Aug 15, 2017
$30M hydrogen peroxide plant not for splinters
KILLEEN – A $30 million chemical manufacturing plant for the semiconductor industry will be built in Killeen.MGC Pure Chemicals America Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc....
KILLEEN – A $30 million chemical manufacturing plant for the semiconductor industry will be built in Killeen.
MGC Pure Chemicals America Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. will build the new plant in the Killeen Business Park.
The facility, which is expected to start production in 2019, will produce super-pure hydrogen peroxide, a cleaning chemical used in the semiconductor industry for applications that require stripping, etching, and cleaning of silicon wafers.
The Killeen plant will occupy a 28-acre site that contains room to double the size of the initial facility and a rail spur installation.
MPCA will invest about $30 million in land, building, machinery and equipment and create 28 new jobs over five years.
The average annual salary will be $66,600 per year.
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