# Grimme inaugurates new €13M plant in Tianjin, China

Grimme inaugurated a new production facility in Tianjin, China, with an investment of over €13 million. The plant includes 12,500 sq. m of factory floor and 1,400 sq. m of office space, initially producing potato cultivation equipment for the Chinese market.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-10
- Where: Tianjin, China
- Value: $15.7M (13.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 10 May 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 12,500 m² facility
- Products: potato planters, potato harvesters, potato storage equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Grimme](https://endata.com/companies/18413.md)

## Sources

- [potatopro.com](https://www.potatopro.com/news/2018/agricultural-equipment-manufacturer-grimme-inaugurated-its-new-plant-china), 2018-05-11: "In the presence of 200 guests including the workforce of Grimme China, Franz, Christine und Christoph Grimme inaugurated the modern Grimme plant in Tianjin, China."
- [agriland.co.uk](https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/grimme-opens-new-e13-million-machinery-factory-in-china/), 2018-05-25: "The new plant is designed for state-of-the-art manufacturing and production, so that we are able to guarantee the same high quality level as at the main plant in Damme (Germany)."
- [agriland.ie](https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/grimme-opens-new-e13-million-machinery-factory-in-china/), 2018-05-25: "The new plant is designed for state-of-the-art manufacturing and production, so that we are able to guarantee the same high quality level as at the main plant in Damme (Germany)."
- [potatonewstoday.com](https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2018/05/26/grimme-opens-new-e13-million-machinery-factory-in-china/), 2018-05-26: "Franz, Christine and Christoph Grimme have opened a new manufacturing plant in Tianjin."

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