"We decided to enhance our production capabilities in Kitakyushu, responding to growing vehicle production in the Northern Kyushu area," said Nobuaki Katoh, senior managing director in charge of DENSO's Thermal System Business Group.
With this expansion, DENSO Manufacturing Kitakyushu will begin producing fuel pump modules and windshield wiper links, and increase production volumes of its current products including air conditioning units, injector components for diesel common rail fuel injection systems, and engine cooling modules. The company also will start manufacturing resin housings for air conditioning units, components currently purchased externally.
Construction for the expansion is scheduled to begin in August and be completed in March 2008. Production start is scheduled for May 2008.
Sales for DENSO Kitakyushu are expected to increase from 19.4 billion yen (approximately US$157 million) in fiscal 2006 to approximately 48 billion yen (approximately US$389 million) in fiscal 2010. The number of employees is expected to increase from the current approximately 610 to approximately 1,400 by fiscal 2010.
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 112,000 people in 32 countries and regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 totaled US$30.6 billion. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
Company Profile
1. Name: DENSO Manufacturing Kitakyushu Co., Ltd.
2. Establishment: April 2006 (separated from DENSO Corporation)
3. Location: 5-4-1, Honjo, Nishi-ku, Yahata, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
prefecture, Japan
4. Capital: 6.01 billion yen (approximately US$49 million)
5. Ownership: 100 percent by DENSO Corporation
6. President: Masayoshi Yagyu
7. Employees: Approximately 610 (as of March 2007)
Approximately 1,400 (projected for fiscal 2010)
8. Business Description: Production of air conditioning units, injector
components for diesel common rail fuel injection systems, and others
9. Sales: 19.4 billion yen (approximately US$157 million for fiscal 2006)
Approximately 48 billion yen (approximately US$389 million
projected for fiscal 2010)
10. Site area: Approximately 156,400 square meters
11. Building floor area: Approximately 40,000 square meters (before
expansion)
Approximately 62,000 square meters (after expansion)
*Exchange rates used are 123.26 yen per one dollar, at the end of June 2007 for convenience only. Billion is used in the American sense of one thousand million.
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