# LS Cable & System Asia to invest $9.25M in LS-VINA Cu-Rod capacity expansion

LS Cable & System Asia will invest 10 billion won ($9.25 million) into LS-VINA to expand annual Cu-Rod production capacity to 100,000 tons, up 3.7 times from current levels. Commercial production begins first half of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-26
- Where: Vietnam
- Value: $9.25M
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tons per year
- Products: Cu-Rod (copper rod)
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [LS-VINA](https://endata.com/companies/31142.md)
- [LS Cable & System Asia](https://endata.com/companies/25926.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/8288846), 2018-04-26: "LS Cable & System Asia said it will invest 10 billion won ($9.25 million) into LS-VINA to expand the firm’s annual Cu-Rod production capacity to 100,000 tons a year."

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