# Kobelco Construction Equipment India to expand excavator factory capacity to 3,000 units/year

Kobelco Construction Equipment India Pvt Ltd (KCEI) will expand its hydraulic excavator factory in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, increasing production capacity from 2,000 to 3,000 units per year. The building area will expand from 13,900 sq m to 20,900 sq m, with construction expected to be completed by the end of January 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-11-07
- Where: Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Starts operating: 31 Jan 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3,000 units per year
- Products: hydraulic excavators, crawler cranes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kobelco Construction Equipment India Private Limited](https://endata.com/companies/18412.md)
- [Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18444.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bkt.tradelinkmedia.biz](https://bkt.tradelinkmedia.biz/publications/7/news/1393), 2018-11-07: "KCEI recently expanded the production capacity of its hydraulic excavator factory to meet the strong demand in the country."

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