# Higashimoto Kikai plans new factory in Vietnam

Higashimoto Kikai, a Japanese meat processing machinery manufacturer, plans to open a new factory in Vietnam within five years to boost production capacity and increase international sales.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-03
- Where: Vietnam, Vietnam
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: meat and ham processing machinery
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Higashimoto Kikai](https://endata.com/companies/37075.md)

## Sources

- [scmp.com](https://www.scmp.com/country-reports/country-reports/topics/japan-business-report-feb-2019/article/2184244/new-technology), 2019-02-03: "It also plans to open a new factory in Vietnam in five years to boost production capacity, and aims to increase international sales to 10 per cent of its overall sales volume."

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