# CKD Corporation to open first US production site in Austin, Texas

Japan-based CKD Corporation will establish its first U.S. production site in Austin, Texas, with a $13 million investment creating up to 70 jobs. The facility will make fluid control components for the semiconductor industry and is scheduled to start operations in Fall 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-11-10
- Where: Austin, Texas, United States
- Value: $13.0M
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Products: fluid control components, pneumatic actuators, directional control valves, vacuum components
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [CKD Group](https://endata.com/companies/6352.md)

## Sources

- [gov.texas.gov](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-new-ckd-corporation-investment-in-austin), 2020-11-10: "The $13 million investment will create up to 70 new jobs and is scheduled to begin operations in Fall 2021."

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