# Igus to build new factory in Sakura, Tochigi, Japan

Igus will build a new factory in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, with a total floor area of about 10,000 m² and an investment of approximately 3.5 billion yen, consolidating four existing inventory and assembly sites. Construction starts May 2025, with completion expected in spring 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-03-05
- Where: Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $23.5M (3.50B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q2 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: inventory storage capacity increase of about 70% vs 2024
- Products: cable carriers, cables, ready-chain, plastic bearings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [igus](https://endata.com/companies/65668.md)

## Sources

- [press.igus.co.jp](https://press.igus.co.jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%80%81%E6%A0%83%E6%9C%A8%E7%9C%8C%E3%81%95%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E5%B8%82%E3%81%AB%E6%96%B0%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4/), 2025-03-05: "新工場の設立により、在庫保管能力は2024年比で約70%増加する見込みです。"
- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2025/03/r0305502.html), 2025-03-05: "The new warehouse will be constructed at a cost of approximately 35 billion yen, with the aim of expanding inventory storage capacity."
- [engineering-japan.com](https://engineering-japan.com/news/92068-%E6%A0%83%E6%9C%A84%E6%8B%A0%E7%82%B9%E3%82%92%E9%9B%86%E7%B4%84-%E5%9C%A8%E5%BA%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E6%A9%9F%E8%83%BD%E3%82%92%E6%8B%A1%E5%A4%A7-2026%E5%B9%B4%E6%98%A5%E3%81%AB%E7%A8%BC%E5%83%8D%E4%BA%88%E5%AE%9A), 2025-03-10: "イグス（東京都墨田区）は、栃木県さくら市に新工場を建設することをお知らせします。"

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