# Festo opens Phase 1 of new global production center in Jinan, China

Festo held the inauguration ceremony for Phase 1 of its new global production center in Jinan Sun Village, China, on January 23, 2019. The phase covers 100,000 square meters with an investment of about 560 million yuan (approx. $83 million). Production is scheduled to start in February 2019. The overall project will create about 3,500 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-23
- Where: Jinan Sun Village, Shandong, China
- Value: $83.0M (560.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 3,500
- Starts operating: Feb 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: single valves, valve terminals, cylinders
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Festo](https://endata.com/companies/1097.md)

## Sources

- [gongkong.ofweek.com](https://gongkong.ofweek.com/2019-01/ART-310058-8120-30300406.html), 2019-01-23: "2019年1月23日，Festo在济南孙村举行新全球生产中心一期厂房启用仪式。"

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