# Viega opens EUR 150 million metal press connector plant in Kirkel

Viega Group officially opened its new production site in Kirkel, Saarland, in a former Michelin warehouse complex. The first phase cost about EUR 150 million and creates 150 jobs, with around 100 employees already in place.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-06-29
- Where: Kirkel, Saarland, Germany
- Value: $174.0M (150.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 150
- Status: completed
- Products: metal press connectors

## Companies

- [Viega](https://endata.com/companies/10961.md)

## Sources

- [viega.com](https://www.viega.com/en/media/Viega-opens-a-new-production-site-in-Kirkel.html), 2026-06-29: "Germany is and will continue to be a key production base for us"
- [viega.com](https://www.viega.com/de/medien/viega-eroeffnet-neuen-produktionsstandort-in-kirkel-.html), 2026-06-29: "Trotzdem ist und bleibt Deutschland für uns als Produktionsstandort unverzichtbar"
- [tga-fachplaner.de](https://www.tga-fachplaner.de/meldungen/tga-hersteller-viega-eroeffnet-neuen-produktionsstandort-kirkel), 2026-07-08: "Mit einer Investition von rund 150 Mio. Euro in der ersten Ausbaustufe und der Schaffung von 150 neuen Arbeitsplätzen"

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