Sumitomo Construction Machinery to build hydraulic excavator plant in Yokosuka, Japan

Sumitomo Construction Machinery announced it will build a new factory for hydraulic excavators within Sumitomo Heavy Industries' Yokosuka manufacturing site. The investment is about 6.5 billion yen, with a building area of 22,000 sqm, annual production of 2,000 excavators, and about 225 employees. Operations are scheduled to start in August 2025.

“住友建機は14日、親会社である住友重機械工業の横須賀製造所内に、油圧ショベルを製造する新工場を建設すると発表した。”plantdb.jp

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• plantdb.jp住友建機、横須賀市に新工場建設/65億円投資 | プラントDBFeb 20, 2024
• netdenjd.com住友建機、横須賀に新工場 2025年8月から大型ショベルなどを生産 – 日刊自動車新聞Mar 25, 2024

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