Toto, a Japanese sanitary ware manufacturer, has unveiled its new $224m manufacturing facility in Morrow, Georgia, US.
The firm broke ground on the new facility in June 2023, on the site of its original Morrow plant. It was completed in November 2024, and production is set to begin in the fall of 2025.
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The new 33,800sqm space includes a three-story building featuring 15,000sqm of advanced manufacturing space. It will address the growing demand for luxury one-piece toilets.
Toto is shifting more production from Asia-based plants to North America as part of its Americas growth strategy. The company aims to enhance its manufacturing resilience and advance its long-term sustainability goals. Additionally, localised production will ensure timely delivery while also strengthening its North American supply chain.
Toto has expanded its production capacity in the Americas to approximately one million units annually across its plants in Morrow, Lakewood, and Mexico. The new development will contribute an additional 300,000 units per year.
The Morrow factory aims to enhance quality, precision, and operational efficiency. Key innovations include a tank bonding robot for improved toilet assembly, an automation fleet of 34 robots, and automated guided vehicles. Furthermore, two new convection-heated kilns are planned for 2027, which will further enhance energy efficiency and reduce CO₂ emissions by approximately 23 per cent.
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By GlobalDataTaro Muroi, CEO of Toto USA, called the new factory the next chapter in the company’s US manufacturing story.
“This new facility strengthens the bonds of trust, collaboration, and shared vision with our employees, partners, customers, and communities across the Americas,” he added.
Headquartered in Kitakyushu, Japan, Toto’s manufacturing footprint includes Japan, Mexico, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and the US, among others. It has over 33,386 employees globally. Last year, in August 2024, it opened a new faucet factory in Vietnam.
