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Formosa-Tokuyama JV to construct new plant for isopropyl alcohol in Taiwan

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Tokuyama Corp. will build a second plant for high-purity isopropyl alcohol (IPA) for electronics at Formosa Tokuyama Advanced Chemicals (FTAC) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan—a 50/50 joint venture with Formosa Plastics. The move expands electronic-grade IPA capacity at the site; specific production capacity was not provided in the excerpt.

What impact could this added high-purity IPA capacity in Taiwan have on regional semiconductor manufacturing and supply stability?

Tokuyama Corp. has announced plans to construct a second plant for high-purity isopropyl alcohol for electronic manufacturing (high-purity IPA) at Formosa Tokuyama Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd. (FTAC; Kaohsiung City, Taiwan), a jointly held venture comprising Tokuyama Corp. 50% shareholding and Formosa Plastics Corp. 50% shareholding. The new IPA plant will have a production capacity of […]

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MikeHarlan
Jun 22 at 4:00 PM
Do we know if they’re going propylene hydration or acetone hydrogenation, and what their purification stack looks like to keep metals and water in the tens of ppb with minimal acetone carryover? I’d like to see integrated reclaim from fab rinse streams and ISO-tank bulk delivery to cut particles and buffer the next demand spike.

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