# Gunze

- Headquarters: Japan
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Sites

| Place | Latest | Largest value | Types |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ayabe, Japan | 2024-01-04 | $24.0M | expansion, new_facility |
| Konan, Japan | 2023-10-12 | $38.0M | expansion |
| Ayabe City, Japan | 2023-08-17 | $122.0M | new_facility |


## Announcements (6)

- 2024-01-04: [Gunze expanding first medical plant and R&D lab in Ayabe, Kyoto](https://endata.com/announcements/84504-gunze-expanding-first-medical-plant-and-r-and-d-lab-in-ayabe-kyoto) (Expansion · Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan · starts operating Mar 2025)
- 2024-01-04: [Gunze building third medical plant in Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan](https://endata.com/announcements/84503-gunze-building-third-medical-plant-in-ayabe-kyoto-japan) (New facility · Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan · $24.0M · starts operating Feb 2025)
- 2023-10-16: [Gunze to invest ¥3.5 billion in third medical plant and R&D lab in Ayabe, Kyoto](https://endata.com/announcements/82889-gunze-to-invest-3-5-billion-in-third-medical-plant-and-r-and-d-lab-in-ayabe) (Expansion · Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan · $23.3M · starts operating Feb 2025)
- 2023-10-12: [Gunze to invest 5.7 billion JPY in Konan plant expansion](https://endata.com/announcements/82512-gunze-to-invest-5-7-billion-jpy-in-konan-plant-expansion) (Expansion · Konan, Aichi, Japan, Japan · $38.0M · starts operating Mar 2025)
- 2023-08-17: [Gunze to build new medical factory in Ayabe, Kyoto](https://endata.com/announcements/80629-gunze-to-build-new-medical-factory-in-ayabe-kyoto) (New facility · Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan · $122.0M · starts operating Feb 2025)
- 2023-05-12: [Gunze to invest 1.7B JPY expanding Ayabe Plant for medical business growth](https://endata.com/announcements/78002-gunze-to-invest-1-7b-jpy-expanding-ayabe-plant-for-medical-business-growth) (Expansion · Ayabe, Japan, Japan · starts operating Mar 2025)

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Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.