# Kawamura Electric starts construction of Koriyama plant with ¥11bn investment

Kawamura Electric Industry has started construction of its Koriyama plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The plant will produce high-voltage receiving equipment and industrial switchboards, with operations scheduled to start in April 2024. Investment is ¥11 billion, and 120 people will be hired.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-26
- Where: Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
- Value: $96.0M (11.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 120
- Starts operating: Apr 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: high-voltage receiving equipment, industrial switchboards
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Kawamura Electric Industry](https://endata.com/companies/60609.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC267YW0W2A120C2000000/), 2022-01-26: "受配電設備大手の河村電器産業（愛知県瀬戸市）は26日、東日本向け出荷の拠点となる郡山工場（仮称、福島県郡山市）に着工した。"

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