Kao constructs new beauty care production facility in Taiwan

Japan-based Kao Corporation has completed the construction of a new production facility for the manufacture of beauty care products at its Hsinchu Plant in Taiwan.

The new four-storey, 2,800m^2­­ building has seen an initial investment of around JPY3.3bn ($29.57m).

Built to support the supply capacity of the firm’s growing beauty care business, the new facility involves advanced equipment and cleanrooms.

The new installations are intended to achieve high-performance and high-quality products under prominent manufacturing environment standards.

The 58,000m² Hsinchu Plant obtained good manufacturing practice (GMP) certification in 2009.

Initially, the new production building will begin manufacturing Bioré and Men’s Bioré skincare products, as well as Essential and Liese haircare brands, with plans to add other products over time.

Kao has started strengthening its production capacity in Japan and additional international markets by constructing new plants and expanding production lines.

The new plant is in line with the Kao Group’s Mid-term Plan 2020 (K20), which includes expansion and increase in profit margin of the firm’s consumer products business in Asia.

Kao plans to keep utilising and building assets associated with various areas such as human resources and research, as well as facilities to obtain profitable growth and boost global footprint.