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Mitsubishi Electric to build data center cooling equipment factory in Ohio, USA

Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMason, Ohio, United StatesPublished Jul 30, 2026

Investment$30M

PhasePlanned

StartAug 2026

CompletionApr 2027

Construction

Today

2027

About 6 months to scheduled completion.

Mitsubishi Electric will establish MEHITS US, a new subsidiary in Mason, Ohio, in August 2026 to manufacture cooling systems for data centers. The company will invest approximately $30 million to refurbish and convert an existing automotive manufacturing facility, targeting production startup in April 2027 with planned annual capacity of approximately 6,000 units by 2030.

Project facts

Owner: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Listing: 6503 Tokyo
Facility: Data center
Sector: IT & telecom
Location: Mason, Ohio, United States (overseas)
Investment: $30M — capital investment
Scale / capacity: approximately 6,000 units per year
Construction start: Aug 2026
Completion: Apr 2027
Announced: Jul 30, 2026
Themes: AI-infrastructure

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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