Daikin Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire an additional 33 acres to build a new plant near its current factory in southern India, expanding capacity to meet growing demand for air conditioners.

Medtronic announced a EUR 2 million investment to expand its Fourmies, France plant, increasing production by 20% and creating about 10 jobs by 2027.

Osaka Titanium Technologies will invest approximately 33 billion yen to increase sponge titanium production capacity at its Amagasaki plant from 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year by the end of fiscal 2027. The Japanese government will provide about 8 billion yen in subsidies.

YC Inox TR Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a subsidiary of Taiwanese YC Inox, plans to increase its stainless steel pipe production capacity in Dilovası, Kocaeli, from 20,000 mt to 75,000 mt per year. The investment is 64.88 million Turkish lira and is expected to create 300 new jobs.

NGC Group, a Chinese wind turbine gearbox manufacturer, increased its number of Starrag Berthiez, Dörries and Heckert machines from 8 to 20 at its main factory in Huai'an, China, to support production of gearboxes for large offshore wind turbines.

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. will increase production capacity for conjugate filaments at its group company Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited in Bangkok by adding spinning and drawing machines, raising capacity to 700 tons per year in FY2025. Full-scale production begins September 2024.

Keurig Dr Pepper committed to a $141 million expansion at Building 500 of Tyger River Industrial Park in Moore, South Carolina, creating at least 84 new jobs. The facility will produce biodegradable coffee pods (K-Rounds).

WEG will expand its wire factory in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, by 9,500 m², with an investment of approximately R$ 169 million over five years, to meet demand for transformers in Brazil.

Norway-based Elopak announced in September 2024 an additional $25 million investment to add a second production line at its new Little Rock, Arkansas carton plant, its first U.S. production site.

Alleima will invest about SEK 330 million to reopen and upgrade a steam generator tube plant in Sandviken, Sweden, raising capacity by about 60%. Production starts from late 2026 and about 90 jobs will be created.

Havells India is expanding its air conditioner manufacturing capacities at Ghiloth and Sricity locations to 15 lakh units per annum each, from 9 lakh and 11.2 lakh units respectively. The project requires an investment of Rs 50-60 crore and is scheduled for completion by Q4 FY 2025.

SSAB announced a $12 million investment to increase production and efficiency at its Mobile, Alabama operations. The expansion will grow the current furnace and increase output by about 10%, retaining 649 jobs.

Sibevroven plans to build a new workshop at its machine-building plant in Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast, doubling production capacity. Investment is about 500 million rubles, with construction starting in Q2 2025 and commissioning in 2026, creating at least 200 jobs.

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff broke ground on a €7.5 million expansion at its Leuterschach site in Marktoberdorf, Germany, adding 1,700 m² of production space and 3,500 m² of land for wire drawing machine manufacturing.

Amplitude Surgical inaugurated a new 4,700 m² production building in Valence, France, with an investment of €7 million, tripling its production capacity for hip and knee prostheses.

The Papeteries des Vosges et du Léman (PVL) group plans to double production capacity of Primabake baking paper to approximately 65,000 metric tonnes per year by end of 2027. The expansion involves increasing capacity on machine PM6 at Publier and collaborating with Papeterie des Vosges (PDV) in Laval-sur-Vologne.

Al-Ahlia Cement Company signed an MoU with Sinoma CDI to build a new 6600t/day production line at its Lebda Cement Factory in Tripolitania, Libya. The expansion is expected to more than triple capacity to 3.4Mt/yr.

C&J Industries is investing $7 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Meadville, Pennsylvania, adding 24,200 square feet and creating at least 66 new jobs. The Pennsylvania government is supporting the project with a $3 million loan and a $60,000 workforce grant.

Plastic Compounders announced a $500,000 investment to expand its production facility in Cambridge, Ohio, adding an eighth extrusion line and creating five new jobs.

Mubea plans to renovate an existing building in Boone County, Kentucky to accommodate additional spring wire and coil spring production, investing $24.3 million and creating 102 full-time jobs.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases broke ground on an expansion of its Wurzen, Saxony facility on August 29, 2024, nearly doubling its European manufacturing capacity. The site will make cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers and hydrogen fueling skids.

Arjo opened a new state-of-the-art facility for reprocessing medical devices in Everett, Washington. The facility is 50% larger than the previous location, designed to increase production output and improve turnaround times.

Sansiri is investing THB 1.4 billion to build its 5th and 6th precast green factories in Pathum Thani, Thailand, adding 1,000,000 sqm/year of production capacity. The factories are expected to start production in early 2025.

Exion Group plans to invest 2.8 billion KRW to expand production capacity at its Eumseong plant in Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.

FEAL installed a new 35 MN press line at its facility in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of a 10.5 million EUR investment. The line is now operating at full capacity.

Ontogen Medtech announced a new contract manufacturing business unit for medical device, in-vitro diagnostic, and health hard-tech industries. The company is moving into an expanded facility in Lisle, Illinois in September 2024, with over 12,000 square feet.

Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) awarded $169 million in contracts to SGC E&C Company and SGC Arabia Company to expand propylene and polypropylene (PP) plants at its subsidiary Al-Waha Petrochemical Company. Capacity will increase by 72,000 t/y of propylene and 150,000 t/y of PP, with completion expected in 28 months.

Tetra Pak Binh Duong Joint Stock Company held a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory expansion at VSIP IIA Industrial Park in Binh Duong Province, adding nearly 6,000 m² with capacity of up to 19.2 billion packages per year.

Tetra Pak and general contractor SOL E&C held a groundbreaking on August 28, 2024 for the capacity upgrade of Tetra Pak's Binh Duong beverage carton plant at VSIP II-A Industrial Park. The project value was not stated.

Menasha Packaging announced a commitment of over $50 million to expand its North American preprint capacity, adding an 8-color press and automation and robotics, with 25-30 new jobs in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin.

The Morse Group has started site work on a $5 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion at its operations center in Beloit, Wisconsin, to accommodate growth in its custom automation business (Automation Solutions of America).

BASF announced a BRL 20 million investment to expand production capacity of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at its Acrylic Complex in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. The expansion is part of a long-term investment plan totaling hundreds of millions of reais.

Northland Corporation will invest $21.4 million to add 98,000 square feet to its refrigeration plant in Greenville, Michigan, creating 200 new jobs. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved a $1.28 million grant in support.

Caster Concepts expanded its West Michigan Ave facility in Albion, Michigan, adding a 3,000 square foot advanced engineering area for design and testing of heavy-duty casters.

Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) awarded a $169 million EPC contract to SGC E&C Co., Ltd. and SGC ARABIA COMPANY LIMITED for the expansion of Al Waha's propylene and polypropylene plants, adding 72,000 tons of propylene and 150,000 tons of polypropylene capacity.

ZF Wind Power Coimbatore is investing €50 million to expand production capacity at its Coimbatore facility from 9 GW to 12 GW. The expansion will create 225 new jobs and is driven by rising demand in wind energy markets.

West Star Aviation completed a new hangar (Hangar 67) at its East Alton facility, adding 75,700 square feet of space. The $20 million investment is expected to create 60-80 new jobs.

Molycop has opened a new SAG Ball production line in Cilegon, Indonesia, doubling its SAG Ball capacity from 50,000 to 100,000 tons per year. The company also acquired the Cikande Plant, a high-chrome grinding media plant, adding 75 employees.

SEST-LUVE, a Russian heat exchanger manufacturer, will invest 300 million rubles to expand production at its site in the Lipetsk Special Economic Zone. The expansion includes a new 3,500 sqm production area for dry coolers, creating about 50 jobs, with launch expected in summer 2025.

SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) has awarded engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth $169 million to SGC Arabia Company Limited for the expansion of its propylene and polypropylene plants at Al-Waha. The expansion will add 72,000 tons of propylene and 150,000 tons of polypropylene capacity, with completion expected by Q4 2026.

Aero, the Czech aerospace manufacturer, announced a significant increase in production for Embraer and Airbus. Production for Embraer will quadruple by 2030, and leading edge production for Airbus will more than triple by 2026. The company plans to hire 80 new employees.

Northern Corrugated Cases has completed installation of a GTS Boxstar Heavy Duty 3000HD boxmaker at its Middlewich factory, allowing triplewall stock to be produced locally instead of shipped from Halifax.

ZF Wind Power has produced 50 GW of wind gearboxes at its Coimbatore plant in Tamil Nadu, India, which has received a €230 million investment and is being expanded from 9 GW to 12 GW annual capacity.

PPG completed upgrades at its Yen Phong industrial coatings plant in Bắc Ninh province, Vietnam, adding a new production line for waterborne coatings and expanding to six production lines to serve consumer electronics and other markets.

Sigmatex completed a phase of investment at its Orangeburg, South Carolina site, adding a new production cell that expands weaving capacity by up to 50% to serve aerospace, space and defense markets.

Hammond Power Solutions announced an increase of approximately $20 million in its planned capital program over 2024 and 2025 to expand production in Monterrey, Mexico, for custom power transformers.

Siberian Profile LLC, a resident of the Krasnoyarsk Technological Valley SEZ, is building a unique pressing line for aluminum profiles with a force of 82 megawatts. The investment is about 3.5 billion rubles.

Taixing Huasheng Yinyang New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. plans to invest 513 million yuan to build a 150,000-tonne-per-year waterborne acrylic emulsion expansion project at its existing site in Taixing, Jiangsu, China. The project will produce pressure-sensitive adhesive emulsions, textile emulsions, architectural coating emulsions, and vinyl acetate-acrylic emulsions.

Kimar Kimyasal received approval for a capacity increase at its facility in Gebze OSB, Kocaeli. The company will add 3 reactors of 8 cubic meters each and increase shifts and batch numbers, raising production from 3,686,400 kg to 8,644,150 kg. The investment is 6 million Turkish lira and will create 21 jobs.

Lonza, a global healthcare manufacturer, has secured UK government funding to expand its biologistics operations into Thames Valley Science Park in Reading. The company will develop a plot to support bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing in the UK.