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Festo to build third plant near Sofia with €40M investment · Endata

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Nov 4, 2020NEW FACILITYnear Sofia, Bulgaria

Festo to build third plant near Sofia with €40M investment

Festo is investing €40 million to build its third production facility near Sofia, Bulgaria, for industrial automation components. The plant is expected to start operations in 2023 and will create 150 new production jobs.

Value

$47.3M (40.0M EUR)

Jobs

150

Starts operating

2023

Status

Announced

Productscomponents for industrial automationsensorscontrol pneumatic cylinderscommunication modulescontrollersservo motors

CompaniesFesto

Sectors#Automation and Robotics #Industrial Machinery

“The German Festo to invest 40 million euros in acquiring, designing, and building a new plant near Sofia.”investsofia.com

1 source
investsofia.comThe German Festo to Build Third Plant in Sofia with an Investment of €40M – Invest SofiaNov 4, 2020

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