# Samsung to build Rs 1,588 crore compressor plant in Tamil Nadu

Samsung will set up a compressor plant at an outlay of Rs 1,588 crore on 22 acres near Chennai, with capacity of eight million units a year. The compressors will supply Samsung refrigerators and exports. Samsung India signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-15
- Where: Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Value: $208.0M (15.9B INR)
- Jobs: 600
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8 million compressor units per year
- Products: compressors for refrigerators
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung](https://endata.com/companies/5951.md)
- [Government of Tamil Nadu](https://endata.com/companies/4563.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/samsung-to-set-up-compressor-plant-in-tn-at-outlay-of-rs-1-588-cr-122031500470_1.html), 2022-03-15: "Samsung will set up a compressor plant at an outlay of Rs 1,588 crore near here, a senior group official said on Tuesday."
- [hindustantimes.com](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cm-samsung-sign-pact-to-set-up-1588-cr-worth-compressor-plant-101647368701300.html), 2022-03-15: "The new compressor facility will be spread over 22 acres and will create employment for 600 people."

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