Showa Denko announced that it will strengthen its business in China regarding high purity specialty gases by transferring the business to its wholly owned subsidiary Shanghai Showa Electronics Materials.

Showa Denko has been producing and selling exhaust gas abatement systems which are used in electronics plant such as those in semiconductor and LCD sector through Shanghai Showa Specialty Purification, a joint venture with Shanghai Synica of China.

To strengthen the business, Showa Denko decided to transfer it to Shanghai Showa Electronics Materials from Shanghai Showa Specialty Purification. Shanghai Showa Electronics Materials will start operation in August of this year, and Shanghai Showa Specialty Purification will terminate its operations simultaneously.

Showa Denko is aiming at strengthen its electronics chemicals business with Shanghai Showa Electronics Materials as its main business center in China.