# ebm-papst to build third India factory near Chennai with ₹340 crore investment

ebm-papst India will invest ₹340 crore to establish its third factory in India at Sunguvarchatram near Chennai, a 14-acre site expected to be operational next year and to create 700 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-04-03
- Where: Sunguvarchatram, near Chennai, India
- Value: $40.0M (3.40B INR)
- Jobs: 700
- Status: announced
- Capacity: production capacity increased by at least four times
- Products: fans, blowers, motors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [ebm-papst India](https://endata.com/companies/12938.md)
- [ebm-papst](https://endata.com/companies/5045.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/germanys-ebm-papst-to-invest-340-cr-in-new-chennai-factory-targets-doubling-india-revenue-by-fy28/article69408421.ece), 2025-04-03: "The 14-acre factory is expected to be operational by next year and will generate 700 jobs once fully functional."

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