# Thai Yazaki to build ¥6.5B aluminium wire plant near Bangkok

Thai Yazaki Electric Wire, part of Yazaki, will build a new aluminium wire production facility at its Suvarnabhumi plant site near Bangkok, Thailand. The investment is approximately JPY 6.5 billion, with construction starting June 2024 and completion by May 2025, increasing melting capacity from 850 to 2,500 tonnes per month.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-11-25
- Where: Suvarnabhumi, about 40 km east of Bangkok, Thailand
- Value: $43.5M (6.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: May 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2,500 tonnes per month melting capacity
- Products: aluminium electric wires, aluminium alloy wires
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Yazaki](https://endata.com/companies/27128.md)
- [Thai Yazaki Electric Wire](https://endata.com/companies/73994.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [alcircle.com](https://www.alcircle.com/news/yazaki-expands-its-aluminium-wire-production-capacity-103073), 2023-11-25: "Thai Yazaki Electric Wire, part of the Japanese corporation Yazaki, is set to construct a new facility dedicated to producing aluminium electric wires."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.