# MinebeaMitsumi opens new production plant in Košice, Slovakia

MinebeaMitsumi opened a new production plant in Košice, East Slovakia on 15 June 2018, creating roughly 1,100 jobs initially, with plans to grow to 2,000 by 2020. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on 5 May 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-24
- Where: Košice, Slovakia
- Jobs: 1,100
- Starts operating: 15 Jun 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: production plant for unspecified products
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [MinebeaMitsumi](https://endata.com/companies/760.md)

## Sources

- [minebeamitsumi.eu](https://www.minebeamitsumi.eu/en/newsroom-press/news-detailansicht/minebea-mitsumi-invests-in-europe-opening-of-new-production-plant-in-kosice-on-15-june-2018), 2018-05-24: "The starting pistol for the major project was fired on 2 December 2016 during a press conference in the Košice town hall."

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