Munters to expand its Data Center Technology factory in Virginia

The climate control company Munters is expanding its facility in Daleville, Virginia. The initiative enables Munters to meet long-term demand for reliable, energy-efficient cooling in data centers, as AI-related requirements accelerate the need for faster data center deployments. 

The expansion increases production capacity and enables domestic manufacturing of chillers for the US market, as well as for the construction of a fully functional climate test chamber for chillers. Munters currently produces chillers in Italy through the recently acquired Geoclima.

“Munters has experienced strong growth in its data center business over the past five years, with new facilities in Daleville and Cork, as well as acquisitions in Italy and Thailand. To meet the expanding US market, we are enlarging our Virginia facility, creating a Data Center Technologies production campus. Together with our Texas facility, this will provide nearly 700,000 square feet (65,000 m²) of space dedicated to innovative, energy-efficient data center cooling systems,” says Stefan Aspman, President of the Data Center Technologies business area.

Cooling and heat dissipation make up a significant part of a data center’s total energy consumption, making them key to both operational efficiency and sustainability. This drives the demand for innovative, resource-efficient cooling technologies. With Munters broad range of cooling solutions, customers optimize energy use and enhance efficiency, supporting more sustainable data center operations.

Munters will now produce a range of cooling solutions for hyperscale and colocation data centers. The expansion enables local production of Geoclima’s chiller technology, delivering complete chilled water solutions for liquid and air cooling in the US. Production will focus on smaller units like Chilled Water CRAHs, Fan Coil Arrays, and Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs) while larger units, such as SyCool chillers and Air Handling Units, will remain in the existing facility.

The enlargement adds 200,000 square feet (18,580 m²) of production space to the adjacent lot of the current factory, which is under a leasing agreement. This will consolidate all production activities in Virginia into a single location and includes the construction of a new test laboratory for chillers. The construction of the expansion begins in spring 2025 and is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2026.

For more information: 
Line Dovärn, Head of Investor Relations 
E-mail: line.dovarn@munters.com, Phone: +46 (0)73 048 844 

Media:  
Eva Carlsson, Director Media Relations
E-mail: eva.carlsson@munters.com, Phone: +46 (0)70 88 33 500