Tokyo, Japan-Tosoh Corporation is pleased to announce that Tosoh Group company Tosoh SMD, Inc., will implement a major expansion at its Grove City, Ohio, operations to develop, produce, and support physical vapor deposition (PVD) sputtering targets for the new 450 mm wafer semiconductor market. The expansion is the biggest investment in Tosoh SMD's history and is meant to position the company for the next generation products and technologies. It will include facilities, novel equipment and tools for manufacturing, and a sputter deposition tool for R&D and evaluation purposes. Groundbreaking is scheduled for October 2013 and the first stage is slated to be ready by December 2014. 

According to Philip Frausto, Tosoh SMD's director of global marketing and sales, "Through this new investment, we ensure that Tosoh will have sufficient capacity to deliver production-ready 450 mm targets to customers and OEMs and confirm our commitment to develop new PVD sputtering target materials."

Martin Blazic, Tosoh SMD's president and COO, states, "Tosoh SMD, Inc., is a recognized leader with a 37-year history of innovation delivering PVD sputtering target solutions for Semiconductor OEMs and customers. This investment is a confirmation of our responsibility towards our global customers. We shall continue to support our customers through the development of innovative materials and sputtering targets for the new 450mm market."

Tosoh SMD, Inc.

Tosoh SMD, Inc., is headquartered in Grove City, Ohio and has additional facilities in Taiwan, Korea, and China. This Tosoh Group subsidiary is a leading provider of thin film deposition materials and of solutions to manufacturers in the semiconductor, display, solar, and large-area coating markets. It is backed by the multi-billion dollar Tosoh group and part of its Advanced Material Division. Other offerings of the division include Silica Glass, CVD materials, Zeolite, Zirconia ceramics and Manganese Dioxide. 

For more information, please contact
Phil Frausto
Director of Global Marketing and Sales
Tosoh SMD, Inc.
phil.frausto@tosoh.com
Tel: +614-277-4159

TOSOH CORPORATION
WHO WE ARE

Tosoh Corporation is a Japanese chemical company established in 1935 and listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is the parent of the Tosoh Group, which comprises 140 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 11,000 people and generated net sales of ¥668.5 billion (US$7.1 billion at the year-end rate of ¥94.05 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2013, ended March 31, 2013.

WHAT WE DO

Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The Company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene, while its advanced materials business serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries. Tosoh has also pioneered sophisticated bioscience systems that are used for the monitoring of life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes and certain cancers, and to prevent epidemics by identifying pathogenic microbes. In addition, as part of a commitment to a sustainable future, Tosoh manufacturers a variety of eco-products such as the company's emission-free polyurethane catalyst.

Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol: 4042

DISCLAIMER

This document may contain forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning product development, objectives, goals, and commercial introductions, which involve certain risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are also identified through the use of the word anticipates and other words of similar meaning. Actual results may differ significantly from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements.

distributed by