# Iris Ohyama to build robot-run factory in Fukushima

Japanese home goods maker Iris Ohyama will build a $46 million robot-run factory in Fukushima, Japan, to automate production of artificial turf.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-21
- Where: Fukushima, Japan, Japan
- Value: $46.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: artificial turf
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [IRIS Ohyama](https://endata.com/companies/3330.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/fukushima-to-host-new-robot-run-factory-for-iris-ohyama), 2019-11-20: "Japanese home goods maker Iris Ohyama has chosen a hard-hit Fukushima community as a location to build a cutting-edge factory that can adapt itself to changes in supply and demand."

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