# ABB to expand Mebane facility, create 400 jobs in North Carolina

ABB, Inc. will expand its facility in Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina, investing up to $39.9 million to upgrade equipment and increase the size of the facility. The expansion will create more than 400 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-10
- Where: Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $39.9M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 square foot expansion
- Products: electrification products, robotics, industrial automation
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)

## Sources

- [commerce.nc.gov](https://www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-releases/global-industrial-company-abb-selects-orange-county-major-expansion), 2019-07-10: "ABB is a global company with a strong, local footprint."
- [electricalmarketing.com](https://www.electricalmarketing.com/news/article/20916234/abb-to-close-florida-plant-and-shift-production-to-north-carolina), 2019-07-12: "ABB is planning to invest up to $39.9 million over the next year to build a 200,000 square foot expansion and upgrade machinery at the Mebane plant."

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