From Epson Corporate News  – TOKYO, Japan, December 8, 2011 –

Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson," TSE: 6724) today announced that Group company Epson Atmix Corporation, the world leader^*1 in the manufacture of superfine alloy powder, would invest 3.2 billion yen in a new plant at the Hachinohe Kita-Inter Industrial Park in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The new plant will approximately triple Atmix's current production capacity in water-atomized^*2 superfine alloy powder, enabling it to meet expanding demand from growing markets for goods such as smartphones and other high-performance mobile devices, automobiles, and medical equipment.