HIP-Petrohemija a.d. Pancevo has opened a tender for technical documentation for a new polypropylene factory in Pancevo, Serbia, with a projected capacity of either 140,000 or 240,000 tons per year. The project is valued at EUR 150 million.

French group K-Line (Liébot) has started construction of a new factory in Llissá de Vall, Barcelona, with an investment of €18 million. The plant will triple production capacity and produce aluminium doors and windows for the Iberian market, with first casting scheduled for January 2025.

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions opened its North American headquarters and first US manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts, a 150,000 square foot site expected to create about 150 jobs.

National Investment Group signed an agreement with Industrial Parks Development Corporation to build a $110 million plant at Kilinto Industrial Park in Ethiopia, manufacturing 14 types of airplane spare parts and creating 1,000 jobs.

Mobase Electronics plans to build a manufacturing plant in the US within the next two to three years to supply Hyundai Motor Group.

Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd (SPIL) broke ground on its RM6 billion P1 plant at Bandar Cassia Technology Park in Penang, Malaysia. The facility will create nearly 3,000 skilled jobs over 15 years.

Peker Holding opened a factory in Logatec, Slovenia, for producing autonomous agricultural robots, with an annual capacity of 1,500 units. An investment of $126.8 million was made.

Siete Leguas Automotive inaugurated its second plant in Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, for manufacturing aluminum automotive components. The plant represents an investment of US$53.8 million and will generate 300 new direct jobs, bringing total employment at both plants to 467.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation completed construction of Phase 1 of a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors at Kaga Toshiba Electronics in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Mass production is expected to start in the second half of fiscal year 2024.

Neelkanth Cables inaugurated a new manufacturing facility at Dubai Industrial City, representing an investment of AED 130 million, spanning 503,000 sq.ft. and accommodating 200 employees.

A project to build a nacelle production center in Voronezh, Russia, for MS-21 and Superjet New aircraft will involve investments of 10.5 billion rubles. The center, located in the Maslovsky industrial park, is expected to create over 500 jobs and start construction in 2026.

CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corporation, broke ground on a new $210 million manufacturing plant in Wheatland County, Alberta, to produce Sheetrock brand wallboard. The facility will create over 100 permanent jobs and is expected to serve Western Canadian builders.

Intervalve Poonawalla Ltd launched a new valve plant in Hadapsar, Pune, with installed capacity of about 10,000 valves per month, producing large ball valves, gate, globe and check valves, and scotch yoke actuators.

Crescento Packaging, a maker of disposable cups, plates and cardboard boxes for the HORECA sector, has invested over €7.6 million in a new 4,000 sq m factory in the Miroslava Industrial Park near Iași, which was inaugurated in 2023.

BASF India Limited will inaugurate its Polyurethane Technical Development Center India on May 28, 2024 in Mumbai. The center spans approximately 2,000 square meters and will support market development of polyurethane applications in transportation, construction, footwear, appliances and furniture.

Yurim Tech, an eco-friendly auto parts manufacturer, will invest 120 billion won to build a manufacturing plant on a 42,703㎡ site in the Daegu National Industrial Complex. Construction will begin in September 2024 and is expected to be completed in June 2025.

MX Holdings, in a joint venture with Century Aluminum, announced plans to build a new high-tech secondary aluminum billet casting facility with a $130 million investment. The plant is expected to employ approximately 55 people, with a location decision expected in the next few months, considering sites in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Littelfuse held a ribbon-cutting on 22 May 2024 for a new 106,000 sq ft manufacturing plant in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, which doubles its local manufacturing capacity for circuit protection products.

A plant producing large-tonnage LNG compressor units, costing about 10bn rubles, is planned in Zelenodolsk district, Tatarstan, for Kazankompressormash. Construction is planned to finish by end-2024 and create over 50 jobs in the first stage.

Visy announced a US$500m investment to build a glass container manufacturing plant and recycling facility in Yatala, Queensland, with annual capacity of about 1bn glass containers. It expects to relocate its South Brisbane glass remanufacturing operations there by 2025.

Swire Coca-Cola started building a CNY1.3 billion (USD180 million) smart, green bottling factory in Guangzhou with 11 beverage production lines, expected to raise its Greater Bay Area capacity by about 66%.

AGC Glass Products Co., Ltd. will build a new manufacturing plant in the Kurume-Ukiha Industrial Park in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The plant will produce multi-layer glass for building and residential use, with an investment of 5 billion yen and 100 employees. Operations are expected to start in November 2026.

Armstrong broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Three Rivers, Michigan, to produce heat pumps for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, paper, and personal care industries.

The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) broke ground on the Grand River Energy Center Unit 4, a 426-megawatt advanced J-class natural gas-fired combustion turbine project near Chouteau, Oklahoma. Black & Veatch is providing engineering, procurement support and construction management. The unit is expected to be completed in 2026.

Volvo CE invested SEK 80 million ($7.8 million) in a 2,500-square-meter battery pack factory in Changwon, Korea. Mass production of battery packs began on April 23, 2024, for use in the EC230 Electric excavator.

