Toshiba starts HDD shipments from expanded Philippine line

Toshiba has begun shipping nearline HDDs from its expanded Laguna Technopark line in the Philippines. The investment is valued at about ¥60 billion ($380 million) over three years and is expected to create roughly 3,000 jobs, with capacity nearly doubling by fiscal 2027 versus fiscal 2025.

• First shipments from the expanded Laguna Technopark line went out on Oct. 2
• Investment of about ¥60 billion ($380 million) over three years, ~3,000 jobs expected
• Laguna capacity targeted to nearly double by fiscal 2027 vs fiscal 2025
• In March 2026 Toshiba began sampling 30–34TB M12 SMR drives