Japanese component manufacturer Murata has completed a new production building at its subsidiary Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Izumo, strengthening its capacity for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The new facility, construction of which began in March 2024, was officially completed on April 3, 2026. A ceremony marking the milestone was held at the site.

The building will be used for MLCC production and is part of Murata’s efforts to meet growing medium- to long-term demand for the components, which are widely used in automotive, industrial and consumer electronics applications.

The new structure comprises ten floors above ground with a total floor area of nearly 70,000 square metres. The total investment, including equipment, amounts to approximately JPY 47 billion (EUR 254.6 million), according to a press release.

Murata states that the expansion is part of a broader strategy to balance and distribute MLCC production across Japan, ASEAN and China, allowing the company to respond more flexibly to market fluctuations.