KYOCERA Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Plant for Ceramic Structural Components in Kagoshima, Japan

New facility will produce durable, high-precision components for semiconductor and LCD manufacturing equipment

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for a manufacturing plant expansion in Kirishima City, Kagoshima, Japan, where it plans to double its production capacity for fine ceramic structural components.

The expansion, scheduled for completion in October 2018, will bring a new building with 29,232 square meters (about 314,650 square feet) of additional space. The new plant will produce fine ceramic structural components used mainly by companies that manufacture semiconductors or liquid-crystal displays (LCDs).

Kyocera anticipates rising demand for semiconductors and LCDs as Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications boost demand for high-speed, high-volume data processing. The shift from hard-disk data storage to semiconductor memory and solid-state drives has increased demand for semiconductor processing equipment. Additionally, the proliferation of high-definition (HD) display technology in TVs and smartphones has increased demand for the equipment used to manufacture flat-panel displays. Kyocera’s new plant will produce components used in key manufacturing processes for these and other high-precision products.

Kyocera’s investment will contribute to Kagoshima’s local economy and create employment opportunities. The groundbreaking reflects a construction agreement executed in October between Kyocera and the city of Kirishima.

Details of the New Plant

        
      
      
        
          Name
        
        
           
        
        
          Kyocera Corporation Kagoshima Kokubu Plant #4-1
        
      
      
        
          Location
        
        
        
        
          On the premises of Kyocera’s existing Kagoshima Kokubu Plant,

          

1-1 Kokubuyamashita-cho, Kirishima, Kagoshima 899-4396 Japan

        
      
      
        
          Construction cost
        
        
        
        
          Approximately 5.6 billion yen (approx. USD 50.4 million)
        
      
      
        
          Building area
        
        
        
        
          5,562m2
        
      
      
        
          Total floor space
        
        
        
        
          29,232m2
        
      
      
        
          Expected start of operations
        
        
        
        
          October 2018
        
      
      
        
          Main products
        
        
        
        
          Fine ceramic structural components used in semiconductor and 
          flat-panel display manufacturing equipment
        
      
      
        
          First-year production plan
        
        
           
        
        
          Approximately 3 billion yen (from October 2018 through March 2019)
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
    
    

About KYOCERA

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO; TOKYO:6971; http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of industrial and automotive components, electronic devices, semiconductor packages, solar power generating systems, printers, copiers, and mobile phones. During the year ended March 31, 2017, the company’s consolidated net sales totaled 1.42 trillion yen (approx. USD 12.7 billion). Kyocera appears on the “Top 100 Global Innovators” list by Clarivate Analytics and is ranked #522 on Forbes magazine’s 2017 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.

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