# Ebara builds new production building at Kumamoto plant to boost semiconductor equipment output

Ebara Corporation announced on December 19, 2024, the construction of a new production building (K3) at its Kumamoto plant in Nankan-machi, Tamana-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The four-story building with a floor area of about 19,400 square meters will increase semiconductor manufacturing equipment production capacity by 1.5 times, with operations expected to start in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-12-19
- Where: Nankan-machi, Tamana-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.5 times current production capacity
- Products: CMP equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [EBARA Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/499.md)

## Sources

- [japan.zdnet.com](https://japan.zdnet.com/article/35227546/), 2024-12-20: "2025年度第2四半期より稼働予定で、生産能力を1.5倍に拡大できるという。"

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