# HiRef to build $13M cooling technology plant in Hidalgo, Mexico

HiRef, an Italian company, announced an investment of over $13 million to build its first manufacturing plant in Mexico, located in the PLATAH Industrial Park in Villa de Tezontepec, Hidalgo. The plant will produce precision cooling solutions for data centers and AI.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-24
- Where: Parque Industrial PLATAH, Villa de Tezontepec, Hidalgo, Mexico
- Value: $13.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: precision cooling solutions, chillers, liquid cooling
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Hiref](https://endata.com/companies/39708.md)

## Sources

- [hiref.com.mx](https://hiref.com.mx/index.php/2026/09/03/hiref-fabricara-en-mexico-tecnologia-que-enfriara-la-era-de-la-inteligencia-artificial/), 2026-08-24: "HiRef, compañía italiana especializada en enfriamiento de precisión para infraestructura crítica, anunció una inversión superior a $13 millones de dólares en una primera fase, para instalar su primera planta de manufactura en México en el Parque Industrial PLATAH"
- [comunicae.com.mx](https://comunicae.com.mx/en/press-release/hiref-apuesta-por-mexico-abrira-planta-de), 2026-09-02: "La compañía italiana invertirá más de 13 millones de dólares para producir soluciones de climatización de precisión destinadas a centros de datos e inteligencia artificial"

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