Samsung bets W240b on AI data center cooling

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it will invest 240 billion won ($171.6 million) to build a new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning production line in Gwangju, as it expands its global HVAC business following its acquisition of FlaktGroup last year. The new line will be built at Samsung’s third campus in Buk-gu, Gwangju, with a total floor area of 21,800 square meters, equivalent to about three soccer fields. Production is scheduled to begin in early 2028, with the facility set to manufa