Schneider Electric to Build Three New Assembly Plants in North America
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France—Schneider Electric, a manufacturer of energy management and automation equipment, plans to build three new assembly plants in North America and hire more than 1,000 new employees to increase production and speed delivery of electrical products to customers in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
Company officials are evaluating locations in Santa Teresa, NM, and El Paso, TX, for a U.S. manufacturing site. The company also plans to build an assembly plant in Tlaxcala, Mexico, and another in Mexico City. The company plans to start construction before the end of 2021. The company expects the new facilities to begin assembling circuit breakers, switchboards, panel boards, and medium-voltage switchgear for use in data centers, infrastructure and homes by late 2022.