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Shin-Etsu Chemical to invest ¥14B to expand photomask blank capacity by 30% · Endata

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Oct 11, 2018EXPANSIONTakefu Plant, Fukui Prefecture; Naoetsu Plant, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Shin-Etsu Chemical to invest ¥14B to expand photomask blank capacity by 30%

Shin-Etsu Chemical will invest about 140 billion yen to increase photomask blank production capacity by 30%, with new facilities at Takefu Plant and expanded equipment at Naoetsu Plant.

Value

$124.0M (14.0B JPY)

Starts operating

Apr 2021

Status

Announced

Capacity

30% increase in photomask blank capacity

Productsphotomask blanks (ArF and general ArF)

CompaniesShin-Etsu Chemical

Sectors#Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics

“信越化学は、光罩基板事業に積極投資を行い、約140億日円を投じて光罩基板の生産能力を現行比で3割増強することを決めた。”moneydj.com

2 sources
moneydj.com光罩基板需求佳！信越化學砸上百億、擴產3成 - MoneyDJ理財網Oct 12, 2018
doi.orgShin-Etsu to boost photomask outputJEAN-FRANÇOIS TREMBLAYOct 22, 2018

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