LG Electronics to invest $110 mil. for chiller facilities in US, Korea
LG Electronics will invest 150 billion won ($110 million) to set up a new U.S. chiller factory and expand production lines in Korea to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center cooling systems, the company said Thursday. The plant will be established in Windsor, Virginia, and is scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2027. It will have 32,000 square meters of…
LG Electronics plans to invest $110 million in establishing a new chiller factory in the United States and expanding production lines in South Korea. The plant, set to begin production in the first half of 2027, will be located in Windsor, Virginia, and will cover 32,000 square meters of floor space within a 170,000-square-meter site.
The primary focus will be on manufacturing air-cooled chillers for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Additionally, LG Electronics will upgrade its air-cooled chiller production lines and equipment at its factories in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, and Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, by the end of the year. A single-conveyor system will streamline the manufacturing process, allowing multiple lines to operate simultaneously and enhancing productivity.
North America is home to over half of the world's AI data centers. Market research firm Omdia predicts that global data center power requirements will surge from 226 gigawatts in 2023 to 420 gigawatts by 2030, with 60 percent of the increase concentrated in North America.
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