Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
January 18, 2012
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuo Sakai) has established a
subsidiary for the production of electronic materials in the
Kingdom of Thailand. The construction of the production plant
for copper clad laminates and prepregs will begin in May 2012
and is scheduled for completion in April 2013. Following
prototyping and sample evaluation, the new plant will start
commercial operation toward the end of
2013.
As core products of MGC's electronic materials business, BT
materials have long found use in semiconductor package
substrates, helping MGC achieve the highest share of the
market. BT materials have been produced exclusively at the
group's plant in Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima Pref., which
is operated by the MGC subsidiary Electrotechno Co., Ltd.
(ET; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Takayuki
Watanabe).
In recent years, however, MGC has considered the
establishment of another overseas production in line with the
reality that 80% of the group's BT products were
exported.
Furthermore, MGC received requests from customers all over
the world for it to establish a second production site after
the temporary suspension of BT material production due to the
Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. Thus, MGC decided
to establish the new production subsidiary also from the
perspective of business continuity plans (BCP).
MGC studied many possible locations in and outside Japan from
a holistic perspective before selecting the final location in
Thailand.
In the short and medium term, this project represents part of
the BCP. We will ensure a more stable supply of our products
through the introduction of a production line in Thailand
capable of producing any kind of BT material and
high-performance FR-4 materials currently produced by ET. In
the medium to long term, the project will build a global
structure for the supply of electronic materials with two
sites in Japan and Thailand, preparing for market expansion
from East to Southeastern Asia in the future.
See the attachment for an overview of the new MGC subsidiary.
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Overview of the New MGC Subsidiary
1. Company name: MGC Electrotechno (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
2. President: Masahito Watanabe
3. Location: Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate,
Thailand
(Approximately 80 meters above sea level and 110 kilometers
southeast of Bangkok)
4. Capital: 710 million Thai baht
5. Established: January 2012
6. Shareholding: 100% by Electrotechno Co., Ltd.
7. Business description: Production and distribution of
copper clad laminates and prepregs
8. Site area: 123,168 m2
9. Other: The industrial estate where the new subsidiary is
located was not affected by the major floods that occurred in
Thailand in 2011. Neither the port (Laem Chabang Port) nor
the airport (Suvarnabhumi International Airport) that will be
used to ship products from the new production site suspended
operations during the floods.
Overview of Equipment at the New Plant
1. Facility: 1 production/shipping line for copper clad
laminates and prepregs
2. Capacity: 250,000 m2 copper clad laminates
per month
3. Technology: Same type of facilities and technologies
currently employed in Electrotechno Co., Ltd.
4. Start of construction: May 2012
5. Completion of construction: April 2013
6. Shipment of samples for approval: August 2013
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Location of the Industrial Estate
Corporate Communications Division Tel: +81-(0)3-3283-5041
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