# Siemens expands gas turbine blade plant in Budapest, hiring 150 engineers

Siemens is building a new 10,000 sqm production hall and adding 2,500 sqm to its existing Budapest Power and Gas plant as part of a HUF 10 billion (€32 million) expansion, and is hiring 150 engineers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-21
- Where: Budapest, Hungary, Hungary
- Value: $36.0M (32.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Q3 2017
- Status: under construction
- Products: gas and steam turbine blades
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)

## Sources

- [autopro.hu](https://autopro.hu/en/news/siemens-looking-to-hire-150-engineers-to-gas-turbine-plant-in-budapest/234101), 2017-06-21: "Siemens is relocating the production of new-generation gas and steam turbine blades to Hungary."
- [abouthungary.hu](https://www.abouthungary.hu/news-in-brief/siemens-invests-10-billion-huf-on-expansion-in-hungary), 2017-06-21: "Siemens has invested 10 billion HUF (32.5m EUR) expanding its gas and steam turbine blade plant in Budapest."
- [hepaoffice.gr](https://www.hepaoffice.gr/en/expansion-europes-largest-turbine-blade-manufacturing-plant-continues-budapest/), 2017-07-03: "construction of a 10,000 square-metres manufacturing hall has just started with the foundation-stone laying ceremony in Budapest"

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