# JCB to invest Rs 650 crore in new plant in Vadodara, Gujarat

JCB plans to invest Rs 650 crore in a new factory in Vadodara, Gujarat, its sixth in India, to manufacture parts for global production lines. Production is expected to begin in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-26
- Where: Vadodara, Gujarat, India, India
- Value: $93.0M (6.50B INR)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 85,000 tonnes of steel annually
- Products: engineered components, sub-assemblies for construction equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [JCB](https://endata.com/companies/16316.md)
- [JCB India](https://endata.com/companies/23469.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/jcb-to-invest-rs-650-cr-to-open-a-new-plant-in-gujarat/68577904), 2019-03-26: "JCB Chairman Lord Bamford laid the foundation stone for the new plant which will be JCB’s sixth factory in India"
- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/jcb-to-invest-650-crore-in-a-new-unit-in-gujarat/article26643186.ece), 2019-03-26: "Production at the new facility at Halol-II, Vadodara, will begin next year."
- [jcb.com](https://www.jcb.com/en-IN/explore/insight/news/2020/03/jcb-invests-for-growth-as-new-65-million-factory-plan-unveiled/), 2019-03-26: "JCB is to invest £65 million in a new plant in India as the company prepares to celebrate 40 years of manufacturing in the country."
- [farminguk.com](https://www.farminguk.com/news/jcb-invests-65m-in-new-machinery-plant-in-india_51650.html), 2019-03-27: "British machinery giant JCB is to invest £65 million in a new plant in India as the company prepares to meet 'increased demand' for its products."
- [b2bpurchase.com](https://b2bpurchase.com/gujarat-becomes-home-for-jcbs-6th-factory-in-india/), 2019-04-17: "This new factory will be manufacturing engineered components and sub-assemblies for JCB’s many factories around the globe."

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