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FUJI OIL HOLDINGS
Construction of new chocolate plant
2014.9.1
Background to new construction
Fuji Oil Co., Ltd. is expanding around the world and produces industrial-use chocolate at four plants in Japan including the Hannan Business Operations Complex and Kanto Plant as well as at three locations overseas. We provide industrial-use chocolate that has both taste and functionality using our rigorously selected wealth of oil products and cocoa beans and from around the world, and we have the top share of the Japanese domestic industrial-use chocolate market. In response to the needs of the market, we shall construct a second chocolate production facility at the Kanto Plant in order to further strengthen the base of our chocolate business.
Overview of new plant
| Location | Within Kanto Plant, 2600-8 Ago, Kasama, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan |
| Scale | Floor area 3,800 ㎡ approx. |
| Type of facility | Production facility for industrial-use chocolate |
| Start of work (planned) | December 2014 |
| Start of operations (planned) | November 2015 |
| Investment | 2.4 billion yen approx. |
Overview of Kanto Plant
| Area | 63,000 ㎡ |
| 1994 | Completion of cream plant; Fuji Oil’s first production base in eastern Japan |
| 2001 | Completion of chocolate plant |
| 2015 | Planned completion of new chocolate plant |
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