Hitachi, Toshiba, Miraca to set up plant for antigen test kits
05/06/2020 02:16
TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japanese industrial conglomerates
Hitachi Ltd 6501.T and Toshiba Corp 6502.T , and Miraca
Holdings 4544.T subsidiary Fujirebio will jointly set up a
plant in northern Japan to produce antigen coronavirus testing
kits, the three companies said on Friday.
The new plant, to be operating by December, will help boost
production of Fujirebio's testing kits, which received
government approval in May, the companies said.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Chris Gallagher)
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