Kawasaki may build second plant for Boeing 787

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd is considering building a second plant to make components for Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, the Nihon Keizai business daily reported on Saturday. Kawasaki Heavy's first plant for the project began operations in Yatomi, central Japan, in July.
But in view of solid orders for the next-generation passenger jet, the company may build a second plant by fiscal 2008/09, the business daily said. Investment in the new plant is expected to exceed 15 billion yen ($130 million), it said. The widebody plane, slated to start commercial deliveries in 2008, uses composite materials to reduce weight and help airlines battle fuel costs.