# PPC Insulators invests over €2M to expand hollow porcelain insulator production in Sonneberg

PPC Insulators completed an investment of over €2 million to expand its production platform in Sonneberg, Germany, adding a new XXL extruder line to increase capability for hollow porcelain insulators. Production is expected to start in Q2 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-16
- Where: Sonneberg, Germany, Germany
- Value: $2.46M (2.00M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: multipart insulators up to 1100 mm diameter and exceeding 11 m length; single piece hollow insulators up to 2750 mm length
- Products: hollow porcelain insulators
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [PPC Insulators](https://endata.com/companies/30795.md)

## Sources

- [ppcinsulators.com](https://ppcinsulators.com/3243/), 2018-03-16: "The investment stretching across the full value chain of production platform to deliver longer and wider insulators, will allow us to advance our lead, we hold on a niche"

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