# Kaneka completes medical device plant in Hokkaido

Kaneka Corporation has completed construction of a medical device plant at its Tomatoh Manufacturing Site in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan. The plant will produce adsorption-type blood purification devices and plasma purification devices.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-08-26
- Where: Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
- Starts operating: 26 Aug 2024
- Status: completed
- Products: adsorption-type blood purification devices, adsorption-type plasma purification devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Kaneka](https://endata.com/companies/5927.md)

## Sources

- [kaneka.co.jp](https://www.kaneka.co.jp/en/topics/news/2024/ennr2408281.html), 2024-08-28: "The medical device plant completed at Tomatoh Manufacturing Site will produce adsorption type blood purification devices 'Rheocarna' and adsorption type plasma purification devices 'Liposorber'."
- [biopharmaapac.com](https://www.biopharmaapac.com/news/57/5208/kaneka-japan-launches-first-new-plant-in-54-years-to-boost-medical-device-production.html), 2024-09-03: "Kaneka Corporation opened its Tomatoh Manufacturing Site in the Tomakomai Tobu Area of Hokkaido for the purpose of portfolio transformation and business expansion."

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