# Yaskawa plans to build industrial robot factory in Slovenia

Yaskawa intends to build a factory of industrial robots in Slovenia, initially employing around 160 people, with potential to rise to 200. The location is not yet determined, but Ribnica is a candidate.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-01-03
- Where: Ribnica (candidate), Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $27.0M (25.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 160
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa](https://endata.com/companies/16432.md)

## Sources

- [rtvslo.si](https://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/ribnica-hoping-for-the-yaskawa-factory-of-industrial-robots/411496), 2017-01-03: "Robots are already being manufactured here, so we can say the production process is already flowing."
- [finance.si](https://www.finance.si/manager/yaskawa-bo-novo-tovarno-robotov-postavila-v-kocevju/a/8853235), 2017-01-19: "Večje zemljišče potrebujemo zaradi možnosti, da bi v prihodnje lahko še širili tovarno oziroma, da bi imeli možnost, da se okrog nje razvije dobaviteljska mreža."

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