# Yaskawa to build electrical components factory in Kocevje, Slovenia

Yaskawa announced it will build a new factory in Kocevje, Slovenia, to produce inverter drives, servo drives and servo motors. The investment is valued at approximately €25 million ($30 million) and is expected to create up to 250 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-14
- Where: Kocevje, southern Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $30.0M (25.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: inverter drives, servo drives, servo motors
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)

## Sources

- [avim.org.tr](https://avim.org.tr/en/Bulten/JAPAN-S-YASKAWA-TO-INCREASE-ITS-INVESTMENT-IN-SLOVENIA), 2018-05-15: "Expanding our production capacity will enable us to further improve the supply chain, shorten our lead times and enhance the service for our European customers."

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