# Atlas Copco's Edwards opens phase two of Qingdao vacuum pump plant

Edwards, part of Atlas Copco, opened phase two of its Qingdao, Shandong manufacturing plant on October 23, 2018, with a $65 million expansion focused on semiconductor vacuum pumps.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-23
- Where: Qingdao, Shandong, China
- Value: $65.0M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: Plant area increased to 15,000 square meters
- Products: rotary vane vacuum pumps, liquid ring vacuum pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Edwards](https://endata.com/companies/4105.md)
- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [eepw.com.cn](https://www.eepw.com.cn/zhuanlan/201810/156260.html), 2018-10-30: "Edwards之后追加投资6500万美元用于二期工程扩建，将工厂面积增大至15000平方米。"

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