# Sumitomo Kenki to build new excavator factory in Yokosuka, Japan

Sumitomo Kenki announced it will build a new factory for excavators within the Yokosuka manufacturing site of parent company Sumitomo Heavy Industries, with a building area of 22,000 square meters, investment of about 6.5 billion yen, and planned production of 2,000 units per year, starting operations in August 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-04-29
- Where: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $43.0M (6.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Aug 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2,000 units per year
- Products: standard excavators (35-80 ton), elevator-spec excavators (12-45 ton)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Kenki](https://endata.com/companies/77094.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2024/04/81371/), 2024-04-29: "横須賀工場では、生産工数のかかる35〜80トンの標準ショベル4機種と、12〜45トンのエレベータ仕様の運転席が持ち上がるタイプの応用機ショベル5機種を生産する。"

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