Chemours Expands Teflon™
PFA Polymer Capacity
Projected Capacity Expansion of 25% by year-end and 2X by 2021
The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE:
CC), a global chemistry company with leading
market positions in titanium technologies,
fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, today
announces significant expansion of its Teflon™
PFA polymer manufacturing capacity in
response to growing global demand in the
semiconductor industry.
Through capacity and quality improvements made
during a recent turnaround at the company’s
Washington Works facility in Parkersburg, West
Virginia, the company achieved an immediate 15%
capacity increase of its Teflon™ PFA polymer and
expects to achieve a total capacity increase of 25%
by the end of this year. The growing demand for this
high-performance polymer to meet global trends like
5G will require even more capacity, and the company
is making an additional investment at its Washington
Works facility to double its current production
capacity by 2021.
“For 80 years, the fluoropolymer business within
Chemours has provided industry-defining solutions
to meet the most complex and evolving needs of
our customers,” said Jesal Chopra, vice president,
Chemours Fluoropolymers. “This capacity expansion
is a testament to our continued commitment to
support the growing needs of our customers,” she
added.
Teflon™ PFA’s high-performing polymer provides
reliable, high-quality solutions, enabling device
manufacturers to maximize chip yields and design
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freedoms while minimizing downtime and process
variability.
Each day, smart devices are connecting our world in
ways never imagined. As our reliance on these devices
grows, so does the demand for high-performance,
low-cost semiconductor technologies.
By 2020, the Internet of Things is projected to consist
of over 50 billion connected devices. This impending
technological revolution is driving the demand for
increasingly powerful and efficient integrated circuits
that will challenge the known limits of design scale
and complexity. In order to meet the increasingly
strict requirements of greater chip densities and
higher yields, integrated device manufacturers
(IDMs) will depend on fab system reliability and low
defectivity like never before.
From bulk chemical distribution to wet etch
and CMP processes, chemically inert Teflon™
fluoropolymers enable equipment and systems that
use high-performance, contamination-free gases and
chemicals during the IC manufacturing process.
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