Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) and Dongwoo Fine-Chem, Sumitomo Chemical’s subsidiary located in Korea, have invested $150 million into a new project at the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND) facility of Sumika Electronic Materials (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. Designed to produce high-purity chemicals required in the semiconductor manufacturing process with an annual capacity of 79,800 tons, Sumika Electronic Materials (Changzhou) aims to be a key supplier that meets the increasing demands of high-purity chemicals in this region. The plant was officially opened on April 16, 2019.
“Under Sumitomo Chemical’s core concept of ‘Making Safety First Priority’, Sumika Electronic Materials (Changzhou) will put its business interests in both contributing to local economic growth and being environmentally responsible to achieve what we call sustainable growth,” said Masaki Matsui, Managing Executive Officer of IT-related Chemicals Sector, PLED Business Planning Office, Electronic Devices Development Center, who also expressed many thanks to CND and Changzhou Binjiang Economic Development Zone for their support and efforts during the founding and construction of the project.