# Yaskawa Europe Robotics to expand production in Kočevje, Slovenia

Yaskawa Europe Robotics purchased a 4.5-hectare plot next to its existing €25 million robot factory in Kočevje, Slovenia, to expand production, with plans to create 150 new jobs at the new factory.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-09
- Where: Kočevje, Slovenia
- Value: $820K (740K EUR)
- Jobs: 150
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial robots (Motoman)
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Europe Robotics](https://endata.com/companies/36898.md)

## Sources

- [intellinews.com](https://www.intellinews.com/yaskawa-europe-robotics-to-expand-production-in-slovenia-173107/), 2019-12-09: "The existing factory currently employs just over 70 people and there are plans to increase the number of employees to at least 150 by 2023."

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