# Panattoni and Valmet Automotive break ground on factory expansion in Żary

Panattoni and Valmet Automotive have laid the cornerstone for an 8,800 square meter build-to-suit expansion of the Valmet Automotive factory in Żary, Poland, which will create 350 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-01-22
- Where: Żary, Poland
- Jobs: 350
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 8,800 square meters
- Products: automotive components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Valmet Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/21802.md)
- [Panattoni](https://endata.com/companies/6695.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [panattonieurope.com](https://panattonieurope.com/en-pl/newsroom/panattoni-tailors-to-valmet-automotive-sp-z-o-o), 2025-01-22: "Thanks to the company’s market successes, we are opening a new chapter today – officially beginning the expansion of the Żary factory."

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