# Shin-Etsu Chemical invests ¥30 billion in photoresist capacity in Japan and Taiwan

Shin-Etsu Chemical announced facility investments totaling ¥30 billion to expand photoresist production capacity at its Naoetsu Plant in Japan and Shin-Etsu Electronics Materials Taiwan. The second-phase construction in Taiwan is aimed for completion by February 2021, and the Naoetsu expansion by February 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-10-15
- Where: Joetsu, Niigata, Japan; Douliu, Yunlin, Taiwan, Japan
- Value: $285.0M (30.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Feb 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: photoresists, ArF excimer laser photoresists, multi-layer resists materials
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Shin-Etsu Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/25085.md)
- [Shin-Etsu Electronics Materials Taiwan](https://endata.com/companies/50531.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [shinetsu.co.jp](https://www.shinetsu.co.jp/en/news/news-release/shin-etsu-chemical-responds-to-the-growing-demand-and-advances-in-the-semiconductor-photoresists-market/), 2020-10-15: "Shin-Etsu Chemical responds to the growing demand and advances in the semiconductor photoresists market"

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