Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology (GPT) Group
Expanding
Support of China's Rapidly Growing Compound Semiconductor Industry
West Chester, PA, July 9, 2007
The Johnson Matthey Gas Purification
Technology (GPT) group, a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of highly reliable bulk and point-of-use purifiers,
is well positioned to continue and expand its support of China's
rapidly growing compound semiconductor industry.
Johnson Matthey has been supplying equipment and technology
to China through its distributor, Gentech International, and
has just sold two more bulk hydrogen purifiers, one to Shanghai
Blue Light Technology Company and another to HC Semitek.
China's compound semiconductor market is one of the fastest
growing in Asia, said Sean Peng, Asian Sales Manager of Gas
Purification for the GPT group. There is a great need for
the best available technology to support this growth and Johnson
Matthey's gas purifiers are state-of-the-art. We anticipate
significant sales growth in China for Johnson Matthey purifiers
and related technology and we appreciate the confidence the
country's compound semiconductor makers have placed in us.
Observers expect China to be a magnet for companies building
fabs, thanks to tax incentives and subsidies. The Semiconductor
Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) association projects
20 new fabs will be operating in China by the end of 2008.
Johnson Matthey is delivering a GPT-30 bulk purifier, capable
of flowing 22.5 Nm3/hr of hydrogen, to Shanghai Blue Light
Technology and a GPT-20 bulk purifier, capable of flowing 15
Nm3/hr of hydrogen, to HC Semitek, Inc. Shanghai Blue Light
manufactures gallium nitride-based blue light epitaxial wafers
and chips, while HC Semitek produces LED epitaxial wafers.
Gentech International is responsible for sales, training and
service throughout China, "We want to be the leading
supplier of gas purification products not only in China, but
also in all of Asia. We have already sold a number of purifiers
in the Pacific Rim and expect sales to grow in other Asian
countries as well as in China, Peng said.
About Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology:
Backed by a reputation for superior reliability, technological
expertise and customer service--and having installed over 5,000
gas purification units around the world--the company is a global
leader in the design, engineering, manufacture and distribution
of state-of-the-art purification systems for gases used in
the semiconductor industry. The Johnson Matthey GPT group maintains
locations in North America, France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore,
Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.
About Johnson Matthey:
Traded on the London Stock Exchange
(symbol: JMAT), Johnson Matthey is a specialty chemicals company
focused on its core skills in catalysts, precious metals and
fine chemicals. The $9.3 billion company is 190 years old,
employs over 7,500 people in 34 countries and has been providing
gas purification solutions for more than 40 years.
Contact Information:
For further information, please contact
Jeff Lucht, Business Manager, Johnson Matthey Gas Purification
Technology, 1397 King Road, West Chester, PA 19380;
Phone: (610) 232-1968 or (800) 624-2204; Fax: (610) 232-1934;
E-mail: luchtjl@jmusa.com; Web site: http://www.pureguard.net
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