# Wintec invests €10M to expand injection moulding machine plant in Changzhou

Wintec, the Chinese business of Engel, announced a €10 million investment to expand production capacity at its Changzhou manufacturing facility. The expansion will double the plant's capacity for injection moulding machines for plastic packaging. Construction begins in autumn 2018 and the facility should be fully operational by Q4 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-25
- Where: Changzhou, China
- Value: $12.0M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q4 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity
- Products: injection moulding machines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Wintec](https://endata.com/companies/18551.md)
- [Engel Austria GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/18558.md)
- [ENGEL](https://endata.com/companies/15503.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nuffoodsspectrum.asia](https://www.nuffoodsspectrum.asia/news/3/673/wintec-invests-10m-euros-to-expand-changzhou-facility.html), 2018-04-25: "Wintec approved the expansion in order to respond to the growing demand for its machinery from its expanded client base in Asia."
- [en.tireworld.com.cn](http://en.tireworld.com.cn/cnews/2018426/5626.html), 2018-04-26: "The expansion, slated to start in the fourth quarter and be completed a year later, will double the production area and boost the unit's headcount by 60 percent."

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