# Kitagawa Mexico inaugurates second forging plant in Aguascalientes

Kitagawa Mexico Corporation inaugurated its second forging plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with an accumulated investment of over US$120 million. The plant will start operating in January 2018, doubling production capacity to 1,400 tons of forge per month and adding 100 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-31
- Where: Aguascalientes, Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $120.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Jan 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,400 tons of forge per month
- Products: forged auto parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kitagawa Mexico Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/27710.md)

## Sources

- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/kitagawa-inaugurates-new-plant-in-aguascalientes/), 2017-10-31: "The company is estimating that this growth will allow them to double their production capacity, reaching 1,400 tons of forge per month in the 11,000 square meters premises where 100 collaborators will be operating."

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