# Ogura Clutch breaks ground on Changxing plant expansion

Ogura Clutch Changxing held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new plant adjacent to its current facility in Changxing, China, expanding total floor space from 6,640 m² to 10,728 m² and increasing automotive air conditioning clutch production capacity from 300,000 to 2 million clutches per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-23
- Where: Changxing, China, China
- Jobs: 300
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2 million clutches per year
- Products: automotive air conditioning clutches, industrial clutches
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ogura Clutch](https://endata.com/companies/16643.md)

## Sources

- [oguraclutch.co.jp](https://www.oguraclutch.co.jp/en_news/ground-breaking-ceremony-for-ogura-clutch-changxing/), 2017-01-23: "Production capability for automotive air conditioning clutch will be expanded from the current 300K clutches per year to 2 million clutches per year (7 times)."

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