# Yaskawa to build industrial robot factory in Kočevje, Slovenia

Yaskawa announced plans to build a new factory in Kočevje, Slovenia, for manufacturing industrial robots. Construction is expected to start in autumn 2017, with the facility becoming operational by the end of 2018, initially producing about 4,000 robots per year. The investment is approximately €25 million, with an additional €5.6 million from the Slovenian state.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-01
- Where: Kočevje, Southern Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $26.5M (25.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: about 4,000 robots per year
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [intech-net.com](https://www.intech-net.com/robotics-new-slovenian-plant-for-yaskawa/), 2017-03-01: "At the end of February, the Japanese company Yaskawa announced it be about to open a new factory in Kočevje (Southern Slovenia), dedicated to the manufacturing of industrial robots."

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