On August 17, Kyocera, a major Japanese electronics manufacturer, announced that in order to expand MLCC production, it has decided to build a new factory in the Kokubu factory in Kagoshima, Japan, to increase MLCC production capacity, strengthen engineering development capabilities, and ensure sufficient business expansion. manufacturing space.

The new factory, with a total investment of 15 billion yen and an area of 7,197 square meters, is expected to start construction in February 2023 and be put into operation in May 2024. The new factory will be built on the existing site at the Kyocera Manufacturing R&D Laboratory, which will be demolished in September 2022.