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Mitsubishi opens Indian AC plant

INDIA: Mitsubishi Electric has officially opened its new US$23m air conditioner and compressor manufacturing facility in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 

Spread across 210,000m2, the facility has an annual production capacity of 300,000 indoor and outdoor room air conditioners and 650,000 compressors. 

Built on Mitsubishi Electric’s Japanese manufacturing technologies and data-driven processes, the facility supports higher localisation, enhancing supply chain resilience, and creating over 2,100 direct and indirect employment opportunities.

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