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Kioxia to build new K3 flash-memory manufacturing building at Kitakami Plant

Kioxia CorporationKitakami, IwatePublished
InvestmentNot disclosed
PhasePlanned
Start—
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Kioxia Corporation plans to construct K3, a new manufacturing building at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate, Japan. The project expands the company's domestic 3D flash-memory manufacturing capacity; the disclosure does not state an investment amount, capacity, contractor, or schedule.

Project facts

Owner
Kioxia Corporation
Listing
285A Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Semiconductors & electronics
Location
Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Investment
Not disclosed
Announced
Aug 27, 2026
Themes
semiconductor-supply-chain, AI-infrastructure

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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