# Who does Murata Manufacturing pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/murata · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T04:18:58.915+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: Murata Manufacturing discloses no named confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties; 2 relationships are tracked as undisclosed/aggregate. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 3 dated sources, 2 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### MLCC 증설·설비 투자 (high)
- metric: Amount 250 JPY_bn · FY2026 · capex, +80B additional MLCC
- note: MLCC capacity expansion for data-center demand. FY2026 capex 250.0B yen, with about 80B additional investment for data-center capacitors (about 40B booked in FY2026), and further MLCC investment planned for FY2027.
- [confirms] Investing.com (EN, news, published 2026-05-01) https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/murata-raises-mlcc-growth-forecast-for-ai-servers-to-30-cagr-93CH-4385436: "Surging AI-server demand is pushing Murata to expand MLCC capacity investment."
- [confirms] Murata Manufacturing (EN, filing, published 2026-04-30) https://corporate.murata.com/-/media/corporate/about/newsroom/news/irnews/irnews/2026/0430b/25q4-e-speach.ashx?la=en&cvid=20260430024820000000: "Capital expenditures 250.0 billion yen. "capital expenditures increased to meet robust demand for capacitors used in data centers. (Includes approx. 40 billion out of approx. 80 billion in additional production investment.)" "In response to growing data center demand, additional investments in MLCCs will be made for FY2027.""

### 세라믹 원료·니켈 전극 소재 (low)
- note: Dielectric ceramic powder (barium titanate), nickel inner electrodes and rare-earth additives. Murata is highly vertically integrated in materials; amounts undisclosed.
- [mentions] Murata / EDINET (JA, filing, published 2025-06-27) https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100VZKQ.pdf: "Annual Securities Report: raw materials include ceramic powders and metals, partly produced in-house; specific procurement amounts undisclosed."

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