# Yaskawa invests EUR 31.5M in robot assembly and distribution facilities in Kočevje, Slovenia

Yaskawa broke ground on a new European Robotics Distribution Centre and an assembly hall for robot welding systems in Kočevje, Slovenia, with a EUR 31.5 million investment. The distribution centre is expected to open in the 2025 financial year, and by FY2027 it will handle at least 80% of EMEA robot orders.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-04-24
- Where: Kočevje, southern Slovenia, Slovenia
- Value: $34.0M (31.5M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: industrial robots, robot welding systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa](https://endata.com/companies/16432.md)

## Sources

- [yaskawa.eu.com](https://www.yaskawa.eu.com/header-meta/news-events/article/further-robot-assembly-and-distribution-facilities-in-kocevje_n20478), 2024-04-25: "With a single stocking location for all our robots, plus locally developed accessories and third-party options, the new European Robotics Distribution Centre will improve our productivity and efficiency – and of course the satisfaction of our customers."

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