# Polytec Group to build automotive parts plant in South Africa

Polytec Group received a contract to produce vehicle underbody panels and other automotive components for a German premium carmaker and will build a new plant in East London, South Africa, with an investment of €10 million. Production is set to start in 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-11-27
- Where: East London Industrial Development Zone, South Africa, South Africa
- Value: $11.4M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: vehicle underbody panels, automotive plastic components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Polytec Group](https://endata.com/companies/31519.md)

## Sources

- [polytec-group.com](https://www.polytec-group.com/investor-relations/news/polytec-group-erhielt-bedeutenden-auftrag), 2018-11-27: "Mit diesem Schritt verfolgen wir konsequent die POLYTEC-Strategie, unsere Kernkunden mit Produktionsstätten in Wachstumsregionen zu unterstützen."

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