# Volvo CE breaks ground on new excavator factory in Eskilstuna, Sweden

Volvo Construction Equipment broke ground on a new excavator factory in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with a SEK 700 million investment. The factory is set for completion in 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-06-17
- Where: Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Value: $65.0M (700.0M SEK)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3500 machines per year
- Products: excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Volvo Construction Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/15315.md)

## Sources

- [volvoce.com](https://www.volvoce.com/global/en/news-and-events/news-and-stories/2026/swedens-prime-minister-makes-symbolic-first-dig-on-new-excavator-factory/), 2026-06-17: "Work has officially begun on Volvo Construction Equipment’s new excavator factory in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch marking the occasion."
- [wedoany.com](https://www.wedoany.com/shortnews/287154.html), 2026-06-22: "沃尔沃建筑设备（Volvo Construction Equipment）在瑞典埃斯基尔斯蒂纳启动建设一座履带式挖掘机总装厂，项目总投资7亿瑞典克朗（约6400万欧元），计划2028年完工。"
- [constructionbusinesstoday.com](https://constructionbusinesstoday.com/2026/07/28/volvo-ce-new-excavator-manufacturing-plant-sweden/), 2026-07-28: "The investment, valued at SEK 700 million, will support production of up to 3,500 machines annually, covering both electric and conventional models in the 14–50 ton range."

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