# thyssenkrupp opens escalator factory in Kocaeli, Turkey

thyssenkrupp opened a new escalator production facility in Dilovası, Kocaeli, Turkey, with a €20 million investment. The plant will produce 1,200 escalators annually in the first phase and serve as an export hub.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-08
- Where: Dilovası Organized Industrial Zone, Kocaeli, Türkiye
- Value: $23.5M (20.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 8 May 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1200 escalators per year (first phase)
- Products: Escalators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md)

## Sources

- [dailysabah.com](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2018/05/09/german-thyssenkrupp-opens-escalator-factory-in-turkeys-kocaeli), 2018-05-08: "Germany-based steel giant thyssenkrupp launched an escalator production facility in Turkey's industrial hub Dilovası Organized Industrial Zone."

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