# Tokyo Electron to build Tohoku Production and Logistics Center in Iwate, Japan

Tokyo Electron announced plans to construct the Tohoku Production and Logistics Center at its Tohoku Office in Iwate Prefecture, with a total floor area of approx. 57,000 m² and construction cost of approx. 22 billion yen, to manufacture thermal processing and single-wafer deposition systems.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-03-20
- Where: Aza Sodeyama-jinai, Iwayado, Esashi, Oshu City, Iwate, Japan
- Value: $165.0M (22.0B JPY)
- Jobs: 900
- Starts operating: Q4 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase in production capacity
- Products: thermal processing systems, single-wafer deposition systems
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Tokyo Electron](https://endata.com/companies/23215.md)
- [Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/31534.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [tel.com](https://www.tel.com/news/ir/2023/20230320_001.html), 2023-03-20: "Construction of the Tohoku Production and Logistics Center is scheduled to start in spring 2024 for completion in fall 2025."
- [yolegroup.com](https://www.yolegroup.com/industry-news/tokyo-electron-to-build-170m-chip-equipment-plant-in-japan/), 2023-03-28: "The addition is expected to expand the company’s production capacity for turning out chipmaking devices by 50% when construction is completed in the fall of 2025."

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