# Bär Cargolift opens tail lift factory in Šiauliai FEZ, Lithuania

Bär Cargolift, a German manufacturer of automotive tail lifts, opened a new factory in the Šiauliai Free Economic Zone, Lithuania. The €10 million investment is expected to employ up to 100 people and produce 25,000 sets of components per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-05-30
- Where: Šiauliai FEZ, Lithuania, Lithuania
- Value: $12.2M (10.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 30 May 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 25,000 sets of components per year
- Products: automotive tail lifts, freight elevator components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bar Cargolift](https://endata.com/companies/43681.md)
- [Bystronic](https://endata.com/companies/18407.md) (supplier)
- [Progressive Business Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/55689.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [investmentpartner.lt](https://www.investmentpartner.lt/bar-cargolift-opened-a-plant-in-siauliai-fez/), 2021-05-30: "We decided to expand by opening a new factory to meet the strong growth in demand for automotive tail lifts."
- [pbs.lt](https://pbs.lt/en/2021/06/08/european-tail-lift-manufacturer-expands-in-lithuania/), 2021-06-08: "Bär Cargolift’s leadership has decided to invest in business expansion and open a new factory."
- [presse.industrie-contact.de](https://presse.industrie-contact.de/news-baer-cargolift-eroeffnet-eine-innovative-ladebordwandfabrik-in-litauen?id=136723&l=deutsch&menueid=26809), 2021-07-13: "Der deutsche Hersteller von Ladebordwänden Bär Cargolift hat eine Fabrik in der Freien Wirtschaftszone Šiauliai in Litauen eröffnet"

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