# Kobelco expands excavator production in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. is ramping up production at its Spartanburg, South Carolina excavator plant, on pace to produce 1,800 units per year, and adding production of the SK500-LC-10 and SJ260LC-10 models.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-11
- Where: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 130
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1,800 units per year
- Products: hydraulic excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18444.md)

## Sources

- [traceyroad.com](https://www.traceyroad.com/kobelco-u-s-facility-continues-to-grow-ramp-up-production/), 2018-01-11: "Kobelco is currently on pace to produce 1,800 units per year."

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