Panasonic quintuples capacity at Czech heat pump plant

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Panasonic's new addition to its Pilsen heat pump plant in the Czech Republic will eventually bring the plant's total capacity to 700,000 units annually. (Panasonic Holdings)

EIKI HAYASHI and NARUSHI NAKAI

PILSEN, Czech Republic/OSAKA -- Panasonic Holdings held an opening ceremony for a new building at its Czech Republic heat pump factory on Friday after spending 45 billion yen ($306 million) to raise production capacity there to 700,000 units a year, 4.7 times the previous capacity.

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