# Panasonic Industry invests ~92B yen in AI-related production capacity

Panasonic Industry Co., Ltd. will invest approximately 92 billion yen to expand production capacity for MEGTRON circuit board materials and SP-Cap capacitors at plants in Japan, China, Thailand, and Indonesia, and build a new R&D facility for semiconductor packaging materials.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-10-30
- Where: Suzhou, China; Ayutthaya, Thailand; Uji, Kyoto; Batam, Indonesia, Japan
- Value: $610.0M (92.0B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Products: multi-layer circuit board materials, conductive polymer electrolytic capacitors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Panasonic Industry](https://endata.com/companies/15385.md)

## Sources

- [news.panasonic.com](https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/en261030-4), 2026-10-30: "Panasonic Industry Co., Ltd. is actively investing in AI-related businesses to support the growing demand in the generative AI market."

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