Tokuyama Corporation and 東ソー・ファインケム, both based in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, will participate in the prefecture's Semiconductor Materials Ecosystem Formation Plan. The plan will be implemented over 10 years from FY2026, with the initial business scale expected to be approximately ¥4 billion.
Yamaguchi Prefecture is advancing a plan to integrate research and development and talent development in the semiconductor materials field, with Tokuyama Corporation and 東ソー・ファインケム participating as the main entities driving the initiative. The plan was selected as a regional revitalization grant project of the Cabinet Office, with operations scheduled to begin in October.
The prefecture will build an industry-academia-government-finance ecosystem centered on Yamaguchi University and the Yamaguchi Prefectural Industrial Technology Center. It will pursue research and development, talent development and commercialization in an integrated manner, focusing on the development of materials for thermal management. The project will run for 10 years from FY2026. Other companies will participate indirectly, while the main entities driving the initiative will be Tokuyama Corporation, 東ソー・ファインケム and Mikasa Sangyo.