Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced plans to invest approximately ¥1 trillion over the five years from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030 to expand its domestic and overseas MLCC production capacity. The company will build a new facility in Okayama, expand its domestic sites from the current 2 to 3, and establish or expand facilities in Thailand and the Philippines. MLCC sales are expected to more than double by fiscal 2030 from the fiscal 2025 level.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will invest approximately ¥1 trillion to expand its MLCC production system in response to expected medium- to long-term demand growth. It will build a new MLCC production facility on its site in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, and shift to a system of 3 domestic sites.
The investment will comprise approximately ¥350 billion in construction costs and approximately ¥650 billion in equipment costs. The company plans to complete the new facility by the end of 2028 and add related equipment in 2030, increasing its workforce by approximately 1,500–2,000 people by 2030.
Overseas, the company will build a new production facility in Thailand and install equipment in an existing facility in the Philippines. It will also increase production capacity at its existing plants in Japan, ASEAN and China to establish a stable supply system.
President Nakajima Tsugio (中島 規巨) said the company would strengthen its supply capacity for a broad range of markets, including data centers, edge devices, mobility and robotics.