# MULTIVAC opens new production factory in Tsukuba, Japan

MULTIVAC opened a new production factory in Tsukuba, Japan, with an investment of around EUR 20 million. The facility has 5,100 m² of production space and includes a Test Center with five times the capacity of its predecessor. It opened in July 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-09-06
- Where: Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $20.0M (20.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Jul 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 5,100 m² production space
- Products: packaging machines, line modules, bakery technology
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Multivac](https://endata.com/companies/3426.md)

## Sources

- [multivac.com](https://multivac.com/int/en/company/news/multivacs-new-production-factory-in-japa--an-important-building-block-in-the-expansion-strategy), 2022-09-06: "The new production factory in Tsukuba, which despite the corona pandemic was opened in July 2022 as planned in the presence of MULTIVAC's joint Group Presidents, Christian Traumann and Guido Spix, is already running at full speed."
- [foodtechbiz.com](https://www.foodtechbiz.com/business-updates/multivacs-new-production-factory-in-japan), 2022-10-06: "The new production factory in Tsukuba, which despite the pandemic was opened in July 2022 as planned, is already running at full speed."

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