# Multivac invests €20M in new packaging and bakery site in Tsukuba, Japan

Multivac is investing €20 million (US$22 million) in a new operations building for packaging and bakery sectors in Tsukuba, Japan. Construction began in May 2021 and is expected to conclude in summer 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-26
- Where: Tsukuba, Japan, Japan
- Value: $22.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 14,400 square meters
- Products: packaging machinery, bakery equipment
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Multivac](https://endata.com/companies/3426.md)

## Sources

- [packaginginsights.com](https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/multivac-constructs-multi-purpose-japanese-packaging-and-bakery-site-as-local-demand-overflows.html), 2021-08-26: "Japan is a significant market for Multivac. The new building will expand the local production capacity and also optimize our logistics systems."

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