# Kyocera to build new MLCC plant in Kagoshima, Japan

Kyocera announced construction of a new production facility at its Kagoshima Kokubu Campus in Japan to increase MLCC production for 5G, ADAS and EV technology. Total investment is approximately 15 billion yen (USD 111 million), with operation to begin in May 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-08-17
- Where: Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $111.0M (15.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: May 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [global.kyocera.com](https://global.kyocera.com/newsroom/news/2022/000611.html), 2022-08-17: "Kyocera Corporation announced today that it will construct a new production facility at its Kokubu Plant Campus in Kagoshima, Japan, to increase its production capacity of multilayer ceramic capacitors."
- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2022/12/o1220405.html), 2022-08-20: "The company plans to construct a new factory on the site with the aim of future business growth."

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