# Miba Steeltec builds EUR 10 million expansion in Vrable, Slovakia

Miba Steeltec broke ground on a new building in Vrable, Slovakia, enlarging manufacturing space to about 16,500 square meters with 80 new jobs and the Miba Friction Group's first R&D department outside Austria.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-29
- Where: Vrable, near Nitra, Slovakia
- Value: $11.2M (10.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 80
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: manufacturing area about 16,500 square meters
- Products: friction parts, brake and clutch friction components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Miba Steeltec](https://endata.com/companies/5460.md)
- [Miba Friction Group](https://endata.com/companies/5461.md)

## Sources

- [miba.com](https://www.miba.com/en/news/article/expansion-of-miba-friction-site-in-vrable-slovakia), 2019-08-29: "The company is investing roughly 10 million Euro into the project, for which the groundbreaking ceremony took place today."

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