Merck Breaks Ground for New Specialty Gases, Semiconductor Materials Plant

Semiconductor Solutions Merck Breaks Ground for New Specialty Gases, Semiconductor Materials Plant

2023-02-09 Source: Press release Merck 1 min Reading Time

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Merck’s new plant will produce specialty gases and semiconductor materials for thin film and patterning solutions. The project is being developed in Kaohsiung, Taiwan to further support the company’s semiconductor solutions business which is one of its ‘Big 3’ growth drivers.

The site, which covers an area of 150,000 sq. m, is to produce specialty gases and semiconductor materials for thin film and patterning solutions as of 2025. (Source: Merck) — The site, which covers an area of 150,000 sq. m, is to produce specialty gases and semiconductor materials for thin film and patterning solutions as of 2025.
(Source: Merck)

Darmstadt/Germany – Merck has broken ground recently in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for a new production facility in its Semiconductor Solutions business. The site, which covers an area of 150,000 sq. m, is to produce specialty gases and semiconductor materials for thin film and patterning solutions as of 2025. The site is to be expanded in multiple stages.

This investment is part of the ‘Level Up’ growth program initiated by the Electronics business sector at the end of 2021. By 2025, Electronics intends to invest significantly more than 3 billion euros in innovations and capacity expansion projects, thereby supporting the future success of Semiconductor Solutions, one of Merck’s ‘Big 3’ growth drivers.

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“Irrespective of the current turbulent macroeconomic situation, the medium- and long-term, very positive growth prospects of our markets remain unchanged. The further advance of digitalization and the exponential growth of data will continue to lead to sharply increasing demand for electronics. That is why we are investing in our highly attractive growth markets and purposefully expanding production capacities and innovative power in the immediate vicinity of our customers,” said Kai Beckmann, Member of the Executive Board of Merck and CEO Electronics.

The new Semiconductor Solutions Site in Kaohsiung will bring the most innovative semiconductor materials while reducing the carbon footprint generated by simplifying logistics to local and Asian region customers.

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