# JFE Steel to double electrical steel capacity at Kurashiki for ¥49B

JFE Steel will expand electrical steel sheet production capacity at its West Japan Works (Kurashiki District), doubling capacity for high-grade non-oriented electrical steel sheet. The ¥49 billion project is expected to start production in the first half of fiscal 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-01
- Where: Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
- Value: $450.0M (49.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q2 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double existing capacity for high-grade non-oriented electrical steel sheet
- Products: high-grade non-oriented electrical steel sheet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [JFE Steel Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19688.md)

## Sources

- [jfe-steel.co.jp](https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/release/2021/210401.html), 2021-04-01: "JFE Steel has announced that it will expand the electrical steel sheet production capacity of its West Japan Works (Kurashiki District)"

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