# Yaskawa inaugurates distribution centre and production facility in Kočevje

Yaskawa inaugurated a new distribution centre and production facility in Kočevje, Slovenia, a €32 million investment. The site becomes Yaskawa's largest in Europe, consolidating Slovenian operations and serving as the main logistics hub for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-07-02
- Where: Kočevje, Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $34.5M (32.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2 Jul 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 850 manipulator units
- Products: industrial robots, robotic welding systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa](https://endata.com/companies/16432.md)

## Sources

- [gov.si](https://www.gov.si/en/news/2026-07-02-yaskawa-makes-kocevje-its-leading-european-robotics-base-with-new-investment/), 2026-07-02: "Given the current global economic conditions, customers in Europe and beyond benefit greatly from short supply chains."
- [theaiinsider.tech](https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/07/03/yaskawa-makes-slovenia-its-main-european-robotics-base-with-new-investment/), 2026-07-03: "Yaskawa has opened a new distribution center and robotic-systems production facility in Kočevje, Slovenia, as the Japanese industrial robotics company consolidates more of its European operations at the site."

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