# KION's Kion China forklift Phase I plant starts production in Laiwu

Kion China's Phase I forklift plant in Laiwu, Jinan, started production, with the first forklift rolling off the line. The plant, part of a total planned investment of 5 billion yuan, has a core workshop area of 223,000 square meters and an annual capacity of 40,000 new energy forklifts.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-12-16
- Where: Laiwu, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Starts operating: 16 Dec 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 40,000 new energy forklifts per year
- Products: new energy forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [jinan.iqilu.com](https://jinan.iqilu.com/news/2021/1216/5022335.shtml), 2021-12-16: "凯傲中国叉车一期项目首台叉车下线。"

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