Augmenting Alps Electric’s Global Production Infrastructure

 

April  4,  2017

 

Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshihiro Kuriyama) plans to construct a new plant building on the current site of Chinese affiliate Wuxi Alps Electronics Co., Ltd. (No.5, Xingchuang 4 Road,  Singapore  Industrial  Park,  Wuxi  City,  Jiangsu,  China)  in  order  to  increase  production targeting the growing markets of smartphones, other mobile devices and automotive equipment. The project is scheduled for completion in February 2018.    
 

Established  in  China  in  1995,  Wuxi  Alps  Electronics  has  been  manufacturing  a  wide  range  of electronic components including various switches, touch panels and camera actuators. In recent years,  the  company  has  focused  on  producing  components  for  smartphones  and  automotive equipment and now looks to increase the volume of production for these businesses, especially within the Chinese market. Alps Electric has therefore made an additional investment in Wuxi Alps Electronics for the construction of a new plant building on the company’s existing premises.  
 

Construction of the new plant building will be advanced in cooperation with Chinese government departments such as the administrative committee of the Wuxi National Hi-Tech District.  
 
The project will have minimal impact on consolidated financial performance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.  
 
 
Outline of the Additional Investment and the New Plant Building  
 

Investment amount:    Approx. ¥1.4 billion  
Plant area:    17,000m 2  (two-story building)
Scheduled completion:    February 2018  
Products:    Electronic components for smartphones, other mobile devices and
automotive equipment
 

Outline of Wuxi Alps Electronics  
 

Name:    Wuxi Alps Electronics Co., Ltd.  
Established:    January 1995  
Location:     No.5, Xingchuang 4 Road, Singapore Industrial Park, Wuxi City, Jiangsu, P.R.
of China
Site area:      90,195m 2   
Current plant area:   39,985m 2 
Business:      Manufacturing of electronic components  
No. of employees:    2,400 (regular company employees as of Mar. 2017)  
 
 

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