# Taiyo Yuden starts production at Changzhou MLCC factory phase 1

Taiyo Yuden announced that the first phase of its Changzhou, China factory has begun production. The phase represents a $600 million investment and produces multilayer ceramic capacitors for electric vehicles, with an annual capacity of 21.2 billion units.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-03
- Where: Changzhou, China
- Value: $600.0M
- Starts operating: 3 Jan 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 21.2 billion chip multilayer ceramic capacitors per year
- Products: multilayer ceramic capacitors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Taiyo Yuden](https://endata.com/companies/56801.md)

## Sources

- [semimedia.cc](https://www.semimedia.cc/taiyo-yuden-announces-production-of-its-changzhou-factory/), 2024-01-03: "Taiyo Yuden recently announced that the first phase of its Changzhou factory has officially been put into operation and production."

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