Factory/PlantSteel & metals

Yoshida Metal to build new headquarters factory in Gifu City

Yoshida Metal Co., Ltd.Gifu, GifuPublished Oct 6, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionJan 2029

To completion

Today

202720282029

About 27 months to scheduled completion.

Yoshida Metal will consolidate its headquarters, factory and warehouse at the Yanagizu Monozukuri Industrial Cluster in Gifu City and construct a new headquarters factory. The project will renew machinery and introduce an automated warehouse to improve safety and productivity, with operations planned for January 2029.

Project facts

Owner: Yoshida Metal Co., Ltd.
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Steel & metals
Location: Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: 16,000 sqm land area
Completion: Jan 2029
Announced: Oct 1, 2026

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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