Factory/PlantSemiconductors & electronics

Nunome Denki holds groundbreaking for new semiconductor equipment plant in Shirakawa, Fukushima

Nunome Denki Co., Ltd.Shirakawa, FukushimaPublished Jul 28, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhaseUnder construction

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Nunome Denki held a groundbreaking (jichinsai) ceremony for a new factory to produce semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. The project adds to Japan's semiconductor equipment supply chain capacity in the Tohoku region.

Project facts

Owner: Nunome Denki Co., Ltd.
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Semiconductors & electronics
Location: Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: site area 6,765.53 sqm, total floor area 3,470.00 sqm (steel-frame, 3-story office + single-story factory)
Announced: Jul 16, 2026
Themes: semiconductor-supply-chain

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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