Gelest, a Mitsubishi Chemical Group company and manufacturer, and global supplier of specialty silicones, organosilanes, metal-organics, and acrylate monomers, announces the grand opening of its new 50,000-square-foot production facility at its global headquarters in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

The new 50,000- square-foot building will increase Gelest’s production capabilities and support customer applications from microelectronics and medical devices to advanced thermal coatings and mobility.

“Our main focus will be to develop and manufacture precursor chemicals for use in dry resist EUV lithography, ensuring a robust supply,” said Edward Kimble, Senior Business Director / General Manager, Gelest. Dry resist EUV technology is an advanced semiconductor manufacturing technique poised to propel the next generation of logic and DRAM technologies for the semiconductor market.

"The new building signifies Gelest's advancement in increasing capacity to fulfill the growing demand for specialty materials in advanced markets, particularly microelectronics and medical devices," stated Kimble. "This facility not only reflects our continuous investment in Gelest's capabilities and business but also underscores our commitment to catering to the needs of advanced markets and their material application requirements."

Located on a revitalized U.S. EPA Brownfield site, the new production facility will feature state-of-the-art equipment designed for analysis, packaging, and high volume manufacturing of highly specialized chemistries to support advanced technology markets. To assure quality and chemical purity, the facility incorporates a 3,000-square-foot, ISO 7 clean room with advanced analytical instrumentation.

"This facility underscores Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s commitment to innovation and supporting the both the U.S. and global supply chain for critical materials for current and next generation materials and applications," said Jonathan Goff, Business Vice President, Advanced Solutions Domain.

The addition of the new production facility underpins Gelest’s ongoing expansion in Morrisville.