JFE Engineering Corp. is making preparations to set up a joint venture with the Myanmar government for infrastructure construction in the fast-growing Southeast Asian country, company officials said Saturday.

The unit of JFE Holdings Inc. aims to establish the joint venture this fall, taking a majority stake with an investment of over 1 billion yen, the officials said.

The venture plans to start a factory for bridge parts in Yangon next spring and expand the business to other infrastructure construction such as ports and airports, they said.