TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm ( FUJIF )

will invest $1.2 billion to expand its North Carolina plant as

part of its plans to expand biopharmaceutical contract

manufacturing businesses in the United States and Europe, the

company said on Thursday.

The investment will generate an additional 680 jobs at the

unit Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies' facility in Holly

Springs, North Carolina by 2031, the company said in a

statement.