# Daifuku plans new factory in China for automation demand

Daifuku plans to build a new factory in China to meet soaring demand for automation equipment.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-27
- Where: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Value: $38.5M (4.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: automation equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Daifuku](https://endata.com/companies/16943.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/electronics/japan-inc-prepares-for-automation-bonanza-in-china), 2021-01-27: "Japanese companies like Yaskawa Electric and Daifuku see big automation opportunities coming in China."
- [caixinglobal.com](https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-01-28/japan-inc-prepares-for-automation-bonanza-in-china-101657131.html), 2021-01-28: "Daifuku, a top maker of automation and logistics solutions, has set aside nearly 4 billion yen to build a plant in Suzhou, Jiangsu, to produce conveyors for use in the clean rooms where semiconductors and LCD panels are made, starting in 2023."
- [teamfrance-export.fr](https://www.teamfrance-export.fr/infos-sectorielles/1160/1160-plusieurs-fabricants-japonais-de-robots-industriels-prevoient-douvrir-des-usines-en-chine-pour-repondre-a-la-demande-croissante-des-industriels-chinois), 2021-02-03: "Daifuku... prévoit lui aussi d’investir plus de 4 milliards de yens pour construire une usine à Suzhou... afin de produire des convoyeurs à utiliser dans les salles blanches où sont fabriqués des semi-conducteurs et des panneaux LCD, à partir de 2023."

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