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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Sweden-Based Munters Expands Botetourt County, Virginia, Production Operations

03/26/2025
Sweden-based Munters Corporation, a provider of energy-efficient air treatment and climate solutions, plans to expand its operations in Botetourt County, Virginia. The $29.95 million project is expected to create 270 jobs.

The investment will include the construction of a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield, adjacent to the company’s current site located at 158 Shooting Star Way in Daleville.

“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,” said President of Data Center Technologies and Group Vice President of Munters AB Stefan Aspman. “To meet the expanding U.S. 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 of space dedicated to innovative, energy-efficient data center cooling systems.”

Governor Youngkin approved a $1 million grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund to assist Botetourt County with the project. Munters also received a $500,000 Virginia Investment Performance grant. The VIP grant program encourages continued capital investment by existing Virginia companies, resulting in added capacity, modernization, increased productivity, or the creation, development and utilization of advanced technology. The program is for manufacturers or research and development services supporting manufacturing.

Additionally, the project is eligible to receive a grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Economic Development Access program, which assists localities in providing adequate road access.

“Munters’ expansion exemplifies what strong partnerships can achieve,” noted Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick. “This project reflects the power of collaboration between state and local partners, economic development organizations and a forward-thinking company committed to innovation. I want to thank Botetourt County, the Roanoke Regional Partnership and the Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board for their work to bring this investment and 270 new jobs to fruition in the Roanoke Region.”

Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) will support Munters’ job creation through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program, which provides consultative services and funding to companies creating new jobs in order to support employee recruitment and training activities. As a business incentive supporting economic development, VJIP reduces the human resource costs of new and expanding companies. VJIP is state-funded, demonstrating Virginia’s commitment to enhancing job opportunities for citizens.

“Munters’ continued growth in the Roanoke region of Virginia is an economic bellwether,” added Roanoke Regional Partnership Executive Director John Hull. “An expansion less than three years after establishing its operations in the region is a signal that business is good and that Botetourt County and the Roanoke Region have supported a new corporate family member.”

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with Botetourt County, Roanoke Regional Partnership and the Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board on the project.

Munters manufactures climate control solutions for mission-critical processes.The company’s climate control systems are used in a wide range of industries, from battery and pharmaceutical to data center cooling and food production like livestock farming and greenhouses.

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