# Toyo Gosei to build photosensitive materials plant in Chiba, Japan

Toyo Gosei Kogyo announced it will construct a new factory on the site of its Chiba plant to strengthen production capacity for photosensitive materials used in photoresists for semiconductors and displays. The investment is 70 billion yen, with construction starting November 2018 and operation beginning September 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-28
- Where: 1-51 Miyanodai, Higashino-machi, Katori-gun, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $630.0M (70.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Sep 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: photosensitive materials, photoresist raw materials
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Toyo Gosei Kogyo](https://endata.com/companies/33976.md)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2018/08/k082808.html), 2018-08-28: "This initiative aims to strengthen production capacity for photosensitive materials, which are the main raw materials for photoresists used in the manufacture of semiconductors and displays."

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