# Nidec Global Appliance invests $70M to increase Embraco compressor production capacity

Nidec Global Appliance, holder of the Embraco brand, announced a $70 million investment to add new production lines for refrigeration compressors and condensing units in Austria, China, Brazil and Mexico, increasing annual capacity by over 10 million units.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-06-29
- Where: Austria, China, Brazil, Mexico
- Value: $70.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10 million units per year
- Products: refrigeration compressors, condensing units
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Nidec Global Appliance](https://endata.com/companies/7772.md)
- [Embraco](https://endata.com/companies/2194.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [acrlatinoamerica.com](https://www.acrlatinoamerica.com/en/news/latest-news/348-enterprises/16569-nidec-invests-us-70-million-to-increase-embraco-s-production-capacity.html), 2021-06-29: "This investment is motivated by a composition of factors, one of them being a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic."

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