KM Fabrics, a maker of woven velvets, is relocating to a new 200,000-square-foot facility at 105 Wood Street in West Greenville, South Carolina, by late 2025. The move will consolidate manufacturing and headquarters, add equipment, and increase capacity.
Barron Industries is investing $9.1 million in its Oxford, Michigan facility to build a new Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Center, creating 50 new jobs. The project includes acquiring advanced metal 3D printing and machining equipment.
BASF has announced an investment to expand its advanced additives plant in Nanjing, China, adding a production line for high-performance CFRP dispersants. The new line is planned to start up by the end of 2025.
Fors A/S has inaugurated an upgraded Svinninge wastewater treatment plant in Denmark, featuring Veolia's Cella biofilm technology. The upgrade increased capacity by 40% to 6,300 population equivalents.
Tetra Pak will invest an additional €97 million ($104.3 million) in its packaging material plant in Binh Duong, southern Vietnam, adding a production line fully operational by Q3 2025 and raising total site investment above €217 million.
Clinton's Ditch Co-Operative Company plans a $40.7 million expansion of its Cicero, New York plant, adding 100,000 square feet, a truck-repair facility, and wastewater improvements.
Raufoss Canada announced an $18 million investment at its Boisbriand facility to meet increasing demand from North American electric vehicle makers. The investment includes a new machining and assembly cell and optimizations for existing cells.
Boston Scientific inaugurated the expansion of its manufacturing unit in Contagem, Brazil, with an investment of R$ 120 million. The expansion triples production capacity of heart valves from 20,000 to 60,000 units per year and is expected to create 1,700 jobs by 2025.
Voith Turbo completed a $5.8 million expansion of its workshop in York, Pennsylvania, adding 10,000 square feet. The expansion will allow the company to work on rail components and increase capacity to meet Buy America compliance requirements.
Tong Yang Industry Co has received approval to purchase a 49,934 m² plot at Qigu Technology Industrial Park for NT$997.07 million to construct a new plant for aftermarket auto components. The expansion will increase bumper production capacity by 5%, plastic front rail capacity by 33%, and sheet metal fender capacity by 6% annually.
Worksport Ltd. will invest $6 million to expand its facility in West Seneca, New York, adding 280 jobs. The expansion will add eight manufacturing lines to increase production of tonneau covers and solar-powered systems from 50 to 900 covers per day.
Gerresheimer is expanding its existing manufacturing facility in Queretaro, Mexico, with a €100 million investment to increase production capacity for ready-to-fill syringes. The expansion will create 270 jobs, with building completion by mid-2024 and production starting Q2 2025.
Donglun Technology Industrial (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. completed planning approval for Phase I of its high-end medical and hygiene spunlace nonwoven materials industrialization project in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. Phase I investment is about CNY 200 million for a 15,000-ton-per-year short-fiber spunlace nonwoven production line.
China's COMAC is expanding production facilities for its homegrown C919 jets in Shanghai to ramp up manufacturing to fulfill hundreds of new orders.
Bowers Electricals announced the expansion of its production and manufacturing facilities at its Heanor site by acquiring three additional production units, adding 1,200 m² of space including 900 m² of light industrial area and 230 m² of office facilities.
Holcim US is investing US$100 million to expand its Ste Genevieve cement plant in Missouri, boosting production capacity by more than 600,000 tonnes per year while reducing net CO2 emissions.
Ryobi Die Casting announced a USD 50 million investment at its Irapuato, Mexico aluminum die casting facility, adding 91,500 sq ft of space and five new high-pressure die cast machines, creating 124 jobs, with completion expected in April 2025.
Meisheng Group has started up a new ANDRITZ needlepunch line at its facility in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, China, expanding capacity for synthetic suede production for the automotive industry.
BASF plans to expand global production capacity of its Basoflux range of paraffin inhibitors at its Tarragona, Spain site, with first deliveries expected in early 2025.
Invertek Drives celebrated producing its three millionth variable frequency drive at its headquarters near Welshpool, UK. The company is undergoing a major expansion including a new 2,750sqm facility to boost production capacity.
ZF Wind Power is expanding its gearbox manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, India, from 9 GW to 12 GW capacity, including a new 13 MW test rig. The expansion is expected to be completed around mid-2025.
ENGEL is investing US$64.6 million to expand its operations in Queretaro, Mexico, adding 70,000 m² of land and creating 310 new jobs for the production of injection molding machines.
EPER has completed the first phase of facility adaptations, expanding the doors of two welding halls to 15x7m and 8x7m to allow manufacturing of larger components. The upgrade supports diversification into transport tools, aeronautical, mining, and energy sectors.
Rototilt is investing SEK 35 million to expand its factory in Vindeln, Sweden, including a new robotic welding facility. The expansion adds 1,080 m² and the welding section is expected to be ready for final inspection in May 2024.
Governor Hochul announced a $50 million modernization of the Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York, to build a packaging facility that will supplement Canadian production of Labatt Blue, with up to 57 new jobs and more than 500 retained, supported by a $7 million state grant.
