# Taiyo Koki to build new plant in Nagaoka, Japan, doubling grinding machine capacity

Grinding machine manufacturer Taiyo Koki announced it will build a new headquarters plant in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, with an investment of 6-7 billion yen. The new facility will double production capacity, with construction starting in July 2023 and operations beginning in October 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-10-27
- Where: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
- Value: $44.0M (6.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity
- Products: grinding machines
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Taiyo Koki](https://endata.com/companies/66151.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC276SI0X21C22A0000000/), 2022-10-27: "研削盤メーカーの太陽工機は新たな本社工場を建設すると発表した。"
- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2022/12/67315/), 2022-12-05: "太陽工機は、新潟県長岡市高頭町字中山502番21に新本社工場を建設する。"

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