# Toyo Tanso invests ¥2.5 billion to boost SiC coated graphite capacity

Toyo Tanso announced a facility investment of approximately JPY 2.5 billion at its Technology Center in Kanonji, Kagawa Prefecture, to increase production capacity for SiC coated carbon graphite products. The new SiC manufacturing plant will raise total capacity to about 1.5 times by FY2020.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-07-18
- Where: Kanonji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $22.5M (2.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 times current capacity by FY2020
- Products: SiC coated carbon graphite products, susceptors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Toyo Tanso](https://endata.com/companies/33188.md)

## Sources

- [toyotanso.com](http://www.toyotanso.com/News/company/180718.investment.sic.en.html), 2018-07-18: "Toyo Tanso will implement facility investment of approximately JPY 2.5 billion in Toyo Tanso Technology Center to respond the vigorous demands of high function materials at present and to look ahead to the future demand for the whole semiconductor market."

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