# LG Electronics opens new chiller factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

LG Electronics relocated its Korean chiller plant from Jeonju to a new 35,000m² factory in Pyeongtaek, which is two and a half times larger than the previous facility. The plant produces centrifugal, absorption, screw, and scroll chillers with an annual capacity of up to 600,000RT.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-29
- Where: Pyeongtaek, South Korea
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 600,000RT per year
- Products: centrifugal chillers, absorption chillers, screw chillers, scroll chillers
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [LG Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/11457.md)

## Sources

- [coolingpost.com](https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/lg-global-chiller-push/), 2017-08-29: "The new Pyeongtaek factory is two and a half times larger than its previous facility"
- [kka-online.info](https://www.kka-online.info/artikel/kka_Neues_Chiller-Werk_in_Suedkorea-2997089.html), 2017-10-03: "LG Electronics hat im südkoreanischen Pyeongtaek einen eigens für die Auftragsfertigung von Kältemaschinen errichteten Standort in Betrieb genommen."

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