AGC Inc. has announced the October 2024 opening of the AGC Chemicals Technical Center in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Specifically, the center will provide technical services for chemical products focused on semiconductor and electronic materials.

Taiwan has been a crucial hub for major companies engaged in the extensive semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Thus, encompassing various stages ranging from front-end to back-end processes.

With the establishment of the AGC Chemicals Technical Center, AGC aims to strengthen its marketing activities and provide timely technical services in the region.

Strategic Business Area

The center will enable agile evaluation and analysis of chemical products to meet customers’ manufacturing and development requirements. Furthermore, it seeks to understand the evolving needs of the local semiconductor and electronic materials market. At the same time, it will actively propose chemical products that align with customers’ technology roadmaps.

Moreover, it will also contribute to the research and development of new products. AGC will expand its semiconductor and electronic materials solutions by opening the AGC Chemicals Technical Center. This will be on top of its existing manufacturing and sales activities of electronic materials.

In its medium-term management plan, AGC plus-2026 , AGC positions Performance Chemicals as a strategic business area with a specific focus on the electronics sector. This includes semiconductors as well.

Finally, AGC remains committed to contributing to developing further the semiconductor industry. Specifically, providing high-performance materials, including chemical products.

AGC Inc. is the parent company of the AGC Group, a provider and supplier of flat automotive and display glass. Furthermore, of chemicals, ceramics, and other high-tech materials and components.

Based on more than a century of technical innovation, the AGC Group has developed a wide range of cutting-edge products. The AGC Group employs some 56,000 people worldwide. Furthermore, it generates annual sales of approximately 1.7 trillion Japanese yen through business in about 30 countries.

02 September 2024