# JCB invests INR 1000 crore in Vadodara exports facility

JCB is investing INR 1000 crore to set up a dedicated exports facility for critical parts and components in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. The plant, inaugurated on April 21, 2022, will create 1,200 direct jobs and will reach full capacity by October 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-04-21
- Where: Vadodara, Gujarat, India
- Value: $130.0M (10.0B INR)
- Jobs: 1,200
- Starts operating: 26 Apr 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 85,000 tons of steel processing capacity
- Products: welded components, fabrication parts for construction equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [JCB](https://endata.com/companies/16316.md)

## Sources

- [auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/jcb-invests-inr-1000-crore-in-vadodara-aimed-at-exports-market/90981023), 2022-04-21: "UK based construction equipment major JCB is investing INR 1000 crore in setting up a dedicated exports facility for critical parts and components for the global operations in Vadodara, Gujarat."
- [machinery.co.uk](https://www.machinery.co.uk/content/news/boris-johnson-opens-new-jcb-factory), 2022-04-26: "UK PM Boris Johnson has officially opened JCB's newest factory in India as the company strengthens is global manufacturing presence."

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