Screen : Growth Investment Planned at the Hikone Plant
September 14, 2023 at 12:05 pm IST
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Growth Investment Planned at the Hikone Plant
September 14, 2023Doc. No.: NR230914E
Kyoto, Japan - September 14, 2023 - SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. has decided to add a new building within the Hikone Plant site to create an extra space for the production of hydrogen-related equipment and components, administrative office, and other facilities.
The new building will be constructed in the area used by the display production equipment and coater business (collectively called the "FT business"), after demolishing the current old building. We will expand the space for the production of hydrogen-related equipment and components, such as cell stacks for water electrolysis and membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for fuel cells, where future growth is expected. Furthermore, we will establish a new administrative office within the same building to accommodate the increase of people in the growing semiconductor production equipment (SPE) business. The new building will be connected to one of the production facilities for the SPE business, S3-2, by a corridor to enable smooth movement within the site.
We will also continue our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our production facilities, through such means as introducing energy-saving air conditioners, toward the achievement of the Science Based Targets (SBT)*.
* Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative is an international movement to counter global warming by requiring companies and financial institutions to set CO2 reduction goals based on scientific evidence
Overview of the new building:
Location:
480-1 Takamiya-cho, Hikone-shi, Shiga Pref.
Building area:
Approx. 4,982m2
Floor area:
Approx. 17,334m2
Structure:
Steel frame, 3 floors above ground
Total cost:
Approx. JPY 11.0 billion
To be completed
December 2024 (planned)
Main operations:
Production of hydrogen-related equipment and components, demonstration and parts inspection for the FT business, administrative functions, etc.
SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. published this content on 14 September 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 14 September 2023 06:34:02 UTC.
Screen Holdings Co., Ltd. specializes in designing, manufacturing and marketing electronic equipments for the semiconductors, LCD screens and printing industries. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- manufacturing and processing of semiconductors equipments (73.5%): silicon wafers, polishing systems, areas measurement and control systems, lithography materials equipments, etc.;
- prepress and printing equipments (11.6%). The group also provides printed circuit boards manufacturing systems;
- LCD screens manufacturing equipments (10.8%): primarily photographic processing and photosensitive materials coating systems;
- other (4.1%).
77.5% of net sales are abroad.