# Kobelco to nearly double excavator production capacity in Spartanburg

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA plans to nearly double manufacturing capacity at its Spartanburg, South Carolina facility by 2018, increasing production to 1,800 units per year and adding new excavator models.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-06
- Where: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,800 units per year
- Products: crawler excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA](https://endata.com/companies/20678.md)

## Sources

- [equipmentjournal.com](https://www.equipmentjournal.com/construction-news/kobelco-plans-double-production-capacity-north-american-facility/), 2017-10-06: "We continue to increase U.S. production capacity, expand our U.S. manufacturing team and keep our dealers and customers up and running by delivering excavators that are built like no other excavators in the industry."

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