# Yaskawa Electric to build new robot factory in Kitakyushu

Yaskawa Electric plans to construct a new factory within its Yahatanishi Plant in Kitakyushu City, Japan, for end-to-end production of industrial robots. The investment is about 20 billion yen, with construction starting in fiscal 2024 and operation expected in 2025, increasing monthly robot production capacity by 1.5 times to 8,100 units.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-10-10
- Where: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, Japan
- Value: $134.0M (20.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,100 units/month (group total)
- Products: industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa Electric Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/16371.md)

## Sources

- [fukuoka-now.com](https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/news/yaskawa-electric-to-build-new-factory-for-robot-production/), 2023-10-10: "The new facility is expected to increase the group’s monthly robot production capacity by 1.5 times from the current 5,400 units, responding to the growing demand for robots due to the expansion of the semiconductor and electric vehicle (EV) markets."

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