# WEG to build €23.5M electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal

WEG announced construction of a new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal, with an investment of €23.5 million, creating about 100 jobs and expected to start operating in Q1 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-02-09
- Where: Santo Tirso, Portugal
- Value: $26.7M (23.5M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: large electric motors, medium and high voltage motors, flameproof motors, electrical panels, automation solutions
- 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/MN/en/news/result-and-investiments/weg-to-build-a-new-electric-motor-factory-in-portugal), 2022-02-09: "WEG has just announced the construction of a new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal."
- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/weg-a-maior-fabricante-de-turbinas-e-motores-eletricos-do-mundo-vai-construir-fabrica-em-portugal-investimento-permitira-o-aumento-da-producao-da-multinacional-brasileira-no-mercado-europeu/), 2022-03-20: "We are not only making investments to increase production capacity but also improving our operatio"
- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/ZM/en/all-news/list?page=4&tag=investments), 2022-06-30: "WEG to build a new electric motor factory in Portugal"
- [weg.net](https://www.weg.net/institutional/CD/en/all-news/list?page=2&tag=manufacturing-sites), 2023-07-31: "WEG to build a new electric motor factory in Portugal"

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