Kyocera breaks ground on new ceramic components plant in Kagoshima, Japan

Kyocera held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing plant at its Kagoshima Kokubu site in Kirishima, Japan. The 5.6 billion yen ($50.4 million) expansion will produce fine ceramic structural components for semiconductor and LCD equipment, with operations starting in October 2018.

“Kyocera anticipates rising demand for semiconductors and LCDs as Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications boost demand for high-speed, high-volume data processing.”europe.kyocera.com

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• europe.kyocera.comKYOCERA Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Plant for Ceramic Structural Components in Kagoshima, Japan | News | KYOCERAKyocera CorporationNov 28, 2017
• roboticsandautomationnews.comKyocera breaks ground on new manufacturing plantSam FrancisNov 29, 2017

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