# Freudenberg to build €10M automotive components plant in Parets del Vallès, Catalonia

German multinational Freudenberg will invest €10 million to build a new highly robotized plant for automotive components in Parets del Vallès, Barcelona. The 6,500 m² facility will replace an older plant and increase productivity by 15%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-17
- Where: Parets del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Value: $11.0M (10.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive components for shock absorbers and steering wheels
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Freudenberg Group](https://endata.com/companies/15958.md)

## Sources

- [catalonia.com](https://catalonia.com/w/president-aragones-announces-an-investment-of-10-million-euros-from-german-company-freudenberg-to-open-an-automotive-components-factory-in-catalonia), 2022-03-17: "The new facilities, which will replace an older plant, will have an area of 6,500 m2, will be highly robotized, and will operate without the use of fossil fuels."

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