BASF Partners with Taiwan to Boost Advanced Semiconductor Production

MT Newswires · 2d ago
04:54 AM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- BASF (BAS.F) signed a letter of intent with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs for an investment to increase its production capacity for advanced semiconductor materials on the island. The German chemicals group's electronic materials unit will expand its Kuanyin site in Taiwan, boosting its production capacity, expanding its Innovation Center, and enhancing quality analysis capabilities, according to a Tuesday release. The new capacity will support chip technologies below two nanometers, helping cover rising global demand for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing technologies.