Air Liquide Strengthens Its Leadership With New Advanced Materials Centers Across Asia
21 July 2023 - 4:45PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Air Liquide (Paris:AI) announces close to 200 million US
dollars investment in two advanced material production centers in
Taiwan and South Korea, to accelerate the development and
manufacturing of new advanced materials while increasing
reliability and improving the sustainability of its supply chain by
localizing the production close to our semiconductor customers. The
investment, reflecting key electronic customers commitments,
further enhances Air Liquide’s ability, through its affiliate Air
Liquide Advanced Materials, to support manufacturing of advanced
technology nodes that enable next generation electronics
applications in Artificial Intelligence, automotive, cloud
computing, and other semiconductor technologies.
Air Liquide is investing close to 200 million US dollars in two
large production sites in Taiwan and South Korea. These facilities
are designed to be in close proximity to strategic customers in
order to accelerate innovation through close collaboration, speed
to solution, and ability to ramp to full production in a safe,
reliable, and high quality manner. Air Liquide’s new advanced
materials production facilities will be modular, flexible, and
incorporate digital quality control systems able to meet the
constantly evolving needs of its customers. The facilities are
expected to start production in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
Air Liquide Advanced Materials is the industry leader in
materials for deposition and etch processes. With ten Advanced
Materials centers around the world, Air Liquide is strategically
located in all major semiconductor hubs, close to the industry
leaders. Its enScribeTM product line of innovative etch materials
enables sustainability through performance, addressing technical
challenges and reducing the overall environmental footprint of
semiconductor manufacturing process.
Michael J. Graff, Executive Vice President, Air Liquide
Group, said: “We are pleased to further develop our
collaboration with key semiconductor leaders, with whom we have
been partners for more than 20 years. This investment also
testifies of the confidence our electronics customers have in the
long term market trend, and in Air Liquide’s capacity to provide
innovative and tailor-made solutions in a cost effective and
sustainable manner. Buoyed by the digital revolution, Electronics
remains a dynamic growth driver which will contribute to Air
Liquide’s strategic plan ADVANCE.”
Air Liquide Electronics
Generating €2,558 million in revenue in 2022 the Electronics
business line of Air Liquide is a world reference in designing,
manufacturing and supplying ultra high purity gasses and advanced
materials for this industry. Air Liquide is a long-term partner of
its Electronics customers providing innovative and sustainable
solutions to the semiconductors, photovoltaics and flat-panel
displays markets. More than 4,600 employees worldwide are dedicated
to providing the working agility and reliability our customers
need. www.electronics-airliquide.com
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 73 countries with
approximately 67,100 employees and serves more than 3.9 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart
of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for
2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining
financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new
markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business
model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate
and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions
contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with
hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare,
digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 29.9 billion euros
in 2022. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX
50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.
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