# Yaskawa to build new robot plant and development center in Slovenia

Yaskawa plans to expand production capacities and open a new robot manufacturing plant and a European robotics development centre in Slovenia. Total investments are estimated at 25 million euros, creating 200 jobs. First robots from all-European production expected in 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-21
- Where: Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $27.5M (25.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80% of European robot demand
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)

## Sources

- [irish-manufacturing.com](https://irish-manufacturing.com/yaskawa-investing-in-europe-for-future-growth/), 2016-12-02: "The first Yaskawa Motoman robots from all-European production are expected to roll off the production line in 2018."

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