Sweden-Based Mölnlycke Health Care Expands Brunswick, Maine, Operations
Sweden-based Mölnlycke Health Care, a medical products manufacturer, plans to expand its operations in Brunswick, Maine.
Maine Manufacturing / Industrial Project Announcements
New Balance Expands Skowhegan, Maine, Operations
Global footwear and apparel company New Balance plans to expand its manufacturing plant in Skowhegan, Maine. The $65 million project is expected to create 200 jobs in the coming years.
Dutch-Based Kingfish Zeeland Eyes Yellowtail Fish Hatchery in Joesport, Maine
Kingfish Zeeland, a Netherlands-based company that produces Yellowtail Kingfish, plans to locate its $110 million North American Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Yellowtail fish production plant in Jonesport, Maine.
ND Paper Expands-Upgrades Wisconsin and Maine Paper Mills
ND Paper will invest $300 million into its mills in Wisconsin and Maine in the next two years, sparking a transformation and new trajectory for ND Paper, the newly-formed U.S.-based subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, the largest containerboard producer in Asia.
Nordic Aquafarms Plans Salmon Hatchery in Belfast, Maine
Norway-based Nordic Aquafarms will develop one of the largest land-based salmon farms on 40 acres near Belfast, Maine, a coastal town with approximately 7,000 residents 39 miles southwest of Bangor.
Bidding War Begins to Lure Toyota-Mazda $1.6 Billion Joint Venture Assembly Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant somewhere in the United States.
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