Seprod Limited is spending US$6 million to upgrade its beverage facility in Bog Walk, St Catherine, Jamaica, adding new processing and packaging equipment to increase output by 300%.
Rolls-Royce Solutions America is adding a $3 million expansion at its Graniteville, South Carolina plant to increase generator production capacity, driven by data center backup power demand.
BMW Group began construction of a high-voltage battery assembly facility at its San Luis Potosí plant in Mexico, investing €800 million in the site expansion. The facility will support production of the Neue Klasse from 2027.
Beehive Industries expanded to a new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Knoxville, Tennessee, investing $4 million. The company will add about 60 jobs over 18 months to produce full jet engines using 3D printing.
Brandt Group of Companies announced plans to expand its Canadian dealer network for material handling equipment over three years, creating up to 300 new jobs. The expansion includes opening new Brandt stores focused on forklift brands, rental fleets, parts, and service networks nationwide.
Elcogen is constructing a new 14,000 m2 factory in Tallinn's Loovälja Industrial Park to expand manufacturing capacity for solid oxide fuel cells and electrolyser cells from 10 MW to 360 MW. Construction started in January 2024, with operations scheduled to begin mid-2025.
To handle the Hamburg U5 metro contracts, SÜLZLE Stahlpartner expanded its production facility in Seelze to over 5,000 m².
ArcelorMittal is investing BRL 1.3 billion ($253.41 million) to increase production capacity at the Barra Mansa plant in Rio de Janeiro by 500,000 mt per year.
ArcelorMittal is investing BRL 1.9 billion ($370.37 million) to build a new line for cold-rolled and coated products at the Vega do Sul plant in Santa Catarina, increasing capacity from 1.6 million to 2.2 million mt per year.
ArcelorMittal is investing BRL 144 million ($28.07 million) to increase drawn steel products capacity by 35% in Minas Gerais, targeting high-value products for the auto industry.
ArcelorMittal is investing $2.5 billion to increase crude steel capacity at its Monlevade plant in Minas Gerais from 1.2 million to 2.2 million mt per year.
Caparol France (DAW France) is building a 1,000 m² production unit for adhesives and powder coatings at its Boves site, investing over €4 million. The expansion will create about 15 jobs and increase capacity for external thermal insulation systems.
3M is investing $67 million in a 90,000-square-foot expansion of its Valley, Nebraska plant, adding production lines, equipment and a warehouse. The expansion will create about 40 new jobs and increase capacity for reusable respirators and hearing protection products.
Infiltrator Water Technologies opened a new 30,000-square-foot Advanced Treatment Manufacturing Facility in Walker, Louisiana, nearly tripling its manufacturing space. The expansion created seven new jobs and increases production capacity for advanced wastewater treatment units.
Arglass broke ground on an expansion of its Valdosta, Georgia manufacturing campus, adding a second furnace. The project will bring over 150 new jobs and is backed by over USD 230 million in capital.
Sander Druckguss GmbH invested in a new production and warehouse hall at its Ennepetal site, including a high-bay warehouse with 650 additional pallet spaces, tripling storage capacity. The new warehouse was commissioned in 2023.
East African Portland Cement PLC (EAPCC) resumed full production at its Athi River factory after a Sh400 million plant upgrade. The upgrade aims to increase annual cement production capacity to one million metric tonnes by 2026, up from 310,000 tonnes.
Raufoss Technology Canada announced an $18 million investment at its Boisbriand, Quebec facility to add a new machining and assembly cell with a dozen robots, creating 35 new jobs, to meet demand from North American electric vehicle makers.
Star Plastics installed two twin-screw extruders and recommissioned another at its Ravenswood and Millwood, West Virginia facilities since August 2023, increasing production capacity and capabilities for engineering-grade thermoplastics.
OYAK announced that its subsidiary Almatis will invest in a new calcined alumina production line at its existing site in Qingdao, China, increasing capacity by 50,000 metric tons to 100,000 metric tons. Construction will start in Q4 2024, with commissioning expected in early 2026.
Croatian HVAC&R manufacturer Frigo Plus plans to significantly expand its production capacity to meet growing European demand for propane heat pumps, driven by EU regulations phasing out fossil fuel boilers.
ESS Technologies, a subsidiary of Pacteon Group, will invest $1.6 million to expand its Montgomery County operations into a larger 40,000 square foot facility in Christiansburg, Virginia, creating 27 new jobs. The company will consolidate its Giles and Montgomery locations.
DS Smith invested €6m in its La Chevrolière facility near Nantes, France, adding 4,000 square metres and a new 2,500m² workshop for Kaypal cardboard pallets. The workshop has capacity of 250,000 units and potential for up to 1.5 million pallets per year.
Hydraulic gear pump and motor maker Geartek is expanding its existing Corinth, Mississippi facility by about 8,500 square feet with a $3.8 million investment that will create two jobs.
Anord Mardix is expanding its operations in Dundalk with a new D2 facility, creating 75 jobs. The company has invested EUR 27 million in the construction of D2 and upgrades to the existing D1 facility. Phase 1 is 50% operational; Phase 2 is expected in summer 2024.