phase launch in 2026.

Mitsubishi Electric US will repurpose an existing manufacturing facility in Maysville, Kentucky, to produce highly efficient heat pump compressors, with a $143.5 million investment creating 122 new jobs. It will be the first U.S. factory for advanced twin-rotary variable capacity compressors.

Packaging Corporation of America is replacing its existing corrugated products plant in Phoenix with a new greenfield facility expected to be operational in spring 2025. The new plant will more than double the site's capacity to over 2 billion square feet of production per year.

Girtz Industries broke ground on a new 13,000-square-foot facility in White County, Indiana, to meet surging demand for power generation solutions, particularly backup and emergency power generators. The facility is expected to be completed in Spring 2025.

Aquafin, with the BESIX-Indaver consortium, has started construction of a new sludge mono-processor plant at ArcelorMittal Belgium's site in the Port of Ghent. The plant will recover energy from wastewater of 4 million inhabitants and is expected to be operational from 2027. Investment cost is around €200 million.

Safran announced the upcoming opening of a new plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, for aerospace equipment production. The €6 million facility, operated by Safran Aerosystems, will begin operations in 2025 and generate over 225 direct jobs and 67 indirect jobs.

Safran Aircraft Engines announced the construction of a new 14,000 sqm maintenance shop in Querétaro, Mexico, for CFM LEAP engines. The $80 million facility is scheduled to begin operations by 2026, adding 150 engines annual capacity and creating nearly 500 direct jobs.

Liaoning KANGYI Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. is building a new plant outside its current facilities, with a total investment of 60 million yuan. The plant will include a 10,000-square-meter facility with a 100,000-level purification workshop, and is expected to create over 300 jobs and produce disposable syringes and infusion sets.

Liebherr plans to establish distribution and manufacturing operations in Tupelo, Mississippi, with a $176 million investment. The project is expected to create 180 jobs and include over 1 million square feet of building space on an 118-acre site.

Sika, a Swiss specialty chemicals company, completed a new 12,000-square meter manufacturing plant in Taguig, Philippines, with an investment of 980 million Philippine pesos. The plant will produce construction chemicals such as adhesives, sealants, grouts, waterproofing products and tile adhesives.

Company GRC is building a scientific-production complex for the development, production and repair of machine tools in Shchyolkovo, Moscow region, with investments of 1 billion rubles. The facility is expected to be commissioned in 2025 and will produce up to 10 metalworking machines annually, creating 300 new jobs.

Magneco/Metrel opened a 100,000-square-foot production facility at the former Gulf States Steel site in Gadsden, Alabama, with an $8 million capital investment. The plant opened a year ahead of schedule and currently employs 20 workers.

BetaMed's investment project to construct a plant for manufacturing medical devices, including surgical endoscopic staplers and catheters, has been approved by the Expert Council of the Moglino SEZ. The project requires over 1 billion rubles and is scheduled to begin in early 2026.

EFC Gases & Advanced Materials announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in McGregor, Texas, with a $210 million investment. The facility will produce essential materials for semiconductor fabs and is expected to create at least 120 jobs.

Ariston held a cornerstone-laying ceremony for a new factory in Nis, Serbia, that will manufacture heat pumps. The plant is expected to export 240 million euros worth of products in 2025 and hire 300 people.

German automotive parts supplier Anton Häring plans to build a factory in the Siret Industrial Park, Romania, with an investment of approximately EUR 60 million. The facility will employ around 600 people and is expected to be built within three years.

Hydnum Steel obtained priority project status for a sustainable steel plant in Puertollano, Spain, with a €1.65 billion investment, creating over 1,100 jobs and using green hydrogen and renewable energy.

Ritz Instrument Transformers will invest $28 million in a new facility in Waynesboro, Georgia, to produce high-voltage instrument transformers, creating 130 new jobs in Burke County.

American Titanium Metal, LLC will build a major manufacturing plant in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to produce aerospace-grade titanium, investing $867.8 million and creating 304 jobs.

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel inaugurated a new factory in Long Thanh District, Vietnam, to produce comfortemp high-performance thermal insulation material for fashion and sportswear.

