# Taiyo Yuden to build $1.5B ceramic capacitor plant in Changzhou, China

Taiyo Yuden, through its subsidiary Taiyo Yuden (Changzhou) Electronics, will build a new factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, to produce multilayer ceramic capacitors. The investment is approximately 170 billion yen (about $1.5 billion), with construction starting in May 2021 and completion expected in April 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-01
- Where: Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
- Value: $1.54B (170.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Apr 2023
- Status: under construction
- Products: multilayer ceramic capacitors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Taiyo Yuden](https://endata.com/companies/56801.md)
- [Taiyo Yuden (Changzhou) Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/56802.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2021/12/n1201301.html), 2021-08-01: "Taiyo Yuden announced that its subsidiary, Taiyo Yuden (Changzhou) Electronics, will build a factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, and begin production of multilayer ceramic capacitors in 2023."

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