# Sumitomo Riko expands anti-vibration rubber plant in Querétaro

Sumitomo Riko will expand its SRK-QRO plant in Querétaro, Mexico with an investment of $18.8 million, increasing production area from 12,000 to 22,000 square meters and capacity by 1.5 times. Mass production is scheduled to start in December 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-11-17
- Where: Querétaro, Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $18.8M
- Starts operating: Dec 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 times increase in production capacity; production area from 12,000 to 22,000 square meters
- Products: anti-vibration rubber for automotive industry
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Riko](https://endata.com/companies/16891.md)

## Sources

- [solili.mx](https://www.solili.mx/noticias/con-inversion-de-18-millones-800-mil-dolares-sumitomo-riko-amplia-su-planta-en-queretaro/5504/?lang=en), 2022-11-17: "The expansion responds to the solid demand in the production of SUVs in North America and increases the production capacity of the plant abbreviated as SRK-QRO by 1.5 times."

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