Nittobo to invest ¥15B in glass cloth plant expansion in Fukushima

Nittobo will expand glass cloth production capacity at its Fukushima Business Center with a total investment of about 15 billion yen. Construction starts October 2025, with production targeted for Q4 of fiscal 2026. Capacity for T-glass cloth for advanced logic ICs will triple.

“今回の増設は、生成AIの進化と普及に伴うAIサーバー市場の拡大を背景とし、AIサーバー内の高速通信用基板や、先端半導体パッケージ基板に使われる同社の低誘電・低熱膨張ガラスクロスの需要急増に対応するためのもの。”automation-news.jp

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