Japan's Daikin scales up in Mexico with new plant for data center cooling

TechnologyCompany targets demand from hyperscalers in Europe, executive saysDaikin Industries produces chillers for data centers at this plant in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi. (Daikin)SOTA TAKETAZU and RYOSUKE EGUCHIAugust 26, 2026 01:31 JSTOSAKA/TAIPEI -- Japan's Daikin Industries plans to add another factory in Mexico that makes cooling systems for data centers, aiming to expand its sales beyond North America as AI infrastructure is being built in Europe, India and other markets.