# MEC delays start of Kitakyushu plant to December 2026

MEC postponed the start of operations at its new Kitakyushu plant in Fukuoka, Japan, to December 2026. The plant will have an annual capacity of about 30,000 tonnes, with total investment of approximately 47 billion yen.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-04-29
- Where: Fukuoka Prefecture, Kitakyushu, Japan
- Value: $31.3M (4.70B JPY)
- Starts operating: Dec 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 30,000 tonnes per year
- Products: electronic substrate and component manufacturing chemicals
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [MEC](https://endata.com/companies/12533.md)

## Sources

- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2025/04/92032/), 2025-04-29: "新工場の製造設備計画を変更することとした。"

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