CMZ has acquired a 22,000 m² site in Berriz, Vizcaya, Spain, to establish its eighth manufacturing plant. The facility will assemble a new lathe model and is part of a plan to increase production capacity to 1,000 machines annually.

JSW Cement announced plans to invest about ₹3,000 crore to set up a greenfield integrated cement manufacturing facility in Nagaur, Rajasthan, including a clinkerization unit of up to 3.30 MTPA and a grinding unit of up to 2.50 MTPA.

Junhua Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new smart factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu, to produce 1,000 tons of polyetheretherketone (PEEK), 100 tons of polyimide (PI) materials, and 10,000 sets of precision molds annually. The project involves a total investment of RMB 300 million.

PPG will invest $300 million in advanced manufacturing in North America, including building a new 250,000-square-foot paint and coatings plant in Loudon County, Tennessee. The facility will employ 130 people and produce over 11 million gallons annually, with construction starting August 2024 and completion expected in 2026.

Toyota Material Handling broke ground on May 29, 2024 on a new 295,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana. The nearly $100 million plant will specialize in electric forklift production and create up to 85 jobs by end of 2026.

Hangcha Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Phase IV Intelligent Production Base at Hengfan Technology Park. The 133,000 sqm plant, built by Zhejiang Hangcha Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., involves a 1.02 billion yuan ($143 million) investment and will produce 10,000 AGVs, 1,000 stacker cranes, and 100,000 meters of conveyor lines annually.

HASA, Inc. opened a new package product manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas. This is the company's second greenfield production expansion in Texas in less than 12 months.

Kamstrup Water Metering opened its new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Forsyth County, Georgia, expanding into a 150,000-square-foot space at Forsyth Commerce Center in Cumming.

Tool manufacturer BIG DAISHOWA completed its 9th plant at the Awaji Plant in July 2023 and started operations in January 2024. The plant, built with an investment of over 10 billion yen, has a total floor space of 49,500 square meters and produces taper spindle tools.

Daikin Applied Europe is nearing completion of a new €16 million R&D facility at its Ariccia manufacturing plant near Rome, Italy. The facility will include an engineering area for prototyping and a climatic test room.

Steelbird Hi-Tech is planning to set up a new facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, investing INR 250 crore. Production is expected to begin in two years.

Baoji Hangcha Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hangcha Group, inaugurated a new factory in Panlong High-tech Zone, China. The first phase of 30,000 sqm can produce 80,000 meters of intelligent conveyors and 20,000 sets of forklift parts annually.

LG opened a new HVAC training academy in Massachusetts, providing lectures and hands-on laboratory experiences led by seasoned LG instructors.

Tamagawa Seiki's subsidiary TAMAGAWA VIETNAM CO., LTD held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 17, 2024 for a new factory in Amata City Ha Long Industrial Park, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. The first phase will build a 1-hectare plant, with production of Singlsyn rotation sensors for EVs and HEVs expected to start in March 2025.

Insta is building a new M-hall factory for automation and electrical centers at its Sarankulma campus in Tampere, Finland. The 4,000 m² facility is expected to be operational in September 2024.

TYASA has begun construction of a new rolling mill in Veracruz, Mexico, with a $250 million investment. The facility will produce 400,000 tons of long steel products annually and is expected to start operations in late 2025.

Knauf Insulation announced a €200 million (£170 million) investment to build a new UK factory capable of producing over 100,000 tonnes of rock mineral wool annually, with operations expected to start in 2026. A location has not yet been decided.

SeAH Besteel Holdings and SeAH CSS will jointly invest approximately KRW 213 billion to establish SeAH Superalloy Technology in the US and build a 6,000-tonne-per-year special alloy production plant, scheduled for completion in 2026.

Larsen & Toubro's subsidiary L&T Valves established a new manufacturing unit in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to boost local production of on-off valves and serve the Middle East and Africa. The announcement was made on Thursday, 16 May 2024.

Sailun Group and Tire Direct broke ground on the Aztema joint venture tyre plant in Guanajuato, Mexico. The first phase will have capacity for 6 million car tyres per year, with production starting in March 2025.

Foper Máquinas inaugurated its first heavy equipment unit in Contagem, Minas Gerais, with an investment of R$ 30 million. The 4,000 square meter facility offers products such as excavators and wheel loaders.

Tecnosystemi SpA Società Benefit inaugurated a new production facility in San Giacomo di Veglia, Vittorio Veneto, Italy, for HVAC components. The plant will employ 80 people across nine production lines with 4.0 technology.

Veolia Water Technologies opened its first resin regeneration plant in China, located in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, with a capacity of 60,000 liters per day and an investment of €10 million.

The Ziegenfelder Company broke ground on a $46 million manufacturing facility in Lockhart, Texas, expected to create more than 100 jobs and increase production capacity for frozen treats such as Twin Pops.

Sandvik has launched a new production facility in Seremban, Malaysia, dedicated to manufacturing underground load and haul equipment, with an initial investment of RM150 million.