# WEG invests €30M to build new motor plant in Santo Tirso, Portugal

WEG invested over €30 million to build a new plant in Santo Tirso, Portugal, its largest in Europe, to produce standard and customized low-voltage motors for the European market. The factory covers 45,000 m² with capacity for expansion to 100,000 m² and employs about 150 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-12
- Where: Santo Tirso, Portugal, Portugal
- Value: $35.5M (30.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 12 Dec 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: low-voltage motors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md)

## Sources

- [drivesncontrols.com](https://drivesncontrols.com/weg-invests-e30m-to-build-its-biggest-european-plant/), 2017-12-12: "The Brazilian motor manufacturer WEG has invested more than €30m to build a new plant in Portugal where it will produce standard and customised low-voltage motors, mainly for the European market."

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