NKT has started slipforming concrete for a third extrusion tower at its high-voltage power cable factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. The tower will reach 200 metres and is part of a larger investment program to expand production capacity.

Azoty Polyolefins signed conditional interim acceptance protocols with Hyundai Engineering for the polypropylene plant and terminal sub-projects at the Polimery Police complex in Poland. The plant has a capacity of 437,000 tonnes of polypropylene per year.

Mitsubishi Electric US plans to invest $143.5 million to repurpose its existing Maysville, Kentucky facility to produce heat pump compressors, the first U.S. factory for twin-rotary variable capacity compressors. The project is expected to create 122 new jobs.

Yuchai and Rolls-Royce Power Systems signed a Phase 2 agreement to expand their joint venture Yuchai Ante You, adding more diesel engine products and applications in oil and gas fields. Production is expected to start in H2 2025.

Wus Printed Circuit Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new headquarters R&D building and launched an expansion of its power network PCB project in Kunshan, China, with a total investment of RMB 1 billion.

Lystek International achieved substantial completion of a design-build project at the Commerce Township Wastewater Treatment Plant in Michigan, installing its Lystek THP® thermal-chemical hydrolysis process to produce Class A biosolids and eliminate landfill disposal.

IFGL Refractories Limited inaugurated a new plant for Magnesia Carbon, Alumina Magnesia Carbon & Alumina SiC Carbon bricks at its Visakhapatnam facility on July 31, 2024. The plant cost INR 1,000 million and has an initial capacity of 9,000 MT per annum.

Sansera Engineering signed an MoU with the Karnataka government to invest Rs 2,100 crore over 3-5 years to expand manufacturing capacity in Harohalli, Ramanagara. The project is expected to create 3,500 jobs.

Nifco Kumamoto will invest about 300 million yen to strengthen production of plastic parts for electric vehicles at its existing factory in Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan. Construction started in July 2024, aiming to increase production capacity by about 20% and sales to 6.1 billion yen by the fiscal year ending March 2027.

UNX-Christeyns, a cleaning chemicals company, is expanding operations in Pitt County, North Carolina, with a $10 million investment in a new 70,000-square-foot facility, adding 21 new jobs.

Streumaster, a manufacturer of large-area spreading machines, has broken ground on a €4 million, three-story logistics building in Egglkofen, Germany. The CO2-neutral building will include 35 workstations, storage, and a 500 kW photovoltaic system.

Arkema added a UV/LED/EB technologies lab at its Kyoto Technical Center in Japan to develop UV/LED/EB curable resins and additives for specialty coatings and adhesives.

Grupa Azoty Polyolefins signed protocols of Conditional Provisional Acceptance with Hyundai Engineering for the Polypropylene Installation and Transshipment and Storage Terminal subprojects of the Polimery Police project. The PP installation has a capacity of 437,000 tons of polypropylene annually.

Polar Semiconductor plans to invest approximately $525 million to expand its Bloomington, Minnesota manufacturing facility, doubling its domestic semiconductor production capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 200mm wafers per month. The project is expected to create over 160 new jobs and is supported by $120 million in proposed CHIPS Act funding and a $75 million investment from the State of Minnesota.

Endress+Hauser is investing over 100 million euros in its Maulburg production site in southern Germany under the Campus 2030+ project. The first construction phase is scheduled for completion in 2027.

Nippon Shokubai approved a $110 million investment to build a 50,000 MT/Y superabsorbent polymers plant at its subsidiary PT. Nippon Shokubai Indonesia in Cilegon, Indonesia. Commercial operation is scheduled for July 2027.

BMW Group opened a 20,000-square-meter press shop at its Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, a $200 million investment that will produce parts for the new X3 SUV and create over 200 jobs.

Koja Oy has expanded its operations in Jalasjärvi, Finland, with a new carbon-neutral factory building that uses renewable energy and the Wave automation system. Several million euros were invested in machinery and automation.

Selee Corp., a division of Porvair, is investing $7 million in its Henderson County plant to improve production and retain 110 jobs. Henderson County is providing a $68,000 grant tied to investment and job targets.

Konecranes is establishing a network of partners including steel structure providers and subcontractors to build a full range of port cranes in the US, including ship-to-shore cranes, to satisfy domestic manufacturing criteria.

Airtificial is moving to a new, larger plant in India that triples its manufacturing capacity for the Asian market. The company also signed a contract worth nearly one million euros to design and deliver two inverter assembly lines for Mahindra electric and hybrid vehicles.

Zhejiang Jin'ao Lan Machine Tool plans to invest 100.8 million yuan to build a new plant and production line for 100 large intelligent CNC high-precision presses per year in Wuyi County, Zhejiang. The project is in the design phase with construction expected from Q3 2024 to Q3 2025.

Styrenix Performance Materials awarded a contract to Toyo Engineering India for engineering consultancy for a brownfield expansion of a new HIPS line at Dahej, increasing polystyrene capacity to 150 KT per annum.

