# Ziehl-Abegg breaks ground on new manufacturing base in Songjiang, China

Ziehl-Abegg broke ground on a new manufacturing base in Yexie town, Songjiang district, China on August 18, 2026. The company plans to invest about 190 million yuan ($26.6 million) over five years, with operations expected to begin by October 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-09-03
- Where: Yexie town, Songjiang district, Shanghai, China
- Value: $26.6M (190.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Oct 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 63,000 square meters of production space
- Products: motors, fans, drive technology, control systems
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Ziehl-Abegg SE](https://endata.com/companies/376.md)

## Sources

- [english.shanghai.gov.cn](https://english.shanghai.gov.cn/en-BusinessEnvironmentSongjiang/20260903/d533b341ab2544bb91cd451b9adbf7c5.html), 2026-09-03: "The project is scheduled to be completed and begin operations by October 2027."

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