Zhuhai Kingfa Biomaterials, a subsidiary of Kingfa Technology, announced a 52 million yuan investment to expand its modified resin capacity by 100,000 tons per year, including 70,000 tons of PBAT, 20,000 tons of PLA, and 10,000 tons of PBS.

Textil del Valle is considering a capacity increase at its existing facilities and plans to build a new polyester recycling plant in Chincha, Peru, with an investment of $5-6 million, to be operational by mid-2025.

Trelleborg Group will invest more than SEK 300 million in a new production facility for engineered coated fabrics in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. The facility will serve aircraft escape slides, water infrastructure, and advanced materials markets. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Q4 2024, with production starting in early 2026.

LSEZ Jensen Metal SIA commenced construction of a new 5,900 square meter production facility in Liepaja, Latvia, with an investment of EUR 6.2 million, expected to create 90 jobs and begin production in summer 2025.

Buhler India plans to double its manufacturing capacity at its Bengaluru facility over the next five years, with an investment of close to ₹200 crore, and also double exports to Africa and West Asia.

Jiangsu Josem Environmental Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Phase II project in Shangxing Town, Liyang City, on July 13, 2024. The project involves a total investment of 231 million RMB (approx. $32 million) and will produce core components for dehumidifiers.

Bhansali Engineering Polymers plans to enhance ABS production capacity from 75,000 TPA to 200,000 TPA at its plants in Abu Road and Satnoor. The FEED report from TOYO is now expected by end of September 2024, with project completion targeted by March 2026.

Huafon Chemical announced an additional investment of 800 million yuan to expand the PTMEG unit capacity from 120,000 tons/year to 240,000 tons/year as part of its Spandex Industry Chain Deepening Project.

SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel Corporation will expand its steel manufacturing business in Temple, Texas, creating 100 new jobs and $110 million capital investment. The company received a $910,000 Texas Enterprise Fund grant.

Multiscale Systems was awarded a $1,111,690 Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative grant to build a new advanced manufacturing facility in Worcester, MA, and purchase new machinery to expand capacity at its subsidiary Hybrid CNC Parts. Up to 10 jobs will be created.

Votorantim Cimentos has announced a BRL200 million (US$36.8M) investment to expand its Edealina cement plant in Goiás, Brazil. The project will add a new grinding line, doubling capacity to 2 million tonnes per annum, with completion expected in the second half of 2025.

GONVVAMA is constructing a third-phase project at its Loudi factory with an investment of 101 million yuan to establish a new door ring production line, expected to achieve mass production by end of September 2024.

MTU Aero Engines inaugurated a new 14,000 sqm production hall in Munich for manufacturing low-pressure turbine disks, with full automation and capacity to produce 6,000 units per year, aiming for 12,000 in ten years.

KAESER Compressors Canada announced a CAD 20 million investment to expand in Boisbriand, Quebec, after acquiring a former Canada Goose facility. The project is planned to create 45 new positions by 2026.

Sanko Gosei announced a ¥10 billion investment in its automotive interior and exterior parts factory in Indiana, USA, for expansion and machinery installation over fiscal years ending May 2025 and May 2026.

Toyota Material Handling International is building a new powder paint hall in Mjölby, Sweden, as the first phase of a three-stage investment to increase production capacity to 120,000 electric vehicles per year. The hall is expected to be completed in October 2024.

Doosan Bobcat India inaugurated an 11,300-sqm compact excavator production facility within its existing Chennai plant. Full-scale production is expected in 2025, adding mini excavators to its lineup.

Sony announced plans to build a new image sensor production plant in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, with construction expected to start in 2024 and production in 2025. The investment is part of Sony's JPY 1.6 trillion plan from fiscal 2021 to 2026.

Freudenberg Medical officially opened its expanded facility in Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland, adding 16,500 sq. ft. to reach 157,000 sq. ft. The company announced 250 new jobs, increasing staffing to 950 by 2026, to meet global demand for catheter solutions.

Elementis announced the strategic expansion of its NiSAT (Non-Ionic Synthetic Associative Thickeners) production capacity to a new facility in Shanghai, China, to serve the coatings industry.

BEWI has opened a new production line for XPS construction boards at its facility in Olen, Belgium. The investment increases production capacity and use of recycled feedstock, enhancing delivery reliability to European markets.

MP Husky, a manufacturer of cable support and power distribution systems, is expanding its existing facility in Mauldin, South Carolina. The $11.1 million investment will create 35 new jobs, with operations expected to be online in fall 2025.

Minth Group announced a $307 million expansion in Aguascalientes, Mexico, including new plants for aluminum, plastics, and tooling, creating 2,800 jobs by 2025. The expansion includes a Battery Housing unit for electric vehicle battery enclosures.

FANUC America opened a new 650,000-square-foot West Campus facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, as part of a $110 million investment. The expansion increases its Michigan footprint to over 2 million square feet and has created over 400 jobs since 2019.

Danfoss inaugurated new production facilities adding 40,000 square meters at its Monterrey Campus in Nuevo León, Mexico, for scroll and reciprocating compressors, pressure sensors and heat exchangers. The expansion targets an estimated 100,000 compressor units and 1.6 million pressure sensors per year.

