# Kubota expands cracking tube production at Hirakata Plant

Kubota Corporation will add a new production line at its Hirakata Plant in Osaka, Japan, to increase annual production capacity of cracking tubes for petrochemical plants by approximately 180%. The expansion addresses growing demand for new plants and hydrogen production.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-05
- Where: Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, Japan
- Value: $10.7M (1.60B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 180% increase
- Products: cracking tubes
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kubota](https://endata.com/companies/5208.md)

## Sources

- [kubota.com](https://www.kubota.com/news/2023/20230905.html), 2023-09-05: "Kubota will add a new production line to its main plant at Hirakata, Osaka and increase the annual production capacity to approximately 180%."
- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF049ME0U3A001C2000000/), 2023-10-05: "クボタは水処理膜を5割増産する"

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