Huawei will build its first production plant outside China in the city of Brumath in France's northeast Grand-Est region and expects to start production in 2023, the company said Thursday.
The plant, with an investment of 200 million euros, is expected to create 300 direct jobs initially and 500 jobs in the long term.
Huawei announced back in 2019 that it would build its first European plant in France. After all, Europe was once Huawei's largest overseas market and is considered by the company's founder Ren Zhengfei to be Huawei's second home.
The Brumath plant, which will open in late 2021, will cover about 8 hectares. Huawei said the plant will manufacture components for 4G and 5G base stations, including chipsets and motherboards. Products from the plant will be supplied to European customers.
"With this factory built at the crossroads of Europe, Huawei will enrich its already rich presence on the continent with 23 research and development centers, more than 100 partner universities, more than 3,100 suppliers and an efficient supply chain," Huawei said.
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