# Nipro invests $1bn to double artificial kidney output

Nipro will spend over 100 billion yen ($958 million) through fiscal 2026 to double global dialyzer production capacity to 12 million units per month, with investments in factories in Vietnam, Japan, India, and China.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-01-03
- Where: Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $958.0M (100.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12 million units per month
- Products: dialyzers, artificial kidneys
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Nipro Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/21601.md)

## Sources

- [niproasia.com.sg](https://niproasia.com.sg/japan-nipro-pumps-1billion-into-artificial-kidneys/), 2022-01-03: "Japanese medical device manufacturer Nipro has decided to spend more than 100 billion yen ($958 million) to step up global production of artificial kidneys used in dialysis machines."

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