# SK Materials and Showa Denko to build etching gas plant in Yeongju

SK Materials and Showa Denko will establish a joint venture, SK Showadenko, to build an etching gas manufacturing facility in Yeongju, with first production of CH3F by the second half of 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-17
- Where: Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
- Starts operating: Q3 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: etching gas (CH3F, C4F6)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [yna.co.kr](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170217069351053), 2017-02-17: "SK머티리얼즈와 일본 쇼와덴코사와 합작해 식각가스 제조공장을 설립한다."

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