# Nippon Piston Ring to boost valve seat output in India with 1 billion yen investment

Nippon Piston Ring will invest one billion yen (US$8.9 million) to raise valve seat output by 30 percent at its factory in Karnataka, India, as car and motorcycle production ramps up. The 8,000 sq m facility can reportedly produce around 3 million valve seats per month.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-12
- Where: Karnataka, India
- Value: $8.90M (1.00B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: around 3 million valve seats per month
- Products: valve seats
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Piston Ring](https://endata.com/companies/2201.md)

## Sources

- [equipment-news.com](https://www.equipment-news.com/nippon-piston-ring-to-boost-valve-seat-production-in-india/), 2017-10-12: "In order to increase output of valve seats by 30 percent in India, Japanese manufacturer Nippon Piston Ring will invest one billion yen (US$8.9 million)."

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