# Kalmar invests EUR 20M to expand Ottawa terminal tractor plant

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is investing close to EUR 20 million to upgrade and expand its terminal tractor manufacturing plant in Ottawa, Kansas. The expansion will double annual production capacity, making it the largest terminal tractor facility in North America, with the addition opening in 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-06-07
- Where: Ottawa, Kansas, United States
- Value: $21.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double annual production capacity
- Products: terminal tractors, electric terminal tractors
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Kalmar](https://endata.com/companies/4960.md)
- [Cargotec](https://endata.com/companies/1832.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [kalmarglobal.com](https://www.kalmarglobal.com/news--insights/press_releases/2022/kalmar-invests-in-expansion-to-its/), 2022-06-07: "Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced that it is to upgrade and expand its manufacturing plant in Ottawa, Kansas, home to the company's terminal tractor manufacturing operations in North America."
- [portstrategy.com](https://www.portstrategy.com/news/news/a-manufacturing-powerhouse/), 2022-06-07: "When the addition to the plant opens up in 2023 we will have achieved our vision of a Kalmar smart factory with fully digitalised assembly processes."
- [hoistmagazine.com](https://www.hoistmagazine.com/news/toc-live-hoist-interviews-kalmar-in-a-77t-electric-reachstacker-9773447/), 2022-06-15: "The investment will eventually enable the plant’s annual production capacity to be doubled, making it the largest terminal tractor manufacturing facility in North America."

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