# Panasonic expands wiring devices and circuit breaker factory in Vietnam

Panasonic Eco Solutions Vietnam broke ground on an additional factory building in Binh Duong Province, costing about 1 billion yen. The expansion aims to double wiring device and circuit breaker capacity by FY2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-27
- Where: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
- Value: $8.90M (1.00B JPY)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: Twice current capacity by FY2020 (existing output approx. 53 million wiring devices and 13 million circuit breakers per year)
- Products: wiring devices, circuit breakers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Panasonic](https://endata.com/companies/1026.md)
- [Panasonic Eco Solutions Vietnam](https://endata.com/companies/1027.md)

## Sources

- [news.panasonic.com](https://news.panasonic.com/global/topics/5092), 2017-03-01: "An additional factory building will be constructed adjacent to the existing factory to enhance its responsiveness to the rapid increase in demand"

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