# TDDK expands Straßgräbchen plant into Europe's largest electric compressor site

TDDK announced on April 8, 2024 that it will expand its Straßgräbchen plant near Kamenz into the largest electric automotive climate compressor production site in Europe. Mass production is due to start in 2025, and capacity will rise from six to eight million compressors a year. Investment size has not been disclosed.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-04-08
- Where: Straßgräbchen, Kamenz, Saxony, Germany
- Value: $97.0M (90.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6 to 8 million climate compressors per year
- Products: electric refrigerant compressors, aluminium compressor housings
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [TDDK](https://endata.com/companies/11723.md)
- [Mercedes-Benz](https://endata.com/companies/1875.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [radiolausitz.de](https://www.radiolausitz.de/beitrag/japaner-wollen-in-strassgraebchen-produktion-ausweiten-821217/), 2024-04-08: "TDDK bereite sich mit dem Um- und Ausbau des Werks auf eine Kapazitätserweiterung von sechs auf acht Millionen Klimakompressoren pro Jahr vor."
- [radiolausitz.de](https://www.radiolausitz.de/beitrag/japaner-fuehlen-sich-wohl-in-der-lausitz-und-investieren-weiter-821704/), 2024-04-12: "Der japanische Kfz-Klimakompressorenhersteller TDDK investiert weitere 90 Millionen Euro in Straßgräbchen bei Kamenz."

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