Victaulic announced a $100 million expansion in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, adding a 150,000-square-foot foundry addition and a 60,000-square-foot CNC machine shop, with at least 214 new jobs. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is investing $1.5 million in the project, announced on 2 July 2024.

CMZ, a machine tool manufacturer, acquired a 22,000 m² space in Berriz, Vizcaya in July 2024 to build its eighth manufacturing plant, which will include an assembly area for new machine models and the company's new headquarters, as part of a plan to increase production capacity to 1,000 machines per year.

Benteler Group inaugurated a new pressing plant in Pune, India, in July 2024 to increase production capacity and efficiency for the Indian market.

Zhejiang Chenyang Nonwoven Technology Co., Ltd. added over 40 advanced folding machines to its production workshop in July 2024 to enhance production efficiency and expand capacity for nonwoven fabric products.

Scheuch held a ground-breaking ceremony for an expansion of its production center in Prievidza, Slovakia, aiming to nearly double production hours to 320,000 by 2030. The expansion includes a new energy center and investments in welding automation and machining.

SCGD has started operations at its new SPC flooring plant in Hin Kong, Saraburi, Thailand, with an investment of 138 million baht and annual production capacity of 1.8 million square meters.

International Polymers Company, affiliated to Sipchem, has awarded $187 million EPC contracts to SGC E&C and SGC Arabia for expanding its ethylene vinyl acetate plant. The expansion will add 70,000 tonnes of annual capacity, bringing total to 290,000 tonnes. Completion expected by Q4 2027.

Copeland announced a £19 million investment to expand its compressor manufacturing facility in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. The expansion includes a 3,500 sqm building addition and new production lines to increase capacity for heat pump compressors, expected to be completed by September 2024.

Väderstad completed a 12,600 square meter expansion at its facility in Väderstad, Sweden, adding assembly lines for Proceed and Tempo product lines and a new paintwork station. The expansion is expected to be fully operational by the second half of 2024, with annual production capacity of 10,000 machines.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions has approved ₹662 crore in expansion projects to ramp up production capacities for motors, transformers, and switchgears, including specific expansions at Nashik and Mandideep plants, expected to be completed in 18 months.

KSK Metallkomplekt, part of the KSK Group, launched a new high-tech metal and non-metal processing line in Tver, Russia. The project involves total investments of 2.5 billion rubles, including a 2 billion ruble loan from the Federal Industrial Development Fund, and will create 75 new jobs.

Komatsu announced a greenfield expansion in Mesa, Arizona, that will roughly triple the square footage of its existing site to increase sales and service capacity for customers in the Southwest.

TNA solutions implemented a fully integrated potato chip line, pellet frying system, and packaging system at Preziosi Food in Italy, increasing production capacity from 17 to 30 million kilos per year (a 76% increase).

CommScope is preparing a $30.3 million expansion of its fiber optic cable-manufacturing plant in Catawba, North Carolina, which is already the largest hybrid-fiber-coax facility for broadband networks in the world.

Toshiba Energy Systems will invest approximately ¥20 billion from fiscal 2024 to 2026 to expand production capacity at its Hamakawasaki Works in Kawasaki, Japan, and at Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems India (TTDI), aiming to increase capacity by about 1.5 times compared to fiscal 2023 levels.

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. will invest $72.3 million to expand its plant at the border of Newport News and Hampton, Virginia, creating 175 jobs. The facility manufactures industrial-scale mining trucks.

Hennig Power Protection purchased a second manufacturing building and is expanding it to increase capacity for generator enclosures, adding over 800,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. The expansion includes new fabricating equipment and 30 additional large cranes.

LESER India laid the foundation stone in July 2024 for a 5.5 million euro expansion of its safety valve factory in Paithan, Aurangabad. The modernized facility adds segmentation, automation and separate machinery and assembly areas.

LESER inaugurated a brownfield expansion of its safety valve manufacturing facility in Paithan, Aurangabad, India, with an investment of over INR 50 crore. The groundbreaking took place on 17 July 2024.

IDMM, a precision micromachining company, inaugurated a new production site in Damparis, France, on June 30, 2024. The company plans to hire 80 employees over the next five years, with 15 already working at the new site and a target of 40.

Wanhua Chemical's first 200,000-tonne/year POE plant in Yantai achieved full process flow and produced qualified products on June 29, 2024, marking China's first large-scale domestically developed POE plant.

WIKA has begun manufacturing a new line of valves at its Iperó unit in São Paulo state, Brazil, for oil and gas, petrochemical, food, pharmaceutical and sanitation markets, with capacity of about 20,000 units per year, also exporting to Latin America.

Castor Aluminum (Chongqing) Technology has started trial production for its RMB 1 billion project to produce 1 million sets of lightweight, integrated moulding new energy auto parts annually. Located in Chongqing, the project will create 1,000 jobs and is expected to reach full capacity with a second phase by end of 2026.

Indumak is expanding its manufacturing area by over 3,000 square meters (40% increase) in Guaramirim, Brazil, to expand production of its palletizing system line. The new unit will be operational from August 2024.

Rio Tinto announced plans to expand production capacity for low-carbon aluminum in Canada, using ELYSIS smelting technology to reduce emissions. The project is in Jonquière, Quebec.

