# Augusta Sportswear starts construction of $30M plant in Mérida, Yucatán

Augusta Sportswear Brands began construction of a new maquiladora in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, representing an investment of about 600 million pesos ($30 million) and the creation of 1,100 jobs. The plant will produce sportswear for export to the US and Canada.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-04-22
- Where: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- Value: $30.0M
- Jobs: 1,100
- Status: under construction
- Products: sportswear, uniforms
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Augusta Sportswear Brands](https://endata.com/companies/54642.md)

## Sources

- [yucatanalinstante.com](https://www.yucatanalinstante.com/1100-nuevos-empleos-generara-la-llegada-de-la-firma-de-ropa-deportiva-augusta-sportswear/), 2021-04-22: "El Gobernador Mauricio Vila Dosal dio el banderazo de inicio de la construcción de la maquiladora de esta compañía, que fabrica ropa y uniformes deportivos que se exportarán a Estados Unidos y Canadá."

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