# Panasonic opens new heat-pump production line in Plzeň, Czech Republic

Panasonic AVC Networks Czech commenced production of air-to-water heat pumps at its plant in Plzeň, the company's first European facility for these pumps. The plant will manufacture up to 20,000 units in the first year, with plans to increase to 40,000 annually.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-01
- Where: Plzeň, Czechia
- Starts operating: 10 Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 units per year initially, increasing to 40,000
- Products: air-to-water heat pumps
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Panasonic](https://endata.com/companies/1026.md)

## Sources

- [czechinvest.gov.cz](https://czechinvest.gov.cz/en/Homepage/News/October-2018/Panasonic%E2%80%99s-Plzen-plant-opens-new-heat-pump-production-line), 2018-10-15: "Panasonic was one of the first major foreign investors to enter the Czech Republic and the very first major Japanese investor."
- [construction-update.co.uk](https://construction-update.co.uk/2018/11/07/panasonic-starts-hvac-manufacturing-with-aquarea-production-line-in-europe/), 2018-11-07: "Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has started residential air-to-water heat pump production at Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o. (PAVCCZ) in Pilsen, Czech Republic in October 2018."

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