# Kobelco Construction Machinery expands Ogaki Plant capacity to 11,500 units/year

Kobelco Construction Machinery will expand its Ogaki Plant in Gifu, Japan, increasing production capacity from 8,500 to 11,500 units per year by adding a new assembly line for 5-ton and 7-ton mini-excavators.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-04-28
- Where: Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Japan
- Value: $26.0M (3.40B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 11,500 units/year (from 8,500)
- Products: mini-excavators, hydraulic excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18444.md)

## Sources

- [kobelcocm-global.com](https://www.kobelcocm-global.com/news/2022/220428.html), 2022-04-28: "Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has decided to expand the production capacity of Ogaki Plant."
- [kenkij.com](https://kenkij.com/news_kiji/202205-02.html), 2022-05-09: "今回の生産能力増強では、同事業所内に年間生産台数3,000台の油圧ショベル組立ラインを新設。"

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