# Daikin to invest $75M in EV refrigerant plant in Osaka, Japan

Daikin will invest more than $75 million in a new plant in Yodogawa Seisakusho, Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture, to produce low-GWP refrigerant R474A for electric vehicle air conditioning systems. Production is expected to begin in 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-01-08
- Where: Yodogawa Seisakusho, Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, Japan
- Value: $75.0M
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: R474A refrigerant
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Daikin](https://endata.com/companies/10434.md)

## Sources

- [coolingpost.com](https://www.coolingpost.com/world-news/daikin-to-invest-75m-in-ev-refrigerant-plant/), 2023-01-08: "Daikin is to invest more than $75m in a new Japanese plant to produce its low GWP refrigerant R474A for electric vehicle air conditioning systems."

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