# Air Liquide to invest €200M in gas plants for semiconductor fabs in Taiwan

Air Liquide will invest close to 200 million euros to build ultra-high purity hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and argon production capacities in Tainan and Hsinchu Science Parks in Taiwan, under a long-term commitment with a semiconductor market leader. The first plants are expected to start during the second quarter of 2021.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-04-21
- Where: Tainan Science Park and Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, TWN
- Value: $217.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 Nm3 of hydrogen per hour; 120,000 Nm3 of high-purity nitrogen per hour
- Products: ultra-high purity hydrogen, ultra-high purity oxygen, high-purity nitrogen, high-purity argon, helium
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Air Liquide](https://endata.com/companies/2132.md)
- [Air Liquide Far Eastern](https://endata.com/companies/46690.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [airliquide.com](https://www.airliquide.com/group/press-releases-news/2020-04-21/air-liquide-announces-major-investment-taiwan-enter-two-worlds-most-advanced-semiconductor-basins), 2020-04-21: "Air Liquide will invest close to 200 million euros to build production capacities in the Science Parks of Tainan and Hsinchu"
- [electronics.airliquide.com](https://electronics.airliquide.com/air-liquide-announces-major-investment-taiwan-enter-two-worlds-most-advanced-semiconductor-basins), 2020-04-22: "Air Liquide will invest close to 200 million euros to build production capacities in the Science Parks of Tainan and Hsinchu."

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