# Siemens opens low-voltage switchgear plant in Gebze, Turkey

Siemens opened a new low-voltage switchgear plant within its integrated production facilities in Gebze Organized Industrial Zone, with total investments reaching 65 million euros. The plant will produce contactors, relays, fuses and accessories, and is expected to contribute 100 million euros annually to the Turkish economy and employ 1,000 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-23
- Where: Gebze Organized Industrial Zone, Kocaeli, Türkiye
- Value: $77.0M (65.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 23 Dec 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: low-voltage switchgear, contactors, overcurrent relays, automatic fuses, switchgear accessories
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [dailysabah.com](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2017/12/23/new-siemens-factory-to-add-118m-to-turkeys-economy-per-year), 2017-12-22: "The new low voltage switchgear plant, which will, directly and indirectly, provide employment for 1,000 people, will produce contactors and accessories, overcurrent relays, automatic fuses, automatic switchgear accessories and parts."

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