# Gelest breaks ground on new production facility in Morrisville, Pennsylvania

Gelest, Inc., a Mitsubishi Chemical Group company, broke ground on a new 50,000-square-foot production facility at its global headquarters in Morrisville, PA. The facility is slated for completion by September 2024 and will create more than 25 jobs in the first phase.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-07
- Where: Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Jobs: 25
- Starts operating: Sep 2024
- Status: under construction
- Products: precursor chemicals for EUV lithography, specialty chemistries for microelectronics, medical devices, thermal coatings
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Gelest](https://endata.com/companies/37886.md)
- [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/5545.md) (investor)
- [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/5545.md) (partner)
- [Lam Research](https://endata.com/companies/26776.md) (customer)
- [Lam Research](https://endata.com/companies/26776.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gelest.com](https://www.gelest.com/?press_release=july-7-2023), 2023-07-07: "We are leveraging the technical expertise of the local workforce and recruiting from local universities."
- [mcgc.com](https://www.mcgc.com/english/news_release/01650.html), 2023-07-10: "Gelest, Inc., a Mitsubishi Chemical Group company, marks a new milestone with the groundbreaking of its latest production facility."

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