Daikin has commenced construction of a new factory for residential heat pump units in Łódź, its first production site in Poland.
Daikin’s$US327.6 million investment will create 3,000 new jobs by 2030, and is the biggest foreign investment in Poland in recent years.
Scheduled for completion in April 2024, the new factory will start operations in July 2024.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place this week at Daikin’s new 320,000 m2 site in Ksawerów near the city of Łódź in central Poland.
The choice to build this new factory in Poland will allow Daikin to tap into the largest skilled talent pool in Eastern Europe and support direct job creation. The selected location has many logistical advantages in terms of access to markets and a stable supply chain.
Daikin is ramping up production of energy-efficient heat pumps to meet the increased demand as part of Europe’s clean energy transition.
By 2025, at least 3.5 million heat pumps are expected to be installed each year across Europe, representing an annual growth rate of more than 30 per cent.