# KION opens new plant in Zhangzhou, China

KION Group opened a new plant in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, on September 29, 2020. The facility, a joint venture with Fujian Haishan Heavy Industry, produces electric forklifts and port vehicles, with a total investment of CNY 500 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-09-29
- Where: Zhangzhou, Longhai, Fujian, China
- Value: $73.5M (500.0M CNY)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 29 Sep 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: annual production capacity of 30,000 units (warehouse equipment)
- Products: electric forklifts, loaders, port vehicles
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [KION Group](https://endata.com/companies/16287.md)
- [Fujian Haishan Heavy Industry](https://endata.com/companies/19473.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [kiongroup.com](https://www.kiongroup.com/de/News-Stories/Stories/Leistung/Die-KION-Group-er%C3%B6ffnet-ihr-neues-Werk-im-chinesischen-Zhangzhou.html?storyid=33088), 2020-09-30: "Die KION Group hat ihr neuen Werks in Zhangzhou City... offiziell eröffnet."
- [thepaper.cn](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_9414796), 2020-09-30: "该项目由欧洲第一大、全球第二大工业车辆及仓储自动化设备制造商德国凯傲集团与龙海市国家级高新技术企业福建海山重工有限公司共同投资建设"

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