# Hightop Group breaks ground on 50,000-unit construction machinery plant

Hightop Group held a steel column-raising ceremony for a new 82,000 m² smart manufacturing facility in Shandong, China, with an annual output target of 50,000 units of mini excavators, skid steer loaders, and wheel loaders.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-07-21
- Where: Shandong, China
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50,000 units per year
- Products: mini excavators, skid steer loaders, wheel loaders, tracked carriers
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hightop Group](https://endata.com/companies/93217.md)

## Sources

- [hightopmachine.com](https://www.hightopmachine.com/company-news/hightop-machinery-production-base-expansion-50000-units), 2026-07-28: "The moment signaled the project's transition from civil earthworks to structural steel erection."

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