# Kobelco to expand hydraulic excavator factory in India to 3,000 units/year

Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. decided to expand production capacity of its hydraulic excavator factory in India from 2,000 to 3,000 units per year. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 20, 2018, and construction is expected to be completed by end of January 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-30
- Where: Sri City Industrial Park, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Starts operating: 31 Jan 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3,000 units per year
- Products: hydraulic excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18444.md)
- [Kobelco Construction Equipment India Private Limited](https://endata.com/companies/18412.md) (target)

## Sources

- [kobelcocm-global.com](https://www.kobelcocm-global.com/news/2018/180330.html), 2018-03-30: "KCEI will carry out a full-scale expansion to push production capacity up to 3,000 units a year in order to fully accommodate the increasing demand in India as well as the increased production of machines for export."

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