# WEG starts building electric motor plant in Kocaeli, Turkey

WEG has started construction of a new low-voltage electric motor factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, with 7,000 square meters of facilities. The plant is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2022 and will serve Eastern Europe and Turkey.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-13
- Where: Kocaeli, Türkiye
- Starts operating: Q1 2022
- Status: under construction
- Products: low-voltage electric motors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md)

## Sources

- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/GM/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-invests-in-a-commercial-operation-and-new-electric-motor-plant-in-turkey), 2022-01-13: "The new factory will allow WEG to expand the business of low voltage electric motors in Eastern Europe along with increasing the company´s market share in Turkey´s local market."

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