# MKS expands Atotech equipment manufacturing facility in Guangzhou with USD 25 million investment

MKS Inc. commenced expansion of its Atotech equipment manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, with a USD 25 million investment. The facility will grow from 20,000 m² to 50,000 m², add 30 machining systems, and create over 300 jobs. Completion expected in Q3 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-02
- Where: Guangzhou, China, China
- Value: $25.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q3 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 50,000 m²
- Products: plating equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [MKS Instruments](https://endata.com/companies/9523.md)
- [Atotech](https://endata.com/companies/9524.md)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/02/3393816/16396/en/mks-commences-expansion-of-guangzhou-china-equipment-manufacturing-facility.html), 2026-11-02: "With the USD 25 million investment, MKS will expand the facility from 20,000 m² to 50,000 m² and plans to add 30 state-of-the-art machining and fabrication systems, create over 300 employment opportunities."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/02/3393816/0/en/mks-commences-expansion-of-guangzhou-china-equipment-manufacturing-facility.html), 2026-11-02: "With the USD 25 million investment, MKS will expand the facility from 20,000 m² to 50,000 m² and plans to add 30 state-of-the-art machining and fabrication systems, create over 300 employment opportunities."
- [investor.mks.com](https://investor.mks.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mks-commences-expansion-guangzhou-china-equipment-manufacturing), 2026-11-02: "With the USD 25 million investment, MKS will expand the facility from 20,000 m² to 50,000 m² and plans to add 30 state-of-the-art machining and fabrication systems, create over 300 employment opportunities."
- [in.investing.com](https://in.investing.com/news/assorted/mks-breaks-ground-on-25m-guangzhou-facility-expansion-432SI-5673099), 2026-11-02: "The $25 million investment will increase the facility's footprint from 20,000 square meters to 50,000 square meters."
- [en.wedoany.com](https://en.wedoany.com/shortnews/504887.html), 2026-11-04: "The project involves an investment of $25 million and plans to expand the plant area from the existing 20,000 square meters to 50,000 square meters."
- [industrialnews.co.uk](https://industrialnews.co.uk/mks-begins-25m-guangzhou-equipment-factory-expansion/), 2026-11-04: "MKS has begun expanding its Atotech equipment manufacturing facility in Guangzhou, China, through a $25m investment programme responding to demand for plating equipment used in advanced electronics production."

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