# Magna to build powertrain metalforming plant in Kechnec, Slovakia

Magna is expanding its powertrain business with a new 7,675-square-meter metalforming solutions plant in Kechnec, Slovakia. Construction is expected to be complete in March 2021, with production starting in August 2021 and about 50 employees.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-24
- Where: Kechnec, Slovakia
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: Aug 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 7,675 square meters
- Products: powertrain metalforming solutions
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [magna.com](https://www.magna.com/company/newsroom/releases-archive/release/2020/08/24/news-release---magna-expands-powertrain-business-in-slovakia), 2020-08-24: "Magna will expand its powertrain business with a new facility in Kechnec, Slovakia, the first powertrain metalforming solutions plant for the company in Europe."

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