# Okuma to build K6 plant in Kani, Japan for ¥10 billion

Okuma Corporation will build a new plant (K6) at its Kani facility in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, with an investment of approximately ¥10 billion. The plant will process parts for vertical and horizontal machining centers, increasing production capacity by 30%. Construction starts in August 2018 and operation begins in May 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-18
- Where: Kani city, Gifu prefecture, Japan
- Value: $90.0M (10.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: May 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30% increase in production capacity
- Products: machining centers (vertical and horizontal MC)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Okuma](https://endata.com/companies/16740.md)

## Sources

- [seisanzai-japan.com](https://seisanzai-japan.com/article/p543/), 2018-09-05: "We will evolve the entire Kani plant into a smart factory as we build a new plant to achieve highly efficient manufacturing."

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