BWYS Group Bhd is constructing a new factory in Penang with a built-up area of approximately 197,153 sq ft. Ground works started in Q1 2024, completion expected in Q1 2026, and commercial production in Q1 2027. The factory will increase production capacity by 6.1% and include automation.

Leitner-Poma of America has opened a new Skytrac manufacturing facility in Tooele, Utah, investing over $27 million and creating more than 120 jobs.

Cleveland-Cliffs announced it will establish a new electrical distribution transformer production plant in Weirton, West Virginia, with a total capital investment of $150 million. The plant is expected to come online in the first half of 2026 and create 600 jobs.

Rizhao Yulan New Material is opening a new tinplate mill close to the port of Qingdao, with an investment of RMB 3.3 billion (US$454 million).

Turkish Dalgakıran Kompresör has completed a new plant for industrial energy equipment in Belogorodka, Kyiv region, investing UAH 400 million (about $10 million). The investment is expected to create 50 new jobs.

OYAK's subsidiary Almatis will build a new calcined alumina plant in Qingdao Economic Development Zone, China, increasing capacity by 50,000 metric tons to a total of 100,000 metric tons. Construction starts in Q4 2024, with commissioning planned for early 2026.

CIMPOR Group inaugurated a new cement plant in Kribi, Cameroon, on July 19, 2024. The plant will produce 400,000 tons of calcined clay annually and reduce CO2 emissions by 40%.

Kiam Glassware Industries Ltd is investing BDT 12 billion to establish a glassware manufacturing facility at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar, Bangladesh. The first unit is scheduled to begin production in February 2025.

Axium Packaging has opened a $36 million, 130,000-square-foot plastic packaging plant in Archdale, North Carolina, its first in the Carolinas. The plant is about 15 miles southwest of Greensboro and will bring new jobs, though no number is given.

Taiheiyo Cement Philippines inaugurated a new P12.8 billion cement manufacturing facility in San Fernando, Cebu, replacing its old production line. The plant will increase daily cement production from 50,000-65,000 bags to 150,000 bags, and daily clinker production from 2,500 to 6,000 tons.

Carl Zeiss Group plans to invest approximately INR 2,500 crore in a new spectacle lens plant near Bengaluru, Karnataka. Construction is to start by mid-July 2024, with parallel manufacturing beginning by October 2024. The plant will create about 800 jobs initially, up to 5,000 at full capacity.

Hirdaramani Group announced a Rs. 10 billion investment in a new textile mill called 'Mihila Tex' in Pannala, Sri Lanka. The facility will collaborate with Chinese partner Hengda Textiles and is expected to employ over 800 people, becoming fully operational by 2025.

The Xylem Egypt Plant, a joint venture between Xylem and the Tiba Manzalawi Group, has completed its first year of operation. Inaugurated in 2023, the facility in 10th of Ramadan City produces pumps for Middle Eastern and African markets.

Zhejiang NHU will invest CNY 10 billion (USD 1.3 billion) to construct a factory in Tianjin for engineering plastic nylon and key raw materials, including adiponitrile and diaminohexane. The first phase will cost CNY 3 billion and produce 100,000 tons each of adiponitrile and diaminohexane per year.

West Coast Polymers Pvt. Ltd. will invest INR 14 crore (approx. USD 1.7 million) in a new synthetic resins project in Thandavapura, Mysuru, Karnataka, with a production capacity of 20,425 tons per annum.

AJIN Georgia will hold an opening ceremony for its new stamped-metal parts plant in Bulloch County, Georgia. The $317 million investment will create over 600 jobs and supply the Hyundai Metaplant.

Nordson Industrial Coating Systems is establishing a new 225,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Clinton, South Carolina, with a $30 million investment and creation of 125 jobs. Operations are expected to begin by November 2024.

Alfalah ul Alami Company, in collaboration with Qatari and Afghan companies, plans to invest $220 million to build a new cement factory in Jabal Saraj, Afghanistan, with a capacity of 5,000 tons of cement per day. Exploration activities have begun.