# Kion Group erects second hall at Stříbro plant for automated transport systems

Kion Group has built a second production hall at its site in Ostrov near Stříbro, Czech Republic, investing 800 million CZK (approx. EUR 31.4 million) in the building and technology. The 23,000 m² hall will start producing automated transport systems in spring 2018, creating 200 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-06
- Where: Ostrov near Stříbro, Czechia
- Value: $37.0M (31.4M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 23,000 m²
- Products: automated transport systems, forklift trucks
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KION Group](https://endata.com/companies/16287.md)

## Sources

- [deutsch.radio.cz](https://deutsch.radio.cz/kion-group-errichtet-zweite-halle-im-gewerbepark-bei-stribro-8174738), 2017-12-06: "Auf einer Fläche von 23.000 Quadratmetern sollen dort ab Frühjahr nächsten Jahres automatisierte Transportsysteme hergestellt werden."

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