# Terumo invests ¥2.8 billion for catheter production expansion and land acquisition at Yamaguchi plant

Terumo decided to invest approximately ¥2.8 billion to expand catheter production equipment at the Yamaguchi plant and acquire adjacent land for future CDMO expansion, with new equipment starting in December 2026 and creating about 150 jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-03-21
- Where: Yamaguchi, Japan
- Value: $19.0M (2.80B JPY)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Dec 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: catheters
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Terumo](https://endata.com/companies/2811.md)

## Sources

- [terumo.co.jp](https://www.terumo.co.jp/newsrelease/detail/20240321/10256), 2024-03-21: "今回新たにカテーテル関連製品増産に向けた生産設備の増設投資を決定し、加えて将来のCDMO工場拡張に向けた用地の確保を目的に、隣接する工場跡地を取得します。"

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