Amplitude Surgical has inaugurated a new 4,700 m² plant in Valence, France, for machining, polishing, and finishing orthopedic prostheses. The investment is €7 million.

Spurgin inaugurated a new production unit in Mignières, France, dedicated to wood-concrete facade walls, with an investment of €13 million. The factory has an annual capacity of 300,000 m² of wall and will create around 20 jobs.

Tianjin Beacon Coatings Industry Development Co., Ltd. started production at its new facility in TEDA Nangang Industrial Zone, Tianjin. The project involved an investment of 427 million yuan and will produce 50,000 tons of coatings and 20,000 tons of resin annually.

Qingdao Huashijie Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. broke ground on a smart equipment headquarters base in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, with a total investment of 1.035 billion yuan. The facility will produce 800 sets of environmental equipment annually, with full production expected to add 1.1 billion yuan in annual output.

Orenburgsky Zavod Avtomatizatsii i Robotizatsii (OZAR) is building a new plant in the Orenburg Special Economic Zone, investing 235 million rubles. The facility will produce equipment for meat processing to replace foreign analogs, with first output planned for Q1 2025.

Jiangxi Wotai Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. is building a new plant in Guixi, Yingtan, Jiangxi, with an investment of 120.08 million yuan, to produce 1 million smart water treatment devices annually. The project is in the design phase with construction expected from Q3 2024 to Q3 2025.

Nipro Medical Corporation will invest more than $397.8 million to build its first North American manufacturing center of excellence in Greenville, North Carolina, creating 232 jobs. The 550,000-square-foot facility will produce medical devices for diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and renal health.

Kartontara, 100% owned by SFT Group, will commission a second corrugated packaging plant in Maykop, Adygea, by late 2024, with total investment of about 2.8 billion rubles. The plant will have capacity up to 130 million square meters per year and create over 134 jobs.

Veolia Water Technologies partnered with Katara Project to establish a Treated Sewage Effluent Polishing Plant in Qatar.

Morinaga America Foods is investing $136 million to build a second Hi-Chew candy factory at its Mebane, North Carolina site. The project will create 204 jobs, with construction starting in October 2024 and production expected to begin in 2027.

Manner Polymers is constructing a new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois. The solar-powered plant will produce PVC compounds for automotive and solar panel applications, with production expected to begin in Q3 2025.

ASK Industries, an Italian-Japanese manufacturer of audio components for the automotive industry, inaugurated a new plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, with a $33 million investment, creating 1,200 to 1,500 jobs between 2024 and 2027.

Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen plans to build a new manufacturing plant for small wheel loaders in Wildon, Styria, Austria. The facility will produce models L 504 to L 518 and models for OEM partners John Deere and Claas, with completion scheduled for 2029.

RPM Platform Markets APAC officially opened a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Serendah, Malaysia, serving as a regional hub for construction chemicals and coatings, with automated powder systems and robotic palletisers.

Integra LifeSciences announced plans to restart manufacture of PriMatrix and SurgiMend at a new facility in Braintree, Massachusetts, expected to be operational in the first half of 2026, abandoning the Boston facility.

Baosteel Packaging plans an aluminium two-piece can production facility in Long An province, Vietnam, with an investment of about CNY 525 million. The plant is slated to produce 800 million cans per year.

Chaoda Valve is building an 8,000-tonne-per-year high-end smart pump and valve plant in Oubei, Yongjia, Wenzhou, with total investment of CNY 560 million. Civil construction had passed 60% by July 2024 and is expected to finish by year end.

Jiangsu Paifeike Smart Water Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Shanghai Wepon) held a commissioning ceremony for its smart water products R&D and integrated manufacturing base in Nantong, Jiangsu. The Phase I project covers 200 mu (13.3 hectares) with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan.

Zhejiang Hengsheng Dyeing, Finishing & Printing Co. Ltd. laid the foundation stone for a textile and garments factory in Qantara West Industrial Zone, Egypt, with a total investment of $70 million, covering 200,000 square meters and expected to create 1,500 jobs.

Top Textiles Co., a subsidiary of Toray Industries, inaugurated the first phase of a $203 million textile plant in Rang Dong Textile Garment Industrial Park, Nam Dinh province, on July 13, 2024. The plant has an annual capacity of 60 million meters of fabric and creates 1,800 jobs.

TOP Textile JSC inaugurated the first phase of its $203 million textile and dyeing factory in Rang Dong Textile Industrial Park, Nam Dinh province, on July 13, 2024. The phase has an annual capacity of 60 million meters of fabric and creates 1,800 jobs.

DMD France, a family-owned workwear company, has acquired a new clothing manufacturing unit in Tunisia for 2 million euros, expanding its production capacity in the country.

Shibaura Machine India inaugurated its Unit 2 factory in Chembarambakkam, Chennai, with an investment of Rs 225 crore, to increase annual manufacturing capacity from about 1,200 to 4,000 injection moulding machines.

Daikin Manufacturing Poland is building a heat pump factory in Ksawerow, Poland, with a total investment of at least PLN 1.45 billion. The Polish government granted a subsidy of up to PLN 58.3 million. The project is expected to create 810 jobs by the end of 2025.

Becton Dickinson broke ground on a new sterilization plant in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with an investment of about $80 million, expected to create dozens of direct jobs.

