Genentech opened its $400 million pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution complex in Hillsboro, Ore., in April of 2010. The 150,000-sf therapeutics filling and packaging facility will distribute Genentech's biologic cancer drugs.
Toshiba will begin building Fab 5 in July of 2010. The facility will produce 3000mm NAND flash wafers and is slated for completion by spring of 2011. Fab 5 will be located at Toshiba’s existing manufacturing campus in Yokkaichi, Japan. The facility’s cleanroom will feature waste heat recycling to reduce carbon emissions.
MGS Manufacturing Group began building a Class 100,000 cleanroom in March of 2010 in Germantown, Wis. The $1.3 million injection molding facility is slated for completion by mid-2010. The 6,250-sf facility is sited in an existing 186,000-sf building.
MEMSIC completed construction in March of 2010 on its new R&D and manufacturing complex in Wuxi, China. The 224,000-sf project is comprised of a 130,000-sf manufacturing facility and a 94,000-sf R&D center. MEMSIC is a MEMS sensing solution provider.
Applied Materials opened its expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center in Taiwan in March of 2010. The 15,000-sm facility will produce flat-panel and thin-film solar products. Applied Materials is based in Santa Clara, Calif., and is expanding its footprint in Asia with additional facilities in Singapore and Xi’an, China.
Agfa HealthCare began construction in March of 2010 on a research and development facility in Waterloo, Ontario. Located in the University of Waterloo’s Research and Technology Park, the facility will enable Agfa to develop advanced diagnostic imaging and healthcare management technologies. The facility is supported by a grant of $29.6 from the Ontario government. The project is being built by The Cora Group.
Hitachi’s elevator research tower is slated for completion in April of 2010. Standing 700 feet tall, the building will enable Hitachi to test elevators capable of traveling up to 40 miles per hour. Located in Hitachinaka City in Japan, the research facility will support engineering and development of high-speed passenger and cargo elevators.
A former Ford assembly plant will be renovated by Clairvoyant Energy of Santa Barbara, Calif., to house production facilities for high-efficiency solar panels. The renovation is part of a $1.2 billion project to transform the 320-acre site into the nation’s largest renewable energy business park. Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, will renovate over 1 million sf at the Wixom campus to create manufacturing space for turnkey power systems. The creation of the renewable energy park is supported by state and federal funding.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will invest £100 million to construct an offshore wind power research facility in the United Kingdom. The U.K. government will contribute an additional £30 to the project. The facility will support the development of turbines capable of producing more than 5 megawatts utilizing blades 100 meters long.
Wind turbine manufacturer Clipper will break ground in spring of 2010 on a wind turbine blade factory in Newcastle in the United Kingdom. The facility will house up to 500 employees and is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2010. Clipper is based in Carpinteria, Calif.
Thermo Fisher Scientific opened its new research and manufacturing facility in February of 2010 in Runcorn in the United Kingdom. The building is designated as a Center of Excellence for Thermo Fisher’s Anatomical Pathology operations and will house production and R&D space for cancer diagnostics and chromatography technologies.
Momentive Performance Materials will begin construction in late 2010 on a $75 million technology center in North Greenbush, N.Y. The facility will be located in the Rensselaer Technology Park and is slated for completion in fall of 2012. Upon occupancy of the technology center, Momentive will begin building its $16 million global headquarters at the site. The two buildings will house a total of 250 employees. Momentive is a manufacturer of silicone sealants and adhesives.
Proterra will begin construction in spring of 2010 on a $68 million research, development, and manufacturing facility in Greenville, S.C. Located at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), the 240,000-sf building will be sited on five acres. Proterra is based in Golden, Colo., and is a manufacturer of electric and hybrid drive trains for buses, trucks, and other vehicles.
Samsung Electronics is engaged in a $500 million renovation of its chip manufacturing complex in Austin, Texas. The project will join the existing Fab 1 and Fab 2 buildings to create a cleanroom facility for the production NAND flash memory chips. Completion of the first phase is expected by April of 2010.
Singapore Emulsion Fuel opened the first clear nano-emulsion diesel plant in Asia in February of 2010. The 40,000-sf facility is located in the Tuas district in Singapore. The plant produces an emulsion diesel fuel that can be utilized without any retrofitting or modification of engines and releases fewer harmful gas emissions.
