# Fujikura Chemical to build 98 billion yen factory in Sano City

Fujikura Chemical announced on February 13, 2025, that it will invest 98 billion yen to build a new factory at its Sano Plant in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture. Construction is scheduled to begin in October 2025, with production starting sequentially from September 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-02-13
- Where: Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $653.0M (98.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Sep 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: chemical products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Fujikura Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/82933.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2025/02/r0213306.html), 2025-02-13: "To meet the diverse needs of its customers and ensure continuous and stable supply through improved quality and increased production capacity, the company has decided to construct a new factory"

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