# Gunze expanding first medical plant and R&D lab in Ayabe, Kyoto

Gunze is expanding its first medical plant (completion March 2025) and building a new R&D laboratory (start April 2025, ready September 2025) in Ayabe, Kyoto, as part of a 3.5 billion yen investment.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-01-04
- Where: Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan
- Starts operating: Mar 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: medical products
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Gunze](https://endata.com/companies/70236.md)

## Sources

- [mpo-mag.com](https://www.mpo-mag.com/breaking-news/gunze-growing-its-medical-business-with-construction-of-third-japanese-facility/), 2024-01-04: "The expansion of the first plant is underway and will be completed in March 2025."

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