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NHK Spring (Nippon Hatsujo) to build new plant in Thailand for HDD suspension components

NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Chachoengsao, ThailandPublished Jul 17, 2026

Investment¥15B

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionDec 2027

To completion

Today

20272028

About 14 months to scheduled completion.

NHK Spring (Nippon Hatsujo) plans to invest approximately JPY 15 billion in a new production building at its Thai subsidiary NHK Spring (Thailand)'s Wellgrow plant in Chachoengsao to increase production capacity for HDD suspensions, a key component. The building is scheduled for completion in December 2027, and will raise the site's HDD suspension capacity by up to 1.6x; the company plans roughly JPY 35 billion in total investment across further phases to meet rising demand from AI-related data centers.

Project facts

Owner: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
Listing: 5991 Tokyo
Facility: Data center
Sector: Semiconductors & electronics
Location: Chachoengsao, Thailand (overseas)
Investment: ¥15B — total for this production building; roughly JPY 35 billion planned across further phases
Completion: Dec 2027
Announced: Jul 16, 2026
Themes: 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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