# SK Materials to invest KRW 150.8B in Yeongju plant expansion

SK Materials will invest KRW 150.8 billion to expand its Yeongju plant by July 2018, adding 2,500 tonnes of NF3 capacity and creating 105 jobs. It will also establish a joint venture with Showa Denko to produce etching gas.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-17
- Where: Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
- Value: $132.0M (150.8B KRW)
- Jobs: 105
- Starts operating: Jul 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2,500 tonnes of NF3 per year
- Products: nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), etching gas (CH3F, C4F6)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SK Materials](https://endata.com/companies/22283.md)
- [Showa Denko Group](https://endata.com/companies/577.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [yna.co.kr](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170217069351053), 2017-02-17: "SK머티리얼즈는 1천508억원을 들여 영주에 공장을 증설한다."

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