Resonac Holdings will make an additional investment of approximately ¥15 billion at its Resonac HD Singapore subsidiary to expand hard disk media production capacity, driven by growing AI and cloud-driven demand for datacenter storage. Combined with a prior May 2026 expansion announcement, total capacity will rise 44% from about 160 million disks to about 230 million disks per year, with production lines to be brought online progressively from 2029. Resonac, a key merchant supplier of hard disk media to HDD makers, has also agreed on a price revision with customers to reflect the investment.
Company
Resonac Holdings Corporation
Investment
¥15B additional investment, total
Location
Singapore
Capacity
approx. 230 million disks/year (up from approx. 160 million disks/year, 44% increase)
Murata Electronics (Thailand), a production subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing, will invest approximately ¥6.2 billion to build a new production building on its existing site in Thailand. Construction is scheduled to start in September 2026 and the building is expected to be completed in November 2027, including production equipment to meet rising demand for EMI noise-removal filters.
Tamagawa Electronics, a subsidiary of Tamagawa Holdings, plans to build a second factory near its headquarters in Ayase, Kanagawa, to expand production capacity for telecommunications and electronic equipment serving social infrastructure demand. JFE Conform has been selected as the planned construction contractor, with handover scheduled for December 2027.
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.
Sekisui Chemical opened a design center in Shanghai in July 2026, operated by Sekisui Interlayer (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., to support automotive manufacturers with CMF design, simulations, sample production and prototype evaluation. The center combines the group's laminated-glass interlayer technology with Chinese mobility design trends and is intended to support development from concept through mass-production studies.
HOYA Electronics Singapore plans to rationalize and expand its electronics product manufacturing equipment at its Tampines Industrial Crescent facility in Singapore. The project has a total planned investment of JPY 10.89 billion, funded internally; no construction schedule or added capacity was disclosed.