# Kyocera to build two ceramic component plants in Kagoshima, Japan

Kyocera will invest approximately 11 billion yen (USD 97 million) to build two new plants (No.7-1 and No.7-2) at its Kokubu campus in Kagoshima, Japan, doubling production capacity for fine ceramic components used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-21
- Where: Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $97.0M (11.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity
- Products: fine ceramic components for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [KYOCERA Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/14971.md)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211021005368/en/KYOCERA-to-Build-Two-New-Plants-for-Ceramic-Components-Supporting-IoT-5G), 2021-10-21: "Kyocera Corporation announced today that it will construct two additional production facilities at its Kokubu Plant Campus in Kagoshima, Japan, to serve customers worldwide."

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