Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced that its manufacturing subsidiary Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd. has started construction of a new production building and associated buildings in November 2022.

The purpose of this construction project is to provide the infrastructure necessary to respond to growing demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors in a medium- to long-term capacity. 

The total investment of the factory is about 44.5 billion yen, with a total construction area of 51,289 square meters and a construction area of 11,763 square meters. It is expected to be completed by the end of April 2024.