4/3/2026
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
President: Norio Nakajima
Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. located in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, has completed the construction of a new production building that had been under construction since March 2024. A ceremony to mark its completion was held on Friday, April 3. The completion of this new production building will strengthen the company’s production system, enabling Murata to respond to the medium- to long-term increase in demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors as the market continues to expand.
Overview of the completion ceremony
| Date and time: |
Friday, April 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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Location:
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Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(2358-3, Naoe, Hikawa-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane)
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VIP guests:
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Mr. Tatsuya Maruyama, Governor of Shimane Prefecture;
Mr. Toshiyuki Iitsuka, Mayor of Izumo City;
Representatives of the various construction companies involved;
and others
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Company attendees:
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Nagato Omori, Executive Vice President and Director of Ceramic Capacitor Business Unit, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.;
Yasuo Taniguchi, President and Representative Director, Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.;
and others
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Overview of the new production building
Structure and scale:
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Steel-frame construction, 10 stories above ground |
| Construction site: |
2358-3 Naoe, Hikawacho, Izumo-shi, Shimane |
| Total floor area: |
69,829㎡ |
Building area:
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11,012㎡ |
| Purpose: |
Production of multilayer ceramic capacitors |
| Total investment: |
Approx. 47 billion yen (including buildings and manufacturing equipment) |
Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
| Address: |
2308 Kaminaoe, Hikawacho, Izumo-shi, Shimane |
| Established: |
August 1983
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| Capital: |
430 million yen |
| Representative: |
Yasuo Taniguchi, President and Representative Director
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| Number of employees: |
5,511 (as of April 1, 2025) |
| Business: |
Development and manufacture of capacitors, EMI suppression filters, and resistors
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By distributing our MLCC production bases across Japan, ASEAN, and China and expanding our production capacity in a balanced manner, we are working to establish a system that enables us to respond flexibly to changes in the market environment and to growing demand.
Below is the construction schedule from 2023 onwards for new MLCC-related buildings that Murata has completed or plans to complete.
| Company |
Purpose |
Start of construction |
Completion |
Murata Electronics (Thailand), Ltd.
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Production building
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July 2021
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March 2023
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Iwami Plant (Hane), Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Production building
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March 2022
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April 2023
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Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Production building
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November 2022
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April 2024
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Fukui Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Research and development
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December 2023
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February 2026
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Murata Electronics (India) Private Limited
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Rental factory with packaging and shipping capabilities
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*Agreement to lease the factory entered into in February 2025
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*Aiming for full-scale operation in FY2026
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Murata in Brief
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules. The company has employees and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.
For more information, visit Murata's website