# Nippon Chemical Industrial invests in new barium titanate production facility in Japan

Nippon Chemical Industrial (NCI) is investing in a new production facility for barium titanate, a dielectric material used in multilayer ceramic capacitors. Construction will be completed next year, increasing production capacity to meet global demand for next-generation electronics.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-11-02
- Where: Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: barium titanate, multilayer ceramic capacitors
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Chemical Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/50910.md)

## Sources

- [passive-components.eu](https://passive-components.eu/nci-stabilises-ceramic-capacitor-supply-with-high-quality-barium-titanate/), 2020-11-02: "Construction of the new factory in Japan will be completed next year, enabling NCI to meet the rapidly expanding global need with an increased production capacity."

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