# FB Group opens refrigeration equipment plant in Mérida, Yucatán

FB Group inaugurated a new plant in Mérida, Yucatán, for manufacturing industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment, with an investment of over USD20 million and creating 698 direct and indirect jobs. The plant is described as the largest of its kind in Latin America.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-02-29
- Where: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- Value: $20.0M
- Jobs: 698
- Starts operating: 29 Feb 2024
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment, condensing units, evaporators, ice factories
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [FB](https://endata.com/companies/23618.md)

## Sources

- [sefoet.yucatan.gob.mx](http://sefoet.yucatan.gob.mx/noticia/ver/539), 2024-02-29: "Hoy marcamos un hito significativo en nuestra trayectoria empresarial, con la apertura de la planta de producción de equipos de refrigeración más grande de Latinoamérica."
- [infolliteras.com](https://infolliteras.com/2024/03/06/ernesto-herrera-novelo-inauguro-la-empresa-fb-group-con-una-inversion-superior-a-los-20-millones-de-dolares-y-la-generacion-de-698-empleos-directos-e-indirectos/), 2024-03-07: "Hoy marcamos un hito significativo en nuestra trayectoria empresarial, con la apertura de la planta de producción de equipos de refrigeración más grande de Latinoamérica."
- [steelorbis.com](https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/mexicos-fb-group-will-invest-20-million-in-fourth-refrigeration-equipment-plant-1331036.htm), 2024-03-07: "We mark a significant milestone in our business trajectory, with the opening of the largest refrigeration equipment production plant in Latin America."
- [somosindustria.com](https://www.somosindustria.com/articulo/invierte-fb-group-en-mexico/), 2024-04-01: "Con una inversión superior a los 20 millones de dólares, la empresa FB Group inauguró su nueva planta en Mérida, Yucatán y con esto generará 698 empleos directos e indirectos en la zona."

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