# KOBELCO opens $41M hydraulic excavator production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA celebrated the grand opening of its new hydraulic excavator production facility in Spartanburg, SC. The $41 million facility was completed within one year and is ramping up to mass produce 1,800 units per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-07-04
- Where: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $41.0M
- Starts operating: 4 Jul 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,800 units/year
- Products: hydraulic excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA](https://endata.com/companies/20678.md)
- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [doczz.net](https://doczz.net/doc/8292851/kobelco-usa-celebrates-grand-opening-of-u.s.-excavator), 2021-07-04: "KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA recently celebrated the opening of its new hydraulic excavator production facility in North America."

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