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The demand for Electronic Specialty Gases (ESG) is continuously increasing led by the growth of the semiconductor, flat panel manufacturers and solar cells industry.
Japan Air Gases (JAG) has a leading position in Japan with two Electronic Material Centers (EMC), one in Tsukuba and one in Ina.
To support the further growth of this very dynamic sector of Electronics Specialty Gases,
JAG is investing around
€ 15 million in the Harima Science Park in Ako, Hyogo, located in the north-west from Osaka, in an new Electronics Material Centre (EMC) which will be dedicated to silane bundle transfilling
as well as other high value molecules while also creating capacities for further expansion.
This third center in Japan - after Tsukuba and Ina - will reinforce the reliability of supply and
increase the logistics’ efficiency. It will be operational by 2008 and will strengthen Air Liquide Electronics’ worldwide presence.
Christophe Fontaine, Vice-President Electronics, Air Liquide Group, commented:
“This new JAG investment is in line with Air Liquide’s strategy to actively invest in fast-growing markets, such as the supply of gases and advanced materials for the Electronics Industry in Japan. It will enable us to strengthen our overall supply chain, particularly in the West of Japan but also to support our customers even more effectively in other parts of Japan as well as in Asia.”
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