# Hitachi Construction Machinery to boost compact product capacity at Shiga Works by 30%

Hitachi Construction Machinery will increase production facility capacity for compact products at its Shiga Works by approximately 30% by FY 2025, and plans to relocate and enhance the product test site from FY 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-04-21
- Where: Shiga Works, Japan
- Value: $24.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30% increase in production capacity for compact products
- Products: mini excavators, mini wheel loaders, battery-powered mini excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md)
- [Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra](https://endata.com/companies/62389.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [hitachicm.com](https://www.hitachicm.com/global/en/news/press-releases/2022/22-04-21/), 2022-04-20: "Hitachi Construction Machinery will increase the production facility capacity for compact products such as mini excavators and mini wheel loaders produced at the Shiga Works by approximately 30% by FY 2025."
- [estate.nikkan.co.jp](https://estate.nikkan.co.jp/news/2022/04/wfeeivab8krdvng), 2022-04-22: "日立建機は２１日、子会社の日立建機ティエラの滋賀工場（滋賀県甲賀市）関連で合計３０億円を投資し、ミニショベルやミニホイールローダーの生産能力を２０２５年度までに２１年度比３割増やすと発表した。"

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