Sumitomo Kenki to build second factory in Yokosuka for large excavators

Sumitomo Kenki will establish a new factory within Sumitomo Heavy Industries' Yokosuka Manufacturing Center in Kanagawa, Japan, as its second domestic plant. The factory will produce large hydraulic excavators (35t+) and special application excavators, with phased operations starting June 2027.

“住友建機株式会社が横須賀市夏島町に建設機械の製造工場を立地します。”sankei.com

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• sankei.com【夏島町への新たな工場立地】住友建機株式会社～千葉市から夏島町へ拡張移転～ - 産経ニュース産経新聞Jun 17, 2026

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