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INSTRUMENTATION company aims to move to the new
Merck to boost offerings for AI-enabled semiconductors facility in the fi rst half of 2025.

“Our new facility will enable us to
with French acquisition demonstrate the numerous benefi ts of
polyurea-based liquid coating, lining
German science and technology and membrane solutions, as well as
company, Merck, is set to acquire Unity- waterproofi ng systems, to our custo-
SC, a France-based provider of metro- mers and even more applicators. It will
logy and inspection instrumentation also provide a fi tting and inspirational
for the semiconductor industry. The home for our growing team of local and
transaction amount includes a payment international experts as part of Delta
of €155-mn as well as further mile- Coating’s fi ve-year strategic growth
stone-based payments. plans,” commented Delta Coatings’
General Manager, Mr. Belvin Marx.
“The acquisition of Unity-SC com-
plements our science and technology- CATERING TO PULP & PAPER
driven portfolio for the semiconductor Kemira raising sodium chlorate capacity by 10%
industry. It strengthens our ability to
benefi t from the growth opportunities of in Brazil
Artifi cial Intelligence as an integrated
solutions provider for our customers in Finland’s speciality chemicals fi rm, dioxide, which is produced on-site at moulded fi bre. That’s because the transi-
developing next-generation chips,” said Kemira, has announced an investment pulp mills. It is the primary bleaching tion from single-use plastics to renewa-
Ms. Belén Garijo, Chair of the Executive “Heterogeneous Integration”. In both further advance the semiconductor to expand the capacity of its sodium agent for pulp, preserving pulp yield ble alternatives is driving a need for safe
Board and CEO of Merck. processes, numerous smaller chips – industry. Adding metrology to our port-
also known as chiplets – are stacked folio allows us to provide more materi- chlorate manufacturing facility in and providing superior strength com- and cost-effi cient moulded packaging
The highly precise metrology meas- in a very small space to form a mostly als and more solutions that effectively Ortigueira, Brazil. pared to other oxidants. Kemira manu- produced from renewable resources. It’s
factures sodium chlorate using a pro-
urement devices of Unity-SC make it three-dimensional structure. This results solve our customers challenges in The investment, a strategic priority prietary process and renewable energy. exciting to play a critical role in helping
to realise a more sustainable and circu-
possible to further optimise the quality, in high-performance chips for the most developing ever faster, more powerful, for Kemira’s Pulp & Paper business, lar future with our partners through our
yield, and manufacturing costs of chips demanding fi elds of application, such as and more effi cient chips,” said Mr. Kai will enable Kemira to respond to the Increasingly, industries are transi- chemistry,” said Mr. Harri Eronen, Presi-
used in applications related to AI, AI data centres, autonomous vehicles, Beckmann, Member of the Executive continued growth of the bleached pulp tioning away from depending on fos- dent, Pulp & Paper segment, Kemira.
High-Performance Computing (HPC), 5G, smartphones, and virtual reality. Board of Merck and CEO Electronics. market in South America where Brazil sil-based raw materials for everyday Cellulosic fi bre, the renewable raw
and High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM). is the leading producer. The capacity items such as packages and single use material, plays a key role in the circular
As quality requirements in the semicon- The combination of Unity-SC’s “We can benefi t from the broad increase of over 10% will be operational items, offering a signifi cant opportunity economy. Kemira’s chemistry know-
ductor industry are particularly high, measurement technologies with knowledge Merck has in semiconduc- in the last quarter of 2024. for pulp and paper manufacturers. how enables a wide range of traditional
measuring and evaluating physical Merck’s offering in the fi eld of semi- tor materials manufacturing and their and new end products, from recyclable
properties are crucial steps in quality conductor materials will contribute to extensive optical expertise in light Sodium chlorate is the main compo- “An application area that is par- paper, board and moulded fi bre packag-
control for the production of modern the development of computer chips manipulation. Together with Merck, we nent used in the production of chlorine ticularly exciting for our customers is ing, to tissue products and textiles.
chips. Among other things, Unity-SC required for the next steps in innovat- can create high value solutions to serve
specialises in the testing of chips pro- ing AI and other applications. “We are our common customers,” said Mr. Dan
duced via “Advanced Packaging” and convinced that 3D metrology tools will Lee, CEO of Unity-SC. INNOVATION COMPETITION

Delta Coatings plans new headquarters and GPCA to recognise young talent in agri-sustainability
Conference
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Agri-Nutrients
For the fi rst time since its inception,
from
manufacturing facility in Dubai Chemicals Association (GPCA) will September 10-12, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi the competition will be dedicated to
recognise outstanding talent among Arabia, the competition will reward rewarding outstanding projects and ideas
UAE-based liquid applied coatings The eco-friendly facility will be the current manufacturing capability, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) uni- both undergraduate and postgraduate in agri-nutrients research for a food-
and polyurea manufacturer, Delta Coat- powered in part by renewable energy, double the warehouse space, and will versity students in agri-nutrient sus- students from all universities, vocational secure and climate-resilient planet. The
ings, has announced plans for construction including an extensive solar energy be scalable for future growth to meet tainability as part of its ‘3rd GPCA and research institutes in Saudi Arabia, competition features two categories
of a new headquarters and manufacturing farm on the facility’s roof. The company the increasing demand for its expand- Innovation Competition’. Set to take the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and under chemical engineering, chemistry,
plant at Dubai Industrial City (DIC). said the facility will have three times ing range of DeltaShield products. The place on the sidelines of the 14th GPCA Oman. and other related STEM fi elds in the GCC.

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