CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Japanese electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing has completed a new plant in Thailand and will start production in November, putting down roots for growth even as it weathers an earnings slump.
Japanese company ramps up capital spending on capacitors for phones, EVs

Murata Manufacturing will make its mainstay multilayer ceramic capacitors in Thailand for the first time. (Photo courtesy of Murata)
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Japanese electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing has completed a new plant in Thailand and will start production in November, putting down roots for growth even as it weathers an earnings slump.