The Kurabo Chemical Products Division of Kurabo Industries has started the construction of a new facility inside its Kumamoto Plant in Kikuchi City in Kumamoto, Japan. Accordingly, the new facility aims to reach full operations in April 2025. Thus, expanding further the company’s production into the growing semiconductor manufacturing field.

Boosts Capital Investments

Moreover, the capital investment will include the installation of new production equipment for the fluororesin materials. These materials are critical in the manufacture of high-performance resin products at the Neyagawa Plant in Neyagawa City in Osaka. 

The company expects operations to start gradually from October. Nonetheless, the utilization of the new building at the Kumamoto Plant will increase production capacity of high-performance resin products.

Since 2012, the Kumamoto Plant has been engaged in sales, development, and production of high-performance resin products for semiconductor manufacturing. Because of the growing demand coming from the market, the company saw the need to to construct a new building.

The new facility will have an investment of approximately 400 million Japanese yen (US$2.64 million). Moreover, it will have a 1,000-ton press machine, firing furnace, clean room, among others.

Increase Production Efficiency, Supply

Semiconductor manufacturing is the main application for high performance resin products. Thus, the need for extremely high chemical resistance.

Kurabo expects the new facility, once it enteres full operation, will double the company’s production capacity from the current level. To stably procure materials, Kurabo will promote in-house production of fluororesin materials used in high-performance resin products.

Until now, some of the in-house production of fluororesin materials had been carried out at the Kumamoto Plant. However, because of the new capital investment, the company will be able to introduce large press machines and firing furnaces. Thu, will drastically improve production efficiency and expand supply.

-21 March 2024-