# Kobe Steel to expand plant at Kobelco Industrial Machinery India

Kobe Steel has decided to invest about 3 billion yen to expand the plant at Kobelco Industrial Machinery India (KIMI) in Chennai. The expansion will enhance production capacity for tire and rubber machinery and add production of non-standard compressors. Completion is projected in fiscal 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-06-27
- Where: Chennai, India, India
- Value: $21.0M (3.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: tire and rubber machinery, rubber mixers, rubber extruders, non-standard compressors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md)
- [Kobelco Industrial Machinery India](https://endata.com/companies/85614.md)

## Sources

- [kobelco.co.jp](https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/releases/2025/1218318_18643.html), 2025-06-27: "Kobe Steel announces that it has decided to invest in the expansion of a plant at Kobelco Industrial Machinery India (KIMI), a production base of the Kobe Steel Machinery Business division."

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