Kobe Steel Ltd. (TYO:5406) and United States Steel Corp. announced on Sept. 26 that their U.S. joint venture, Pro-Tec Coating Co., will make a 33 percent increase to its production capacity of ultra high-strength automotive steel in the 780-megapascal class or greater. The company will invest approximately $400 million to add a new continuous galvanizing...
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GKN Driveline Japan to Double Multi-Mode eTransmission Production
GKN Driveline Japan Ltd. has announced plans to double production of its GKN Multi-Mode eTransmission drive system by late 2019 or 2020. Headed by President Adam Touhig, the Tochigi-based firm intends to increase production from the current 30,000 units to 60,000 units per year. The GKN Multi-Mode eTransmission is an integrated drive system incorporating a...
Asahi Kasei to Increase S-SBR Production in Singapore
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) has announced that it will increase its production capacity of solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) in Singapore for fuel-saving tires. The move comes as a response to the increasing demand for fuel-saving tires, among others in developing countries. Asahi Kasei will increase related S-SBR production in Singapore by 30,000 tons per...
Keihin to Increase Production of Electronic Fuel Injection Systems in India
Keihin Corp. (TYO:7251) recently announced that it will be increasing production capacity of the company’s electronic fuel injection (FI) systems for motorcycles in India. This will be achieved through both the construction of new factories and the expansion of existing ones. Keihin’s decision to enhance its supply system follows the implementation of stricter environmental regulations...
Sawafuji Electric to Ramp up Engine Starter Production in Thailand
Sawafuji Electric Co. Ltd. (TYO:6901) plans within the year to relocate its plant in Thailand to a new location in the country to boost production capacity for engine starters. Getting an increase in orders for the engine starters produced at its Nitta Plant in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, the company will relocate its Thai plant and...
Faltec to Launch US Production of Millimeter-Wave Radar Covers
Faltec Co. Ltd. (TYO:7215) announced on June 2 that it will produce millimeter-wave radar covers at the manufacturing facility of U.S. subsidiary Faltec America Inc. from January 2018. The first stage of this will see Faltec install a new production line with an annual production capacity of 500,000 units at Faltec America’s plant in Georgia....
Toyoda Gosei to Meet Growing Indian Demand for Airbags With New Plant
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) announced on May 22 that it will establish a new production plant for airbags and other automotive parts in Gujarat, India. The new plant will be the company’s fifth in the country. Excluding expenses for buildings and land, Toyoda Gosei will invest a total of 732 million Rupees ($11.32 million)...
Asahi Kasei to Increase Production of LiB Separators by 30%
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) has announced that it will increase its production capacity for lithium-ion secondary battery (LiB) separators. The company is aiming to meet a projected demand increase for LiBs used in hybrid and electric vehicles. Asahi Kasei is planning its capacity expansion for the first half of fiscal 2019. This will bring the...
NTN Gears up to Meet US Driveshaft Demand With New Plant
NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) has announced that it will build a new plant in the U.S. for the production of driveshaft parts. Construction starts this month, with mass production slated to begin in April 2018. NTN’s move to increase its production capacity in the U.S. comes in response to its robust demand for automobiles. NTK Precision...
Subaru to Create up to 600 New Jobs at Indiana Plant
Subaru Corp. (TYO:7270) plans on making up to 600 new hires by the end of 2018 at Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. (SIA), the automaker’s production base in Indiana, U.S. The new hires would increase the plant’s staff base by about 10 percent to almost 6,000 workers. SIA has to date served as a production...
NGK Insulators to Boost European Production Capacity of Ceramic Filters for Exhaust Gas Purification
NGK Insulators Ltd. (TYO:5333) announced on March 30 that its Polish subsidiary, NGK Ceramics Polska Sp. z o. o., will boost production capacity for ceramic filters used in automotive exhaust gas purification. The Polish unit plans to gradually triple capacity for gasoline particulate filters (GPFs) used in gasoline engine vehicles by April 2020, in addition...
Honda Moves to Ramp up Acura Production in China
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7267) is stepping up local production of its Acura luxury brand models in China. Following on from local production of the Acura CDX compact SUV in 2016, the automaker will start producing the TLX sports sedan this year and the RDX midsize SUV in 2018. China has seen ongoing market growth...
Omron to Increase Production in China on Strong Demand for Electronic Control Units
Omron Automotive Electronics, an Omron Group company engaged in in-vehicle electric parts operations, plans to increase production capacity at its plant in China by approximately 1.5 times. The plant manufactures such parts as electronic control units (ECUs) for electric power steering systems (EPS). The company’s move to increase production capacity comes in an effort to...