Cable Solutions Limited (CSLK) announced a $500,000 investment to establish a new factory in Chennai, India, as part of its expansion into international markets.

OOO Waterkom, a new resident of the Tomsk SEZ, plans to build a plant for water treatment equipment and materials with an investment of 321 million rubles. Construction is expected to start by end of 2024, with commissioning in Q4 2027.

DAW France has started construction of a new 1,000 sq. m. plant in Boves, France, to produce adhesives and powder coatings for external thermal insulation systems. The €5 million investment will have an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes of powder, with startup in October 2024.

Oglethorpe Power announced approval to construct a two-unit combined-cycle natural gas plant in Monroe County, Georgia, with approximately 1,200 MW capacity and a capital investment of about $2 billion. A simple-cycle combustion turbine unit will also be built in Talbot County.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's planning committee approved Saica Pack Ltd's plan to relocate from Warrenpoint Harbour and build a corrugated fibreboard factory at Invest NI's Carnbane Industrial Estate in Newry.

Quaker Houghton broke ground on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China, expected to be operational by Q2 2026, to expand production capabilities for industrial process fluids in the Asia-Pacific region.

AMI Metals, a US supplier of metal parts for Boeing, will establish its first French plant in Varilhes, Ariège, for storage, cutting and distribution of aluminum profiles for the French and Spanish aerospace markets. The facility will be 10,000 m² and create numerous jobs.

Stolle Machinery is constructing a new 158,000 square foot facility in Burnley, UK, to consolidate its Altham manufacturing operations. The company is investing £20 million (approximately $25 million) in the fit-out, and plans to bring over 200 jobs to the new facility.

Leadermash Stanki will invest over 1.5 billion rubles to build a new plant in the Dubna Special Economic Zone, Moscow region, for manufacturing laser metal-cutting machines and CNC turning and milling equipment. Construction is planned to start in summer 2025, with commissioning in Q2 2026, creating 85 jobs initially and up to 150 at full capacity.

Secon announced plans for a new 20,000m² manufacturing facility in Zagreb, Croatia, to produce up to 2,500 hydrocarbon-based HVAC&R units per year. The first two production lines are expected to be operational in about two years.

Tremco CPG APAC opened a new 217,800-square-foot manufacturing plant in Serendah, Malaysia, producing construction chemicals for export to over 18 countries. The facility is 3.5 times larger than its previous plant in Kepong.

Trelleborg announced a greenfield development for its engineered coated fabrics operations in Gateway West Commerce Park, Rutherford County, North Carolina. The initial investment exceeds $30 million, and the facility will be built to LEED certification with carbon-neutral, zero-emission operations.

Green Bay Packaging broke ground on July 9, 2024 on a new 270,000 square foot facility for its Great Lakes Packaging Division in Germantown, Wisconsin, with operations expected in fall 2025 and 20 additional jobs planned.

Madar Holding inaugurated Sinaa-Tec, a polypropylene nonwoven fabric plant in Gué de Constantine, Algiers, with an investment of 12.5 billion dinars. The plant produces medical and sanitary products.

SeAH Superalloy Technologies, a subsidiary of SeAH CSS, plans to invest $110 million in a high-performance metal manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas, creating 100 jobs. Construction starts Q3 2024, with production beginning Q1 2026.

Stellantis North America opened a new 513,000-square-foot Mopar Parts Distribution Centre in Brampton, Ontario, with an investment of $25.1 million CAD ($18.2 million USD). The facility will employ over 170 workers and ship up to 2 million orders annually.

ABB's robot super factory in Shanghai, China, was completed and put into use on December 2, 2024. The $150 million, 67,000-square-meter facility is ABB's largest robotics R&D, manufacturing, and application base globally, using robots to make robots.

Taco Europe built a new facility in Boršov, Czech Republic, producing high-performance circulators and heat interface units for heating, cooling and solar systems, plus a European distribution center. The plant expands capacity to meet growing demand.

Bifire started operations at its fourth plant in Seregno, Italy, covering over 12,000 sq m, dedicated to producing AQUAFIRE, a fireproof lightweight cement board, to target the DACH market.

O3-Coating announced construction of a workshop for paint and varnish materials in Azov district, Rostov region, on 800 sq m, to be commissioned by 2026.

Rostovsky Trubny Zavod started construction of a polyethylene pipe plant in Aksay district, Rostov region, with annual capacity of 20,000 tonnes, to be commissioned in 2026.

Horiba India inaugurated a medical equipment and haematology reagent manufacturing unit in Butibori, Nagpur, Maharashtra. The 50,000m² facility involves a phase-wise investment of Rs2bn ($23.96m) and will produce blood diagnostics, clinical chemistry equipment, and medical consumables.

Zimmer Group opened a new 5,000-square-meter production facility at its headquarters in Rheinau, Germany, in early July 2024. The plant will house the newly founded Zimmer Systems GmbH and expand capacity for automation solutions.

Horiba India inaugurated a greenfield manufacturing plant in Butibori, Nagpur, for medical equipment and haematology reagents. The facility, built with an investment of Rs 200 crore, covers 50,000 square meters and currently employs 100 people.

Lindner Recyclingtech GmbH has established Lindner Recyclingtech Bharat (India) LLP in Delhi to serve India's recycling and waste sectors. The announcement was made on July 6, 2024.