# Piovan Group opens new food processing facility in Modena

Piovan Group opened a new production facility for its Food & Powders division in Modena, Italy, on April 8, 2026. The facility triples production space from 5,000 to 14,000 square meters and will employ approximately 100 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-04-08
- Where: Modena, Italy
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 8 Apr 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 14,000 square meters
- Products: automation systems for food ingredients, polymer processing systems
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Piovan](https://endata.com/companies/4790.md)

## Sources

- [piovan.com](https://www.piovan.com/news/piovan-group-accelerates-its-investment-in-food-processing-with-new-facility-in-italy/), 2026-04-08: "Piovan Group today announces the opening of a new production facility for the Food & Powders division in Modena (Italy) effective from April 8, 2026."
- [gazzettadimodena.it](https://www.gazzettadimodena.it/modena/cronaca/2026/04/15/news/piovan-in-autunno-nuova-sede-a-san-felice-cento-assunzioni-aperte-le-selezioni-1.100857230), 2026-04-15: "Il nuovo stabilimento produttivo rappresenta un passaggio fondamentale nel percorso di sviluppo e crescita della divisione Food & Powders."
- [interprogettied.com](https://interprogettied.com/laplastica/2026/04/28/piovan-group-consolida-la-presenza-in-emilia-romagna/), 2026-04-28: "Il nuovo stabilimento produttivo rappresenta un passaggio fondamentale nel percorso di sviluppo e crescita della divisione Food & Powders."

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