# Komatsu to build new seal ring factory at Himi Plant 2 in Japan

Komatsu Ltd. is building a new seal ring factory at its Himi Plant 2 in Toyama, Japan, with a total floor area of 8,230 m². The factory will produce seal rings for construction equipment components and aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-07-15
- Where: Himi Plant 2, Himi-shi, Toyama, Japan, Japan
- Value: $35.0M (3.70B JPY)
- Starts operating: Nov 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,230 square meters
- Products: seal rings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Komatsu](https://endata.com/companies/15845.md)

## Sources

- [komatsu.jp](https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2020/20200715), 2020-07-15: "Komatsu is going to build a new seal ring factory in its Himi Plant 2 as part of structural reforms for growth."
- [seisanzai-japan.com](https://seisanzai-japan.com/article/p1985/), 2020-08-04: "The company aims to improve quality and productivity of seal ring by moving the functions of the seal ring plant to a new building."

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