Germany’s BASF SE, the world’s largest chemical company by sales, has opened new facilities in Taiwan to serve the electronics materials industry, in a significant step in its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.
The facilities at the Kuanyin Industrial Park in Taoyuan were opened on Thursday to provide service to local and regional markets for semiconductors, displays and metal systems.
The services cover production, research and development and application testing.
“We have been investing in parallel with the growth of the electronics industry in Asia, establishing a strong presence where our customers are located,” said Lothar Laupichler, senior vice president of BASF’s electronic materials business unit.
“Further investment into the Taiwan market reflects our commitment to be closer to customers in order to provide faster and more efficient solutions that satisfy their specific needs, enabling mutual growth and success in the fast-paced, competitive global market,” Laupichler said in a statement.
BASF said it has started operation of its new ultra-pure electronics-grade sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and ammonia water (NH4OH) production plants to provide customers with top quality process chemicals using the latest in purification technologies.
BASF’s expansion in the nation also includes a new CATAMOLD production facility and a technical application laboratory.
The launch of the new production facility establishes global-scale manufacturing for CATAMOLD in Taiwan and enables large-volume production of metal injection molding for electronics and auto industry applications, it said.
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