# Kyocera to build €30M medical ceramics plant in Waiblingen, Germany

KYOCERA Fineceramics Medical GmbH held a groundbreaking ceremony on 4 October 2024 for a new production facility in Waiblingen, Germany. The company is investing €30 million in the first phase, with construction completion expected by September 2025 and first deliveries in Q1 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-01
- Where: Waiblingen, near Stuttgart, Germany
- Value: $33.0M (30.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q1 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10,800 m² total site, 5,400 m² production facility
- Products: ceramic ball heads for hip prostheses, implant applications
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [KYOCERA Fineceramics Medical GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/80166.md)
- [KYOCERA Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/14971.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [europe.kyocera.com](https://europe.kyocera.com/news/2024/10/09081123.html), 2024-10-01: "A state-of-the-art site is being built in Waiblingen and production will be extensively automated."

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