# WEG to build EUR 23.5M electric motor plant in Santo Tirso, Portugal

WEG plans a new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal, investing EUR 23.5 million to build 22,600 sq m. The plant is due to start operations in Q1 2024 and create about 100 jobs, and it will absorb production from WEG's Maia site.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-09-02
- Where: Santo Tirso, Portugal
- Value: $23.5M (23.5M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 22,600 sq m facility
- Products: industrial electric motors, low-voltage motors, explosion-proof motors
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md)

## Sources

- [amanha.com.br](https://amanha.com.br/categoria/empresa/weg-vai-construir-nova-fabrica-em-portugal), 2022-09-02: "A nova fábrica em Santo Tirso deve entrar em operação no primeiro trimestre 2024 e gerar cerca de 100 novos empregos."

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