# NSK Korea inaugurates Cheonan plant for needle bearings

NSK Ltd. inaugurated its newly built Cheonan plant in Cheonan City, Korea, on October 20, 2017. The plant expands manufacturing capacity for high-precision needle bearings using state-of-the-art automated facilities to meet growing demand, particularly from the Chinese auto market.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-20
- Where: Cheonan City, South Korea
- Starts operating: 20 Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: high-precision needle bearings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [NSK](https://endata.com/companies/1628.md)
- [NSK Korea Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/17941.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bearing-news.com](https://www.bearing-news.com/nsk-korea-inaugurates-cheonan-plant/), 2017-11-29: "The newly built Cheonan plant expands manufacturing capacity through state-of-the-art automated manufacturing facilities capable of meeting increasing demand in the market."

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