On March 31, Nitta SC Plant of Kitz STC held a completion ceremony of its new building and started operation from April.

In the new building of the plant an automated production facility was placed to reinforce the production capacity of valves and fitting products for the semiconductor equipment market. Furthermore, it is provided with a space to evaluate the newly developed products in order to quicken the pace of development.
　
Furthermore, the company moved the dining hall in the old building to the third floor of the new building of Nitta SC Plant, where they also renewed the menu. As for the outline of the new building, the gross floor area is 10500 m2 on which there is a three-storied steel construction. The total investment amounted to 3.4 billion yen.