# Kurabo to build new building at Kumamoto plant in Japan

Kurabo will construct a new building adjacent to its Kumamoto plant in Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, to more than double production capacity and development capabilities for high-functional resin processed products used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Investment is about 2 billion yen, construction starts March 2023, and operations begin April 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-28
- Where: Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $14.0M (2.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Apr 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 times current capacity
- Products: high-functional resin processed products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Kurabo](https://endata.com/companies/65587.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2022/09/65933/), 2022-09-27: "熊本事業所の生産能力と開発体制を現状の2倍以上に増強する。"

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