# JFE Steel to further expand electrical steel sheet capacity in Kurashiki

JFE Steel announced an additional expansion of electrical steel sheet capacity at its West Japan Works (Kurashiki Area), costing 50 billion yen, targeting startup in fiscal year beginning April 2026. This will triple current capacity for top-grade non-oriented electrical steel sheets.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-06
- Where: Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
- Value: $370.0M (50.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: triple current capacity for top-grade non-oriented electrical steel sheets
- Products: non-oriented electrical steel sheets, grain-oriented electrical steel sheets
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [JFE Steel Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19688.md)

## Sources

- [jfe-steel.co.jp](https://www.jfe-steel.co.jp/en/release/2023/230206.html), 2023-02-06: "JFE Steel is now planning an additional expansion targeted at a startup in the fiscal year beginning April 2026."

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