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CAPEX
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CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)

Capital Expenditure

Investment in assets expected to provide benefit over multiple periods, such as machinery, buildings or major systems.

Examples

  1. 01The plant requests CAPEX of EUR 850,000 for a second laser cutter, with a business case showing a payback of 2.5 years.
  2. 02The monthly investment review tracks each CAPEX project against approved amount, spending to date and expected start-up date.
  3. 03Six months after start-up, the CAPEX project for the new press is checked to confirm the promised output gain was achieved.

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