# Shimizu to build new plant in Hashimoto, Wakayama, tripling capacity

Shimizu, a developer and manufacturer of metal surface treatment chemicals, will build a new plant in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, investing approximately 2.5 billion yen. The facility will triple production capacity and is scheduled to begin operations in March 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-06-02
- Where: Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $17.5M (2.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Mar 2028
- Status: announced
- Products: metal surface treatment chemicals, electrodeposition coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Shimizu](https://endata.com/companies/90760.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2026/06/104517/), 2026-06-02: "生産能力を3倍に引き上げる。"

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