# Citizen Machinery to build new plant in China, doubling capacity

Citizen Machinery, a subsidiary of Citizen Watch, will invest about 3 billion yen to build a new automatic lathe factory in Shandong, China. The plant is expected to start production in February 2021, with monthly capacity of 350 units, doubling current output.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-07
- Where: Shandong, China
- Value: $27.6M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Feb 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350 units per month
- Products: automatic lathes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Citizen Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/18452.md)
- [Citizen (China) Precision Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/43713.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cn.nikkei.com](https://cn.nikkei.com/industry/manufacturing/38180-2019-11-15-10-52-46.html), 2019-11-15: "预定2021年2月投产，当地的产能将达到最多月产350台，增至现在的2倍。"
- [monoist.itmedia.co.jp](https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/1912/04/news029.html), 2019-12-04: "シチズンマシナリーは2019年11月7日、重要製造拠点の1つである中国の西鉄城（中国）精密机械を移転し、新工場を建設すると発表した。"

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