# Union Tool to build third plant in Mitsuke, Japan

Union Tool will construct a third factory building at its Mitsuke plant site in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, to strengthen production of carbide end mills. The 2-story reinforced concrete building will have 6,599 square meters of floor space, with construction from June 2023 to May 2024 at a cost of 2.6 billion yen.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-07
- Where: Mitsuke, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $18.0M (2.60B JPY)
- Starts operating: May 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 6,599 square meters
- Products: carbide end mills
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Union Tool](https://endata.com/companies/70318.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2023/07/73189/), 2023-07-07: "今回の第三工場建設により、既存品の量産拡大に加え、Valueシリーズをはじめとする新製品の投入加速とユーザー向け特殊品の対応力の強化を図る。"

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