GPPC Partners with Japanese Industrial Gas Giant AWI to Enter the High-Growth Semiconductor Specialty Materials Market
Amid growing demand for advanced semiconductor materials, Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation (GPPC) (TWSE: 1312) announced today (August 25) that it has partnered with Japanese industrial gas manufacturer AIR WATER INC. (AWI) to participate in Hong-Kuang Hi-Tech, Corp.’s capital increase, a manufacturer of specialty gases for the semiconductor industry. GPPC and AWI will each hold a 35% stake, making them the company’s two largest shareholders. The investment marks their entry into Taiwan’s semiconductor specialty materials market and strengthens Taiwan-Japan cooperation in the sector.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260824464622/en/ Senior executives representing the core strategic partners met in Osaka on August 18 to discuss the strategic partnership and future areas of cooperation.
Senior executives from the strategic partners met in Osaka on August 18 to discuss the partnership and future collaboration. Sherie Chiu, Chairman of GPPC, stated that the investment is not a departure from GPPC’s core business, but an extension of its technical expertise and industrial capabilities. GPPC will enter the semiconductor specialty gases market by leveraging its expertise in the chemical industry and working closely with AWI.