Havells India announced a capacity expansion at its cable manufacturing plant in Alwar, Rajasthan, from 32.90 lakh km per year to 41.20 lakh km per year, with an outlay of Rs.375 crore. The project is scheduled to complete in phases by March 2026.

Kemira invests in expanding its ferric chloride capacity in Tarragona, Spain, to produce biogas products (BDP). The investment is in the mid-single-digit millions and is planned to be operational during 2026.

United Engine Corporation, part of Rostec, will build a new mechanical assembly complex in Rybinsk to increase serial production of GTD-110M gas turbines. The project, covering over 43,000 square meters, will be implemented over three years, with capital construction starting in Q4 2024, enabling serial production of up to four units per year from 2028.

TMH-Elektrotech, part of TMH-Energy Solutions, plans to invest about 4 billion rubles to expand production of electric traction motors for locomotives in Novocherkassk, Rostov region. The modernization is expected to be completed in 2025, creating about 270 new jobs and increasing output to 5,700 traction motors and 23,000 asynchronous traction motors per year.

Under an agreement signed with the Chelyabinsk regional governor at Innoprom-2024, ChelyabinskSpecGrazhdanStroy, part of LD group, plans to expand production of pipeline valves with over 1.5 billion rubles of investment, new workshops and more than 250 jobs by 2029.

AkzoNobel completed an automated production line at its Suzhou site in China as part of a €14 million investment to double capacity for marine and protective coatings by 2025.

Grupo Penha is expanding its factory in Itapira, Brazil, adding 12,500 sq m to reach 80,000 sq m total, to install a new corrugator from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, expected mid-2025.

Simmons Equipment Company will invest $8.5 million to expand manufacturing operations into Russell County, Virginia, creating 75 new jobs to meet international demand for soft rock mining machinery.

LILIANI announced plans to modernize its hopper-loader production by 2025, expanding the site to 22,700 sq m with new workshops and a metal warehouse to increase output and efficiency.

BYD signed an agreement to build a factory for core parts of new energy vehicles with a total investment of 6.5 billion yuan ($894.2 million) at its existing site in Shenzhen, China.

SiCrystal GmbH, a ROHM group company, is building a new 6,000-square-meter production facility in Nuremberg, Germany, to triple its silicon carbide wafer production capacity by 2027. Construction is scheduled for completion by early 2026.

Vail Rubber Works, Inc. announced a major expansion into a new 70,000-square-foot facility in Royalton Township, Michigan, with an investment of $16,813,710. The company will relocate operations from St. Joseph to the new site.

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

SEEN Technologies has been chosen by a global manufacturer of chocolate products and pet food to expand the wastewater treatment plant at its production facilities, focusing on removal of mineral residues including phosphorus and calcium compounds.

SEW-Eurodrive has installed an advanced storage and sawing system from Kasto in a new high-bay warehouse integrated into a recently extended 62,000 sq m production facility in Graben-Neudorf, Germany. The order was one of the largest ever received by Kasto.

Dalmia Bharat Limited has expanded its integrated cement plant in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh by 1 million tonnes per annum, bringing total capacity to 3.6 MTPA. The Rs 207 crore investment has commenced commercial production.

Siemens Canada is investing approximately $14 million in a multi-phased modernization and expansion of its Drummondville, Quebec manufacturing facility. The project includes expanded production of switchboards, powerpanels and panelboards, and could increase jobs by up to 15% by 2027.

HPUSA, in collaboration with Topfibra, has begun installing the first phase of its second E-CFW line in Texas, USA. The expansion of GRP pressure pipe production capacity is expected to be operational by October 1, 2024.

TECHNORED plans to invest over 1.5 billion rubles to expand its production complex in Moscow, increasing capacity from 530 to 1,500 units per year by 2025 and to 12,000 units per year by 2030. The expansion includes starting production of industrial robots with AI in 2025 and new hybrid robot types in 2027.

EPB Group Berhad plans to allocate RM13 million for land acquisition and RM10.5 million for construction of a new factory, corporate office, warehouse and showroom to expand its food processing and packaging machinery production.

Armstrong International broke ground on a 29,000-square-foot expansion of its Three Rivers manufacturing campus, funded in part by a $5.08 million U.S. Department of Energy grant. The expansion will produce industrial heat pumps and create 27 full-time jobs.

Sipchem awarded an EPC contract to SGC E&C and SGC Arabia for the expansion of its ethylene vinyl acetate plant, adding 70,000 tons of capacity for a total of 290,000 tons per year. The contract is valued at $187 million and lasts 40 months.

ACL has acquired land to set up a 2.5 million tonnes per annum cement plant with a captive jetty at Amba River, Raigad, Maharashtra. It has also commissioned a 1.30 MTPA grinding unit at Dahej, Gujarat, with plans to expand by an additional 1.20 MTPA.

SABIC affiliate Sipchem awarded engineering, procurement and construction contracts to SGC E&C Co., Ltd. and SGC ARABIA COMPANY LIMITED for the expansion of the vinyl acetate monomer plant at the Global Polymers Company. The expansion will add 70,000 tonnes of high-grade capacity, bringing total capacity to about 290,000 tonnes per year. The contract is worth $187 million with a 40-month duration, and completion is expected by Q4 2027.

Qingyuan Huige New Materials Technology plans to invest 421 million yuan to expand its plant in Qingyuan, Guangdong, adding 130,000 tonnes per year of coatings and resins capacity.