# Daikin to invest up to $90M in new commercial AC plant in Sakai, Osaka

Daikin is investing up to $90 million to establish a new manufacturing base for commercial air conditioners on the site of its current Rinkai factory in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. The Rinkai facility is due to start operations in June 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-01-14
- Where: Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Value: $90.0M
- Starts operating: Jun 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: commercial air conditioners
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Daikin](https://endata.com/companies/10434.md)

## Sources

- [coolingpost.com](https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/daikin-plans-new-japanese-plant/), 2018-01-14: "Daikin is reported to be investing up to $90m in a new commercial air conditioning plant in its homeland."

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