# Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Haier breaks ground on new air conditioner plant in Qingdao

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Haier held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Jimo, Qingdao, with an investment of approximately 5 billion yuan (about 8.258 billion yen). The new plant will triple production capacity and is expected to be delivered in spring 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-16
- Where: Jimo, Qingdao, China
- Value: $72.5M (500.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Mar 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: triple existing production capacity
- Products: central air conditioning systems
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Haier](https://endata.com/companies/22871.md)

## Sources

- [vkhvacr.com](https://www.vkhvacr.com/detail/21855.html), 2017-03-16: "新厂区建成后将成为三菱重工最大、最先进的空调生产基地。"

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