# Kaneka to build medical device plant in Tomakomai, Hokkaido

Kaneka Corporation decided to build a new medical device plant in Tomakomai Tohbu Industrial Area, Hokkaido, Japan, with an investment of roughly 10 billion yen. The plant is scheduled to begin operation in May 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-24
- Where: Tomakomai Tohbu Industrial Area, Hokkaido, Japan
- Value: $88.0M (10.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: May 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: Liposorber, Rheocarna, blood purification devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Kaneka](https://endata.com/companies/5927.md)

## Sources

- [kaneka.co.jp](https://www.kaneka.co.jp/en/topics/news/2022/ennr2201241.html), 2022-01-24: "Kaneka Corporation has decided to build a new medical device plant in Tomakomai Tohbu Industrial Area in Hokkaido, northern area of Japan."

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