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Samyang Foods Opens Second Miryang Plant, Raising Annual Buldak Ramen Output to 2.8 Billion Packages

Equipped with autonomous robots alongside a solar power system, the plant bolsters Samyang’s efforts to shield expanding U.S. and European sales from potential tariffs

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Overview

  • The new Miryang facility produces 830 million Buldak Ramen packages annually, lifting total capacity from 2.08 billion to 2.8 billion units.
  • Overseas sales topped 1 trillion won last year, with U.S. revenue surging 127 percent year-over-year to $280 million.
  • Smart factory features include predictive maintenance, energy monitoring, autonomous mobile robots and a 750-kilowatt solar power array.
  • A dedicated tariff task force is assessing regional cost structures to prepare countermeasures against a 10 percent baseline duty and possible additional levies in July.
  • Samyang plans to break ground on its first overseas factory in China next month as part of its global expansion strategy.