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14 June 2023

Books by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori exceed 25 million printed copies worldwide

• Corporate

Readers find unique insights on navigating life and business.

25 million copies worldwide Inamori’s first book, “Elevate Your Mind and Expand Your Business,” was published in 1989. His subsequent works include 55 publications authored, and 18 co-authored, with translations in 19 languages. Inamori’s titles reac...

16 May 2023

Kyocera significantly expands its exhibition area at the Battery Show Europe 2023 in Stuttgart

• Fine Ceramic Components

Ceramic manufacturer Kyocera showcases ceramic products for the production of Li-ion battery cells.

Kyocera, one of the world's leading ceramic manufacturers, will showcase its fine ceramic products at the Battery Show Europe 2023, taking place from May 23 to 25, 2023, in Stuttgart. This marks the company's first appearance at an international trade show and in the public eye since its consolidation into KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH. With a growing strategic focus on the e-mobility market, Kyocera's Ceramic Division has significantly increased its exhibition space, emphasizing its aim to expand market share and target new customers.

A wide range of markets and ceramic combinations Kyocera has been providing Fine Ceramic products for a wide range of markets including automotive industry, industrial equipment, medical devices, and aerospace systems and has supported the developmen...

11 May 2023

Kyocera acquires BFT and GSB, German-based cutting tool manufacturers for oscillation machining

• Corporate
• Industrial Tools

Background and objectives Kyocera Unimerco offers complete solutions for tool manufacturing, including a wide range of cutting tools and services. The focus is on indexable tools and PCD, solid carbide round tools for milling, drilling, and turning a...

20 April 2023

Kyocera to acquire construction site in Japan for new smart factory

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components
• Semiconductor Components

Most state-of-the-art Kyocera facility will be constructed on about 15 hectares in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, to feature new automotive and communication innovations.

Construction begin in October 2023 Kyocera, which is reinvesting in its existing factories both in Japan and abroad, decided to build the new plant in December 2022 after determining that rising market demand will require additional production capabi...

18 April 2023

Launch of the new KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH website

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

An informative website with a clear layout and a modern design.

A redesigned website to maximise accessibility The website can be found under the new domain www.kyocera-fineceramics.de and brings together the various pre-existing websites. “In parallel with the internal reorganisation of KYOCERA Fineceramics Euro...

28 March 2023

Kyocera expands plastic-free retail packaging for ceramic knives & kitchenware

• Kitchen Products

Kyocera’s global plastic recycling and elimination strategy Globally, Kyocera has formulated a long-term plastic recycling and elimination strategy in line with the Osaka G20 recommendations, aiming to eliminate new plastic pollution in the marine en...

16 March 2023

Kyocera named among "Top 100" Global Innovators for 7th year by Clarivate

• Corporate

Kyocera Corporation announced today that it has been recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator^TM 2023 by Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence that transforms the world. This year marks Kyocera Corporation’s seventh appearance on the list, including consecutive listings in 2022 and 2023.

This year’s list includes organizations from 12 countries and regions. Asia continues to extend its leadership in the global innovation ecosystem with 58 organizations, four more than last year. Japan tops the list once again with 38 organization...

03 March 2023

KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH builds a new campus in Mannheim

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Regional anchoring and clear commitment to the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. On 1st March 2023, KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH starts the construction of a new administration, production and logistics building in Mannheim. With the creation of the North Campus, the company has reached another milestone in its corporate history.

Building in ecological and economic balance As a developer and manufacturer of high-performance ceramics, Kyocera has set itself the goal of reconciling ecology and economy and is committed to environmental management. In the past, Kyocera has alread...

27 January 2023

Kyocera launches new “We Love Engineers” brand campaign

• Corporate

New video honors world’s engineers who innovate in their own unique style.

Video: Click here or visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaOdvhxrfls Kyocera’s new brand campaign: “We Love Engineers” Engineers’ daily efforts to enrich everybody’s life Kyocera was founded in 1959 by an engineer — the late Dr. Kazuo Inamori, who...

24 January 2023

Kunihiko Ueki newly appointed as President of KYOCERA Europe GmbH

• Corporate

Ueki started his career with Kyocera in 1992 in the Corporate Ceramics Materials Semiconductor Components Group, where he held several managerial positions in Japan and in Europe. He was dispatched three times to Europe and stayed in Germany for seve...

12 January 2023

Plastic-free packaging for Kyocera knives

• Kitchen Products

Kyocera, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance ceramics for the kitchen industry, is taking part in the Ambiente Trade Fair from 3-7 February 2023, underscoring its sustainability targets with new packaging.

