Ishihara Sangyo completes Blue Gene blue orchid development and production facility
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Ishihara Sangyo completed and held the ceremony for a new Blue Gene blue orchid development and production facility at its Yokkaichi Plant on August 26, 2026. The facility comprises a sterile culture room for propagating seedlings, a high-temperature greenhouse for cultivation and a low-temperature greenhouse for inducing flowering, enabling integrated in-house development and stable supply of high-quality flask seedlings.
Fujifilm Business Innovation began full-scale operation of its Circular Manufacturing Center in Laguna, Philippines, which it opened in July 2025 to refurbish used multifunction printers collected across the Asia-Pacific region. The facility started shipping refurbished ApeosPort-VII C R series machines on July 30 and has an exclusive area of approximately 500 sqm.
Kyowa Industry plans to build a new factory at its headquarters site in Komatsu, Ishikawa. The project has a total planned investment of ¥2 billion and is scheduled for completion in October 2027; the disclosure does not specify the production capacity or construction start date.
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Astroscale U.S. Inc. plans to invest JPY 12.095 billion in the LEXI-P life-extension service satellite at its U.S. headquarters and factory in Colorado. The project began in 2025 and is scheduled for completion in 2028, funded with internal resources.
Suncall Technologies plans to invest ¥1.792 billion in production equipment at its Shenzhen, China facility. The project is scheduled for completion in December 2026 and will be funded internally; no capacity increase is disclosed.
SEMITEC plans to construct a new factory in Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, with a total planned investment of ¥2.5 billion. The project is intended to increase production capacity and strengthen business continuity preparedness, with construction scheduled from December 2026 to December 2027.