# Metso invests EUR 150M in technology center in Tampere, Finland

Metso will build a new Lokomotion technology center in Lahdesjärvi, Tampere, with a first-phase investment of EUR 150 million. Construction starts in July 2024, and production of Lokotrack mobile crushers is scheduled to start in Q3 2027.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-06-03
- Where: Lahdesjärvi, Tampere, Finland
- Value: $163.5M (150.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 900
- Starts operating: Q3 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: mobile crushers, Lokotrack crushing plants, aggregates equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Metso](https://endata.com/companies/240.md)

## Sources

- [metso.com](https://www.metso.com/corporate/media/news/2024/6/metso-invests-eur-150-million-in-a-modern-technology-center-in-tampere-finland/), 2024-06-03: "The investment in the first phase is about EUR 150 million, spread over three years."
- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/coal_prep/p30/P2800), 2024-06-07: "Metso will gradually move its current operations in Hatanpää, Tampere, to a new Lokomotion technology center to be built in Lahdesjärvi, Tampere."
- [aggbusiness.com](https://www.aggbusiness.com/metso-sets-course-exciting-crushing-screening-future/), 2024-07-01: "Metso is investing €150 million in a modern technology centre in Tampere, Finland."

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