# KION opens new forklift factory in Kołbaskowo, plans to triple production

KION Group opened a new forklift factory in Kołbaskowo, Poland, with an investment of €80 million. Current production is 4,000 units, with plans to triple to 12,000 units within 2-3 years and increase employment from 150 to 400 by 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-12
- Where: Kołbaskowo, Poland, Poland
- Value: $95.0M (80.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 12 Jul 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 12,000 forklifts per year (planned)
- Products: counterbalance forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [KION Group](https://endata.com/companies/16287.md)

## Sources

- [gs24.pl](https://gs24.pl/fabryka-kion-pod-kolbaskowem-bedzie-zatrudniac-zdjecia-i-wideo-z-otwarcia-inwestycji/ar/c3-15702206), 2021-07-12: "W otwartej pod Kołbaskowem KION GROUP AG produkuje się obecnie 4 000 wózków, ale za 2-3 lata ta produkcja ma wzrosnąć trzykrotnie."

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