# Terumo to build new catheter production facility in Yamaguchi with ¥300B investment

Terumo announced that its subsidiary Terumo Yamaguchi will construct a new building (Building No. 3) at its head office factory in Yamaguchi, Japan, to produce catheter-related products. The investment is approximately 300 billion yen, with 700 new jobs planned. Construction starts June 2018, completion October 2019, operational April 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-13
- Where: Yamaguchi, Japan
- Value: $2.70B (300.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Apr 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 m2 total floor area
- Products: catheter-related products, guidewires
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Terumo](https://endata.com/companies/2811.md)
- [Terumo Yamaguchi](https://endata.com/companies/26240.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/12/j121301.html), 2017-08-13: "Terumo announced that its subsidiary, Terumo Yamaguchi, will construct a new building at its head office factory to produce catheter-related products."

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