# Samsung Electronics to invest $170M in HVAC facility in Gwangju

Samsung Electronics will invest 240 billion won ($170 million) to build an HVAC equipment manufacturing facility at its existing Gwangju plant in South Korea. The new facility will manufacture FlaktGroup's coolant distribution units and other HVAC equipment, with production starting in 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-19
- Where: Gwangju, South Korea, South Korea
- Value: $170.0M
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 21,500m2
- Products: HVAC equipment, coolant distribution units
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/647.md)
- [FläktGroup](https://endata.com/companies/14320.md) (partner)
- [Frick Group](https://endata.com/companies/94233.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [koreatimes.co.kr](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260819/samsung-to-invest-170-mil-for-hvac-manufacturing-facility-in-gwangju), 2026-08-19: "Samsung Electronics will invest 240 billion won ($170 million) to build heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturing facility in Gwangju."
- [flaktgroup.com](https://www.flaktgroup.com/en/news/news-archive/2026/september/flaktgroup-to-establish-hvac-production-line-in-korea/), 2026-09-02: "Samsung’s acquisition of FläktGroup last year puts us in a unique position to expand the HVAC business and transform it into a new growth engine, to become a global top-tier company by 2030."
- [mt.co.kr](https://www.mt.co.kr/en/industry/2026/09/21/2026092109285910609), 2026-09-21: "This investment marks the first large-scale production facility project since the establishment of the Gwangju Plant (then Gwangju Electronics) in 1989, 37 years later."

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