# Pottinger opens €25M plant in Austria, plans €45M expansion

Pottinger has opened its fourth production plant in St. Georgen, Austria, after an investment of €25 million. The company immediately started construction on a €45 million extension to double the production area, where round balers and large rakes will be manufactured. 60 jobs will be created initially.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-06-15
- Where: St. Georgen, near Grieskirchen, Austria
- Value: $84.0M (70.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 60
- Starts operating: Jun 2021
- Status: completed
- Products: round balers, large rakes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Pöttinger](https://endata.com/companies/55809.md)

## Sources

- [agriland.co.uk](https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/pottinger-breaks-more-ground-with-new-round-baler-factory/), 2021-06-15: "The new facility is situated at St. Georgen, near Grieskirchen in the north west of Austria. The first expansion phase was completed in just one year after an investment of €25 million."

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