# Kubota to invest ¥17B expanding small construction machinery plant in Hirakata, Japan

Kubota announced a ¥17 billion investment to increase production capacity at its Hirakata Manufacturing Plant in Osaka, Japan. The new production lines will raise annual capacity from 48,000 to 78,000 units starting in fall 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-10-31
- Where: Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
- Value: $113.0M (17.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q4 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 78,000 units per year
- Products: small construction machinery
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [yomiuri.co.jp](https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/stream/article/22349/), 2023-10-31: "クボタは３１日、小型建設機械の中核工場である枚方製造所（大阪府枚方市）の生産能力増強のため、約１７０億円を投資すると発表した。"

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