# Weg to build new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal

WEG announced the construction of a new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal, with an investment of €23.5 million. The 22,600 m² facility will expand production of large electric motors and centralize operations, creating around 100 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-02-09
- Where: Santo Tirso, Portugal, Portugal
- Value: $25.8M (23.5M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q1 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 22,600 m² of manufacturing facilities
- Products: large electric motors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [electricmotorengineering.com](https://www.electricmotorengineering.com/weg-expands-the-production-of-large-electric-motors-in-europe/), 2022-03-23: "We are not only making investments to increase production capacity, but also improving our operations in Portugal"
- [index-ps.net](https://index-ps.net/tag/expansion/), 2022-08-18: "We are not only making investments to increase production capacity, but also improving our operations in Portugal."

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