{"id":171755,"date":"2025-06-24T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171755&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:41:10","slug":"tamico-to-build-chip-plant-in-kumamoto","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/tamico-to-build-chip-plant-in-kumamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamico To Build Chip Plant in Kumamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamico Kumamoto, a subsidiary of South Korea\u2019s MiCo Group, will open its first Japanese plant in Tamana City, Kumamoto, by December 2026. The facility will handle precision cleaning for semiconductors and LCDs, and feature thermal spray coating equipment to enhance component durability. The investment, up to \u00a53 billion, includes a 3,300 m2 two-story plant in the Tamana Mitsukawa Industrial Park. The move aligns with growing demand spurred by TSMC\u2019s planned second plant in nearby Kikuyo Town. Tamico also aims to supply Japanese firms like Sony, citing Tamana&#8217;s support in workforce development as a key factor in its location decision. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/rkk\/1995942\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RKK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171753\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_tamana-mitsukawa-industrial-park_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C928&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tamico To Build Chip Plant in Kumamoto\" width=\"1400\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_tamana-mitsukawa-industrial-park_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_tamana-mitsukawa-industrial-park_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_tamana-mitsukawa-industrial-park_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_tamana-mitsukawa-industrial-park_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trial Tamana Official website<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamico Kumamoto, a subsidiary of South Korea\u2019s MiCo Group, will open its first Japanese plant in Tamana City&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171755","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kumamoto-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}