# Yaskawa to double robot production at Nanjing plant with $45M expansion

Yaskawa Electric Corp. will double the output of its first overseas production base in Nanjing, China, by increasing monthly production from 500 to 1,000 units by 2018. The company added $15 million to registered capital and will embark on a $45 million expansion project.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-18
- Where: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Value: $45.0M
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,000 units per month
- Products: industrial robots, robotic systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)
- [Yaskawa (China) Robotics Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/16372.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.chinagate.cn](http://en.chinagate.cn/2016-11/18/content_39735499.htm), 2016-11-18: "The plant, which was built in 2013 at a cost of 69.8 million dollars, makes 500 units a month. To increase its monthly production to 1,000 units by 2018, the company will embark on a 45-million-dollar expansion project."

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