Fuji invests in European chip materials supply
Fujifilm Corp. has broken ground on a €30 million expansion of its electronics materials manufacturing site in Antwerp, Belgium.
Fujifilm makes photoresists materials, solvents, cleaners and etchants and chemical delivery systems. The company said the ¥4.5 billion investment is one of Europe’s biggest capital expenditure investments in the semiconductor materials supply chain over the last decade.
Fujifilm Electronic Materials (Europe) NV employs 210 people and makes cleaners, polyimides, developers, and solvents. The 4000 square meter expansion project will increase the space for cleanroom R&D and quality control labs by a third, while creating a new multi-purpose space for production and warehousing. Site enhancements will also see the addition of on-site solar panels.
The expansion, targeted to be complete by the end of 2024, will create an additional 25 jobs in production and lab roles.
Tetsuya Iwasaki, general manager of Electronic Materials at Fujifilm, said: “As part of an overall investment package in Electronic Materials we have announced globally over the last several years, I am delighted that here in Europe, we are increasing our abilities to meet the growing short-and long-term needs of semiconductor manufacturers for world-class, innovative technology products.”
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