Factory/PlantSemiconductors & electronics

Furuya Metal to complete new Chitose plant for semiconductor materials

Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.Chitose, HokkaidoPublished Jul 22, 2026

Investment¥4.5B

PhaseCompleted

Start—

CompletionJul 2026

Furuya Metal, a leading platinum-group-metal (PGM) processor, is building a new plant in Chitose, Hokkaido to produce thermal management substrates (quartz-based temperature sensors) for semiconductor manufacturing equipment such as diffusion furnaces. The plant, costing about JPY 4.5 billion and equipped with automated production systems, is scheduled for completion in July 2026, boosting capacity and supporting BCP resilience alongside its Tsukuba (Chikusei, Ibaraki) plant.

Project facts

Owner: Furuya Metal Co., Ltd.
Listing: 7826 Tokyo
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Semiconductors & electronics
Location: Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan
Investment: ¥4.5B — total
Completion: Jul 2026
Announced: Jul 21, 2026
Themes: semiconductor-supply-chain, reshoring

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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