# Brandt Group invests €500M in new Algeria production facility

Brandt Group, a Franco-Algerian home appliances manufacturer, invested €500 million in a new 110-hectare production facility in Algeria, the largest in Africa, to shift production away from China and reduce lead times.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-10-17
- Where: Algeria, Algeria
- Value: $575.0M (500.0M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 110 hectares
- Products: washing machines, cooking appliances, cooling appliances
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Brandt Group](https://endata.com/companies/28560.md)

## Sources

- [supplychainit.com](https://www.supplychainit.com/home-appliances-manufacturer-brandt-group-cleans-up-supply-chain-to-aid-expansion/), 2018-10-17: "After investing €500m in a new 110 hectare production facility in Algeria (the largest in Africa) to try and steadily shift production away from China, Brandt has managed to reduce lead times on deliveries for parts and finished goods from three months down to just two weeks."

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