# Kawamura Electric to build new plant in Koriyama, Japan

Kawamura Electric Industries announced it will build a new plant in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, to increase production capacity of distribution boards and high-voltage receiving equipment by 1.4 times. The plant is expected to start operations in April 2023 with an investment of about 7 billion yen.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-12
- Where: Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $66.0M (7.00B JPY)
- Jobs: 350
- Starts operating: Apr 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: distribution boards, high-voltage receiving equipment
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Kawamura Electric Industries](https://endata.com/companies/49364.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO62550010S0A810C2L91000/), 2020-08-12: "配電盤大手の河村電器産業（愛知県瀬戸市）はこのほど、福島県郡山市に新工場を建設すると発表した。"

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