NIDEC will invest $23 million to expand its operations in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, creating 384 jobs. The Tamaulipas state government announced the investment on 29 July 2024.

1A Autenrieth Kunststofftechnik held the groundbreaking ceremony for a €4.3 million expansion at its Heroldstatt site, including a new production hall with 2,800 m² additional space, new machinery, and a 300 kWp photovoltaic system planned for 2026.

Johns Manville commissioned a new production line for microglass fiber filter media at its Wertheim, Germany site.

Erika de Reynosa, a subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care, is investing $10 million in a new plant in Tamaulipas, Mexico, for medical technology. The expansion will create 600 direct and indirect jobs. The company produces equipment for dialysis and treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Kemira announced an investment to expand sodium chlorate production capacity at its Ortigueira facility in Brazil by more than 10%. The expansion is set to be operational by Q4 2024.

Paul Mueller Company announced a $20 million expansion of its Springfield, Missouri headquarters facilities, adding 100,000 square feet for production and R&D. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2024 and finish in fall 2025.

Orrcon Steel officially opened a new $70 million pipe and tube mill at its Unanderra site in New South Wales, Australia. The mill is the most advanced of its kind in Australia and will create 20 new full-time jobs.

Hansen & Company Woodworks (HCo) is investing $20 million in a new 92,000 square foot facility with a fully automated frameless batch one cabinet line, increasing capacity from 150 to 500 cabinets per day. The expansion will create at least 6 new jobs.

Fresenius Medical Care will expand its production plant in Reynosa, Mexico, investing $10 million and creating 600 direct and indirect jobs. The plant produces supplies for kidney dialysis.

Saint-Gobain Romania has inaugurated a new production line at its Turda gypsum wallboard plant in Cluj County, costing €50 million. The line will create 100 new jobs.

Ursa Major, a Denver-based rocket propulsion components manufacturer, plans to invest $14.5 million to establish a new research-and-development center in Boardman, Ohio, focusing on additive manufacturing and materials development for liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors.

Sanan Semiconductor held an equipment move-in ceremony for its chip fab M6B, part of its 160 billion RMB SiC project. The fab is expected to achieve first light and start 8-inch SiC chip production by December 2024.

Sekisui Chemical will increase production capacity of SELFA UV tape for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at its Musashi Plant in Hasuda City, Saitama, Japan. The company will also establish a new R&D base in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Mizkan America plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Owensboro, Kentucky, with a $156 million investment, adding 44 new jobs. The project will add approximately 320,000 square feet to the facility.

Wepoba Wellpappenfabrik, part of the Panther Group, has bought an adjacent property in Wustermark and plans a double-digit million euro investment to expand its logistics center. The planned automated high-bay warehouse would raise storage capacity from about 15,000 to 30,000 pallets.

deSter will make a multi-million investment in production equipment at its Prachinburi, Thailand site to double its wet molded fiber capacity to 250 million trays and bowls per year. The investment was announced on July 25, 2024.

ITP Aero will expand its production center in Querétaro, Mexico, adding 200 new jobs. The expansion agreement was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024.

Safran Aircraft Engines will extend its engine production plant in Querétaro (SAEM) for new LEAP fan and turbine modules and final assembly lines, creating 150 jobs to support production ramp-up.

UK packaging maker Cepac has completed a phase of its £20m three-year investment plan, adding corrugating capacity and equipment for its Flutepac food packaging at its Darlington site.

Stora Enso is investing €30m to upgrade and grow its corrugated packaging production in Ostrołęka, Poland, including a new 2.8m-wide corrugator. Construction is scheduled to start in Q3 2024 and finish by the end of 2025.

INEOS (Changzhou) Specialty Materials Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for an 18,000-ton annual vinyl ester resin expansion project at the Binjiang New Materials Industrial Park in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.

American Titanium Metal will invest $867.8 million to expand its operations in Fayetteville, North Carolina, creating 304 jobs. The project includes a 500,000-square-foot facility for melting, rolling, and finishing aerospace-grade titanium.

BC GEN Hungary Ltd., a South Korean-owned automotive supplier, is expanding its plant in Salgótarján, Hungary, with an investment of about HUF 21 billion. The expansion will triple capacity for producing aluminum battery connectors for electric vehicles and create 400 new jobs.

Constellium plans to invest €30 million in new finishing lines at its Singen facility in Germany, supported by Lotte Infracell, to increase foilstock capacity for battery applications. The investment will create 20 new jobs.

Howmet Aerospace is expanding its Morristown, Tennessee location with an investment of $27.9 million, creating 50 new jobs.

Hanmi Semiconductor purchased land in the Juan National Industrial Complex, Incheon, to build a new factory with a total floor area of 10,000 pyeong. The investment is approximately 30 billion KRW, and construction is scheduled to begin early 2025 and be completed by end of 2025.

Saint-Gobain Romania announced the successful launch of a second plasterboard production line in Turda, following a €50 million investment, creating over 100 new jobs and increasing production capacity.