Air Liquide Invests € 250 Million to Support the Semiconductor Industry
Air Liquide has been awarded a long-term contract to build new state-of-the-art industrial gas production facilities in the heart of "Silicon Saxony" in Dresden.
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Toray Opens R&D Center in Taiwan for Semiconductors
Toray Industries has opened the Toray Taiwan Technical Center. This new facility aims to enhance research and development in advanced semiconductor technologies and materials, and provide technical services in the Taiwan market, which plays a significant role in the global semiconductor supply chain.
Ube to Increase Capacity for High-Purity Nitric Acid in Japan
Japanese chemical group Ube wants to increase production capacity for high-purity nitric acid at its chemical plant in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Germany’s Merck to Acquire Mecaro’s Chemicals Arm
German chemicals, pharmaceuticals and life science group Merck has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the chemical business of Mecaro, a manufacturer of heater blocks for heating wafers in the semiconductor process or glasses in the LCD (liquid crystal display) process, along with chemical precursors for semiconductors.
Arxada and Novoset to Collaborate on Novel Composites
Arxada, the recent specialty chemicals spinoff from Swiss CDMO Lonza, has signed an exclusive license agreement with Novoset covering production and sale of a next generation hydrocarbon-based resin system for telecommunications infrastructure and advanced semiconductor packaging.