New, 100% environmentally friendly packaging As from 1st January 2023, the company has decided to change the global packaging for its Gen and Shin Black Series knives. The newly designed, high quality packaging will therefore be manufactured 100%...

11 January 2023

Kyocera selected for inclusion in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia-Pacific Index for second consecutive year

• Corporate

The DJSI is an index jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC in the United States and Robeco Holding B.V. (“RobecoSAM”) in Switzerland in 1999. The index evaluates companies from the perspective of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)...

10 January 2023

Kyocera plans new manufacturing plant in Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture by 2026

• Corporate
• Semiconductor Components

Company envisions up to 1,000 jobs in Isahaya City as other sites near full capacity.

High level of investment Kyocera aims to achieve sales of JPY 2 trillion (around 13.755 billion Euro) in its current fiscal year (ending March 31, 2023) and has set a long-term sales target of JPY 3 trillion (around 20.628 billion Euro) by the fiscal...

25 November 2022

Kyocera develops new GaN laser chip, world’s smallest* to be mass-produced from silicon working substrate

• Corporate

Company unveils new process to create functioning 100 micron length micro-light sources with higher yield, lower cost — enabling short cavity lasers and micro-LEDs for autonomous driving, AR, and VR applications.

100 micron long laser developed by Kyocera Left: micro LED, right: 100 micron long laser What is a micro-light source? A “Micro-light source” is a light source with a side measuring less than 100 microns (1/10th of a millimeter). Examples include sho...

16 November 2022

Kyocera develops world’s first* Automotive Night Vision System with white and near-infrared light diodes integrated into a single GaN laser device

• Corporate

Solution combines RGB-NIR sensors and proprietary image-fusion AI technology for safer driving, better visibility at night and in inclement weather.

Kyocera’s Automotive Night Vision features the first headlight in the world that can emit both white (RGB) and near-infrared (NIR) light on the same optical axis; this allows higher accuracy object recognition than alternative technologies. The syste...

11 November 2022

Kyocera’s new “On-Board Optics Module” achieves world-record bandwidth, reduces power consumption for data centers

• Corporate
• Semiconductor Components

Prototype in development sets world-record 512 Gbps bandwidth*.

Kyocera’s prototype module is miniaturized for installation on a printed circuit board near the processor, allowing electronic data to be converted into optical signals instantaneously. In addition, the product is designed to create unprecedented imp...

10 November 2022

Kyocera introduces new human augmentation technology prototypes in Japan with advanced AI to enhance human abilities

• Corporate

The Company introduces the first 3 human augmentation solutions: Walk Sensing and Coaching, Physical Avatar, and Auditory Augmentation Devices.

Introducing Mai, Kyocera's new human augmentation concept The Future Design Laboratory of Kyocera's R&D division launched the new Mai concept for human augmentation. The laboratory’s mission is to “Contribute to a safer and more prosperous ...

04 November 2022

Kyocera presents innovative high-performance ceramics products for "New Space" applications

• Fine Ceramic Components

As one of the leading high-performance ceramics specialists, Kyocera will showcase its products at Space Tech Expo 2022, taking place from November 15th – 17th, 2022 in Bremen, Germany.

Kyocera’s high-performance-materials stand for efficiency and variety Relevant high-performance ceramics materials such as Cordierite are ideally suited for such applications and enable smaller, more compact and light-weighted systems. Compared to co...

18 October 2022

Kyocera unveils low-resistivity zirconia needle, proven ceramics-based medical technologies

• Fine Ceramic Components

Introducing low-resistivity zirconia needle Kyocera’s durable, 100% inert and reusable low-resistivity zirconia needles offer highly accurate liquid level sensing for the latest in-vitro diagnostics and flow cytometry, maximizing high-performanc...

06 October 2022

Kyocera’s high performance components work reliably – even in the most demanding environments

• Corporate
• Fine Ceramic Components

Hydrogen is an upcoming energy carrier regarding future solutions in many fields, Kyocera’s components’ excellent mechanical robustness and hermetic sealing technologies can offer the right solution for various applications. In order to present the newest innovations and possibilities in this field, Kyocera will exhibit its ceramic parts at the fair Hydrogen 2022, taking place in Bremen on October 19 and 20.

Hydrogen as the energy carrier of the future Hydrogen is a highly flexible energy carrier. Owing to its quite difficult handling and transportation, special solutions using ceramic materials present new possibilities to overcome related challenges. I...