Kyocera Corporation (Kyocera) held a groundbreaking ceremony on 28 August 2024 to commence construction of its new production facility at the Minami Isahaya Industrial Park in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Kyocera, which is reinvesting in its existing factories both in Japan and abroad, concluded a land purchase agreement to build a new plant in Nagasaki in April 2023 to strengthen manufacturing capacity to meet rising market demand for its products.
The company acquired about 150,000 square meters (37 acres) of land for factory construction in the industrial park area by June 2024.
In the electronics industry, demand for components is expected to keep rising alongside such trends as miniaturisation and increasing functionality of semiconductor related equipment as well as communications devices (including smartphones), the expansion of 5G and generative AI base stations and data centres, and the proliferation of new automotive innovations including ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) and EV (electric vehicle) technologies.
To meet this demand, Kyocera has designed a new factory to produce fine ceramic components used in semiconductor-related applications as well as semiconductor packages, aiming to begin production in 2026.
