# Kobe Steel to invest ¥1.8B to expand iron powder production at Takasago Works

Kobe Steel will invest approximately 1.8 billion yen to increase iron powder production capacity at its Takasago Works from 96,000 tonnes per year to 110,000 tonnes per year. The expansion includes a new reduction furnace and a Segress mixer, boosting Segress capacity from 40,000 to 60,000 tonnes per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-07
- Where: Takasago Works, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $16.3M (1.80B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 110,000 tonnes per year (total iron powder); 60,000 tonnes per year (Segress)
- Products: iron powder for powder metallurgy, Segress iron powder
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLRSP502203_X00C19A2000000/), 2019-02-07: "当社はこのほど、鉄鋼事業部門鉄粉工場（高砂製作所内）において、約18億円を投資し、鉄粉製品の生産能力を増強する事を決定しました。"

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