# NGK Insulators invests ¥8.96B to expand FM Industries semiconductor components plant in Arizona

NGK INSULATORS announced a total investment of ¥8.96 billion in its subsidiary FM INDUSTRIES, INC. to increase production capacity for semiconductor manufacturing equipment components by approximately 20%. Production at the Arizona site is scheduled to begin in January 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-11-27
- Where: Arizona, United States
- Value: $60.0M (8.96B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jan 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase production capacity by approximately 1.2 times
- Products: components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [NGK Insulators](https://endata.com/companies/1175.md)
- [FM INDUSTRIES](https://endata.com/companies/88740.md)
- [NGK Insulators](https://endata.com/companies/1175.md) (investor)
- [FM INDUSTRIES](https://endata.com/companies/88740.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mynewsdesk.com](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/ngk/pressreleases/expansion-of-us-production-site-for-components-for-semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment-3418820), 2025-11-27: "With production scheduled to begin in January 2027, FMI will establish a supply system capable of meeting the expected growth in semiconductor demand."
- [smttoday.com](https://smttoday.com/2025/12/02/expansion-of-u-s-production-site-for-components-for-semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment/), 2025-12-02: "NGK today announced that it will invest a total of ¥8.96 billion in FM INDUSTRIES, INC. to increase production capacity by approximately 1.2 times."
- [i40today.com](https://www.i40today.com/expansion-of-u-s-production-site-for-components-for-semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment/), 2025-12-03: "With production scheduled to begin in January 2027, FMI will establish a supply system capable of meeting the expected growth in semiconductor demand."

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