# Standard Profil opens new automotive seal plant in Apaseo el Grande, Mexico

Standard Profil inaugurated a new plant in Parque Industrial Amistad, Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of nearly $10 million. The facility will create almost 300 jobs in its first phase and increase production of automotive seals by up to 40%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-10-20
- Where: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $10.0M
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: 20 Oct 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: up to 40% increase in production of automotive seals
- Products: automotive seals
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Standard Profil Group](https://endata.com/companies/4799.md)

## Sources

- [am.com.mx](https://www.am.com.mx/guanajuato/2022/10/20/apaseo-el-grande-standard-profil-inauguro-su-nueva-planta-en-el-parque-industrial-amistad-de-apaseo-el-grande-628812.html), 2022-10-20: "México es una posición estratégica no solo para nosotros sino también para los gigantes automotrices."
- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/standard-profil-inaugurates-its-second-plant-in-guanajuato/), 2022-10-24: "With this new investment, the company estimates that by 2024 it will be the number one company worldwide in sealing agents for the automotive industry."

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