# Magna breaks ground on $60M seat structure plant in Lancaster, Ohio

Magna held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 150,000-square-foot seat structure manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Ohio. The $60 million investment is expected to create 300 jobs by 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-30
- Where: Lancaster, Ohio, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 150,000 square feet
- Products: seat structures
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Magna International](https://endata.com/companies/2534.md)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/30/1893995/0/en/Magna-Grows-Seat-Business-With-New-Ohio-Facility.html), 2019-07-30: "As our customers expand their manufacturing footprints around the world, we will be there to support them with world-class design, engineering and manufacturing."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/de/news-release/2019/07/30/1893995/0/en/Magna-Grows-Seat-Business-With-New-Ohio-Facility.html), 2019-07-30: "As our customers expand their manufacturing footprints around the world, we will be there to support them with world-class design, engineering and manufacturing."
- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/magna-wins-ohio-seating-business/), 2019-08-06: "As our customers expand their manufacturing footprints around the world, we will be there to support them with design, engineering and manufacturing."

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