Sewtec has started building a 16,000 sq ft extension to its 72,000 sq ft design and manufacturing facility in Wakefield, UK. The extension is expected to be completed this year and will enable investment in new plant and machinery and additional recruitment.

Fujian Tsingtuo Heavy Industries Co Ltd is expanding its industrial chain with a project to manufacture 20,000 units of new energy mining trucks and assembly parts. The company exported 10 trucks to Indonesia in November 2023 and 15 in January 2024.

Esteve (Esteve Química) has begun work to build a new manufacturing unit at its Celrà plant in Girona, Spain, with a planned investment of EUR 100 million. The new facilities are expected to be operational in the last quarter of 2026, creating about 100 jobs and increasing global production capacity by up to 15%.

SMS Equipment celebrated the grand opening of a $30 million expansion of its Timmins, Ontario branch, bringing mining, construction, and forestry expertise together in a new complex.

BASF has started the expansion of its additives plant at the Nanjing production base. The project, with a total investment of 200 million CNY, will add 4,800 tonnes per year of high-performance additives capacity, with production expected to start by the end of 2025.

Shape Corp., a tier 1 automotive supplier, has opened a second facility in Tanner, Alabama, a $74 million investment. The 202,306-square-foot plant will produce lightweight aluminum and steel crash management and structural components, creating over 100 new jobs.

Regeneracija non-wovens relocated its production to a new 5,000 square-meter site in Mokrice, Zabok, Croatia, with an investment of €2.5 million. The new facility has a monthly capacity of 2 million square meters of non-woven textiles and currently employs 60 workers.

Rongsheng Petrochemical's subsidiary Yisheng Dahua Petrochemical Co., Ltd. started production of its 500,000-ton per year multi-functional polyester chip expansion project, bringing total bottle-grade chip capacity to 1.5 million tons per year.

Evonik has commissioned a new plant for AEROSIL Easy-to-Disperse fumed silica at its Rheinfelden site, expanding capacity for eco-friendly paint and coating additives.

AMANN is expanding its production facility in Tamky, Vietnam, adding a twisting and bonding area, finished goods warehouse, and a new QA laboratory. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 21 June 2024, with operations expected to begin in early 2025.

Nexperia, a Dutch-headquartered chipmaker owned by WingTech, will invest $200 million to expand capacity at its main production site in Hamburg, Germany, focusing on energy-efficient chips.

Nordex Group will restart nacelle production at its West Branch, Iowa facility, with recruitment and training starting in H2 2024 and production ramp-up in H1 2025. Capacity is planned to exceed 2.5 GW annually, creating new jobs.

Canada's PacifiCan announced over CAD 3.1 million in funding for VMAC in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to expand its manufacturing facility and increase production of vehicle-mounted air compressors for commercial electric vehicles. The funding was announced on June 27, 2024.

Liebherr Mining Equipment will invest $72.3 million to expand its mining equipment facility in Newport News and Hampton, Virginia, creating 175 new jobs. The state of Virginia is providing a $1.5 million grant from the Commonwealth's Opportunity Fund.

IMS Technologies inaugurated a new 5,500-square-meter production plant in Calcinate, Italy, on June 26, 2024, bringing the group's total area to 28,500 square meters. The expansion includes new offices, changing rooms, and a parking lot, and follows the closure of its Darmstadt, Germany plant in 2021.

SunOpta completed a $26 million expansion at its Modesto, California facility, adding an oat extraction production line that increases oatmilk production capacity by over 60% and created 17 new jobs.

Roslavl Wagon Repair Plant launched a new robotic production line for wagon axles, investing over 500 million rubles. The new line will produce 24,000 units annually, raising total capacity to 48,000 axles per year.

Teijin Limited started operation of a new production line for polycarbonate resin Panlite sheet and film at its Matsuyama plant in Ehime Prefecture on June 17, 2024. The line has a capacity of 1,350 tons per year and serves automotive and electronics applications.

Schneider Electric is expanding its engineer-to-order facilities in Oconee and Richland counties, South Carolina, with a combined investment of $23.8 million, creating 280 new jobs.

Tadiran has expanded its plant in Afula, Israel, investing about NIS 20 million to start production of VRF air conditioning systems under the TADIRAN VRF PRIME brand. Production is set to begin in July 2024.

Nexans is investing €4.5 million in its Draveil site near Paris to double production capacity of medical cables, including NEWSENSE micro-cables for minimally invasive surgery. The investment will fund a new workshop and custom-built machines.

ABB opened its refitted US robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with a $20 million investment, creating over 70 jobs.

Technonicol has begun reconstruction of its fiberglass insulation plant in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, with investments exceeding RUB 4 billion. The project is expected to be completed by Q2 2026 and will increase production capacity.

Stellar Energy opened its second manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Florida, the Normandy Campus, a 510,433-square-foot facility that will create 250 jobs by end of 2024. The company invested $28 million.

Novo Nordisk announced plans to invest $4.1 billion to build a second fill and finishing manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina, adding 1.4 million square feet and 1,000 jobs. The facility will produce injectable treatments for obesity and chronic diseases.